America 1919

The Morty Code Theater is located on the left side of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Having returned to Hollywood from Atlantic City, William Fox now drove here alone, but he did not get out of his car and instead sat inside it, watching the entrance to the theater.

The reason William Fox came over today was not that a Fox Film Corporation movie was premiering, but rather that the documentary of the Miss America city district quarterfinals would be screened here!

Originally, the shooting task should have been done by them, Fox Film Corporation, but due to William Fox's greed, he lost this opportunity.

Now, William Fox just wanted to see what would happen when the documentary premiered.

At the theater's main entrance, William Fox saw a Los Angeles division Miss America Beauty Contestant in an evening gown standing there, greeting and chatting with her supporters as they entered the cinema with their ticket stubs in hand.

In other Los Angeles cinemas, other Beauty Contestants were doing the same thing.

"How in the world did Donnie Block come up with these strategies?"

William Fox watched the entrance of the theater helplessly; the news of the quarterfinal Beauty Contestants greeting the audience at the cinema doors during the documentary premiere had already been made known to many through newspaper publicity.

William Fox did not inquire elsewhere, but he was very clear about the situation in Los Angeles.

What was the most exciting event in Los Angeles over the past week?

Take that question to the streets of Los Angeles and ask ten people, and one passerby would eagerly answer that it's Miss America!

The top eight Los Angeles Beauty Contestants were frequently seen in every corner of Los Angeles within the week: pubs, companies, theaters, amusement parks, and even on the streets.

Moreover, their activities were also extensively reported by several Los Angeles newspapers, including the "Los Angeles Times."

Without exaggeration, Miss America is now America's trending belle!

The entire town was crazy about Miss America.

In such a frenzy, of course, the documentary about Miss America naturally aroused the curiosity of countless viewers; after all, the vast majority had not been at the venue on the day of the contest, and they were eager to see what the scene was like?

At the same time, these people were also curious about what the Beauty Contestants from other city districts looked like?

Watching the endless stream of people, William Fox shook his head in pain; all of this should have been his!

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In another corner of the city, three men and a woman were chatting.

They were Hollywood's hottest stars at the moment: Charlie Chaplin, Pickford, Douglas, and Griffith, and they were discussing the premiere of the Miss America documentary.

"Charlie, I think when you go to Atlantic City, you should learn from Donnie Block. The man is a genius. Just in this week, it seems like we have been abandoned by Hollywood. Everyone is talking about Miss America," Mary Pickford said with a gentle stir of her coffee, smiling at Charlie Chaplin.

They already knew about Charlie Chaplin's forthcoming trip to Atlantic City to serve as a judge for the Miss America finals.

Although United Artists had already been founded, and they were all well-known figures in Hollywood, without the backing of big studios, even if they made their own movies, there was no cinema to screen them.

All the major Hollywood studios viewed these people merely as cash cows, and now that the cash cows wanted to leave and set up on their own, that was absolutely unacceptable to the big studios in Hollywood.

So, after initially high hopes during the startup phase, these individuals now realized the harsh reality. Although they were still struggling, in truth, they each had their own plans.
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Just as they said during United Artists' early days, according to their plan, each person was going to produce five films a year, whether as a lead actor, director, or producer, but now they had reduced the number to the entire company producing five films a year, and even this target was hard to meet.

The company wasn't making money, but that didn't prevent these individuals from earning. They actually saw their situation clearly and began to accept film offers from the major studios again.

With an air of arrogance, Chaplain spoke, "There's nothing to learn; such tactics can be understood at a glance. It's just a matter of placing more ads in the newspapers. My agreeing to go is actually to repay a favor to Walker. What does Donnie, a private liquor dealer from Atlantic City, know about the film industry?"

Seeing Chaplin's nonchalant attitude, the other three were accustomed to his personality and simply smiled, saying nothing more.

"Regardless, I don't think the box office for the Miss America documentary will be too bad!" David Griffith said, grinning as he looked at the scene outside the coffee shop.

"Even some of my friends have been madly infatuated with Miss America lately."

"This is because the documentary will not adversely affect the big studios, which is why they're allowing it to be screened in their cinemas!"

Chaplin did not like hearing his friends praise others during their gatherings.