In the next few days, the debate over "Lust and Caution" became increasingly fierce. All media in Los Angeles, including newspapers, radio stations, and magazines, participated in the discussion, and the scope of this discussion continued to expand, and in the end, even university professors and scholars participated.

"Boss, I can't stand it anymore. There are so many people outside scolding us, why don't we react at all!? This is too cowardly!" Gans and the fat man went to my office almost an hour ago. There were radios in their room, and there were screams and scolding. There were also a large number of protesters and defenders outside the door of DreamWorks. Each of them held a stubborn decision and refused to give in to each other, and in the end they almost fought.

"If the enemy doesn't move, we won't move. Do you even understand this principle?! The more you are like this, the more you need to be calm. What's the use of urgent care!" I glanced at Gans and the fat man fiercely, and the two guys made a fool of themselves.

"Boss, after you said this, I seem to think that someone deliberately created this argument?" Gans suddenly realized.

"I feel it too!" The fat man patted his head hard.

"Then you analyze and analyze who it is?" I looked at the two of them with a smile.

Gans flipped through the newspapers and said seriously: "Boss, have you noticed that the first thing that was Paramount's theater manager Alan Kelly? Also, that Nice Fengguo is not a good thing either. I asked about it. He is Chuck's loyal pug, and the Los Angeles Times has a good relationship with Chuck, so I think it was Chuck, a bitch."

The fat man nodded while listening and added: "Boss, Chuck neither attended our premiere nor signed a contract for us, which further shows that the old guy has a problem."

"What you said makes sense, but can you tell me why the movie giants are so 'love' towards such a small company as us?" I doubt others, there must be a reason.

"It goes without saying that Chuk is a guy who is stingy. You lost all your face in the city government boss that time. How could he let you go?" The fat man said with great certainty.

Gans stepped forward and pulled a chair to sit in front of me, and said excitedly: "Yes, yes, boss, do you remember that they also filmed the Civil War that was a bit conflicting with us this year. If our movies occupy the market in advance, who else can watch their movies? He would have to kill us if he had just one?"

I nodded, it seemed that Gans and Fatty were still a little brainy.

"Have you ever thought about another point that the companies that signed contracts with us this time, such as MGM, First National Film Company, and Universal, have not had a good relationship with Chuck. They are powerful opponents of Paramount. If our movie becomes popular, these companies that signed contracts with us will obtain huge benefits accordingly. It is definitely not a good thing for Paramount." I said the other possibility together.

"Gao! I admire you! I am worthy of being the boss!" Gans gave me a thumbs up.

I glanced helplessly, then frowned: "But have you noticed that in this argument, many people remained silent under the surface of the hustle and bustle?"

"Are you talking about Lao Ma and the others?" Gans asked, restraining his sudden expression of enlightenment just now.

"Not only Lao Ma, Universal, First National Film Company, Warner Bros., Columbia, etc., these companies that signed contracts with us have not made any statements. It would be normal for one or two companies to not express their opinions, but they collectively absent at this critical moment, it would inevitably be a little strange. So, I always feel that this matter is a bit weird." Under my analysis, Fatty and Gans's faces became heavier and heavier, and they put all their infinite hopes on me.

I opened the newspaper on the table and continued, "Kelly and Feng Guo are Paramount people, so we have nothing to say. How could Bishop Frankenstein suddenly get angry? What's even more strange is that the "Prince of Christian Truth" which is closely related to the Bishop is surprisingly quiet. Isn't this suspicious?"

Gans and Fatty look at me, I look at you, no one can speak, and only the noisy radio next door could be heard in the room.

"Boss, what should we do?" the fat man said with a sad face.

I walked to the window, stared at the protesting crowd outside, and said word by word: "Wait, wait for those diving people to come up."

This storm caught me off guard. I knew that the best choice at this time was to remain silent. Let those people make noise before everything was made public. I had a premonition that they would reveal their true colors in the future.

I stayed at the company gate and didn't leave. I was led by Gans and Fatty to run for business and related work. As for James, Howard, Tim, and Valent, I gave them two tasks specifically.

The four of them were divided into two teams, lurking like secret policemen in Los Angeles like a secret policeman, closely monitoring the bishop and newspaper leaders' every move.

Five days passed, and the debate about "Lust and Caution" not only did not weaken, but instead set off a national wave of discussion with the screening of the movie throughout the United States. Not only did the film industry participate in the discussion. Later, scholars from different fields such as religion, philosophy, psychology, education, etc. had published articles, and major newspapers spared no effort to create momentum, allowing "Lust and Caution" to enter the focus of the entire American public opinion community.

First, the Catholic chapter of Los Angeles took the lead, and the Catholic churches in California and Nedahua in the west jointly issued an initiative to boycott the "Lust Caution". Then, the Protestant churches in Washington and Oregon accused the Catholic church of interfering in social life. The two sides made extremely fierce arguments based on their respective religious positions.

What followed was a quarrel between newspapers and small nationwide broadcasts. In the end, even the New York Times was included. On June 28, the New York Times' Cultural Review Edition published three articles. These three articles mentioned the argument from the chaotic little fights to the height of the progress of films and the development of civilization.

The author of the first article is the president of the American Psychological Federation and the Philosophical Society. He is known as a pragmatic educator and the famous American academic master John Dewey. The old man is definitely a veteran and heavyweight figure in the American academic circle, especially in the education circle. The commotion brought by "Lust and Caution" made the old man feel unhappy. At the invitation of the editor of the New York Times, Aaron Ressati, he wrote a very long article.

The article reviews the current status of the American history in the 1920s: "In the past decade, that is, the decade after World War I, the United States has created a myth, with rapid national strength and rapid economic development. We call it the 'Coolidge prosperity'. This is a good thing, we have to admit it."

Then Dewey raised a sharp ideological question: "But this also brought about a huge problem, that is, the economic prosperity, the human cognition problem, and the human thinking problem could not keep up. Our thinking was still at the farmer stage during the Civil War, and we were still holding our own piece of land or several factories tightly. The society was as closed as medieval Europe where the Black Death was flooded. It was time for the American people to have a revival era of blossoming thoughts!"

Then Dewey talked about my movie: "The reason why "Lust and Caution" directed by Mr. Andre Corleon has caused such a great response in society like a bomb during this period is only one reason. It is not that this movie is bad, but that there is a problem with our heads. Our eyes are covered with too much dust. It is time to wipe it and use it to look out for the road ahead! This movie has extremely open methods, revealing the essence of human beings and the fundamental meaning of life, which is thought-provoking, and has its own unique thoughts in philosophy. The oppression of war and war on human nature in the movie clearly reflect the destruction of the soul by the large-scale machine industry in our era!"
Chapter completed!