Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 16 Yuan Lenin
Subtitle of this chapter: Learn from Comrade Akashi!
"Damn you, Gao Yi!"
Kichisaburo Nomura and Isoroku Yamamoto were military strategists, not artists, so their perspective on the script was definitely different from that of David Griffith. They were also smart people and understood the screenwriter Yuan Da's thoughts after just reading the beginning.
They have been in the United States for more than a year, so they understand a little bit of the American sentiment. Just like Yuan Yanshu said three months ago, Americans "love God and hate the British." In 1921, there were at least 10 million Irish people in the United States, ranking second, a little more than the English who ranked third. In Chuis heard that the first place among the white population in the United States was of German descent.
In a democratic society, population means votes. If 90% of the American population were Irish, then the British Empire could have gone to bed.
But 10% is enough, especially in America at that time, the poorer Irish, Italians and Jews lived in groups. In these constituencies, their votes were very important and could completely influence the policies of the Republican and Democratic parties.
So it is not difficult to guess what kind of reaction these Irish people would have after watching this movie about the Great Famine in Ireland.
After the two Japanese golds finished reading the script, Nomura Yoshisaburo couldn't help but pat the armrest of the sofa and praised sincerely: "Mr. Yuan is indeed a great scholar who has mastered both Eastern and Western knowledge. Not only does he write such good novels, but even his film scripts are so outstanding. It is really admirable."
Yamamoto Fifty-six seemed even more excited, and said firmly: "Although I don't know much about movies, in my opinion, this movie "Orphans of Famine" will definitely be a best-seller in the United States... No, the world! I want to congratulate Mr. Yuan first."
"That's right." Nomura Kichisaburo nodded and said, "Mr. Yuan, this movie might... well, it will definitely affect the American political situation as you said. Please make sure to shoot it quickly."
"Please!" The two Neon Golds stood up together and bowed.
When encountering the Japanese with complicated etiquette, our Master Yuan had no choice but to stand up and say, "You two, please sit down quickly."
After they sat down, he sighed and said, "I and the two 'sea men' of the Great Japanese Empire hit it off right away, so I won't beat around the bush. I am very satisfied with this script, and I believe it will definitely be a huge box office hit, but..."
He spread his hands and said, "But because of this, I can't shoot now."
Hearing such contradictory statements, the two Japanese golds were confused and naturally asked, "Why?"
“No money!”
"No money?"
Yuan Yanshu explained very "sincerely": "You two may not know this. In order to ensure the quality of this film, I invited the leading director in the current film industry, David Griffith. You have seen his films, right?"
The two Japanese golds had actually seen the films of the film master, and both nodded.
"If you have seen his films, you will know that he is a very ambitious artist. He is very demanding in terms of film quality, so he gave me a budget. The cost of making "Orphan of Famine" was as high as..."
"Three million dollars!"
"What?! Three million US dollars..." This number really shocked the two naval officers. Their eyes almost popped out of their heads.
Nomura Yoshisaburo took a deep breath and stammered, "Mr. Yuan, Mr. Yuan, you, you, did you say something wrong? It's not three million, it's three hundred thousand, right?"
Three million US dollars is 7.5 million yen, and the cost of building a Japanese Navy's Taketake-class destroyer is only 1.56 million yen. The movie "Orphan of Famine" is equivalent to five destroyers.
Of course, at this moment they certainly would not have thought that the box office of this film would be as high as 30 million US dollars, which was just enough to build two Amagi-class battlecruisers.
"Ah, I had the same reaction at that time." Master Yuan sighed deeply and said listlessly, "I confirmed it with Mr. Griffith again and again at noon, but he insisted that either he would not bid or he would have to spend three million US dollars."
Yamamoto Isoroku interrupted and asked, "Mr. Yuan, can we change the director?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yan suddenly became angry and said, "Mr. Yamamoto, this "Orphans of Famine" is my child. How can I treat my child badly? I will not feel at ease if I don't hand this child over to Mr. Griffith."
"Hey, you don't understand the things about us artists." Master Yuan waved his hand and said, "I wanted to give up at that time..."
The two Japanese golds screamed , "Don't give up!" They haven't discussed it yet, but they have already thought about it. If it doesn't work out, they will just pay a high price to buy the script and find someone to shoot it.
Yuan Yan's tone suddenly changed, and he said cheerfully: "That's when I heard you coming. Then I thought of an outstanding soldier of the Great Japanese Empire..."
Having said that, he began to pretend to light a cigar.
Ba Maoqian waited for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "Mr. Yuan, which military veteran did you think of?"
"Oh, I'm thinking of the unsung hero of the Russo-Japanese War, Akashi Motojiro! Lord Akashi is a man who can defeat ten divisions by himself."
Well, anyone who knows a little about modern history must know this eccentric man who is known as the "first hero of the Russo-Japanese War." Once, he was having a meeting with Yamagata Aritomo, and he started to urinate while sitting, soaking the shoes of Yamagata Genro.
During the Russo-Japanese War, he served as a military attaché in Russia and Germany under the order of the General Staff, specializing in intelligence work. Akashi Motojiro spent a lot of money on Comrade Lenin, so Lenin entrusted Trotsky to use the money as activity funds to carry out a series of subversive activities.
In addition, he fought almost alone and did a lot of intelligence work, which seriously hindered the Russian military operations.
Master Yuan stood up, with his hands behind his back, and chanted: "Why should I look to the king for fame and honor? My ambition is as strong as the wind. Success or failure is as light as ink, and my white sails are in the stormy waves..."
"Although the writing is not good, the ambitions expressed in it are admirable." He sighed and shook his head, saying, "It's a pity that I, Yuan, have no chance to meet such a hero. It's really a pity. I don't know when we yellow people will have such a hero who can turn the tide and regard money as dirt..."
This eccentric died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1919 at the age of 55.
Hey, hey , hey, I have made it so obvious. I believe you two military attachés stationed in the United States do not fail to understand what I mean. You should learn from your predecessors.
Yes, yes, yes, of course the two Japanese devils understood what he meant. This "Yuan Lenin" would not work without payment.
