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Chapter 20 Hollywood's three great men!

"John, it's really a once-in-a-century encounter to see you in the Town Hall." From the second floor of the Town Hall, a group of people came down, one by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one, a tall and thin man, about fifty years old, came over and gave John Ford a bear hug.

Victor had no interest in these people, and his eyes fell on a woman in the crowd.

Ingrid Bergman.

I didn't expect to meet again here.

Ingrid Bergman dressed differently from the one I saw last time. He was a white cashmere jacket, simple and pure, with a hair tied up and a simple crown-style diamond decoration on his head, and his whole body was elegant and exquisite.

"Victor, come on, let me introduce you." John Ford pulled Victor and came to these people, looking very happy.

"This is our mayor of Hollywood, Jenny Grant." John Ford pointed to the tall and thin man.

"Just call me Jenny, hahaha, the mayor is just a name, I'm just a gangster." Grant was very kind, and smiled like an orange full of surroundings.

"This is Adolf Chuck, the owner of Paramount Film Company." John Ford pointed to a very short and fat bald old man.

Adolf Chuck? Growing up like this? Victor couldn't laugh or cry.

Paramount is the only one who can fight against MGM in Hollywood and even in the history of American film.

Like MGM, Paramount Films was not established from the beginning. The soul of this film company is also the boss behind it, the fat man Adolf Chuck.

In 1912, Adolf Chuck established a famous actor company. Since its inception, Adolf Chuck has paid special attention to discovering actor talents, so the company has developed rapidly.

In 1913, Lasky became Jesse Lasky feature film company. This company mainly focuses on filming short films and has good benefits. In 1916, the two film companies merged to form a actor, Lasky, with Chuck as the head. The next year, the new company quickly merged 12 production companies and then merged Paramount Film Distribution Company. In 1927, it officially changed its name to Paramount - Actor - Lasky. In 1930, it merged the Pablix, which owns multiple theaters, and changed its name to Paramount Pablix, and quickly became a first-class Hollywood film company. In 1933, the company declared bankruptcy due to leadership conflicts. It was reorganized in 1935 and established Paramount Pictures. Adolf Chuck was always the leader.

Looking at Paramount's history, we can see that this film company has been constantly replacing other film companies' development model, which has a lot to do with Adolf Chuck's own personality.

As one of the two great people in Hollywood, the difference between Adolf Chuck and Louis Meyer is that Louis Meyer has a meticulous and stable personality, and a needle hidden in the brocade, while Adolf Chuck has a very heroic personality.

Adolf Chuck, this name is of great significance to the development of Hollywood movies and world movies. It can be said that the reason why Hollywood is glorious has a lot to do with this person.

Victor could not have imagined that Adolf Chuck, the two giants in Hollywood, was such a fat man with a low appearance.

"Hello, Mr. Chuck." Victor politely extended his hand.

"Yes." Adolf Chuck was holding his pipe, and seemed to be in a bad mood, and he didn't even think much of Victor.

It’s understandable to think about it. In the eyes of Adolf Chuck, Victor is just a young man.

"This is Mr. Lemmer, the owner of Universal Film Company." John Ford said, pointing to the tall and dark-faced old men.

Carl Lemmer, the boss of Universal Film Company. Universal Film Company was established in 1912 and can be said to be one of the earliest companies established among the eight major Hollywood film companies. Carl Lemmer, the boss of the American independent film company, has acquired six or seven other small companies, formed Universal Film Company, and quickly developed into a top Hollywood film company.

Especially in the 1930s, Universal produced a large number of low-cost movies, such as musical films, westerns and horror films, making a lot of profits, making Universal Films a strong limelight.

However, due to business strategy issues, Universal developed slowly during the Great Depression and lagged behind other film companies, falling below the throne of first-class film companies and becoming the lowest-ranked film company among the eight major film companies.

However, despite this, Carl Lemmer's influence in Hollywood was also extremely huge.

"This is one of the owners of Warner Bros. Films, Sam Warner." John Ford introduced a young man in his forties wearing a suit and mustache.

Warner Bros. Film Company, the largest Hollywood film companies, may be the most unique and interesting film company among the eight major film companies.

The film company, founded in Burbank in 1918 by Harry Warner, Albert Warner, Sam Warner and Jack Warner.

The Four Warner Brothers were Polish immigrants. They made their fortune by screening movies in their early years. They officially entered Hollywood in 1918 and obtained the independent establishment of Warner Bros. Pictures by bankers in 1923.

The development of Warner Bros. has been tortuous and twists and turns. From the beginning, it was a small company, producing low-cost movies. What really made Warner Bros. famous was a dog called Ding Ding. By shooting a series of movies with the protagonist of this dog, Warner Bros. accumulated original funds. Next, Warner Bros. signed a series of famous directors like Liu Bieqian and many outstanding actors, and gradually grew stronger through loans.

What ultimately made Warner Bros soar was audio movies. When companies like MGM and Paramount were not interested in audio movies, Warner Bros. sensitively discovered the future of this new form of film, invested in the first step in the history of films, and thus became the most awesome film company in Hollywood after MGM and Paramount.

Unlike other film companies' intrigues, the four Warner brothers worked together, and the four of them had their own division of labor and skills, which was also one of the important reasons for the success of Warner Brothers.

The people in front of him made Victor more or less excited. These are the great people who created history.

"This is Ingrid..." When John Ford introduced Ingrid Bergman, Victor smiled.

"Miss Bergman, we're meeting again." Victor politely said.

Ingrid Bergman was obviously impressed by Victor. When he saw Victor, he smiled: "I'm really embarrassed that day."
Chapter completed!
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