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Looking down the list, Sin Yiu-man saw the name Pat Sheehan. She was last year's Miss San Francisco and this year's Miss California, the sixth runner-up. She was a blonde and had been on the cover of Playboy.

This girl has most likely had an affair with Simpson. Marilyn Monroe, who maintained a working relationship with him, Jane Mansfield, who was signed by him, and several other similar blondes, Jorge Guinness alone is enough to form a blonde group. Too many would lead to infighting and be detrimental to the company's development.

But two minutes later, he saw another blonde, Mamie Van Doren. He was familiar with the name because he was more interested in news about Howard Hughes. She was Miss Eight-Ball of the Los Angeles Press Club in 1949, the same title Marilyn Monroe had won the previous year. She was Howard Hughes’s plaything for a time, and her contract was with RKO.

A quick glance at her resume reveals that Mamie Van Doren had enjoyed a contract with Howard Hughes at RKO, then tried to invest in the stage play "Billion Dollar Baby" with her boxer fiancé, but failed. Penniless, she arrived in Hollywood and was taken in by Simpson's company.

He also knew something about Van Doren that wasn't on his resume: in April, Cen Peipei attended a funeral for Charles Fisher, Al Capone's cousin and confidant, and one of the smuggling suppliers in Chicago.

The funeral was held in Brooklyn, New York, and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle gave it extensive coverage, including a report that Van Doren and Charles Fishley had a brief affair in Las Vegas, though it was unclear whether it was a romantic relationship or just a fling.

Putting down the roster, Sin Yiu-man tapped his fingers on the table a few times. The Spice Girls' "Wannabe" popped into his head, and then the name "Blonde Girls" came to mind.

"Maybe forming a blonde bombshell group wouldn't be bad."

Opening his notebook, Sin Yiu-man wrote down the names of the Spice Girls, the Ukrainian NuVirgos, 1980s Italian singer Sabrina Salerno, Madonna, Britney Spears, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, and other groups and sexy female singers.

Next, recall and select songs suitable for "creation" at the moment. The first song that popped up was Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" and Alizée's sexy hip-twisting dance.

Imagine six or seven blonde bombshells dancing the hip-twist dance one after another on stage. The attraction for men would be absolutely explosive. Moreover, the dance would be alluring without being vulgar, and wouldn't cross the line of current moral standards. It couldn't be better.

Humming a tune, he envisioned a stage scene in his mind while writing down the sheet music for "La Isla Bonita" on paper.

After finishing one song, another inspiration came to him. There was a commercially unsuccessful movie called Starship Troopers. The movie itself was mediocre, but one of its theme songs, "Today is the Day to Go to War," was very good and left a deep impression on him.

In the film, it's a conscription song, very much in line with the mainstream ideology. If the blonde bombshells sang it when they went to South Korea to entertain the troops, it would be incredibly politically correct.

"Courage! Duty! Honor! We call upon our army; in our time of peril, our way of life is to fight for this. Our flag flies high, inspiring us every day."
Go and complete every task perfectly.

"Today is the day I will die for my country. When you know why, when civil rights must be defended, when the mission demands your sacrifice, I will give my life for the Union..."

As he wrote, he envisioned the blonde bombshells in their performance outfits: fitted, sexy military uniforms, dance moves adapted from West Point's fancy rifle drills, a blend of softness and strength, both red and armed.

The magazine is going to print a special edition of Playboy for the troops, with no text content, just photos of women, mainly artistic photos of blonde bombshells, aiming to firmly grasp this group of die-hard soldiers and extend its influence into the South Korean military.

Once South Korean soldiers accept this style, Friendship Films immediately formed a girl group mainly composed of South Korean members, and then they went to the beggars' bowls to snatch food.

There's one problem: he's not familiar with Korean girl group songs and can't hum a complete one.

Well, it doesn't seem like a problem. K-POP was probably not something Koreans could accept at that time, while disco was easier to promote.

