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Chapter 509 Only Self-Strengthening is the Only Way Out for China

The action in the movie "Once Upon a Time in China" is not realistic, so the action design is all about looking good.

On the big screen, Lu Ran walks among the crowd, every punch and kick exuding the aura of a grandmaster.

The average viewer probably wouldn't notice anything, since many bad movies are ones that most viewers haven't actually seen.

But film critics like Ma Fei, who have seen countless films, have watched both good and bad movies.

The difference is obvious at a glance.

Among the current generation of young actors in the Chinese entertainment industry, apart from Lu Ran, almost no one can do this move as well.

But what happened next made Ma Fei clench his fists.

It was clearly the Shahe Gang who caused the trouble, but the government placed all the blame on Baozhilin, and Huang Feihong had to bear all the losses.

Inside the cinema, there were also many whispers.

"How can this government office be like this!"

"A lackey of foreigners!"

"May the Qing Dynasty just collapse already!"

In Baozhilin, during lunch, many of the brothers were dissatisfied with the decision made by the government.

But Wong Fei-hung held the fort, preventing anyone from making any rash moves.

At this point, the plot moves to the interaction between Aunt Thirteen and Wong Fei-hung.

Aunt Thirteen used the excuse of making a suit for Wong Fei-hung to take his measurements, but it was obvious that Aunt Thirteen had taken a liking to Wong Fei-hung.

The two of them were talking at the same time.

"The person I want to see is not abroad."

Thirteen Auntie practically confessed her feelings directly, but Wong Fei-hung remained unmoved.

Laughter occasionally broke out in the movie theater.

However, their conversation wasn't just about romantic love; they also discussed current affairs.

Should Chinese people wear suits?

"I appreciate your gift, but I'll wear a suit when Chinese people really need to wear them in the future."

Despite saying that, the next day, Wong Fei-hung still put on a pair of Western-style sunglasses and a Western-style hat and went to the teahouse.

“From this detail, we can see that Huang Feihong was actually a progressive young man. He did not reject everything Western, but he was hesitant and conflicted.”

Thinking about this, Ma Fei suddenly understood.

This isn't just about Wong Fei-hung; it's also about the society of that time.

Under the impact of Western culture, Huang Feihong was not the only one who felt lost and confused.

Later, Wong Fei-hung ran into the Shahe Gang, who were collecting protection money, at a teahouse.

With an umbrella in his hand, Huang Feihong moved with a flourish, knocking down a group of Shahe Gang members one by one.

But what happened next made Ma Fei's heart skip a beat again.

Huang Feihong wanted to hand the Shahe Gang members over to the authorities, but he needed witnesses to testify. However, no one was willing to come forward.

Even the bosses who were charged protection money were unwilling to testify, and were even eager to stay out of it.

In this situation, even ordinary people are afraid.

The scene shifts to a real estate agent advertising that there's gold everywhere in the US, and you have to wear sunglasses to walk around, otherwise the gold will blind you.

Huang Feihong did nothing; he knew there was nothing he could do.

However, when he was leaving, he encountered a missionary priest. Wong Fei-hung questioned the priest, "I caught a bad guy today. Will Jesus be my witness?"
The priest remained silent, simply watching Wong Fei-hung's departing figure.

A furtive figure followed behind Wong Fei-hung.

The plot moves forward rapidly.

Under the cover of night, a group of Shahe gang members took revenge on Baozhilin, shooting flaming arrows into Baozhilin's courtyard.

Po Chi Lam caught fire, and the entire building was destroyed.

The next day, amidst the ruins of Po Chi Lam, Wong Fei-hung opened the folding fan that Lau Wing-fu had given him.

Previously, it was written with the words "unequal treaty," but now the word "unequal" has been burned away, leaving only the four words "equal treaty."

When the admiral arrived, he instead blamed Wong Fei-hung, saying he deserved to be burned.

Huang Feihong spoke with righteous indignation: "Your Excellency, opening a martial arts school is not the same as setting up an incense hall. If the government really thinks that practicing martial arts is illegal, then the national martial arts passed down by our ancestors will be lost forever. If bandits come to attack us, what will we use to fight back? Is this considered taking a step back to open up a wider world?"

