my gilded age

Chapter 289 Director Wu’s reasons, "The Strange Case of Magic City" Bai Tan comes out of the mountain

Magic City, an international metropolis like this, can definitely accommodate the premiere of two blockbusters at the same time.

"Heaven's Mouth", a much-anticipated blockbuster, is also having its premiere in a large theater not far from People's Square.

Red carpets, flashlights, interviews...the various procedures have not changed much. Although everyone strives to be new, how can this premiere be any different?

After Zhang Zhen experienced these very familiar things, his mood was very complicated.There was no way around it. Not far away, his good brother was also holding a premiere. Moreover, he still had a share in the film, but now he couldn't go there. This was a bit unreasonable.

Of course, Bai Shiqiu had told him before that it was no big deal, so don't take it to heart.

But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable Zhang Zhen felt.

Back to movies, he has participated in both "Heaven's Mouth" and "Magic City", and they are both the protagonists. When it comes to these two movies, he should have the most say. Unfortunately, he is only an actor. In fact, I don’t know what the movie will be like after it comes out.

The actors are so miserable. Even if they read the entire script, the movie still needs to be edited when it comes out, so we don’t know what it really looks like.

Now, these two films also have a mode of fighting in the ring, which makes Zhang Zhen feel even more uncomfortable. He wants to ask some questions, such as Wu Yusen, the great director.

Finally found an opportunity.

"Director Wu, why do you have to confront Bai Shiqiu?"

Wu Yusen didn't care too much about this problem, "Even if we are right, so what?"

"Why bother?" Zhang Zhen just didn't understand this matter.

Yes, why bother, why bother.

But when Wu Yusen heard this, his expression changed a little, "Azhen, why are you so confused? Why can't you see what I've done?"

"I, let me see...what?" Zhang Zhen really didn't understand.

"Oh!" Wu Yusen was so angry that his voice became louder, "Can't you see this yet? Why can't you see the crisis we Hong Kong and Taiwanese are facing right now? Just say that you are still a star now, what can you do later? I mean , if mainland stars and directors rise up, what will we do? What will our Hong Kong and Taiwan actors and directors do? Can we compete with them?"

After Zhang Zhen heard this, he was shocked. He didn't expect that Wu Yusen was actually considering this issue.

When Wu Yusen saw it, his tone softened and he said: "What are we stronger now? In the past, the fame and fans accumulated in the past. If you really want to talk about acting, I can say bluntly that you are better than mainland China." Are you an actor? Are you really much better than them? Let me tell you, I knew it very well when I was in Hollywood. Those people in Hollywood all praised the acting skills of mainland actors, and they were very Do we have these art schools in Hong Kong that we praise them? Do you have them in Taiwan? What about Guoguang? You don’t know how bad they are? Do you know where the three major art universities in mainland China are ranked by people from Hollywood? Among the top few in the world..."

At the end, Wu Yusen patted Zhang Zhen on the shoulder, "I don't want to be a villain, but I can't help it. Look at these stars in mainland China. They have received various talent training since they were young, and they are able to do so in such a good high school." It is very difficult for our Hong Kong and Taiwan children to have such an opportunity to learn professional things in school. I just do my best for our Hong Kong and Taiwan movies. If I don’t suppress them now, I’m afraid there will be no chance in the future. Ah Zhen , I can still get funds from the mainland, and I can still help our people, you have to seize the opportunity."

Zhang Zhen felt strange about what Wu Yusen said, but he couldn't refute it. However, he became more determined in his heart and wanted to work harder to improve his acting skills.

"Let's go to the premiere."

After speaking, Wu Yusen left first, while Zhang Zhen was in no hurry to follow.

……

Lu Fu's main base is in the Magic City. He rode a bicycle and arrived at the People's Square. He had to make a choice whether to watch "Tiantiankou" or "The Strange Case of the Magic City".

As an independent film critic, he has been invited by both parties, but now, he can only choose one. This is a difficult choice, because if you choose one, the other will not be free to watch, which requires some caution.

I still chose "Heaven's Mouth". This was a decision made after some comparisons.

