Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 545 Father's Relic

  “Promoting the spirit of public safety and social harmony

   Awarded to:

  Ronald Lee”

   "This is what the Great Commander gave you?" Aunt Karen touched the wooden gilded certificate that Ronald brought back, and was very happy, "Why is it called public safety and social harmony?"

   "Because I filmed 'Break Dance' to unite all ethnic groups, and then participated in the publicity activities of the Great Commander." Ronald pointed to the small print on the certificate and read it to his aunt:

   "For your excellent directorial work, witnessing the unity of the peoples of America, and setting a good example for young people.

  Thank you for devoting your pursuit of film art, and the creativity, focus, and time and energy you have shown, into the campaign against youth drinking and driving…”

   "This is a group photo of me and the chief commander and his wife when the awards were presented." Ronald took out the photo taken by the White House reporter again.

   Aunt Karen took the photo and was even more excited. Ronald, who was a talent, stood with the chief commander and his wife, holding one side of the certificate with both hands and the chief commander.

   "You've got to put one with me." Aunt Karen looked over and over at the photo.

   "This is for you, I specifically asked them to print two copies." Ronald gave several photos to his aunt. After this interview, Ronald did not go back to Los Angeles with the others, but went to New York to meet his aunt and share the joy.

   "I'm really proud of you, Ronnie." Aunt Karen patted Ronald's hand, very relieved, "Wait a minute, I have something important to give you."

   said Auntie went to the bedroom, took out a small wooden box from the cupboard, and handed it to Ronald.

"This is a relic left by your parents. Originally, my sister said that it would be given to you only after you graduate from college. Now you have been commended by the great commander, which is an honor that many college graduates can't get. I think you You have done more than your mother expected of you, so it is now officially handed over to you."

   "My parents' relics?" Ronald was a little puzzled, he couldn't remember the past.

   "My sister said it's mainly some relics from your father's side. I haven't opened it and it's yours now."

   Ronald opened the wooden box, which contained several yellowed black-and-white photographs and a notebook.

   "This is?" Ronald looked at the photo. The top photo was a group photo of his father and mother, as well as his aunt and his husband Steve. Father and Steve were comrades in the Marine Corps, and they were married to two sisters from the Parker family.

   is followed by a black-and-white photo of an American soldier who looks a bit like himself and his father, posing with a propeller fighter. On the back there is writing, 1944, London, Britain, James Lee.

  Ronald counted the time, could this be his grandfather? It seems that he has also been in the army for generations.

   The last photo is much older, the image above is already a bit bleak, and the photo is also of a young soldier with an old biplane behind him. On the back of the photo is the word "Paris, 1918", signed Gilbert Lee.

  Is this his great-grandfather? Why is your family a family of pilots? Only the father didn't get in.

   Ronald opened the notebook again, which contained some family histories recorded by his father. It turned out that the Lee family was from the New England region of northeastern America.

   Great-grandfather Gilbert, was a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Yale University. After the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the Volunteer Air Force and shot down two enemy planes over the country. After saving his own wingman, he was shot down by the Germans and died on duty. Leaving only his wife and son in New England.

  Grandfather James, also a student at Yale University. After the outbreak of World War II, he joined the Air Force and drove P47 fighter jets. During the **** operation of bombing Germany, he covered his own bomber, was shot down, and disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean.

   He was not married, only had a girlfriend in Britain, and was pregnant with his posthumous son, Ronald's father, Charles.

In his father's generation, he was sent back to America by his mother's family. Because he was not recognized as an official member of the family, he did not go to college, nor did he inherit the family tradition to become a pilot, but instead joined the Navy. clan.

  Although he changed from a pilot to a fourth-class soldier with muddy feet, he also broke the curse of the Li family's death on the battlefield, and finally returned home to reunite with his family and raise Ronald to grow up. Until there is a traffic accident...

   "It turns out that my ancestors were also very rich." Ronald knew that getting a doctorate in 1915 was very valuable.

He understood that his parents kept these things to him after he graduated from college. His ancestors were rich, and then the family fell apart, and it was in his father's generation. They definitely wanted to graduate from college and find a good job. Let yourself know the excellent history of your ancestors later.

   If you have a chance, you should go to New England to find it. In the past, the Chinese people did not have to recognize their ancestors, but always recognized where their ancestors were.

   "Huh, what's this?" Ronald put his father's relic back in the box and bumped into a metal thing in his hand.

   When I took it out, it turned out to be an old-fashioned brass key.

   "Is this the key to my parents' house in New England that was taken away by the bank for auction?" Ronald couldn't find it, and threw the key back into the box.

   "Aunt, this relic is still with you. I'm afraid I'll take it away and lose it." Ronald, aunt and Donna had a reunion dinner, and then rested separately.

   The next day, Ronald went out to an apartment in lower Manhattan and rang the doorbell.

