the world is at stake

After all, the initial investment of [-] U.S. dollars is not worth the salary—who would have thought that the actor would say every day that he made a bad movie, but this bad movie was shown to the president in the White House in a grandiose manner?

Now not only President Truman is praising.Even big names like Marshall, Eisenhower, Hoover, and McCarthy said the film was really good.

The script, conception, technique, editing, performance, all of which are mediocre alone, but integrated into an unprecedented work.

Zhou Qingfeng himself said it was a bad movie, but he still put some thought into it.

After all, they want to make money from the Yankees, so naturally they want to cater to the current market—if they make an anti-war movie, the crew will probably go to jail.

The director was crying, and the rest of the crew were also extremely shocked, including several leading actors.

They are either novices in the film industry, or they have been playing tricks for more than ten years. It is the first time they see the edited version and find that the film can still be shot so intensely.

Grace Kelly, who was able to converse normally when she shook hands with the president, lost her mind and nearly lost her speech.The filming took only two months, and the process was extremely rough.Not to mention the lens language, even the setting is extremely sloppy.

If it weren't for this White House premiere, Taylor would quickly forget that he had filmed such a movie, at most he would remember that he hooked up with 'Major Chanders' as the leading actor.

When the two went out on location, they carried the crew behind their backs and played flute in the woods. The experience was excellent and very exciting.

When Rocky Sun, who was the producer, called to inform the White House premiere, Kelly had already returned to Hollywood and was preparing to seek a supporting role in another movie.Tyler is being stalked by her alcoholic ex-husband with a big head.

The two beauties didn't believe that this bad movie could be screened by the president, almost wondering if the time was changed on April Fool's Day?

After going through security in gowns, Kelly and Taylor met at the White House gate.They confirmed the news with each other, and then looked at the secret service responsible for the reception, all of them were emotionally ups and downs.

The moment they walked slowly into the White House, Kelly and Taylor knew their fate was about to change no matter how stupid they were.When I shook hands with President Truman and introduced myself, one was calm and elegant, and the other was lively and cheerful, but they were all ecstatic inside.

The movie was played for two hours, and when the lights in the auditorium were illuminated, applause followed.A dozen old white men who can influence the decision-making of the American government and the destiny of the country are congratulating.

Kelly and Taylor subconsciously stood up with the other main creative personnel to welcome the glorious moment.

The two looked sideways at the tall and handsome 'Chanders', either remembering the feeling of being entered into the body by a man, or remembering the difficulty of measuring the size of the mouth.

The director came out and accepted the praise from the big shots.

Lena, who was the most brilliant in the movie, snuggled up to Zhou Qingfeng and whispered with trembling voice: "Honey, I'm trembling. Tell me, is all this a dream or reality?"

"It's a dream." Zhou Qingfeng chuckled softly.

Lena's eyes lit up, satisfied with this unexpected answer.As a mature woman, she knows what the movie means better than the other two young heroines.

In the past, he was unknown for more than ten years, and then he will become famous in one fell swoop.

Everyone on the set knew that 'Major Chanders' was married and Lena was his lover.During filming, Lena was always favored.Zhou Qingfeng personally designed her costumes, makeup, lines and even her positioning.

Looking back now, the crew all felt that Lena was lucky—beauties are common in the world, but scumbags with taste, friendship and ability are rare.

Both Kelly and Taylor have been on the bench all year round, but they suddenly became popular because of a play, and now Lena is the same.As long as you are not blind, you can see that a large number of people will be promoted because of this "bad movie".

The old Baker was also behind the main creators, and he was the person with the most complicated mood on the scene-one hundred thousand dollars really made a stunning work.Not to mention the evaluations of all the bosses present, even he himself felt shocked.

Originally thought that 'Major Chanders' was just a salty fish that could be bullied at will, but he abruptly pulled out the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs as a backer, and he was really a big crocodile.

Predators are also predators. After all, there are quite a lot of people pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, and Old Baker has seen a lot of them.He accepts his fate.

I originally thought about throwing away 10 yuan slowly, and then trying to find a way to find friends in the United States to clear up contacts so that "Major Chanders" can continue to work.But they forcibly relied on [-] dollars to dredge up the relationship to the White House, which is amazing!

Zhou Qingfeng was shaking hands with Truman, he took advantage of the situation and asked, "Your Excellency, can this film be released?"

