Hardy Empire 1945

Hello, Mr. Mayer. Hardy greeted him.

Louis Mayer saw Hardy and stretched out his hand with a smile, Hardy, I remember your name, I called Siegel the other day, and he mentioned you to me on the phone, saying that you are a very nice person. Assistant, if Noah has anything, you can come to me at any time.

Thank you Mr. Mayer for your care. Hardy thanked.

You're welcome, there are a lot of people here tonight, you can get to know them. Louis Mayer lowered his voice and said with a smile: There are many beautiful women, and young people like you should have more contact with them.

Straightening up, they both laughed.

Several people in Noah's movie watched Hardy and Louis Mayer talk and laugh from a distance, and they all had different emotions in their hearts.

As expected of the assistant to Chairman Siegel, even big figures like Louis Mayer can get in touch. At most, they only contact some directors of big film companies. When they see Louis Mayer, they can say hello to Mr. Mayer at most.

Just then Shirley Temple came over.

Seeing the girl, Mayer smiled and said to Hardy, Our baby girl Shirley Temple, you should know her?

At this time, Xiulan Temple has grown into a big girl, and the cuteness of her childhood has faded. Hardy knows that Xiulan Temple will quit the movie in a few years, because people are unwilling to accept a long-term Big baby girl.

Xiulan, let me introduce to you, this is the assistant to the chairman of Noah Films, Jon Hardy. By the way, he is also a film investor. Maybe there will be opportunities for you to cooperate in the future. Louis Mayer said. .

Shirley Temple was very cheerful, looked at Hardy, and gave him a light hug, Hello, Mr. Hardy.

Miss Temple, I'm your fan, Hardy said.

To get a hug from Xiulan Temple, his wish to come here this time has been fulfilled.

The two sides chatted for a while, and Hardy said goodbye politely and left.

eight o'clock at night,

Louis Mayer stood up,

Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, Shirley Temple and several leading actors stood behind him.

Louie Mayer announced loudly that the new movie I Want to See You is about to start filming, and thanked everyone for attending the reception.

Everyone in the audience congratulated the film.

Elizabeth Taylor looked at a few people on stage. The fake smile on her face could not be maintained at all, and her big blue-purple eyes were full of unwillingness.

But there is no way.

After she filmed The Jade Goddess Colt, she gained a lot of fame, but compared with Xiulan Temple, her fame is still far behind.

Which of the people here is not famous.

The heroine of this play, Ginger Rogers, is a mature beauty who won the Oscar for best actress three years ago, and Shirley Temple, Hollywood's most famous child star.

The stars in the crowd are even brighter.

Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Louise Jeanne, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly….

These people have either won an Oscar or been nominated. It can be said that everyone who can come here has a certain reputation.

In the eyes of MGM executives, the current Elizabeth Taylor is just a little-known newcomer, and even many people are not optimistic about her.

She said that her acting skills were average, that she was young but did not have the innocence of children, that she could not make children's films, nor could she make adult films.

After she finished filming The Jade Goddess Colt the year before, MGM never arranged any roles for her again, and even rented her to Fox and went to Jane Eyre to play a supporting role of No.

MGM gave her a contract of $100 a week and lent her $150 a week to Fox, just to throw her aside for $50 a week.

Taylor felt very aggrieved.

After Louis Mayer delivered his speech, the reception entered the communication stage. Familiar people gathered to chat, and unfamiliar people greeted each other and got acquainted.

Taylor's mother Sarah was also an actress before, but she didn't have much success.

After Taylor was born, she tried her best to cultivate it, which allowed Taylor to participate in the show at a young age.

Sarah took Taylor's hand and went to greet and chat with famous directors and actors, so as to broaden her network and hope to gain opportunities in the future.

Taylor was very disgusted with these.

But she had to force and accompany her mother to socialize.

After turning around,

Tyler felt so tired, she said to her mother, Mom, I'm a little hungry. I didn't eat anything at night.

You can eat it later, now is a rare opportunity. Sarah whispered.

But you forgot that the senior management said that I was too young. If I was older and taller, it would be easier to find a role. Taylor retorted.

The last time an MGM executive saw Taylor during the casting process, he did say something like that, saying that she is now a bit too big and not too small, and there are very few suitable roles.

There is no cuteness of children, and no charm of women.

Sarah nodded, Then you can go have something to eat, I'll find someone to chat with, come to me after eating, and I'll show you some more people.

Okay. Taylor replied helplessly.

Sarah left, Taylor came to the table, put two cakes and a pudding on the plate, thought about it, took another egg tart, and finally took another glass of orange juice.

But in the middle of receiving it, she looked around and found that no one was paying attention to her, and quickly picked up a glass of wine from the champagne tower and poured it into her juice.

A smile appeared on Taylor's face.

It looks like the little fox stole a delicious roast chicken.

It was her only heartfelt laugh tonight.

There were too many people in the hall. Taylor came to the backyard with a plate. Mayer's manor was very large. Although there were a lot of guests, no one could be seen when they were scattered.

Tyler found a bench, sat on it and put the plate on her lap, when she was about to eat and suddenly noticed something.

God,

Forgot to take a fork.

Even a spoon will do.

Do you want to go back and get it.

But she was full of rejection of the noisy environment in the hall.

never mind,

Eat with your hands.

