The more at this time, the more cautious she must be. Pamela still wanted to go to New Delhi to take up the post. She did not want to offend her father at this time, so she directly launched the best course of action, or she could change her strategy.
The newly married Patricia was very surprised to welcome her sister, only to learn that Mountbatten had been appointed as the Governor-General of British India, representing London with full authority to handle the affairs of British India.
"With full authority, don't you need London's approval?" Patricia was shocked. Even if she didn't know much about politics, she also understood that full authority was not something ordinary people could get, especially the full authority of British India, which was the Foreign Affairs Department of London.
The most important thing.
After the East India Company became British India, this right would only be limited by communication technology. Now the cabinet actually wants to let my father take office, so that he can handle the affairs of British India without the approval of the cabinet?
"Yes, I was very worried at first." Pamela said in a tone of saying she was lucky. For this reason, she also asked New Delhi if there was any workaround. Unexpectedly, she was really right, and the cabinet directly agreed.
I accepted my father's seemingly rude request.
Both sisters were very surprised by the cabinet's decision. Although it did not involve politics, they were from good backgrounds and knew that this appointment was somewhat unusual.
The two sisters did not know that, according to history, their father also caused a lot of trouble for the Labor cabinet in London after receiving full power to deal with British India.
In his speech, Attlee originally decided to resolve the issue of British India within two years, that is, in 1948. However, after General Mountbatten arrived in British India, he finalized the plan for the partition of India and Pakistan within half a year.
Then he couldn't wait to declare India's independence.
This news was like a detonated bomb, immediately causing an uproar around the world.
In the British Parliament, the Prime Minister's residence, and Buckingham Palace, there was an atmosphere of shock everywhere. No one, not even Prime Minister Attlee, had ever thought that Mountbatten would be so impatient to lower the curtain of the British Empire in India.
At this time, only five months had passed since Mountbatten arrived in British India. The last Governor-General of British India made British India disappear and two countries were born.
Now history has appeared slightly different. Alan Wilson is waiting eagerly in New Delhi for the governor-general who has a slight deviation in time to take office. He is already ready to correct history. The cabinet said that the problem will be solved in 1948.
Then don’t miss a day.
To be fair, Mountbatten does not want to take office now more than in history, and the reason for his daughter is just one of them. The problem is that a drought is currently breaking out in British India, and the scale is still huge. This is a well-known fact.
He did not want to think about British India fighting a drought that did not know when it would end. So although he accepted the appointment, he was not ready to leave immediately and wait until the drought was contained before taking office.
Alan Wilson, who had always had a mole lurking around the future governor-general, knew of course that Mountbatten wanted to wait until the drought was over to take office, so he began to comfort Pamela.
General Mountbatten has been appointed as the Governor-General of British India. This is a fact. As for when he takes office, from the perspective of a civil servant in British India, it is not very important.
Even if Mountbatten performs the duties of the Governor-General of British India in London, there will be no objections from the Government House to the Supreme Court, and maybe he will be even happier.
The matter has become a foregone conclusion, and it is not very important when the new Governor-General will come. The civil servants who came to British India later are happier, and this is okay, everyone is busy fighting the drought.
Moreover, it was fighting drought under the attention of the whole world. British India had never been noticed by the world like this time.
Regarding Indians, they are still synonymous with inhumanity and female hell. Gandhi's painting style is completely opposite and has been universally praised by the world.
In this environment where the whole world is paying attention to it and the British colonial government of India is making every effort to fight the drought, Vivien Leigh finally arrived in the United States, which is not unfamiliar to her. She has been to the United States many times. A movie that is famous all over the world.
Gone with the Wind was filmed in the United States.
At the 12th Academy Awards ceremony, "Gone with the Wind" was shortlisted for fifteen nominations and eventually won ten awards, becoming the biggest winner of that year.
Vivien Leigh's beauty was not discovered by the world until she was about 25 years old. Those tireless close-ups in "Gone with the Wind" announced that God had brought another angel to the world. Her soul-stirring eyes were full of sweetness, and there was a hint of willfulness.
A nervousness of panic and defensiveness.
It's just that at this time, after a world war, the United States, which was originally hailed as the country of the future, has now successfully reached the top of the world. The British Empire, which dominated the international situation before the war, now looks a bit like a down-and-out aristocracy.