"Of course." Truman answered in the affirmative first.But he soon realized that Zhou Qingfeng meant something, so he turned his head to the FBI director behind him, "However, in terms of certain shots, Mr. Hoover may have more say."

It is said that the American Motion Picture Association is not under the control of the FBI, but Truman is obviously doing a favor.As long as Hoover expressed his appreciation, others present would not interfere.

Edgar Hoover had already looked through the files of 'Major Chanders', and was really surprised that this suspected communist made such an 'extremely patriotic' movie.

For the chaos of the "post-war property administration", Hoover was like a mirror in his heart, and the general situation was clear.

Although there is no conclusive evidence, the investigation basically confirmed that Major Chanders was a spy.But under the current situation, Hoover just can't speak nonsense.

"Ike was sitting next to me just now, and it's the first time I saw him smashing his palms for a film. If I say that this film needs to cut some parts, I'm afraid he will have to fight me hard."

Hoover grimly cracked jokes, and Eisenhower, nicknamed 'Ike', rejoiced.The latter took the initiative to pat Zhou Qingfeng on the shoulder, "Chanders, I remember you are a major?"

"Yes, sir." Zhou Qingfeng also stood at attention sternly.

No way, Eisenhower is the head of the US Army.

Compared with MacArthur, who caused anger and resentment, this five-star general has a very wide network of contacts in the US military and a very good reputation.He is now the titular NATO commander. When he ran for president in 52, it was a popular choice.

"I think this movie alone will give you a level up, it's so well done. There are a lot of unconventional shots. But if you take those out, it will definitely take away from the movie."

As an old military leader who had been in the European battlefield, Eisenhower knew that young people just like "yellow violence".To change the current image of the US military among the public, Zhou Qingfeng's film is very suitable.

Several bigwigs didn't object, and the American Film Association couldn't stop Zhou Qingfeng's "bad movie" from being released.The news of the White House screening room spread, and the old antiques of the association responsible for the review absolutely did not dare to show more farts, and did not lose a single frame.

Old Baker saw clearly from behind, he was neither convinced nor sighed—he was obviously a guy with a high degree of suspicion of communists, maybe he was a top spy placed by the Soviet Union in the United States, and he was able to make a living in the White House .

What's even more annoying is that this guy's movie is bound to skyrocket, and his influence will spread throughout the western world.Come to think of it, this man is not yet 30 years old, and his future is still very long.

Whatever 'Chanders' does next will be smooth sailing.

After the screening ended, the bosses also dispersed.Just relying on the status of these people, a few words in the circle can give Zhou Qingfeng's movie momentum.

It was nine o'clock in the evening, and no one wanted to go back to sleep at this moment. The crew planned to hold a celebration banquet after leaving the White House.They hugged each other, took pictures, cheered, and felt the joy of climbing to the top in one step.

The three heroines stood together with Zhou Qingfeng, smiling and smiling.The old Baker walked over bravely, and said humbly: "Your Excellency Chanders, can we talk in private?"

Zhou Qingfeng glanced back, and whispered to Lena: "You and Kelly and Taylor go first, I'll be back later."

Lena gave a soft 'um' and kissed the man's face.In the past she never revealed her relationship with 'Chanders' in any public places, but now she doesn't care.

After the women left, Old Baker whispered, "Major, what are your plans for the future?"

"I want a full set of oil refining equipment." Zhou Qingfeng looked down at Old Baker coldly, "You still owe me 1000 million dollars, and the previous 10 yuan was not enough for interest.

I know what you want to say, but what I want is oil refining equipment.Go find a way, or you mean nothing in front of my eyes, and I'll find someone else to do it. "

This was the first time that Zhou Qingfeng had revealed his identity undisguisedly, which surprised Old Baker who thought he was going to enter the film and television industry to make money.

Only then did the latter understand that oil refining equipment was more important than anything else in Zhou Qingfeng's heart.After all, the foundation of modern industry is oil.No matter how good a movie is, it's not as good as an oil refinery.

Chapter 82 Soaring into the sky

After the premiere in the White House, the review of 'Bad Movie' went very smoothly, and the follow-up is the formal publicity and distribution work.

Zhou Qingfeng no longer has the money to do these things, so he is going to ask Sun Luoji to find the media to build momentum and prostitute the influence of political leaders for nothing.But he didn't have to bother, McCarthy did a favor and 'recommended' the film to major theaters across the United States.

