The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 227: The Third Part (Part 7)

This chapter's subtitle: Master Yuan's Conscience

"Fuck your mother!"

The leader of Anliangtang really didn't want to embarrass anyone's mother nor was he cursing, but the scene before him was too horrifying, forcing the old man to express his emotions strongly.

It was already dark, and there was only a single, not-too-bright lamp in the room, providing a little light.

A strong wind mixed with cold rain rushed in through Master Yuan's open window, rolling up the long white curtains.

Accompanied by the shrill sound of the wind, mottled light and shadow, the curtains dancing in the air looked like a living monster, baring its fangs and claws, ready to devour anyone it chose.

Of course, a gangster boss like Situ Meitang is bold, imposing, and cunning, and it is unlikely that he would be frightened by such a small scene.

The problem is that the place where Yuan Yanshu lives now automatically becomes a "blasphemous and evil residence" at night. Although it is not as powerful as the authentic one, it can still cause psychological discomfort to humans.

These factors combined gave Situ Dalongtou and his group a great shock.

He understood the situation inside and felt very unhappy. He turned around and angrily said to Xiaokang and Sister Lian, "How are you taking care of the Second Master? You opened the window in this weather. Are you hoping that he will... well, that?"

"This..." The two people, feeling aggrieved, looked at each other and were speechless.

With nothing to say, they had no choice but to close the window.

"Don't close it... I opened it myself... The room was too stuffy..."

"Uncle...don't blame them..." Yuan Yan, who had become frail again, struggled to straighten up his body and spoke in their defense with difficulty, "I really opened the door myself..."

As he spoke, he struggled to get up.

"Hongjian, lie down quickly, lie down quickly!" Situ Meitang shook his head, thinking, you are in this state, and you still have the strength to get up and open the window?

Nintendo's sage master is indeed a kind person who cares about his servants!

"Ah..." Yuan Yan, who had been struggling to get up from the bed for a long time, sighed and lay back down. He held a handful of "Three and a Half Incense" in his hands and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry for my rudeness..."

When Situ Dalongtou heard this, his eyes became a little moist. He pulled himself together and forced a smile, saying, "Hongjian, please don't say that. Wu Erlang, the tiger-killer, also fell ill in the kitchen. You will get better..."

"Uncle, you don't have to comfort me, cough... I know my body is coughing... I'm afraid it's coughing..."

I’m afraid that in a few days I’ll become another “medical miracle” and scare you all…ah!

Situ Meitang quickly interrupted him and said solemnly, "Hongjian, if you say that, I, your uncle, have something to say about you. You survived the sepsis last time, so why can't you make it this time..."

Well, tuberculosis is much more terrible than sepsis.

"What if you can't survive that?" Situ Dalongtou also felt that tuberculosis was not easy to survive, so he immediately changed the subject and said, "Hongjian, you must take good care of yourself. There are many important things waiting for you to do! Come and see..."

He pointed at the people behind him and said, "Aren't the domestic film talents you asked me to invite for you here?"

"These three are the famous Li brothers in Hong Kong, and this is Mrs. Li San, who has also appeared in movies."

When Yuan Da, the time traveler, heard these words and saw these people, he couldn't help but feel refreshed. Oh, Gigi Lai's grandparents and two great uncles are here.

Sadly, the Lai family, which pioneered Hong Kong cinema, ultimately fell on hard times. Gigi Lai's father contracted meningitis and was reduced to odd jobs, while her mother became a truck driver to supplement the family income. Fortunately, the Lai family had good genes, and at the age of 14, Gigi Lai met Sam Hui and was instantly admired, thus proving the family had another star...

It's a pity that this big star wasn't born until the 1970s. I don't know if I can wait for him. And it's very likely that I will fan him away because of the butterfly effect I caused.

"Several distinguished guests have come from afar... I can't stand up to greet you... Please forgive me, please forgive me..."

Naturally, the Li family members did not dare to refuse to "forgive" and they all returned the greeting with fists clasped, their attitudes were very respectful.

