Chapter 245: The Stars Shine Brightly

Vivien Leigh, who had just arrived in Los Angeles, first caught up with Katharine Hepburn, and then began to observe the current movements in the United States, as well as the current movements in Hollywood.

“How about inviting Ingrid?” Vivien Leigh asked to her best friend, wanting to invite Ingrid Bergman.

Katherine Hepburn on the other hand shook her head, “It might not be that easy, you are in the UK, you don’t know the situation over here, Ingrid has been boycotted by the audience for some time now, now actually it should have been the time when she should be the most glamorous, but because of the scandals that were boycotted by the public, a lot of companies are afraid to use her.”

“There’s actually such a thing?” Vivien Leigh was shocked, now among the well-known actresses, Ingrid Bergman and her age seems to be the same, the age difference between the two is not big, the popularity is also similar, if maliciously think about it, Ingrid Bergman should be a competitor with Vivien Leigh.

The fact is exactly the same, after the Gone with the Wind, Vivien Leigh returned to England, that time is also Ingrid Bergman from Sweden into Hollywood, first starred in the film “Swedes in America”; the same year starred in the individual’s first color film, “Battle Bells”, and with this film for the first time was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 1944, she co-starred with Charles Boyer and Joseph Cotton in the thriller Under the Gaslight as Paula, a young girl who inherits a large sum of money from her aunt; for her performance in the film, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In fact, because Vivien Leigh returned to England and Ingrid Bergman stayed in the United States, the latter was able to surpass Vivien Leigh.

By this time, Ingrid Bergman’s affair with director Rossellini was causing an uproar because Bergman was being created on screen and by the studios as a completely sacred public figure, a simple and kind mother and wife.

But in reality, Ingrid Bergman was an ambitious actress who fell in love with Rossellini and became pregnant with Rossellini’s child before she divorced her ex-husband. After this matter broke out, she was maliciously speculated by the media, trolled by the audience, and criticized by religious groups by name, and even made it to the Senate, where she was said to be the degradation of Hollywood.

The persona collapsed Ingrid Bergman all of a sudden cool, this time World War II has broken out, in the United Kingdom, of course, Vivien Lei does not know too much, this is not thought of this matter is so serious, and now Ingrid Bergman in the middle of the boycott.

“When was this?” Fei Wenli asked her best friend, has been in Hollywood Katherine Hepburn obviously should know more.

“It must have first broken six months ago, but the furor is intensifying now. It can’t be suppressed from three months ago.”

Katherine Hepburn shrugged helplessly, “At the moment, we don’t know what kind of rumors the storm can spread into. Most companies are not willing to take the risk, but the company behind her is also trying, just afraid that some right person will keep seizing on it, and the longer it goes on the more Ingrid may be affected a lot.”

“It’s a good thing I’m back in England, things are too complicated over here.” Fei Wenli said with some hindsight, her marriage is also related to making a movie to generate love, see Ingrid Bergman is now subject to accusations, it is difficult not to associate it with themselves.

But on second thought, now deep in the middle of the vortex of Bergman is actually very much in need, an opportunity to show kindness, if you can take advantage of the current famine in British India, to get rid of the scandal-plagued trouble, this previous rival should be very willing.

If Alan Wilson were here, he would have given Vivien Leigh a thumbs up, rightly so! Many stars after cheating or tax evasion want to redeem their image by doing charity, such as my ice sister, such as my Lu sister, etc., except that some of them can finally make a successful comeback, and some of them can’t.

Ingrid Bergman’s affair was not finally forgotten until the fifties, but there seems to be a bit of a problem: shouldn’t it have been more than a year later? Is there another story!

Or had he stirred up a half-dozen things that hadn’t made much of a splash in British India, but caused a butterfly effect in America first?

Allen Wilson do not know, Vivien Lei will be even more will not know, only to accept a certain civil service inculcation of her, instinctively think that this is an opportunity, ready to find Ingrid Bergman to talk about.

Unsurprisingly, Ingrid Bergman gave a warm response, she was really too troubled during this time, and was very embarrassed by the catch-all news.

“Actually, he and I are just friends, it’s all a media catch-22, I reached out because I wanted to work together sometime, nothing happened at all.” Arriving at Katharine Hepburn’s home, Ingrid Bergman just came in and cried and complained, “Only just met, which is so terrible among the rumors.”

Vivien Leigh and Katharine Hepburn face to face, if Ingrid Bergman said is true, that is too bad luck some, active contact with the director of the play is very normal, actresses also have to plan for the cause of it.

