money player

"Pull the camera forward and capture the entire street."

Han Zhihua, an officer of the Propaganda Section of the Political Department of the 39th Army, stood on the street and watched several people fiddling with cameras to film the streets of Seoul.

A few days ago, he received an order to accompany several comrades from Hong Kong Friendship Films to shoot a documentary in Seoul. The instructions they received were that except for a few confidential areas, everything was open to Hong Kong people. He followed the order to carry out his accompanying work.

The work is not complicated and is quite easy. Several Hong Kong people are quite sensible in their work. They will communicate with him in advance before doing anything and only take action after getting permission.

After spending a few days together, we became familiar with each other. After communication, we learned that the Hong Kong people wanted to make a documentary about the ongoing war. It was said that it would not contain subjective factors and would only record from an objective perspective.

In addition, I also heard from Hong Kong people that they had another group of people filming in Daegu, saying that they were describing the war from multiple perspectives.

This series of words doesn't sound very pleasant, but who cares? Just do your job well, get rid of these misfits as soon as possible, and return to your publicity work as soon as possible.

The weather was dry these days and the activities of South Korean spies were rampant. He had to go back to carry out the three defense propaganda of "air defense, anti-spy, and fire prevention" to the people of Seoul, so that the people of Seoul could feel the warmth of the volunteer army.

This is the first time that Chinese troops have entered the capital of another country since the Opium War in 1840. According to the leader, the Chinese army must show its good style.

Across the street, Li Mei was wearing a pair of leather gloves, holding a cigarette between her fingers. The cold wind blowing in her face cheered her up, but also brought a hint of melancholy.

The weather in Seoul is very similar to that in her hometown, and she misses home a little, her hometown and Hong Kong.

She was busy with work, but her boss added a burden to her and appointed her as the producer of the documentary "Korean War". She rushed to Seoul to organize the filming.

When it comes to shooting, she can't be more professional than the photographer. The big boss sent her here, firstly to keep an eye on the people and prevent anything from happening, and secondly to control the shooting plan.

The big boss apparently wants to make an objective documentary, but in reality, making money comes first, and the footage must be sufficient to facilitate editing when it is released. In other words, after the client buys the copyright, he can cut out a version that meets his needs according to his own ideas, and the documentary changes from being objective to being biased.

The boss is a real businessman. He can seize the hot spot of the Korean War and shoot a documentary about it at this time. If he releases it in time, the company will definitely make a fortune. However, he has no principles and regards the film as a commodity. He provides whatever the customer needs. He does not have the persistence of a filmmaker at all.

"Whoo~"

Li Mei exhaled and looked towards the southwest. She felt a little depressed in Seoul and wanted to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible.

South Bank of the Han River.

A platoon of volunteer soldiers hid on a small hill, their eyes fixed ahead.

Suddenly, a soldier holding a telescope turned around and whispered, "Platoon leader, here they come."

"Have you figured it out?"

"There were 12 of them, one of whom was wearing an American leather jacket."

The platoon leader observed with binoculars for a while and said, "That's the person we're waiting for. You follow me down, and the rest of you stay put and keep watch."

As the platoon leader and the soldiers walked out of their ambush point, they were immediately spotted by someone coming towards them. The man in the leather jacket raised his hand to signal his men to stop, and he walked forward alone. Only a few seconds later, he and the platoon leader stood face to face.

Platoon leader: "Is everyone at home okay?"

"The whole family is rich." After the leather-coat answered, he asked, "How is business?"

"I made money. Sixty-six cents."

Upon hearing this, the man in leather clothes clenched his fist and raised his left hand above his head, then loosened his five fingers.

When his men saw this, they took off their backpacks and put them on the ground, then immediately turned around and left.

Leather handed the platoon leader a piece of paper, "Here's the cargo manifest."

After he finished speaking, he walked back a few steps, turned around, and ran away.

The platoon leader raised his hand, and another soldier on the mountain ran to him. He pointed at the backpack. The soldier nodded, came to the backpack, and opened it one by one to check.

After confirming that everything was correct, the soldier nodded to the platoon leader.

The platoon leader raised his hand again, and ten more soldiers came down from the mountain. Each of them carried a backpack, and the entire team retreated silently in an instant.

