Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 292 On the Great Wheel
"I'm a mutant!"

Among the ruins of the mutant city, Thanos aimed the Infinity Gauntlet in his hand at Apocalypse in front of him, and the Infinity Gems inlaid on the surface of the glove shone faintly.

Kneeling down on the ground clutching his bruised body, Tian Qi said to Thanos in front of him.

"I hope these people still remember you after everything has passed."

As Thanos' voice fell, the power erupting from the Infinity Gauntlet instantly enveloped the opponent's body, turning it into ashes and dissipating it.

Although, limited by the incompleteness of the time gem, Thanos could not fully exert the power of the glove, but with the incomplete power of the glove, it still easily defeated Apocalypse.

Even if, Apocalypse in this dimension has successfully occupied Professor X's body, thus turning his will into a mutant virus and hiding it in everyone's mutant body.But under the power of the soul gem, Thanos still successfully cracked the opponent's almost incomprehensible ability, and sealed Tianqi's soul in the body in front of him.

Putting on the Infinity Gauntlet and aiming at the location where Apocalypse dissipated, under the guidance of the power of the time gem fragments, a fragment of the time gem immediately appeared in front of Thanos.

Reach out and grab the fragment and align it with the thumb where the time gem fragment is, and the two fragments are instantly combined.

Clenching his fists under the power of the space gem, the figure of Thanos returned to the Titan star from the world of mutants ruled by the apocalypse.

"Looks like you failed, superstar."

On the endless Titan star, Thanos looked at the illusory figure of the superstar in front of him, and said in a deep voice.

"The power of the time gem fragment holder is stronger than imagined."

In the anti-world, the body of the superstar became part of the opponent's power under the erosion of the power of Dormammu's dark dimension.

For this reason, she had to abandon her body and return to the Titan star in the ghost form of the spirit body.

Under the power of the Reality Stone, the superstar's body is reshaped.

Looking down at his reappearing body, Superstar made a promise to Thanos in front of him.

"I will bring back that time gem fragment, even at the cost of death."

The death in the anti-world this time, not only did not stop the action of the superstar, but made her more determined.

"Do not……"

Shaking his head, Thanos prevented the superstar from going to the anti-world dimension again.

I saw him raising his arm, the Infinity Gauntlet in his hand represented the fragmented surface of the Time Gem, and a figure wearing a golden horned helmet and waving a scepter emerged on it.

"The power of the time gem has responded, and it has sensed a new dimension."

……

"Welcome to the Titanic!"

Right in the world, in front of the pier in New York Harbor.

Howard Hughes stood on the brand-new giant wheel and said to Colin.

In order to perfectly reproduce the scene of the Titanic, Howard Hughes not only invited a special team, but also the staff who worked in the Titanic manufacturer, and collected a large number of photos of the ship, one by one. The scene is restored to the giant ship, including the ship's window lattices, gate posts, lamps hanging from wires, and the brass doorplate with "pull" written on the first-class reception room, all of which were designed by Howard Hughes according to the Titanic Figure built.

Walking on the upper deck, Colin looked at the interior of the giant ship. According to Howard Hughes, these decks are specially prepared for first-class passengers. In the bedroom of the first class.

As a luxury cruise ship, there are obvious class restrictions on the Titanic.

The lounge area for first-class passengers is spacious and bright, and the interior has extremely luxurious decorations. There are more staff working here, and passengers are free to drink, play cards and smoke cigars here.

When it comes to the rest area of ​​the second-class passengers, it is obviously much narrower. Passengers can play games such as ring toss and shuffleboard here. Although there are much fewer activities than the first-class rest area, it is still a good place.

But when it comes to the rest area of ​​the third-class cabin, the luxury goods are obviously less than those of the first-class and second-class cabins. There are no plush seats, and there are no waiters. The overall area is very crowded, and just entering makes Colin feel oppressed.

Of course, in addition to these areas, the most exciting thing on the Titanic is the first-class space.

