Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Chapter 54 The One-Armed Senator

Ronald contacted CAA president Michael Ovitz through his agent Nisita.

Ovitz has a very good relationship with the business community and the Japanese in Japan. He previously dominated the first TV series "General" in American history based on the history of the East Ying country.

With his help, Ronald's letter was quickly delivered to the office desk of senior senator Daniel Inoue of Hawaii, where it was the first of all letters to be answered.

Daniel Inoue, a World War II veteran who lost his right arm in the war, is the only one-armed member of all senators.

He put on his gold-rimmed glasses and started his routine of reading letters. He would always read letters from some Hawaiian people himself and respond to them personally. As the only Japanese among the 100 senators in the Commonwealth of America, he took great care to maintain his vote base in his native Hawaii.

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"Dear Senator Inoue,

I'm a film director named Ronald Lee. Maybe you heard my name, the movie I directed, 'Night of the Comet', is showing in theaters in America right now.

I take the liberty of writing to you this time to do some historical research for my new film. I'm writing about a Japanese-born karate master who taught a boy the philosophy of being from the East and practicing martial arts for self-defense...

To add some real context to the characters, I learned that during World War II, Japanese-Americans once served in an infantry regiment, the 442nd Regiment. I have not found any information on this group in many libraries on the west coast.

I was pointed out that you know something about this history. So I ask you to give me some information. "

Inoue took off his glasses with his left hand and pinched the root of his nose.

The 442nd Infantry Regiment, no one has remembered this name for a long time.

Inoue couldn't help feeling the empty sleeve of his right arm. This was one of the "memorabilia" he left behind when he joined the 422nd Infantry Regiment and served as the sergeant squad leader.

After calming down, Inoue put on his glasses, and took out a box from the bottom drawer of the desk. He blew off the floating dust that didn't exist, and then with the only remaining left hand, he opened the box with difficulty.

Inside are two medals with ribbons. A Bronze Star, a Distinguished Service Cross.

But what Inoue wanted to see most was not these two medals, but two silver coins. The two silver coins had helped him stop a bullet shot by the Germans in his chest, but they were lost after he showed off the silver coins to his companions.

Shortly afterward, he was hit by a grenade in his right elbow and lost his entire right arm while desperately charging towards the German machine gun positions.

He rang the bell for the secretary and dictated a reply to Ronald.

"Dear Ronald, I haven't seen your movie yet. But I'd love to help with your next movie, here are some fact sheets I've collected about the 442nd Japanese Infantry Regiment for your reference.

Best wishes, all the best. "

A thick box of materials, couriered from Capitol Hill to Los Angeles, arrived at Ronald's apartment.

Soon, Ronald read the materials sent by Inoue overnight under the light.

"It's unexpected. Senator Daniel Inoue himself was born in the 442nd Infantry Regiment."

The Pacific War in World War II had just broken out, and some Japanese descendants began to join forces to lead the way for the Eastern Ying army that immediately hit Hawaii and the west coast of the United States.

Commander Roosevelt issued the infamous Executive Order No. 9066, which gave the various theater commands the power to take some civilians who did not cooperate with the American government in centralized detention.

Although the order was not directed to Japanese by name, it was only DeWitt, commander of the West Coast theater, who ordered the order.

A total of 110,000 American citizens of Japanese descent were imprisoned in concentration camps.

For the sake of the Japanese in post-war America, not to become untouchables. The second generation of Japanese immigrants in the concentration camps began to actively write letters to Roosevelt, asking to join the army to serve their homeland - America.

They all saw themselves as American, not East Ying.

In the end, Roosevelt agreed, and the young men of Japanese descent in the concentration camps signed up enthusiastically and joined the infantry regiment numbered 442.

At first, Roosevelt only wanted to recruit 4,000 people, but he joined the army enthusiastically. Before the end of the war, more than 13,000 people were recruited.

Roosevelt did not dare to send them to the Pacific battlefield to fight against the Eastern Ying, so the 442nd Infantry Regiment was sent to the European battlefield after the Allied landings in Normandy, specifically to overcome difficulties. The Japanese officers and soldiers fought very bravely in order to clear the suspicion.

The 442nd Infantry Regiment had a full strength of about 4,000 people at the beginning. Due to the large number of casualties, the number of supplementary personnel by the end of World War II was 2.5 times the original number. A total of about 14,000 people served in the unit during World War II.

In just over a year, officers and soldiers won a total of 9,486 Purple Hearts. The 442nd Regiment as a whole has been commended by the Grand Commander eight times. Known as the Purple Heart.

Inoue lost his right hand and was awarded the Cross after returning home from service. After Hawaii was officially incorporated into the Commonwealth of America in 1959, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and three years later to the U.S. Senator, and was re-elected. .

During Nixon's Watergate hearings, Inoue participated in the Senate Investigative Committee and was dismissed by Nixon's personal lawyer, who was dismissively dubbed "that little devil" during the break, did not turn off the microphone, and was heard by everyone.

Inoue said afterwards, "He would rather believe it was an unfortunate accident."

Even though the Japan-Miami alliance is now, America still treats Dongying as a servant. Although Taka Inoue is a senator, he does not dare to have a hard fight with a well-known white lawyer. Instead, it carefully gathers the edge.