The team moved cautiously all the way until they crossed the Han River and entered the urban area of ​​Seoul. The soldier who spoke first said, "Platoon leader, those comrades are amazing. They were able to get medicine from South Korea."

"Pay attention to discipline. This matter is not allowed to be discussed."

"Yes."

……

Businessmen have always had a keen sense of smell. Ever since the Lumière brothers' "The Arrival of a Train at a Railway Station" won the title of the birthday of film in 1895, film has become a hot spot for investment. No matter if they used to sell opium or run brothels, they all came to join in the fun.

Some businessmen with limited capital but smart brains, seeing how big the business was, thought of investing their capital overseas to make money in Asia, where movies were still unknown.

A British businessman named Aston House came to Korea and sought cooperation with the Chosun Tobacco Company. For three days in early October 1897, they used gas lamps to show documentary shorts purchased from the French Pathé Films in a rented shed in Nihyeon, Chungmuro. Audiences only needed to provide empty cigarette boxes to watch the movies for free.

This incident set a precedent for North Korean films. In the following years, North Korean films embarked on a smooth road, commercials were popular, and audiences paid money or did something according to the advertisers' requirements in order to meet the viewing conditions.

Wow, what a wonderful time it was to be able to climb poles and watch advertisements.

Precisely because of the beginning of advertising films, North Korean films have tended to be more functional in advertising for a long time. Various advertising films such as health enlightenment, measurement instrument propaganda, ondol improvement rewards, tax enlightenment, and electricity-related propaganda were broadcast free to the public.

In 1923, the film "The Oath in the Moonlight" was sponsored by the Postal Bureau of the Governor-General's Office of Korea. Instead of shooting an advertisement to encourage savings, director Yoon Baek Nam actually asked the gisaeng Lee Yuet-hwa to shoot a feature film with the story as the main part and advertisements as the supplementary part. This was the first feature film in Korea.

In the same year, the Japanese Hayakawa Koshu took the lead in making a movie based on the Korean classic "The Tale of Chunhyang". The discovery of this super IP also foreshadowed the twenty years of confrontation between Japan and North Korea in the film industry.

In the five years between 1940 and 1945, North Korean cinema was almost extinct, with the number of North Korean dramas falling to just five. At the same time, the Chosun Film Production Co., Ltd., which held a monopoly, completely eliminated the entertainment aspect of movies and instead produced a large number of propaganda films for the militarist regime.

In 1945, Korea achieved national independence and liberation, and Korean films were freed from the propaganda and educational nature of the Japanese occupation period and returned to their original position. Due to differences in concepts and lines, the Korean film industry was divided into two factions after liberation: the Chosun Film Construction Headquarters and the Chosun Proletarian Film League.

On December 1945, 12, the two groups merged to form the Korean Film Association, with Ahn Jong-hwa as chairman. The Korean Film Association's program was to "eliminate the remnants of Japanese imperialism and feudalism, abolish militarism, develop progressive national films and Korean films, and connect with international films." It implemented a central and local hierarchical management system, with production, distribution, technology and research groups.

The relationship between the Chosun Film Association and the US military government at the time was very tense, and its superior organizations, the Democratic National Organization and the General Union of Korean Culture Groups, were classified as left-wing organizations by the US military government.

After the official establishment of the Republic of Korea in 1948, the organization ceased its public activities and disappeared from Korean film history.

However, the Chosun Film Association was very concerned about the Korean film industry at the time, raised many controversial issues and solutions, and dominated the trend of the Korean film industry at the time, such as suggesting that the government develop Korea's local film industry, organizing criticism movements against the Central Film Distribution Agency, abolishing the film law movement, and protesting against excessive taxation of the art industry.

In 1949, when South Korea's politics, economy, society and culture were becoming stable and people's enthusiasm for national independence was gradually fading, a comet-like lyrical work "Homeland in My Heart" appeared in Korean films.

This film is adapted from the playwright Ham Se-deok's work "The Child Monk" and is the first work of director Yoon Yong-gyu. The audience can see delicate performances and restrained beauty that avoids neo-sentimentalism in this film. The film is soothing and calm, and the inner changes and emotional ups and downs of the characters unfold like prose poems. The greatest virtue of the film is that it always maintains a simple and natural style.

