British civil servant

This is not easy, because the personal image of some female stars is not what they decide. Of course, toys like Barbie dolls can also be played around the corner. Everyone knows that Barbie dolls are made of [-] female stars such as Vivien Leigh. , but Vivien Leigh firmly denied it.

This is okay, as if the logo of American professional basketball is Jerry West dribbling, but the president firmly denies it.As long as you admit it, you will pay Jerry West a portrait fee.

Later, China's Jordan insisted that his logo had nothing to do with Jordan, but that the athlete held a table tennis racket and said it, and he completely learned from the representative of advanced productivity.

Because of the issue of portrait rights, Vivien Leigh still has a lot of work to do. Of course, the first thing to do is to get these female stars and let them know about it. Katharine Hepburn's home has almost become the base camp of her girlfriends and the hometown of the zodiac signs.

Ingrid Bergman and others thought that Vivien Leigh, who was no longer limited to star status, brought them here to talk about character design, but no, today Vivien Leigh was talking about Disney, and told the ins and outs of the matter, and then Said, "If you don't believe me, ask Catherine. Catherine was also there when the other party came."

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room was detonated. A group of female celebrities expressed their opinions one after another, making the room chaotic. Vivien Leigh must agree to it. The power of the Disney company is very powerful.

It is not weaker than the eight major film companies in Hollywood, but the areas of focus are different.Disney also has a film department, which is a good thing, so we tried our best to get Vivien Leigh to agree.

Even the few female stars affiliated with MGM, the most powerful company at present, are envious of Vivien Leigh's pie in the sky.

Look at the star lineup that MGM has now, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Robert Taylor, Joan Crawford, Norma Sheila, etc. wait.

Of course, other film companies have also attacked MGM, thinking that MGM is just a company that shoots mediocre works, relying on the stars it recruits to make the audience pay IQ taxes.

"Betty, Ingrid, I made a request." Vivien Leigh said her thoughts, "We are all female stars, and we are not as good as men in film treatment. We can only work more on derivative products. In fact, I have I came up with an idea, but you may need to take out a certain amount of portrait rights."

All the female stars present nodded. Vivien Leigh herself was an example. Among the male lead actors in Gone with the Wind, her salary was dozens of times that of her. This situation still exists now. Many of the female stars present have never received a $[-] salary. remuneration.

It’s no wonder they worked so hard, they leaned up when they saw hot spots, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were sitting at the two ends of a group of female stars, but they nodded in unison at this time, but then they realized that After seeing the other party's actions, he glanced at his small face, and the disdain flashed across his face.

It is not only Vivien Leigh's own problem that cannot be compared with male actors' remuneration, but the problem of all of them, Hollywood stars. Hearing Vivien Leigh talk about this matter, they all nodded in agreement.

Even Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, female stars who aren't comfortable being in the same room with each other, agree on this.

Most of the portrait rights of the female stars present were in their own hands. Several expressed their willingness to discuss this matter with the company. I believe it is not a big problem. Vivien Leigh was relieved that the first hurdle was passed.

Then I negotiated terms with William Hess, hoping to get some help from Disney, a company that spares no effort in safeguarding copyrights. After Vivien Leigh revealed this idea, all the female stars agreed very much. There were copyright hooligans cheering beside them. They talked with the company. At that time, I will be more confident.

In the final analysis, the female stars in Katharine Hepburn's family are at worst actors who already have a certain reputation, and several of them are actresses, so they can have a good talk with the company. Transparent, so what else to talk about?Laying obediently on the red sofa, begging for a chance has a higher success rate than this matter.

With everyone's support, Vivien Leigh is very happy. Now she feels that she is changing the harsh employment environment of actresses, and she has a sense of accomplishment in her heart.

Although she was happy, Vivien Li didn't have a single thing. Most of the things mentioned in Alan Wilson's telegram did not need to be kept secret, but there was one thing that Vivien Li kept secret.