Guided by Howard Hughes, Colin immediately entered an extremely luxurious leisure place, and from Hughes' introduction, he also knew the function of this place in front of him.

This was the recuperation place for the first-class passengers of the Titanic back then. It can provide a special Turkish bath, with exotic tiles and lounge chairs on the walls, which immediately formed a huge gap with the leisure that Colin visited before.

In addition, there is a special swimming pool on the giant ship, as well as a gymnasium equipped with rowing machines, bicycle machines and electric horses. These are facilities that only first-class passengers can use on the Titanic.Especially the rowing machine, Howard Hughes repeatedly assured Colin that this was the fitness equipment equipped on the Titanic back then, and there were even photos to prove it, which made him reluctantly believe that it was not a black humorous design.

Or, the passenger who practiced rowing skills on the Titanic never dreamed that he would quickly use this skill after only a few days.

In addition to these, there is also a special coffee shop on the ship. It is said that this was a popular spot on the Titanic. Many young first-class passengers like to come to the coffee shop overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the afternoon.

"Give me a salmon and roast duck."

Sitting in the coffee shop, Colin placed an order with the waiter on the giant ship.

That's right, Howard Hughes not only restored the interior design of the Titanic back then, he even hired actors to act as the staff on the ship to make the whole ship work.

During Colin's visit to the giant ship, he had already seen many "passengers" who played their respective roles on the ship. If it wasn't because he knew the whole thing, Colin would have thought that he had really come to the on the Titanic.

Even the menu he ordered was actually the dishes ordered by the first-class passengers on the Titanic.

Picking up the coffee and taking a sip of the same type of coffee as the first-class cabin on the Titanic, Colin glanced at the busy crowd in New York Harbor and then fell on Howard Hughes in front of him.

"So, you really intend to sink it?"

Holding a cigar in one hand and overlooking the scenery of New York Harbor, Hughes said without looking back.

"Of course, that's the only way to be real enough."

Even if this is true, it is stacked through millions of dollars of investment.

Picking up a piece of roast duck and putting it into his mouth, tasting the fresh and tender taste of the duck meat and the luxurious atmosphere on the giant ship, Colin felt somewhat regretful, but unfortunately, all this is destined to not last long, Howard Hughes has made up his mind The idea is to sink this giant ship to the bottom of the sea.

And its purpose is just to take pictures of the sinking of the Titanic that year.

Even in the history of Hollywood, Howard Hughes is unique. No one has invested so much money in filming like him, whether it is the 87 fighter jets bought during the filming of "Hell's Angels" or the current ship. A replica of the giant ship transformed from the Titanic.

In a way, maybe Howard Hughes is the one who really loves movies.

"In this case, why not let everyone know?"

Containing the regret in his heart, Colin picked up the coffee and took a sip, then looked at Howard Hughes in front of him and suggested.

"What do you mean?"

Sensing the meaning in Colin's tone, Hughes couldn't help raising his brows.

"Since the big ship is destined to sink to the bottom of the sea in your hands..."

Putting down the coffee in his hand, Colin said slowly under the gaze of Hughes.

"As a farewell ceremony for the sinking of the big ship, naturally the more lively the better, it is best for the whole of New York, no, the whole world to witness this scene with their own eyes."

"The whole world."

After repeatedly chewing on what Colin said, the look in Howard Hughes' eyes brightened a bit.

Looking up at Colin who looked calm across the way, Hughes naturally sensed his purpose.

"So, you're going to spread the word about it."

Howard Hughes did not forget that, apart from the screenwriter of the movie "Titanic", Colin is also the owner of the largest newspaper in New York City.

The sales volume of his "Daily Courier" has recently surpassed "World Journal" to become the newspaper with the largest circulation in New York.

"As a screenwriter, I have an obligation to promote the film."

Without denying his purpose, Colin casually mentioned his identity as the screenwriter of "Titanic".

Although, he was extremely incompetent as a screenwriter, and after handing over the script to Howard Hughes, he rarely paid attention to the situation of the movie.