In addition, the film abandoned the traditional method of indoor set-up and chose to shoot on location. Although the photography facilities were simple, the photographer Han Yingmo captured the quiet and beautiful mountain temple with great sentiment, which was well received by film critics. The actors' acting skills were also widely praised.

The film won the Best Film Award in the first Seoul Culture Awards.

Ironically, director Yin Longkui has crossed the 38th parallel and thrown himself into the arms of North Korea. He crossed the line not because of ideology, but because North Korea has a better environment for filming movies.

The eldest brother gives money generously, the second brother really helps when there is something to do, the living conditions of the officers in the People's Army are excellent, and those in the cultural propaganda field also live a good life.

Compared to South Korea, movies were not valued by Syngman Rhee, and people working in the film industry were not included in the category of national elites. They did not receive any preferential treatment. Seoul was lost twice, and the South Korean film industry, which was originally concentrated in Seoul, fled south twice. A group of people died each time they fled, and those who did not die were not much better off. There were many people like Choi Eun-hee who were separated from their husbands and lived a miserable life.

Because the capital for investing in movies moved from Seoul to Daegu, directors, photographers, actors, etc., naturally followed to Daegu. Once a person is hungry, his brain works very well and his sense of smell is very sensitive. He can smell where to find food.

Just like that, Daegu has become the current center of Korean film production. Directors are everywhere, actors are as plentiful as dogs, and as long as you give them food and a few cigarettes, you can gather a crew with just a shout.

The Seoul crew of "Korean War" was brought over from Hong Kong, while the Daegu crew consisted of only three people: Choi Eun-hee, one who knew photography, and one who was Choi Eun-hee's security guard.

Choi Eun-hee had been in the film industry for a few years, but had only made three films. Fortunately, she had a keen eye and took on the then-unpopular "Homeland in My Heart". After she became famous, she naturally had more friends and a wider network of contacts. She presided over the crew, and everything was in the best configuration. There were several photographers alone.

Li Guiyong, Yin Fengchun, Fang Yixi, and Han Yingmo are all top figures, and all have experience in making documentaries. They are shooting documentaries about the wars that are currently being conducted. It can be said that their expertise is quite suitable.

In addition to the chief photographer, there are assistant photographers, Lin Yunhe, Liu Changshan, Cao Zhenghao, and Shen Xiangyu, all of whom are young elites who aspire to develop into directors.

Cui Yinji is very satisfied with her current situation. In Hong Kong, she does not have to worry about her life safety or food and drink. She can concentrate on her creation, and the script is tailor-made for her. Although she was sent to Daegu to shoot a documentary, it is very safe here, and the emancipated serfs are singing.

There are eight photographers, one is the chief photographer, and the other is the deputy photographer. In the past, she had to be careful to flatter every one of them. But now...

She took a sip of coffee, took a bite of a piece of chocolate, and looked at the crew who were enjoying afternoon tea on the other side.

Afternoon tea, what a fresh word. Before going to Hong Kong, she had never heard of this thing in her Korean crew. But now it has become a standard in her crew. If she is not in a hurry, she will cook a big pot of ramen and eat it with kimchi. If she is in a hurry, she will change it to biscuits and eat it while working.

We didn’t rush today and just ate ramen. Everyone enjoyed it very much.

Some people have a slightly different eating habit. When eating ramen, they keep cigarettes in their hands. They take a few puffs after each bite, and then start smoking another one after finishing one.

The crew will give cigarettes to the staff, Good Luck brand, one pack every two days. Those who don't smoke can take them home and exchange them for hard cigarettes. Those who are addicted to smoking can't smoke enough, so they will smoke the After-Meal Cigarettes that are served with the meals while eating.

The one named Shin Sang-ok had the ugliest eating habits. Cigarette ash kept falling into the bowl of noodles, but he didn't mind and just treated the ash as a side dish.

Cui Yinji frowned and thought, "Who would marry him in the future if he is so unclean?"

"President Kong, I never come to you without a reason." In the courtyard of the East Asia Chamber of Commerce, Kim Kyu-ri said with a smile.

"Secretary Jin, if there's anything you need me to do, just tell me." Kong Lingxian responded with a smile while welcoming Kim Kyu-ri into the house.