After most of the girlfriends left happily, Vivien Leigh left Heidi Lamarr behind, and asked with a longing look, "Heidi, do you own the patent you once said?"

"Of course, that kind of patent that is not taken seriously belongs to me." Heidi Rama looked a little sad when she heard this, but she still gave the answer readily.

She can even memorize the brief description of the patent, patent technology owner: Heidi Lamarr, George Antheil; secure communication system: frequency hopping technology and a series of brand new concepts of wireless signal technology; patent technology application time: [-] June [-], [-].

Heidi Rama was suspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation because of her marriage in Austria until the end of the war, and the patent matter was naturally forgotten. At present, Heidi Rama has a kind, I love America, but the United States does not love my feeling.

Patents are ignored, and the development of film and television is not satisfactory compared with many people. She is very envious of Vivien Leigh. She can get praise from many voices with almost no effort. Now even ABC and Gannett Newspaper Trust are looking for her. Coming to the door and asking for cooperation with an active attitude made Heidi Lamarr very depressed.

Vivien Leigh did not continue to ask, she wanted to send the confirmed news to New Delhi first.

It was the first time for Vivien Leigh to obtain valuable information, and she still needed the guidance of her family.

In Kolkata, the South Asian subcontinent, the news about the arrival of the first batch of materials donated by the Indian goddess Vivien Leigh in the United States made people in the industrial area of ​​Kolkata sing and dance with traditional skills, and proved that Indian musicals are not just for nothing.

Because of the news that the waters near the Andaman Islands have been blocked, the cargo has arrived two days later than expected.

But it doesn't matter, this is the great British treasure born in British India, and he has done his best for his hometown.

The news itself is enough to make the Indians who have been tortured enough by the weather happy, and Andrew, the chief executive of Bangladesh province who has not been seen for a while, has appeared again.

The whole person seemed to be a little richer, and with a loud voice, he praised what Vivien Leigh had done for British India, and British India was proud of Vivien Leigh.

"This is a gift from the goddess, and it deserves the gratitude of all Indians." Andrew devoted himself wholeheartedly, and his flushed face was definitely not trying to make a fortune in the drought, but happy for the news of the arrival of assistance.

"Gift of the Goddess!" This is also the headline of most newspapers in British India today, expressing gratitude to Vivien Leigh for the fact that she worked hard for British India in the United States.

Chapter 266 The Ultimatum

The arrival of this ship's supplies can at most serve as an incentive, but it is not worth mentioning compared to the losses caused by the drought in British India. However, from the point of view of the Governor's Office, apart from the loss of personnel, , it seems that there is no loss.

And the most important thing in the subcontinent is people. Based on this calculation, it can also be said that the British India has retreated from the drought and has not suffered any losses. It has survived this level entirely by its own ability.

Alan Wilson was reading the newspapers of British Ceylon with relish, which said, "In this happy age, we poor people are driven by the powerful European civilization and enjoy many blessings such as movies and machines. , what could be more exciting at this time than the quality of life of our European benefactors? Therefore we feel that our Ceylon may be interested in certain things in some inland areas of British India, but for the sake of tin Lan's future development still needs to be closer to European civilization, so that we can live happily in this world."

Alan Wilson did not deny that he wanted to see the editor-in-chief of this newspaper very much now.As soon as you open your mouth, you are old imperialism. If you have not been a master in the colonies for 20 years, you will not have this level.

"Just like Andrew." He muttered the name of the chief executive of Bangladesh province. Alan Wilson sneered at the poor performance of the chief executive. The most scornful sneer was not on Andrew, but on the praise of Andrew's speech from all walks of life in India. How can He De, the chief executive of Bangladesh province who is full of fat in the drought, receive such praise?

Alan Wilson has no doubt that if the current United Provinces Chief Executive Burke, but the current Andrew faced the Bangladesh Famine, the death toll of the Bangladesh Famine would be even higher.

