American Strategic Deception Bureau

　(In the original history, 20th Century Fox also made a series of confusing actions in 1962. First, in June, they tore up the contract and kicked Marilyn Monroe out. They also released all kinds of negative information about her and sued her in court for $500,000, as if they were going to ban her.

　By August 1, the company's top executives came to the door and begged for mercy, offering Marilyn Monroe double her salary just to ask her to come back.

　It was said that this was due to internal fighting among the company's top management, with both sides desperately trying to destroy the other's projects. In the end, layoffs hit a major artery, and the company was on the verge of collapse.)

　In short, this bizarre situation left Kissinger and Fieri dumbfounded. They thought about it for three days and three nights but still couldn't figure out why 20th Century Fox was trying so hard to kill the goose that was laying golden eggs and trample on its own artists who had already climbed to the top of the presidential ladder?

　Just like the teachers in Beijing this year who spent ten days and ten nights trying to figure out why Indian leader Nehru had such mysterious confidence that he could defeat himself.

　In any case, since 20th Century Fox had kicked Marilyn Monroe out, the behind-the-scenes team that the company had assembled for her, including her personal assistant, makeup artist, driver, etc., all left. Even her agent inexplicably terminated the contract and ran away.

　So when Marilyn Monroe flew to Seattle, she had to temporarily hire a female makeup artist to dress herself up.

　As a result, the makeup artist took more than one job at the World's Fair, and when Marilyn Monroe needed her again, she was nowhere to be found.

　In desperation, the two assistants, policy advisor Firi and social secretary Marita, had to take charge themselves.

　Marita served on the top, applying smoky makeup to Miss Monroe; Ferry served on the bottom, shaving Miss Monroe's hair...uh, shaving her legs.

　It's undeniable that modern Americans, raised on a diet of beef and milk, have a profuse abundance of body hair, both men and women. Even Marilyn Monroe, a star whose seemingly well-shaped legs were slender, still had a profusion of hair.

　He just hasn't shaved for a few days, but at first glance, he looks like he's wearing woolen pants!

　Well, first wipe your legs carefully with a hot towel, then apply shaving cream to them, then take out the razor and start shaving. You have to be very careful throughout the process to avoid scratching the skin, and after you finally finish shaving one leg, there is another leg...

　Because Ferry's shaving action was too clumsy and too slow, even Marilyn Monroe could not help complaining, saying that this guy had never shaved before. However, Marita, who was applying lipstick to her, nodded without hesitation.

　"You're right, Ferry doesn't have a beard. I've never seen him shave at home. He doesn't even have a razor."

　"What? There are men who are born without beards?"

　Marilyn Monroe was startled. She couldn't help but look down at Ferry's delicate and feminine face, as well as his cheeks and chin, which were as smooth as peeled eggs. She reached out and touched his face, then blinked and asked foolishly, "Are you really a man?"

　Naturally, Firi's response to this stupid, silly question was to roll his eyes.

　Marita couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

　-

　In short, the husband and wife team of Fili and Marita worked together and finally cleaned up the hair on Marilyn Monroe's legs, armpits and arms, painted a thick smoky makeup on her face, and applied olive oil to the exposed skin on her neck, arms and thighs, making it a dark color as if it had been exposed to the sun for a long time. Finally, they drew some strange patterns on it to pretend to be tattoos.

　Just like that, a female homeless person wearing a cowboy hat, a short-sleeved plaid shirt and a miniskirt, with a decadent expression and smoky makeup, was freshly created.

　Next, I looked at the brown-skinned, tattooed wanderer Miss Monroe, posing with a toy laser gun next to a towering mutant actor, and the dust, monsters, and bones surrounding her. Then I looked at the moon, rockets, and spaceship models displayed in the distance...

　Marita couldn't help but stroke her chin thoughtfully. After a while, she suddenly asked Fili, "Hey, dear, what do you think? Will humans in the 21st century travel through the universe or survive in the apocalyptic wasteland?"

　Uh, are you asking, is humanity's future the stars? Or the wasteland?

　How do you say this?

　By the beginning of the 21st century, humanity had neither escaped Earth and headed for the stars, nor had it turned its entire civilized society into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

　Generally speaking, the state of human civilization in the 21st century should be similar to the concept of "cyberpunk" which has not yet appeared, right?

　——In this era of booming technology and rapid social progress, people can generally only think of "high-tech modern life" and "poor life in backward society", but it is difficult to imagine the tricks of "high-tech low life".