The East Asia Chamber of Commerce does business under the American banner, and for the time being it does not have the power to demand a dry share, but it is inevitable to extort money, and there are many people who need to be honored. Every few days, the Chamber of Commerce sends a truck out to "deliver supplies", and Secretary Kim is one of the people who receive the supplies.

After taking a seat in the reception room, Kim Kyu-ri said, "President Kong, a delegation from the International Committee will arrive in Daegu soon. They will visit refugee camps and prisoner-of-war camps to express their condolences and distribute supplies. Mayor Xu said that the city government should also make a statement."

Kim Kyu-ri stopped talking here, but his intention of begging for alms was made very clear.

Kong Lingxian greeted Jin Guili's eight generations of ancestors in her heart, but she said, "Helping the poor is everyone's responsibility, and the East Asia Chamber of Commerce is the right one to do it. However, the Chamber of Commerce's supplies are not suitable for distributing to refugees. On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, I will donate 2000 million to the city government to buy relief supplies."

Kim Kyu-ri said with a wry smile: "President Kong, it's amazing that you, a Chinese, can run the East Asia Chamber of Commerce in Korea."

Kong Lingxian smiled and said, "Secretary Jin, you are too kind. The business of the East Asia Chamber of Commerce is doing well. It is all because of the good leadership of the president. I just followed the president's instructions and don't dare to take credit for it.

4000 million is the limit of my power. If I want more, I must ask the chairman for permission. The chairman cannot make the decision alone. He must convene a shareholders' meeting."

"This morning, the military police got a confession. There was a leftist hiding in the Hong Kong crew. The military police wanted to arrest him, but I suppressed him. Recently, many saboteurs with Manchurian backgrounds have appeared in Daegu. They don't need a leftist."

Kong Lingxian understood that Kim Kyu-ri's shot was aimed at Choi Eun-ji. She was the one who sent Choi Eun-ji away. She knew that she was the person the big boss wanted. Chairman Nanyun had sent a telegram not long ago asking her to take care of Choi Eun-ji...

Is Kim Kyu-ri dissatisfied with the lack of money, or is he coveting Choi Eun-hee's beauty?

"Secretary Jin, let's get straight to the point. 4000 million is the maximum number. It can't be more."

Kim Kyu-ri chuckled, "President Kong, I have already felt your sincerity. 4000 million is enough. The city government will hold a cocktail party to entertain officials from the International Committee, and we need female companions to accompany us."

Kong Lingxian's stomach was churning and she felt nauseous. She wanted to bite that bastard Jin Guili to death. He was making her a pimp.

"I can only convey it, but I can't make the decision."

"Koreans all love their motherland," Kim Kyu-ri said righteously.

……

Singapore.

At 4:20, Xian Yaowen was called home early by Cai Jinman.

After sitting for a while, the phone rang. When I picked it up, I heard it was Nanyun Keiko calling, telling me about Choi Eun-hee.

Upon hearing this, Xian Yaowen was instantly displeased that the "Quick Link" system was used for such a small matter.

"Tell Han that business is the most important thing. It is inevitable that we may have some affairs. I will compensate her."

"Hay."

After hanging up the phone, Xian Yaowen lit a cigar and thought about South Korea's strategic issues.

Kong Lingxian is not quite up to the mark and is not capable of handling things on her own. Now there is no one to send, and it is not appropriate to send anyone to South Korea. Sending more people will create a crisis of trust and make Kong Lingxian alienated. It would be best for him to go to Daegu in person, sort out the business and relationships, and also take Kong Lingxian with him.

However, it is not easy for him to find time. His schedule is packed, and if he wants to shorten it, he can only sacrifice his leisure time.

As he was optimizing his schedule, Cai Jinman came up behind him and gently rubbed his head and temples.

"Master, is there something bothering you?"

"No, I was just thinking about something." Xian Yaowen closed his eyes and said comfortably, "Didn't you go out?"

"I didn't go out. The kerosene refrigerator in the backyard went out. I added kerosene but it still wouldn't light. I asked someone to come and fix it."

"Oh, what's the problem?"

"The maintenance worker said the pipe was old and replaced it."

"Kerosene refrigerators are too unsafe and will be phased out in the future."

“What happens to the things in the refrigerator if the power goes out?”

“I said I wanted to buy a kerosene refrigerator because I had never used one and wanted to try it out for fun. In fact, there is a better solution. One is to buy a piece of land not too far away, where the noise of the generator cannot be heard, and build a power plant. Then we don’t have to worry about power outages in the future.

