Exploiting Hollywood 1980

   Chapter 423 One-Armed Senator

  Ronald contacted Michael Ovitz, president of CAA, through his agent, Nisita.

  Ovitz has a pretty good relationship with the business community of Eastern Ying and the Japanese in the country. He previously dominated the first TV series "General" in American history based on the history of the Eastern Ying country.

   With his help, Ronald's letter was quickly delivered to the office desk of senior senator Daniel Inoue of Hawaii, and placed first among all the letters to be answered.

  Daniel Inoue is a World War II veteran who lost his right arm in the war and is the only one-armed member of all senators.

   He put on his gold-rimmed glasses and started his routine of reading letters. He would always read letters from some Hawaiian people himself and respond to them personally. As the only Japanese among the 100 senators in the Commonwealth of America, he took great care to maintain his vote base in his native Hawaii.

   "Dear Senator Inoue,

  I am a film director named Ronald Lee. Maybe you've heard my name, the movie 'Night of the Comet' directed by I, is showing in theaters in America right now.

   I take the liberty of writing to you this time to do some historical research for my new film. I'm writing about a Japanese-born karate master who taught a boy the philosophy of being from the East and practicing martial arts for self-defense...

   In order to add some real background to the characters, I learned that during World War II, Japanese Americans once served in an infantry regiment, the 442nd Regiment. I have not found any information on this group in many libraries on the west coast.

   I was pointed out that you know something about this history. So I ask you to give me some information. "

   Inoue took off his glasses with his left hand and pinched the root of his nose.

   The 442nd Infantry Regiment, no one has remembered this name for a long time.

   Inoue couldn't help feeling the empty sleeve of his right arm. This is one of the "memorabilia" left when he joined the 422nd Infantry Regiment and served as the sergeant squad leader.

   calmed down, put on his glasses, and took out a box from the bottom drawer of the desk. He blew the floating ash that didn't exist, and then with the only left hand, he opened the box with difficulty.

   Inside are two medals with ribbons. A Bronze Star, a Distinguished Service Cross.

   But what Inoue most wanted to see was not the two medals, but the two silver coins. The two silver coins had helped him stop a bullet shot by the Germans in his chest, but they were lost after he showed off the silver coins to his companions.

   And soon after, he was hit by a grenade in his right elbow and lost his entire right arm when he was desperately charging towards the German machine gun positions.

   He rang the bell, called in the secretary, and dictated a reply to Ronald.

   "Dear Ronald, I haven't seen your movie yet. But I'd love to help with your next movie, here are some fact sheets I've collected about the 442nd Japanese Infantry Regiment for your reference.

  I wish you all the best. "

   A thick box of materials was couriered from Capitol Hill to Los Angeles and arrived at Ronald's apartment.

   Soon, Ronald read the materials sent by Inoue all night under the light.

   "It's unexpected, Senator Daniel Inoue himself was born in the 442nd Infantry Regiment."

   The Pacific War of World War II just broke out, and some Japanese descendants began to link up to lead the way for the Eastern Ying army that would soon hit Hawaii and the west coast of the United States.

Commander Roosevelt issued the infamous Executive Order No. 9066, which gave the commanders the power to take in some civilians who did not cooperate with the American government in centralized detention.

  Although this order did not refer to the Japanese by name, in the end only DeWitt, the commander of the West Coast Theater, ordered the implementation of the order. A total of 110,000 American citizens of Japanese descent were imprisoned in concentration camps.

   For the sake of the Japanese in post-war America, not to become untouchables. The second generation of Japanese immigrants in the concentration camps began to actively write letters to Roosevelt, asking to join the army to serve their homeland - America.

   They all saw themselves as American rather than Eastern.

  Finally, Roosevelt agreed, and the young Japanese men in the concentration camp signed up enthusiastically and joined the infantry regiment numbered 442.

   At first, Roosevelt only wanted to recruit 4,000 people, but he joined the army enthusiastically. Before the end of the war, a total of more than 13,000 people were recruited.

  Roosevelt did not dare to send them to the Pacific battlefield to fight in the East, so the 442nd Infantry Regiment was sent to the European battlefield after the Allies landed in Normandy, and was dedicated to overcoming difficulties. The Japanese officers and soldiers fought very bravely in order to clear the suspicion.

  The 442nd Infantry Regiment was full of about 4,000 people at the beginning. Due to the large number of casualties, the number of supplementary personnel by the end of World War II was 2.5 times the original number. A total of about 14,000 people served in the unit during World War II.

   In just over a year, officers and soldiers won a total of 9,486 Purple Hearts (specially awarded to wounded soldiers). The 442nd Regiment as a whole has been commended by the Grand Commander eight times. Known as the Purple Heart.

Inoue lost his right hand and was awarded the Cross after returning home from service. After Hawaii was officially incorporated into the Commonwealth of America in 1959, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and three years later to the U.S. Senator, where he was re-elected. .

   At Nixon's Watergate hearing, Inoue participated in the Senate Investigative Committee and was dismissed by Nixon's personal lawyer as "that little devil" during the break, did not turn off the microphone, and was heard by everyone.

  Inoue said afterwards, "He would rather believe it was an unfortunate accident."

  Although they are now in the Japan-Mei Alliance, America still treats Dongying as a servant. Although Taka Inoue is a senator, he does not dare to have a hard fight with a well-known white lawyer. Instead, it carefully gathers the edge.