　Most people today naturally believe that a society with more advanced technology will also have higher moral qualities and levels of civilization.

　Although everyone knows how miserable the workers in the East End of London were during the Industrial Revolution, compared to the Irish people who suffered from the Great Famine next door, British workers who could at least eat potatoes were considered to have a good life.

　Even if it's death from overwork

　, or living a life of drunkenness and dreams in decadence, at least it is better than starving to death!

　What's more, wasn't it because the workers at that time had a miserable life and the technology was not advanced enough and productivity was not high enough?

　In a few decades, after the Second Industrial Revolution, won’t the living standards of the people in the entire capitalist society be improved?

　Unfortunately, human society has never developed linearly!

　Thinking of this, Fili couldn't help but sigh and calmly changed the subject: "Um, compared to the distant future, shouldn't we pay more attention to Miss Monroe's birthday party tomorrow? Have you ordered the cake?"

　The author's words:

　The 50 Cent Party here is just a joke, but the Taiwanese island frogs take it seriously.

　In addition, in 1962, South Korea, which had experienced two consecutive coups, did not seem to be much more stable than South Vietnam.

　No one could have predicted that Park Chung-hee would be able to be a dictator for so long.

　If Park Chung-hee was incompetent and caused South Korea to continue to have coups, would the Korean War have gone the way of the Vietnam War?

　Chapter 160: Marilyn Monroe's Birthday is Children's Day (Part 2)

　"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!"

　In Seattle, shrouded in darkness, the colorful lights are still shining, complementing the stars and the moon in the night sky.

　At the foot of the towering Space Needle, in the Doomsday Wasteland exhibition area in a corner of the World's Fair, several tall "mutants", "death claws" and "tin men" (power armor warriors) are gathered around a blazing bonfire, clapping and singing birthday songs. The scene looks quite terrifying.

　With the aforementioned "Fallout" wasteland-themed things as the background, Firi, dressed in a military uniform, carefully pushed out a dining cart covered with snow-white linen. An extra-large three-layer cream cake filled with thirty-six candles was swaying slightly with the candlelight on the narrow hand-pushed dining cart.

　On a flat stone platform not far away, a pyramid-shaped champagne tower made of high-heeled glass cups had already been set up. As Dr. Kissinger poured the wine himself, the fragrant champagne liquid jumped and flowed between the glasses like a waterfall, reflecting the crystal amber color.

　After the birthday song was over, Marita, wearing a garland on her head, smiled and took out Miss Marilyn Monroe, dressed as a wasteland cowgirl. But Miss Marilyn Monroe, wearing a small crown on her head, led by Dr. Kissinger, and everyone raised their glasses and wished Miss Monroe a happy birthday: "Happy birthday, Miss Marilyn Monroe!"

　Looking at this passionate and joyful scene, even Marilyn Monroe, who was accustomed to big scenes, could not help but burst into tears of excitement.

　The psychological pressure caused by the sudden termination of her contract with 20th Century Fox and the media's exposure of negative information about her was also relieved a lot.

　——Today is the second day of the opening of the Seattle World Expo, June 1st, Marilyn Monroe’s birthday.

　That’s right, Marilyn Monroe’s birthday is Children’s Day!

　However, currently, only the socialist bloc celebrates Children's Day on June 1st. While Children's Day in the United States also falls in June, it falls on the first Sunday of that month. While this doesn't rule out the possibility of a coincidence with Children's Day, most of the time, it's probably a few days off.

　Perhaps, it was precisely because of such a wonderful birthday that Marilyn Monroe maintained a childlike innocence (clear stupidity) throughout her life, and also had a bit of socialist color that was incompatible with the "American free society"!

　Moreover, compared with previous years, this year's birthday has a special meaning for Marilyn Monroe.

　——June 1, 1962 was Marilyn Monroe’s 36th birthday.

　For those superstitious Hollywood actresses, this birthday always seems to have some special meaning.

　Because, for some reason, the age of 36 is a watershed in the career and life of almost every Hollywood female star.

　Once you are over 36, no matter how popular a screen goddess or how famous a public sweetheart you are, your status will drop rapidly.

　Until he faded out of the film industry and became like everyone else.

　This is not simply superstition, but a fact that can be supported by many examples.