First, it is Wu Yusen's movie, he has too many classics.

Second, "Heaven's Mouth" is adapted from "Blood on the Streets". "Blood" was the movie that made Wu Yusen suffer a lot, but it is also a movie with ideas. This time it changed from Vietnam to Shanghai, maybe There will be a qualitative leap.

Third, I don’t like Baek Shi Qiu’s adaptation.

Another point, the name "The Strange Case of the Magic City" is too tacky...

That was enough, so I locked the car and went to watch a movie.

In the Oriental Grand Theater, Jiang Xiaoyu has already settled down. He really wants to know what is so strange about "The Strange Case of the Magic City". As for the name, it is indeed very ordinary. I heard that it was called "The Ghost" before. , it seems that this name has more flavor.

But forget it, what about the name? It’s a movie from Red Star, starring Bai Shiqiu and Gong Li, as well as a bunch of powerful stars from Red Star. It can’t be bad.

Of course, Jiang Xiaoyu also received two film invitations, and he chose "The Strange Case of the Magic City".

Soon, the movie started. There were 1800 seats in this theater, which was full, and everyone was engrossed.

The label passed by, the unique big five-pointed star of the red star flashed, and then, there was a black and white image.

In December 1941, the Japanese army launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and then invaded the Shanghai Concession. The Japanese Navy fired at British and American warships, and the entire Shanghai fell. This international city, known as the Magic Capital of the East, was shrouded in a bloody storm.

Following this narration, it is of course scenes of air and naval battles, various bombs and explosions, all of which are historical facts.

Soon, they turned to Shanghai, a small road by the river.

It was night, and a man wearing a woolen coat and a top hat was walking there.

This man is a little fat, and his steps are a little strange.

At this time of night, there were not many people around. It was so late at night, and the Japanese had just occupied the area. What were they doing out here?
There was no one around, so there was no sound, and it was dark, with only the moonlight illuminating the man. The shadow of the moon was dancing, and his footsteps were very light, which did not match his size, and matched the sound of rustling leaves.

Walking at night was a bit scary, especially when this person seemed to hear something. He started to panic, his steps became a little messy, and his breathing became heavier.

back!

There was no one, nothing, just the shadows of trees on the path under the moonlight.

Whoosh, whoosh.

He was panting more and more, his face was covered with sweat, and he started to run.

There was no sound, just his clumsy footsteps, and his breathing.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind, turn around!

Nobody, nothing.

Huh~ took a breath, he felt that he should be safe.

but……

Ahhhhh!
Then when he turned around, he seemed to see something frightening, and he yelled in shock.

This startled everyone, because it was very quiet just now, and the whole atmosphere became tense.

Then, the two shadows intertwined, and the fat man seemed to have his neck bitten by another person...

Scary, really very scary.

Although this uses ordinary sound and atmosphere-stimulating techniques, it is quite old-school, but old means classic, and classic means effective.

There is a saying that it’s so scary that it’s weird, and that’s right.

Many in the audience patted their chests, feeling a little bit offended just now, and Jiang Xiaoyu was no exception.

But who is this fat man?

Jiang Xiaoyu was a little unfamiliar.

In fact, this is one of the founding elders of Red Star. Old Guan, this guy is really delicious. With his current body shape, it is difficult to be on stage, so it is okay to play a fat man.This time it was just right, and besides, this guy gets greasy when he eats too much. He is not that old, but he looks like he is in his thirties or forties.

"Thrilling Bloodless Monster Corpse by the Huangpu River!"

"There are two blood holes in the neck, which is very weird!"

"Two blood hole corpses appeared again!"

"According to legend, this is something called a vampire at work..."

"Vampires, ghosts from the West, are so powerful..."

In newspapers and in street discussions, one word appeared: vampire.

Where did the vampire come from?

But right now, there are corpses like this that keep appearing. What's even more interesting is that these corpses were later confirmed to be not ordinary people.

No. 76 Xiafei Road is a very interesting place, and the people here are even more interesting. They are commonly known as traitors.

A very important stronghold of the Wang Puppet regime and a gathering place for traitors.

