The war in the Middle East was in full swing, but it had no impact on Millie's family on the other side of the ocean, where life was still peaceful and prosperous.
"Inception" starring Ava Gardner was released for more than two months and was finally taken off the screen a few days ago. According to statistics, the box office in the United States alone has exceeded 30 million US dollars, reaching 30.58 million US dollars.
It is the highest-grossing movie this year. The previous number one was only over 5 million US dollars. Not only that, "Along the Road" is also the highest-grossing movie in the past decade, second only to "Gone with the Wind", and temporarily ranks second in film history.
The status of several leading actors such as Ava Gardner and Gary Grant has been greatly improved again. Not only that, they also participated in the "Super Idol" talent show and appeared on screen very frequently, making them the most popular actors this year.
With the success of her movies, she is also the most popular singer this year and a mentor on "Super Idol". Ava Gardner was at the peak of her career and became one of the most popular female artists in Hollywood.
However, this female star is just a kitten in front of Hardy. Hardy is watching the "Super Idol" talent show which will be broadcast tonight, and Ava is lying on Hardy's lap.
Hardy put his hand on Ava's head and ruffled the woman's hair.
This episode of 'Super Idol' officially decided on the 32 contestants who will advance to the semi-finals. From the initial auditions, more than 200 singers were selected, and the qualifying rounds went through three rounds of brutal elimination, and now only these 32 people are left.
These thirty-two people have all signed contracts with HD Agency. If you have not signed a contract, I'm sorry, you will not be eligible to enter the semi-finals.
The actors who participated in this program have already received a lot of exposure and can definitely help the company make money. If they develop further in the future, they will become cash cows.
Among these thirty-two people, there is naturally Marilyn Monroe.
After this period of training, Monroe's singing level is obviously much better than before, and she is completely capable of performing. Of course, in the eyes of professional musicians, she is still a second-rate singer, but she is still charming and attractive.
The brokerage company sent people to give Monroe more in-depth training. Her specialty was sexiness, so she took this to the extreme. After several months of training, Monroe's sexy beauty was fully released, and she was in no way inferior to her peak period in later generations.
In the talent show, every time Monroe appears, the audience will cheer enthusiastically, especially the men.
Among the calls received by the TV station, the most messages were addressed to Monroe.
Of course,
All of them are men.
Although Menglu has not yet debuted, she already has her own unique name.
"America's sweetheart".
Although there were constant cheers when other contestants were performing, when Menglu came on stage, the cheers suddenly increased several times, as if they were going to overturn the ceiling of the studio.
"Monroe, sweetheart, I love you."
"Ahhh Marilyn."
Many men screamed.
Tonight Monroe wore a halter dress that revealed her entire shoulders. The skirt was short enough to reveal her plump and round thighs, and she wore a pair of crystal high heels.
She held the long-handled microphone in one hand, raised her chin slightly, and glanced at the men in the audience with a somewhat contemptuous look. Just this action made countless men scream again.
The music starts, slow and leisurely.
Menglu's body began to sway lightly to the music, and the tassel sequins on her skirt sparkled from time to time.
Menglu began to sing a song full of charm, neither hurried nor slow, yet always tickling people's hearts.
In one word, "flirt".
Monroe's current songs are all created specifically for her by music companies. Others write songs and then look for suitable singers, but Monroe wants the songs to suit her.
It doesn’t matter if we can’t sing the high notes, we can just sing the low notes. It doesn’t matter if the tone isn’t beautiful, we can just make the music beautiful.
Ninety percent of the credit for her reaching the semi-finals goes to the company's packaging.
Ava Gardner raised her head, looked at the man and then at the woman on TV, and asked with a smile: "You have also been influenced by her."
"Why do you say that?"
"I feel it, hehe."
Ava took another look at the young and charming woman on TV and said softly, "I have to say, she is really a beauty. I am moved when I see her."
Hardy touched Ava's hair. "You are not inferior to her in sexiness, and you have many things she can't compare with. Acting and singing are both based on talent. You have talent in these areas, but she only has the talent of sexiness."
Ava was very happy to hear the man praising her like this, "Do you want me to take her to the semi-finals?"
Hardy shook his head. "She needs a male tutor. That would be more interesting. Let Johnny Fonteyn come."
"I see."
Ava lay down again.
Hardy continued to ruffle Ava's hair.
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Occidental Petroleum was bought by the Hardy Group. This was not difficult at all, because the oil company itself was already struggling, and now a big money sponsor came along. The boss happily took the money and left to live his own happy life.
This company actually has decent assets. It has a headquarters in the suburbs of Los Angeles and has more than a hundred workers, most of whom are prospectors. It has a complete range of equipment for oil exploration and drilling, and can drill ordinary oil wells.
In addition, there are several land reserves, mainly on Long Beach, with a total area of more than 3,000 acres, including the beach coast and two reef islands hundreds of meters deep in the sea.
