Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 112 Musical
Subtitle of this chapter: To be a man, be Harveststein!
"Mr. Yuan, while the girls are putting on makeup, I want to talk to you about the script."
At this time, they had a midnight snack in the restaurant attached to the famous Waldorf Hotel, which was also where Kennedy Sr. was staying.
"Mr. Kennedy, I will tell you everything I know about 'Orphans of the Famine'."
"Yuan...um, can I call you Neo?"
"Of course, I'll call you Johnson then."
Although not as complicated as the Seres at that time, the ways foreigners addressed each other were indeed somewhat particular.
Addressing each other as Mr/Ms (and other titles like Dr, Sir, Lady, Madam) plus First Name (surname) is the most formal and the most unfamiliar way of addressing. For example, Professor Chandler calls his students Mr. XXX.
Once you are a little more familiar with each other, you can call each other by Last Name, just like the way these two gentlemen are calling each other now.
If you are close, you can use a nickname, which is the abbreviation of Last Name. Miss Enoch Rochelle is called "Ann". Mr. Louis Baker's "Louis" also means the same thing.
If they are very close relatives, they can be called by their middle names, such as FDR, who was called "Delano" by his family.
JFK's father showed a meaningful smile and said, "Neo, your script is very exciting. I don't have any questions. What I want to ask is "Twelve"..."
"The Twelve?" Master Yuan was slightly surprised and asked, "Johnson, what's wrong with this script?"
Old Kennedy smiled and waved his hands, saying, "No, this script is of course also very exciting. What I mean is, I want to ask you, if you have a script like this, can you sell it to me? Of course the price is negotiable."
This guy is really a profiteer with a very low moral standard. He came to poach people right away. No wonder later... He should have colluded with the gangs to smuggle illegal liquor from Canada and Cuba to the United States.
He understood a little bit. This guy thought that the investment in "Orphan of Famine" was too big and the prospects were not clear. But he also wanted to enter the film industry, so he came to negotiate with him privately.
When it comes to movie scripts, Yuan Yanshu naturally has plenty of them, so it wouldn't be a big deal if he gave her a few classic scripts .
But why would he do this? Just because this guy is the chairman of Boston Bank or JFK's father?
Master Yuan is now backed by the Morgan Consortium and doesn't care much about the Boston Bank. As for JFK, that is a matter of the future, and it is not certain whether this kid will become the president of the United States.
But then again, in the original timeline, Kennedy Sr. became the US ambassador to the UK in 1937. It must be said that FDR had a sense of humor to let an Irish Catholic be the ambassador to England.
Moreover, the ambassador to Britain was not optimistic about Britain and France at all, but had a favorable impression of Germany. He not only supported the appeasement policy towards Germany, but also wrote to Roosevelt in 1940 to advise him not to provide military assistance to Britain and France.
Unfortunately, FDR did not listen to his advice, but recalled him back to the country and never gave him any political position. Kennedy Sr. disappeared from politics from then on.
If he still becomes ambassador to the UK in 1937 in this timeline, then Kennedy Sr. is indeed worth winning over.
“Snap!”
Yuan Yan suddenly lit a cigar and took this opportunity to organize her thoughts.
He certainly couldn't refuse, but Master Yuan was not willing to hand over those classic scripts...
"Gentlemen, what are you talking about? Can you tell us?"
At this time, the two beauties had finished their makeup and returned to the dining table.
"Of course, I'm asking Mr. Yuan to write a script for me." Old Kennedy said without hesitation.
"Really?" Miss Susie's eyes lit up and she asked, "Mr. Yuan, what are you going to write in this script?"
Miss Moman standing by also showed a curious look.
“Haha…” Master Yuan laughed dryly and said, “Mr. Kennedy thinks I’m a magician who can create something out of nothing. In fact, whether it’s writing a script or a novel, inspiration is needed. To be honest, my inspiration has almost run out after “Orphans of Famine” and “A Song of Ice and Fire”. Even if I want to, I can’t write it in a short time…”
Hearing this, all three people at the table showed disappointed expressions.
