Hardy Empire 1945

A passenger plane lands at Washington Airport.

A large number of reporters had already gathered at the airport, as well as American diplomats and celebrities who came to pick up the plane. Hardy was also among the crowd, and he stood very close to the front.

the hatch opens,

Princess Margaret got out of the hatch, stood on the escalator and waved her hand to the people below.

The princess is wearing a long white dress, small English-style round-toed leather shoes, a small princess crown on her head, and a mink shawl on her shoulders.

The chest of the princess skirt was lowered, revealing a piece of milky white skin. Hardy said in his heart that this girl has grown up a lot after not seeing her for a year.

Why is it again.

Just because it was measured once before? It's too arbitrary.

Crack, click.

The reporters snapped at Princess Margaret.

Princess Margaret walked down the escalator. Diplomatic officials stepped forward and warmly said to Princess Margaret: Welcome Princess Margaret to visit the United States.

Thank you. Margaret nodded gracefully.

The officials introduced the crowd who came to pick up the plane. The first two officials, Margaret, shook hands politely, and the third was Hardy. Princess Margaret looked at Hardy and stretched out her hand.

Hello Baron Hardy.

Instead of simply shaking hands, Hardy took the princess's hand and kissed, Welcome to America. I haven't seen you for a year. The princess is even more beautiful.

Margaret smiled lightly, enjoying Hardy's compliment very much.

The princess and her entourage boarded the car, and the convoy drove to the hotel where the princess stayed. In the room, the official said to Princess Margaret: President Johnson welcomes your visit very much. The meeting with you is scheduled for tomorrow night. A dinner reception will be arranged at the White House.

Thank you for your arrangement. Margaret nodded her thanks.

The officials withdrew, Margaret looked at Hardy, smiled and said, Baron Hardy, can you stay and talk alone.

Of course. Hardy nodded.

The servant brought the coffee and left,

Margaret said: Baron Hardy, I came to the United States this time for two reasons. One is to obtain a loan extension, and the other is to seek more aid and loans. I hope Baron Hardy can help me.

Hardy knew that about England.

World War II consumed tens of billions, the country was destroyed, and its strength was rapidly weakened. There are still more than 20 billion U.S. dollars in loans. Now it is very difficult to repay the interest every year.

And because the United States wanted to secure its position as the world leader after World War II, the United Kingdom was unwilling to hand over obediently, and made some struggles in some areas, which made the United States very unhappy, so a gap between the two countries naturally occurred.

But Hardy knows that the UK just can't let go of face. Their land colonization era has passed, and the future will be the financial colonization era of the United States.

Now Britain has been caught in the financial colonial web of the United States, and it has been wrapped in circles of cobwebs, even if it is struggling, it will not help.

How do you want me to help you? Hardy said.

I know you have a bad relationship with President Johnson. I hope you can help me negotiate a loan. It would be even better if the repayment is delayed this year. It would be better if the aid can be increased. Princess Margaret said.

Your Highness, the political issues between countries with such relations are beyond my control as a businessman.

Hardy doesn't brag about everything in this sort of thing.

I know, I'm just asking for your help, which is what my sister meant. Margaret said.

Hardy pondered for a moment.

Well, Your Royal Highness, I will try my best to tell President Johnson, but I can't guarantee the effect. Hardy said.

Okay, then please Baron Hardy. Margaret nodded in gratitude.

Hardy said goodbye and left.

The moment the door closed, Margaret let out a heavy breath, I feel so tired talking on air.

She called a maid to help her take off the princess tiara on her head, took off her shoes, and changed into loose clothes, which made her feel much more comfortable.

Went to the bedroom and took a quick shower.

Come to the bedroom.

There is a TV in the bedroom. Margaret has long heard that TV in the United States is very developed. Although there is already a BBC TV station in the UK, the programs are rarely very old-fashioned.

It is said that American TV programs are very rich, and the largest TV station is Baron Hardy's ABC TV station.

Turn on the TV, and it is directly ABC TV station. It is advertising at the moment, which introduces Estee Lauder's mask cream, a newly invented product by Estee Lauder. The effect is very good. After using it, women's skin will become more delicate.

Margaret felt that even the advertisements were shot very interestingly, which was much better than the rigid broadcasts of British TV stations.

After the commercial ended, it was theater time in the afternoon, and the TV series was called The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Margaret was lying on the soft bed, watching the TV series with great interest.

This is a women's drama, which started broadcasting half a month ago. It became popular all over the United States as soon as it came out, and was sought after by countless people, especially housewives, because this drama is about a housewife whose marriage fails, and then counterattacks step by step success story.

It's better to call it a female inspirational drama.

It's hard to say that it's called a female poisonous chicken soup drama.

This idea naturally comes from Hardy. He thinks that not only Japanese women need to be liberated, but American women should be exposed to poisonous chicken soup early so that they can become the main consumers.

Women \u003e Children \u003e Elderly \u003e Pets \u003e Men.

This law of consumption first appeared in the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea, and was slowly introduced to the rabbit country later.

He called in the screenwriter, and specially called in a female screenwriter, because he felt that female screenwriters were easier to grasp in the heart of female protagonists.

Also more touching.

The female screenwriter told him the framework and spiritual core of the story, and she filled in the content by herself.

