Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 364 Urgent
[Contact a special distorted time node, collect a large number of time fragments × 125]

[Golden Seal (9784/10000)]

In the purple dimensional world, receiving the death experience on another timeline, the expression on Colin's face did not change at all. Obviously, he was used to this process in countless dimensions.

The dangers contained in the tens of thousands of different-dimensional worlds are not much smaller than Dormammu in the dark dimension, or the Thanos encountered in the politically correct world. Even with the power that Colin has unlocked now, he dare not Guaranteed to survive every dimension crossing.

"Fortunately, the ability to erase time is not affected..."

His eyes fell on the [Time Fragments] collected in the text. In the previous dimensional world, although Colin did not get the time gem fragments because of Dormammu's obstruction, the encounter with Thanos was also a surprise for Ke Lin. Lin provided a large number of [Time Fragments], and to some extent, the importance of these [Time Fragments] was even higher than the gem fragment in Benjamin's hand.

After all, one more time gem shard and one less time gem shard will not improve Colin in a substantial sense at the moment, especially the owners of the remaining few gem shards are powerful existences, so instead of trying to It is better to focus more on the collection of [Time Fragments] than to compete for fragments. This is also one of the reasons why he keeps splitting himself on the timeline and repeatedly erasing the timeline to shuttle through the dimension channel.

From this point of view, to some extent, he even wants to say thank you to Dormammu who is far away in the world of the dark dimension.

Attacking in the politically correct world certainly caused damage to himself on the timeline at that time, but this blow with the power of time gem fragments also provided him with a lot of [Time Fragments], together with Benjamin Button and Miter The [Time Fragments] obtained from Pa is close to the number of fragments needed to upgrade the [Golden Seal].

"The number of time fragments is basically almost the same, and the only thing left is..."

The line of sight moved down slightly from the [Time Fragment] number displayed on the text, and Colin's thoughts turned.

……

"Ms. Vivien Leigh!"

Positive World, San Pedro Bay, Port of Los Angeles.

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Accompanied by the low sound of the whistle, after about fourteen days of voyage, the Homer Era, which belongs to the British Canard Shipping Company, finally arrived at the destination of the trip.

In the 20s, there was an upsurge of large cruise ships in countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. However, with the outbreak of the Great Depression, major shipping companies have suspended the construction or preparation of cruise ships with a length of more than 30 feet. Of course, there are also unbelievers among them. For example, the British White Star Line that built many famous ships such as the Titanic, the Olympic and the big deal.

This kind of stupid behavior naturally worsened the economic situation of White Star Company, which eventually led to its acquisition by the British Cunard Company. The Homer Era also became the property of the Cunard Steamship Company.

"Whoo~"

After a long sea voyage, Vivien Leigh could not help but breathe a sigh of relief after returning to land from a huge steam cruise ship with outdated equipment.

That's right, after experiencing a brief inner struggle, Vivien Leigh finally chose to accept Maureen's invitation to travel long distances to this strange country.For this reason, she even had a big quarrel with her husband Herbert. Herbert did not support his wife's pursuit of performing arts, but in the end he was defeated by Vivien Leigh's persistence in her dream. Approved her trip to Los Angeles.

Of course, Herbert also held his own thoughts in this. He didn't think that a simple drama performance could change too much. On the contrary, Herbert felt that he could use this opportunity to let his wife recognize acting. The reality of the circle, thus returning to traditional family life.

"Ms. Vivien Leigh, Ms. Vivien Leigh..."

The previous study tour in Europe shaped Vivien Leigh's independent character. With the idea of ​​breaking the boat, she refused her husband's company and took a cruise ship from England to Los Angeles in the United States alone.

Following the passengers who disembarked with her, they walked a short distance in Los Angeles Harbor, and Vivien Leigh soon heard a few indistinct shouts in the noisy surroundings, following the sound Looking in the direction, she soon saw a strange woman in smart work clothes not far from the pier, holding a name tag in her hand and calling her name continuously.

Looking at Vivien Leigh in the crowd, the woman seemed to have quickly determined that she was the person she was waiting for, put away the name tag in her hand, and walked up to her.

"Ms. Vivien Leigh, welcome to Los Angeles."

"Thank you."

Vivien Leigh replied subconsciously, and then she reacted a little belatedly: "Excuse me, how did you make sure that I am the person you are waiting for?"

"Ms. Maureen O'Sullivan said that even in a crowded crowd, Ms. Vivien Leigh is the most attractive one."

Hearing this, the woman relayed what Maureen O'Sullivan had said.

"Maureen always likes to exaggerate."

Hearing the name of a friend she used to be familiar with, Vivien Leigh's nervousness about coming to a strange country eased a little bit. She shook her head and explained a little embarrassedly. At the same time, she did not forget to praise the woman in front of her. : "Actually, if you're attractive, so are you, lady."

Vivien Leigh's words were not flattering, in fact, she really thought that was the case.

The woman smiled slightly but did not linger on this topic, but stretched out her hand and introduced herself: "Louis Walton."

"Vivien Leigh."

Stretching out her hand and shaking Louise, the expression on Vivien Leigh's face couldn't help becoming a little more serious.

"In fact, we have been waiting for you for a long time, Ms. Vivien Leigh."

After releasing the handshake with Vivien Leigh, Louise immediately added.

"Actually, I have always been a bit puzzled by this performance invitation. Why..."

Hearing this, Vivien Leigh finally couldn't bear the doubts that had been hidden deep in her heart. Regarding the performance invitation mentioned in Maureen's letter, she had always been a little uneasy in her heart. That's why is her.