But what did the newspapers say about the governor of the Bengal province? "Mr Andrew was one of those good old-fashioned English gentlemen, like so many models before us today. He was a family man, as our dear English brethren say, with family and kindness. "

This newspaper either received money, or was deceived by lard, maybe a combination of the two. Andrew loves family matters, and Alan Wilson strongly agrees. He has only been the chief executive of Bangladesh for less than a year. Three offspring have been born. Considering Andrew's age, he is afraid that this Bengal Qingtian master will die suddenly from overwork.

However, the most difficult time has passed, and it is impossible to come out and sing a different tune at this time. After the high efficiency of the Portuguese central government, Pedro sent a telegram, and the bran in Africa... oh, grain, has been shipped to British India. up.

Portugal showed great sincerity, and finally came belatedly after the death peak in British India passed.

This is of course not the norm, at least as far as Alan Wilson is concerned, his other suggestion, taking advantage of the famine to absorb peace believers and establish a separation zone for the residents of Goa, is quite resolute in its implementation, and it can be done by hearing the wind describe.

During the drought, Goa absorbed nearly 20 peace believers and settled in the surrounding areas of Goa, changing the population ratio of the two major ethnic groups in the surrounding areas. Allocating land and donating rations to ensure that these new residents will not starve to death. A series of actions are not ambiguous at all.

The matter of transporting food from Africa alone seems to be a little delayed, either because of the real distance or on purpose.In Portugal, the Salazar family dominates, and Alan Wilson tends to the latter.

Just as he was thinking this way, Edel, the commissioner's secretary, pushed in the door and said, "Assistant Allen, the commissioner wants to talk to you about something."

"Thank you, Edel." Alan Wilson asked as he got up, "Do you know what's going on?"

"I have the responsibility to keep it secret!" Edel pretended to be stern, "I heard that Portugal's [-] tons of grain is about to arrive, and the blockade of the Andaman Islands cannot continue forever, and it must be resolved."

"Very confidential." Allen Wilson thanked him solemnly.

Is it useful for Portuguese grain to arrive at this time?Of course it is useful. The current situation in British India can be divided into two parts. The part that is open to the public is, "The most dangerous stage has passed, and this time the fight against the drought has achieved a phased victory. This time British India has played its part. The spirit of self-reliance and self-improvement has shocked the whole world, and Indians have won respect from all over the world with their practical actions."

This is of course false. In the colonies that the British Empire can still influence, the monkey show of the Congress Party and the Muslim League on the London stage is far more eye-catching than the efforts of British India to fight the drought.

In fact, the current situation in British India can also be said to have gone through the most difficult period. In a popular word, the curve has been flattened. If it is said that 1 people starved to death every day, and it lasted for many days , now that time has passed, and now almost 500 people starve to death every day.

The Governor-General of British India said that the most difficult time has passed because the data has reached an inflection point. It is not refreshing the growth of the day, and the curve has been flattened.

Now the Governor's Office can say loudly that the severe drought that hit British India this time is preventable and controllable.

This can be seen from the smile on Sir Barron's face. When Alan Wilson came in, he asked relaxedly, "Did you see Andrew's speech?"

"I see, it has a deafening effect." Alan Wilson nodded with a smile, "The performance of Bangladesh's fight against famine this time is far better than the mistakes made a few years ago."

The premise of Alan Wilson's words is that this drought has not actually affected Bangladesh.The drought this time is different from the Bengal famine. That time it affected the lower Ganges River, but this time it affected the upper Ganges River. Bengal was not affected much.

In other words, Chief Executive Andrew's performance was simply creating tension.However, it is not true to say that there is no soaring food in Bangladesh, because the increase is indeed outrageous.

But the reason is not the famine, but the consequences of expelling the Rohingya after the communication between the assistant of the British Indian Commissioner and the British Burmese Commissioner. A million Rohingyas have a million mouths. How long can the rations they carry with them last? , Don't you want to open your mouth to eat?

