The journey starts from the Titanic

"It's really beautiful! I didn't expect there is a beautiful stadium on Beverly Hills! Why haven't I heard of it?" Catherine Hepburn nodded and asked Howard Hughes.

"Because the following is William's Manor! A large piece of land on the mountain is privately owned. The cars under the mountain must be checked by the guards. Even the residents of the small town under the mountain cannot easily come up!"

Howard Hughes said.

"It turned out to be Mr. William's home! It can only be said that he is richer than I thought. No wonder I rarely see him in film companies."

Catherine Hepburn sighed and smiled, "That's good, this golf course is cheaper for us."

"Yes! Such a stadium is too wasteful!" Howard Hughes said while operating the plane to land.

After the plane landed, he jumped off the plane and got Catherine Hepburn off the plane half-armed and half-supported.

Catherine Hepburn sorted her messy hair and saw a blue-and-white convertible car approaching. The driver was a young lady in white. A teenage boy and a younger girl were sitting in the car.

"The mistress here, Laura Mellon, and her children." Howard Hughes introduced in Catherine Hepburn's ear.

"Mellon? Which Mellon?" Catherine Hepburn was a little confused.

"The Mellon family from Pittsburgh! The princess of the Mellon family!"

Howard Hughes said.

Andrew Mellon has been Treasury Secretary for two terms. Whether it is mediocre Harding or silent Coolidge, in Washington, Andrew Mellon is the real talker.

Take Halliburton Oilfield Management Company, which acquired its own Hughes Tool Company, for example. Behind it is the Mellon family’s Gulf Oil Company, and of course the William family and Rockefeller family, they control Halliburton Oilfield management. The company, basically, the three major oil families of Rockefeller Mellon and William have monopolized the US oil industry.

Hometown in Texas, now mixed in California, Howard Hughes knows the influence of the Mellon family far more than the average person. The more he realizes this, the less confident he will regain the Hughes Tool Company, and he does not want to develop in the energy industry. In the film and aviation industry, he may also have a place in Howard Hughes.

Chapter 188-A Woman Who Can't Deal With Money

"Howard, you are still so ostentatious, and it only takes ten minutes to drive up the mountain."

Laura complained to Howard Hughes when she got out of the car.She doesn't like these planes falling from the sky more and more. Didn't she stare at the plane without seeing Little Andy's eyes?

When Laura said that Howard Hughes was a little embarrassed, driving up the mountain is actually convenient, but in order to pick up girls, it should be a little ostentatious.

In view of the contradiction between her son's interest in flying and the danger of flying, Laura has increasingly disliked the plane that appeared in front of her.However, there are more and more airplanes in the skies of Los Angeles today, and the William family has invested the most in the aviation industry.

No, Situ Nan stayed honestly at home for a short time, and then went to Long Beach to inspect the aircraft company.

There are not many factories in the downtown area of ​​Los Angeles. The industrial zone is mainly concentrated in Long Beach, a port city. There are several aircraft companies there. It is a world-renowned aircraft manufacturing base and the largest petrochemical industrial base on the West Coast. Chevron’s refinery is located there. Long Beach City.

The Fangta area south of Los Angeles is the California Steel Company, now part of the Bethlehem Steel Company.

Fortunately, Long Beach is far from Beverly Hills, and the industrial area to the south and west is also far from Beverly Hills. The Hollywood generation area has not been polluted by factories.

As Hollywood gradually noisy, the originally peaceful Beverly Hills has also flooded with upstarts of all kinds. Laura has sent people to investigate in California to find a quiet place to build a manor.

"This is Miss Catherine Hepburn. I took her to tour the scenery of Los Angeles. I just passed by here, so I came down to have a look and play basketball by the way." Howard Hughes laughed.

"This car is good!"

Howard Hughes circled around the sightseeing bus that Laura drove, and he was curious. He had never seen this kind of car. Similar to a bus, the two sides were removed and only the sun visor on the head was kept, which was very convenient for getting on and off. The car and people are sitting in the car for sightseeing.