In the beginning, the heroine was quite happy, married and had children, but gradually she had conflicts with her husband, and finally the two parted ways. The woman had to take care of the children while earning a living. From a housewife to a working woman, a woman has experienced a lot Suffering, but she can only cry at night holding the sleeping child.

And the episode Margaret watched today is one of the important turning points of the whole drama. There have been enough sufferings before, and today the heroine starts to counterattack.

The heroine works as a waiter in a bar. There is a talk show in this bar. The heroine always watches the performances of the actors when she is not serving. She will smile knowingly when she is amused, but today there is an accident.

Because the car driven by several members of the Heavy Rain Performance Troupe skidded and hit the side of the road, some people were injured, the car industry was broken down, and they couldn't make it in time, so the audience was unhappy.

In the end, the heroine took the initiative to ask for a job and summoned up the courage to stand on the stage. She pumped herself up a hundred times in her heart and summoned up the courage to tell the first joke. After getting the audience's laughter, she slowly stabilized and finally finished gave a show.

The audience applauded, the boss nodded affirmatively, and finally gave her $50, which was equivalent to her weekly salary.

The heroine who got out of the bar jumped up excitedly, she succeeded, she took the first step in a different life.

Today's TV series ends here.

Margaret unknowingly finished watching the two episodes of the TV series. After watching, she was still unsatisfied, and wanted to continue watching the following content.

No wonder people like watching dramas so much, it turns out to be really good.

After watching only two episodes, Margaret has already decided to follow this TV series, but it is very difficult to follow the series, and she has not seen the previous ones, let alone the latter ones.

what to do?

She naturally thought of Hardy.

He is the big boss of ABC TV station, and he can definitely get the complete episodes of the TV series. I will ask him to watch it all at once.

It feels cool to think about it.

After finishing the TV series, Margaret turned to watch other channels, and took a comprehensive look at the quality of American TV programs.

After watching the programs of NBC and CBS, Margaret felt that the programs produced by these American TV stations were generally much higher in quality than those produced by British TV stations.

But if you compare it in the United States, it must be that ABC surpasses the other two. Whether it is in terms of the quality of a single program or the rhythm, the other two have fallen behind.

Then she inadvertently tuned to the Las Vegas TV station, where there was a horse racing competition, Las Vegas Hardy Racetrack, where you can race horses and gamble. Margaret has always liked horse racing very much, and she also likes horse riding. Naturally Intrigued by the show.

At the end of the horse race, someone wins a bet and redeems the prize, with a happy smile, and then announces the phone number for the next game and betting. In short, it guides you to bet step by step.

Margaret didn't know that she could still play like this. She could place bets on the TV, so she immediately picked up the phone in the hotel room and called. The phone rang a few times and a gentle girl came out, asking if she wanted to open an account or bet.

Margaret offered to open an account.

Under the step-by-step guidance of the operator, Margaret completed the account opening, obtained the account number and password number, and the next step was to deposit money into the account.

Margaret called the steward, and asked him to go to the bank to recharge this new account with 20,000 US dollars, which was Margaret's private money.

Although she is a princess, it does not mean that she is very rich. The money belongs to the family. Her daily clothes and shoes can be customized and paid for by the family. As for the pocket money, it is only a fixed three thousand pounds per month.

This is already the wages of ordinary people for a year or two.

When the steward went to recharge, the daytime horse race ended, and there was another one at 8:30 in the evening, followed by the lottery activities of the other three casinos. During the period, the three casinos were introduced.

Margaret was deeply attracted by the luxurious casino.

Especially the long endless shopping street, which brings together thousands of luxury brands from all over the world, is simply a paradise for women. Just looking at the introduction has already made Margaret's heart itch.

The steward came back and told Margaret that the money had been deposited. Margaret dismissed the steward, picked up the phone and started placing bets.

She had watched casino betting and lottery activities several times before, and with the introduction from the TV station, she already knew how to play. The next game was the Caesars Palace lottery, and Margaret bet 2,000 numbers in one go.

At two dollars a bet, that's $2,000 spent.

Half an hour later, the lottery was drawn, and there was a total of more than 160,000 US dollars in the prize pool, which means that there are 80,000 lottery tickets here, and only one winner.

The grand prize was drawn out, and Margaret didn't win the prize, which made her a little frustrated, but soon picked up the phone again, and she wanted to fight the next Venetian Casino draw.

Bet 500 this time.

Still missed.

It was time to get up, and Margaret bet again unwilling to admit defeat. A few hours had passed before she knew it, and at 8:30 in the evening, it was time for the horse race again. There were three races in total, with 10 horses in each race.

There are many ways to bet.

Anyone who can bet on horses can play, and Margaret is no exception. She picked up the phone again and placed bets on a few horses that she valued.

three games.

Margaret won one.

This game won more than 3,000 US dollars, which made the princess scream excitedly and kept jumping on the bed.

The horse race is over and the lottery is over.

Hardy's several casinos stimulate people's nerves non-stop, so that people can keep playing.

that's it.

A good princess who only came to the United States for one day fell into Hardy's trap and couldn't extricate herself.

Until 3:30 in the morning, Margaret couldn't hold on anymore, and fell asleep leaning against the head of the bed with the TV on.

At this time, there was only more than two hundred dollars left in her account.