"Hey, Diane, is Roger asleep? How is the situation over there? Everything is going well here, but New York may be the territory of the Donkey Party in the future..."
Ronald stayed on Staten Island on the night of the vote. His aunt was very happy. Although most of the votes in New York City went to candidates of the Donkey Party, Staten Island still favored the Elephant Party.
of.
Especially in Toteville in the south where Ronald's factory is located, most of these voters voted for George Sr. based on Ronald's revealed preferences. The power of this unified action was so great that the entire Staten Island old man
George defeated Perot with an advantage of five percentage points, with 33% of the vote, and the candidate of the Donkey Party only ranked third.
But the figures for the entire state of New York are completely reversed. In this state with the second largest population in the United States, the Donkey Party’s running mates, two young and handsome governors from the south, received 33.9% of the votes, while Old George only received 15.7%.
%, 0.1% lower than independent candidate Perot...
The situation across the country is only getting worse. Statistics on TV show that California has been turned into a blue state for the first time. This hometown of the former commander-in-chief Ronald Sr. not only supported the Donkey Party’s 54 electoral votes, but also failed to win 54 electoral votes.
Barbara Bouser was also elected to the Senate. California not only produced two Democratic senators, but also two female senators, making it the first state in the United States to achieve this achievement.
"Hurry up, old George called Greasy Bill..." Aunt Karen was watching the live TV broadcast intently, urging Ronald to go and witness America's four-year ceremony with her.
Ronald put down the phone and watched with her the speech of the incoming commander-in-chief and his wife who were celebrating in Arkansas.
"Well, he was quite sincere in what he said, maybe not so greasy..." My aunt quickly forgave the cute young commander, the youngest since JFK.
"I think I need to call little George..."
Ronald knew that George Sr. would soon be delivering his defeat speech. At this time, he still needed to keep in touch with his family, but it was not good to call him or Barbara directly. The best option was to call George Sr.
suitable.
"Oh, Ronald, it's a good thing you called. This place is like a cemetery now, and no one in the circle comes..." After receiving the call, little George also started to complain. Old George was very sad. He felt sorry for Ami.
Liga had done so much, but was ruthlessly abandoned in the end. After all the states in New England voted for his opponent in the afternoon, he stayed there feeling sorry for himself, and his whole body was in bad shape.
"I tried my best. Staten Island is the only constituency in New York City that supports your father, but I have to say that it is also the only constituency that has not received a personal visit from the president of T&T..."
"I understand, that boy Jeb doesn't understand elections at all and is just messing around. I will tell my mother."
"Also pay my respects to Mr. T&T, we all love him... This is not his failure, this is a victory for democracy. Just like after the end of World War II, Prime Minister Churchill also lost the election. The people will never forget a leader.
They defeated the great leader of the Cold War..."
"We love George, we love George..."
On Little George's side, in the election center in Houston, George's die-hard fans began to shout non-stop, calling on the defeated leader to come out and say a few words to them. Barbara also waved to Little George who was talking on the phone next to him.
, little George said something to Ronald and hung up the phone.
"At this time, you have to be with your father..." Barbara looked a little uncomfortable looking at her son. Although Jeb did not let her husband George Sr. win re-election, he was still contributing to the election.
"Yes, mother..." Little George changed his expression to a smile and stood shoulder to shoulder with the supporters around him...
"Who called..." Barbara was dissatisfied with her son who looked so nonchalant.
"It was Ronald. The district he registered in was the only one in New York City that voted for us. He mobilized all the workers in his factory to vote. He also compared his father to Churchill who won World War II..."
"Did he say that?" Old George also heard it, and this metaphor made him feel much better.
"Yes, he invited our family to spend two days at his aunt's house at the right time. It was probably the only place in New England that supported the Elephant Party. He said the voters were very disappointed and wanted to see their great leader again...
…There are many veterans there…Ronald’s uncle was a Marine who died…” George Jr. conveyed Ronald’s invitation.
"Maybe I should go meet these supporters of mine. If I go earlier, maybe...forget it, tell him that I will go after I leave office..." As he said, George Sr. came to the stage to give his defeat speech...
"Thank you to my supporters across the country. It is the greatest honor of my life to be able to serve you as your commander-in-chief..."