　Before Marilyn Monroe, the popular sexy idol Clara Bow suffered a setback due to emotional problems at the age of 36, and she never recovered and her career was on the decline; Joan Crawford's reputation took a turn for the worse just after she turned 36, and she was called "the person who ruined the box office" by the public; the "ageless witch" Greta Garbo made her only completely failed movie "The Double" just when she turned 36, which made her exhausted and she simply retired from the film industry.

　Following Marilyn Monroe, the renowned "Black Widow" Scarlett Johansson also departed the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where she truly rose to fame, after filming "Avengers: Endgame," at the age of 36. Although she later appeared in "Black Widow," audience reviews were far inferior to those of her earlier ensemble dramas. Her stardom seemed to have essentially reached its end at the age of 36.

　There is also British actress Emilia Clarke, who became famous for playing "Dragon Mother" Daenerys in "Game of Thrones". After the TV series "Game of Thrones" was finished and she starred in several mediocre Hollywood movies, she basically finished her star journey at the age of 36.

　Although she may get other film contracts in the future, it is unlikely that she will have a more successful screen image than "Dragon Mother" in her lifetime.

　Even Elizabeth Taylor, a contemporary of Marilyn Monroe, finished her last famous big-budget movie, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, at around 36 years old, won the last Oscar in her life, and then slowly faded out of the center of Vanity Fair.

　In short, for every Hollywood female star, this "36-year-old curse" is a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.

　And as they grow older and lose their youth, they feel more and more suffocated.

　Marilyn Monroe, who was not well educated, was naturally no exception. She had long felt that her glorious days were numbered.

　But she still wanted to grab the tail of her youth and make one last effort.

　Otherwise, why did she return to Los Angeles from New York last year?

　Last year, after she was released from a mental hospital, she resolutely left New York, which had saddened her, and her third husband Arthur Miller, who had broken her heart, and returned to the Hollywood world of fame and fortune. She wanted to prove herself that no matter how much she failed in love and life, as long as she returned to the stage that belonged to her, she would still be the Marilyn Monroe that everyone was paying attention to!

　Sadly, even though she hooked up with the president and became America's first chief mistress/royal wife (as she understood it), the termination notice and public smear campaign from 20th Century Fox dealt her a heavy blow, reminding her once again of the "36-year-old curse" that plagues actresses.

　Fortunately, at today's birthday party, everyone's smile was still so bright as they congratulated her.

　The onlookers in the distance who kept shouting "Happy birthday, Miss Monroe! We love you" to her gave her even more confidence.

　Well, what if 20th Century Fox turns against her?

　As long as there are still so many people in this world who love and like her, what does she have to fear or worry about?

　This year is less than halfway through, and there is still a whole year until she turns 36!

　With such expectations, Marilyn Monroe pouting her sexy red lips, blew out all the candles on the cake in one breath, and prayed silently in her heart, hoping that after she left Hollywood, she could achieve greater success in another new and higher-end field.

　At the same time, Fili handed her the knife to cut the cake and silently wished in his heart:

　I hope that in the next few months we will spend together, this famous American sweetheart will not be too difficult to please...

　Chapter 161: Marilyn Monroe in the Garbage Dump

　After her birthday party on June 1st, Marilyn Monroe happily walked the runway for a few days at the Seattle World's Fair.

　Sometimes she painted her face white and made up to look like a crazy Harley Quinn, and sometimes she put on a Disney dress and dressed up as a blonde princess in a fairy tale. She celebrated an American Children's Day with the children who came to the World Expo with their parents in a noisy and lively manner.

　The flowing blonde hair, fiery red lips, curved eyebrows, and the beauty mark on her cheek make her look very beautiful no matter what she wears.

　Then, she contentedly concluded her debut as the American spokesperson, left Seattle, and embarked on her journey back to Los Angeles.

　During this time, through long, close encounters, Fili had already preliminarily confirmed that much of the subsequent speculation surrounding Marilyn Monroe was likely pure artistic fabrication. She was simply a naive, outgoing, and adorable older person, completely incapable of complex and sinister political schemes.

　Well, she wasn't the empty-headed, blonde, and innocent girl she was portrayed as in movies and in public opinion. On the contrary, she loved reading. She had a collection of over 400 books at home, including works by Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Aristotle. She particularly loved "Ulysses," which could easily be mistaken for pornography, and she would carry it with her even when she went out to perform.

　In addition, Marilyn Monroe was also a feminist pioneer in Hollywood.

　——Of course, unlike the "female fists" that were rampant in later generations, her views were much more normal, and she was mainly fighting for the right to salary.