After buying it, Hardy came over to check it out. It was just a wasteland. Apart from grass and sand, there was an derrick in the distance. The former company manager saw Hardy coming and excitedly introduced the situation to him.
"Boss, actually, this land should be able to produce oil. We asked someone to survey it, and it turned out that there should be oil in this area. However, we couldn't find the right place after several attempts. The original boss ran out of money, so the matter was put on hold." said the person in charge.
Hardy thought about it.
When Armand Hammer bought the oil field, he drilled several high-quality oil wells on the original land and made a lot of money. Then he started to invest continuously, went abroad to explore and drill for oil, and bought other oil companies and oil equipment companies, and finally created "Occidental Petroleum Company".
Do I have that kind of luck?
Try it?
Just give it a try.
Hadi looked at the person in charge and asked, "What's your name?"
"Boss, my name is John." The person in charge said with a smile.
Well, among the top ten English names in the world, this name is too common, almost the same as Zhang Wei, Wang Qiang, Li Ming and Gou Sheng in China.
"I'll give you $100,000. This is your last chance. If you can't find oil again, leave the company on your own," said Hardy.
Gou Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "I will do my best, boss."
To him, this was fate.
For Hardy, it was an experiment.
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The Hardy Group sent several agricultural workers to survey the land in New Mexico, and finally came up with the result that the land was different. There were barren mountains and ridges, grasslands and rivers, and there were about 3,000 acres suitable for raising cattle.
Based on the standard of raising 8 to 10 cows per acre, more than 24,000 cows can be raised.
The company sent someone to contact Armand Hammer. Hearing that Hardy wanted to see him, Armand Hammer was very happy. Now Hardy's name was known to many Americans. He earned hundreds of millions of dollars in just three years. It was simply a legend.
Hardy arrived in New Jersey on his own private plane, and Armand Hammer picked him up at the airport.
Although Hammer was almost fifty years old, he was very energetic. After shaking hands with Hardy, he said, "For a man as wealthy as you, you could have handed over small matters like farm management to your subordinates. I didn't expect you to come in person."
Hardy smiled.
"In the beginning, I like to investigate whether it is feasible and then build a business platform. However, once the business is built, I will no longer run it. Instead, I will hand it over to more suitable people. My strength is to develop markets," Hardy said with a smile.
"This is the best quality of a boss. Only such a boss can grow big quickly. I now understand why Mr. Hardy has made hundreds of millions in just a few years." Armand Hammer complimented with a smile.
When they arrived at the farm, Armand Hammer gave his manor a name, Dream Manor.
Hardy saw a group of Angus cattle in the ranch. Armand Hammer introduced them to Hardy. "Angus cattle have no horns and are all black. The breed I raised has gone through several rounds of crossbreeding. They are short, strong and sturdy, with good meat quality and high meat yield. They are one of the world's top beef cattle breeds."
"By the way, where are you going to raise the cattle?" asked Armand Hammer.
"I have 8,000 acres of land at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico, 3,000 acres of which are suitable for ranching, with abundant grass and water," said Hardy.
Armand Hammer nodded. "That's perfect. The foothills of the Rocky Mountains are a little colder than ordinary ranches, and it snows in winter. But it's just right for Angus cattle. You know, Angus cattle are famous for their resistance to cold weather."
Armand Hammer told Hardy about other situations of these cows. Before they knew it, it was noon. Armand Hammer invited Hardy to have lunch together and they had Angus steak.
I have to say,
The taste of this beef is really good, with evenly distributed marbling, a mellow, juicy and sweet flavor, and a mellow and smooth taste.
Hadi plans to buy 2,000 cattle first, including 200 bulls and the rest are cows. As for the price, Hadi will let his subordinates negotiate.
At the same time, Armand Hammer would be responsible for technical support in the first few years, and Armand Hammer agreed immediately.
吃飯的時候，阿曼德哈默饒有興趣的聊起經營，“哈迪，我看過一些雜志上對你的報道，我很佩服你的經營之道，比如‘花花公子’雜志，原本只是一家瀕臨破産的小雜志社，在你手裏卻變成了風靡全美的一本雜志。”
“還有abc電視臺，你接手沒多久，就超越了nbc和cbs，成為全美收視率最高的電視臺，這些都歸功于你的經營能力，說實話我非常佩服。”
哈迪心說，自己竟然被‘經營之神’佩服經營能力。
這讓他心裏還有些小竊喜。
雙方愉快的進行了午餐後，哈迪告辭離開，對于邀請阿曼德哈默哈迪不着急，今天認識了，等以後時機成熟再邀請不遲。
......
約翰遜總統繼續他的‘全國巡回大演講’活動，現在已經是7月，還有二個多月就要大選，他要不斷加快自己的腳步。
新一期民調出爐，約翰遜總統的支持率再一次提高，他的支持率上升到44.6%，而杜威的支持率依舊在百分之五十以上，雖然約翰遜已經很努力，可大多數人還是看好杜威。
有時候思維慣性一時間很難改變。
除非出現重大變故。