51 was the period when McCarthy's power was at its peak, and there were countless celebrities in the American literary, art and film circles who were miserable by him.

In Zhou Qingfeng's eyes, this senator is a mad dog with no political sense.But in the eyes of Hollywood, McCarthy is a big man who must not be offended.

It doesn't matter if a movie star scolds the president, Truman won't respond, let alone get angry.If you have the guts to scold McCarthy, you will immediately know how difficult the real villain is.

At the end of August, with the blessing of multiple BUFs, the "American Hero" that has been warmed up by the media is finally going to be released-movies are made so fast these days.

Ordinarily, Sun Luoji's small company simply does not have the ability to compete with the big theaters, no matter how good the film is, it will be bought out all at once.The cost is 10,000+, and it is amazing to give a purchase price of 50 US dollars.

This is the conscience of capitalists.

But with the big boss in Washington as the backer, and a mad dog like McCarthy talking, the "American Hero" who is obviously a B-level movie forcibly got a [-]-[-] share contract for an A-level movie.

This is an excellent treatment that even the old Baker's relationship can't get.It is entirely because the major theaters are really scared by McCarthy and have to give way.

A contract was made, and thousands of copies were distributed.

The film was released not only in the United States, but also in Europe, South America, and East Asia.Although the current overseas market cannot compare with the United States, no matter how few mosquito legs there are, it is still meat.

On the day of the release, Zhou Qingfeng asked for leave to stay at home, intending to accompany his wife and take care of the children.The family of three set up an oven in the backyard and tried some barbecue.

Served with plenty of vegetables, cut up the beef, arranged the sauces, and invited neighbors, including the FBI agent who pretended to be a husband and wife and was in charge of monitoring. The backyard of the 'Chanders' family looked happy and lively.

A middle-class community with a mixed population.But most of them can be called successful people, many of them are university professors or government officials, or they are executives in private companies.

After Zhou Qingfeng became 'Chanders', he seldom interacted with his neighbors, and in the eyes of others, he became indifferent and aloof.Everyone only knows that he works in the Ministry of Defense, but the only ones who know his true identity and recent changes are the FBI 'fake couple' on the opposite side.

Children ran around the backyard, and housewives were busy loading skewers and side dishes on iron skewers.Zhou Qingfeng poured charcoal on the grill, put the marinated beef on the grill after the fire was up.

Neighborhood men gathered around the grill with glasses of wine, chatting among themselves.Zhou Qingfeng chatted nonsense, listening to the phone ringing in the living room, so he threw the barbecue stand to the male FBI agent to see who was calling?

As soon as the host left, the atmosphere of the conversation next to the grill became more lively.A chubby executive from a private company held a glass of wine and looked at the female relatives, and said in a low voice, "Chanders is a good man."

The word 'good guy' has different meanings in different contexts on different occasions.

Another middle-aged man immediately understood, glanced in the direction of the female relatives, and said with a smile: "Yes, he is indeed a good man, and his family is very happy."

So the eyes of the men all looked in the direction of the female relatives, and their smiles were extremely ambiguous.Among the five or six housewives, Li Ji is the most beautiful and hottest, with a gentle personality.

"I heard that Chanders works in the Pentagon. What exactly does he do?" The chubby executive continued to ask, "He seems to keep a distance from us deliberately. Today should be the first time he invited his neighbors to a party."

The men looked back and forth, and finally focused on the male FBI agent who was about the same age as Zhou Qingfeng.The latter was turning over the grill for 'Chanders', and said in a slightly surprised tone: "Don't you usually read newspapers?"

This is really 'dark under the lights', a group of middle-class successful people have seen reports on 'bad movies' on weekdays.But the identity of the leading actor was never disclosed in the newspaper, so no one thought that 'low-key Chanders' had already become famous.

"Is Chanders involved in a Department of Defense corruption case?"

a doctor asked.This is all you can think of.

"Two months ago, the MacArthur scandal was still raging, but recently there has been no news about it. Newspapers and TV are full of news about the entertainment industry, which is too vulgar."

The male detective didn't correct it in time, and the other men's topics turned to the dark and sinful direction of the government, and then discussed when 'Chanders' would be arrested, and whether the beautiful Lizzie would become a widow.

