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Chapter 1073 McCarthy and the Broadcasting and Film Bureau Chapter 1074 McCarthy, haven't your hair (2/3)

The news that the Radio and Film Bureau was about to be established in March was soon spread. This news immediately attracted huge controversy, especially in Hollywood.

Hollywood originally did not have such a management organization. Since Hollywood started its first film company, this place has been very free. In the past few decades, many film companies have developed here, doing whatever they want and shooting whatever they want. This is their freedom.

This freedom greatly promoted the development of Hollywood in the early days of Hollywood. Hollywood without constraints could produce various movies. While promoting the development of films, it also allowed the film base to continue to grow. However, as Hollywood film companies became more mature and larger, the situation changed a little. The most obvious thing is that the competition for film companies is intensifying. In order to win and be at the upper hand in competition, film companies ignored social morality and invested in a large number of low-end movies. At the same time, the lives of Hollywood filmmakers were also very decayed. In this case, the Code Execution Bureau came into being.

Its birth greatly changed the appearance of Hollywood, and made Hollywood look a better place, forming a good atmosphere. After several reforms, the Codex Executive Board finally introduced a series of policies and its own supervision and management of Hollywood have also made Hollywood more prosperous and healthier.

This situation is satisfactory for Hollywood and the public. Now there is a sudden addition of a radio and film bureau, and the power is so great that it even exceeds the Code Execution Bureau. People are a little unacceptable!

The emergence of the Radio and Film Bureau has been unanimously questioned by Hollywood filmmakers. However, such doubts cannot prevent the establishment of this organization. In fact, establishing such an organization is something that the federal government has always wanted to do.

The reason why there was no organization like the Radio and Film Bureau was that from the establishment of Hollywood to the 1920s, whether in terms of influence or economic interests, it did not attract excessive attention from the federal government. In their eyes, the place was a place where some companies mixed with filming for the people to happily film. In addition, the benefits it brought to the United States were far less than those of oil fields or automobile manufacturers.

It is also for this reason that the federal government has allowed Hollywood to develop freely over the years. In fact, the government has never paid much attention to it, nor has it set up an organization to manage Hollywood. However, in recent years, the development of Hollywood has undergone essential changes.

Not to mention, in terms of influence, Hollywood movies can easily ignite a social storm, while in terms of economic profits, many economists say that movies will become an industry that makes money in the future, oil and automobiles, and may have a more promising future.

In this case, the federal government was obviously jealous. It had to master this huge cake, so there were obviously reasons for this.

But for Hollywood filmmakers, this so-called broadcasting and film bureau is obviously a shackle.

March. The Radio and Film Bureau was established in a high-profile manner.

Joseph McCarthy held a press conference as the director and announced the official establishment of the Broadcasting and Film Bureau. At this press conference, McCarthy expressed the functions and main goals of the Broadcasting and Film Bureau.

"In a nutshell, the establishment of the Radio and Film Bureau is fundamentally to promote the development of the American radio and film industry. Not to mention radio, Hollywood has developed very rapidly in recent years, film companies have continued to grow, the industry has grown in scale, and its influence has increased day by day. This is a good thing, whether for the audience or the government. But one thing must be pointed out, that is, Hollywood has also had this serious problem in recent years."

"From the early establishment of Hollywood to the 1920s, in my opinion, it was the best era of Hollywood. Many companies compete freely in this place, various movies were filmed, and various sounds were presented. But now, look at Hollywood and this place, it has completely formed an oligopolistic company. The original small companies have been closed down, and even those medium-sized or large-scale companies have been swallowed up and closed down. Today, Hollywood is a monopoly Hollywood, and the movies produced are no longer as rich as before. Many are just a voice."

"This is a very bad thing. I think the radio and film department will be established and some things will be done in this regard."

Facing the reporter, McCarthy talked freely, as if he was very familiar with the situation in Hollywood.

But a reporter immediately raised questions on the scene.

"Mr. McCarthy, I think your statement seems to be wrong. You say that Hollywood was the best time in Hollywood from its inception to the 1920s, which is itself a false proposition, because now, both in the film industry, sociology and art industry, have been concluded. Now it is the golden age of Hollywood, and it was only in the development stage before."

"In the past, Hollywood had so many companies and were very small in scale. Although the movies produced were numerous, the quality was low. Many movies had serious artistic and social flaws, but now the movies produced in Hollywood were all high-quality, high-investment and high artistic. I think for such a question, you just need to ask an ordinary audience if they like to watch movies from twenty years ago or watch movies today."

"The simplest example book, the current movies have sound and color. Do you say that the silent movies in the past are better than the current movies? Also, the development model of Hollywood and the development model of American business have experienced an almost identical history. Before the Industrial Revolution, there were also small handicraft workshops everywhere, and it was widely circulated. Later, after continuous development, these small handicraft workshops developed into large companies, large companies developed into multinational companies, and finally formed the large consortiums on Wall Street. So, according to your opinion, is that the era of small handicraft workshops considered the best era?"

