Vivien Leigh did not return to England alone, she was accompanied by the entire "Titanic" creative team.
Although the film industry in the 1930s was still immature, it paid enough attention to publicity work. Four years ago, when "City Lights" premiered in the UK, Chaplin went back to the UK specifically to cooperate with the publicity and stayed there for several
Yue just left.
Well, Chaplin actually returned home rich and wealthy. He was born and raised in London, and he had a miserable life in the same year.
Chaplin lost his father when he was five years old, and his life was difficult. He worked as a flower girl, a newspaper boy, a barbershop worker... he worked in any job. When he left England at the age of fifteen, Chaplin was still a young actor. When he returned,
Has transformed into an internationally renowned director.
This is a legend.
Vivien Leigh is actually similar. When "Titanic" is released in the UK, she will also understand what it means to "return rich and rich".
In fact, the day after Zhou Hexuan was hospitalized after being assassinated, he sent a telegram to his women, saying that he was fine and asking them not to worry too much. But what the newspaper said was too scary, and it was inevitable that it was a gun and a bomb.
It makes people fearful.
In order to cooperate with the promotion of "Titanic" in the United States, Vivien Leigh set off five days later than Meng Xiaodong and others, but she happened to arrive in London on the same day.
As soon as she left the pier, Vivien Leigh said to director Brumby: "Charles, you go to the hotel first, I will go to the hospital to take a look."
"I'll go with you," Clark Gable said with great enthusiasm. "Mr. Zhou is a great writer and our friend. He is hospitalized and we have to visit him no matter what."
"Okay." Vivien Leigh was helpless about this.
Ever since Clark Gable was caught, this guy has turned into a lapdog. He speaks well of Zhou Hexuan and Vivien Leigh to everyone he meets, and spares no effort to provide Vivien Leigh with performance opportunities.
The more Clark Gable tried to please, the more Vivien Leigh looked down on her as this man was too cheap.
"Then I'll go with you," said Brumby, joining in the fun.
Anyway, there are professionals doing the publicity work. The director and the hero and heroine only need to cooperate, and they can be idle as long as they are idle.
By the way, "Titanic" and Chaplin's "Modern Times" were released at the same time, and these two movies have already been popular in the United States.
"Titanic" was both a critical success and a critical success, and was embraced by the media and audiences alike.
The situation of "Modern Times" is a bit complicated. The audience likes it to the core, but the media sings bad words in unison. The reason is very simple. "Modern Times" smeared the image of capitalists and became an important propaganda tool for the American Communist Party. Even Chaplin himself,
They were all accused of being "Comintern spies lurking in the United States" and even attracted an FBI investigation.
By the way, the FBI at this time was very arrogant and domineering. They even arrested socialists and liberals, and often used the guise of "prohibition of alcohol" to bypass the search warrant restrictions and directly enter the house to arrest people. The FBI during the Great Depression
, has become the most deformed and powerful violent institution in the United States, and has even threatened the power of the President of the United States.
When Roosevelt was in power, he could still suppress the FBI a little. Once Roosevelt dies, the FBI will become a vicious dog that breaks the rope and bites anyone it catches, even the President of the United States.
At least before the mid-1950s, Zhou Hexuan would never dare to immigrate to the United States. It would be ridiculous if the FBI had a seizure and arrested him regardless of international public opinion. Even if Zhou Hexuan served as an adviser to the President of the United States, it would be dangerous. McCarthy's slogan at the time
It was "firing cannonballs at the State Department," claiming that the Truman administration had "complicity with the Soviet Union" and that the Democratic Party had "treason for 20 years."
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When Vivien Leigh and others arrived at the hospital, a reporter from the American "Times" was blocked at the door.
"Sorry, Mr. Zhou will not accept any interviews while he is injured." The gate guard said with a cold expression. These guards are usually responsible for the security of Buckingham Palace. To put it bluntly, they are the Palace Guards. The assassination of Zhou Hexuan caused too much trouble, and now they have been sent here
I left it to Lao Zhou to look after the door.
David Hopkins smiled helplessly and explained: "I came here specially from the United States."
The guard glanced at him and said, "It's no use even if you come from Mars."
After arguing with the guard for a long time, David Hopkins finally got angry: "Please respect my job!"
"Please respect my work, Mr. Reporter," the guard said calmly.
"Okay," David Hopkins was timid again, "At least, you should spread the word for me and say that the American "Times" is visiting and see if Mr. Zhou Hexuan agrees to be interviewed."
The guard sneered: "If every reporter wants me to deliver news, then all four of my legs will be broken."
"It's different, I'm an American reporter!" David Hopkins was going crazy.
"But this is England." The guard had a sense of superiority and regarded the other party as a country bumpkin.
Just then Vivien Leigh appeared, and the guard immediately stopped her and said: "Please stop and don't disturb the rest of the patients in the hospital."
"I am a friend of Mr. Zhou, my name is Vivian Hartley." Vivien Leigh said.
"Please wait a moment." The guard immediately asked his partner to go to the ward to confirm.
After a while, the guard said to Vivien Leigh and others: "Gentlemen and ladies, please come in."
David Hopkins, who was next to him, quickly shouted: "I am also a friend of Mr. Zhou!"
"But you are a reporter first." The guard remained unmoved.
David Hopkins obviously recognized Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable and shouted: "Miss Leigh, Mr. Gable, help me send a message to Mr. Zhou and say that Time Magazine wants to interview him!"
"I will." Vivien Leigh turned around and smiled.
When Vivien Leigh came to the ward, she realized that there was something wrong with the atmosphere inside. A bunch of women were sitting there staring at each other and not talking. Only Xiao Lingjun was lying next to Zhou Hexuan, chattering non-stop.
Ma Jue saw Vivien Leigh standing at the door and thought: "Here comes another one! Still a foreign woman."
In fact, the only one who was really upset was Zhang Leyi. She was very unhappy with the existence of Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan. It was enough to keep them quietly in Shanghai, but they dared to drive them to the UK. These two concubines wanted to rebel!
"Hello everyone!" Vivien Leigh greeted in fluent Chinese.
Zhou Hexuan was immediately overjoyed. Someone finally came to the rescue. He quickly said: "Vivian, come in quickly. Oh, Mr. Brumby and Gable are here too. It's been a long time!"
"Hello, Zhou." Brumby nodded in greeting, a little confused about the situation.
When Clark Gable saw a room full of women and children, he immediately thought of the legendary polygamy and was so envious of Chinese men. He, the actor, looks great, but his wife is an old woman more than ten years older than him.
, even stealing something is like being a spy.
How wonderful it would be if America also had polygamy!
Clark Gable suddenly felt the urge to join the Mormons.
Vivien Leigh put away the flowers she bought on the roadside and said to Zhou Hexuan: "Brother Xuan, reporters from Time Magazine want to interview you, and they are outside."
"Let them come in." Zhou Hexuan's idea was that the more people the better, because he was afraid that Zhang Leyi would cause trouble in the ward.
