The journey starts from the Titanic

She said that she wanted to develop in Hollywood. Her friend Miss Kuzdova recommended some relationships to her, but she did not expect it to be the famous William Film Company.

She was very excited, and she felt close to her dream again.

"Hollywood is the place of dreams, work hard and you will become a big star." Rose smiled and encouraged Catherine Hepburn to say a few words, and the young Catherine Hepburn excitedly called sister Rose.

What a smart girl!

Catherine has a wealthy family and an actress from Broadway. She is much luckier than Joan Crawford, and her temperament is much cleaner and noble!

If Joan Crawford is seductive and sexy, Catherine Hepburn is glamorous and noble.

William Films is optimistic about these two actresses and is ready to pack them up.

There was also an actor named Clark Gable who joined the William Film Company almost at the same time as Catherine Hepburn. He was twenty-five years old. He had a pair of charming ears. He had never been famous, but his acting skills were good and his smile was a little charming. The middle-aged woman was fascinated.

The two actually got married and went to Hollywood together.

There are countless dream seekers like them, some come from all over the United States, some come from Europe, and come across the ocean.

The curtain slowly opened, this is the golden age of Hollywood!

It is not only actors and film companies that make dreams, but also Cummins Electric Kodak and other stars on the Wall Street stock market!

Chapter 186 The Rise of Iron Man

"A good movie cannot be successful by sprinkling money willfully. It must be professional. Before becoming a professional, you have to listen to the opinions of professionals!"

Rupert sternly said to Howard Hughes, then looked at Godwin who was opposite.

The main purpose of today's party is to introduce Godwin and several Hollywood friends to Howard Hughes.

Howard Hughes was not angry with his uncle’s accusation. He said sincerely: “For the sake of God, I don’t want [the second] movie to be a laughingstock for others. Rupert won’t let me go, hope Ge Mr. Devin shared with me your successful experience."

"Listen, boy! As a senior filmmaker, I appreciate your love of movies and feel sorry for what happened to you."

Thinking of Howard Hughes’ experience of being deceived, Godwin chuckled. Although Howard Hughes was a bit reckless, he was respectful to himself and he was able to mock himself a little. It seemed that he had a good mentality. For young people who are committed to Hollywood, He is also willing to point him a little bit: "The basis of a good movie is the script, and the script is the beginning of the movie. Before considering a movie project, you must find a good script among a large number of scripts!"

"A good script?" Howard Hughes asked, "What is a good script?"

"The story must be smooth and the selling point must be sufficient!" Godwin replied.

"I can understand the story, but what do you say about the selling point?" Howard Hughes vaguely caught a little way and asked curiously.

"The audience has a sense of substitution. To put it bluntly, it is vanity. A good movie can satisfy the audience's vanity. For example, if the audience wants to be a hero, you have to shoot the protagonist tall, and then all kinds of pretends to face the villain Find teeth all over the floor to help the audience vent their anger.

Most cowboy films are of this type."

Godwin explained with a smile, "Of course, this is just one of the situations. In addition to the sense of substitution, the movie also has a third-party vision. The protagonist uses silly and funny action language to amuse the audience, and demeans the actors to please them, let They are satisfied with their sense of superiority. Chaplin is an expert in this area, this guy pretends to be a fool!"

Howard Hughes nodded and understood, it turns out that a good movie is to please the audience and satisfy their vanity.

No wonder Situ Nan and the others shook their heads after watching "Playboy Hogan". Their performance is probably better than that of the liar actor and director!

Howard Hughes knew something.

Perhaps Godwin's statement is not entirely correct, but for the successful predecessors who have made thirty-four films and will make more films, Howard Hughes decided to listen to the experience of the past and find a script with a selling point.

"I plan to make a comedy, starting with a comedy, what do you think of this idea?" Howard Hughes asked again.

"At least it won't make you lose too much!" Godwin laughed.

Uncle Howard Hughes and Godwin had a very happy conversation. When Godwin left, Howard Hughes personally escorted him into the car.

"Mr. Godwin is a respectable gentleman!" Rupert praised.

"Yeah." Howard Hughes nodded. Rupert said that he had such a bad relationship with Meyer. As an important person of MGM, Godwin could be kind to himself and give him guidance. , This favor is not light.