   Inoue knew very well that in this country established by white people, there was a Japanese senator, and he must not show himself too much. It's acceptable as a mascot. If you want to lead other white people, it's not responsible for yourself, and it's not responsible for the Japanese voters in Hawaii.

   After reading these materials, Ronald rubbed his eyes.

   It seems that Danny's master, the background can be settled. As a veteran of the 442 Infantry Regiment that year, he won the Medal of Honor, but his wife in the concentration camp died tragically because she could not receive effective treatment during pregnancy and childbirth.

   He loves Danny as his own child, and because Danny has no father, he treats his master as a fake father, and has a special feeling.

   "What's a good name for him? Or Miyagi. The founder of Ryukyu Gojuryu karate is Miyagi."

   After writing his thoughts, Ronald went to bed.

   A sound rang out, and Ronald saw a mother and a son in a daze, and the two drove to Venice in Los Angeles. Stop at the gate of a community with three palm trees.

   "Is this Danny and his mother?" Ronald understood, dreaming again.

  It is very interesting that the actor who played Danny he knew was Ralph Marzio who played Johnny in "The Outer Boy".

  This actor seems to be in after puberty, and the male hormones stopped injecting into his face. Now he is in his early twenties and still has a baby face of an adolescent boy. Danny, who is a high school student in the play, is also suitable.

  Danny and his new friends in the community, went to play football on the beach. Unlike the Anglo-Saxons who like rugby, the Latinos in Danny's community like to play football.

  There, Danny met the goddess in his heart, Ali Mills, who was in the same school. The two met through football, and by the bonfire by the sea in the evening, they both had a good impression of each other.

   "Hey, this is also an acquaintance." Ronald found out that the person who played Ali was Elizabeth Shue, who he chose to play in the chewing gum commercial.

   Elizabeth is already very beautiful, with curly blond hair and a delicate temperament peculiar to middle-upper-class girls.

  Ronald knew that Elizabeth Shue was from the upper middle class, which is a true performance. He couldn't help but put Helen Slater and Diane Lane into the role. As an actor, Helen is also established to play this role in her true colors, while Diane is a bit too girl-next-door and a little baby fat.

   But Diane's acting skills are enough. If he can direct this movie, let Diane try it too. After all, Helen should have become famous by "Supergirl" at that time, and she signed a three-film contract with Warner Brothers, so she may not be able to invite her.

   The role of Master Miyagi is an unknown Japanese actor. Although he speaks like a foreigner, his grammar is all wrong, and his pronunciation is wrong, but his words are humorous and humorous, not incomprehensible at all. On the contrary, he is very philosophical, a bit like Master Yoda in Star Wars, who often speaks inverted sentences.

  Danny was Ali's ex-boyfriend, Johnny, a boy who was studying at another karate dojo. Together with his companions, he surrounded Danny, beat him up, and kept him away from Ali.

   At the critical moment, Master Miyagi, who was an apartment repairman by profession, fell from the sky and beat Johnny and his companions to the ground with three punches and two kicks.

  Danny has since learned karate with Master Miyagi.

  Johnny's master Chris asked Johnny to challenge again. Their karate philosophy is to attack and attack again, leaving no back to the enemy.

  The unbearable Danny finds Master Miyagi. The two go to Johnny's dojo and challenge them to compete with Johnny's dojo in the karate competition in Los Angeles.

In order to win and not be harassed anymore, Master Miyagi started special training for Danny, waxing Miyagi's car collection, sanding Master Miyagi's new floor, and painting Miyagi's courtyard walls. After the paint dries for a few days. Danny suddenly found that he seemed to be working as a worker, and he quit in a fit of anger.

  Master Miyagi asked him to use the waxing, floor-wiping, and wall-washing techniques. Only then did Danny know that he had learned the basics of karate through labor and had already learned the basic skills.

   Then Master Miyagi asked Danny to go to the beach, stand on the rocking boat, and learn to keep his balance. This is the philosophy of rigid and soft flow, first make sure that you don't fall to the ground, and then defend and counterattack.

   In the end, before the battle, Miyagi celebrated Danny's birthday, drank too much wine, and told about his wife and child's tragic death in a concentration camp when he was serving in the 442nd Regiment.

   The father-son-like relationship between the two of them deepened.

  In the end, in the Los Angeles Karate Competition, Danny used the balance of Professor Miyagi to maintain his balance and reached the semi-finals. In the battle for the finals, Johnny's master instructed another student to use a foul leg sweep, injuring Danny's foot.

   Danny's injury was unbearable. In the lounge, Master Miyagi used qigong to temporarily heal Danny's leg injury.

   In the end, Johnny's master, in order to win the dojo, let Johnny, who also entered the final, attack Danny's injured leg, regardless of his martial arts.

Danny couldn't resist. When the two sides were evenly divided, he had no choice but to use a trick that Master Miyagi often practiced secretly. He raised his hands, took off with one foot, kicked Johnny's head, and then landed with this foot. . He defeated his opponent and won the championship.

  The final movie ends in the eyes of Danny and Master Miyagi.

   "What the **** is this trick? Isn't this the white crane hanging its wings in Taijiquan? It can also defeat the opponent? I don't believe it." With such a weak kick, he can hit the opponent? Ronald also made a move and came with a kick.

"what!……"

  Ronald woke up on the floor cursing, kicked out in his dream, and rolled back to the ground.

   (end of this chapter)