Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 514: The Godfather is a milestone in Chinese cinema! Is Cao Yanhai going to be famous?
French Concession.

At the corner of Joffre Road and Milestone Road.

The Cathay Theatre is located here.

This cinema cost 2153 French francs and covers an area of ​​ square meters. The owner is a British Cantonese native named Logan.

More than ten years ago, Lugen had already made his fortune in Hong Kong and entered the film industry.

In the early film industry, Lu Gen was also known as the "King of South China Cinemas" and the "King of Chinese Cinemas", which is enough to show his status in the Chinese film market.

Li Mingweiben also made a fortune in Hong Kong, and had both a competitor and a cooperative relationship with Lugen.

The premiere was extremely lively and people from all walks of life were willing to come to support it, such as Lin Yutang, Tian Han, Xia Yan from the cultural world, Hu Die and Cai Chusheng from the film world, Huang Bohui, Xiang Songmao, Rong Desheng, and Ha Tong from the business world, and many more.

Du Yuesheng naturally could not be absent. He followed Shanghai Mayor Zhang Qun and found a seat in the venue early, and the two of them started a lively conversation.

It was obvious that the people who maintained order at the venue were members of the Qing Gang. With the Qing Gang present, naturally no one dared to act rashly.

Especially for Bao Guowei's sake, the originally tense atmosphere in Shanghai's cultural circles has become very warm.

Everyone is willing to give face to Bao Guowei today. Who knows what kind of achievements Bao Bingwen, who is already a powerful figure now, will achieve in the future?

Sitting in the front row, Shanghai Mayor Zhang Qun couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the largest screen in Shanghai.

"Mr. Du has a unique vision. He saw Bao Bingwen as a potential talent very early on. Now he is well-known at home and abroad. At the age of 18, he teaches students all over the world at Peking University.

I heard that Bingwen has become a guest of honor of Marshal Zhang in Peking. It is really enviable!"

To be honest, Zhang Qun was still a little jealous because Du Yuesheng had already established contact with Bao Guowei very early on.

Since the founding of the Republic of China, there have been many outstanding literati, but there is only one as "weird" as Bao Guowei.

It is precisely this "weirdness" that gives Bao Guowei the confidence to be so arrogant. If he only had influence in literature, he would be at most a literary genius.

When it comes to dealing with literati, the national government has plenty of ways to deal with them.

But he chose not to follow the right path. While writing books, he also studied medicine, history, economics, and psychology.
Now, even a movie has been made about it, and it seems that all the important figures in Shanghai have come, including ten ministers from the fourteen foreign consulates in Shanghai.

I would like to ask, who in China can have such a scene nowadays!

Du Yuesheng was calm and composed and said with a smile.

"Brother Yue Jun, you are too kind. I have some connections with Bingwen, but they are not deep. Bingwen is where he is today because of his own efforts. As his elder, I am also very happy."

Although he said it wasn't very deep, the word "elder" was extremely close to him.

At first, Du Yuesheng dealt with Bao Guowei partly because of his friendship with Zhang Taiyan and partly because he admired the other's talent.

Gradually, he began to treat Bao Guowei as his own nephew.

Whether openly or secretly, even if there were some troublesome things, Du Yuesheng was willing to help solve them.

But later on, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

Bao Guowei was indeed a trouble-maker, but he had untied himself invisibly.

Du Yuesheng, who came from an underground gang, hoped very much that his identity could be cleansed and made official, so he tried so hard to please Chiang Kai-shek.

But Chiang Kai-shek did not take him seriously and only regarded him as a useful thug.

It's just like picking up a handy weapon, taking good care of it when you need it, and throwing it aside when you don't need it.

In the past, Du Yuesheng was unable to get out of this predicament. The entire Jiangnan region was Chiang Kai-shek's sphere of influence. Du Yuesheng was like a trapped beast and could only follow Chiang Kai-shek's lead.

But now it's completely different.

He discovered that Bao Guowei was not afraid of Chiang Kai-shek at all.

To be more precise, Bao Guowei carries too much glory for the Chinese people, from his fame at sports events to his reputation accumulated from epidemic prevention and control, as well as his popularity among foreigners.

The more brilliant Bao Guowei became and the more pride he brought to the Chinese people, the less Chiang Kai-shek dared to risk the world's disapproval by provoking him.

The most important thing is that this kid knows how to jump at the critical point and always touches some red lines, but never goes too far.

