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"Hello, I really like your song "Winter in Berlin" that was sung at the Olympics." Czechoslovak actress Lida Barova gracefully extended her hand.

"Hello, I also like the countess you played in "The Girl in Blue" who walked out of the painting." Actress Anneliese Akerman responded gracefully.

During this brief exchange of greetings, there was a subtle chemical reaction between the two highly anticipated female stars.

"I heard that you rejected the long-term contract with MGM." Female star Anneliese Akerman has obviously done her homework.

"Ah, Hollywood! I could have been as famous as Marlene Dietrich!" Lyda Barova admitted unabashedly. Marlene Dietrich is the original singer of the song "Lily Marlene". She was also a female singer who was banned by her high-ranking lover: "Who knows, if it weren't for this film, I might have flown to New York."

"Huh? How did those Americans impress you?" female star Anneliese Akerman asked casually.

As a result, Czechoslovak actress Lida Barova actually took it seriously: "They showed me a new script, saying it was a big production worth 300 million US dollars... By the way, have you heard of Pearl Buck?"

"Of course. A female writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature." Female star Anneliese Ackerman continued her flawless conversation: "Could it be her award-winning work: "The Good Earth" Adapted script?"

Pearl S. Buck, an American female writer, came to China with her missionary father shortly after she was born. She grew up in Huai'an, Zhenjiang and other places. In 1914, she graduated from Jinling University with a bachelor's degree in literature; in 1919, she officially served as a professor at Jinling University. Faculty position. It was in Nanjing that she completed her novel "The Good Earth", which describes the life of Chinese farmers. This work first won the Pulitzer Prize and then the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. Because she has lived in China for a long time, the behaviors and emotions of the Chinese farmers she writes about can be convincing.

"No, it's another "Dragon Seed."" After being humiliated and expelled from the Third Reich's Vanity Fair for many years, returning to the spotlight allowed her to have a sincere conversation with her, thus avoiding the embarrassment of the filming scene. The enthusiastic German actress Anneliese Akerman and the grateful Czechoslovakian actress Lida Barova talked even more enthusiastically: "Although she is not the heroine, I think the supporting actress's role is more exciting."

One year later, on July 1944, 7, the Hollywood blockbuster "Seed of the Dragon" was released in major theaters in the United States, and was nominated for two Oscars for Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography the following year.

Since this movie is a major investment by MGM, the cast is naturally extremely luxurious. Walter Huston plays the head of the family in the film, an old farmer who is rooted in the land. The other actors are also famous for a long time. Of course, the most important thing is that the heroine is played by four-time Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn.

What is Hepburn's place in the history of Hollywood movies?
In 1996, she was selected as one of the top 12 actresses in films of the century. She won the crown without any controversy. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress 4 times and was nominated for 1 Oscars, making her the No. [-] actress in Hollywood history. Before filming, Katharine Hepburn read Pearl Buck's novel of the same name and studied various materials related to China. In order to play this Chinese rural woman well, she painstakingly pasted her eyes into single eyelids and used eye shadow to lift them slightly upward. Formed red phoenix eyes full of oriental beauty.

According to Charles Heyman's book "The Life of Katharine Hepburn," the film "cost $300 million." The scenery project involved was done by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and it was the most majestic at the time. In order to restore the real rural countryside in southern China, MGM rebuilt a village 36 miles away from Los Angeles: the mountains were transformed into terraced fields, and a long water diversion pipe was laid to create a pond and terraced fields. , planted barley instead of rice; and built ten farmhouses, which are very similar to Chinese villages. The details in the movie are also very thoughtful: for example, the shepherd boy plays the flute on the back of the cow, the men plant rice in the fields, and the women wash clothes by the river and weave cloth in front of the loom. The costumes are also very good. Farmers wear double-breasted coarse cloth short coats, straw sandals and straw hats when planting rice, usually white socks and black cloth shoes, while scholars wear coarse cloth robes...especially the old Chinese lady played by a white actor. The scene of breaking up the rice to feed the children, without a deep understanding of Chinese people's lives, would have been impossible to capture these vivid details. The only thing that was obviously misleading was that the person in charge of the props probably couldn't find a Chinese native dog, so he had to find a schnauzer that had not been introduced to China at that time...

There was a special reason why Hollywood at that time could produce works like "Seed of the Dragon": During that special era of war, the collision and exchange of Chinese and American cultures entered an unprecedentedly intense stage. For example, Pearl Buck, the original author of "Seed of the Dragon", established a civil society called the "East-West Association" in 1940. Because she believes that only through persistent communication can the communication barriers caused by the completely different historical and cultural backgrounds of China and the United States be overcome and the understanding and friendship between the two peoples enhanced. The "Asia" magazine sponsored by this association continued to promote China during the Anti-Japanese War. For example, Edgar Snow's "China Under the Red Star" ("Westward Journey") was first published in this publication in the United States. . The film "Dragon Seed" was born in 1944, the final year of World War II. At that time, the film's directors, directors and creators were a group of rational Americans who were rare in later generations. They understood the significance of Sino-US friendship, unity and cooperation for the victory of World War II, so , will there be such a work.

Because of the discussion about this movie script, which is still in the preparation stage, the fate of the two female stars who cherish each other began to link up.

"What are you talking about?" The person who brought champagne to the two female stars was Mrs. Katie, who had turned into the assistant casting director of this untitled new film.

It is said that three women play a drama.

With the addition of the all-rounded Mrs. Katie, she immediately attracted the attention of reporters from major newspapers and magazines present. They gathered around him and slapped him in the face, saying, "Murder countless films (consuming a lot of film)."

"Ah, MGM is going to make "Dragon Seed."" Mrs. Katie has obviously read this famous book: "Ladies, beware, the Japanese Empire is our ally."

Although art knows no borders. But it is war time after all. Even though art has no borders, artists always have nationalities.

"Of course, ma'am." the two female stars said in unison.

"When are we leaving?" Anneliese Ackerman changed the subject just right.

"The sooner the better." Mrs. Katie's instantaneous change of expression also showed that there was nothing simple behind this outdoor shooting plan.

"Okay, ma'am." Czechoslovak actress Lida Barova seemed to know something.