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"Oh, have so many Hollywood stars died recently?" Ronald returned to Manhattan the next day, and his personal lawyer Lindsay Doerr introduced him to his real estate agent.
This agent is a very old woman. She has been a real estate agent in the Upper East Side for decades. She also helped many stars from the golden age of Hollywood buy properties in New York. At that time, compared to New York, Los Angeles was a rural place, and there were many
Money stars will really come back to buy real estate in the best places in New York.
Maybe the time has come. In the past two years, many famous Hollywood stars have passed away, and there are many vacant mansions here. However, the transaction of luxury homes is not that simple. There are many additional conditions. Until now, she
I still have five or six good houses on hand.
These houses are much higher than the market price. The sellers are relatives and children of the original celebrities. They do not want to sell them at the market price like ordinary houses. But New Yorkers are not that crazy about celebrities, and they are not interested in paying more than 50% for the celebrities' former residences.
premium, so sales are extremely slow.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Wait a minute, Greta Garbo has been living in Manhattan?" Ronald didn't even know this.
"Oh, some tourists also go to upper Manhattan to take street photos, hoping to meet her. She is a very private person and sometimes goes across the street to the hospital. But her house is now owned by her niece, who has tens of millions
Her estate was gifted to her, so now there is only one summer home for sale in New Jersey..."
"If I were still interested in this apartment at 450 East 52nd Street..." Ronald regretfully gave up Garbo's former residence. It was a seven-room apartment on the edge of the East River in Manhattan, which was considered noble.
The area is not far from the United Nations Headquarters, but it is not as noisy as near Central Park. In addition, it is the house where Garbo once lived, so Helen will definitely like it.
But Garbo was an art collector when she was young. She had good taste and owned paintings by many Impressionist painters, including Renoir. Now, each painting is worth at least close to one million. These inheritances
All of it was given to her niece, so there was no rush to sell the house where Garbo lived for 38 years.
"You really don't think about it. If the bid is more than one million, I can convince her niece to come and talk to you..." The real estate agent is very familiar with these clients. If the house was sold for more than 600,000 yuan,
When it reaches more than one million, her own commission can be doubled.
"If some of Garbo's collections and supplies come with it, I can still consider it." Ronald felt that it would be okay if the house was sold intact. Now that all Garbo's things have been moved away, it will be separated from the neighbor's house.
what differences are there?
"You are more like a businessman than an artist..." the real estate agent mused, "I also have a house here that belongs to a female star as famous as Garbo. Everything in it can be sold as is, and it can also be attached.
Are you interested in giving me some other things?"
"who is it?"
…
"This is Marlene Dietrich's apartment. It's smaller than Garbo's, but the location is much better..."
The next day, Ronald came to 993 Park Avenue, which is a residential area on the Upper East Side that is even more upscale than Garbo's apartment. It is considered one of the oldest and most expensive real estate in Manhattan.
But then Manhattan experienced more luxury development along the perimeter of Central Park, and the houses here somewhat lost their original luster because they were old.
After Marlene Dietrich retired from Hollywood, she mainly lived in the United States. At that time, she was also a big star with a similar status to Greta Garbo.
But she values privacy like Garbo, likes solitude, and has a much wider circle of friends. This is a Hollywood lover for both men and women who once captured Jimmy Stewart, John Gilbert, Errol...
Flynn, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Frank Sinatra and other Hollywood male stars who spanned decades... were active in love into their seventies...
There are two of her most powerful achievements. One is to steal the husband of Joan Crawford, the famous Hollywood favorite to steal boyfriends, and the other is to capture the famous bald male star in her fifties.
Yul Brynner, lived with him for ten years...
This apartment only costs more than half a million US dollars, and Marlene Dietrich's relatives are willing to sell it at the original price. For an additional US$100,000, they can also come with her letters over the years, souvenirs from acting, and some of her used items.
.
Ronald was not very interested in Marlene Dietrich's personal belongings, but she was once an A-list star in Hollywood, and those souvenirs might be props from some old movies, which Ronald still liked.
After making an appointment to view the house, Ronald came here with Helen. In fact, Marlene Dietrich's main children and relatives were all in Europe, so some things in America were handled by this real estate agent.