This made Chiang Kai-shek unable to make up his mind to deal with the other party.

Therefore, relying on Bao Guowei's channels and the reason for helping the other party, Du Yuesheng suddenly broadened his horizons.

I got to know more foreigners and made friends with many powerful people.

He had contacts with the Fengtian clique in the north, and with wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong in the south. He even gradually restored some friendship with the "enemies" he had once attacked in the mountains through the exchange of supplies.

In order to avoid harming the innocent, Du Yuesheng often provided some small information to express his attitude.

A smart family will never hang their hands on one tree, but will always bet on multiple fronts.

Du Yuesheng's move was obviously more in line with his own interests.

The matter was very secretive, and with Bao Guowei as the middleman, he was not afraid of Chiang Kai-shek finding out.

Even if the truth was discovered, Du Yuesheng could just find one of his subordinates to take the blame and claim that he knew nothing about it, and it would be difficult for Chiang Kai-shek to take action against him.

If worst comes to worst, Du Yuesheng can still go to Hong Kong, right?

Going to Europe is not a bad idea. Bao Guowei seems to have made some arrangements there. As his uncle, wouldn't it be more comfortable for me to go to Europe and help Bao Guowei gather Chinese people and cheat the foreigners' money together than to make a living in China?
Du Yuesheng didn’t know this before.

But after becoming a traitor under Chiang Kai-shek, I realized, damn it, why are all of Chiang Kai-shek's subordinates traitors?
The president must have created a very good environment for these traitors, right?

It can't be that everyone is bad and only the president is wise and innocent, right?
Just as Du Yuesheng's thoughts were flowing.

The lights on the stage suddenly dimmed, and the film's leading actor, Jin Yan, quietly appeared from the back of the stage. Next to him was Ruan Lingyu, the leading actress of Lianhua Film Group.

Although the latter did not star in "The Godfather", he also played some cameo roles.

The scale and technology of shooting "The Godfather" are rare so far, enough to be recorded in the history of Chinese film. No one does not want to get a piece of the pie.

And at this moment, in a box on the second floor.

"Bingwen, don't you want to go down and take a look? These are all acquaintances. Even the mayor of Shanghai, Mr. Zhang Qun, is here, as well as many ministers. Everyone is looking forward to your appearance." Xu Zhimo couldn't help but say curiously.

Li Mingwei had previously invited Bao Guowei to come, but Bao Guowei had always refused, which made Xu Zhimo a little confused.

Isn’t this a rare opportunity to show off?

Given Bao Guowei's previous temperament, he should have gone down and jumped on everyone's faces, telling them that this was what Bao Guowei did!
Bao Guowei smiled faintly and said: "There is no need for that. It is precisely because I have too many acquaintances that I don't want to go down. It is too much trouble." This time he went down, and he didn't know how many acquaintances he would have to greet. He asked questions here and there, which was very annoying.

Bao Guowei would rather hide behind and see how these people react.

The view from the second floor is very good, and you can almost see every move of the first few rows below. Bao Guowei looked in one direction with interest and said to Xu Zhimo.

"Brother Qisen's lovely wife is here too, and she has two good friends with her. One looks like Tang Ying, a famous socialite in Shanghai, and the other is handsome and looks like she comes from a scholarly family."

Xu Zhimo knew what Bao Guowei wanted to say. His face turned red and he said angrily, "That's Weng Enzhan! He is a good friend of ours! Bingwen, don't say anything nonsense! He and Xiaoman are just friends!"

Bao Guowei looked at Xu Zhimo's head with a little pity.

It was Weng Enzhan and Weng Ruiwu who suggested that Lu Xiaoman smoke opium, allegedly to cure her illness.

Even when Lu Xiaoman suffered from asthma and stomachache, and often fainted as a result, it was Weng Ruiwu who came to her home to help her with massage and treatment.

The relationship between the three people is really hard to understand.

After Xu Zhimo's death, Weng Ruiwu continued to maintain his relationship with Lu Xiaoman and finally married her as his second wife.

The relationship between the two has always been pure? Bao Guowei would never believe it.

But Xu Zhimo didn't seem to care at all. Bao Guowei even suspected that this guy was trying some more advanced "way of love".

Seeing the two people getting closer and closer, Bao Guowei couldn't help but speak.

"Brother Qisen, you should go. You haven't seen your wife for many days. What's the point of hiding here? It's a good opportunity to go down and meet more friends."