When Zhou Qingfeng answered the phone and came back, the discussions behind him stopped."Are there any friends coming?" asked the private company executive.

"Someone is coming, but I can't be called a friend." Zhou Qingfeng was not very happy, as if disturbed by the sudden change, "It's nothing serious, just some annoying guys will appear."

The beef gradually emits aroma on the grill, and the fat dripping on the coals makes a sizzling sound.Zhou Qingfeng concentrated on making the barbecue, but the other men looked at each other, as if tacitly acquiescing that the employee of the Ministry of Defense was in trouble.

"Chanders, is there anything we can do for you?" A university professor said in a concerned tone, "We are all neighbors and should help each other."

The other men nodded and looked at 'Chanders' sympathetically.Their original intention can be understood as - you have something tragic, tell us to make us happy.

Zhou Qingfeng laughed, shook his head and said 'the problem is not big', just as if the neighbors were really kind.

It was inconvenient for the male detective standing on the other side to speak, and he was almost suffocated - what are these scumbags thinking?The person in front of you has a relationship that leads straight to the White House.What trouble can he have?

But the men in the neighborhood took Zhou Qingfeng's modesty as a concession.Someone asked: "Is it an economic problem? Will the police come?"

economy?police?

Zhou Qingfeng didn't understand what the neighbors were thinking. He just shook his head and said, "Police? No, there might be reporters coming later. I wanted to rest for a day, but I was disturbed."

reporter?Then the problem is bigger.

The men in the neighborhood were holding wine glasses, and their eyes were full of schadenfreude - this must be a big mess, and the media is going to report it.Something big is bound to happen.

I'm afraid the next scene will be out of control.

The living room phone rang again, and Zhou Qingfeng had to leave the barbecue stall again.The men in front of the stall waited for him to leave, and immediately gathered together to discuss in a low voice.

"I guess the corruption case will definitely be fully publicized."

"Poor Chanders, he's only been here so long."

"It's better to say poor Li Ji, such a beautiful woman will also be implicated. Maybe they will get divorced, their property will be frozen, the house will be confiscated, and everything will be gone."

The voice of discussion seemed to be pitiful, but the men who were discussing were beaming.They were hoping for something to happen in their hearts, and they still looked at Li Ji on the other side of the backyard from time to time.

Only the male FBI agent suffered from internal injuries, and didn't even bother to say a few perfunctory words.He cursed frantically in his heart: "You scumbags know nothing. The presence of reporters means that Chanders is going to become a star.

Chanders is indeed going to be reported and headlined, but not because of some damn corruption case, let alone bankruptcy and divorce, but because of big hits.

The media will flock to it, and this street and this community will be exposed to the whole of America.At that time, you neighbors may also be interviewed. It depends on how many people think they are blind. "

The male detective turned over the barbecue perfunctorily, as if the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry.He hadn't gained much from monitoring in the past few months, at most he was watching a giant star that was about to shine in the sky.

Maybe a book can be published in a few years-"The Days I Monitored Superstar Chanders".

After a while, Zhou Qingfeng returned to the barbecue booth again, and said with a sigh: "You are right, the police are indeed coming. I told them not to show up, but they didn't listen, saying that they were worried that the scene would get out of control and they wanted to maintain order or something." .”

The atmosphere in front of the barbecue grill became quite eerie.

The male detective, who knew what was going to happen, was holding a wine glass and acting like a passerby, full of secrets but unable to tell.The other men continued to make eye contact, secretly speculating.

"The police coming? Come on, maybe Chanders will be arrested soon."

"There is a good show to watch, and it will be the life and death of the Chanders and his wife later."

"Journalists may interview the offender's neighbors. Shouldn't we also be thinking about what to say?"

The silent communication continued, and Zhou Qingfeng, who was doing the barbecue, was very strange.He cut up the fragrant meat and handed it to the neighbors who came to participate in the barbecue, but what he got was sympathetic eyes and sincere thanks.

The doorbell in the front yard rang, and Zhou Qingfeng and Li Ji, as hostess and hostess, went out to greet the new guests.The neighbors in the backyard quickly joined together, and the men and women started gossip mode.

"Li Ji was not in a good mood today. I asked her what happened, but she refused to tell."

"Chanders is going to be caught. He is involved in a Department of Defense corruption case. It must be a felony."

"Reporters and police are coming soon, and the couple may both go to jail."