There's a lot of chaos here right now.

"How come our people are also dead?"

"Yes, this is so strange. The people who died before seemed to be all members of Zhongtong..."

"And those red bandits..."

During the meeting, they seemed to be studying the matter of this vampire. Listening to their conversation, it seemed that this dead person had some origins.

There was a person in a long gown in this meeting. He was silent at this time, wearing a pair of glasses, and he was very gloomy.

At this time, someone came in. She was a woman, wearing a military uniform, and she seemed to have a high military rank.

"Miss Nanzo Yunzi is here!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately stood up and saluted.

"Everyone, please sit down." A Japanese female soldier came in. She was good-looking and spoke good Japanese.

As soon as he came in, he attacked the gloomy man, "Mr. Zhang, what progress have you made on the vampire case in the Demon City?"

Mr. Zhang finally said, "This is not our business in the first place."

"Nonsense! What is it that you shouldn't care about?"

Next, the two people had a heated exchange of words.

Jiang Xiaoyu could tell that it was obvious that these three people were the main ones in this room. Of course, everyone could tell that, except for the Japanese woman who was relatively unfamiliar, the man in the long gown was Zhang Zhen. , and the female spy of the Wang Puppet Regime is Tangtang. As for the Japanese woman... she looks familiar, but I can't remember it.

In fact, this is Chie Tanaka, the heroine in Jay Chou's MV and also appeared in "Initial D".

However, Jiang Xiaoyu soon understood that the quarrel between these three people was just to highlight one person...

One of the agents gave a suggestion.

"Well, if you really want to investigate the case, why don't you go to the number one detective in the French Concession..."

"What? The first detective? What a big tone!"

Then, many people told about the magic of this first detective, but some people said that this first detective was simply a lie.

But in the end, Mr. Zhang, a government cadre, decided, "Let's try to find him."

So, Mr. Zhang took the female spy, her name was Xiao Tang, and they came to a very dirty and messy place in casual clothes...

"It's oily, it's oily..."

"Be careful!"

"Stay out of the way..."

This is what happened in the alley. Mr. Zhang and Xiao Tang seemed to have gone through 81 difficulties before they found the number one detective in the French Concession.

Of course it is, Bai Shiqiu.

"I'm not a detective, I'm a white detective!" Wearing a plaid suit, a windbreaker, a marching hat, and Pollock leather shoes, he holds a pipe in his hand and wears glasses. He really looks like a detective.

"What Bai Detective?" Xiao Tang frowned.

"My surname is Bai, so I'm called Detective Bai." The first detective also explained.

"It doesn't matter so much, the vampire case, whether it's a detective or a white detective, we must investigate it like this..." Mr. Zhang invited the detective out of the mountain.

This appearance is very familiar.

"I said, Lao Bai, why do you always use this technique?" Qianqian couldn't help complaining, because this method of not showing up at the beginning and then using side effects is simply Bai Shiqiu's common routine.

"This...is easy to use." Bai Shiqiu had no choice but to answer truthfully.

That's right, it's easy to use. The protagonist doesn't necessarily have to appear at the beginning. The protagonist is introduced through foil, which is more conducive to deepening the impression.

However, in the past, it was all for showing off, but now it is different. Obviously, except for the clothes he wears, everything else is a mess.

However, Detective Bai still started working. He started investigating from the latest deceased. He saw the family of the deceased, a woman, a very charming woman.

"Wow~"

"Really are……"

"Aunt Gong Li, this is too tempting."

The widow appeared, Gong Li, wearing a cheongsam and holding a cigarette holder with a thin Cuban cigar on it.

There was a conversation between Bai Tan and the widow. This beautiful widow was too tempting, and the pair were aggressive.

Soon, some clues appeared.

"Lao Jin, that dead husband of mine, do you know what he does?"

"What... what?"

I have to say, what Bai Tan said is... intriguing.

The widow glanced at him and took a puff of her cigarette, "Lao Jin was the most powerful intelligence dealer in the past."

As he spoke, he even spat a puff of cigarettes on Bai Tan's face...

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