Inoue knew very well that in this country established by white people, there is a Japanese senator, and he must not express himself too much. It's acceptable as a mascot. If you want to lead other white people, it's not responsible for yourself, and it's not responsible for the Japanese voters in Hawaii.

After reading these materials, Ronald rubbed his eyes.

It seems that Danny's master, the background can be settled. As a veteran of the 442 Infantry Regiment that year, he won the Medal of Honor, but his wife in the concentration camp died tragically because she could not receive effective treatment during pregnancy and childbirth.

He loves Danny as his own child, and because Danny has no father, he treats his master as a fake father, and has a special feeling.

"What's a good name for him? Or Miyagi. The founder of Ryukyu Gangjuryu karate is Miyagi."

After writing his thoughts, Ronald went to bed.

There was a sound, and Ronald saw a mother and a son in a daze, and the two drove to Venice in Los Angeles. Stop at the gate of a community with three palm trees.

"Is this Danny and his mother?" Ronald understood, dreaming again.

It is very interesting that the actor who plays Danny he knows is Ralph Mazio who played the oil-headed gangster Johnny in "The Outer Boy".

This actor seems to have stopped injecting male hormones into his face after puberty. Now he is in his early twenties and still has a baby face of an adolescent boy. Danny, who is a high school student in the play, is also suitable.

Danny and his new friends in the community go to the beach to play football. Unlike the Anglo-Saxons who like rugby, the Latinos in Danny's community like to play football.

There, Danny met the goddess in his heart, Ali Mills from the same school. The two met through football, and by the bonfire by the sea in the evening, they both had a good impression of each other.

"Hey, this is also an acquaintance." Ronald found out that the person who played Ali was Elizabeth Shue who he chose to play the chewing gum commercial.

Elizabeth is already very beautiful, with curly blond hair and a delicate temperament unique to middle-upper-class girls.

Ronald knew that Elizabeth Shue was from the upper middle class, and this was a true performance. He couldn't help but put Helen Slater and Diane Lane into the role. As an actor, Helen is also established to play this role in her true colors, while Diane is a bit too girl-next-door and a little baby fat.

But Diane's acting skills are enough. If he can direct this movie, let Diane try it too. After all, Helen should have become famous by "Supergirl" at that time, and she signed a three-film contract with Warner Brothers, so she may not be able to invite her.

The role of Master Miyagi is an unknown Japanese actor. Although he speaks like a foreigner, his grammar is all wrong, and his pronunciation is wrong, but his words are humorous and humorous, not incomprehensible at all. On the contrary, he is very philosophical, a bit like Master Yoda in Star Wars, who often speaks inverted sentences.

Danny is Ali's ex-boyfriend, Johnny, a boy studying at another karate dojo. Together with his companions, he surrounded Danny, beat him up, and kept him away from Ali.

At a critical moment, Master Miyagi, who was an apartment repairman by profession, fell from the sky and beat Johnny and his companions to the ground with three punches and two kicks.

Danny has since learned karate with Master Miyagi.

Johnny's master Chris asked Johnny to challenge again. Their karate philosophy is to attack and attack again, leaving no back to the enemy.

Unbearable Danny finds Master Miyagi, and the two go to Johnny's dojo to challenge them to compete against Johnny's dojo in the karate competition in Los Angeles.

In order to win and not be harassed anymore, Master Miyagi started special training for Danny, waxing Miyagi's car collection, sanding Master Miyagi's new floor, and painting Miyagi's courtyard walls. After the paint dries for a few days. Danny suddenly found that he seemed to be working as a worker, and he quit in a fit of anger.

Master Miyagi asked him to use the waxing, floor-wiping, and wall-washing styles. Only then did Danny know that he had learned the basics of karate through labor and had already learned the basic skills.

Then Master Miyagi asked Danny to go to the beach and stand on the rickety boat, learning to keep his balance. This is the philosophy of rigid and soft flow, first make sure that you don't fall to the ground, and then defend and counterattack.

In the end, before the battle, Miyagi celebrated Danny's birthday, drank too much wine, and told about his wife and child's tragic death in a concentration camp when he was serving in the 442nd Regiment.

The father-son-like bond between the two of them deepened.

In the end, in the Los Angeles Karate Competition, Danny took advantage of Professor Miyagi to maintain his balance, and reached the semi-finals by means of a late attack. In the battle for the finals, Johnny's master instructed another student to use a foul leg sweep, injuring Danny's foot.

Danny was injured. In the lounge, Master Miyagi used qigong to temporarily heal Danny's leg injury.

In the end, Johnny's master, in order to win the dojo, regardless of martial arts, let Johnny, who also entered the final, attack Danny's injured leg.

Danny couldn't resist. When the two sides were evenly divided, he had no choice but to use a trick that Master Miyagi often practiced secretly. He raised his hands, took off with one foot, kicked Johnny's head, and then landed with this foot. . He defeated his opponent and won the championship.

In the end, the movie ended in the eyes of Danny and Master Miyagi.

"What the hell is this trick? Isn't this the white crane hanging its wings in Taijiquan? This can also defeat the opponent? I don't believe it." With such a weak kick, he can hit the opponent? Ronald also made a move and came with a kick.

"what!……"

Ronald woke up cursing on the floor, kicked out in his dream, and rolled back to the ground.

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