As another song ended, he thought of another one, Grasshopper's original version of "Blame It on the Samba," a song that blends samba and jazz. He thought the blonde bombshells could try to expand their influence to South America, primarily Brazil.

However, this song is the theme song for the Disney animated film "Melody of Time," and it remains to be seen whether Disney will ask for an exorbitant price when requesting authorization.

"Disney..."

Sin Yiu-man fell into deep thought.

Before the release of "Cinderella" last year, Disney was on the verge of bankruptcy. Walt Disney mortgaged his personal assets to produce "Cinderella," which was a do-or-die battle. He won the battle and Disney survived the crisis.

But less than a year later, they released a big-budget production called "Alice in Wonderland" with a budget of $300 million. This is treating the audience like韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting them), and their behavior is too ugly. Moreover, the release date is set for this month. What, do they want to set a precedent and create a summer blockbuster?
With the current system of large-scale film releases, there is no need to compete for release dates, and air-conditioned cinemas are not yet widespread. Who the hell wants to go to the cinema to watch a movie on a hot day? Wouldn't it be better to take the kids on a vacation to the suburbs?
"Alice in Wonderland" will most likely be a box office flop, and the production costs and marketing expenses will deplete Disney's cash flow. If you want to invest, you should seize this rare opportunity.

But where will he get several million dollars from?

Should we borrow more money?

After a short while, having sorted out his general ideas, Sin Yiu-man put aside Disney and returned to the music.

As the ideas expanded, a song that needed to be combined with childlike fun emerged: "Barbie," or more precisely, "Judy Doll." This song was simply the perfect promotional single for Judy Doll.

As I was pondering this, the intercom rang.

“Mr. Hepburn, Jennifer from Brown Brothers Harriman Bank is looking for you.”

"Please come in."

Sin Yiu-man picked up the microphone and said, "Hi, Jennifer."

“Mr. Hepburn, I’m sorry to bother you.”

"It's alright, please tell me what's wrong."

"Ten minutes ago, Miss Lana Turner called the bank to cash a check for $9 written by Mr. Hepburn. Is it possible to cash it?"

“Okay.” Xian Yaowen glanced at his watch. “Jennifer, thank you very much for your thoughtful service. I’ll treat you to dinner when I get back to New York.”

"This is my job, and of course I'm looking forward to dinner."

Have a wonderful day, bye-bye.

After hanging up the phone, Sin Yiu-man stroked his chin. It seemed that Lana Turner was really short of money. She even called the bank on Saturday, hoping to cash the check as soon as possible next Monday.

After getting distracted, I heard "Sha la la" again, and then I thought of the theme of a song—Sri Lanka is a girl's best friend.

When it comes to songs about diamonds, he can only think of Rihanna's "Diamonds," but that song is completely unsuitable for the current era. The song has to be abandoned, but the theme cannot be abandoned. Taking advantage of a diamond song that is popular all over the United States, Sri Lanka can open its flagship store in New York.

If you lack the ability to create your own songs, you can spend a lot of money to invite famous songwriters to write songs and use money to create a Billboard number one single of the year.

Upon further reflection, he unearthed Dolly Parton's "9 To 5," an ode to working women that satirizes gender discrimination in the workplace and calls for women's equality.

This song is suitable for the second album, to elevate the genre when the public sees the blonde bombshells as a provocative and superficial group.

This idea is still pending. If the public likes their superficiality, then they shouldn't turn down money.

"The masses are the masters, and if you want to see the president of the Flower Kingdom, we'll arrange it for you masters too."

In a short time, Sin Yiu-man accomplished a great deal, having already composed several musical scores. However, his memory had not run dry. He pressed the intercom, "Debbie, do you have an Irish whistle here?"

"The music room should have them. Shall I go get them?"

"No need, I'll go there myself."

