Chapter 196 Elected as Chairman of the Actors Guild



Hardy's speech not only shocked the celebrity guests present, but also caused a great sensation after it was broadcast on "The Tonight Show with Elaine".

The "sex rubber easy unspoken rules" are so common in Hollywood that they have become a secret that is no longer a secret, and countless people have suffered from it.

Marilyn Monroe's diary has this sentence, "I slept with the producer. The agent arranged it for me. Everyone does it. If you don't do it, there will be another girl waiting outside the door. I don't remember how many times I squatted down and unzipped their pants."

Now Hardy has challenged the entire entertainment industry, promising that if he becomes president of the Performers' Union he will prevent this from happening again.

No one wanted to stop it before, and no one even dared to mention it.

The next day, Hardy's remarks were published in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and even countless tabloids.

In the newspaper,

I first introduced Hardy.

He enlisted in the army to fight in World War II, received a battle medal, and returned to his hometown after being seriously injured and discharged. He came to Los Angeles in the winter of 1945, started his own business, and became a billionaire in just two years.

He is now the boss of HD Security, HD Pictures, Chairman of ABC TV, owner of Playboy magazine, and owner of the Hardy's Hotel in Las Vegas.

In addition, there are several listed companies under his name.

Hardy's resume seems like a dream to others. He is exactly like the male protagonist in the movie. To say that he is favored by the goddess of luck is not enough. It should be said that he is the darling of the goddess of luck who sleeps with him.

Of course,

This is just the Hardy that ordinary people know.

Those who really know him know that Hardy is more powerful than what is written in the newspapers.

There were many comments in the newspapers regarding Hadi's remarks.

"Producers, directors, investors, and people in power have power over actors like an emperor. One word can decide whether an actor will have a chance or not. Even in the future, actors can only kowtow to them, and many even do it at the cost of their own health."

"An actress who retired from the entertainment industry once revealed that she had been in the entertainment industry for three years and had encountered hundreds of unspoken rules and slept with countless men. Although she finally got a few roles, she became depressed because she suffered perverted abuse in order to get a role. Afterwards, she began to doubt life and felt that life was boring. In the end, she quietly retired from the entertainment industry. Unspoken rules are the norm in the entertainment industry."

"Chaos in the entertainment industry has always existed and has become a recognized rule. I really hope someone can change this status quo. Can Jon Hardy do it? I hope he can."

"Is sleeping with female fans considered an unspoken rule? This kind of thing should also be condemned!"

In the entertainment industry, many people are also discussing Hardy's topic, and these people are often victims of unspoken rules.

They have a more personal experience.

In an ordinary apartment in Los Angeles, two young girls watched Hardy's speech on TV, and one of them suddenly burst into tears.

"What's wrong, Luna?" Her companions noticed her friend crying and hugged her to comfort her.

"If what Mr. Hardy said was true, our agents wouldn't dare to force us to sleep with men. Now I feel like a prostitute, not an actor at all." The girl sobbed.

Another girl also cried because they had the same experience. They were deceived into signing up with an agency and then forced by the agency to sell their bodies.

"Luna, we are also members of the Actors Guild. If Mr. Hardy goes on stage, we can complain to the union and the union should take care of it." said the female companion.

"Will he really care? This kind of thing is very difficult to deal with?"

"What if?"

The girl nodded vigorously. "I will definitely vote for Mr. Hardy. For the sake of hope."

......

Not only young actors, but some already famous actors also feel it deeply. Even now, they need to make sacrifices in order to get roles.

They also hope to change this situation.

Vote for Hadi, it's a hope.

Of course,

Some producers, directors, agents, and even film company owners were disgusted by Hardy's remarks because Hardy revealed something they had been deliberately hiding and touched their cake.

If it were an ordinary person, these people who have huge power in the Hollywood entertainment industry would definitely attack him in groups, either verbally or in writing, or use their connections to suppress and kill anyone who dares to provoke them.

