Father of France

Chapter 115 Bad News from the Bodybuilding World

"Why did they choose me?" Ava Gardner looked completely bewildered; she was just a small-time actress earning a fixed weekly salary.

When asked about this, Koeman was of course honest: "Normally, it wouldn't be your turn, but now everything has to start from scratch. Since you're here, it means you have the luck, and luck is also a part of ability."

These French luxury companies are already well-known and this isn't their first time entering the American market. But why shouldn't the four-year occupation of France affect these luxury brands?

Naturally, everything had to start from scratch. This time, it was a return to the US market, and the network of relationships needed to be built from the ground up.

If it wasn't Ava Gardner, it would have been someone else. Since Ava Gardner has appeared, just like Koeman said, luck is also part of strength, so it's her.

Koeman certainly doesn't have the authority to choose spokespeople for these companies, but he has this suggestion. If these luxury goods companies don't heed this advice, then there might still be some culprits who have slipped through the net in this round of punishment for criminals. Logically speaking, these companies would be better off cooperating.

Besides, there's nothing wrong with Ava Gardner's image. It's just that the American film industry is so competitive right now that she hasn't made a name for herself yet. You can rest assured choosing such a spokesperson.

The involvement of a French luxury brand will undoubtedly be a great help to Ava Gardner, allowing her to join the ranks of mainstream celebrities sooner.

Ava Gardner, who also knew this was an opportunity, immediately changed her attitude, approaching him with a warm, tea-scented tone, satisfying Koman's chauvinistic tendencies, and said, "You're not lying to me, are you?"

"No, absolutely not." Koman thought to himself, I've seen it all, but I've never seen anything like this before. He tensed up for a moment, but then immediately relaxed.

He wasn't fighting alone; being a romantic Frenchman who only slept and didn't take responsibility, he immediately started making empty promises, saying, "Whatever you want, as long as it's something humans can do, I'd like to try."

In fact, the two had known each other for less than three days when they first met, and Koman's tone of "asking for nothing" shocked Ava Gardner. It wasn't that she had never been inexperienced with pie, but she didn't dare to draw such a big pie, let alone eat it.

But the feeling of being held tightly was so real. Ava Gardner looked up at Koman's face and saw the man biting her red lips with great force and greed.

The night passed in the blink of an eye, and the black veil was gradually dispelled by the morning light. In the bedroom of Tingtao Manor, the clothes scattered on the floor seemed to be telling a story. Ava Gardner hugged the man tightly, "It's been a whole night, aren't you tired?"

“I can handle it. It’s natural to be curious the first time,” Coleman murmured. He was determined to uphold the honor of French men and would never bow down to the Americans.

That night, US-France relations, and even the transatlantic partnership, took another step forward. When the sun was high in the sky, the two of them slowly woke up. When Ava Gardner got out of bed, she woke up Koman, who was fulfilling his duties as a husband.

“Ava.” Koman jumped up and hugged Ava Gardner’s delicate body, his words full of longing. “How about you show me around New York?”

“Let’s talk after we eat, I’m hungry.” Ava Gardner rolled her eyes at Koman. She had been working hard all night and needed to recharge.

Vanderbilt III, of course, knew about the happenings at his family's estate. He curled his lip in disdain, thinking, "What's with the 'French' talk at the beginning? Is this what the French are like?"
"How could I not control myself?" Koman said with a face full of regret. He only showed his remorse after putting the six-ounce gold jewelry directly on Ava Gardner.

The Bretton Woods system set the official price of gold, but jewelry certainly wasn't priced that way. A piece of jewelry weighing nearly 200 grams cost Coman $600. Fortunately, the German people supported him, otherwise, given his current wealth, he would have faced considerable pressure.

“You tormented me six times in one night, this is the compensation I deserve.” Ava Gardner felt that she had worked hard and that the current treatment was what she was entitled to.

However, Eva Gardner doesn't deny that this Frenchman is genuinely generous and not a scumbag who only makes empty promises. He's young and energetic, and has a good image.

Ava Gardner praised Corman quite a bit yesterday, but was met with a dismissive retort: ​​"Do you think this is like in your American movies, where the male lead's age can't be hidden even in black and white films, even though he's over twenty years older?"

In American movies, the age gap between male and female leads is typically ten years, with most age differences being nearly twenty years.

This is normal. If all the actors are young, it will be a youth inspirational drama with many extravagant and decadent scenes, which are definitely unrelated to young people who are just starting out.

Black and white films have many drawbacks, but they are relatively better for white people, whose skin is the roughest. Black and white films largely helped white actors avoid this problem.

