Chapter 187: Ashamed Maine

"We are civil patriots, helping the federal government, not the main offensive force. The boss means fighting for the trust of the Cuban rebels, occupying the Spanish noble manor minerals and everything valuable."
In the face of the armed forces gathered, John Connor and Brown made their own plans. "We joined the war in the name of United Fruit Company. We must first confirm the true news of the outbreak of the war and wait for the Federal Fleet. Only after the elimination of the Spanish navy can we operate. Port-au-Prince is less than two hundred miles from Cuba. We can reach the battlefield in up to two days. We can land from Guantanamo in southeastern Cuba. This is behind the main battlefield. There should be no large number of Spanish soldiers. "
"Although we all believe that all of you present here are professionals who rely heavily on major companies and certainly have no lack of combat experience, we still have to avoid fighting the Spanish regular army. They have the Federal Army to deal with it. The advantage is that the joint company is headquartered in Cuba. In fact, there are a lot of investments. We are clear about the situation inside Cuba, and we will choose the smallest route to march. "After Brown made a rough estimate, John Conner added," We will pass him in Cuba after landing. Industry, to get in touch with the rebels, but be vigilant, if the war goes well, they are our last enemy. "
"As for the gains we can get, it all depends on our own performance. If we can enough benefits for the company behind us, the interests of those of us must be quite a lot. Our boss is a generous person. , Will not care about some minor details. "
No one wants to pay in vain and return nothing. The Civil War broke out because the interests were completely irreconcilable. The reason why the Confederate Army wanted to fight in the end was that it did not want to be robbed by the North. The armed leaders present are all auras of the coalition nations.
Port-au-Prince is in an unprecedented busyness. The armed forces gathered here have exceeded 10,000. These patriots are preparing to use their own methods to help the country and oppose the European Empire ’s oppression of the Americas.
New Orleans Grand Theatre, Sheffield just finished watching a movie, the entire Grand Theatre and itself has only two audiences, as for this film is just a sample from Hollywood, named Olympic champion, although the name is very straightforward but close The theme is a black and white silent film that belongs to the entire era. The actors are all American athletes who achieved results in the Athens Olympics.
Although Sheffield itself just waited for someone here, and by the way, watched a movie to pass the time, if the movie is not even his own boss, he should not expect to touch others. Although he didn't understand the movie at all, he didn't delay watching it. He really watched the documentary-like movie.
"David, to reflect the main purpose of sports to change destiny, of course the patriotic enthusiasm must be shown. You have done a good job, but you should also aggravate the hard birth of the athletes, and a healthy body, plus a hint, Even if you do n’t have good academic performance, you can become a very successful person as long as you sweat.
Sheffield whispered to David Griffith, who was sitting next to him,
It should be better to resonate through struggle. "
"Any movie is of course profitable, and profitability is the first thing to consider, not the so-called artistry. It can only be said that some geniuses can have both profitability and artistry, and it is good to take both. Such a filmmaker It is the most favorite filmmaker among investors. If there is no profit only in art, no one will invest in it. The original fame is all in the past, and the profit target cannot be recovered. What do you use to make movies? Although I said so straightforward, but This is a fact."
Sheffield did n’t hide anything in front of David Griffiths. No one would always make unprofitable movies. Some conscientious filmmakers might make commercial movies to make money, and then did not abandon literary and artistic films, leaving a little leftovers for literary and artistic Film, this is already a very conscientious boss.
Sheffield met David Griffiths too early. He knew that David Griffiths was too stubborn. Finally, because he wanted to instill his own thinking, he continued to pounce on the street and lost the confidence of investors. The investor has no confidence and will naturally not use him to make movies. The father of Hollywood will soon be forgotten.
But he rarely saw a filmmaker confronting himself, and he also hoped that through this filmmaker, he would inculcate ideas in his own interest to the public, so he did n’t want to be a director from the South, because he did n’t respect capital and was eliminated by the times. Both of them are subconsciously dissatisfied with the current country and want to restore the situation of the South leading the country before the Civil War.
This kind of subconsciousness of David Griffith can be seen from the birth of a nation with his famous masterpiece. However, Sheffield's ideas are obviously more, he also has to take into account his class position, such as profit. There are also private goods entrapped in the movie, such as happy education. Through this movie, he wants to give citizens of the United States citizens a hint that knowledge does not necessarily change their destiny. There are many ways to win glory for the country.
