After the film was finalized, Hardy not only became the screenwriter and investor, but also retained the rights of the second producer. The rest of the matters were left to MGM and the great director Hitchcock.

In the next two days, both parties finalized the details and signed the contract.

......

Elizabeth Taylor was sitting on the grass in the backyard, wearing shorts and a T-shirt, with her hair disheveled. In the past, her mother would never have allowed her to do this.

But now she has a reason.

Figure out the role.

Taylor was holding a revolver, which she had begged her mother to buy for her. It was a real gun, but Sarah didn't give her any bullets.

The muzzle of the gun was pointed at the big tree in front.

Taylor pursed her lips.

"He killed my parents, my sister and my brother. I wish I could kill him myself!" This is a line from the movie. Taylor is trying to guess what that feeling is.

Huh~!

Pistols down.

Taylor sighed.

She hadn't seen Mr. Hardy for two days and didn't know how the film discussions were going. She was also worried about whether she could play the role of Matilda.

Although she is young, she knows a lot and knows how difficult it is to cast a movie, especially the leading role.

At this time a servant came quickly to the backyard.

"Miss Taylor, Mrs. Sarah asked me to ask you to go to the front hall to see a guest."

Taylor frowned.

She really disliked such socializing, especially with the so-called noble ladies her mother knew. They were all very talkative and would talk for half a day, and she would have to sit there and keep them company for half the day.

"Who is it again?"

"It is Mr. Hardy," said the servant.

Taylor's face showed surprise. He jumped up from the grass and strode to the living room.

At this moment, Sarah was entertaining Hadi, and the two were sitting in the living room talking.

Sarah placed a cup of tea in front of Hardy and asked with a smile, "Mr. Hardy, how have your communications with MGM been going these days?"

Sarah is most concerned about this matter now because it concerns her daughter's future.

"Haha, the agreement has been signed. The total investment is 2.6 million. MGM will contribute 1.6 million and I will contribute 1 million."

When Sarah heard Hadi say that he had invested one million, her smile grew even wider.

Money moves people’s hearts.

Since Hardy could invest one million dollars in a movie, he had become a rich man in Sarah's eyes, and his status had been greatly improved.

Before, I just thought that since Hardy was the assistant to Noah's chairman and knew a big boss like Mayer, he must be very capable.

Now it turns out that Mr. Hardy is more powerful than he knew.

"Have the actors been decided?" Sarah asked cautiously.

"It's been decided. The director is the great director Hitchcock, and the male lead Leon will be played by Gary Grant." Hardy said.

Hitchcock was a great director, and Gary Grant was one of the biggest stars at MGM, on par with Clark Gable. Working with such a director and actor was the dream of countless actresses.

"Then may I ask, Mr. Hardy, what about the heroine Matilda?" Sarah could no longer conceal her nervousness and anticipation.

"As a producer, I recommended Taylor to Mr. Mayer and director Hitchcock, and they agreed after negotiation," said Hardy.

Sarah was completely thrilled.

She was a smart woman and knew that her daughter had no advantage in this role, and that it was all thanks to Mr. Hardy that the role ultimately fell to Isa.

"Thank you, Mr. Hardy, for the recommendation." Sarah quickly thanked.

At this moment, Elizabeth Taylor ran into the hall, saw Hardy, and ran up to him quickly, saying breathlessly, "Mr. Hardy, you are finally here."

"Why, do you miss me after not seeing me for a few days?" Hardy said with a smile.

Taylor was a little embarrassed.

She had dreamed of Hardy several times during these few days.

Suddenly he raised the pistol in his hand and said, "Look, Mr. Hardy, I asked my mother to buy me a gun, and I am practicing how Matilda would hold a gun."

At this time, Sarah said, "Issa, do you know that Mr. Hardy just said that the movie has been confirmed, the male lead is Gary Grant, and you will play Matilda."

Taylor was immediately excited.

"Really, Mr. Hardy?" Taylor asked Hardy in surprise.

"Yes, you will play Matilda."

“Ah~~~”

Taylor screamed, jumped onto Hardy and hugged him tightly.

She was so happy. She had been thinking about this for days and now her dream had finally come true.

Sarah saw her daughter sneaking up on Hardy and felt that her daughter's behavior was very rude, but she took the words back. Isa had a good personal relationship with Mr. Hardy, and it would only benefit her.

In Sarah's mind, Hadi is someone she wants to marry.

After the excitement, Taylor got off Hardy, who looked at her and said, "It's only a tentative decision to cast the actors now. MGM is responsible for the early preparations. When the preparations are almost done, Director Hitchcock will give you auditions, and that's when the actors' roles will be finally confirmed."

"Elizabeth, you should know your shortcomings. You need to practice hard in the future."

Taylor nodded quickly: "I will definitely work hard."

After that, she looked at Hardy and said, "Mr. Hardy, will you still train me? I think your training is very useful."

Hadi smiled.

"Sure, if I have time."

"So when are you free?" Taylor asked.

"I have time today."

"That's great." Taylor exclaimed happily.

Sarah walked her daughter to the door and watched her get into Hardy's car and wave goodbye. As the car slowly drove away, an idea flashed through Sarah's mind.

In addition to training her daughter to become a star, Sarah's other idea is to marry Taylor into a wealthy family.

