Chapter 113: Shirley Temple
"Fredo, there are a lot of female stars in Hollywood, why are you provoking her?" Johnny put away his cynical tone, more serious than ever, "She's not something like you and me can provoke. ”
"No, no, Johnny, you think too much, I love my life so much, I never thought about what to do with her, I just wanted to meet her, I already told my family before I came, and my godfather didn't object." Shen Long added.
"The Godfather agrees with you to see her?" Johnny was surprised, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Well, since it's the godfather's decision, I'll find a way to arrange it." ”
After saying that, he hung up the phone, and after more than an hour, Johnny called again, "The matter has been settled, there is a drinking party in Hollywood tonight, Shirley Temple and her husband will come out, and I will come to pick you up then; As for how you get in touch with her, it's up to you. ”
Shirley Temple just married John Agar this year, and now she should be called Mrs. Agar, this failed marriage will also completely cut off her Hollywood road, she will divorce John Agar in a few years, officially retire from the film industry, and turn to politics, but Shen Long's real goal is not her, this time he just wants to meet someone through her.
In the afternoon, Johnny Fang Tan came to the hotel in advance, picked up Shen Long and went to buy clothes suitable for this occasion, changed them and went to the reception venue.
Inside, there were handsome men and beautiful women everywhere, these people walked around the crowd with wine glasses, and it was obvious that Johnny Fang Tan was very popular, and people kept greeting him.
"Look, they're over there, do you want me to help you get John Agar away?" Johnny pointed around the corner, where the Shirlan-Dunpoles were, oh, maybe Shirlan Agar by now.
"No, I'll just go over and play by yourself." Shen Long walked over with a wine glass, "Mr. Agal, Mrs. Agar, good evening." ”
"Good evening, sir." The two of them nodded at the same time, but they could see that they were a little puzzled, who was this guy who came to say hello?
"Mr. Agar, I heard that you just returned from the battlefield? It just so happens that my brother Mike has just retired, so come on, let's toast to victory. Shen Long raised his glass.
"Cheers to victory." John Agar liked the topic and put down his glass and asked, "What's your brother's name?" What unit did he serve? ”
"Mike Corleone, who served in the Marine Corps, is now a student at Dartmouth University." Shen Long replied.
"Oh, I've seen a picture of him in Life magazine, and he's a true war hero." John Agar paid his respects, and Mike was a great performer on the battlefield, having been awarded the Cross and the Purple Heart, and was once featured in best-selling magazines as a Battle Hero.
"Every soldier who enters the battlefield is a hero." Shen Long complimented, but what he thought in his heart was that Mike had such a good capital, and he was definitely suitable for entering the political arena, and it was a bit too wasteful to be a godfather.
Shen Long and John talk about things on the battlefield, and only occasionally talk to Shirley Temple, the greatest and most well-known child star in the history of cinema has grown up, and the little princess of Hollywood has become a beautiful girl, but this did not bring her good luck, her image as a child star is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, from "Heidi", "Little Princess" to "Little Colonel", each of which has been a huge success, but unfortunately few people have asked her to make movies now.
John Agar, who was also a unsuccessful actor before, has just been demobilized and returned to the United States, and is eager to look for an opportunity to participate in this meeting to make a face in front of several well-known directors and producers.
After chatting for a while, he saw a certain target appear in front of him, and hurriedly said to Shen Long apologetically, "Fredo, I'm sorry, I'm going to say hello to Mr. Marven and I'll be back later." ”
"It's okay, you can go first!" Shen Long waved his hand indifferently, I can talk to Xiulan Temple about business when you leave.
Shirley Temple is still sitting here, in her heyday, she had more than a dozen movies a year, but now, she only has the opportunity to make one or two movies a year, she is too lazy to do these useless work, but fortunately, her previous job has brought her a lot of money, and now she can still live a comfortable life.
Shen Long continued to chat with Xiulan Temple, chatting about her classic movies, people always like to look back on their glorious moments when they are not satisfied, coupled with Shen Long's clever words, he quickly won the favor of Xiulan Temple.
"Fredo, can I call you that? It always feels too serious to call Mr. Corleone, and of course, you can also call me Xiulan. Shen Long naturally had no reason to refuse, and the two began to call each other by name.
Everyone was wandering around and socializing, and no one was paying attention to the corner, and John Agar was also there chatting happily with a producer, and it seemed that no one would disturb them anytime soon.
So Shen Long took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Shirley Temple, which surprised Shirley Temple, and she pushed the letter back, "I'm sorry, Fredo, I'm married now." ”
"Xiulan, this letter is not for you." Shen Long laughed dumbly, did Shirley Temple take this letter as a love letter? You're good-looking, but it's not worth my attention, and if you were Audrey Hepburn, it might be pretty much the same.
Shen Long's face became serious, "I recently got a very surprising piece of news, I think this news must be useful to that gentleman, so I came here when I heard that you will appear here today, I hope you can pass this letter on to him." ”
Shirley Temple also put away her smile, "I never get involved in these things, if you do have the news he needs, then submit it to him through official channels!" ”
"This news is very, very important, and the official channels are not safe." Shen Long handed the envelope over again, "Besides, I know that gentleman has had a little unpleasantness with Harry recently, and I can also help in this regard; Hopefully he will give me a chance to talk to him after reading this letter. ”
Perhaps it was the topic of Harry that moved Shirley Temple, who took the envelope and put it in her handbag, "I'll pass it on to him, but I can't promise you anything." ”
"That's enough, I'm sure what's inside will impress him." Shen Long nodded in thanks, his goal this time had been achieved.