Hardy felt that there was little hope, even slim, for the French art treasures that Victor had mentioned. He had read history and knew that Germany had indeed looted countless foreign art works, a number that was said to exceed tens of millions, and that many of them had been shipped back in entire trainloads, but were never found again.

Even in the 21st century, Nazi treasures were discovered.

The story Victor told might be true, but there were too few clues. Finding the man named Hill was like looking for a needle in a haystack, not to mention the treasure hidden in France. He didn't think it was necessary to waste energy.

"Henry, take him out," said Hardy.

Victor knew that the other party didn't believe him at all and would execute him next. He was so scared that he shouted, "Sir, please, please let me go, Miss Han, please."

Knowing he was going to die, Victor screamed miserably.

Henry led two people, grabbed Victor's arm and dragged him out. At this time, Han Yezhen spoke:

"Hardy, how about, how about letting him try?"

Henry stopped pulling Victor, and Hardy looked at Han Ye-jin, "Why, do you believe what he said?"

Han Yizhen pursed her lips and said, "Just in case there is hope, why not let him try."

Hadi looked at Han Ye-jin and said with a smile, "He cheated you out of your money, so you forgave him so quickly?"

Han Ye-jin looked at Victor and said, "I am still angry. If he can find the treasure, I will choose to forgive him."

Victor immediately shouted, "Ms. Han, I will definitely find the treasure. Please give me a chance. I apologize to you again for what happened before."

Hardy looked at Han Yizhen and smiled softly, "Okay, since you said so, let's give it a try. Henry, take him to the security company, and your intelligence room will be responsible for finding the treasure."

Henry nodded and pulled Victor away. This time Victor did not struggle and kept thanking Han Ye-jin before leaving.

There were only three people left in the office. Han Ye-jin looked at Hadi and whispered, "I'm sorry, Hadi. I was a little willful just now and made such a request. I just, I just don't want to see a living person like that..."

Hadi smiled and said, "These are all minor matters. He offended you, so you have a say in how to execute him."

Han Ye-jin looked at Hardy with her big eyes and smiled sweetly, and Hardy smiled back.

Irina looked at Hardy and then at Han Ye-jin. When they looked at each other, she curled her lips. Is this the taste of damn love?

......

Victor was taken to HD security.

Only then did he realize that these people were not gangsters, but people from a security company, the famous HD Security.

Miss Han called the young man Mr. Hardy. She read in the newspaper that the boss of HD Security was named Hardy, so this time it matched the name.

As for having other ideas, he still didn't dare.

Don't assume that security companies will abide by the law. Sometimes security guards are even more corrupt than gangsters.

Henry looked at Victor who kept looking around and warned him, "You can try to escape, but if you are caught, you should know the consequences, as well as what will happen to your wife and children."

"Don't worry, I will never run away." Victor said immediately.

He had seen the strength and power of these people before. They could mobilize the gang forces in Los Angeles and Miami at will. Where could he go, unless he abandoned Tracy and the baby in her belly and fled to a foreign country alone.

"Tell me everything you know about that Debrand Hill, and the photographs," said Henry.

Victor quickly took out his empty wallet and pulled out a 4-inch black-and-white photo from a small pocket. It showed a middle-aged man about 50 years old.

Then he told Henry everything he knew about Debrand Hill. This time he was much more detailed than before and gave a lot of details. However, these clues were still too few. Finding such a person was harder than finding a needle in a haystack.

At this time, Victor said, "Mr. Henry, I have a suggestion. I think we need to go to France, Hill's hometown. There are his relatives there. We may be able to get some clues from them."

"That's indeed the way." Henry nodded.

The next day, Henry sent a French-speaking team leader from the Intelligence Room's second group to France with several of his men and Victor.

......

Ten days passed in a flash.

January 16, 1947.

The Golden Globe Awards were held at the Hollywood Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Countless stars gathered together. As soon as Hardy got out of the car with Ava, countless reporters raised their cameras to take pictures.

Ava looked very beautiful tonight. She had her hair tied up, revealing her long neck. She wore a long slim evening dress of the same style as Barbie doll, showing off her perfectly proportioned figure.

Reporters did not hesitate to press the shutter button, knowing that film was very expensive at that time.

The two walked into the hotel lobby, where many movie industry bigwigs and stars had already arrived. Hardy led Ava in, and many people looked over.

Someone whispered.

"Ms. Ava is even more beautiful than in the movies, and her figure is simply perfect," exclaimed a male star.

"I dare say she is the most beautiful woman tonight," said another male star.

Many men are attracted to Ava, but looking at the men around her, none of them dare to have any thoughts. The big boss of HD Security HD Film is not someone they can afford to provoke.

