mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1061: The Nanyang Industrial Exposition Opens

Making movies is Zhao Chuanxin's hobby, but he is willing to spend a lot of time on it because of the huge publicity effect of movies.

Zhao Chuanxin feels that movies can stir up public opinion better than newspapers, parades, etc.

It takes 2100 kilometers to reach Hankou from Liangzhou, but Zhao Chuanxin took 6 hours, which is not much faster than the previous Piaomiao Traveler.

For the journey from Hankou to Shanghai, he chose to teleport Eye No. 10 to Dingdong Island, a straight-line distance of more than 800 kilometers, and then rushed to Shanghai by sea.

There is a Wang family residence west of Hanqiao in Zhabei, Shanghai. This is the Jingwu Gymnastics Association.

Huo Yuanjia and his disciples Liu Zhensheng and Chen Qimei are directing students to practice martial arts.

Huo Yuanjia once told Sun Yanguang that he wanted to teach him Huo family boxing, but was rejected by Sun Yanguang.

Sun Yanguang said to him at the time: "Master Huo, I appreciate your kindness, but the fighting skills I learned are all from the military, and they can easily kill people. If I change them rashly, I am afraid that they will be out of place and I may lose my life on the battlefield next time."

When Chen Tiesheng heard this, he was furious. He thought that Sun Yanguang looked down on Huo family boxing and wanted to compete with Sun Yanguang.

But Sun Yanguang just smiled and didn't go on stage.

Finally, he was persuaded by everyone to give up.

From then on, Chen Tiesheng and Sun Yanguang began to be at odds with each other.

To be precise, it was Chen Tiesheng who was gritting his teeth, and Sun Yanguang simply ignored him.

This time Sun Yanguang came again to watch Huo Yuanjia and his disciples teaching students martial arts.

Seeing him smiling and watching for a long time without leaving, Chen Tiesheng couldn't help but say, "Sun Yaode, you keep saying you don't want to learn Huo's boxing, but you are stealing the skills here. According to the rules of martial arts, we must see who is better!"

Yaode is Sun Yanguang's pen name.

Sun Yanguang is not a martial artist, and the insurance team does not have a rule about stealing skills.

He looked at Huo Yuanjia in surprise.

Huo Yuanjia waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Mr. Sun is not a martial artist and never competes with others. Just watch."

"Master, you heard him bragging about killing people instead of sparring with them. Is that a lie?"

"Shut up, you're the only one who talks too much."

Sun Yanguang bowed and said, "Master Huo, I really don't know the rules of the martial arts world. I'll take my leave now."

Huo Yuanjia waved his hand: "Wait, Mr. Sun, when will Mr. Zhao come to Shanghai?"

Just as Sun Yanguang was about to speak, he heard a voice above his head: "Come now."

Everyone looked up, and Chen Tiesheng saw a tall man with a beard floating down from the sky.

He was a little dumbfounded.

The courtyard wall is 2.2 meters high, but this person actually jumped in?

Judging from the posture, the jumping height is far more than three meters.

Liu Zhensheng and Chen Qimei were also stunned, not to mention the other students.

"Captain." Sun Yanguang shouted excitedly, standing at attention and saluting.

Zhao Chuanxin is his idol.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that the scar on Sun Yanguang's face was still there and thought that it could not be completely removed.

He thought to himself: What a waste of this face which is only slightly less handsome than Zhao's.

He patted Sun Yanguang on the shoulder and asked, "Is Yaode's injury healed?"

Sun Yanguang said excitedly: "It's all right now. If the insurance team calls, we can go to the battlefield at any time."

Zhao Chuanxin was inexplicably moved by these words.

Chen Tiesheng discovered that since Zhao Chuanxin's arrival, Sun Yanguang's aura had completely changed. He became sharp and aggressive, with a hint of murderous intent.

Huo Yuanjia had seen Zhao Chuanxin killing the strongman Pio Yin in the cinema, so he recognized him and hurried forward to greet him with a fist: "Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Chuanxin also cupped his hands: "Master Huo."