"Feel sorry."

Shaking his head, Louise obviously couldn't give Vivien Leigh an answer in this regard.

After all, the performance invitation for Vivien Leigh was finalized by Colin from the very beginning, and Louise was just the executor of this policy.

"Vivien Leigh doesn't need to worry too much about this point. Although Messenger Films is not well-known in Hollywood at the moment, its predecessor, Fox Films, has always been one of the eight major studios in Hollywood. It has a large number of theaters and A complete star system, including Loretta Young and Maureen O'Sullivan are all stars cultivated by the studio."

Louise deliberately mentioned Maureen O'Sullivan's name to appease Vivien Leigh's inner anxiety.

Sure enough, after hearing the name of her former close friend, Vivien Leigh's face, which was slightly stiff due to nervousness and worry, could not help but relax a little, and Louise also took advantage of the situation and said: "In short, the matter about the performance is very expensive. Ms. Wen Li doesn't need to worry too much. The Messenger Film Company will not joke about this kind of thing. On the contrary, Mr. Colin is very optimistic about your performance in the film. However, there is still a small surprise waiting for you before that you."

……

"Maureen?!"

"Vivien."

Soon, Vivien Leigh understood the truth of the surprise in Louise's mouth.

Coming out of Los Angeles Port in San Pedro Bay, Vivien Leigh met her childhood friend Maureen O'Sullivan whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

After reuniting after a long absence, the two embraced tightly. Vivien Li calmed down her excitement and said, "It's been a long time."

"Yes, since parting from the convent school..."

Recalling her boarding experience, the expression on Maureen O'Sullivan's face was also somewhat emotional.Unlike Vivien Leigh, who aspired to become an actor since she was a child, Maureen O'Sullivan did not actually have such a strong dream of becoming an actor. The reason why she became an actor was more or less due to chance and coincidence.

"Speaking of which, are you still performing, Vivien?"

Pulling her thoughts back, Maureen O'Sullivan looked at Vivien Leigh in front of her and asked curiously. She always remembered that the other party's dream was to become "a great actor."

"I am married."

Hearing Maureen O'Sullivan's words, Vivien Leigh couldn't help but lose a little bit of her happy smile because of the reunion after a long absence.

She didn't regret her decision to get married. She just looked at her friend who had become an actor in front of her and thought of her family life after marriage. Would studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art make any difference.

"What about acting?"

Sensing the change in Vivien Leigh's tone, Maureen O'Sullivan asked subconsciously.

"I still love acting!"

Hearing this, Vivien Leigh restrained her inner thoughts, and replied firmly while showing a bright smile to Maureen O'Sullivan in front of her.

……

【Faith (757800/1000000)】

Inside the now-renamed Messenger Studios soundstage in Beverly Hills.

"It seems that I have become the one who slows down?"

Turning his eyes away from the [Faith] column on the text, Ke Lin couldn't help thinking to himself.

In the real world, with the launch of the "Superman" TV animation, he did gain a lot of "faith" for a period of time, but as the popularity weakened, the growth rate of "faith" also tended to normal.

After all, with Disney's animation production level, it is currently impossible to achieve the level of one episode a week.Even in later generations, such an update speed can be regarded as fast.Don't forget, it's still in the Great Depression, and even color animation is just in its infancy. The production of an animation, even a short story, requires a huge amount of engineering.

Not to mention, most of Disney's energy is currently focused on the creation of "Snow White".

Fortunately, in the collection of [Faith], the animation of "Superman" is only one channel. At present, the largest and most stable way to collect [Faith] is the comics serialized in "Messenger Welt" and various "Superman" animations. "Related publications.And this, as the influence of the "Courier World" in New York gradually spread, also showed a growing trend.

Even, with the influence of radio broadcasts and theaters, the popularity of "Superman" is no longer limited to New York City.

Even in San Francisco, the newspapers accepted by Old John can clearly feel the sales growth brought about by the serialization of "Superman".

It can be said that if this trend continues, it won't take long for "Superman" to become popular throughout the United States and become a superhero that is truly household name.

"It's just that the time is not with me."

If there is enough time right now, Ke Lin can follow this step by step.

It's a pity that, according to the news from the timeline of the purple dimension, it is obvious that there is not so much time for Colin to make arrangements.The appearance of Thanos proves that the opponent's collection of time gem fragments has reached a critical moment, and even, it doesn't take too long for them to meet again.

And judging from the short experience of fighting against each other in the politically correct world, since I have only unlocked the [Silver Mark] level, it is obvious that I am not an opponent who has already collected nearly complete infinite gemstones Thanos.

"It seems that we have to speed up the steps."

Thinking of this, even Ke Lin, who had always been calm, couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Let the person in charge of the studio's campaign to 'search' Superman cast members come..."

Looking at the half-built set in the studio, Ke Lin gave instructions to the subordinates in the studio beside him.

Originally, according to Colin's plan, a search campaign called "Superman" was launched across the United States through a grand campaign to try to select the Superman candidate in his mind.This is also the technique that Selznick later used in the movie "Gone with the Wind". It was during this process that Vivien Leigh was selected by Selznick to become the final actor of Scarlett Scarlett.

However, if it is carried out according to Selznick's method, it will take a lot of time just to search for the hero Superman. Selznick lasted two years and cost 10 US dollars. 1400 people were selected, and another 90 people were allowed to audition, and Vivien Leigh from the United Kingdom was finally selected.

As for Colin right now, he obviously doesn't have such ample time to do all of this.

Therefore, we can only act in a hurry and temporarily put this plan on hold.

(End of this chapter)