At this point, Yuan Yan suddenly felt something in her heart and said, "I am indeed out of inspiration, but I still have some ideas..."
His expression turned serious, and he asked, "Have you seen The Twelve?"
"Of course I have." The three nodded at the same time.
"12" is a hot spot in New York recently, and it is really popular with both the audience and the audience. Because there is only one professional sound movie theater in New York at present, and the total seats are less than 1,000, so the show is always full.
Continuous broadcasts from morning to midnight could not meet the audience's demand, so standing rooms were required. Even so, standing tickets for prime time were hard to come by.
When old Edison saw such a grand scene, he no longer cared about the conflict with Yuan Yanshu.
Edison and DreamWorks are jointly funding the construction of a second talkie theater in New York, and other theater owners who are smart enough are following suit and are contacting Edison to renovate their theaters.
However, there are still only a few people with such foresight. After all, renovating a theater is not a small investment.
When our Master Yuan saw this situation, he consciously introduced the concept of "theater chain".
You know, although the American film industry was booming, the concept of cinemas did not exist at that time.
There are three stages in the history of American film screenings. The first stage was the "nickel theater" period from 1905 to 1915.
In 1905, the first nickel theater in the United States appeared in Pittsburgh. The theater was named "Nickel Theater". It was a combination of the word "nickel" (five cents) for admission fee and the Greek word "odeon" (theater). "Five cents" is the American five-cent coin, so it is also called "nickel theater".
The theater's owners, John P. Harris and real estate agent, and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, advertised the low ticket prices. As a result, the theater's 96 seats were full from 8 a.m. to midnight, nickels flowed in, and the average weekly revenue was over $1,000.
The main customers of the "nickel theater" were American immigrants from the poorest social classes. The success of the "nickel theater" soon set off a wave of imitations in the United States, which not only brought huge economic income to the United States but also greatly stimulated the distribution and production industries in the United States. By 1906, there were an estimated 100 screening venues in Pittsburgh alone, and by 1908, there were 8,000 to 10,000 similar screening halls across the United States.
According to what I heard, the founders of the "5-cent movie theaters" were mostly recent immigrants, especially Jews who fled from Central Europe, including shoemakers, businessmen, and workers. Some of these people later became big names in the film industry.
From 1915, it entered the second stage, which was the "Movie Palace" period.
These movie places are a bit like the cinemas of later generations, extremely luxurious, so some children thought they were in heaven. Moreover, these theaters have at least 2,000 seats, and up to 5,000 seats, which is more opera-like than opera houses.
This marked the transition of American movies from entertainment for the lower classes to a hobby for the middle class and above. Ticket prices also rose from five cents to more than one dollar. You have to know that at that time, the "migrant workers" and "factory girls" in the United States only earned four or five dollars a week.
The first movie palace was the Central Park Theater in Chicago. The owner, Balaban Katz, built three more theaters of the same size in Chicago, making a fortune every day.
Then in 1925, it entered the stage of a national cinema chain.
Mr. Katz formed an alliance with Lasky, the largest production company in Hollywood at the time, which not only consolidated the film source of its cinemas but also further expanded its theater chain.
The Famous Players Lasky Corporation was the predecessor of Paramount Pictures. The Balaban Katz system was transformed into the Paramount Theatre Company. The first real cinema chain in the United States was officially formed.
Yes, this man is also a Jew. It must be said that Jews have indeed added a lot of points in business.
In fact, this is also a microcosm of the establishment of chain businesses in the United States. National chain businesses first appeared in the food and retail industries, and then quickly expanded to pharmaceuticals, automobiles, gas stations and clothing stores, and eventually affected the movie projection industry.
Therefore, Yuan Yanshu's appearance coincided with the period when the American film projection industry was developing from the second stage to the third stage. He was able to "cut in".