Vivien Leigh didn't know if this would affect her trip to the United States, but it seemed not to! She was still welcomed by all walks of life in Hollywood and was immediately featured in Los Angeles entertainment newspapers.
Regarding Vivien Leigh's arrival, the local newspaper commented like this, "Her light green eyes are so pure that there is no trace of brown. With black eyelashes and raised corners, they look full of charm. Above them are two thick black eyebrows."
There, a very clear slash was drawn on her magnolia-white skin. Such fair skin is extremely precious to southern women. There are two characteristics on her face, one is her mother's delicateness, which comes from French descent.
A seaside aristocrat; one was her father's rugged, tawdry Irishman."
"This time she comes to Hollywood again. I don't know what kind of classic image she will bring to us."
After several years, the American entertainment industry still loves Vivien Leigh, and nothing seems to have changed. But changes have indeed occurred, and Vivien Leigh herself has changed.
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! She did bring a role, but not in the movie, but coincided with the current hot topics focusing on drought relief in British India, and brought a role in the eyes of many European and American citizens
, a film with an exotic label.
After arriving in the United States, Vivien Leigh went to find her good friend, Katharine Hepburn, who had also auditioned for Gone with the Wind. The two became good friends because of that time. Katharine Hepburn even went to England to attend Vivien Leigh's wedding.
In the eyes of Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh was undoubtedly a genius. She learned to speak French, German, Italian, and later taught herself Russian and American Southern accent for filming.
Candidates for the heroine of Gone with the Wind, all the top beauties in Hollywood were present, but when Vivien Leigh of Irish and French descent appeared, she had superb acting skills, light temperament, and even more magical, a pair of charming green eyes, just like in the original work.
Together, the first glimpse of Vivien Leigh was finalized, and the later Scarlett Hao emerged.
Katharine Hepburn was also in that audition, and was also amazed by the sudden appearance of Vivien Leigh, and a friendship was born. Katharine Hepburn was very excited to see Vivien Leigh again, and her heroic face had a touch of softness, "Vivian
, this time you come to the United States, do you have a new film to shoot?"
"Catherine, I have not given up being an actress, but now there are obviously more important things." Vivien Leigh did not hide from her friends, nor did she conceal her coming to the United States from British India, nor her purpose of coming to the United States.
He said that he came to the United States this time because he wanted to do something for the place where he was born. Under the control of public opinion in the United Kingdom and the United States, which had their own thoughts but coincided with each other, the name Gandhi, along with British India, was indeed known to many people.
Vivien Leigh arrived in the United States just a week after Gandhi announced his hunger strike and officially started it. In fact, Gandhi in British India has now entered the next stage, carrying out one meal a day for a month and calling on Indians to save food.
The news has not spread yet, but the United States is still paying attention to India. Katharine Hepburn is not paying attention to the international situation, but she has heard about it.
Could this person who risked everything for love become more philanthropic now? Katharine Hepburn was confused, but she didn't ask any more questions, and instead asked Vivien Leigh what she wanted to do.
"I hope that as the undoubted world power, the United States can pay attention to the affairs of other countries and shoulder the responsibility of leading the world. Now many people in British India are facing the tragic situation of starving to death. Part of the reason why I came to the United States is to hope to arouse
American compassion." Vivien Leigh stayed in New Delhi for a long time, and when she spoke, she unconsciously took on the tone of a civil servant.
Katharine Hepburn looked at Vivien Leigh in surprise, feeling that something had changed in her, but she couldn't tell.
But Katharine Hepburn can also feel that the friendship between the two has not changed. We are both actors, and we can tell at a glance whether the other person is acting.
"Want me to help?" Katharine Hepburn offered to help. She had a feeling in her heart that Vivien Leigh could cause an extraordinary craze in the United States this time.
"Thank you so much, Catherine." Vivien Leigh said with gratitude, "By the way, I also brought a film. If you have any comments, you can also put them forward to see if there is anything that needs to be changed.
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Vivien Leigh was well prepared, and she and Katharine Hepburn began to study how to achieve a sensational effect as soon as possible under the current public opinion. In fact, for the two of them, this was a very simple matter. With their two famous names,
This is not a problem at all.
As long as the two of them are willing to extend the invitation, Hollywood's big-name actors will definitely flock to it and make the matter known to the public as soon as possible.