Chen Gongzhe, now 20 years old, pushed Chen Tiesheng and whispered, "Don't you always say that Zhao Chuanxin is no match for you? Why don't you go up and give it a try?"

When Chen Tiesheng saw Zhao Chuanxin’s impressive appearance, he knew he was no match for him.

But he was young and full of energy. Encouraged by his classmates, he stepped out of the crowd and said, "Mr. Zhao, I want to compete with you."

Huo Yuanjia's face turned pale: How depressed are you?

The crowd was in an uproar.

Sun Yanguang frowned.

It's okay to provoke him, but it's not okay to provoke Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin held Sun Yanguang's shoulder and said cheerfully, "It is true that Zhao is well-read and talented. But when it comes to fighting and killing, Zhao is really not good at it."

Everyone: "..."

Chen Tiesheng blushed and said, "Mr. Zhao looks down on me, Chen Tiesheng. I know I am no match for Mr. Zhao, but I am willing to be taught by him."

I'll let you fight, but it depends on how much real talent you have.

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth: "Okay, I won't pretend anymore. I'm going to show my cards. I'm actually a cultivator. It's really unfair for me to compete with you martial artists."

Chen Tie was furious: "Mr. Zhao, thank you for letting me..."

As he said that, he actually rushed forward and punched Zhao Chuanxin.

Huo Yuanjia was shocked, but it was too late to stop it.

Zhao Chuanxin pushed Sun Yanguang away and stood with his hands behind his back.

When Chen Tiesheng approached, he used the method of stealing the secrets of heaven to shrink the golden bell cover and then release it appropriately.

Chen Tiesheng suddenly felt an invisible wall pushing towards him, and he was pushed backwards.

"what……"

He wasn't seriously injured, but the skin on his back was scraped off by the ground and it was burning with pain.

I...The students were stunned.

Liu Zhensheng and Chen Qimei actually both wanted to see the God of War's abilities.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tiesheng flew backwards without even touching the person.

He is indeed a cultivator...

Huo Yuanjia went over to help Chen Tiesheng up, and after making sure he was alright, he came to Zhao Chuanxin and bowed slightly, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for showing mercy. My student is really a very unreasonable person."

"That's fine." Zhao Chuanxin said seriously, "They are all good candidates for supporting roles."

No one knows what a supporting role means, but it is not easy to ask in detail.

But after Chen Tiesheng's fuss, everyone was completely convinced.

Because the Nanyang Industrial Exposition was about to begin, Zhao Chuanxin had to seize every second and went to see the venue built by Herbert Ponting and Sun Yanguang that day.

Filming started the next day.

"The filming of the movie Fist of Fury has started!"

"Aikshin!"

Sun Yanguang plays Chen Zhen.

Huo Yuanjia plays Huo Yuanjia.

Liu Zhensheng plays Liu Zhensheng.

Nong Jinsun plays Nong Jinsun.

But when Huo Yuanjia introduced Chen Qimei to Zhao Chuanxin, Zhao Chuanxin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Your name is Chen Qimei?"

Chen Qimei was at a loss: "Mr. Zhao, I am Chen Qimei, do you recognize me?"

"Oh, just an acquaintance, just an acquaintance."

"..."

When it came time to shoot the fight scene, Zhao Chuanxin shouted, "Extras, get ready to go on stage."

Chen Tiesheng and his men glued mustaches on their lips, parted their hair in the middle, and then were beaten up by Sun Yanguang.

Only Chen Tiesheng and others understood what it meant to be a supporting actor.

Either pretend to be a corpse, or get beaten, or...

"I don't want to be a supporting role." Chen Tie was very angry.

"Didn't I tell you a long time ago that you are a good candidate for a supporting role?"

"No." Chen Tiesheng argued: "I can act, act, act as the eldest senior brother."

"Big Brother is Liu Zhensheng, Liu Zhensheng plays Liu Zhensheng. There is a real Liu Zhensheng, why do we have to let you pretend to be Liu Zhensheng?"