The second is to dig an ice cellar in the garden, install steel plates on the four walls, and put ice cubes in the interlayer on the other side of the steel plate, so that it can keep warm without being too humid. "

"Isn't there already a generator in the basement at home? There's also another hidden wire in each room."

Xian Yaowen opened his eyes and said, "That was arranged for security purposes. Don't mention it again in the future, and don't tell anyone else."

Cai Jinman nodded, "I know."

"The generator is easy to be used by others and it is also easy to disturb others. The ice cellar is better. I will take care of it. You don't have to worry about it." Xian Yaowen stood up and said, "You go upstairs to change clothes first. I'll go downstairs."

"Ah."

Xian Yaowen left the living room and entered a guest room on the first floor. He opened the bathroom door, reached in and turned a mechanism on the side of the bathtub, then pulled the bathtub outward, and a staircase leading down came into view.

Going down to the basement, he saw a generator in the middle of the small space and cabinets on three walls. He came to a cabinet, reached out and gently stroked the MG42 general-purpose machine gun on the second layer. After stroking for a while, he picked up the STG44 assault rifle on the third layer.

This gun is different from ordinary guns. The buttstock has been modified and is foldable. A tactical flashlight has been added to the gun head, and a tactical rail and thumb grip have been installed. In addition, a reflex red dot sight has been installed. It looks a bit sci-fi and a bit funny at the moment.

Except for the gun and the buttstock, everything else is fake. Xian Yaowen folded it out of cardboard and glued it to the gun. To put it nicely, it's a concept gun. To put it bluntly, it's just a child's toy.

However, except for the red dot sight, everything else can become real in minutes.

Playing with the gun in his hand, Xian Yaowen thought that it was time to develop the "Smith58 assault rifle" based on the VZ51 assault rifle.

The appearance of the VZ58 assault rifle is basically the same as that of the AKM, so it can be said that it is a copy, but the structure is completely different. It is an original Czechoslovakian product. It is only slightly inferior to the AKM in terms of reliability. In other aspects, some parts are comparable, and most parts are better.

The limited armed forces have already made him feel the logistical pressure. The current situation of internationally manufactured guns must be changed as soon as possible. The caliber of ammunition must be unified, and it must be convenient for supply anywhere. It must not be self-contained and could not be seen through by others at a glance. This means that he has to promote the global spread of a certain type of firearm.

He thought for a while and chose the VZ58 assault rifle. He registered a patent but did not intend to charge licensing fees. Anyone who wanted to copy it was free to do so. If anyone did not have the ability to build a machine tool, they could consider his beggar version of the gun-making system.

Yes, he did not intend to sell the gun, nor did he intend to earn patent fees. He only intended to use the gun to step into the field of machinery and fill an important link in the Xian family.

The importance of machinery is self-evident. He is a man who is quite like an emperor, so he has to control three or two countries for fun. He needs what a country needs, and he also needs things that a country does not need. He wants more and more. He wants a lot.

After playing with the STG44 for a while, Xian Yaowen picked up a Beretta M1934 pistol and while disassembling it, he recalled the Beretta 92 pistol.

When it comes to pistols, the three brands he plays with the most are Colt, Glock, and Beretta, especially the classic Beretta 92. He can draw a structural diagram of any model, so it is not difficult for him to become an inventor.

There are also the HK series, AR series, and FN series. He can almost replicate the drawings. It won't be difficult to develop them if he finds a few gunsmiths to cooperate with him.

Not to mention sniper rifles, except for a few junk ones, he has a long history of playing with the others. He has been playing with guns for more than 2 years and shoots no less than rounds of bullets every year. He not only plays with them, but also knows how to modify them. As of now, his knowledge of firearms should be ranked among the top in the world.

He loses in specialization, but wins in breadth. If he doesn't copy anything and relies entirely on developing a gun by himself, he will most likely only make a garbage gun. But if he copies, hehe.

"Colt, Glock, Beretta, Colt's, Glock, Beretta, KGB, CGB, hehe, quite interesting..."

After staying in the basement for a while, Xian Yaowen went upstairs, took a shower, and went to Li's house with Cai Jinman. (End of this chapter)