Everyone knows that Ava is Mr. Hardy's personal collection.

When directors Edward, Eastwood and Nolan from HD Films saw their boss coming, they all surrounded him.

Hardy saw many familiar faces.

Mayer from MGM, Warner Bros., the boss of Disney, the boss of Universal Pictures... all the bosses of the eight major film companies came, and everyone kept greeting them.

Many celebrities also came to greet Hardy.

Hardy held Ava's arm and kept chatting and laughing with these people. Now Hardy has become one of the bigwigs in the Hollywood film industry.

This year's Golden Globe Awards is only the fourth one. It is far less grand than in later generations and there is no live TV broadcast. It is more like a gathering of a group of people in the film industry.

The awards ceremony begins.

Eastwood was nominated for Best Actor, but the grand prize was ultimately won by Gregory Peck.

For the Best Actress, Ava wasn't even nominated. Red Dead Redemption is a man's movie. Although Ava performed well, her role was too small.

Hardy patted Ava's hand and whispered in her ear: "If you act well in this year's new movie 'Across the World', you will probably have a chance to compete for the Best Actress award next year."

Ava nodded vigorously.

Next, small prizes will be awarded.

For the Best Screenplay Award, Red Dead Redemption was nominated. When the guest read out the final list of winners, he looked down at the stage and smiled when he saw Hardy.

"Congratulations to Jon Hardy for winning the Best Screenplay Award for The Wild Bunch."

Wuuuuu~!

There was applause from the audience.

Hardy walked up to the stage with a smile, weighed the trophy in his hand, and said with a smile: "I wanted to make a movie at that time, and suddenly I remembered the China I had seen before. There was a kind of people called 'knights' in that movie. What are knights? They are heroic people who help others in need, keep their promises, and fight against the strong and help the weak. They do not seek rewards but only justice."

"So the character of Jon was created. What I want to say is that world culture is interconnected. We can learn from the brilliant cultures of all parts of the world to enrich our films. Only in this way can our films continue to create greater glory."

"Thank you, everyone."

Wuuuuu~~!

There was loud applause from the audience.

Many people think that what Hardy said is very good and constructive for the development of future films. Many people also heard about Chinese culture for the first time and are ready to go back and find people to see if there is anything they can learn from.

The next award is Best Theme Song.

This time,

Ava won the award without any suspense. She happily went on stage to receive the award and sang a song on the spot.

The song echoed in the venue and many people were mesmerized by it, especially the male actors, who were even more attracted to Ava.

What a pity.

They couldn't do anything to this woman, not even to tease her.

After awarding several small prizes, it was time for the highlight of the night, the final grand prize for Best Picture. This year, four films were nominated: "The Best of Times", "The Deer Park", "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Fistful of Dollars".

"The Golden Age" and "The Evergreen" are both films produced by MGM, and "It's a Wonderful Life" is a film produced by Universal Pictures.

Just before the guest was announced, Mayer glanced sideways at Hardy, smiled and nodded at Hardy, who immediately understood.

"This year's Golden Globe Best Picture winner, A Fistful of Dollars, Mr. Hardy."

Hardy stood up and smiled, thinking that Mayer was quite respectful to him. This time, HD Pictures had made quite a splash in front of its peers. Tomorrow's newspapers would definitely report on it extensively, and HD Pictures would further establish its position in Hollywood.

The award ceremony ends.

Next was the cocktail party, which was even more lively than the award ceremony. People kept toasting to keep in touch with each other, and some hoped to become familiar with the guests in order to gain some opportunities.

Ava always stays by Hardy's side. In fact, many actresses envy her for having a big tree like Hardy.

Countless Hollywood actresses want to find someone who can protect them, even at the cost of everything, so Ava is lucky.

Return home in the evening.

Hardy had drunk a lot of wine and was a little dizzy.

The woman didn't lift a finger.

The service was meticulous.

......

The next day, Hardy woke up at around 10 a.m. Ava had prepared breakfast. Hardy ate his breakfast while reading the newspaper, which reported on last night's Golden Globe Awards.

"HD Pictures had a great harvest and finally won the Best Picture Award at the Golden Globe Awards."

“Red Dead Redemption deserves this award.”

"HD Films has merged with several film companies and is now one of the top ten film companies in Hollywood."

Hadi put down the newspaper with satisfaction.

At this moment,

The living room phone rang. Ava answered it and said to Hardy, "Is that Henry?"

Hardy took the phone and Henry said happily on the other end of the phone: "Boss, I have good news for you. We have found Debrand Hill and also found the location of the Nazi treasure."

Hardy was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he actually found it!

......