"I, I, I play Mr. Nong."

"Nong Jinsun plays Nong Jinsun."

"Me, I play the role of a Japanese officer, and I want to have a decisive battle with Sun Yaode."

"Okay then. I'll grant you your wish."

Then Chen Tiesheng started to act weird. He didn't fight according to the rehearsal. He rushed forward and used the Huo family boxing to attack recklessly.

The battlefield changes rapidly and people may die if you are not careful.

Sun Yanguang is a leader in the insurance team. What kind of changes has he not experienced?
He stopped his moves on the spot and threw a straight punch, forcing Chen Tiesheng to defend himself, followed by a side elbow to the ear. His defense was impenetrable and his moves were ruthless.

Chen Tiesheng's arms were hit so hard that they hurt and he was a little dazed.

Sun Yanguang stepped forward and grabbed his neck and kneed him.

Duang!

KO!

The crowd was in an uproar.

Zhao Chuanxin: "Click! Perfect!"

He deceived Chen Tiesheng and made him mistakenly believe that the Japanese officer he played was the final boss, but in fact he was not.

If the final boss is so weak, what's the point of watching it?

Just in time, Sun Yanguang knocked him down. It was so real, because that was the truth.

Two days later, Chen Tiesheng recovered, but he still refused to accept the defeat. He pointed at Sun Yanguang and said, "Let's just spar, but stop when the time is right. You have no martial virtue." Sun Yanguang's good temper was limited, "Nong Ce, you are so stupid. If I had fought the enemy on the battlefield and stopped when the time was right, the grass on my grave would have been three feet high."

I have to say that Sun Yanguang is really smart.

Zhao Chuanxin taught him boxing steps and he understood them immediately.

After staying in Shanghai for a while, Sun Yanguang also learned a lot of local dialect.

Everyone laughed.

Chen Tiesheng just felt ashamed.

Huo Yuanjia and his disciple Liu Zhensheng looked thoughtful when they saw this.

If they were allowed to fight with such vicious and cunning tactics that were meant to kill people, they would probably be in great danger.

The Lugang Town Insurance Team is really powerful!
After performing this scene, Huo Yuanjia deliberately asked Zhao Chuanxin what moves Sun Yanguang used to KO Chen Tiesheng.

Zhao Chuanxin has never been too proud of such things.

He said: "The first part is boxing style, the second part is Bajiquan's ear-hanging elbow-pushing variation, and the last part is Muay Thai style."

Liu Zhensheng couldn't help but interrupt: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Sun and the others used this kind of moves to fight the enemy on the battlefield?"

Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "No, on the battlefield, if you have guns, use them. If you don't have bullets, use bayonets. If you don't even have bayonets, use fists and feet. Kick the crotch, hit the throat, hit the ribs, dig out the eyes, grab and break the joints, wrestle... If you are standing, use the hard parts such as knees and elbows to fight the enemy. In short, just chop them to death! At that time, Chen Tiesheng couldn't resist at all. If he had resisted, Sun Yanguang would have hugged his neck and kneed him repeatedly, making him unable to leave, until he broke his defense and vomited blood. He used every possible means on the battlefield."

Huo Yuanjia and Liu Zhensheng were sweating profusely after listening to this.

People who practice martial arts have quicker reactions and greater strength than ordinary people.

But if the opponent also has these advantages and uses these insidious tricks, the martial artist will probably suffer a great loss.

Later, some Thai boxers came to China to challenge him, and he was indeed unmatched in the domestic martial arts world.

Which famous martial arts master would hold someone's neck and perform a series of knee strikes?

In their eyes, this is really disgusting and despicable.

Liu Zhensheng was puzzled: "Mr. Zhao, why don't you shoot your movies like this?"

"Um... the audience is not psychologically able to accept this kind of trick for the time being. It's better to focus on the appearance. No one understands it anyway."

While filming during the day, Zhao Chuanxin would edit the previous film with Herbert Ponting at night.

In fact, Herbert Ponting mostly just observed and learned, and occasionally offered suggestions, but it was not certain whether they would be effective.