“Just talk about the movie?” Katherine Hepburn skeptically asked, “absolutely nothing else.”

“Of course not, just met.” Ingrid Bergman flatly denied, “I’m a person with a husband.”

The conversation between the two put Vivien Leigh on pins and needles, speaking about theater and having a husband were nothing really, just appearing together made Vivien Leigh, also an actress, a little uncomfortable, and she had only just left British India a short time ago.

“It’s all speculation by some good journalists, I guess.” Vivienne wore a far-fetched smile, not sure if she was excusing Ingrid Bergman, a former rival, or hypnotizing herself.

“Vivian, it’s still you who understands me, I did get a little ambitious, I never denied that.” Ingrid Bergman said with a belly full of complaints, “But even if I have this heart, haven’t I not done anything yet?”

Still wanting to do it, Vivien Lei castigated in her heart, but opened her mouth to comfort, “Public opinion is too horrible for us actresses, and that’s what makes us sad.”

Ingrid Bergman did not expect to be able to be consoled here in Vivien Leigh, for a while some mixed feelings.

She herself had just come to the United States from Sweden at a time when Vivien Leigh was becoming famous. In her heart, she had always taken Fei Wenli as a target to catch up with, and she had not tasted no comparisons.

Now encountered this kind of thing, the same only to the United States not a few days of Fei Wenli, but can open up her heart to comfort her, which makes Ingrid Bergman do not know what to say good, the heart is only a strong sense of gratitude.

Ingrid Bergman has always been in the pursuit of progress in the show business, where do you know Fei Wenli has changed the track to pursue progress.

From British India to study some of the art of speech, language on the airtight is not Ingrid Bergman can be compared to, this is also Katherine Hepburn, now feel Fei Wenli some changes in the reason.

“Ingrid, in fact, I came this time, there is really one thing, especially suitable to clear the public pressure on you.” Ingrid Bergman was precisely the time when she was deep in the whirlpool, Fei Wenli decided to take the initiative to open her mouth, “The image shaped by the company is very important for us actors, and after this kind of thing, the most direct consequence is that our image in the eyes of the public has collapsed, so we have to find another image.”

Vivienne then recounted the community of holy women in British India and said that when she was in British India, she made a documentary that was absolutely heartbreaking to hear and tearful to see. Can inspire out the public’s sympathy, of course, this film is not to be released now.

Has been initially after some education Fei Wenli, think now released this film counterproductive, should wait until the end of the drought, so that the British India to things are done, and then released to play the maximization of the effect.

Miles away in British India, the assistant commissioner must be quite pleased, not in vain, they always take the time to talk about the theater. The effect is still very obvious well, look at this awareness, it is not and ordinary actress on a level.

Now the public screening of the documentary of the Holy Women’s group, it is likely to make the work of the fiefdom a lost cause, wait until all the value of British India has been drained, lost the value of the use of the public screening is more appropriate.

Otherwise sympathy for the drought in British India is going to be replaced by indignation at the indignation, and how can you raise money that way?

No need for anyone to prompt, after the progress of Vivien Leigh thought of this point, personal interests have to give way to the interests of the British Empire, so now to stimulate the sympathy of Americans, rather than indignation, the documentary will have to wait in the public theater.

What she talked to Ingrid Bergman about was that under the current public opinion, Ingrid Bergman should use her sympathy for British India to re-establish a more badly poked and prodded persona of charity!

This elicited a profound agreement from Ingrid Bergman, first of all the mere fact that it’s not easily poked and prodded is already very attractive.

“Those viewers are really too, they just want us actresses to end up alone.” Ingrid Bergman muttered disgruntledly.

This alerted Vivien Leigh to the fact that there wasn’t still a heart for this. The current boycott and bashing wasn’t entirely unjustified.

But no matter what, after using friendship to gain Katherine Hepburn’s support, Fei Wenli then came to pull in another female celebrity with huge traffic by helping Ingrid Bergman, who was deep in the whirlwind, to join in the plan against herself.

Three high-profile actresses immediately decided to find a way to organize a charity dinner, and has just arrived in the United States from British India Vivien Leigh, in the capacity of India’s daughter, to launch the concern for the disaster in British India.

Subsequently, with the assistance of two movie queens already rooted in Hollywood, Vivien Leigh began to develop a list of invitees. Ingrid Bergman, in particular, is very attached to this matter, can you wash your hands of it depends on this time, the invited guests are not only starry-eyed, but also non-rich and wealthy, the inviters also have this weight, the three movie queens issued invitations, and very few people can refuse.