Can face Hardy.

They don't dare, nor do they have the ability.

If any of them dared to attack Hardy, they would definitely die an ugly and miserable death.

However, some people could not bear it and secretly made comments to the outside world. An article appeared in a tabloid with the title "Hype about sex is disrespectful to peers."

The article said that in most cases there was no coercion at all, everyone was an adult, and many women took off their clothes on their own initiative in order to gain benefits.

Hardy is hyping up this topic just to attract attention for the sake of the election. This is a very disrespectful behavior towards the entertainment industry. It will cause a blow to the entertainment industry and reduce its popularity among the public. It is definitely not good news for actors to have such a person as the chairman of the Screen Actors Guild.

After reading the newspaper, Hardy just smiled. Was this a rebuttal? It was simply making things worse. However, he still asked someone to investigate who published the article. Henry reported the investigation. The newspaper received an anonymous letter. The editor-in-chief of the newspaper saw that the article was quite topical, so he published it in order to increase the sales and popularity of the newspaper.

Hardy nodded.

"Two weeks after the election, let there be a fire at that newspaper office and no one should die," said Hardy.

Henry smiled and nodded in agreement.

No matter what your purpose is, you have attacked Hardy, so it is normal to fight back.

When you decide to offend someone, you should be aware that they will retaliate.

If you can't think of it, then you are a fool and are not fit for survival. The next time may not be a fire, but a catastrophe.

......

Andy has formed a construction management team for the Venetian Hotel, including a supervisor, two accountants and two lawyers. The company has opened an account at Wells Fargo Bank. Funds from each family will be injected into this account, and the use of funds is completely legal.

Hardy is not Siegel. If he wants to do something, he should do it in a legitimate way. Don't do the gang stuff and do things neither openly nor covertly.

Everything must be legal and compliant so that no one can say anything.

Funds have started to arrive in the past few days. The first one was from the Corrion family. Hardy called New York and talked to the old godfather.

"Don't worry, I have confidence that this investment will not disappoint the Corrion family." Hardy said with a smile.

The old godfather smiled and said, "Hardy, I have more confidence in you than you do in yourself."

"Thank you for your kindness."

"No, your abilities have already been revealed to everyone. I can sense that these are not your limits, and you will accomplish greater things," said the old godfather.

Hardy was very happy to be praised by someone he once admired.

"Mr. Corrion, have the other Mafia families made any moves?" After all, half of the families have not invested in casinos, so who knows if they will take any action.

"I heard that Basini is joining forces with other families to build a luxury casino in Las Vegas. Because of your success, they are paying more and more attention to the business in Las Vegas."

Within the Mafia, the old Godfather has sharper ears than Hardy.

Hardy thought it was funny. Even if they could build a casino in Las Vegas, there was no way they could take over his business.

Once the Venetian and MGM Grand are completed, and Hardy's is added to the mix, the three will operate jointly, and even without resorting to mafia tactics, it will be difficult for other casinos to survive.

"Come on, Las Vegas needs builders. The more industries there are, the more prosperous it will be," Hardy said with a chuckle.

The old godfather admired Hardy's calmness.

"Also, I want to thank you, Hardy." The old godfather suddenly said.

"Why are you thanking me?"

"Because you have helped the Corrion Family once again, the original committee families were controlled by Bassini. Now that you have established a new casino, the original power alliance has been broken up. The Corrion Family is much better off than before." said the old godfather.

Hardy accepted the old godfather's thanks.

Hardy had thought of this when he first came up with the idea of ​​building a new casino. The Corrion Family was his ally. After splitting Basini's power, the Corrion Family would inevitably be loosened, and the Mafia Committee would once again form a balanced situation in the future.

Basini will certainly not be as arrogant as before.

Hardy has another step. His ultimate goal is to wipe out the three major families and avenge Sigel.

