v2 Chapter 361： : Happy birthday

Arriving at the military camp on the island, Neil, who stayed here responsible for the safety of the island, came to see Hardy. The official military camp is still under construction, and they temporarily live in military tents.

A 600-ton patrol ship and several 50-ton patrol torpedo boats parked outside the military port. At the beginning, Hardy bought three'Ladero'-class **** destroyers, two were sent to Southeast Asia bases, and one was sent. Base in the Persian Gulf.

Most other patrol ships and patrol torpedo boats were also sent there, mainly because there were pirates over there, and these ships could play a role.

Only in this way, the warships on Cayman Island seemed too thin, and Hardy felt that he should buy a few more warships.

At the beginning, I was to increase the strength of the security company, but now I have a territory, which is equivalent to having a country, how can the national army be so shabby.

Moreover, when the Cayman army is strong, it can also feed back the security company. In the future, the security company will be the Cayman army, and the Cayman army can also become a security company.

The army of other countries lacks in actual combat. In the future, HD Security can participate in the war deeply, so as to gain rare actual combat experience, and can use it to train its own army.

Since it is an army,

Why don't you get more warships?

The first thing he thought of was an aircraft carrier.

Then Hardy shook his head.

That thing was simply a giant gold swallowing beast, and he couldn't play with it either. Although he had a thought in his heart, it quickly dissipated.

For a country as powerful as the United States, it only dared to raise more than a dozen aircraft carriers, so forget it.

Furthermore, it is estimated that they will not sell it.

The US is still very cautious about the aircraft carrier.

If you can’t buy an aircraft carrier, then buy a few destroyers. He remembers that there are destroyers in the list of military supplies. Go back to check the model, and then talk to Williams. It’s better to be cheaper and give the lowest internal price.

After traveling on the island for three days, Hardy returned to Los Angeles. Now Hardy is still a seller of U.S. military logistics supplies. He called Colonel Adam Beach to ask about the situation. Because the relationship between Hongmen and Hongmen has been opened up, some of them are now sold out every month. .

Regardless of whether it is a blanket or a tent, in fact, as long as it is something, it has its value. It is nothing more than a question of how to sell it.

Hardy found what he wanted on the weapon list. The aircraft carrier was not interested, and the cruiser was heavy and unnecessary. The destroyer was enough. In the end, Hardy picked the Fletcher-class destroyer.

The Fletcher-class destroyer has a full load of 3,050 tons, a length of 114.8 meters, and a crew of 353. From the launch of the first ship in 1942 until the last one was discontinued in 1945, in more than two years, the United States produced a total of 175 Fletchers. Class destroyer.

It is equivalent to producing six or seven of these warships every month, and the United States does not only produce this kind of warships. It has to be sighed for the powerful construction capabilities of the United States back then.

The Fletcher-class destroyer is a relatively advanced warship with a complete radar system and relatively strong firepower. The main gun, torpedo, and anti-control artillery are different from the main function of frigate, which is more suitable for combat.

Hardy called Major General Williams and told him that he wanted to buy a few Fletcher-class destroyers, "You know that my Cayman Islands is a dominion and can have an army. Forget the army, Cayman only has more than 200 square kilometers. , The air force can’t get it, it can only develop the navy. I plan to buy a few Fletcher-class destroyers, hoping that the general will give them a cheaper price."

"You want a few Hardies." Williams asked.

"Four boats, you can't support more." Hardy said.

Raising battleships doesn’t just leave him there. It costs a lot of money every year to maintain the navy and take care of logistics.

"Okay. Looking back, I will ask Beech to look at the conditions of those battleships. Some of them are not in good condition. They are ready to be used as target ships or dismantled. They can be processed for you cheaper. It is more cost-effective than dismantling." Williams road.

"Okay, I'll wait for Beech to come over." Hardy said.

In fact, the two have tacitly agreed. Williams meant to choose four of the best-performing ships for you and sell them to you as scrap. As for the price, it is also the scrap price, and Beechcraft will do this well.

Beech is here.

Hand Hardy a list.

There are reports on the four Fletcher-class destroyers on the list. They are written in a semi-scrapped state and are no longer worth returning to the factory for repairs. It is recommended that they be used as target ships or dismantled.

Finally quoted a price that surprised Hardy.

1.08 million US dollars per ship.

You must know that to build these destroyers, each one will cost tens of millions of dollars, and the base price of the military's external sales is 3.6 million.

1.08 million is really the scrap price in the internal price.

Hardy informed the HD defense company that they were ready to receive these warships.

Busy,

It was February in a blink of an eye.

The production of the film "Beauty and the Beast" was completed. This is the first co-production of real-life and animated films, which is a milestone.

Hardy watched the film in the movie company's screening room together with Taylor and the main creators. This is a typical fairy tale movie. The story is simple but interesting, and the colors are full and soft. Taylor is bright and moving in the movie, and the other animators are naive.

A lot of jokes appeared during this period.

This is a movie especially suitable for children to watch.

"How's your preparation for the premiere?" Hardy asked Edward after watching the movie.

