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Chapter 192 The Grace Kelly Effect

Surprises are always everywhere in life. Priscilla Cheng was probably doing well in the West Village. She introduced two photographers, Henry Wolfe and Saul Wright, both of whom were well-known figures in the New York photography industry. The two key people were The fact that they came when they first started working shows that they did not suffer from the typical stubborn disease of artists - no sense of time.

Xian Yaowen had a good chat with the two of them, and Sol Wright became a part-time photographer of the flower club. He came over when he was alive and "Play Go" when he was not alive.

Henry Wolf was a Jew living in Vienna, Austria. With the Anschluss and Nazi occupation of Austria in 1938, his safe childhood in Vienna ended, and his family left Austria and began a three-year adventure.

At only 25 years old, he has rich experience. He has been to many countries, wandered between life and death, studied art in Paris, and continued his studies at the School of Industrial Arts in New York. He joined the Army, served in the Pacific Intelligence Service for three years, and retired. Later, he ran a photography studio in the West Village. He was a rare "loose-handed person" among New York artists.

After conversation, Xian Yaowen believed that Henry Wolfe had good management skills, as well as good graphic design and appreciation skills, so he invited him to officially join the flower club as the art director, with a weekly salary of US$220 and a four-week trial period.

After the two of them, Xian Yaowen interviewed a woman named Catherine, a thirty-four-year-old beautiful blonde, married, whose current surname was McCarthy. When he decided to keep the person as a graphic designer, Webster I added some information to him:
Catherine's previous surname was Nickerson, and her ex-husband's full name was Lewis Nickerson. She came from a wealthy family. After graduating from Yale, she joined the army and was Webster's colleague in the Airborne Division. The Airborne Division participated in every battle, but it was consistent from beginning to end. The gun was not fired, blah blah blah.

Webster talked a lot. After Xian Yaowen listened quietly, he asked a less important question, "Do Catherine and Nickerson have any children?" Webster replied that he didn't know.

Good Job, gossip is just gossip. Xian Yaowen still labeled Catherine as "brought with connections" after his own analysis.

McCarthy is a good surname and has produced many great people. Katherine’s McCarthy is not bad either. She has a good family background and is a music producer. Katherine’s surname Page can be traced back to Vermont Governor John B. Page, her grandmother. Coming from the Baker family, if you call "Judge Baker" in any state in the United States, as long as someone answers, it is probably either Catherine's uncle or her cousin.

Therefore, Catherine's good graphic design ability was not the main reason why Xian Yaowen admitted her. He already affectionately called her by the nickname Casey.

Under the coercion of separation of powers and liberal democracy, the United States has maintained the simplicity of a country's humane society. The difficulty of a thing often depends on the last name of the person in charge, and sometimes it is even more accurate to the social security ID.

For example, after Second Lieutenant Douglas, an engineer who had just graduated from West Point Military Academy, was promoted to lieutenant according to the process, a lieutenant general with the same surname MacArthur did not shy away from relatives and transferred an engineer and his own son to his command to engage in intelligence work. It didn't take long. He was also recommended to President Roosevelt as a military adjutant, well, it was still a part-time job.

Jane Mansfield came earlier than Sweetheart Jane. In view of her positive attitude, Xian Yaowen decided to give her the "Monroe covering her skirt" action originally used for the Grammy model team, and it would not be used on the cover, only Publish it on the inside of the first or second issue of the magazine to create the impression that some readers know that Jane Mansfield took this photo but not too many people know about it.

This way, a few years later, when Monroe dissed Jane Mansfield in the newspapers, a photo could be used to slap Monroe in the face.

Of course, the reason why Xian Yaowen made things so complicated was for the development of the magazine. Jane Mansfield was willing to sign a contract with the flower club - taking a photo for the flower club in exchange for $30 was more open-minded. After she became famous, she took another photo and attached it to a topical interview, and the reward was US$3000.

When he was free, Xian Yaowen listed all the popular Hollywood actresses he knew in the 1950s and 1960s. He thanked Kennedy for his outstanding contribution in the history of picking up girls. According to him, Xian Yaowen knew a lot of names. From this, he formulated A "blessing plan" was created.

Find a female star in the future who is still a passerby and perform a similar operation to Jane Mansfield. As one or two female stars emerge in Hollywood, the public will be "surprised" to find that N female stars are among them. Their paths to fame all have one thing in common - they took photos of flower clubs.

