Although America's deputy commander-in-chief has a high position, he does not have much power. To be precise, apart from serving as the president of the Senate and being able to vote only when the votes for and against are equal, the only thing left is to automatically vote if the commander-in-chief dies.
The power to succeed.
But the deputy commander's dignity is still quite a lot.
When necessary, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief's special plane, Air Force Two, can be used. The Secret Service's protection of you and your family members is the same as that of a Commander-in-Chief.
After all, when there is a need to attend state affairs, this is where the two empires are.
Barbara's son does not live in the White House, but when he travels, he still has a Secret Service agent to protect his safety.
"Just pretend you didn't see him." Little George saw that Ronald was a little nervous when he saw the agent with the gun, and said to the big and round Secret Service officer, "Hey, give me and my friends some space."
It was difficult to mention Eisner's request directly to Barbara's son, so Ronald thought about it and used the pretext of looking for his own relatives in the Jerome family to call him and ask him about the other prominent figures in the Yale fraternity.
Contact details of the Roma family.
Sure enough, he was having a cold war with his wife Laura because of his alcoholism. As soon as he heard about such a fun thing, he immediately flew to New York and asked Ronald to go to New Haven with him.
Roland Bates, the manager of the Screen Fund, also came to New York to meet him. It happened that Michael Eisner came over and "encountered" him by chance. The two understood each other's purpose, and under the influence of Ronald and Barbara's son, they quickly chatted
Together.
Michael Eisner has roped in Jeff Katzenberg, and the two have produced about half of Hollywood's top-grossing movies in the past decade. This is exactly what Roland Bates needs as a strong producer and manager.
They quickly reached a deal, and Eisner could only use the funds for the filming of live-action films, not Disney's traditional animated films, which would be a bottomless pit of costs.
Roland Bates endorsed Eisner, adding the most important weight to his negotiations to become Disney president.
Ronald took little George with him and went to New Haven, where he studied at Yale University, to look for clues.
"Let me tell you, when I was young, Laura was a beauty. I fell in love with her at first sight at a barbecue party. It took me three weeks for her to agree to date me, but after three months, she
You agreed to my proposal."
In the town of New Haven, Ronald walked to the home of Jerome, a classmate of George's classmate. On the way, he showed Ronald many photos of his wife and a pair of beautiful twin daughters.
"But now she has become a nagging housewife, every time she drinks..."
Ronald shook his head, marriage didn't look all good.
He complained for a while and then became happy again. He saw the old guy from the Yale Skull and Bones Society, "Roger, Roger."
Roger Jerome is a local and now works on Wall Street. When he came back this time, he made a special trip to meet with classmate George Jr. to establish a relationship.
"You must be Ronald. George told me about you. My father knew about your great-aunt, Jeanne Jerome, your great-grandfather Gilbert's sister. She just died in 1979."
After her death, she was buried with her brother and mother in the Evergreen Cemetery."
"Oh", Ronald thought to himself, if he knew this in the first year after coming here, he might even be able to meet this old aunt.
In the Jerome family cemetery in New England, Jeanne Jerome's tombstone is the newest. There is a photo of her when she was young. She is very beautiful. She lived to be ninety-one years old and never married or had any children.
The will she left stated that the ancestral home and some small property behind her would be donated to the church. She only left a letter to the descendants of her brother Gilbert, hoping that they would come and seek the glory of their ancestors.
"It seems that there are no direct relatives." Ronald also didn't want to have anything to do with those Jerome people. Their watch factory has long since disappeared, and most of the remaining members are engaged in education and finance.
"The old aunt said that the glass made by Tiffany that her mother donated in memory of her brother is still in the original church?"
"Yes, but it's already dilapidated. I can accompany you to have a look. It's not far." Roger pointed to the road, and they walked to an ancient building.
“This doesn’t seem like a church, but looks like a Jewish synagogue?”
"Yes, Quakerism declined greatly in New England. In the 1950s, the newly immigrated Jews here bought it and turned it into a synagogue after they became rich."
Roger found the entrance and walked in.
"Afterwards, they moved to buildings with better conditions, and the place completely declined. Real estate developers took a fancy to this land, and it is said that it will be demolished soon."
When Ronald walked in, the ground was covered in dust. The tables and chairs in the church had also been taken away. It was actually just an empty hall.
"Ahem..."
Ronald was choked and coughed by the dust stirred up inside. He looked towards the window that the old aunt had described. The wooden windows at the top had all been knocked out, and it seemed that some property had been taken away.
gone.