At this time, Master Yuan had the support of Wall Street financial capital, and was allied with Edison Company, which held the patent rights to sound films, and he also had the greatest director in America at the time.
If he, who has the right time, right place and right people, did not build his own cinema chain, but instead watched the Jews grow bigger in this industry, he would not let himself go.
So under his promotion, Edison Company and DreamWorks Pictures formally established a cooperative relationship and jointly established their own cinema company - United Theatre Company. The person in charge of this company was Edison Sr.'s youngest son, Theodore Edison, so the relationship between him and Edison Sr. was actually eased.
Although the United Theatre Company currently has only two directly affiliated theaters, they are using funds from Wall Street to begin acquiring other theaters and renovating them.
This is also Master Yuan's real way to change the development direction of the American film industry and prevent Hollywood from falling into the hands of the Jews!
Compared to this big event, "Twelve People" guiding public opinion is just a small case.
Because the movie has once again stirred up public opinion about the Dempsey case, New York City District Attorney Donald Ramsey had to return the case to the NYPD and ask them to provide new evidence. Now it seems that if there is no major breakthrough in the case, Mrs. Dempsey may be acquitted.
"Well, it's good that you have seen it." Our Master Yuan nodded and said, "So what do you think is the biggest advantage of talking movies?"
"This..." Old Mr. Kennedy asked doubtfully, "Isn't this a conversation?"
Yuan Yan took a puff of her cigar and shook her head in denial: "Johnson, of course not."
Miss Moman reacted, clapped her hands and said excitedly: "Music! Talkies can combine music and plot!"
"clatter!"
Master Yuan snapped his fingers and said, "Smart girl! That's right. In addition to allowing the audience to hear the actors' dialogues, talkies can also let the audience hear music. This is not the random soundtrack in the cinemas of the past, but a real movie soundtrack. So..."
He looked at the three people in front of him and said, "Have you thought about it?"
"Music...Movie..." The three of them said in unison: "Music movie!"
"Yes." Yuan Yan smiled and nodded, "Johnson, if you want to make a movie, you can make a musical movie."
"That's a great idea!" the two little girls said excitedly.
"Well..." Old Kennedy was still a little hesitant.
"Johnson, don't hesitate. This is a rare opportunity."
Our Master Yuan encouraged with all his strength: "Anyone who has watched "Twelve" will know that it is an inevitable trend for sound films to replace silent films. No one can stop it. Of course, we should follow the trend..."
"In fact, I would say that making a musical film is much easier than making feature films like 12 and Orphans of Famine. Even the scripts are ready-made. We can either bring old operas or musicals to the screen. We can also adapt classic works and just put singing and dancing in them."
"Johnson. DreamWorks is limited in size and has a limited staff. Mr. Griffith is not good at this either. That's why there is such an opportunity. Otherwise, after "Orphans of Famine" is completed, I will also suggest that they make a musical."
"If you are not interested in investing in this movie, we at DreamWorks won't force you. Why don't you try making a musical movie? I don't think the investment will be huge..."
"Mr. Yuan, you are a genius!"
Miss Susie's eyes lit up and she immediately agreed, "Johnson, I think what Mr. Yuan said is absolutely right. You can definitely go and make a musical movie!"
She almost got into old Kennedy's arms, hugged his neck and said tenderly: "If you don't have anyone in this field, I can introduce you to someone!"
"As long as you agree, I can..." Unfortunately, the rest of the words were whispered by Miss Susie into JFK's father's ear, and Master Yuan did not hear it.
In fact, Miss Moman's face also showed an extremely eager expression, but her beautiful eyes were fixed on Yuan Yanshu's handsome face.
Yuan Yan turned around and smiled, "Ms. Moman, are you interested too?"
The girl bit her lips tightly, too excited to speak, but nodded heavily.
Our Master Yuan sighed inwardly. No wonder a Harvey Wittgenstein appeared a hundred years later. This circle is really...
Let me like it ah ah ah!!!