Reasonable people would think that the Flower Club has a keen eye for pearls and the models they find have the potential to become superstars. Girls who dream of becoming superstars will not think so. They will regard the Flower Club as a magical religious place and take photos of the Flower Club. Treat it as a sacrificial ceremony, take photos and get paid, and it can also increase your reputation. Why not take the initiative to seek opportunities?
This will become a good topic for the flower club itself, and the reputation of the flower club can be improved. Moreover, Xian Yaowen has left a hidden benefit for the staff of the flower club.

Just like this time, after Jane Mansfield left, Xian Yaowen had time to breathe and read the newspaper, and saw "Grace Kelly" in a cast list of an upcoming musical on Broadway.

If this Grace Kelly is the future Princess of Monaco, it is necessary for him to include this person in his blessing plan.

In the last life, in order to complete the homework assigned by the teacher in middle school, he wrote an article "The Rise of Monaco's Economy - The Grace Kelly Effect". He was quite familiar with the history of Monaco, and he also knew that Monaco at this time not only had a consistent The attributes that exist are small, and there is another typical attribute that is poor.

Monaco's ability to escape poverty is inseparable from Grace Kelly's dowry and the popularity of the Oscar-winning actress. Grace Kelly's marriage into the Monaco royal family is not a fairy tale, but a strategic cooperation that benefits both parties.

Grace Kelly's father was an Olympic gold medalist. He used his fame to become successful in the business world and became a celebrity in Philadelphia. She was a rich girl, but she was not mentally retarded. She had a deep mind and dared to make sacrifices to achieve the goals she set.

The 1950s were still the golden age of Hollywood. Beautiful and good-acting actresses were like crucian carp crossing the river. If you threw a brick randomly on the streets of Los Angeles, you might kill an actress who was qualified to win an Oscar.

For Grace Kelly to be successful, her status as a rich girl is not very useful, not to mention that her family does not support her joining the entertainment industry. Her ability to defeat many competitors and achieve success is inseparable from her title of "Sleeping Man" .

An actress once said of her: Grace has made more boyfriends in one month than I have in my entire life.

Her list of rumored boyfriends is very long. Countless photographers, screenwriters, Hollywood actors, and Hollywood mascot Kennedy have fallen under her pomegranate skirt. As a result, she has gained a lot of "Grace is a good comrade." , it would not be wrong to let her play the heroine." I highly recommend and praise her.

Xian Yaowen admired her very much and wrote her name in his notebook. He was going to invite her to collaborate and go on dates with her. They would eat, watch movies and then sweat profusely and play role-playing games, such as "Paris and Juliet", " "Ma Zhu", while you are having fun, why not correct the world that has been written badly?

The next date had just been set, and Secretary Jin, who had just taken office today, brought his last date, Jane, to his workstation.

Jin is Yang Leimeng, and her English name is Genevieve. If you excerpt a pronunciation, it can be shortened to Jean. The pronunciation is similar to Jin. For convenience, she became Jin.

"Jin, give our Ms. Brick a cup of Huashe coffee and two candies?" Xian Yaowen said as Jane sat down in front of her workstation.

"Uh-huh." Jane agreed, then smiled and said to Xian Yaowen: "Why do you call me Ms. Brick?"

"Antonia Brick, don't tell me you don't know her." Xian Yaowen spread his hands.

"Of course I know her. She is my idol. I played piano for a while in the bar where she used to work." Jane smiled solemnly, "Wilson, my last name." "So, Ms. Wilson's goal is the Philharmonic Orchestra ?”

Jian glanced at Xian Yaowen and said, "Adam, guessing this doesn't make you smart. I came here on leave, and I want to hear from you as soon as possible about the benefits beyond the $30."

"OK." Xian Yaowen shrugged and got to the point, "Jane, do you know Selina Kyle?"

Hearing this, Jian searched among celebrities for a while, but couldn't find a matching name. Her mind wandered, and after a while she said in an uncertain tone: "Are you talking about the cat in "Batman"?"

"Yeah, it's her. I want you to put on a custom-made cat suit and take some photos. This is work, and I will pay you. When the work is over, I also want you to put on a cat suit and go on a date with me. I will bring you Go to 3M (scissor brand), you know, I have good muscles, and Mr. Wayne’s bat suit will look better on me.”

Jane laughed and said: "Adam, are you asking me for a date? After I have a formal date?"

"Yes." Xian Yaowen shook his chair, "How are you and Morning Boy? Will there be another date?"

Jane nodded lightly, "We went to the park and had breakfast together. I felt good about him, and we made an appointment to have lunch."

"today?"

"Yeah."

