The filming process of "Mrs. Minnifer" invested by Chen Qiang is really full of twists and turns.

The background of this movie was set in 1939. When the movie was just launched, Germany had just begun to invade Poland, and the British army had not yet confronted Germany head-on, so there was not much about the war in the script.

However, when the film script was finally determined and all preparations were completed, the German army happened to attack France by blitzkrieg, and the British and French coalition forces retreated in Dunkirk and gave the entire European continent to Germany. At this time, the original script was not suitable, and the screenwriter had to modify the script and add some elements of World War II to the script.

This movie tells a story that took place in the UK. The protagonist of the movie is also a middle-class British family, so the main perspective of the movie is also on the UK side. Such a perspective will inevitably arouse Germany's dissatisfaction. At this time, the senior executives of MGM were worried that shooting such a movie would cause MGM to lose the European market. In addition, Kennedy warned MGM not to shoot a pro-British movie, so MGM's senior executives decided to terminate the filming of the movie.

Fortunately, Chen Qiang spent money to buy Esther a second female lead, and Chen Qiang's investment brought the movie back to life. However, when Chen Qiang's funds were in place, Germany had already started bombing the UK, and the original script was scrapped, so the screenwriter revised the script again. In the end, the script was pushed back to the next dozen times. The screenwriter was quite troubled. As soon as the situation in Europe changed, the screenwriter had to rewrite the script.

In Esther's letter, he introduced the final plot of "Mrs. Minnifer" to Chen Qiang.

The film is set in the summer of 1939. The protagonist, Mrs. Minnifer, a family of five, lives in the suburbs of London, England. They are upright and live and work in peace. One day, Mrs. Minnifer returned from out and admired the red roses of the town's webmaster Baylor, and happily agreed that the flower was named "Mrs. Minnifer" and supported "Mrs. Minnifer" to participate in the town flower competition. Minnifer's eldest son Wien met a Miss Bell at the flower exhibition. The two developed admiration and became husband and wife.

The first half of the film is very daily and warm, but in this warmth, the war came, and the eldest son Wien joined the Royal Air Force and went to the front line to fight. Mrs. Minnifer insisted on being in the rear with enthusiasm for life. Later, the Battle of Britain began. One morning, Mrs. Minnifer accidentally found an injured German pilot in her yard. She was calm in the face of danger and cleverly dealing with the German pilot. Finally, she called the police and caught the German pilot.

Not long after, at the flower exhibition, "Mrs. Minnifer" Red Rose won the championship. Just as everyone was happily celebrating the festival, the air raid sirens sounded again, and the flowers were interrupted. Everyone went home to cover up. At this time, Miss Bell, who had married Wien, sent Wien to the base with Mrs. Minnifer to fight the enemy plane. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were attacked by German planes on their way back, and Bell was unfortunately killed.

It can be said that Mrs. Minnifer refers to the protagonist of the movie and the pot of roses. It can also be regarded as Miss Bell who unfortunately died, because after Miss Bell married Wien, she also became "Mrs. Minnifer".

The protagonist of this movie, Mrs. Minnifer, is played by famous British movie star Geria Garson. The second female lead played by Esther, is Miss Bell, the one who was beaten to death by a German plane in the ending.

"After a long time, Esther played the role and finally died! But this may not be a bad thing. In Hollywood, there are two types of roles that are easier to win awards, one is to play a fool, and the other is to play a dead person." Chen Qiang sighed lightly.

Then Chen Qiang thought about the plot of "Mrs. Minnifer" and found that he was a little familiar. Chen Qiang always felt that he had watched this movie before.

"I remember, I watched a movie called "House of Loyalty and Brave", or was it a good movie on CCTV Movie Channel. The plot is the same as this one! I remember that the host who had a good movie at that time also introduced that "House of Brave" won several Oscars! Could it be that because of me, the name of "House of Brave" was changed!"

The more Chen Qiang thought about it, the more likely it was, because the "House of Loyalty" in history had no relationship with him. Perhaps when the filming of the "House of Loyalty" would have encountered funding problems, and then Louis Mayer thought of other solutions to solve it. In this time and space, Chen Qiang's appearance solved the funding problems of this movie in advance, so the movie became "Mrs. Minnifer".

After all, Chen Qiang is not a professional filmmaker, and he doesn't know much about the history of movies, so Chen Qiang didn't know that "House of Loyalty and Brave" is actually the translated name of "Mrs. Minnifer" after coming to China, and the original English name of the original work was "Miniver".