The reporter's words caused everyone on the scene to laugh.

Amid the laughter of the crowd, McCarthy blushed like a monkey's butt.

"Mr. McCarthy. As far as I know, in the minds of Hollywood filmmakers, they support the Codex Executive Board rather than the Radio and Film Bureau. How do you work in the future in the face of this opposition?" A reporter asked such a question.

"When the state gives us such power, we will naturally have to implement it. No matter what difficulties we encounter or what means we use, we are determined." McCarthy's answer showed his complete dictatorship.

The establishment of radio and television dramas has become a symbol of Hollywood's development history.

This is certain.

After the previous era of freedom, to the later era of the Code Executive Bureau, and to the current era of the Radio and Film Bureau, Hollywood filmmakers have already honed their copper heads and iron bones.

And most notably, the Radio and Film Bureau announced their location shortly after its establishment.

The place they set up was not Washington, but Los Angeles.

McCarthy called Los Angeles the most developed place in the United States. It not only has Hollywood, but also has radio and newspapers. It is obvious that it can manage the Radio and Film Bureau in a timely manner.

But many people saw in his actions that his intention was not to drink.

However, McCarthy did not make the action too arrogant. He did not set up the Radio and Film Bureau in Hollywood, because if he did this, it would definitely attract public anger from Hollywood filmmakers. And most importantly, Hollywood already has a Code Executive Bureau. If the Radio and Film Bureau is set up there, the location would be embarrassing, so he just made a pleasing job to set up his office in Los Angeles.

The emergence of this institution has led to two centers in Los Angeles, one is Hollywood and the other is Los Angeles, and Hollywood has also split. The Red Dragon League, led by film companies such as DreamWorks and MGM, tends to be the Code Executive Bureau of Hollywood, while film companies such as Thunder and Columbia tend to be the Radio and Television Bureau of Los Angeles. This situation is very interesting.

As soon as the Radio and Film Bureau was established, it made many moves. One of them was to gather the heads and minds of all Hollywood film companies, including relevant personnel from the Codex Executive Bureau, to Los Angeles for a meeting.

There has been a long time since Hollywood held a conference like this.

"As soon as he established, McCarthy was so majestic," said Marskolov sarcastically as he walked.

"Yes, who can make people have the power in their hands now?" Hayes laughed.

"Andre, you said they held a meeting today. Will there be any means to come out?" Adolf Chuck whispered.

"I'm not the worm book in McCarthy's belly book, how could I know? But there was a meeting like this that was held, so I should have something to do." I lit a cigarette.

The new official takes office for three reasons, let alone McCarthy.

The building located in downtown Los Angeles originally belonged to the Los Angeles Municipal Government. Because the outside of the building is red, it is called the Red Building. It was originally a publicity agency of the Los Angeles Municipal Government. After the establishment of the Radio and Film Bureau, they moved in.

The parking lot outside the Red Building was full of car books, and people were coming in a row. The staff of the Radio and Film Bureau were entertaining at the door, smiling.

"Andre, look, is their logo still interesting?" Standing at the door of the Radio and Film Bureau, Marskolov looked at the huge Radio and Film Bureau logo above his head and turned his mouth.

"Isn't this a bitch? Isn't this intention to get along with us?" Gans, who was standing behind me, cursed.

"Not to say, this logo is made with a momentum." I laughed.

This logo is very huge, and it is a shield-shaped whole. The two long swords are intertwined and are very dazzling. The main part of the logo is above the sword and there is a very eye-catching pattern: George Slays the Dragon.

St. George, who was covered in armor, pressed the dragon to the ground, and stabbed it hard into the dragon's head with a spear in his hand. The dragon was twisted and in great pain.

The whole logo is magnificent, but in our opinion, this logo is obviously of irrelevant purpose.

In Hollywood, in the United States and even the whole world, people know that the Red Dragon is DreamWorks. It is the Rockettec Consortium. Although the Red Dragon, the factory of DreamWorks, is very different from the Western dragons, and it is even very similar to the traditional Chinese dragons. Although the dragon slaughtered by St. George on this logo is a typical Western dragon with wings, the meaning of such a pattern is self-evident.

"Boss, do you want me to go up and take it down for him?" Kava said angrily.

"Demolition? Why? Stay here. What kind of signs do people make? They are free." I took a puff of cigarettes and walked in.

The Hollywood filmmakers who followed us in later also stopped under this huge logo. They naturally could see a lot of information from this logo.

On the first floor of the Red Building, there is a huge conference hall, which has been decorated in a rich manner. There are round tables in front, and signs with names are placed on the round tables. The more you go, the more prominent the identity is.