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She passed away this summer, and her funeral was a legend. As a German-American female star who was active during World War II and became an American citizen, she was the first Hollywood star to help sell war bonds. She also appeared on the TV show for a long time during World War II.
A frontline laborer. At that time, the US military described her as being much closer to the front line than Eisenhower.
As a person who was awarded the Legion of Honor for her presence on the American front, her coffin was covered with the American tricolor flag after her death, and the coffin was moved on the plane to Berlin in accordance with her will. She also received American freedom because of the labor force.
The medal was covered with the Stars and Stripes. When he was finally buried next to his parents' grave in Berlin, he was covered with the German flag.
Her important inheritance, such as more than a thousand sets of clothes, were sold to collectors and German film museums in Europe. What remains in New York is only a small part of the thousands of inheritances.
Helen went to look at the furniture and decoration in each room, while Ronald looked at the inheritance organized into dozens of cardboard boxes in a study room. Although it was only a small part, it was really a lot.
"Holy Shxt!"
Ten minutes later, Helen's voice came from the bedroom next to her, scaring Ronald so much that he quickly went to see what was going on.
"Look, her wardrobe is full of these..."
"Um..." Ronald also felt that it was eye-catching. Marlene Dietrich really liked to dress up. She had more than a hundred pieces of clothing in her wardrobe, and a wardrobe full of all kinds of leather tights.
Clothes, blindfolds, whips...and various unisex props...
Sure enough, the rumors are all true...
"I feel a little sick..." Helen's morning sickness came out again, and she hurriedly breathed fresh air in front of the window, "I don't like this place very much, but the real estate agent said that Miss Garbo's house is also for sale?"
Ronald glanced at the proud agent. She saw that Helen's nature was more like Greta Garbo's. She came out without makeup today, so she said a lot that Garbo's home was simple but her taste was elegant, but there was someone else who could
Doing yoga in the dance studio.
"One million, right?" Ronald was a bit disappointed with this agent's abilities. He was indeed a real estate agent who had served many Hollywood stars, and he knew very well what female stars wanted.
Hollywood female stars all want to be said to have taste like Garbo, but in love they always look like Marlene Dietrich.
"I'm just telling the truth..." the real estate agent smiled innocently.
"Is it too expensive?" Helen asked deliberately.
"Yes, it's very expensive, but this is Garbo's former residence..." Ronald's words made Helen also laugh.
"Here's your check, you're a good salesman..." Ronald immediately wrote a check to the real estate agent.
"This?" She took it over and saw that it was a number of 1.6 million.
"I also bought these things from Ms. Marlene Dietrich's lifetime and sent them to Fifth Avenue for me..."
"Why, do you want to give it away too?" Helen showed a searching look.
"Ah no, many people know this is Marlene Dietrich's house. I want to renovate it as her personal memorial. I personally like the performances of these early female stars. There are too many of these memorials in Los Angeles.
But there are not many in New York yet. I hope more New York girls will fall in love with acting because of this in the future..."
"Wow, you really like her, right?"
"Actually, I like Garbo better. She can convey emotions to the audience and is a pioneer of Method acting... But Garbo is more low-key and doesn't like to be disturbed by others. Now that you can inherit her house, I think it is very suitable...
"
"Well..." Helen happily got into the car and went to look at the house there.
Ronald held two cardboard boxes and loaded some of the correspondence into the car first. Anyway, the procedures for Marlene Dietrich's house were entrusted to the real estate agent, so it would be the same if she moved out early.
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"Holy Shxt...Marlene Dietrich's personal letters are really amazing..."
Several American collectors went to Paris to inspect Marlene Dietrich's personal belongings, but later lost interest and eventually packaged and sold them to the Berlin Film Art Museum.
No one expected that Marlene Dietrich, who lived in Paris for the next few decades, would actually put some of her most important letters in an apartment in New York that she had not lived in for many years.
"It's so exciting... I actually have the same relationship with the Kennedy brothers and their father... and being pregnant for Jimmy Stewart, not liking John Wayne's style, etc...
In addition to these celebrity gossips, there are also the older generation of Jewish male stars, company executives, and studio owners who have great influence in Hollywood...
Marlene Dietrich was a very candid person. In her correspondence with her husband and lover, she did not hide her sexual history at all, as well as some of the shameful things those Jewish bosses had done.