But on this point, Andrew is very impressive. While expressing the seriousness of the drought, in the name of the chief executive of Bangladesh Province, he arranged for the Rohingya who had fled to drink a bowl of porridge every day so that they would not starve to death.

The consequence is that after doing this, Andrew has more reasons to build up his image, and at the same time pretend that the price of food has risen.All the food has been given to the Rohingya, and of course the shortage of demand has increased.

As for the specific profit, the gentlemen of the British Empire will know after the drought is over.

"The Portuguese ship will arrive in a few days, depending on the time." Sir Baron frowned at this point, fearing that the Congress Party would protest. "Nehru is really difficult to deal with."

"Nehru should be paying more attention to the refugees in British Burma now. Hasn't he been protesting against Burma's expulsion of Bangladeshi immigrants these days?" Alan Wilson said with a thoughtful face. The matter, we can completely hide it from the Congress Party, London has already approved it, we secretly signed it without publishing it, and waited until the day we left British India to admit that there was such a secret agreement, and Nehru had no choice.”

Sir Barron nodded, black-box manipulation is a long-lasting method. Through the news of Sir Edward, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs understood it with reason, and asked the British Empire to recognize the status of Goa in the face of the past. down.

Originally, the cabinet was honest, but following the defense of the Muslim League of the London Congress Party, especially Patel, the conservative leader of the Congress Party, there was such a point of ignoring the suzerain country in his words.

After the second defense, the Foreign Office of the British Empire remembered the enduring routine of operating in the dark.

Decided to sign a secret treaty recognizing the status of Goa in the name of the Governor-General of British India and the Governor-General of Goa, Portuguese India.

After the signing of this secret agreement, the efficiency of the Portuguese in raising food was much faster, and they soon announced the shipment and set sail to save the people of the subcontinent from fire and water.

Now that London has already nodded to sign the secret agreement, the details of how to sign the contract are up to British India.

Alan Wilson thinks that this matter is not difficult. What happened to Portugal's help in this famine?

As for the worst stage of the drought, it is because of the vastness of the Indian Ocean and the lack of infrastructure in Africa that it is forgivable to be alone for a certain period of time.

"There is also the issue of the Andaman Islands, which should be resolved immediately. It will be difficult to deal with it after a long time, and Sir Edward also means the same." After talking about the matter in Portugal, Sir Barron mentioned the riots in the Andaman Islands The problem is that there must be a limit to covering the lid, and it cannot be covered all the time.

It has been 20 days since the riots, and even the power of the drought has begun to weaken, and it is unreasonable not to deal with the Andaman Islands.

"We should give courtesy first and soldiers later. Let the planes in Burma airdrop leaflets persuading surrender. It is better not to shed blood." Alan Wilson is still making the final effort to buy time for the prisoners of war on the island.

Sir Barron nodded and said to Alan Wilson, "If the army is really needed, General Irwin has mobilized an Indian division to attack the Andaman Islands."

"It couldn't be better." Alan Wilson nodded, then got up and said, "I'll contact Yangon about the empty leaflets. Sir Barron will be busy first."

As for the content of the bearer's leaflet, it was emphasized in the telegram to Burgess that it should emphasize the consequences of stubbornly resisting a dead end.In this way, the rioters will choose to admit defeat obediently when they are afraid, and the wording must be severe, and they will be airdropped to the Andaman Islands in the form of an ultimatum.

Chapter 267 Dreaming Back to World War II

While giving the rioters a last chance in the Andaman Islands, the British Indian Army is also stepping up its battle plan.Considering that the island has a large number of former Japanese prisoners of war, it is not a bad idea to call it a battle plan.

General Erwin is still very conscientious, using the existing forces that can be used to formulate a plan to seize the island.

