Chapter 265 The Gift of the Goddess

"I don't know, maybe it means baby?" Vivien Li smiled and shook her head, her expression was full of indifference.

I don't know, but you did what your family wanted! The corner of Katharine Hepburn's mouth twitched, what kind of trust is it to do such a stupid thing? Even knowing that Vivien Leigh is a person who is desperate for love, this is too much.

If Vivien Leigh knew what Katharine Hepburn was thinking, she would definitely refute it loudly and confidently. If she didn't understand, don't talk nonsense. This is the most respectful and feminine man she has ever seen.

For the Barbie dolls of the zodiac, Vivien Leigh needs to do this by herself. The production base is different from the original Japanese OEM in history. At this time in 1946, the best production base was taken for granted, which was during the World War II. Surviving in the United States of America.

In the original time and space, the first batch of Barbie dolls were made in Japan, and the title of the exhibition was "Barbie - a role model for girls".

But unexpectedly, Barbie was not sold out, but received a cold reception from toy dealers. After all, she is a brand-new thing, a kind of risk, dealers are not willing to do this, just reluctantly entered a few.

This was just the beginning. Barbie dolls eventually swept across the United States within a year and became the most pleasing toy for American children. After the initial cold reception, the Barbie doll has become the dealer's favorite toy, which is really profitable.

Alan Wilson felt that with the gimmick of Vivien Leigh and her friends, the fame of these female stars in Hollywood at this time would not be as bad at the start as the original entrepreneurs, and they had the potential to become a hit.

As for copyright, as the most capitalist country, the various copyright protections in the United States can be called hooligans. What's more, the two companies that came to Vivien Leigh and asked her to make a documentary, one of the major shareholders, Disney, is a copyright hooligan.

There is a famous joke about Disney: If one day you land on an isolated island, the best way to rescue you is to draw a huge Mickey Mouse on the island, and Disney’s legal department will arrive as quickly as possible to sue you.

The most classic sentence ever left by a Disney spokesperson is, "We are always in a lawsuit..."

There are a total of 350 lawyers in Disney's legal department, and they definitely have time to deal with lawsuits one after another. There are only 365 days in a year, and almost one lawsuit can be handled every day.

In the telegram, Alan Wilson mentioned that although the image is based on Hollywood actresses, it should not be too exposed, and the children's psychological age should be considered.

Allen Wilson has done what should be done, and the rest is Vivien Leigh's own business.

It is not uncommon to find a factory in the United States in this era. There are factories that can make OEMs everywhere. Vivien Leigh must first get a group of girlfriends.

This is not easy, because the personal image of some female stars is not what they decide. Of course, toys like Barbie dolls can also be played around the corner. Everyone knows that Barbie dolls are made of 12 female stars such as Vivien Leigh. , but Vivien Leigh firmly denied it.

This is okay, as if the logo of American professional basketball is Jerry West dribbling, but the president firmly denies it. As long as you admit it, you will pay Jerry West a portrait fee.

Later, China's Jordan insisted that his logo had nothing to do with Jordan, but that the athlete held a table tennis racket and said it, and he completely learned from the representative of advanced productivity.

Because of the issue of portrait rights, Vivien Leigh still has a lot of work to do. Of course, the first thing to do is to get these female stars and let them know about it. Katharine Hepburn's home has almost become the base camp of her girlfriends and the hometown of the zodiac signs.

Ingrid Bergman and others thought that Vivien Leigh, who was no longer limited to star status, brought them here to talk about character design, but no, today Vivien Leigh was talking about Disney, and told the ins and outs of the matter, and then Said, "If you don't believe me, ask Catherine. Catherine was also there when the other party came."

In an instant, the atmosphere in the room was detonated.

A group of female stars were chattering and expressing their opinions one after another, which made the room look chaotic. Vivien Leigh must agree to it. The power of the Disney company is very powerful.

It is not weaker than the eight major film companies in Hollywood, but the areas of focus are different. Disney also has a film department, which is a good thing, so we tried our best to get Vivien Leigh to agree.

Even the few female stars affiliated with MGM, the most powerful company at present, are envious of Vivien Leigh's pie in the sky.

Look at the star lineup that MGM has now, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Robert Taylor, Joan Crawford, Norma Sheila, etc. wait.

Of course, other film companies have also attacked MGM, thinking that MGM is just a company that shoots mediocre works, relying on the stars it recruits to make the audience pay IQ taxes.