Mr. Hardy is in his twenties, handsome, young, rich, successful and capable. If my daughter were a little older, it would be a good idea for her to marry him.

......

Out with Hardy again.

Taylor was delighted.

"Mr. Hardy, what are we doing today?"

Hardy looked at Taylor, who was full of excitement, and asked, "Can you ride a motorcycle?"

"will not."

"Would you like to try it?"

Taylor's eyes lit up immediately.

Hardy drove to find Big Ivan and asked him to find a motorcycle for him. Big Ivan was so happy. The boss asked him to do something again, which meant that he was not angry with him.

A motorcycle soon drove up, a big Harley-Davidson, very similar to Captain America's.

"Send my car back to the security company." Hardy said.

"Okay, okay." Big Ivan nodded and bowed.

Hardy got on the motorcycle, and Taylor sat on the back with his arms around Hardy's waist. Big Ivan kept waving goodbye, which Taylor found very interesting, so he asked Hardy in his ear:

"He's so big and looks so fierce, but he seems to be a little afraid of you?"

"I once beat him up and then starved him for three days. Maybe that's why he is afraid of me, haha." Hardy said with a smile.

Taylor laughed too.

On the road outside the city.

The two of them had fun on their motorcycles.

Hardy sat in the back and taught Taylor how to ride a motorcycle, and Taylor screamed with excitement.

Facing the wind,

Feel the speed and passion.

Coming back from outside the city,

They came to the market.

"Mr. Hardy, what are we doing at the market?" Taylor asked curiously as he looked at the dazzling array of goods on the market stalls.

“Experience the life of a street girl.”

The two bought hot dogs and squatted on the busy street to eat them. It was the first time for Taylor to eat in front of so many people.

At first she was embarrassed.

But seeing Hardy eating with big mouthfuls, I started to learn from him.

Hardy also bought beer.

The bottles clinked together and the two of them drank from it in big gulps.

Taylor laughed.

In a grocery store, there were several slot machines and pinball machines, and many people gathered around them. Hardy and Taylor finally grabbed one and sat down to play.

Bill's gang's slot machine business now covers the territories of Bill's gang and the Jewish gang. Bill has reported to Hardy that more than 1,500 machines have been released.

Excluding the commission, labor and other expenses, each machine can earn about US$30 per week, which means 45,000 per week, or 2.3 million per year.

It makes more money than selling goods.

After they played for a while, Hardy took Taylor to the market.

Buy fruit.

Buy trinkets.

Play the shoot and win toy game.

It's called understanding the world.

Passing by a stall selling flowers, Hardy stopped and looked at it. "Boss, what is this flower called?"

"Silver Queen."

The middle-aged boss looked at the pot of green plants and said.

"I want this pot."

Pay and take the flowerpot away.

Taylor looked at the flower in Hardy's hand curiously, "Mr. Hardy, this flower doesn't look like it will bloom. Why did you buy it?"

"For you." Hardy handed the flower pot to Taylor.

"Ah~ Why did you give it to me?"

She hoped she would receive bright roses.

"Remember I said that Leon has a pot of green plants? He would wipe it carefully when he had nothing to do. Hardy is a killer, lonely and cold, and this pot of flowers represents the other side of his personality, the only kindness and yearning for life."

"You will take care of this flower from now on."

Taylor picked up the flower pot and nodded vigorously.

Looking at the time, it was already past four in the afternoon. Today's training was almost over. Hardy prepared to send Taylor back, and the two of them went out of the market to get the car.

There is a bank branch not far away.

A white money transport truck was parked nearby, surrounded by several armed security guards, and bank staff carried two cash boxes out of the branch.

Hardy and Taylor walked not far away.

He suddenly sensed the crisis, hugged Taylor and hid in the corner of a nearby house, and in the next second.

"Bang~!"

There was an explosion at the door of the bank.

Several masked robbers rushed out of a black car.

These people were holding machine guns in their hands, and they immediately opened fire wildly at the bodyguards next to the money transport vehicle. The bodyguards were just stunned by the sudden bombs, and before they could react, they were met with a dense hail of bullets, and several of them were knocked to the ground.

Some security guards reacted by hiding behind cars and firing back with shotguns.

"Tick, tick, tick~~Tick, tick, tick~~~"

“Bang, bang, bang~!”

For a while, there was a burst of gunfire on the street.

Everyone around was so scared that they fell to the ground. Some were hit by bullets because they were too close. Some screamed in fear. The street was in complete chaos.

There were originally seven or eight security guards, but two were killed in the explosion at the beginning. The robbers came down and killed a few more with machine guns. Now there are only two or three people holding on.

The robbers didn't have time to deal with them. One of the guys took out a grenade from his backpack, pulled out the pins and threw it out.

The man's technique was very accurate, and the grenade landed precisely behind the two security guards.

"Bang~!"

There was an explosion and both security guards were seriously injured.

The robbers ran over and shot the two security guards one by one.

"Take the money~!"

The robbers' black car drove over, and several robbers moved the iron boxes from the money transport truck into their own car, a total of four.

Several guys got in the car.

The guy who threw the bomb didn't get into the car immediately. Instead, he took out two more grenades, laughed twice, and threw both grenades into the bank.

“Boom boom~!”

Two explosions were heard in the bank, followed by screams.

As soon as the robber got in, the black car disappeared in a flash.