Xu Zhimo seemed to be a little impatient and nodded immediately.

"Then I'll go down and take a look."

After saying this, he went down like flying.

Xu Zhimo’s love life is just a small episode. The main topic tonight is still the movie "The Godfather".

After the opening introduction and ceremony, the movie is finally about to begin.

The lights in the theater went out, everyone gradually quieted down, and the black and white image gradually appeared on the screen.

As soon as the picture came out, the audience below exclaimed in amazement.

"As expected of the American technology, it is much clearer than previous movies."

Before the movie was released, pre-release advertisements had already been released, and many guests present already knew about the Sino-US co-production.

I had expected it in my mind, but now looking back, I still feel surprised.

Bao Guowei didn't think much of it. As someone who was used to watching giant-screen movies in later generations, in his opinion, such picture quality was no different from the war-damaged version. But for people of this era, it was already a rare enjoyment.

Soon, the classic soundtrack of the movie began to play. The dim tones and low string sounds immediately attracted everyone's attention.

As a well-deserved master of the Shanghai music scene and even the Chinese music scene, Mr. Shen Xingong will naturally not miss today's premiere.

He was invited to sit in the second row, and this time he came to listen carefully to the soundtrack of the movie.

As soon as the soundtrack came out, he felt it keenly.

"It's not just Western orchestral instruments, but also our pipa and guzheng, complementing each other! This is the first time in the world!"

The old man seemed a little excited, and he kept talking to himself without caring about disturbing the movie-watching experience of others around him.

"I never thought that there are still people who care about our classical instruments. It's really touching. It's really worthy of Bingwen."

Mr. Huang Yanpei was accompanying Mr. Shen Xingong. He also smiled and said, "Old sir, I have said it long ago that even if Bingwen went to make a foreign film, he would not give up our Chinese culture. I believe there are still many of our things in this film. You can rest assured to watch it!"

Shen Xingong nodded: "It's me who is narrow-minded. I almost missed this excellent music that combines Chinese and Western elements."

In this era, enjoying a movie is not just about appreciating its story and pictures, music is also an indispensable part.

The people around didn't think anything of it after hearing the two gentlemen's expressions.

For most people, it’s enough if the music sounds good and the movie is good. As for what’s in it, is it important?
However, this film did not disappoint everyone's expectations at all. The storytelling and camera language of this film are truly unique!
With Bao Guowei's guidance, Li Minwei and Bu Wancang's control over the film's narrative can be said to be ahead of their time!
Even the Hollywood Paramount Pictures in the United States were amazed after seeing the finished film sent from the East.

When did the film production skills of these Oriental people reach this level?
The story flows very smoothly, with a hint of Italian flair.

The old godfather Vito Corleone manages the family meticulously and exudes a leadership aura.

The family faces a business threat and internal conflicts intensify.

Some of the old godfather's sons are reckless and impulsive, some are introverted and steady, and some are ambitious.

The scenery of Sicily shot in the movie fascinated many viewers.

The people in the camera are all foreigners, and the actors are mostly foreigners, with only a few Chinese faces.

But whether it was from the story or the dialogue, the Chinese people present felt extremely familiar.

Italians are called the Chinese of Europe, and in many cultural aspects, they still have an extraordinary resonance with traditional Chinese culture.

Coupled with Bao Guowei's interpretation of the script and Li Mingwei's efforts during the filming process, the film seems extremely friendly to Chinese audiences.

Unlike the foreign movies I watched before, this movie seems like foreigners are acting for themselves.

This feeling is extraordinary.

Then, Mike, played by Korean-Chinese Kim Yan, appeared on the stage and immediately amazed countless people.

Many socialites stretched their heads to look at the screen. Jin Yan was dressed in an exotic style, and his three-dimensional facial features made him not look out of place among a group of Italians.

Amid the family dispute, Mike continued to grow up and shed his youthfulness in Sicily. After returning to the United States, Mike carefully planned his revenge and set a goal to assassinate the old godfather and the enemy who killed his brother.

Then, in this ups and downs of the plot, a slightly old-fashioned character appeared, who brought laughter to the audience by virtue of the contrast.

Bruce Cao.

As soon as he appeared, Cao Yanhai, who was standing aside, could no longer sit still.

"Hey! Master! That's me! Look, I'm in the movie!"

Cao Yanhai was so excited that he almost jumped to the ceiling.

(End of this chapter)