"If that's the case, then I, the director, also have no reason to refuse."

Facing the reasons given by Colin, Howard Hughes took a puff on his cigar and said in a puff.

Since Howard Hughes planned to shoot the Titanic movie, he naturally had no reason to hide it. Although the purpose of Colin's proposal was not pure, it was not what he cared about.

"Perhaps, at that time, I can shoot a few groups of farewell shots on the pier."

In the first-class coffee shop, Colin and Howard Hughes were discussing the promotion of the movie. The presence of new guests broke the original calm of the coffee shop.

Aware of the slightly chaotic situation in the restaurant, Howard Hughes frowned subconsciously.

Although the actors in the coffee shop have been rehearsing for a while and have basically adapted to the role of their waiters, they obviously haven't been able to fully bring them into it.

Looking in the direction where the waiter greeted him, Howard Hughes immediately relaxed his frown, looked down at the cigar in his hand, and then snuffed it out.

Seeing the change of expression on Howard Hughes' face, Colin had already seen the appearance of the comer clearly through [Super Vision] without turning his head.

Katharine Hepburn, starring in Titanic.

Not wrong, Hughes finally chose Katharine Hepburn as the heroine of the movie.

Even though, in Colin's mind, there is a clear gap between Katharine Hepburn's image and Ruth Dewitbukett in his own script, but this is a movie directed and invested by Howard Hughes after all, and everything is based on Howard Hughes. Hughes' own will prevails.

However, seeing Katherine Hepburn again, Colin was obviously surprised by her appearance.

A head of golden wavy hair is matched with an evening dress. Although there are not many changes in the appearance, Catherine He herself has obvious changes in her temperament, and this change just fits the description of Ruth in the script. On Katharine Hepburn's face, Colin can clearly see that the other's originally thin cheeks are also rounder than before. It is obvious that Katharine Hepburn also spent a lot of thought on the image of Ruth's character.

From this point, Colin understands why Katharine Hepburn can become the well-deserved queen of Hollywood.

Along with Katharine Hepburn, Leslie Howard, the leading actor in the movie "Titanic", came to the cafe.

It can be seen from this point that although Howard Hughes maintained a good impression of Katharine Hepburn, he did not bring it into the production of the film. Leslie Howard was an actor who rose to fame in Hollywood during the Great Depression. Although There are not many movies in which he participated, but they all contributed superb acting skills in them.

The movie "Free Soul" he participated in won the 4th Academy Award for Best Actor. Although Leslie Howard only played a supporting role in it, his wonderful performance is also undeniable.

Of course, Leslie Howard is better known because of his successful role as Ashley Wilkes in the classic Hollywood film "Gone with the Wind", and he became a famous superstar in Europe and America in one fell swoop.In fact, long before "Gone with the Wind", Leslie Howard was nominated for an Academy Award twice for her roles in "Berkeley Square" and "Red Man".

Leslie Howard is known for playing a sharp, visionary but heroic image, which is quite consistent with the image of Jack Dawson in the script.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that in addition to being a Hollywood superstar, Leslie Howard is actually a British spy in real life. Co Franco held a secret meeting and conveyed the message of the then British Prime Minister Churchill to the latter, which made Franco give up the idea of ​​​​joining the Axis Powers and kept Spain from being involved in World War II.

And he himself died later in a mistaken attack by the German army.

In June 1943, when Churchill was preparing to fly back to the UK via Lisbon, Portugal, he learned from the German code deciphered by the British authorities that the Luftwaffe attempted to shoot down his plane halfway.

To escape assassination, Churchill ordered his bodyguards to secretly sabotage the plane he was about to take, thereby delaying takeoff.Since Churchill was supposed to fly back to England along the same route as Leslie Howard that night, the Luftwaffe, who was kept in the dark, mistook Leslie's plane for Churchill's plane and shot it down. All believe this.

It can be said that Leslie Howard's life has more ups and downs than any Hollywood movie.

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