"look……"
Just when Ronald was disappointed, little George patted him on the shoulder.
Looking along his fingers, the sun shone in from the window that had been torn off from above. In the dusty old church, a clear beam of light shone on a piece of window wood that had been torn off on the ground.
Ronald stepped forward and took a look. Miraculously, the window glass donated in his great-grandfather's name was still lying there quietly.
Maybe when the Jews converted it into a guild hall, they didn't spend any money to install new glass and kept the old one.
Ronald carefully wiped off the dust with a handkerchief, and the name of the donor was vaguely visible on the wood under the back of the glass.
Little George saw all this and quickly crossed himself on his chest, "Oh my god, this is simply a miracle."
This trip to recognize his ancestors made little George very satisfied. Especially when he found the piece of window glass in the church, he felt that it was God appearing.
On the way back, he also picked up a Bible and read it, "Maybe Laura is right. If I start reading the Bible every day, maybe I can quit drinking."
…
The glass was carefully re-cleaned by a craftsman, and then made into an ornament. Ronald placed the only connection between himself and the world in his aunt's home on Staten Island.
Ronald himself returned to Los Angeles again.
Eisner left Disney, and it would take some time for them to fully negotiate the terms and announce it to the outside world. The pilot movie that was originally promised could only be put on hold for the time being.
Niceta contacted Dino De Laurentiis, the owner of the novel adaptation rights for "Year of the Dragon".
"You want to direct this movie? Laurentiis looks very Neapolitan. After hearing Ronald's thoughts on Chinese-American movies, he made an offer.
"Okay, but you have to sign a two-film contract with me."
"Why?" Ronald was puzzled.
"This is how I make movies. When I meet a director I like, I want to work with him on more films. For example, I hired Oliver Stone as the screenwriter for 'Year of the Dragon'. I like his creations very much.
, he also wrote Conan the Barbarian for me. As long as he is willing, I will make the Vietnam War movie he has always wanted."
"Is that so? Has he already written the script?" Ronald didn't expect that the movie would progress so quickly.
"Yeah, you have to hurry up. If you don't come, I'll hand it over to Michael Cimino." Dino Laurentiis mentioned a familiar name.
"If you are willing to take over, I will let you do it. But the time cannot be delayed any longer. It must be started next month."
"His adaptation rights are about to expire," Nicota, the agent who accompanied Ronald, reminded in her ear.
"If possible, I'd like to read the script."
"Here you go, answer me as soon as possible."
Ronald went home and read the "Year of the Dragon" script rewritten by Oliver Stone. The more he read, the more something seemed wrong. How could a good Chinese-American story involve the Vietnam War?
"Mr. Laurentiis, there is something wrong with this adaptation. It turns out that the novel is centered around two generations of leaders in Chinatown. They hope to maintain the original order of Chinese Americans and the conflict between the mainstream order dominated by white people, so as to reflect the unique culture and culture of Chinese Americans.
concept.
Now after the change, most of the article talks about the Vietnam War. Are Chinese and Vietnamese not the same country? Are they still at war?"
"As long as they all have the same face in the eyes of American audiences, they can't tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese anyway."
"This?" Ronald was quite disappointed. Originally, this was a Chinese-American story that he wanted to shoot. Now that time is running out, it will definitely be too late to revise the basics. According to Stone's script, the film will definitely have a Vietnam War flavor, and he doesn't want to make it look like the Vietnam War.
The Chinese were filmed as a race that had emotional entanglements with the whites because of the Vietnam War, so they were not so close to each other.
"If it doesn't work, just give up." His agent Niceta advised him. This Dino was used to taking advantage of the director. Seeing that Ronald had a strong motivation to film "Year of the Dragon", he wanted to bind him.
He has two movie appointments. If he agrees, it will not be a burden for him to kick out Michael Cimino, who is already preparing.
In fact, he strongly disapproved of Ronald's filming. Now his two movies are still making great progress in the cinema, and they have not withdrawn from the screening. According to Ronald's historical performance, he should pursue his victory and make some box office blockbusters in order to
Consolidate the position of a successful director of commercial films.
"Forget it", Ronald doesn't want to make such a twisted Chinese movie, so let's leave it to Michael Cimino. I don't know what kind of movie he will make. I guess it's another deer hunt.
People's old habits, war's distortion of the human soul.
"Then you go on and help me find a script." Ronald agreed to give up and look for a commercial production that he liked and could make.