Chapter 252 – Vivian who is out of her league

Becoming an actress wanting to make a class leap is a normal pursuit, and Vivienne understands this because she has had times like this as well.

It’s a great opportunity for her to be a part of something. But after arriving in British India, she realized that even in the poorest of places, there are also the rich.

During his time in Hyderabad, he met Alan Wilson and the former world’s richest man, Ali Khan, together.

Whether it was a personal struggle or the course of history, Allen Wilson had leapt to become one of British India’s top civil servants after returning to British India from Europe.

In British India, the most important colony of the British Empire, holds the power of life and death over 100,000 civil servants, but also through 100,000 British Indian civil servants, can influence half of British India.

But in front of Ali Khan, Fei Wenli eyes in British India to say one man, the same maintain enough humility and kindness, that is called authority, Fei Wenli before the pursuit of the goal, in the face of that kind of authority, is so childish and ridiculous.

To know Alan Wilson is only in his early twenties, has already done this kind of point, the British Empire there are so many colonies, those colonies of the British colonial government, will not be the same?

That would be called authority! After a few months in British India, Vivien Leigh was completely awakened, to the point of believing in Allen Wilson’s words, she had never been so obedient to a man.

Now that the man said that forming a group of girlfriends to report to was the best way to consolidate influence, then it must be so.

For Vivien Leigh, who is in the process of forming a group of girlfriends, there are still a lot of candidates, because Vivien Leigh is British, and does not need to face off with the Hollywood actresses of this era, in order to fight for fame.

Vivien Leigh in the United Kingdom can be very good, which leads to a sense that she is not the current Hollywood starlet competitors.

What’s more, she is not here, and many actresses have maintained a good friendship, even if they do not recognize, not there is a good friend Katharine Hepburn in.

Katharine Hepburn will soon be forty years old, but still very recognizable, and now it is the ceiling of the Hollywood Awards, awards ahead of other female stars, Katharine Hepburn’s record only she can break.

The key Katharine Hepburn’s image is very good, the public has no negative impression of her, if Fei Wenli can get Katharine Hepburn’s help, this matter is actually not very difficult.

From Vivien Leigh arrived in the United States this time, stayed in Katharine Hepburn’s home, this is because Katharine Hepburn single and live alone.

As always, Vivien Leigh was still warmly helped by Katharine Hepburn, and Katharine Hepburn didn’t suspect anything when mentioning that she wished to gather more actresses to expand her influence.

“I haven’t seen you in a few years, why is Vivian so diligent, just don’t be like Joan.” Katherine Hepburn smiled and shook her head as a reminder to Vivienne not to be like Joan Crawford who lived such a tiring life.

Joan Crawford had a difficult life, she had practically climbed from the lowest rung of society to her current position. Her father abandoned her mother and her brother before she was even born, and her mother remarried.

When she was eleven, her stepfather abandoned them again, and then her mother kept changing lovers, and she took her chances in Chicago, and couldn’t help but cry when she saw another girl prettier than her in an agent’s office, which impressed the agent enough to introduce her to a job-stripping.

“Oh yes, Vivian, Joan and Betty are on bad terms.” Katharine Hepburn saw Joan Crawford’s name on the invitation list and kindly reminded, “It’s a good thing to run around for Indians on the verge of starvation, but you’ll have to reconcile the two, they’re on bad terms.”

“There is such a thing?” Fei Wenli’s experience in the United States was limited to filming, and after filming, she returned home, so she did not know about this kind of inside information, but immediately joked, “Catherine, I didn’t realize that you are also so gossipy.”

“Although I have a boyish character some, I am also a woman.” Katherine Hepburn covered her mouth and laughed lightly as she recounted the two’s past.

In nineteen thirty-one, Universal held a launch party for potential newcomer Bette Davis.

Like all newcomers, Bette cherished the opportunity to make her first public speech, and Bette took the stage after her leading man. The press, the spotlight, everything was perfect, and just then the door to the hall suddenly opened.

Joan Crawford and her husband Douglas Van Punk Jr. walked in arm-in-arm, and Bette, expecting to murder the film, watched as the press turned around and went down the hall, and all of the flashes that should have been shining on her ran to Joan Crawford and her husband.

This was the beginning of it all; Bette Davis came from a bookish family with a systematic higher education in theater. Her first public appearance was spoiled by a call girl in her eyes.

Bette Davis went on record as saying that Joan Crawford, who had slept with every MGM executive, was a whore.

The disagreement between the two was a well-known Hollywood thing, and only Vivien Leigh, a Brit, didn’t take it seriously.