"I really benefited a lot from filming with Mr. Zhao. These shots are beyond my imagination. Mr. Zhao perfectly showed the masculinity and magnificence of the Loess Plateau in the northwest region. The scene where the swordsman named Wang Yingxiong fought against thousands of troops alone made my hair stand on end. I couldn't imagine before that these shots combined together would actually give birth to such a magical visual effect..."

The actor who plays Wang Yingxiong is Wang Gaiming.

In the last scene, after careful instruction from Zhao Chuanxin, Wang Gaiming finally performed the tragic and heroic act of "I will go forward even if there are thousands of people against me".

After much rushing, Zhao Chuanxin and Herbert Ponting finally finished shooting and editing the film before the Nanyang Industrial Exposition.

……

United States.

Ever since Thomas Edison heard that Zhao Chuanxin had invented color film with sound, the jealousy in his heart could burn the Boston sky red.

He is this kind of person, with a strong possessiveness. He wants to take all the inventions in the world into his pocket, while at the same time excluding other talented people.

In addition to jealousy, he also had a deep sense of crisis.

So he also wanted to study sound films.

While Zhao Chuanxin was busy shooting the movie, Edison was also busy inventing the sound film.

Finally, he declared success.

He used the sound camera he invented to shoot a finished short film.

He took the film and found his manager Kennedy: "Hurry up, take the finished product to the China Nanyang Industrial Exposition, otherwise it will be too late. I want to let the Chinese and the whole world know that I, Edison, also invented the sound film, and I applied for a patent. I learned that Zhao Chuanxin has not applied for it yet. This idiot must be very smug at this moment."

Thomas Edison smugly told his managers this.

Kennedy asked, "Do you want to bring our armed forces?"

Thomas Edison is said to be the king of invention.

In fact, he is just a patent businessman.

He is a business genius, with more than a thousand invention patents, but only a few are directly related to him.

After he monopolized the film industry, there were always people who wanted to go against him and get a piece of the pie in the film industry.

Thomas Edison asked his manager Kennedy to form an armed team.

These gangsters will use extreme means to ensure the verdict of patent cases, even at the cost of murder and arson.

He often sent people to attack the filming locations of independent producers, steal equipment, and smash cameras.

As a result, Thomas Edison often had shootouts with independent film producers in movie theaters.

It's just so crazy.

Perhaps the reason why people often go to movie theaters and conduct shootings with guns in later generations is due to this?
Thomas Edison was silent for five seconds, then said calmly, "You can also give it a try, since you are going to China anyway. Remember to leave some money for your wife and children before you leave, otherwise I am worried that the widow and orphan will have a hard time making ends meet."

Kennedy: “…”

……

Zhao Chuanxin had just finished editing the film when his old acquaintance Zhang Renjun, the current Governor-General of Liangjiang and Minister of Nanyang, sent him a telegram.

Zhao Chuanxin was in Shanghai, so he simply called Zhang Renjun directly.

"Tan Gong, the Industrial Exposition is about to open, and I want to promote it. What tricks do you have?"

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a moment and said, "In fact, the Industrial Exposition has already caused enough of a stir, and what we are doing now is just adding fuel to the fire. I suggest you learn from me and hold a press conference whenever you have time. There is no need to deliberately put an advertisement in the newspaper for such things, and reporters will naturally come to you."

"Press conference? That's possible. Is that all?"

Zhao Chuanxin added: "At the press conference, in addition to talking big, you should also talk about things that the people like to hear and see. For example, reveal what attractions there are. Didn't you build a light rail for tourists? Put this in the newspaper."

Zhang Renjun's eyes lit up.

Before, they had indeed been talking about the various significances of the Nanyang Industrial Exposition, but they ignored the perspective of the common people.

"Anymore?"

Zhao Chuanxin's ideas are like water in a sponge. After Zhang Renjun squeezes them bit by bit, there will always be some left.

"Besides, you can come down and fight in person."