After Godwin’s guidance, Howard Hughes settled down to choose the script. In this regard, Rupert helped him a lot. Originally, Rupert was an excellent playwright and had a good relationship with William Films. People, know many screenwriters, and can collect a lot of scripts for Howard Hughes.

On this day, Howard Hughes was reading a script called "Arab Nights". The story mainly tells the funny comedy between a severe sergeant and a confused soldier on the European battlefield during World War I.

I love it at first glance. After reading the script in one breath, the background of the European battlefield is well set. Americans are no strangers to the European battlefield. Many people have participated in the world war. The stern officers and confused soldiers in the play are both identities and characters. Form a strong contrast, use a funny way to show the seriousness of the cruel army of the war, the story on the European battlefield, it must be very interesting!

The more Howard Hughes thought about it, the more he felt that the script had a play, it was the script he was looking for. He approached Rupert to discuss it. Rupert felt good after reading the script and could make it into a movie.

In this way, the film project was established, and the second step was to organize the director team and actors.

In this regard, Howard Hughes has no experience. On the recommendation of Rupert, he contacted an excellent director named Maxton. After reading the script, the director decided to go crazy with Howard Hughes. Put.

The third step is to select actors, commonly known as auditions.

Just as Howard Hughes was busy auditioning, the news of his [second] second movie had already spread in Hollywood. Rose heard the company’s CEO William Fox said that several of the actors the company had just signed happened to have no filming plans. Why don't you try Howard Hughes?

So Rose called Howard Hughes and recommended several newcomers such as Joan Crawford, Catherine Hepburn and Clark Gable.

Howard Hughes had to rely on William Films, such as renting equipment and crew editing room, etc., had to give the right side, and quickly included several newcomers from William Films in the audition list.

Perhaps it was destined. At the moment of seeing Catherine Hepburn, Howard Hughes felt strange in his heart and was attracted by this proud woman.

Although Catherine Hepburn only played a small supporting role in a small role, and returned to William Pictures to film the company’s highlight within a few days, Howard Hughes cared about her far more than other actors, and Hepburn still remembered her after he left. .

Shooting a movie personally is completely different from being fooled for the first time. Howard Hughes has learned a lot of knowledge and almost mastered the entire process of film production.

The filming went smoothly and the editing effect was good. After watching the film, the managers of William Films decided to release the film.

The two uncles and nephews of Howard Hughes and Rupert were overjoyed. Although the conditions set by William Film Company were somewhat harsh, they were still willing to hand over the film to William Film Company for distribution, because the distribution network of William Film Company spread all over the United States and even Europe and Asia. They are released on a large scale, and the benefits of the film will be very substantial.

Tom’s plane landed at William Manor again, took off his flight jacket, and after changing into a dress at William Manor, he occupied a new Lincoln car in the manor’s garage.

Lincoln Motors is a joint venture of Cummins and Chrysler. It is synonymous with high-end cars. The William family is the fans of Lincoln Motors.

A magnificent group of Lincoln cars drove out of the manor and the destination was the Chinese Theater on Sunset Boulevard.

The Situ Nan family came out to participate in the film premiere of Howard Hughes. The William Film Company seemed to have high expectations for this film, and it took a lot of effort to stage a grand premiere in the Chinese Theater.

"Hollywood is much more lively than Shanghai. All the things about gorgeous, noisy, impetuous, drunken, drunk, dreams and even dirty can be found and amplified here!

Situ Nan smiled to another man of the same age in the car. Zhang Xiaoruo looked out the car window. The entrance of the Chinese Theater was brightly lit and lively. The red carpet was laid out and the cordon was pulled up. A group of reporters held cameras and the fluorescent lights were on. As the guests entering the theater kept flashing, a tall young man in a tuxedo stood at the door to greet him.

"Is he the son-in-law of old Les?" Zhang Xiaoruo asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Situ Nan nodded.

Like himself, Howard Hughes is also married. The old man-in-law is the cotton king of the southern United States, and he built the famous Rice University.

For Zhang Xiaoruo and Dasheng Group, the interest in Old Rice is definitely much higher than Howard Hughes.

Before returning to Los Angeles again, Zhang Xiaoruo went to the Memphis Exchange specifically to sign a cotton supply contract with a local cotton merchant. The amount involved millions of dollars, and Lacey was one of the important raw material suppliers of Dasheng Group.