The admiral, however, disagreed.

Fortunately, at this moment, the priest came out to testify that he had seen the Shahe Gang members the previous night.

As soon as the foreigner spoke, the government office immediately arrested people.

Knowing that things were going badly, the Shahe Gang went directly to seek refuge with the foreigners in America. Since they couldn't speak English, the group simply knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

This group of people were willing to help foreigners traffic women and send them to Gold Mountain to be prostitutes, which is why they were taken in by the foreigners as dogs.

This situation naturally made moviegoers grit their teeth in anger.

But there are such lackeys in every era, and even now, there are still such people.

The plot continues as a person struggles to jump off a ship bound for Jinshan.

The next day, the American captain invited Wong Fei-hung to watch a play. Halfway through the performance, the actors suddenly attacked Wong Fei-hung.

Huang Feihong discovered this in advance, and a chaotic battle ensued.

The admiral only wanted to protect the foreigners and didn't care about the Chinese people on the scene at all.

When the foreign soldiers arrived, they gave an order, and Wong Fei-hung shouted not to fire, but no one paid any attention.

One civilian after another was wounded by bullets and lay on the ground.

All of this today is actually a trap set for Wong Fei-hung, with the aim of killing him.

After settling Aunt Thirteen in, Wong Fei-hung engaged in a fight with a group of assassins.

At that moment, Ma Fei heard the familiar music again.

The suona is playing "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant".

"It seems like this music plays every time there's a fight scene! It's Wong Fei-hung's background music!"

In the cinema, the audience stared intently at the screen.

This fight scene was once again spectacular.

Just then, the American raised his pistol and aimed it at Wong Fei-hung, who was fighting, but the priest stepped forward and stood in front of the gun.

Huang Feihong pursued them relentlessly, but still failed to capture any survivors. Even the last villain who jumped into the water was shot dead by the yamen officials.

The admiral even pointed a gun at Wong Fei-hung's head.

Then, the admiral saw a banner left by the thugs, which read "The militia will bring glory and kill all the foreigners," and used it to frame Wong Fei-hung.

The admiral also took this opportunity to target Wong Fei-hung.

Huang Feihong didn't care about his own fate; he only wanted to help the people get treatment first. The admiral agreed, but said he would send troops to monitor him.

All of Po Chi Lam's weapons were confiscated by the yamen. Leung Foon lost his job again because of the opera troupe incident. Before leaving, the mask with tears streaming down its face reappeared.

In Po Chi Lam, everyone desperately tried to save people, but they could only watch helplessly as the injured people died before their eyes.

Thirteen Aunt discovered that an injured person had English letters tattooed on their arm; this person was the one who had jumped off the ship earlier.

When this man met Wong Fei-hung, he told him everything.

"Our ship was sailing across the ocean. We fell ill halfway through the journey and had no medicine. Many people were thrown into the sea. When we arrived in Jinshan, we were marked like pigs. It turned out that we had been deceived by those Chinese compradors and signed indentured servitude contracts. We owed them money for travel expenses and food expenses. We couldn't even count how much we owed them. Many people who tried to escape were beaten to death. I gritted my teeth and made it back."

Hearing all this, everyone's expressions became very solemn.

The movie was already halfway through, and Ma Fei felt extremely frustrated.

It's just a bit frustrating.

But he also knew that this was the reality at the time.

Later, Liang Kuan was almost tricked into going to Jinshan, but he was kicked out because he didn't have money to buy a boat ticket.

On the other side, a duel is taking place.

It was Yan Zhendong, the street performer Liang Kuan had met that day. Yan Zhendong and his opponent agreed to a fair duel, but the opponent drew his sword and launched a sneak attack after the second move.

Yan Zhendong killed his opponent with his bare hands.

The crowd dispersed, and a torrential downpour extinguished the bonfire at the duel site.

Yan Zhendong was highly skilled in martial arts, yet he still couldn't get enough to eat.

Liang Kuan wanted to become Yan Zhendong's apprentice, but Yan Zhendong had no such intention at all.

Meanwhile, the Shahe Gang was indulging in lavish feasts.

Liang Kuan stole a bowl of leftover noodle soup from another customer and shared it with Yan Zhendong.