Siegel ultimately made him successful, and Hardy has not forgotten this. However, he will not be in a hurry. He will take his time and plan a little bit. As long as there is a chance, he will not hesitate to wipe out the three major families.

If given the chance, he would also like to take control of the Mafia Committee. The Mafia's tradition is not to accept people outside of Italy, and Hardy wants to change this tradition.

Let Tom Hagen, who is of Irish descent, come in, and then let Bill, a pure American, also come in. It's interesting to think about having these two catfish.

However, these are just ideas. Whether they can be completed depends on future developments, and they have no impact on his career.

Time flies.

In the following days, Hadi participated in two more speaking events. As the election is approaching, there are a total of three candidates in this election. Compared with Hadi, the other two have almost no presence at all.

The election is conducted by both in-person and mail-in voting, and in theory every member of the Actors Guild receives a ballot and casts his or her vote.

The entire election lasted for a week, and finally the result came out, Jon Hardy was elected as the new president of the Screen Actors Guild.

People were not surprised by this result. Hardy's status and position gave him a certain advantage, as well as ABC's publicity and his declaration of "stopping the unwritten rules", which made many people vote for him.

Hadi's vote share is 83%.

This approval rating is much higher than that of previous union presidents.

Hardy organized his own management team within the Screen Actors Guild.

Vice Chairman George Young, Hardy likes to call him George. George is one of the team leaders of the HD Security Strategic Command Room. He used to be a lieutenant colonel staff officer in the Army. He has strong management and business capabilities. Hardy asked him to be responsible for the future coordination and management of the Performers' Union.

Li Gen, assistant to the chairman, is the third in command and assists Hadi in his work.

Secretary Reina was formerly one of Hardy's secretaries at HD Films. She was very meticulous in her work and was transferred here by Hardy.

Two accountants were transferred from Andy Company, and four clerical staff were transferred from HD Pictures. They are more familiar with the business of the film and television industry.

We also transferred 8 people from HD Security to serve as staff. Don't think that people from security companies only know how to fight. When we participated in World War II, many of them were college students who joined the army. These people generally had a high level of cultural quality.

In this way, a management team was formed.

Moreover, the union originally had more than 40 regular employees to carry out normal work.

These people's salaries are not paid by Hardy, but by the Actors Guild. The union charges fees, and the fees charged by the Actors Guild are not low, so the union has sufficient funds.

Hardy also has a salary, and it is not low. The current salary of the US president is 75,000 US dollars a year. By the time of Trump, it had risen to 400,000 US dollars, which is definitely a high salary.

Hardy's salary from the Screen Actors Guild was $60,000, an absolutely high salary.

When the union was first established, it did play a positive role for its members. However, in the process of development, power corrupts people. The union has no supervision and the membership fees are only used for operations. Why do they collect so much money every year? Naturally, they will pay themselves high salaries.

It's not illegal.

In this way, the union chairman's salary became higher and higher, and he could not spend it all, and there would be a large amount left over every year.

But Hadi thinks the money could be used for more useful purposes.

Hardy returned to the villa at night and found that there was no light in the window and the hall was dark. However, his bodyguard was not nervous, but opened the door respectfully.

The moment the door was opened, the lights in the manor villa lobby suddenly lit up.

Bang bang bang~!

Streamers flew and hundreds of people cheered together, congratulating Hardy on being elected president of the Screen Actors Guild. Then music started playing in the hall, and Ava Gardner and Irina came over and pulled Hardy into the dancing crowd.

Revelry, dancing, drinking.

......

night,

Hardy stayed in Ava's room. After the intense sex, Ava asked with a smile: "Boss, is this considered an unspoken rule?"

"I think it counts, and you should be criticized. Well, I'll let you break the rules for once, so we can be even."

Hardy smiled.

This approach is indeed fair and just.

Then Hardy was exposed to the unspoken rules. Ava required him to lie down and not get up, and the woman took the initiative.


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