Of course he hadn't seen it. This was designed by Situ Nan based on the electric sightseeing car popular in later generations. It was of course a rare thing in the 1920s.The only shortcoming is that the power cannot be driven by a battery, and the gasoline engine is relatively loud.

Laura laughed at the envy in Howard Hughes's eyes, and she was secretly proud of Situ Nan.The men in the family can always make fun of something interesting, which is quite convenient and interesting to use.

"Welcome, Miss Hepburn."

Laura fell in love with this educated woman as soon as she saw Catherine Hepburn. She was even happier when she heard that she also likes to play golf. Maybe she had another golfer.

Laura's friendly temperament dispelled Catherine Hepburn's restraint. After the contact, she played a field and found that the hostess had no pretensions, even more easygoing than her husband.

"Miss Hepburn's skills are really good, come over to play with me more in the future, William Manor welcomes you at any time!"

Laura laughed.

After the swing, he handed the club to Andy, who was carrying the club bag. Andy put the club in the bag. It was a bit heavy, but not too hard.

"I made it to the final of the golf tournament in Connecticut! If it weren't for the role of an actor, I might be a professional golfer now!"

Catherine Hepburn had a chic swing and achieved very good results, which immediately opened the distance from Laura.

Laura was amazed and was conquered by Hepburn's skills. She gave a thumbs up and said, "Even in California, you are the same."

"I'll have a chance with the golfers here in California!" Catherine Hepburn smiled confidently.

In the booming economy of the 1920s, sports developed rapidly, almost in the era of national fitness. The most popular sports were baseball, then basketball and ice hockey. In the upper class, golf became an essential skill for communication.

Laura was delighted by the appearance of Catherine Hepburn. They discussed avant-garde topics such as the protection of women's rights and social progress while playing ball, and felt sympathy.

Laura usually handles the affairs of the William Foundation. Every year, the William Foundation will have very considerable funds for charity, and a considerable part of it is used by Laura in the field of women's advancement and protection of women's rights.

Laura enthusiastically invited Catherine Hepburn to join the William Foundation and use her reputation for charity activities.

When Catherine Hepburn heard about the William Foundation, she agreed: "My mother is a progressive person who is committed to fighting for women’s equality and rights protection. I have always respected her. She and I participated in charitable activities in Connecticut in the early years. Sponsorship from the William Foundation.

I didn't expect to meet Mrs. William in Los Angeles. I really want to say, why not come here earlier?"

After speaking, the two women laughed.

Howard Hughes listened to the topic of the two women talking behind his back, thinking to himself: Terrible women, it's really not easy to deal with!At least Catherine Hepburn can't be dealt with with money!

"Howard, your face is not good, is there anything bothering you?"

Little Andy approached Howard Hughes and asked with a smile.

Today he and Alice are caddies, and they can earn one dollar from playing a game with their mother.

Compared with the elder brother with the club back, Alice is much easier with a small basket with a few spare golf balls on it.

"What do kids know? How do you see that I am in a bad mood?" Howard Hughes glared at Little Andy.

"Because you can't deal with Miss Hepburn." Little Andy whispered, winking at Howard Hughes with a smile, "My dad said, women, especially women who like to intervene in men's affairs, are the most difficult to deal with! Come on!"

Speaking encouragingly, he patted Howard Hughes on the shoulder. He was not tall enough, so he could only pat Howard Hughes on the back.

The appearance of this little adult made Howard Hughes angry and happy. He was really a cunning kid. Like his old man, he seemed well-behaved, but he was actually pretending to be a wolf with a big tail.

"Daddy is true. I don't take me with Uncle Zhang to play. I don't like him anymore. And Andy, why go so fast!"

Alice did not pay attention to her brother talking with Howard Hughes, and saw her brother walking straight up to chase mother, and without waiting for her, she whispered to her brother.If Daddy was at home, he would definitely not let them carry the club.

"Daddy went to work, not to play. I told you so many times, why don't you remember."

Little Andy corrected his sister's mistake, looked back at Alice, stopped and waited for her, a little bit like the elder brother took the lead.He added: "What's so fun about golf? It's better to shoot in the yard. Hey, it's for the dollar!"