1928: The Rise of Giants

Fairbanks looked like a flood had washed away the Dragon King Temple, and Ye Luo knew he was looking for trouble on his wife.

Originally, Ye Luo was definitely not going to give that scammer an easy life, but the other party was a famous American sweetheart. He was 35 years old this year and looked to be in his twenties, which is the age when a woman is most mellow, especially her big, watery eyes. Coupled with the coquettish expression, most men simply cannot hate her.

Unfortunately, Ye Luo is not an ordinary man.

A bill of more than 200,000 yuan is a small matter, but being set up by someone is something Ye Luo absolutely cannot accept.

He wanted to follow Mary's vine all the way down, dig out all the big watermelons at the back, cut them into pieces, eat them clean and wipe them clean.

Mary clasped her hands together and begged for mercy with an apologetic look, but her big eyes were looking at Ye Luo furtively, observing the relationship between him and Huixin.

Having been in the upper class society for a long time, eyesight is sometimes more important than many things.

After some conversation, Mary was able to conclude that Ye Luo and Hui Xin were definitely not husband and wife. They were not even lovers. They were just friends at best.

This gave her an opportunity.

The pregnant Huixin could not keep socializing with these people. After a while, her back ached and she went to the presidential suite of the hotel to rest with the secretary of the Mayor of Los Angeles. At the dinner in the evening, Ye Luo naturally became the boss of all the film companies. The number one person they fawn over.

At the end of the award ceremony, Fairbanks took the stage to give a speech. After a brief cleaning, the venue became the stage for a dinner and dance for this group of people.

As the melodious dance music played, a pair of slender hands suddenly stretched out towards Ye Luo. He lowered his head and saw that it was Mary Pickford whose eyes were always staring at him.

"May I have the honor of inviting you to dance, Ye." The American sweetheart changed into a bright red one-piece fishtail dress, which is the kind of evening dress that is tight-fitting and hip-covering as its biggest selling point. It looks both moving and cute.

When the beauty invited her to dance, Ye Luo naturally wouldn't refuse. He stretched out his hand to squeeze her weak and boneless palm, placed his other hand lightly on her back, and danced with Mary into the center of the dance floor.

"Ye, I really didn't know that the person Edward was going to deal with was you. I'm sorry." Mary blinked at him. The height difference between the two was nearly 20 centimeters. She lowered her head slightly and could lean on Ye Luo's shoulder. It looks petite and cute.

"He and I have some conflicts in business. I didn't expect him to be so insidious." Ye Luo smiled lightly, neither angry nor forgiving her. He just kept fishing for this American sweetheart, making her worry about gains and losses.

Mary was very thoughtful, and because of this, after several trials, she found that Ye Luo had been vague, and the tension in her heart became even stronger.

20 yuan is only U.S. dollars. To her, it is just a week's pocket money, which is not worth mentioning.

But if she can't win the favor of this big benefactor here, it will be difficult for her to make further progress in her acting career in the future.

Mary is a top actress who came from the silent film era. Like many silent film superstars, she is full of panic and fear of the sound era, fearing that she will be completely eliminated when the times change.

At this stage, they have no shortage of money and social status. What they need most is a sense of identity and accomplishment. Once they fall from the sky to dust, they may become depressed or commit suicide. The movie era turns to sound and finally reaches a dead end. There are quite a few stars.

Feeling Mary's anxiety, Ye Luo smiled even more.

He wanted to use this woman to dig into Edward and the Sassoon family.

Although Edward also joined his investment ranks with the important figures in the military and political circles of the Republic of China, how much money was there? Compared with the unshakable dominance in Shanghai, it is nothing.

If Ye Luo wants to completely dominate Shanghai, he must drive this behemoth out. Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to truly live a good life with Sassoon on his back.

After the song ended, Mary wanted to continue hugging Ye Luo, but Ye Luo refused her like a gentleman. After this circle, Mary kept giving various hints, and she almost pressed Ye Luo's hand on her chest to seduce him.

Ye Luo also understood that the marriage between this American sweetheart and Fairbanks was most likely to be in vain, and they should play their own roles.

Recently, for some unknown reason, I seem to be more and more attracted to these young women. From Meng Xiaodong to Hui Xin, and now Mary, the wives have come one after another, which makes Ye Luo, who doesn't really want to be a thief, quite distressed.

But who would refuse the cake that is brought to their lips?

He deliberately ignored Mary and went to chat with other bosses. When the time was right, he would take her down completely tonight and dig out some secrets about the Sassoon family from her, killing two birds with one stone!

At this time, Ye Luo was holding a glass of wine and chatting with Chaplin, the king of comedy in the silent film era.

This actor gradually fell from the altar after entering the sound era, and finally withdrew from the stage, which is something Ye Luo regrets.

There is no doubt about Chaplin's comedy talent. He failed to continue his glory in the sound era. In Ye Luo's opinion, he just didn't get a really good script.

The two chatted happily, and Chaplin learned about Ye Luo's experience from Fairbanks and was greatly impressed.

He was also a fan of Mei Lanfang's operas and was extremely obsessed with this opera art from the far east. Like Mrs. Wilson, he even formed a support group for Mei Lanfang in Los Angeles.

"Mr. Ye's views on movies are truly unique and enlightening. I would like to invite you to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as our honorary chairman." Chaplin said to him with a smile.

Ye Luo was interested in entering Hollywood, so he naturally agreed.

Entering the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is equivalent to becoming one of the internal selection committee members of the Oscars. With the huge funds and resources at his disposal, it is not difficult to build a film empire based on Yip Film Company.

Many years later, countless Chinese actors are thinking of going to Hollywood to work hard, because neither the Hong Kong film industry nor the domestic entertainment film industry has much international reputation.

If they want to gain worldwide recognition, they have to go to Hollywood and let foreigners judge them.

However, there are too few Chinese who can make a name for themselves in the foreign world, and many are just Chinese.

It might be much easier if the Chinese had their own dream factory in Hollywood and had a behemoth backer.

As for wanting domestic entertainment to surpass overseas, this is not an issue that people of Ye Luo's generation can consider.

All he can do is plant trees for those who live in front of others to enjoy the shade.

"I want to open a branch of Yip's Film Company in Hollywood, but I don't know about Mr. Chaplin"

Just as Ye Luo spoke, a lightning-like figure suddenly rushed to him.

"Gentlemen please be careful!"

The girl's voice sounded at the same time.

Ye Luo had a stress disorder about this kind of thing, so he subconsciously took out the pistol in his arms, grabbed the rushing girl, and slammed the pistol against her forehead! (End of chapter)