　For example, when she was filming "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", she found that the male lead was paid $100,000, while she, the female lead, only received $5,000. She felt very unfair - in Hollywood at the time, gender discrimination was very serious, and unequal pay for male and female actors for equal work was a common phenomenon.

　Other actresses would swallow their anger, but Marilyn Monroe dared to step out and confront the executives of 20th Century Fox, causing a huge uproar.

　In order to get rid of the senior management of 20th Century Fox, Marilyn Monroe simply founded her own film production company in New York - "Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP)", and invested in the company with full capital, allowing MMP to produce "The Princess Diaries" in which she starred, and achieved success.

　Through this practice, she successfully proved that even if Hollywood's top stars leave the platform of a big company, there are ways to continue their star journey!

　With Marilyn Monroe taking the lead, other actresses also stood up and dared to say NO to the unfair distribution of benefits system.

　After that, after a long marathon lawsuit with 20th Century Fox, Marilyn Monroe finally forced the company to yield, adjust the salary and benefits, and let the actress

　Actors can get more pay and a higher voice, instead of just being a vase and vassal.

　Following Marilyn Monroe's success, establishing one's own production company became a standard practice for Hollywood stars. The most famous example was Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster's "Egg" company.

　Although these independent production companies founded by Hollywood stars usually can only wait behind large and medium-sized film companies, eating some leftovers and finding it difficult to make much money, let alone become big and strong, this at least greatly increases the bargaining power of the stars themselves in front of large companies.

　——Based on Marilyn Monroe’s game strategy, we can see that she is not a naive girl at all, but an early flag bearer of feminism!

　But on the other hand, Marilyn Monroe's knowledge and career ability were ultimately very shallow.

　Perhaps in the entertainment industry, she is already considered a strong woman who can handle things with ease, but when she is put on a higher level stage, she becomes very naive.

　Subsequently, many conspiracy theorists in later generations liked to spread rumors that Marilyn Monroe was the mistress of President Kennedy's brothers.

　While it's true that Marilyn Monroe slept with President Kennedy that year, she wasn't the only female celebrity to be slept with by the president. There were countless other celebrities who were slept with by the president. Furthermore, while sleeping with the president, Marilyn Monroe didn't break off her relationships with other men.

　As for President Kennedy's younger brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who is known as a contemporary American moral role model, was loyal to his marriage throughout his life and was never caught having an affair, it is even more difficult to imagine that he would take action against his brother's romantic partner - his main relationship with Marilyn Monroe was actually just some long-distance correspondence and phone calls introduced by his sister, which was a bit like pen pals.

　Marilyn Monroe regarded him as a close older brother. When she encountered some political or legal problems that she didn't understand while reading or in life, she would often write to Robert Kennedy for advice or call his Attorney General's office directly.

　The good-tempered Robert Kennedy always patiently talked to her on the phone whenever he had time, sometimes for an hour.

　Dr. Kissinger privately remarked that when he was a White House consultant, he often heard interns complain, "Oh, that annoying celebrity called again. I don't know why the Attorney General is always so patient with her."

　As for Marilyn Monroe using her special relationship with President Kennedy to steal confidential information...

　As we all know, the White House is a big sieve. It is difficult to keep most official business confidential, so there is no need to go to this extent if you want to get intelligence.

　Indeed, just like Trump and Obama later did, even President Kennedy would often violate regulations by taking confidential documents out of the White House and taking them to vacation or business trips to review them. It was perfectly normal for Marilyn Monroe to occasionally glance at him.

　In addition, if the president was enjoying himself with Monroe in bed, he might have blurted out some secrets, which is also logical.

　But the question is, so what?

　Given Marilyn Monroe's disastrous goldfish-like memory, can we really believe what she recounted? Could she have just made it up in her head?

　- Marilyn Monroe was known for not being able to remember her lines during filming and had to ask someone to give her a cue board to cheat. Before using the cue board, Miss Monroe once set a terrible record of taking 60 takes of a line before finally getting it right.

　A full sixty times! Not to mention humans, even a parrot should have learned how to say it, right?

　Besides, even if she could accurately repeat what the president said in bed, it might not be true - what if the president was just bragging?

　You know, bragging without thinking and making up all kinds of nonsense are the basic skills of the old foxes in the political arena!

　If there were some "secret information" about President Kennedy having a thin, short penis, poor stamina, and poor stamina in bed, and that he usually had to use the woman-on-top position with Monroe on top... would Monroe have needed to reveal this? News media outlets across the US would have already reported this countless times!