In 1951, nearly 10 people were already in Hollywood pursuing their dreams of stardom. Jorge Guinness didn't care about wasting paper printing contracts; any aspiring dreamer who was good-looking was willing to be given a banana contract from the "Little Newbie" series.

Since there's no salary or subsidies, all you get is an agent with connections who takes willing people to parties, and maybe an opportunity will come along while you're there.

Those who are unwilling to run or who are disheartened by the process can do whatever they want, whether they wake up from their dreams or find other ways to make a living. If a lucky one emerges, the contract will come into play, and future big stars will need to pay a price for the contract, otherwise it may easily lead to legal disputes.

For those who are willing to persevere and have potential, the company will gradually replace them with Apple contracts where the subsidies are merely symbolic and insufficient to support them. Then, the company will select the best of the best and sign Cherry contracts with subsidies sufficient to support them.

This is Hollywood; apart from a few exceptional individuals, anyone who wants to stand out has to go through hell.

Sin Yiu-man was relatively soft-hearted and didn't let Simpson sign too many new employees. He set a high "appearance requirement," which resulted in the company having only a few hundred new employees. Although the number was actually quite large, no one was actually working in the office.

Although Hollywood only has one day off a week, the offices are empty on Saturdays. Agents, who are counted by their "positions," are busy out there making business deals and building relationships, while shill agents, who are counted by their "slips," are out running around or lying in wait in a certain location for a long time, just to create a chance encounter.

After passing through the large office with many workstations, Sin Yiu-man arrived at the music room, found the Irish whistle on the wind instrument shelf, wiped it clean, found the rhythm, and played a cheerful medieval German folk song, "Tanz mit mir".

He would play a piece, then stop to note which instrument should be added at a certain point.

Having thoroughly studied the Three Hundred Tang Poems, even if he couldn't compose poetry, he could still recite it. After engaging in "creation" for a long time, coupled with his continuous learning of musical instruments, he is no longer the novice he once was. His understanding of music has improved, and he can even dabble in arranging music.

While he was immersed in the music, Poon Pik-wah entered the music room, leaned against the wall, and listened quietly to his performance.

He saw her, but didn't say hello. He finished playing "Tanz mit mir," switched to an acoustic guitar, strummed another German song, "Lemon Tree," smiled at Pan Dihua, and said, "Girl, come on."

Pan Dihua chuckled and stepped forward. "What's she up to?"

"Give me a Fred Astaire tap dance, with a touch of Buster Keaton style."

Pan Pik-wah laughed and said, "I'm good at tap dancing, but Buster Keaton isn't."

"Then feel free to improvise."

Because the song was prepared for the blonde bombshell girl group, and the original singer of "Lemon Tree," Fool Garden, is male, Sin Yiu-man hummed a German version with newly rewritten lyrics, "Angels Never Die."

"Vielleicht ist gestern zu lang her, Was oft mal war stimmt langst nicht mehr...Come on."

Seeing that Poon Pik-wah did not make a move, Sin Yiu-man offered some encouragement.

Pan Dihua chuckled, a little shyly, and raised his hands slightly, swaying them casually to the rhythm of the music.

Clearly, Pan Dehua is quite familiar with Fred Astaire's dance, and he dances quite well, showing a hint of Michael Jackson's style.

Michael Jackson never claimed that his dance moves were original, nor did he create them out of thin air. They were all improvements on the work of his predecessors, with his own additions. Many of the dance moves in his "Dangerous" were sampled from the stage dance steps of Fred Astaire.

Seeing Poon Pik-wah happily engrossed in the dance, Sin Yiu-man got up and leaned over, trying out Buster Keaton's bizarre dance moves. After a couple of tries, he felt a bit awkward, so he switched to the simpler moonwalk and glided around in front of Poon Pik-wah.

Considering that none of the blonde girls had much of a dance background, he decided against designing overly difficult steps. Instead, he opted for simple movements that captured a relaxed and languid feel. So, he unconsciously adopted Pai Gor's steps and hand gestures. (End of Chapter)