1928: The rise of giant merchants

Crash--

Wine and juice splashed all over Ye Luo.

Originally these would not splash on him.

Because looking at this little girl's movements, it is obvious that she will hold back.

But after he pulled out his gun, everything changed.

The little girl was immediately frightened. She stumbled and the juice actually spilled on his suit.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it! I really didn't mean it!"

"Maureen! Look at you, what have you done? Didn't I tell you not to run around in the venue with juice? You kid! Why don't you apologize to this gentleman quickly?"

A balding middle-aged man rushed over and pulled the little girl into his arms. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to take her away from Ye Luo, but the luo in Ye Luo's hand pointed her between the eyebrows.

A strong sense of crisis suddenly arose.

The middle-aged man immediately raised his hands in the air and looked at Ye Luo awkwardly.

"Sir, Miss, this kind of old-fashioned drama is not interesting." Ye Luo was shocked. Fortunately, his reaction was different from ordinary people and he did not shoot the girl who looked seventeen or eighteen years old on the spot.

Almost at the same time, Mary ran over screaming with her plump waist twisted.

"Mr. O'Sullivan? Little Maureen? What are you doing?" She looked at the gun in Ye Luo's hand and did not dare to get too close, but her words still pointed out their identities.

Mary knew them.

Ye Luo glanced at Mary from the corner of his eye, and after confirming that she was not singing along with the two men, he slowly put away the gun and said to them unkindly: "Please give me a reasonable explanation."

Fairbanks and others were also attracted by the farce and hurried over to smooth things over.

Fortunately, Ye Luo had good control and did not cause a tragedy.

The little girl named Maureen Olshavin huddled in the arms of her father Hank Olshavin and shivered. She was really frightened by Ye Luo.

The cause and course of the incident were roughly consistent with what Ye Luo thought.

Hank and his daughter are Irish and came to the United States to look for opportunities. Hank himself is a textile businessman. His daughter Maureen is just eighteen years old this year and is an actress in a circus. She has always wanted to enter Hollywood and become a real movie actress. .

Hank spent a lot of money on this, and the relationship was all transferred to Mary's side.

It's a pity that the father and daughter have been in Hollywood for more than half a month and have not found anyone who appreciates Maureen. Today they came to attend the supplementary ceremony. When they saw Mary trying to please Ye Luo, they thought of this "accident", hoping to make Maureen Get to know Ye Luo.

This kind of bloody drama is performed every minute and second in Hollywood.

If Ye Luo didn't mean to do it, the most he could do was scold Maureen a few times. It was rare for someone to beat up a lady regardless of gentlemanly demeanor.

No one expected that Ye Luo's first reaction was to pull out a gun, which scared Maureen out of her wits. The juice was really not contained, and all of it spattered on Ye Luo.

All misunderstandings were resolved when Huixin arrived, but her gloomy expression made Fairbanks and others feel chilled.

Especially Mary, it was not easy to get on the line with Ye Luo. The other party's attitude was still ambiguous, but suddenly something like this happened.

When Ye Luo is in a bad mood, Mary's plans to hug him will also be affected, so she is the one who treats Hank and his daughter the most in the audience.

"Forget it, that's it, miss, be careful next time, not everyone will be able to put away their gun at a critical moment like me."

Ye Luo glanced at the little girl with her head down and trembling, and suddenly felt that she looked familiar. She carefully recalled the name Maureen and quickly remembered it.

Maureen Olshavin, a famous Hollywood female star in the 1930s, is best known for her masterpiece "Anna Karenina" and the best-selling Tarzan series.

The father and daughter are now worried about Bole. In fact, in 1930, Maureen was spotted by director Frank Bosage in a circus performance, and then signed a contract with Fox Company and starred in many blockbuster films.

She is best known for having a best friend, Vivien Leigh.

"Yes, I'm sorry, sir." Maureen was so frightened that she couldn't speak clearly.

But her father, Hank, who was beside her, mustered up the courage to step forward and said to Ye Luo: "Mr. Ye, can you allow us to treat you to a meal to express our father and daughter's apology?"

"No need, I'm going back to my room to change clothes."

Ye Luo waved her hand to reject their invitation, but thinking that Maureen would be regarded as a small cash cow in Hollywood, she stopped and handed over her business card.

"This is my business card. If Miss Maureen really wants to become a film actress, you can consider joining my Ye's Film Company."

Maureen, who had her head lowered, suddenly looked up, ecstatic, and quickly took the business card with both hands: "Thank you, Mr. Ye! I am willing!"

Mary on the side looked envious, wishing she could accept Ye Luo's business card instead of Maureen.

However, thinking that Ye Luo's film company was going to open a branch in Hollywood, and that he would always have the opportunity to get in touch with the other party, he suppressed his dissatisfaction with Maureen and asked someone to accompany Ye Luo back to the hotel's presidential suite.

Maureen's appearance reminded Ye Luo of a lot of current business opportunities in Hollywood. He called Hui Xin, and the two of them talked while going back to the room.

"You go to Fairbanks later and ask him to introduce you to John D. Rockefeller Jr. of the Rockefeller Foundation and ask him if he has any intention of cooperating to open a film company."

John D. Rockefeller Jr. is the third generation of the Rockefeller consortium who is most likely to inherit the family business. In October this year, he will acquire the American movie ticket pre-sale company and formally establish the RKO Corporation.

RKO was one of the eight giants in the golden age of Hollywood in the 1930s. It specialized in sound films and had numerous stars under its umbrella.

Katharine Hepburn, named the greatest female star of the century by the American Film Institute, was discovered by the company on Broadway in 1930.

Ye Luo didn't want to let go of any of these future cash cows in the American film industry, so he just happened to have them all in his pocket.

Huixin nodded, parted ways with him at the door of the presidential suite, and went straight to find Fairbanks.

After returning to the room, Ye Luo immediately took off all his wet suits. The juice smelled strong and sticky. He simply took off all his clothes and prepared to take a shower and change into clean clothes. He was resting in Hollywood these days to regain his strength. , wait until the first ten days of the month before returning to New York to continue stock trading.

After a brief rinse, Ye Luo remembered that he didn't ask someone to bring a change of clothes in advance, so he had to walk out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel and blow-dry his hair first.

The presidential suite in 1929 did not have an internal hotel contact phone. There was only a handbell. When the bell rang, a nearby waiter would come over and ask what service you needed.

Just when Ye Luo was about to ring the bell, there was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Ye, are you there?"

It was Mary's voice.

Ye Luo was stunned for a moment, then picked up the poker and put it in his arms. He walked towards the door and observed with a peep's eye. He found that Mary was holding a pile of clothes and was not carrying a weapon, so she opened the door. (End of chapter)