It is mainly divided into four steps. The first step is to launch air strikes on the Andaman Islands under the jurisdiction of the British Army stationed in India and Myanmar. However, since the airdrops are air-dropped leaflets to persuade them to surrender, the air strikes will start the next day.

The second step is to mobilize an Indian division on board as the main force to capture the Andaman Islands.Third, under the cover of naval guns, land on the beach, and finally annihilate the rioters to restore control of the Andaman Islands.

Of course, these steps were summed up by Alan Wilson, and the wording of the combat plan in the written article is like this, "Considering the consideration that the type of warfare is limited to regular warfare, and using Lanchester's square law, when engaging in close combat , the strength of any party is proportional to the square of its own quantity, which determines the basic requirements of the two warring parties. And the conditions that determine the final victory of the battle, so far the judgment and general understanding of the initial trend of the entire battle can be obtained. "

"Through the cooperation of different attributes of various arms, the goal is to minimize the task completion time and achieve the greatest combat purpose!"

energetic!Allen Wilson knew every word in this combat report, but when combined together, he knew only a little. When someone gave him this combat report and told him that it was a physics department graduation thesis, he would absolutely understand it. No doubt.

"You still need to learn a lot in life." In the headquarters of the British Army in India, Alan Wilson listened to the indescribable discussions of the military staff, and felt inferior in knowledge reserves for the first time.

He has uttered nonsense in front of many women, and now even the skills he needs to survive are threatened. If he doesn't know how to brag, can he attract Margaret and Vivien Leigh?If you haven't even started the first step, how can there be any future?

"Allen, you came from the Governor's Mansion, right? Does Barron have any suggestions?" General Irwin looked at the embarrassed Alan Wilson with a satisfied look after he finished formulating the battle plan, and asked The purpose of the other party's coming.

"General Irwin, the Governor's Office thinks that the letter of persuasion should be airdropped first. It is better not to shed blood or not to shed blood." Alan Wilson, who was deeply immersed in self-doubt, suddenly woke up after hearing General Irwin's words, " There are also Japanese prisoners of war in Myanmar who are undergoing restorative reconstruction, and these prisoners of war who can understand Japanese can be used to write leaflets and airdrop them to the Andaman Islands. If the rioters persist, then we will not blame us.”

"It's a good idea. If nothing else happens, you should be the one to handle it." General Erwin nodded, wanting to get an affirmative answer from the mouse that fell in the rice vat.

Seeing Alan Wilson nodding, General Irwin nodded and said, "It will take some time to prepare for battle, and you can use this time to make your final efforts."

"I will do my best to avoid bloodshed." Alan Wilson looked solemn and felt the heavy responsibility. In order to maintain peace in Europe and prevent the world from erupting, Prime Minister Chamberlain betrayed Czechoslovakia. It must be the same mentality.

Both British Burma and British Malaya had a large number of prisoners of war. The local garrison soon received a telegram from General Irwin and waited for this special mission, airdropping leaflets to persuade them to surrender. The main island, I hope the rioters on the island can hand in their guns and surrender, and the golden ticket will drop greatly...

The Andaman Islands are nearly a thousand kilometers away from India, and much closer to British Burma and the Kra Isthmus belonging to Malaya. At the airports of the two places, transport planes are undergoing final inspections.

The task this time is mainly undertaken by the Bristol-170 transport aircraft. The Bristol-170 is a transport aircraft designed by the British Bristol Company as an economical passenger-cargo or all-cargo aircraft. The prototype first flew in December [-], but it did not catch up In World War II, but the war in Southeast Asia is still going on, it was used for military transportation in the war.

The Bristol-170 adopts an upper monoplane design, with a high nose cockpit, and a large double-open cargo door below, which is convenient for loading and unloading cargo. Alan Wilson saw it in New Delhi. Like many British things, it is either the most advanced Backward technology, or too advanced immature technology, Bristol-170 transport aircraft is the former.