Xian Yaowen raised his left hand and glanced at his watch, "Now I have two pieces of good news, one for you and one for me. Let's finish the work quickly, and then you leave here. I can make an appointment with a girl who plays the violin at noon."

Jane rolled her eyes and said, "You want to form an Adam girl band?"

“Why not?” The magazine is distributed to publishers all over the world, which means that tens of millions of men and boys will see your photos;
They will say, oh, this bitch is good-looking, and so on. I will not give examples one by one. I believe you can guess it. In short, many people will know you. Once a person is famous, many things will become easier, such as you Want to join a band;

You know, American orchestras almost all rely on private sponsorship to survive. Patrons provide sponsorship because of their love for orchestral music. In addition to the orchestra itself, if you can give them another reason to sponsor, I believe you can easily Join a band. "

"Adam, I think you are right, but I don't like it. The music I yearn for is pure. I hope I join an orchestra because of my performance level and not because of other reasons. Can you understand?"

Jane spoke in a very serious tone, and Xian Yaowen could tell that she was speaking from the bottom of her heart, "I understand completely. Let's forget about the conversation just now and focus on the reward. If you are willing, I can leave the cleaning work here to you." , and I will be looking for a house in the next few days. When I find it, I can leave the cleaning work to you. How is your cooking skill?"

"I think it's pretty good, I'm particularly good at Creole food."

"Aren't you kidding me? Are you a Creole?" Xian Yaowen pretended to be surprised.

Creoles only refer to all people of French Louisiana native ancestry before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

"Adam, those who can cook Creole food are not necessarily Creoles. I am still Irish." Jane glanced at Xian Yaowen for his exaggerated expression, "I am very happy to accept the job of office cleaning and home cleaning. I am also very interested in challenging myself as a home cook. Please let me know when you have set a time for the food tasting.”

"No problem, you already have two cleaning jobs, now let's move on to the photo taking job."

Then, Xian Yaowen told Jane about the contract, and things went very smoothly. Jane did not resist signing the contract, but just asked about the detailed terms of the contract. Xian Yaowen informed her and explained that she would find a lawyer to draw up the contract as soon as possible.

In three days, Xian Yaowen spent most of his energy on interviews. The number of people increased one by one, and the office quickly ran out of free workstations.

At the same time, he was also promoting cooperation with Gambino. He called Zheng Zhiping and asked him to appoint a person to help Gambino establish a production management system. He also contacted Zhou Zhanyuan in Singapore and asked him to contact Brother International in the name of the Singapore agent to handle the sewing machine order. .

Brother International has been working hard to open up the US market, but the progress is not very smooth. His cross-regional sales behavior should not be criticized, and of course he will not receive any rewards. Inukai Akio will most likely ignore it and snicker. Maintenance work was taken over, although the sewing machines ended up in underground factories.

On the fourth day, Qi Longque went to Chinatown alone and came back with several pieces of paper filled with words.

After the last trip to Chinatown, Xian Yaowen asked Gu Baozhang, who had been staying in a hotel for a while, to play a New York drifter who had just arrived in New York. He had no place to go and had to go to Chinatown to find a way to survive. He found a job washing dishes in a Chinese restaurant and worked hard every day. After washing dishes, he would walk around Chinatown to familiarize himself with the local customs.

The paper Qi Longque brought back recorded some information about Chinatown, which Gu Baozhang had found out in the past few days.

Manhattan's Chinatown is the sphere of influence of the Hip Sing Hall, and the most prominent person currently is a man named Qi Ge, whose real name is Wu Jiazhao. He has just been released from prison for more than ten years and has become the vague leader of the Hip Sing Hall.

Xian Yaowen has heard about this man, but he doesn’t know much about it. In his previous life, Wu Jiazhao passed away before he reached adulthood. To him, Wu Jiazhao was just a historical figure, but he actually came from a comedy film set in Chinatown. I have seen the character "Seventh Uncle" based on Wu Jiazhao. When Seventh Brother gets older, he will naturally become Seventh Uncle. There is nothing wrong with that.

As the saying goes, eggs cannot be put in one basket. The cooperation with Gambino has just begun, and he will start to think about his options. Besides, the Sicilian's smuggling business is mainly in Europe, Italy and surrounding countries, and he has not developed the business. to Mexico and Asia.

When it comes to hard work, he only recognizes people in Asia who are influenced by the culture of Confucius and Mencius and Mexicans. These two types of people believe that hard work will make you rich, and they can work from morning to night, sixteen or seventeen hours a day without complaining. Europeans are far better than Even the Eastern Europeans who endured hardships and developed antibodies.

(End of this chapter)