Opposite the rows of seats is a huge podium. Behind the podium is a very large wall, and there is still a huge sign of the radio and film bureau where George Slays the Dragon.

I, Marskolov, Adolf Chuck, Sam Warner and others sat at the front and in the middle of the table. On the same table as me, there were Lei Dinghua's boss Carrey Rockefeller, Hitchcock, Chaplin, etc., such as John Cohen, Fox, and other film companies in the same camp as Lei Dinghua were also present.

It can be said that the people sitting on this table and book are all top Hollywood figures.

"Mr. Corleon, I'm in a good mood recently." Carrey Rockefeller looked at me and laughed.

"Eat well, sleep soundly, and naturally feel good." I pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray and looked at Carrey Rockefeller and sneered a few times.

The Carrey Rockefeller in front of me is a world of difference compared to half a year ago.

At that time, the Rockefeller Consortium was in trouble, and Leidianhua Film Company was facing a desperate situation. He was simply a stray dog. Now, he was full of red and arrogant. When he came in just now, I wonder how many people nodded and bowed to him along the way.

Why?

Roosevelt came to power and the spring of the Rockefeller Consortium was here.

"Mr. Corleon, what movie are you planning to make this year?" Seeing the atmosphere smelling a little gunpowder, Chaplin, who was standing beside him, quickly opened up the topic.

"Not yet. DreamWorks has made enough movies during this period." I shook my head.

"That's it. That's it. DreamWorks has made a lot of movies during this period. But Mr. Corleon, I think you should shoot a few movies quickly, maybe there will be no chance in the future." Carrey Rockefeller laughed.

"Mr. Rockefeller, if you are here to find trouble today, I promise you will be thrown out in two minutes!" Gans was angry and stared at Carrey Rockefeller wide.

Carrey Rockefeller immediately restrained the arrogant smile on his face. He still understood the style of DreamWorks. If he really annoyed Gans, Carrey Rockefeller would definitely be thrown out.

I leaned against the chair and book, not talking. I just sneered and smoked.

"Charlie, do you have any movies to shoot recently?" Sam Warner didn't seem willing to have conflicts and changed the subject.

Chaplin shrugged and said, "I have a script on hand, but it has not yet been formed. I am the kind of slow-tempered person, and I am not efficient in doing things. It seems that I can't make movies this year."

As the two of them talked, the rest of the locals began to talk about movies. The smell of gunpowder on the table books gradually became thinner.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, I saw a row of people appearing in the hall and walking straight to the rostrum.

Among these people are Joseph McCarthy and his gang, as well as senior executives of the Codex Executive Bureau such as Grant and Hayes.

Joseph McCarthy went on stage to start his speech. The young man, who was twenty-five or six, was very energetic in a white suit.

"Call you here today, which has delayed a lot of time for everyone. The reason for such a meeting is obviously because we have some important things to deal with. These things also require everyone's discussion." McCarthy's first words stirred up people.

"Sure enough, there's something wrong with it." Coolidge whispered.

"The Broadcasting and Film Bureau has just been established. As the leader of the Code Executive Board and the highest agency of the American Radio Film, our work needs to be deployed a lot, especially between the Code Executive Board. Thanks to Mayor Grant and Chairman Hayes, they are still very cooperative with us."

"You all know that over the past few years, the Codex Executive Bureau has been responsible for the management of Hollywood. It has achieved remarkable results. We admire the work results of the Codex Executive Bureau and will definitely learn from them in the future. We will work hard to serve Hollywood filmmakers."

"After our discussion, we decided that some of the original work functions of the Codex Executive Board, such as the extension approval of movies, the selection of Harvey Awards, etc., will still be carried out by the Codex Executive Board, but the Codex Executive Board, including some functions of the Hollywood Municipal Government, the broadcasting and film bureaus, will be taken back, such as the right to apply for approval to open a film company, the right to manage Hollywood land, the right to determine the patents of movies, the right to formulate the film system, etc. In this regard, we will issue a series of local legal stripes in the future, and everyone will be very clear in the future."

McCarthy talked endlessly on the stage.

"Boss, if they do this, the Codex Execution Bureau is just an empty shell. There is no power for the movie extension and the Harvey Award selection. And the powers at the Broadcasting and Film Bureau are all very important." Gans whispered to me.

I nodded.

I had expected what McCarthy said. Since they established the Radio and Film Bureau, they would definitely reclaim some of the powers that the previous Code Executive Board had, and these powers were undoubtedly very critical. Seizing power is inevitable.

The Code Executive Bureau, an organization that originally did not belong to a government agency, can only obey the mission in front of the Radio and Film Bureau.

"Mr. McCarthy! I have a question to ask!" Just as McCarthy was spitting, a voice came from the audience.

Everyone turned their faces one after another.

When I saw the person talking, I immediately laughed.
To be continued...
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