Chinese film and television practitioners have always been very artistic in the translation of movie names, and there are even some magical translations. For example, "waterloobridge" is translated as "Broken Soul of Blue Bridge", which is far more artistic than the literal "Waterloo Bridge"; for example, "topgun" is translated as "Top Gun", which sounds very imposing; "flipped" is translated as "Falling in Heart", at least Chinese people sound, this Chinese translation can better express the feelings of the film.

After being introduced to China, "Mrs. Minnifer" was translated as "House of Loyalty and Brave". This translation is indeed very consistent with the content of the movie. Of course, this is related to the revision of the movie script many times. When the movie was just launched in 1939, the Minnifer family was not so "Loyalty and Brave".

The director of this movie is William Wheeler, a figure of the early American film master. He has won the Oscar for Best Director Award twelve times in his life and won three times. Three films won the Oscar for Best Picture, and 12 actors were given the throne of Oscars and Best Actresses. His honors are extremely exaggerated on the Internet in later generations. Many online authors dare not bring so many honors to the protagonists they write, so as not to be criticized by readers for being unreal.

William Wheeler has made many famous films, and the most well-known one is Audrey Hepburn's famous work "Roman Holiday". Even if ordinary people have never seen this movie, they have definitely heard of the name of this movie.

In his letter, Esther also told Chen Qiang that the next "Mrs. Minnifer" will enter post-production. If it wants to be released, it will have to wait until next year.

Chen Qiang didn't care too much about this, and he didn't take this movie to heart. In Chen Qiang's opinion, such a plot is not attractive at all. After all, as a time traveler, Chen Qiang has watched too many Hollywood special effects blockbusters and various suspense brain-burning films. In later movies, there are nonlinear narrative structures and various god reversals in the plot, and they are all very good at playing, so from Chen Qiang's perspective, this kind of straightforward story has no special effects yet, so it is probably not a good box office.

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Recently, housing prices in downtown New York have been rising. Of course, from the perspective of the future, the so-called "downtown New York" at that time were the most important locations in New York. If they were placed in 2019, the apartments in this location would be sold for tens of millions of dollars.

As a Chinese, Chen Qiang also has a mentality of buying up but not falling real estate. Now Chen Qiang has some money in his hands, and the house prices in New York are rising rapidly, which makes Chen Qiang decide to buy a house as soon as possible.

If you want to build a villa in New York, you have to go to the suburbs. If you are in the city, there are already many tall buildings, so Chen Qiang plans to buy a whole apartment building and convert it into a big house.

Chen Qiang inquired about the price. New York City is relatively close to the center of the center, and can be obtained for more than 100,000 US dollars. This is a bargain price in later generations, but for ordinary Americans with an average weekly salary of only more than 20 US dollars, it is said that more than 100,000 US dollars will be required to work for a hundred years to earn.

In the end, Chen Qiang chose a relatively new apartment building. According to the real estate agency, the owner of the apartment building is a businessman engaged in real estate development. He has recently urgently needed capital turnover, so he is willing to sell such a better and new apartment building.

However, the real estate agency did not disclose the seller's name. Perhaps it was to protect the seller's privacy, or it might be because he was worried that Chen Qiang would contact the seller privately, so the real estate agency would earn less agency fees.

So Chen Qiang made an appointment with the real estate agent and met at a cafe.

As a Chinese, Chen Qiang is quite conspicuous, so the real estate businessman recognized Chen Qiang at a glance after entering the cafe.

Before the real estate agent introduced the introduction, the real estate businessman came to Chen Qiang, then handed over his business card, and said, "Hello, Mr. Chen."

Chen Qiang took the business card with both hands and took a closer look. The first line was the name of a company: Elizabeth-*** Company, below is the name of a person, Fred-***.

"Hello, Mr. ***." Chen Qiang responded immediately.

After the two of them sat down, Fred *** briefly introduced himself.

Fred*** has been engaged in the real estate industry for more than a decade. As early as the late 1920s, he established his own real estate company and made a fortune by investing in the construction of $3,900 per household in Queens, New York. Today, Fred***'s company has several apartment buildings in New York. Since the war broke out in Europe, a large number of refugees have flocked to New York. Fred*** has made a lot of money by renting out his apartment.

The apartment building that Chen Qiang values ​​was originally rented to some Jews from Germany. If Chen Qiang hadn't wanted to buy it, perhaps Fred *** would have continued to rent out the apartment to earn rent.

