British Civil Servant

v1 Chapter 252: Vivian

It is a normal pursuit to become a female star and want to achieve a class jump. Vivien Leigh understands this, because she has also had such a time.

However, after arriving in British India, she realized that even in the most impoverished places, there are still great riches.

While in Hyderabad, he saw Alan Wilson getting along with Ali Khan, the former richest man in the world.

Regardless of personal struggles or the course of history, Alan Wilson became one of the top civil servants in British India after returning to British India from Europe.

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

But in front of Ali Khan, in the eyes of Vivien Leigh, the man who speaks the truth in British India also maintains enough modesty and kindness, that is called authority, the goal that Vivien Leigh pursued before, in front of that kind of authority, is so childish and ridiculous.

You must know that Alan Wilson was only in his early twenties, and he has already achieved this point. The British Empire still has so many colonies. Will the British colonial government in those colonies be the same?

That's called authority! After a few months in British India, Vivien Leigh was completely awakened, and even believed in Ellen Wilson's words, she had never listened to a man like this.

Now the man said that forming a group of girlfriends to report for warmth is the best way to consolidate influence, so that must be the case.

For Vivien Leigh, who is forming a girlfriend group, there are still many candidates, because Vivien Leigh is British and does not need to fight face-to-face for fame like the Hollywood female stars of this era.

Vivien Leigh can have a good life in the UK, which makes her not a contender for the current Hollywood female star in a sense.

What's more, she is no longer determined to do this, and has maintained a decent friendship with many female stars. Even if she doesn't know each other, she still has her good friend Katherine Hepburn.

Katharine Hepburn is about to turn 40, but she is still very famous, and it is now the ceiling of the Hollywood Awards, ahead of other female stars in the awards, Katharine Hepburn's record only can be broken by herself.

The key point is that Katherine Hepburn's image is very good, and the public has no negative impression of her. If Vivien Leigh can get Katharine Hepburn's help, this matter is actually not difficult.

Since Vivien Leigh arrived in the United States this time, she lived in Katharine Hepburn's home because Katharine Hepburn lived alone.

As always, Vivien Leigh is still helped by Katharine Hepburn's enthusiasm, and Katharine Hepburn has no doubts when it comes to calling on more female stars to expand their influence.

"I haven't seen you for 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 Vivien Leigh, don't live as tired as Joan Crawford.

Joan Crawford's life was difficult, she almost climbed from the bottom of society to the present position. Before she was born, her father abandoned her mother and her brother, and her mother remarried.

When she was eleven years old, her stepfather abandoned them again. Later, her mother kept changing lovers. She went to Chicago to try her luck. In an agent's office, she saw other girls prettier than her and burst into tears. This moved the agent and gave her to her. She introduced a job - striptease.

"Oh, by the way, Vivian, Joan and Betty have a very bad relationship." Katherine Hepburn, seeing Joan Crawford's name on the invitation list, reminded kindly, "Running for the Indians who are on the verge of starvation, It's a good thing, but you have to reconcile the relationship between the two of them, and the two of them have a bad relationship."

"Is there such a thing?" Vivien Leigh's experience in the United States was limited to filming. After filming, she returned to China. She didn't know the inside story, but she immediately joked, "Catherine, I didn't expect you to gossip like this."

"Although I'm a little boyish, I'm also a woman." Katherine Hepburn covered her mouth and chuckled, telling about the festival between the two.

In 1931, Universal held a press conference for potential newcomer Bette Davis.

Like all newcomers, Betty cherishes her first public speaking opportunity, and Betty takes the stage after the leading man. Media reporters, spotlights, everything was perfect, just at this moment the door of the hall suddenly opened.

Joan Crawford and her husband, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. walked in arm in arm. Betty, who was expecting the murder film, watched the media turn around and went to the lobby. All the flashes that should have been shining on her went to Joan Crawford and on the husband.

This is the beginning of everything, Bette Davis came from a scholarly family and received a systematic higher education in drama. The first public appearance was mixed up by a call girl in her eyes.

Bette Davis has said publicly that Joan Crawford has slept with every MGM executive and is a bitch.

The disagreement between the two is a well-known thing in Hollywood, and only Vivien Leigh, a British talent, does not take it seriously.