“Wasn’t it an act? Promoting each other’s fame?” Vivien Leigh spoke up a little incredulously, “Could it be a way to keep the heat on?”

“Something else is possible, they both definitely aren’t.” Katherine Hepburn solemnly shook her head, “Acting as an actress isn’t difficult, but they can’t be acting all the time, right?”

“It seems like trying to invite two people at the same time is definitely a very challenging thing to do yet.” Vivien Leigh asked herself, and Katherine Hepburn nodded next to her, “That’s pretty much it.”

Nope! Vivien Leigh, who had already managed to complete her further studies in British India, felt that something would only be more noticed if it was done with both Bette Davis and Joan Crawford at the same time.

Already preliminary out of the teacher Fei Wenli understand, this call for attention to the famine in British India, in the United States caused such a big hotspot, as long as their own invitation, who does not come, who is the other side of the mouth of the evil woman.

Even without her taking the initiative to say anything, one of the main newspapers speculated on this, and the two would take the initiative to join in.

Alan Wilson, who is presiding over the drought relief meeting in British India, would never have thought at this moment that Vivien Lei would be out so soon, and would be about to form a never-before-seen Hollywood luxury girlfriends group.

“The recent rise in prices? It certainly has nothing to do with the gentlemen, it’s because of the natural disaster.” At the meeting to study how to fight the drought in British India, Alan Wilson said with a heavy face, “But the price of some precious metals, such as gold, has risen to a very worrying extent.”

“Once any natural disaster occurs, people will choose gold as a hedge, and there is nothing we can do about that.” Bengal Administrator Andri, who had a Cuban cigar in his fingertips, spoke in a disinterested manner, “Everything is the result of natural disasters.”

“Forgive me for starting with a hypothetical question, let’s say a colony has two years left to become independent, but because the local institutions did something wrong, it caused the colony to become unstable and increased the colony’s maintenance expenditures, let’s say that this matter is known to London, let’s say that London decides to pull out as early as possible.” Alan Wilson said with a twist of words, “So would it be a bad thing for the consequences of this hypothetical to arise.”

The provincial administrators in the conference room were silent, and Burke, the senior official of the United Provinces, opened his mouth to round off the conversation, “This hypothetical question is very forward-looking, and we are assuming that this hypothetical future holds true, and if it were to be replaced in our case, of course, it would be important to maintain the stability of this hypothetical colony as much as possible, and try to hold on to it until the very last moment. It would be in everyone’s best interest.”

“That’s right, in fact, gentlemen understand a simple truth, two years for doing something is certainly easier to combine labor and pleasure than six months for doing something, and likewise two years of salary is more than half a year, isn’t it?”

Bastard. Sir Barron opened his mouth without changing his face, “There are many things that we can just go ahead and do, but we can’t let others find out that we’ve done it, especially not by London. Whether it be the Cabinet or Whitehall, with plenty of time we can get what we have to do done in order, instead of the evasive behavior …… of the colony in the hypothetical question who can’t wait to go back to London tomorrow as an apartment.”

“Very ungentlemanly.” Alan Wilson interjected, “Sir Barron doesn’t want the situation in British India to be affected by this drought, and we’re going to stick strictly to the date set in London, which the Prime Minister said in his speech in the House of Commons, to settle the British India problem by February, 1948.”

“Then we shall keep to it until February, 1948.” Sir Barron lifted his wrist to check the time and said, “It is now eleven forty-seven minutes and fifty-two seconds on July sixteenth, nineteen forty-six, which, in general terms, gives us about a year and seven months. It is expected that this famine, in the worst case scenario, will not exceed February of next year, which means that excluding the time affected by the famine, we still have a whole year to work for the happiness of the people of the subcontinent.”

“Not to panic too much is the purpose of this meeting.” Sir Baron put down his wrist and got up straight away, lunch time had arrived.

The entire meeting room was instantly empty, with only the smoke, like that of Pittsburgh, indicating that the meeting room had just been filled with people.

Regarding the outcome of this meeting, in the next day’s newspaper, it was expressed that the unity across the subcontinent, the general praise of the international community, and the completely fair and transparent handling of the entire process was the key to curbing this drought.

The resilience and sacrifice of the people of the subcontinent in the face of the drought was particularly praised, highlighting the film industry practitioners in British India, donating money and goods, calling on the wealthy families to help the affected places, and the astounding performance of public figures.

It concludes with a call for the whole of British India to come together, to put aside past prejudices and to unite closely around the colonial government. Of course, the last paragraph is addressed to the Congress and the PML-N, so don’t come out and cause trouble at this time.