Who is Ouyang Yuqian?

He went to Japan to study in 1902, and in 1907 he participated in the Chunliu Club in Tokyo, performing the drama "Black Slave Sou Tianlu".

In 1910, he returned to China to organize a new drama meeting and a Chunliu Theater, performing new dramas that promote revolution and oppose feudalism.

It can be said that he was one of the earliest Chinese drama practitioners and had a deep understanding of the art form of drama.

Later, the new drama fell into a trough, so he devoted himself to the Peking Opera career and hosted the Nantong Artist Society, hoping to train a group of high-quality professional actors to change the old drama.

But he did not give up his drama career in his heart, but was just waiting for an opportunity.

It is precisely because he understands the reasons for the decline of civilized dramas that he knows more about the importance of a good script dialogue drama.

So, he was attracted at first sight when he saw "Thunderstorm". He sat down and watched slowly, constantly designing the stage scenes in his mind, and stories emerged one after another.

When the words were transformed into stage effects, he knew that this was the opportunity he was waiting for, and this was the drama he wanted.

He can't wait to rehearse the drama.

Before this, Ouyang Yuqian wanted to communicate with the author of "Thunderstorm" so that he could better understand the drama.

So he wrote to the editor of Morning Post and Lu Xun, hoping to find the contact information of Cao Yu, the author of "Thunderstorm".

Cao Yu is naturally Lin Zixuan's new pseudonym.

There are many people who have the same ideas as Ouyang Yuqian. Only those who truly understand dramas know how charming it can be on the stage. Therefore, most of the people who want to find Lin Zixuan are all from the drama industry.

At this time, Lin Zixuan didn't know that he was being searched for by human flesh. He sat behind the desk and looked at the person opposite him.

A middle-aged man sat opposite him, talking endlessly about his company, his career, and what he is doing is meaningful.

In short, two words: money.

This is a small loan business run by Lin's Commercial Bank, which mainly provides financial support for smaller companies and individuals.

Lin's Commercial Bank has just been established and is still very weak and cannot afford too much financial risks. It can only start with small investment.

According to the experience of later generations, Lin Zixuan formulated two development strategies for the bank, one was insurance and financial management business, and the other was small-scale credit loans.

This is the only way for commercial banks to grow.

He believes that with his perspective, it is not difficult to find a profitable industry. What he is doing now is equivalent to venture capital in future generations.

So he published an advertisement in the newspaper that Lin's Commercial Bank was willing to support the development of national industry and commerce, especially weak small and medium-sized enterprises, and provided low-interest or even free loans.

Of course this is just a gimmick. Banks are not Shantangs, and industry geniuses who have not found a future are willing to invest.

As a result, the bank's loan business became busy.

Lin Zixuan held the final decision. He thought the middle-aged man in front of him was very interesting, so he met him in person.

The middle-aged man is called Dandu Yu, and he was introduced by Zhou Shoujuan.

However, Du Yu's ancestral home is Guizhou, born in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, loved painting since childhood. His father died early at the age of 13 and his family fell into decline. At the age of 18, he came to Shanghai with his mother and studied at the Shanghai Fine Arts College.

He is good at painting beauties and has a unique style. Shanghai Yuebao and magazines have made an appointment with him for writing.

This was originally a promising career, but unfortunately he liked movies more, especially foreign movies. What's even more exaggerated is that he not only likes to watch, but also wants to make movies by himself.

Last spring, he learned that a Frenchman had a camera in his hand and was about to sell it, so he bought it with Zhou Shoujuan and Zhu Shouju and the other two.

All three of them like movies, which are like alike.

However, after buying the camera, the three of them were laymen who didn't know how to fiddle with the camera, and they had no place to ask for advice. After fiddling for a few days, they didn't know how to get it.

Zhou Shoujuan and Zhu Shouju retreated, but Du Yu was passionate and persisted. After dismantling it several times, he found out the way and tried to shoot a news film, and the effect was actually good.

In addition, he also studied reflection technology without any instruction, using silver thin plates to reflect sunlight to increase brightness.

After understanding how to take photos, he excitedly established his own film company, attracted relatives and family to create a Shanghai Film Company, and prepared to shoot a feature film.

He directed the entire feature film by himself, wrote it by himself, filmed by himself, edited by himself, and washed by himself. He was responsible for almost all the work except acting.

It sounds like a joke.

At this time, most of the film companies in Shanghai were controlled by foreigners, and only a few small film companies were owned by Chinese people. For example, the China Film Research Society was formed by Shanghai film enthusiasts, as well as Xinya Film Company and the bankrupt Fantasy Film Company, etc.

These small film companies have a common feature, that is, they have little capital, high risks, and no complete business operation model, which originates more from personal interests.

Once a video loses money or an accident occurs during filming, it can lead to the company going bankrupt.

But Du Yu was like this. He never thought about whether the movie would lose money. He just felt aroused his mind. With his enthusiasm for the movie, he wanted to shoot a movie of his own, and then he prepared to shoot it regardless.

He even planned to build an open-air set in Zhabei District.

For this movie, he has borrowed money from friends. Even if the movie loses money, he can only go to paint a beautiful woman to pay off his debts. He is more optimistic in his heart.

Just as he asked Zhou Shoujuan for help, Zhou Shoujuan introduced him to Lin Zixuan.

Lin's Commercial Bank's micro-loan is more suitable for Du Yu's filming, and Zhou Shoujuan believes that Lin Zixuan's return from studying in the United States is more likely to accept the art form of film.

Lin Zixuan is indeed interested in movies. When he came to this era, he even went to the theater to watch movies.

Unfortunately, after being influenced by 3D blockbusters in later generations, he looked at such rough black and white silent films. Apart from nostalgia, he had no thoughts, and people of this era still watched them with relish.

He wanted to plagiarize several movies from later generations to make money.

However, the technology of movies is too restrictive. In the silent film era, actors need to perform more with body and expressions. Those scripts that rely on lines are not suitable for this era at all.

And it’s a black and white movie, this is a really sad era.

However, after a conversation with Dan Du Yu today, he was moved by Dan Du Yu's enthusiasm.

This guy has become a self-taught man and has relied on watching some foreign movies. He has found a complete set of ways to shoot movies. Perhaps because he is a painting person, he has a deep understanding of the composition and pictures of the movie.

Faced with such a filmmaker, you should give Chinese movies a chance.
Chapter completed!