After learning about Fred-***'s business, Chen Qiang couldn't help but ask: "Mr. ***, in the current form, the war in Europe will not end in a short period of time. Those refugees from Europe may have to stay in New York for several years. If you continue to rent out the apartment building, you can make a huge profit. Why are you eager to sell the apartment building?"

"To be honest, I found a new investment project. I planned to cooperate with the military to build barracks and naval apartments near several military ports on the East Coast. This required a lot of funds, but I don't have that much money now, so I can only sell some apartment buildings to cash out." Fred *** said.

"Mr. ***, you have a lot of vision. When the United States joins the war in the future, a large number of soldiers will definitely be recruited into the army. At that time, the US Navy will indeed need a large number of barracks. I believe that your investment will definitely bring you rich returns." Chen Qiang said.

"Mr. Chen also thinks that the United States will directly access the war?" Fred-*** was slightly surprised, and then continued: "Most Americans think that the United States only needs to provide supplies to Europe like in the World War, and when the overall situation is settled, it is enough to send troops to support the victorious side."

"This is a world war, and the United States cannot stay out of the matter." Chen Qiang smiled and continued: "Even if the United States does not want to interfere, trouble will come to you. Compared with Germany in Europe, I think the United States should be more worried about Japan in Asia."

"Japan? Japan is separated from the United States by the Pacific Ocean! This distance is destined that Japan will not pose a threat to the United States. And I don't think the Japanese have the courage to provoke the United States!" Fred *** shook his head and said.

"If Japan captured Hawaii, would you still think that the United States is far away enough from Japan?" Chen Qiang smiled and shook his head, and continued. "Maybe before Christmas, news of the Japanese attacking the Pearl Harbor military base will appear in the newspaper."

"Haha, if that's the case, I'm afraid I'll sell some stocks." Fred *** said with a smile, but judging from his expression, he obviously didn't believe Chen Qiang's statement.

"Mr. ***, I don't understand stocks, but after you say that, if the United States and Japan really start a war, the stock market will fall?" Chen Qiang asked immediately.

"Of course, as long as you fight, stocks will definitely fall." Fred *** nodded: "But since the outbreak of the European War, the Dow Jones Index has fallen a lot. I have also lost a lot of money! I am planning to release all the stocks in my hand."

"What a pity, I didn't buy stocks, otherwise I would have sold all the stocks." Chen Qiang said.

"Haha, even if you don't have stocks in your hands, you can still make money through the stock market! If you believe that the stock market will fall, you can short the stocks. When the stocks really fall, you can close the position and make a lot of money!" Fred-*** explained.

"Can you still have this kind of operation? This is the first time I know it!" Chen Qiang said.

"It seems that Mr. Chen has never bought stocks in normal times. If you are interested, just go to Wall Street to find an investment company. I believe those stockbrokers are happy to serve you." Fred-*** replied.

Chen Qiang nodded silently. He had already planned to go to the Wall Street investment company to consult about short-selling stocks. After all, there have been few days since the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor. If short-selling stocks can really make money, Chen Qiang can take this opportunity to make a lot of money!

Chen Qiang was still thinking about shorting stocks. A middle-aged lady walked into the cafe. The middle-aged lady's belly was slightly raised, and she could tell at a glance that she was pregnant.

The pregnant woman came directly to Fred-*** and said, "Dear, is the business done? We have to pick up the children!"

Fred-*** hurriedly introduced to Chen Qiang: "This is my wife, Mary."

"Hello, Mrs. ***, please sit down quickly." Chen Qiang immediately greeted the pregnant woman and sat down.

Fred-*** said, "I already have a daughter and a son. The eldest daughter is called Mary, just like his mother, and the eldest son is called Fred, just like me."

Chen Qiang nodded. In foreign culture, calling a name to his son and father is not new, but sometimes it is a very honorable thing.

Fred *** looked at his wife's belly with a doting face and continued, "This is my third child. I have already thought of the name. If you give birth to a daughter, call him Elizabeth. Actually, my mother is Elizabeth, so I plan to name my daughter by my mother!"

Chen Qiang smiled knowingly, thinking that this Fred-*** is really easy to name the child. The eldest daughter will follow the child's mother, the eldest son will follow the child's father, and the second daughter will follow the child's grandmother. I don't know what the second son should be called and whether he will follow the child's grandfather's name.

So Chen Qiang couldn't help asking, "What if this is a boy? What name are you going to be angry with him?"

"If it's a boy, call him Donald!" Fred-*** said.

"Donald? What a good name!" Chen Qiang muttered, but a ray of horror flashed in his eyes.
Chapter completed!