"Isn't it acting? To promote mutual fame?" Vivien Leigh said in an incredible way, "Will it be a way to maintain the popularity?"

"Others are possible, the two of them are definitely not." Katherine Hepburn shook her head solemnly. "It's not difficult to act as an actor, but they can't act all the time, right?"

"It seems that it is definitely a very difficult thing to invite two people at the same time." Vivien Leigh asked herself, Katherine Hepburn nodded and said, "It's almost like this."

wrong! Vivien Leigh, who has successfully completed her studies in British India, feels that if Bette Davis and Joan Crawford do one thing at the same time, they will be more concerned.

Vivien Leigh, who has already started her apprenticeship, understands that this call to pay attention to the famine in British India has caused such a hot spot in the United States. As long as she invites herself, whoever does not come will be the vicious woman in the mouth of the other party.

She didn't even have to say anything, there was a newspaper who guessed it, and the two of them would join in on their own initiative.

Alan Wilson, who is presiding over the drought relief conference in British India, would never have imagined that Vivien Leigh would leave school so soon, and would form a group of luxurious Hollywood girlfriends that had never appeared before.

"The recent rise in prices? Of course it has nothing to do with the gentlemen, it's because of natural disasters." Alan Wilson said with a heavy face at the conference on how to combat the drought in British India, "But the prices of some precious metals, such as gold The rate of increase is very worrying.”

"Once there is a natural disaster, people will choose gold as a safe-haven item, and there is nothing we can do about it." Andri, the chief executive of Bangladesh province, with a Cuban cigar at his fingertips, said indifferently, "Everything is a natural disaster. s reason."

"Forgive me for a hypothetical question first, assuming that a colony has two years left to become independent, but because the local institutions have done something wrong, causing the colony to become unstable and increasing the cost of maintaining the colony, let's say this Knowing by London, assuming London decides to withdraw as soon as possible." Alan Wilson said this, "Then the consequences of this assumption appear, will it be a bad thing."

The provincial chief executives in the conference room were silent, and Burke, the senior official of the United Province, said, "This hypothetical issue is very forward-looking. We assume that the future of this hypothesis is true. If it is changed to us, of course, it is necessary to Keep this hypothetical colony as stable as possible and try to hold on until the end. It's good for everyone."

"That's right. In fact, gentlemen all understand a simple truth. Two years of work is definitely easier to combine work and rest than half a year. The same two years of wages are more than half a year, right? ?"

Sir Barron said without changing his face, "There are many things we can do directly, but we can't let others find out that we have done it, especially not by London. Whether it is Cabinet or Whitehall, with sufficient time, we can Do what we have to do step by step, not like a hypothetical colony in question~lightnovelpub.net~ I can't wait to go back to London tomorrow to do an apartment, this kind of evasion of responsibility..."

"Very ungentleman." Alan Wilson replied, "Sir Barron does not want the situation in British India, affected by this drought, we must strictly abide by the date set in London, the Prime Minister said in his speech in the House of Commons, To settle the question of British India by February 1948."

"Then we shall hold on until February 1948." Sir Barron raised his wrist and looked at the time. "It is eleven forty-seven on the sixteenth of July, 1946. Fifty-two seconds, generally speaking, we still have about one year and seven months. It is expected that this famine will not exceed February next year in the worst case, that is to say, after the impact of the famine is eliminated, We still have a whole year to work for the well-being of the people of the subcontinent."

"Don't panic is the purpose of this meeting." Sir Barron put down his wrist and got up directly, it was lunch time.

The entire conference room was instantly empty, and there was only a thick smoke like Pittsburgh, indicating that the conference room was still full of people just now.

Regarding the outcome of this meeting, the newspaper on the second day expressed the solidarity of all parts of the subcontinent, which was widely praised by the international community. The complete, fair and transparent handling of the entire process is the key to curbing the drought.

In particular, he praised the tenacity and sacrifice of the people of the sub-continent in the face of the drought. He highlighted the film industry practitioners in British India, donated money and materials, and called on Wealthy Home to help the disaster-stricken areas. The performance of public figures was astounding.

Finally, I call on the whole of British India to unite, let go of past prejudices, and unite closely around the colonial government. Of course, the last paragraph is for the Congress Party and the Muslim League. Don't come out and cause trouble at this time.