At first glance, the Bristol-170 transport aircraft will feel that this is a very trendy military transport aircraft. Except for the huge belly, the layout is not worse than many American and Soviet transport aircraft later.But in the end it ended up with a Comet airliner.

Near noon, the pilots who had eaten a meal boarded the transport plane. Twelve Bristol-170 transport planes took off from the airports of British Burma and British Malaya. , There are many Japanese words printed on the leaflets, the general idea is to let the rioters on the island surrender and stop making unnecessary resistance.

An hour later, a Bristol-170 transport plane appeared over the Andaman Islands. Knowing that there were no anti-aircraft weapons on the island, the pilot flew at a low altitude, opened the double hatch on the belly of the aircraft, and dropped the leaflets.

Pilots with good eyesight can even see some rioters appearing and looking at themselves with indifferent eyes, but this is not the point... The point is that the pilot of the transport plane flying at an ultra-low altitude saw the dense pile of bones, Those were not animal bones. The pilot who realized this took the risk of circling over the Andaman Islands several times to confirm this fact. There was a tragic fact on the island.

The rioters watched the circling enemy planes fly away with numb eyes, and began to pick up the leaflets on the ground, but they didn't even read the content on them. Everyone has not enjoyed the treatment for a long time, and there are dense bones not far away. It is clearly broad daylight, and the atmosphere on the island is also chilling!

A strange disease appeared on the Andaman Islands. Many people suffered from epilepsy and weakness for no reason. The prisoners of war did not know the reason, but they knew that it must be an infectious disease. There is no way to talk about it, hunger and plague have made the rioters look like walking dead...

In some wooden houses, the sick prisoners of war trembled for no reason, and a gust of wind drifted through the grass not far away, revealing the skulls that were still there, and their empty eye sockets seemed to sneer at these people.

Through the pilot's report, Sir Barron and General Irwin knew about the tragedy that had happened in the Andaman Islands, and they were too shocked to speak. After a long time, they came up with a consensus that the issue of the Andaman Islands must be resolved immediately.

"Mad cow disease!" Alan Wilson, who was silent, flashed such a sentence in his mind. Is it related?Of course, it is related. The initiation and spread of mad cow disease is due to the cattle feed processing technology formulated by the United Kingdom, which allows the use of meat and offal of animals such as cattle and sheep as feed, allowing abnormal prion protein to enter the cattle.

That is to say, the feed that cows eat is also made of beef, and cows eat cows is the cause of mad cow disease.

"Conquer the Andaman Islands immediately and wipe out all the rioters." General Erwin issued a military order viciously.

At the port of Calcutta, a full Indian division boarded the ship one after another, and left amidst the doubts of the port residents.

At the same time, the British Air Force in Burma and Malaya received orders to bomb the Andaman Islands instead of airdropping leaflets this time, and even used four local Lancaster bombers to load them with aerial bombs. , to join this air strike.

For the Lancaster bomber, I believe that the survivors of Cologne and Essen in the British-occupied area must be fresh in their memories. It was the main force of the strategic bombing of Germany. With the end of the war, the Lancaster bomber was also placed. In the colony's air force base, this time it just came in handy.

As if World War II had reappeared, the British bomber fleet loaded with aerial bombs arrived over the Andaman Islands, and the main island of the Andaman Islands suddenly realized how Germany was treated by the British and American bomber fleets.

Aerial bombs were dropped one after another. These Japanese prisoners of war in Nanyang did not understand why the mainland surrendered, but now they have seen it.For the unarmed Japanese prisoners of war, this kind of bombing was too cruel, as if the war was not over yet, but they did not have suitable weapons in their hands.

Some prisoners of war who were in a desperate situation used snatched rifles and artillery to shoot into the air, making a desperate resistance.

Of course, there was no effect, but it strengthened the determination of the British Air Force to bomb. On the second day and the third day..., the British Air Force in the Asian colonies seemed to return to [-] overnight, and the main island of the Andaman Islands was bombed. Several settlements were blown up to pieces.