Gradually getting rid of the young and ignorant Sheffield, he has now not too clearly rejected charity. He believes that the sports facilities of major schools do not meet the standards and should receive donations from conscience capitalists, such as himself.
Furthermore, he accepted Coubertin ’s invitation to help prepare for the Olympics. He brought in a few small countries to form a team. In order to provide services for happy education. He himself doesn't care if the citizens of the United States are drunk, drug abusers, , thinking about something in the crotch is better than thinking about rebellion.
Many things are related to each other. Sheffield ’s use of Mexican descent to divert attention can be regarded as a success, but it can also be regarded as a failure. It just adds a hate object for Californian citizens. It does not mean that the Chinese laborers are not hated. There were also several demonstrations last year protesting the use of Huagong by the United Company, although the scale was not large.
But it was enough to sound the alarm, and after all, the slime is not a long-term plan. Now the economy is okay and the problem is not big. When the next round of economic crisis reappears, it will inevitably be solved in a hurry. Out of precautions, he was prepared to make Spain pay a price to solve the problems belonging to the United States.
"With a close-up of a bottle of Coca-Cola, through dialogue with friends, mention another Pepsi that can be solved in a few seconds, plus a row of dialogue subtitles, perfect." Finally Sheffield mentioned the implant The advertising shot ended the communication with David Griffith about how the film should be made.
It will be very difficult for Sheffield to communicate with David Griffiths after he becomes famous. If it swells, it will become stubborn. Nowadays, David Griffiths has no capital to fight against investors, and eventually he is abandoned by investors. The young David Griffith can also save.
Finally, Sheffield conducted a final exchange, "When it comes to North and South issues, it is not the right time for us to choose to make similar movies when the Democratic Party is in power. You also know that the Republican Party ’s basic market is much larger than the Democratic Party because of the failure of the Civil War. But I believe we will wait for this opportunity and hope that the citizens of the West will stand with us. This will require many partners to cultivate in the West. In fact, if there is something else, investing in Washington State has been proposed by the United Company. It's on the agenda. You and I are both young and can wait until that day. "
Through these two days of communication, Sheffield has figured out that David Griffith has always thought of saying two sentences for the South in the movie. He is not against this, because the two people have the same position on this matter. of. However, it is not appropriate when the Republican Party is in power, and the unspoken rules still have to be followed.
The two had just talked. A group of people came in the door behind the Grand Theatre. McHale and Gael and Carter were among them. After a round of body search, more than a dozen people sat nearby. David Griffith Knowing that he should leave, he got up and left. After he arrived, McHale asked quickly, "How is it."
"Everything went well. The fleet from the Port of Houston itself was going to Florida, but instead of going, it turned directly to Havana. I heard it was an evacuation." Sheffield rubbed his tired eyes. "It's estimated to be coming soon."
"If a conflict really breaks out, I'm really a little nervous. The domestic army has only less than 30,000 people." Carter said with anxiety. "Cuba has 150,000 regular Spanish troops and 80,000 armed forces with guns. That is more than 200,000 armed forces. Will the federal government really take risks? "
The Army of the United States is indeed only 30,000, and the Army has indeed expanded after the crisis in Venezuela has just ended. But the voice of the first-class people overwhelmed the other services. The expansion of the united military power became the expansion of the navy. After the expansion of the army, it was gradually cut back, and now it has become 30,000. To be precise, it is Twenty-eight thousand seven hundred people.
"The federal government may not take risks, but some things may not be done by the government." Sheffield vaguely vaguely said, 150,000 Spanish regular army, 80,000 militia, and 230,000 army look scary.
"Relax, if it is really a war, it means that some people in our country feel that the current strength is absolutely sufficient, and there is a certainty of victory!" Sheffield comforted Carter. He remembered the two naval battles in Cuba and the Philippines. One person died, and the Spanish navy fleet was wiped out. "Isn't the Maine already turned to Havana? It may be possible to have peace talks with Spain."
As they approached Havana, the navy soldiers on the battleship Maine looked relaxed and cheered, because they came to Cuba forcibly in spite of their fierce opposition and strong protests in Spain, regardless of the feelings of the old imperialism. The human body is enough to make them forget the Venezuelan crisis that is not so long ago, and how the United States is not moved by a British squadron on the ground.