Chapter 241 Shanghai Before the War
As August began, news about the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War was in full swing, and various rumors also took advantage of the situation.
It is reported that Jiangsu warlord Qi Xie was seeking support from the Peking government and also received strong support from the Navy Commander-in-Chief Du Xigui.
In order to support Qi Xie, Du Xigui will personally lead the Yangtze River Fleet, the Minyuan Fleet, and the 6 Navy Team to Jiangsu to participate in the war.
Zhejiang warlord Lu Yongxiang was not willing to be outdone and gained support from the Shanghai Fleet led by Lin Jianchang.
He also actively sought help from Zhang Zuolin from the Northeast and Sun Zhongshan from Guangdong.
Zhang Zuolin said that if a war broke out in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he would definitely send troops to the pass to assist, and would first send 10,000 yuan to help Lu Yongxiang.
Sun Zhongshan believed that "save Zhejiang, Shanghai will save Guangdong" and decided that once the war begins in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he will send troops to the north to fight.
This battle can be said to be a whole-stop move and directly determines the political landscape of China in the future.
Shanghai, located at the center of the war, has attracted much attention. There are many foreign ships docked on the Huangpu River. Public security patrols have been strengthened in the concession, and strict inspections are required for entry and exit.
On August 1, 1924, Shanghai Customs seized the largest arms smuggling case in Shanghai.
I found 8 machine guns, oo pistols and more than 10,000 bullets on an American cargo ship.
This incident was not disclosed, but everyone related to Shanghai knew the inside story, and even Feng Jingyao was surprised.
This is no longer a small fight. These weapons are enough to fight a small-scale war in the city. If they flow into Shanghai, especially into the concession, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Although the public security in Shanghai is not good, it has always been within a controllable range, and the concession is relatively peaceful.
Feng Jingyao's subordinates were also armed and traded with smugglers, but there had never been a transaction of this scale unless he wanted to occupy the French Concession.
These arms dealers are too unscrupulous, and they are still found out, and there are countless of them that have not been found out.
In Shanghai, as long as you have money, you can buy guns on the black market.≮≤net v.╬This also leads to the assassination incidents.
Lin Zixuan didn't care at first. He felt that he was just a literati, not a politician, and had no political stance. He had never done anything that was harmful to the world. No one would kill him, and there was no reason.
Moreover, he lives in the concession and does not go out normally. He thinks there will be security guarantees.
But since he heard this news, he has been a little worried.
Who knows if there will be such anti-social guys who kill people everywhere with guns. There are many such news reports in later generations.
Do you need a reason to kill someone? This is a chaotic world!
So, he asked for bodyguards from Feng Jingyao, and was very careful when entering and leaving. He basically lived a two-point and one-minute life at home and company. Before the end of this war, he planned to live like this.
This war has affected all aspects of Shanghai, especially in the financial industry. Securities prices plummeted and market panic spread.
The food prices in Shanghai skyrocketed, and various daily necessities were robbed, and the people were suffering.vv≥.┯
The only thing that is popular is the entertainment industry, including newspapers and theaters, dance halls and romantic places.
Everyone wants to know the latest news, so news newspapers are out of stock.
Even the tabloids did not publish interesting stories, but changed to rumors about the war. Although they knew it was unreliable at first glance and were made up. But some people were still willing to buy it.
During this period of year, it was originally the best time for rich people to go out for summer vacation, but they were worried that it was unsafe to leave the concession, so they lived in the concession. They listened to operas, movies and entertainment every day, while young people were scrambling to live in racecourses and dance halls.
Lin Zixuan's radio station reports the latest news from Jiangsu and Zhejiang every day, and has gained a lot of loyal listeners.
In terms of radio profitability, there are currently only advertising.
The song-order program he had high hopes for only a while was stopped because the young Chinese in this era had no romantic feelings and did not understand the beauty of showing love from a distance.
They would rather watch a movie or dance with their girlfriends than go to join the radio to listen to a love song.
They felt that doing that was too stupid, and it would be better to go home and listen to the phonograph.
The song ordering program was popular for a while at the beginning, but after all, it was trendy, and then no one cared about it.
However, this creativity became popular among foreigners, especially French people. They thought this unexpected surprise was romantic, so Lin Zixuan specially opened special services for foreigners.
Not only can you order songs, but you can also propose marriages through the radio, or even foreigners sing and perform programs themselves.
But there are too few foreigners in the concession and they can't make much money, so they are better than nothing.
At this time, Lin Zixuan was not only writing articles at home, but also went to the studio to shoot the movie "Killer Li Ang".
After a month of polishing, the script was finally completed. He and Ruan Lingyu rehearsed for a while and felt that it was almost done before the filming was officially started, saving time for shooting.
Celebrity Film Company attaches great importance to this movie that the boss himself starred in.
The best director, the best equipment, the best technician, the best supporting actors, etc., everything is ready.
The director is Hong Shen. After all, this is a film that needs to enter the international market and strive for excellence in quality.
Hong Shen has been busy in the drama industry for a while, and has performed dramas such as "The Thriller" and "Lifelong Events", gaining a firm foothold in the Shanghai drama industry. He also teaches performance courses in the film school.
The reason why Lin Zixuan chose Hong Shen to direct "Killer Li Ang" is because he wanted to make this movie less Chinese.
Hong Shen is familiar with Western drama and understands the performance skills of Westerners. He can easily understand the way Western movies are handled.
Chinese movies are too perfunctory in performance and shooting, and there is no cool feeling that Lin Zixuan wants. He needs this movie to break the rules and shoot a completely different image.
Oriental films must be treated in a Western way so that they can give foreigners a stunning feeling.
For example, there is a scene in "The Killer Leon", where Leon and the little girl are walking on the road, and the little girl is holding a pot of green ivy, and the two of them keep walking.
The walking process alone is full of tension and conveys a lot of information to the audience.
Of course, the way Lin Zixuan asked for was very bold, and it was possible to shoot a movie that was different from the four-dimensional ones, which neither foreigners nor Chinese people liked.
But since you want to enter the European and American film market, you must try boldly and not be afraid of failure.
An important scene is being filmed in the scene temporarily built in the studio.
Martina's family was killed. She went downstairs to buy things. Something was wrong. She did not go home directly. Instead, she walked past the door and saw her brother's body lying on the floor.
She held back her tears, walked to Li Ang's door, raised her hand and knocked on the door.
Behind her was the murderer holding a gun, and in front of her was a closed door. Her tears flowed down, and she didn't dare to cry loudly, so she could only plead in a low voice.
This shot tests Ruan Lingyu's acting skills very much, and the expression of despair and hope is very shocking.
Although he has been rehearsing many times, this time Lin Zixuan thinks it is the most perfect.
He opened the door, and the reflector behind hit the light from the electric light on Ruan Lingyu, looking like a ray of light projected from heaven, particularly warm. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!