"What?" Zhang Renjun felt that this sentence was unpleasant.

"I mean, there are a lot of relevant hot spots that have been concocted."

Zhang Renjun didn't understand: "Be more specific."

Zhao Chuanxin said, "You are the chairman, Yu Qiaqing is the vice chairman, Chen Qi is the secretary, Xiang Ruikun is the assistant secretary... You see, you leak information from time to time, saying that Yu Qiaqing and Chen Qi don't get along. Or you have a disagreement with Yang Shiqi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce. Or a certain company participating in the exhibition has a conflict with another company of the same industry participating in the exhibition, and they fight... I think these things are suitable for being published in the newspaper."

Zhang Renjun was dumbfounded: "Charcoal worker, you are really, really..."

Zhao Chuanxin said for him: "Is he really a peerless genius?"

"What a joke!" Zhang Renjun was annoyed. "What a disgrace!"

"Well, I've given you a lot of thought. So let's just leave it at that. I still have to work on the exhibition. Please remember to save a spot for us."

Zhao Chuanxin lamented that these old-fashioned people did not know how to adapt.

Common people and scholars alike love to watch quarrels.

The short video live streaming platforms of later generations relied on this kind of thing to divide the audience into camps. The scene of quarreling like playing house attracted countless viewers and made money like water.

Anyway, Zhao Chuanxin was going to do this kind of trick as soon as the Internet company opened.

He has thought it through. Doctor Zhou is the best candidate for the role of talker. If Brother Shuren goes online, he will definitely make countless enemies.

As a result, on the third day, Zhao Chuanxin saw a newspaper article about the gossip that "Nanyang Minister Zhang Renjun and Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Assistant Minister Yang Shiqi are at odds"...

"Damn it, you're so cunning..."

……

It's December.

Edison's manager Kennedy came to Nanjing with films and projectors.

The team was led by Yao Jia, the general manager of the Official Cargo Bureau of Lubin Prefecture. The companions included Liu Baogui from Lugang Town, Liu Huaqiang from Hankou, Li Ziyu from Xuantian Sect of Ao Island and her sister Li Zining, Toadzi from Hong Kong Island, and Peng Yingjia, the governor of Lanzhou, who came with Wang Gaiming under the name of Tianshangfei.

In addition to the main exhibitors and their related personnel, there were also people who came to watch the fun.

Benjamin Goldberg brought his junior fellow apprentice Yao Bing with him.

Morrison from the capital has arrived.

Liu Ai from Yanbian is here.

Huo Yuanjia and his disciples came early as they were close to the water.

All those who had money and time to come came.

In the second year of the Xuantong reign, on June 6th of the Gregorian calendar, at 5:9 a.m., the Nanyang Industrial Exposition held its opening ceremony.

The meeting place starts from Dingjia Bridge in the south, ends at Sandalou in the north, is adjacent to Fengrun Gate in the east, and reaches Jiangjun Temple in the west.

It is two miles wide from east to west, four miles long from north to south, and about eight miles in circumference.

Make an oval.

More than 5000 people from all walks of life attended the ceremony.

Puyi's imperial edict was first read out at the meeting, followed by Zhang Renjun's opening speech, which was a lot of useless nonsense.

The opening ceremony ended at 11:40 am.

At 12: p.m., crowds of tourists outside the venue began to buy tickets to enter, and all exhibition halls were opened.

Yao Bing looked at the endless crowd and said in shock: "Brother, I'm afraid we can't get in?"

There are just too many people.

Zhang Renjun verbally said that Zhao Chuanxin was "making trouble" and "unbecoming", but in his actions he honestly did as he was told.

This resulted in more people attending the Nanyang Industrial Exposition than in the original history.

Benjamin Goldberg bit his fingernail with his fangs and pondered for a while: "How difficult is this? Let me show you how to achieve great things with little money."

As he said this, he came to the outside of the most crowded part of the crowd and threw two dimes to his left and right: "Hey, hey, look, who threw this silver?"

Yao Bing's pupils shrank...

(End of this chapter)