She was already hungry.

I picked up the egg tart and ate it in three or two bites. Well, it felt so comfortable. I carefully squeezed the cake. After a while, two cakes also entered my stomach.

Sipping champagne orange juice.

This is the cocktail.

Taylor is happy with the drinks he has prepared.

Her mother said that she would not be allowed to drink, but children of her age are the most curious and rebellious, and always express their resistance in small ways.

There was also a pudding on the plate.

I can't pick up the pudding, how can I eat it?

Taylor thought about it,

Finally, just lie down on the plate.

But when she looked up and found a tall figure standing in front of her, Taylor was startled, and the way she was now, eating on a plate, didn't look half ladylike, if it was spread out, her The image is complete.

she found,

The man in front of him was smiling at him,

what smile is this,

Is he funny? He must be laughing at the way he eats pudding on his stomach.

but,

The man in front of him seemed a little familiar.

It's you!

Tyler finally remembered that the man in front of him was the one who overheard her talking to her mother when she got out of the car.

Hello, we meet again. Hardy said with a smile.

Meeting you wasn't a great experience.

Taylor pouted, looking charming.

Really, I think it's not bad. Hardy joked that it was really interesting to see Taylor making a fool of himself twice.

As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his body and handed it over.

Taylor's big eyes were full of surprise.

You have a lot of pudding on your mouth, Hardy said.

Taylor was surprised,

Quickly take the handkerchief and wipe your mouth.

You don't seem to like it very much? Hardy looked at the girl and asked.

At this moment, Taylor has also let go, it may also be due to the effect of alcohol, she pursed her lips, The people in there are all big stars, I am a little transparent, my mother took me over to say hello to them, some people would laugh and say , ah, you are the girl who plays with the dog, you are the girl who plays with the horse.

Now Taylor's two most famous plays, one is called Lacey the Spirit Dog and the other is called The Jade Goddess Colt, all of which were filmed with animals.

Hearing the girl's self-joking, Hadi laughed.

He found that the current Elizabeth Taylor was just a girl, pure and beautiful, spiritual and charming.

It's good to be remembered. Many people in Hollywood don't even have the chance to be remembered. What kind of role do you like? Hardy asked.

The girl thought about it,

I want to play that kind of character with character.

Just finished saying this,

The girl's mood suddenly dropped.

Don't talk about individual characters, I don't even have ordinary characters now, and even the supporting roles are outside the five or six.

After he finished speaking, he lowered his chin and landed on the Holy Maiden Peak, which was beginning to take shape.

Hardy thought about it and said to the girl: I have a story here that is very interesting. I want to make it into a movie when I get a chance. Would you like to hear it?

Tyler looked up at Hardy.

what story?

There was a street light just behind Hardy. Tyler looked up, and the light hit her face. It was a flawless face, especially those eyes, from which Hardy could see countless emotions.

Hardy tells the story slowly:

The story takes place in the slums of New York, a professional killer named Leon. He is calm and mysterious when he kills, and full of blood. Leon lives in a slum apartment. He lives a simple life every day, eating, sleeping, and carefully wiping his beloved potted plants. .

The other family in the apartment has a family of five. The father is the eyeliner of the police, the mother is a prostitute, the eldest daughter is 19 years old, the second daughter is 14 years old, and the youngest brother is 6 years old. The policeman his father served sells drugs in private. One day, my father embezzled a package of drugs from the policeman, and the policeman went crazy and killed their whole family.

But one girl escaped bad luck, 14-year-old Matilda, who happened to be on the street to buy food and came back with the door of their apartment open and she saw blood and bodies inside.

The police found her too, Matilda was horrified and went straight to the killer's room, rang the doorbell, and at the door she begged someone inside to open the door so she wouldn't have to die....

Hardy tells Elizabeth Taylor the story of the movie 'This Killer Isn't Too Cold'.

At first Taylor felt nothing.

But when she heard that Matilda was in crisis, she was attracted and nervous about the girl's fate.

A pair of big blue-purple eyes stared at Hardy flickeringly.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Leon finally opened the door and let Matilda in, and Matilda was temporarily out of danger.

When she heard the killer uncle teach the girl to handjob, she smiled rarely.

Hardy said that Matilda, a 14-year-old girl, and 40-year-old uncle Lyon, because the souls who were also lonely and longing for warmth were getting closer and closer, and when a subtle spark was finally wiped out, Taylor swallowed saliva unconsciously. .

When she heard that the bad police had brought a large number of policemen to besiege Lyon, she became nervous again.

In the end, Hardy said that in order to save the girl, Leon asked her to leave first, and when she pulled away the grenade and perished with the evil policeman, her big eyes flashed with sadness.

What do you think of this story? Hardy asked, looking at Tyler.

Taylor's thick eyelashes twitched a few times, and said with a deep taste: This is the most special story I have ever heard, I never imagined that there is such a love, but he exists so naturally, I think it must be Will appear.

The girl wanted to say something, but at this moment, a woman's call suddenly came from a distance.

Elizabeth, where are you?

It was Taylor's mom Sarah's voice.

The girl immediately stood up and wanted to go over, but she stopped suddenly, looked at Hardy and asked, I've been chatting for so long, and I still don't know your name.