"We are making full preparations. The venue is selected at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. According to your requirements, the most magnificent and grandest will be done."

Edward knew in his heart that this was a birthday present prepared by the boss for Taylor, so he didn't hesitate to get it.

"How about the preparation company's preparations?"

"On the day of the premiere, there will be 850 theaters in the United States co-playing." Edward said.

Since the U.S. government slapped the film company and introduced the Paramount Act, the film company had to separate the production, distribution and movie theater lines. Hardy had no plans to buy the movie theater line, but he still saw an opportunity.

Hardy asked Edward to contact MGM and a large number of second- and third-rate film companies and set up a joint distribution company. As long as you have more film sources, you still have the right to control the theater.

Now this independent distribution company, Hardy Films and MGM are dominant, and the distribution of films will go to negotiate with the cinema line. Now the rules have been gradually formed. With this distribution company, the distribution capacity of Hardy Cinemas has suddenly jumped. To the point of being equal to or even surpassing other big film companies.

It is a wonderful move to take a corner and overtake.

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Nowadays.

It's Taylor's birthday.

Nowadays,

It was also the premiere day of the "Beauty and the Beast" movie. As night fell, the lights were dazzling. Today, both sides of the road outside the Chinese Theater in Hollywood were hung with festive lights, flashing colorful lights all the way.

Many people sigh, it is more grand than Christmas.

At the entrance of the Chinese Grand Theater, there was a long red carpet, which was blocked by fences on both sides, and flowed out of the corridor in the middle. At this moment, both sides were already full of people.

On one side is the enthusiastic audience, in fact, the people in the atmosphere group, and the stars come to cheer.

On the other side is the reporter, holding long guns and short cannons to take pictures, and the TV station is setting up a camera. The logo is ABC TV. Today’s premiere will be in a live broadcast mode. With Hardy’s personal connections, the number of stars coming today is not comparable. There are few Oscars.

Starting at half past six in the evening,

Groups of celebrities and guests entered the venue. When people saw the stars, they kept screaming and shouting their names.

"Ingrid Bergman."

"Vivien Leigh."

"Deborah Kerr."

"Greta Garbo."

"It's Ava, Ava Gardner."

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Due to too many guests, it only took more than an hour for the entrance ceremony. Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance. A white luxury European-style carriage came slowly. Four white horses, white with gold rims The carriage is no less than the British royal carriage.

The carriage stopped by the red carpet, the door opened, and Hardy got out of the car first. Everyone around knew that today’s main event was coming. Hardy reached out to the car and put his gloved hand on Hardy’s palm. .

Elizabeth Taylor stepped down the ladder, wearing a princess dress, slender waist and breasts, lovely mature flavor, exquisite face is amazing, Taylor is a real princess tonight.

"Bang~!"

at this time.

A ball of fireworks exploded in the sky, and people did not expect that they would set off fireworks, and they were all attracted by the beautiful fireworks in the sky.

Bang Bang Bang Bang~~~!

Fireworks continue to display, illuminating the night sky of Hollywood.

Tyler took Hardy's arm and walked along the red carpet with a satisfied smile on his face. The reporters took pictures frantically, leaving behind this gorgeous moment.

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Today’s premiere ceremony was very grand. ABC TV conducted a live broadcast. After participating in the show, the movie began to play. After the icon of Hardy Pictures appeared on the movie screen, a paragraph appeared immediately.

"Today is Elizabeth Taylor's birthday, and this film is just to congratulate Taylor on his birthday!" ~~ Jon Hardy.

Rushing.

The movie has not yet been broadcast, and this sentence alone has received countless applause.

It is estimated that today this incident will be recorded in the annals of film history, after all, no matter what the reason is, this kind of thing is very romantic.

Fairy tale movies,

It has always been suitable for all ages. People read it with a relaxed and happy mood. I have to say that the production of live action and animation is really novel.

The movie ended with another wave of applause.

After the premiere, a reception was held in a certain hotel. The guests went to the reception together. The reception was very relaxing. Everyone had a meal, drink, chat and exchanged feelings, during which a huge five-layer cake was launched.

Everyone sang a birthday song for Taylor.

Taylor's 18th birthday party was gorgeous and grand.

At the end of the reception, everyone left, Taylor did not go home, but took Hardy's car to Hardy Manor.

Inside the bedroom.

Taylor looked at Hardy with a shy face, UU reading www.uukánshu. com "Hadi, I am finally 18 years old."

Hardy smiled and lowered his head, kissed Tyler's ear, and whispered: "Next, I will celebrate your birthday alone and complete the coming-of-age ceremony."

Taylor drank some wine, her little face flushed, and her pretty face flushed even more when she heard Hardy's words, but she didn't dodge, but bravely greeted him and kissed Hardy.

Hardy reached into the princess dress, lifted the petite Taylor to his chest, and waltzed with the music in the room.

A pink butterfly is flying around.

Elizabeth Taylor, a beautiful girl like an elf, has been transformed from greenery.

18-year-old girl.

Birthday,

Will,

very happy.

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