   "Ronnie", Brooke Shields came out happily, she just finished her final exam in Princeton, passed the test smoothly, and went back to the old house in New York to meet Ronald.

   "Let's go, we'll be watched by reporters later." Brooke put on sunglasses and handed Ronald the two large suitcases in his hand.

   Ronald put the suitcase into Brooke's Mercedes-Benz, and the driver, Dick, stepped on the accelerator and went to JFK Airport.

   This time, Brooke Shields was invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games. It just so happened that Ronald was going back, and the two made an appointment to go together.

   "How do you plan your summer vacation? Bo Ji?"

   "I picked up a TV movie and went to the Bahamas to shoot." Brooke took out a map, "Just here... let's go."

   "TV movie?" Ronald felt that Brooke was self-depreciating by accepting this kind of film. "Why don't you tell me if you want to make a movie? There are many studios in Hollywood waiting for you to make it."

   Although Brooke Xiaosi has been out of film for a year, her popularity is still very high. As long as the wind is released to make a movie, many producers will be willing to gamble on their luck.

"I'm just playing in front of me. I used to travel with my mother every year. After I went to college, I haven't been with her for a long time, so I wanted to travel while filming. This film happened to be filmed in the Bahamas. "

  Ronald thought about it, Bo Ji is treating filming as a vacation. It seems that she really will not return to the film and television industry after graduating from college?

  The two avoided the gossip reporters who were squatting at the airport, entered the terminal separately, and finally met again on the plane.

   "In my experience, you must wear an eye patch on a long-haul plane, otherwise you will be very tired." As soon as Bo Ji sat down, she took out a pair of pink eye patch and put it on.

  Ronald saw Brooke fall back comfortably and was about to sleep. Reach out to tease her little finger.

   "Hee hee hee..." Bo Ji was finally teased and laughed, the two clasped their hands and leaned against each other.

   Finally arrived at the Los Angeles airport, Brooke Xiaosi blushed, she went to the dressing room to change clothes and touch up makeup.

   Ronald went to the baggage carousel to wait for his luggage.

   "Ronald!"

   Ronald turned his head and saw that it was the luggage carousel beside the director Steven Spielberg, who was also waiting for his luggage.

   "Steven, have you returned to Los Angeles too?"

   "I flew over from the purple studio, and the Olympic Organizing Committee invited me to attend the opening ceremony." Steven was clean-shaven and smiled uncharacteristically sweetly.

   "Show you a picture of my son Max" Spielberg took out a picture from his purse of him, his girlfriend Amy Irwin, and a newborn baby. "

   "Oh, what a pretty boy. Congrats, Steven."

   "Thank you, I'm going to marry Amy at the end of the year, you must come when you do."

   "I will definitely go." Ronald was very curious, this Amy Irving didn't seem to be the most outstanding among the actors, and he didn't know how to tie up Hollywood's first commercial director.

   "Ronnie", Brooke Shields changed her clothes and jumped over. She was wearing a white T-shirt, the hem of her jeans was rolled up, revealing a long white leg, and she wore a straw hat with a black background and a white edge on her head. The style was well mixed.

   "Borgy, this is Director Spielberg, and he's also going to the opening ceremony."

   "Hello, Brooke." Steven looked at Ronald and Brooke, "Let's go out together."

   "Okay", Bo Ji generously agreed.

  Ronald nodded to Spielberg, and with him covering, the two would not have to part ways to avoid the puppy photojournalist.

   Ronald and Brooke went to the Marriott hotel where she was staying, which was closer to the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium where the opening ceremony took place.

  After the two of them were overwhelmed, Ronald hugged Brooke and suddenly heard a rumbling sound in his stomach.

  Ronald rubbed his stomach, "I'm a little hungry, are you hungry? I'll go buy some hamburgers."

   "Well..." Brooke Xiaosi nodded, threw the pillow over, covered herself, and quickly put on her T-shirt.

   Ronald put on his pants, ran to McDonald's downstairs, and bought two Big Macs. The new Olympic promotion reads "America gets a gold medal, a free burger, a silver medal, a free pack of fries, a bronze medal, a free Coke."

  Although it has not yet opened, the atmosphere of the Olympic Games is already very strong, and even the waiters wear hats with the five-ring logo.

   Ronald took the Big Mac, thought about it, and went to the nearby Seventy-One convenience store to buy two bottles of energy drink Gatorade. They also sponsored the construction of the swimming pool for the Olympic Games. In this Olympic Games, in order to save money, most of the venues used the original ones, and the newly built ones also have sponsors.

  Despite the collective boycott of the Eastern camp, this Olympic Games still recruited a record-breaking 140 countries to participate. Ronald can't help but look forward to tomorrow's opening ceremony, and he can also see the representative team from his home country.

   (end of this chapter)