"Betty, Ingrid, I made a request." Vivien Leigh said her thoughts, "We are all female stars, and we are not as good as men in terms of film treatment. We can only work more on derivative products. In fact, I have I came up with an idea, but you may need to take out a certain amount of portrait rights."

All the female stars present nodded. Vivien Leigh herself was an example. Among the male lead actors in Gone with the Wind, her salary was dozens of times that of her. This situation still exists now. Many of the female stars present have never received a $100,000 salary. remuneration.

It’s no wonder they worked so hard, they leaned up when they saw hot spots, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were sitting at the two ends of a group of female stars, but they nodded in unison at this time, but then they realized that After seeing the other party's actions, he glanced at his small face, and the disdain flashed across his face.

It is not only Vivien Leigh's own problem that cannot be compared with male actors' remuneration, but the problem of all of them, Hollywood stars. Hearing Vivien Leigh talk about this matter, they all nodded in agreement.

Even Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, female stars who aren't comfortable being in the same room with each other, agree on this.

Most of the portrait rights of the female stars present were in their own hands. Several expressed their willingness to discuss this matter with the company. I believe it is not a big problem. Vivien Leigh was relieved that the first hurdle was passed.

Then I negotiated terms with William Hess, hoping to get some help from Disney, a company that spares no effort in safeguarding copyrights. After Vivien Leigh revealed this idea, all the female stars agreed very much. There were copyright hooligans cheering beside them. They talked with the company. At that time, I will be more confident.

In the final analysis, the female stars in Katharine Hepburn's family are at worst actors who already have a certain reputation, and several of them are actresses, so they can have a good talk with the company. Transparent, so what else to talk about? Laying obediently on the red sofa, begging for a chance has a higher success rate than this matter.

With everyone's support, Vivien Leigh is very happy. Now she feels that she is changing the harsh employment environment of actresses, and she has a sense of accomplishment in her heart.

Although she was happy, Vivien Li didn't have a single thing. Most of the things mentioned in Alan Wilson's telegram did not need to be kept secret, but there was one thing that Vivien Li kept secret.

After most members of the girlfriends group left happily, Vivien Leigh left Heidi Lamarr, and asked with a longing look, "Heidi, do you own the patent you once said?"

"Of course, that kind of patent that is not taken seriously belongs to me." Heidi Rama looked a little sad when she heard this, but she still gave the answer readily.

She can even memorize the brief description of the patent, patent technology owner: Heidi Lamarr, George Antheil; secure communication system: frequency hopping technology and a series of brand new concepts of wireless signal technology; patent technology application time: 1 June 10, 1941.

Heidi Rama was suspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation because of her marriage in Austria until the end of the war, and the patent matter was naturally forgotten. At present, Heidi Rama has a kind, I love America, but the United States does not love my feeling.

Patents are ignored, and the development of film and television is not satisfactory compared with many people. She is very envious of Vivien Leigh. She can get praise from many voices with almost no effort. Now even ABC and Gannett Newspaper Trust are looking for her. Coming to the door and asking for cooperation with an active attitude made Heidi Lamarr very depressed.

Vivien Leigh did not continue to ask, she wanted to send the confirmed news to New Delhi first.

It was the first time for Vivien Leigh to obtain valuable information, and she still needed the guidance of her family.

In Kolkata, the South Asian subcontinent, the news about the arrival of the first batch of materials donated by the Indian goddess Vivien Leigh in the United States made people in the industrial area of ​​Kolkata sing and dance with traditional skills, and proved that Indian musicals are not just for nothing.

Because of the news that the waters near the Andaman Islands have been blocked, the cargo has arrived two days later than expected.

But it doesn't matter, this is the great British treasure born in British India, and he has done his best for his hometown.

The news itself is enough to make the Indians who have been tortured enough by the weather happy, and Andrew, the chief executive of Bangladesh province who has not been seen for a while, has appeared again.

The whole person seemed to be a little richer, and with a loud voice, he praised what Vivien Leigh had done for British India, and British India was proud of Vivien Leigh.

"This is a gift from the goddess, and it deserves the gratitude of all Indians." Andrew devoted himself wholeheartedly, and his flushed face was definitely not making a fortune in the drought, but happy for the news of the arrival of assistance.

"Gift of the Goddess!" This is also the headline of most newspapers in British India today, expressing gratitude to Vivien Leigh for the fact that she worked hard for British India in the United States.