I became a son-in-law in the United States

Chapter 55 Attention from the Brahmins

The newspaper went smoothly, which put Luther at ease.

As long as people read and subscribe to it, the influence of "New Youth" will eventually spread.

Luther's idea was to go beyond Boston, to more distant states and counties, and even to spread throughout the United States.

Of course, there is one more thing that must be mentioned. As "New Youth" gradually came into the public eye, in addition to paying attention to the newspaper, more and more people began to pay attention to the New Youth Club itself.

In just a few days, dozens of young people have written petitions to join the New Youth Club. Among them are children from wealthy families, children from poor families, and even middle school teachers and athletes.

The reason for this is that after reading the newspaper, they agreed with the ideals of the new youth, so they were very enthusiastic.

Whether in the United States or China, there is no shortage of idealistic young people in any era.

Despite this, Luther did not relax the requirements. He treated all applicants equally, conducting thorough investigations before accepting them into the society.

I'd rather have less, but better quality.

As a result, more work fell on Daniel and the others, and they were so busy from morning till night that they rarely went to bars lately.

On July 15th, the club received more good news: thanks to everyone's continuous efforts, the club's membership had exceeded 20.

There were members not only from Boston, but also from other states and counties, and even from Seattle. In short, the new youth club was starting up.

Now that Boston has established a foothold, it is gradually expanding outwards to reach a wider area.

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Meanwhile, everything is going smoothly for Wadden Lake.

In this era, a 50-70 minute film typically takes about four or five weeks to shoot.

It may be a bit rough, but the key is that the audience doesn't have high expectations, which is why the number of box office films produced each year is so high.

Therefore, by the time Luther came to his senses and began to pay attention to the matter, the filming of "Waden Plate" was already more than halfway complete, and some of the ending scenes had even been filmed.

In the office, Luther and Gia sat facing each other, coffee in front of them.

"I can't believe you're almost done filming," Luther said, looking at Gia.

"It wasn't as difficult as I imagined; in fact, it was quite fun. I like movies, and I like this feeling."

Jia picked up her coffee, took a small sip, and found that the sweet milky aroma mixed with the sugar had a unique clarity.

During this period, she spent most of her time on set with Reynolds and often learned some professional knowledge from Neil Young. After just a few weeks, although she wasn't a professional, Gia had become very familiar with the film production process.

"That's true. You majored in literature, so switching to screenwriting is just a matter of changing your mindset."

"I knew that, but I still owe it to you. If you hadn't told us, how would I have known all this?"

The two have gotten along much better this year, and even their conversations have become more natural.

For Gia, Luther was like an inexhaustible treasure trove; as long as you dug diligently, you could always unearth something new...

For example, he understands stocks, keeps up with current events, and most importantly, he has a deep understanding of movies, which makes Jia admire him.

"By the way," Jia said, as if she had just remembered something, and continued, "when do you think would be a good time to release our movie?"

"Ideally, this summer vacation, next week, or the week after," Luther said bluntly.

There was no such thing as a summer movie season in the 20s. The concept of a summer movie season, which is widely recognized, didn't really take place until decades later, with a film by Steven Spielberg called "Jaws".

The audience at this time simply went to see a movie during their summer vacation, and with some cold soda or something, they thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Of course, as mentioned earlier, watching movies is the most popular form of entertainment in the United States.

This time, "Waden" tells a love story between young men and women, so college students are a very important audience group. These people usually have nothing to do during the summer vacation, which is the perfect time to watch movies.

"I hope everything goes well and I don't lose money," Jia said, both hopeful and worried.

Just then, the door opened and Reynolds rushed in, covered in sweat.

"Mr. Luther, Miss Gia," he said, wiping his sweat and greeting them before explaining what had happened.

"Here's the thing, I went out early this morning to meet with the theater managers in Boston to work on our new movie."

At this point, Reynolds fell silent, only sighing repeatedly.

"What's wrong, Reynolds?" Gia asked curiously.

"I don't know what's going on. In the past, even if the high-end cinemas in Boston wouldn't sign contracts with us or show our films, many independent cinemas would still be willing. Our box office films are actually of pretty good quality, and they would still make a profit."

"But this time, for some reason, almost all of them refused, and a few even refused to see me. I don't understand..."

Reynolds looked distressed and was extremely uncomfortable.

This film, "Walden," was a project the company poured all its resources into. All other work was halted for this project, and everyone was relying on it to stay afloat.

If the film cannot be released smoothly this time, then the box office of the film company will be over.

However, after hearing Reynolds' words, Luther immediately understood what was going on.

There must have been a problem in some part of the process.

Looking at the whole of Boston, it's not hard to guess who has a grudge against Luther and a reason to cause trouble behind the scenes.

First, there's the possibility of competitors. This is unlikely because at this point, the box office is negligible, and no one will pay attention to it, so how could they target it?

Secondly, the managers of the cinema chains, upon closer examination, also find this to be untenable.

Reynolds has been in this industry for so many years and has always managed his relationships very well. The box office company has been able to survive and remain profitable year after year, thanks to his skillful maneuvering within the industry, which has secured him many opportunities.

Therefore, after ruling out the above factors, it's not hard for Luther to imagine that someone was probably behind this.

In Boston, there was only one person who had a grudge against Luther and needed to confront him head-on: Lowell.

Of course, Lowell himself didn't have the ability, so this time it was the Lowell family that took action.

The hurricane that originated in Boston has finally arrived.