The two ultimately decided to challenge Wong Fei-hung to a fight and make a name for themselves.

Huang Feihong also figured some things out during the rainy night.

He practiced for many years to be able to shoot a marble by hand, but now an ordinary person can achieve the same effect with a gun.

"Fists and feet can't beat guns and cannons."

He was prepared to fight to the death.

Toothpick Su decides to continue studying Western medicine abroad. Yan Zhendong and Liang Kuan challenge the school, and in the end, they even smash the Baozhilin signboard.

Huang Feihong quickly arranged for everyone to escape, and the admiral also arrived with his troops. Huang Feihong was arrested and imprisoned.

During the escape of Aunt Thirteen and the others, the uncle who returned from Jinshan was also killed by the Shahe Gang, and Aunt Thirteen was captured by the Shahe Gang.

Inside the prison, the officials admired Huang Feihong's character and wanted to release him.

Huang Feihong was an upright man. He knew that the constables would be implicated if he left, so he was unwilling to leave. However, Toothpick Su came to inform Huang Feihong that Aunt Thirteen had been arrested, and only then did Huang Feihong decide to leave.

Yan Zhendong was also bribed by the Shahe Gang with a box of silver dollars. The members of the Shahe Gang had never respected Yan Zhendong, but at this moment, Yan Zhendong had lost all dignity.

He squatted down and picked up the scattered silver coins.

At this point, the pace of the plot quickens rapidly.

Liang Kuan was utterly disappointed in Yan Zhendong and could not bear the humiliation, so he left in anger. He also rescued Aunt Thirteen from being sexually assaulted, but in the end he was still unable to escape and was captured by the Shahe Gang.

At this time, Wong Fei-hung arrived with his militia, and the decisive battle officially began.

From the very beginning of this bamboo ladder battle, Ma Fei's eyes never left the scene.

He couldn't even remember the last time he'd seen an action scene like this.

In this fight scene, Huang Feihong moves with ease and grace, striking the same poses that Lu Ran made while singing "Dragon Fist".

The background music for "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" started playing again.

Ma Fei understood at this point.

"No one can defeat Wong Fei-hung with the background music playing. As soon as the background music starts, Wong Fei-hung is guaranteed to win."

Huang Feihong defeated Yan Zhendong and went to the ship to rescue people, but was ambushed by the Americans.

He dodged the bullets, but Yan Zhendong was shot and killed by the foreigners.

His hard-earned Iron Shirt technique was a joke in the face of bullets.

Amidst the hail of bullets, Yan Zhendong was still shouting, "I am Iron Shirt!"

"Huang Feihong, no matter how good our kung fu is, it can't beat foreign guns."

Before Huang Feihong, Yan Zhendong left behind his last words.

In the end, the leader of the Shahe Gang was burned to death in a furnace by the kidnapped woman. When the American captain realized that the plot had been exposed, he directly kidnapped the admiral as a hostage. Huang Feihong killed the American captain by flicking a bullet with his finger.

After this incident, the admiral simply shook hands with Wong Fei-hung and made peace.

But it's clear that it's not that the admiral has figured it out, it's that the admiral has come to terms with it.

He couldn't possibly kill Wong Fei-hung, so he might as well keep him alive.

The admiral and Wong Fei-hung stood on the ship.

"Does Jinshan (Gold Mountain) really exist in the world?"

The admiral raised a question.

Wong Fei-hung said calmly, "If there really is a gold mine in the world, why would these foreign ships come to our port? Perhaps we are already standing on a gold mine."

The theater was silent.

At the end of the movie, Wong Fei-hung put on a suit, accepted Leung Foon's apprenticeship, and the group took a group photo together.

It is clear that Wong Fei-hung had accepted Western things.

Just then, the song "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" began to play.

As the sun rose, Wong Fei-hung continued to lead his militia in drills on the beach.

As the song played, the movie screen went black.

The theater remained silent.

Yan Zhendong was also a martial artist no less skilled than Huang Feihong, but their fates were completely different.

Ma Fei's mind replayed all the previous events.

There are so many details in this movie that he can't remember them all after watching it just once.

But there was something he noticed in the movie.

The film opens with a story of political turmoil, and the characters in the film are also searching and feeling lost.