Ava Gardner, who always plays femme fatales on screen, is very good at taking care of men's emotional value. She took Corman's hand and returned to the Waverly Hills, the two of them being as intimate as a couple in love.

Vanderbilt III was receiving a guest and arrived a little later. "He insisted on giving me a few tickets to the Mr. Power competition. If Coleman has time, he can go and watch." The Vanderbilt family is renowned, and they often seek out organizations to host competitions. This Mr. Power competition in New York is one of them. He had already agreed and asked if he was interested.

"It's good to go and take a look." After listening to Vanderbilt III's explanation for a long time, he finally realized that this so-called Mr. Strength was actually a bodybuilding competition.

The muscles were burning; every fiber felt like it had been soaked in gasoline and then ignited. Someone draped a huge Stars and Stripes flag over the athlete's shoulders, the fabric rubbing against his hypersensitive skin. The athlete was helped to his feet, raising his arms, his muscles throbbing so badly he almost vomited.

The audience was a sea of ​​excitement, filled with fervent faces. The air was cloyingly sweet, carrying the scents of car exhaust and sunshine.

Koman nodded at the contestants on stage, but didn't say anything else. He had come to watch with great interest because he thought it was a competition that brought bad news to the bodybuilding world.

But upon closer inspection, he was greatly disappointed. It was all too normal; most of the contestants were too healthy, to the point that it extinguished Koeman's desire to watch. He didn't know what the Americans around him were so happy about. Koeman said he wouldn't be convinced unless Kowloon Technology showed some of its most impressive skills.

The contestants' physiques resembled those of generals in paintings of ancient Eastern powers. Many of the male contestants even had potbellies. They were healthy, but not particularly masculine.

This is a far cry from the scene where Koeman was so eager to see the game explode that he practically wanted to rush to the rescue right after the match.

Perhaps sensing Koeman's mood, Eva Gardner leaned against him and whispered, "What's wrong? Don't you like this kind of match?"

"I just don't like this competition format," Koeman said calmly. "If I were to organize it, the quality of the participants would be much higher."

Koeman wasn't just boasting; he simply applied the technology from Belgian Blue cattle to humans. Belgian Blue has been around for decades.

Belgian Blue bulls share a striking similarity with the bodybuilding world, which is often plagued by bad news: because they concentrate too much energy on their muscles, their testicles are relatively small, resulting in low sperm count and quality.

Like Belgian Blue cattle, the bodybuilding world in the 21st century faces the challenge of difficulty in reproduction.

As for how to make humans tolerate the technology of cattle, don't forget that besides the powerful and influential India, Africa, which has the richest genetic diversity, is also a paradise for drug testing. Half of Africa is French territory.

After observing the Americans' reckless squandering of their youth, Koman left with Ava Gardner, not forgetting to take out his diary to record his concerns for the development of human bodybuilding.

Back at Tingtao Manor, Coman couldn't wait to touch and feel the plump breasts, saying, "They're very elastic and the right size."

Ava Gardner, who was awkwardly trying to avoid him, rolled her eyes at the man who had been touching her, and pinched Koman with displeasure, "You're even appreciating this now."

“I should have the same rights as your husband,” Coman said defiantly. “This isn’t my fault; you’re the root of the problem.”

It's fine to be a vegetarian if you've never eaten meat, but since Koman has already eaten meat, he can't go back to being a vegetarian in front of Ava Gardner. He has to get Ava Gardner to understand his needs. Fortunately, she is indeed understanding; her lack of cooperation is just a way to make things easier.

The New York Times newspaper also fell to the ground during the entanglement between the two, with the headline on the front page: "First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan; Equivalent to 20,000 Tons of TNT; Truman Warns Enemies of a Rain of Destruction; World's Most Powerful Atomic Bomb Strikes the Japanese; Atomic Bomb Flattens Japanese Cities."

At the same time as the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, major newspapers devoted entire pages to the two billion dollar Manhattan Project, praising the wisdom of scientists and engineers.

The entire United States was in a frenzy, believing that the end of the war was just around the corner, and that no matter what the Japanese government did, the United States would use its overwhelming technological and material superiority to destroy Japan's attempts to resist.

The vast majority of people believed that the atomic bomb was a necessary and rapid means to end the war and avoid the casualties of "a million American soldiers" during the invasion of Japan. This was an overwhelming sense of victory.

Koman only found out the advertisement had been bombarded the next day. He reflected on himself in Chinese, saying, "I was so captivated by beauty that I have become so haggard."

"What are you talking about?" Ava Gardner, wearing a men's shirt, looked at Koman with a puzzled expression. What could have revealed that the man knew an unfamiliar language?

(End of this chapter)