Speaking of which, they were all very familiar with Mr. Hongjian and were very curious about him.

After all, it was 1921, a time when there were wired telephones, wireless telegraphs, and ocean liners, and Yuan Yanshu's legendary deeds had spread throughout the country.

In particular, his drama "Wives and Concubines" is very relevant to this era and naturally became popular all over the country.

Come to think of it, when Mr. Su Tong wrote this novel, it was already the 21st century. How could there still be any feudal oppression in a country that is "socialist with the characteristics of a great Eastern country"?

Are there female students in the 21st century who are forced to become concubines?

Is there? Is there? Is there?

Of course not. This generation of new women all voluntarily become mistresses, technicians, escorts, hostesses, and young models.

The times are not good anymore...that is different, so the practical significance of "The King's Avatar" is not very great.

But it’s different these days, because it’s totally not possible these days!

Not to mention arranged marriages and forced prostitution, it is legal for Seris to sell children and pawn wives these days.

As one can imagine, this novel was as much popular with modern figures as it was hated by the old guard. Especially for the intellectual women of this era, Yuan Yanshu had to be a "friend of women" even if she didn't want to.

The four members of the Li family are naturally considered new-school figures.

When they arrived in New York, they discovered that Yuan Yanshu, who had invited them to the United States, was extremely famous in the local area. Even Einstein was a die-hard fan of her.

As filmmakers, they were naturally most concerned about movies. As early as in Hong Kong, they heard that the first commercial sound film, "Twelve," was being screened in the United States.

So when they got off the boat, they went to the cinema instead of Anliangtang... However, they couldn't even buy tickets, not because there were too many people watching the movie, but because they were yellow people.

At this time, Li Minwei had an idea and told the ticket seller that they were friends of Mr. Yuan, so they could enter the venue to watch.

After having such an experience and watching "Twelve", they personally felt the severity of racial discrimination in America, and also deeply felt the power of our Master Yuan.

Their fellow Serbian has made a name for himself in the xenophobic United States with his own talent. It's impossible not to admire him.

When they arrived at Anliang Hall, they found that the Hongmen disciples inside also praised this Waishan Erye highly, calling him a "four-good brother" who is talented, resourceful, loyal and stylish!

The appearance of this "Four Have Brothers" not only changed the fate of the underworld couple Hongqi Laowu and Jinfeng Sijie, but also made life much better for the various branches of the Hongmen on the east coast.

Situ Meitang introduced them, "Hongjian, haven't you always wanted to promote the development of Chinese films? These people are all rare film talents."

Yuan Yan suddenly nodded in her heart. Although the Li family, a film family, declined in the future, it was not the fault of them, but a problem of the overall environment.

If they could change into white skin, they would definitely have a place in Hollywood.

"Thank you for your trouble, uncle..." Master Yuan nodded and said, "I will notify the crew of 'Orphan of Famine'..."

He sighed, determined to put on a good show, and said to the four Li family members, "Brothers, I can only help you so far..."

"Mr. Yuan, you're welcome!"

Seeing him so disheartened, Situ Dalongtou felt both pity and sorrow, and tried to persuade him, "Hongjian, don't give up. You're so young and talented, and you still have a lot of things in your life ahead of you. For example..."

"For example..." An idea suddenly flashed through his mind and he said, "I've been paying attention to the development of the film industry these days and I think this industry has great potential. If possible, our Anliangtang will also enter the film industry!"

"It's a pity that we don't have such talents in Anliang Hall. Only you, Hongjian, can shoulder this burden."

In fact, he was just speaking casually, but his words touched Master Yuan's heart.

Did Yuan Yanshu originally want to bring in the Hongmen and the future Zhi Gong Party to set up a film company?

The underworld makes movies, this is the historical norm.

There's a famous scene in "The Godfather" where Marlon Brando's "don" has a bloody horse head stuffed into the bed of a Hollywood director in order to get his adopted son a role in a film. Gu Long later quoted this scene in his book.

Inchus heard that director Coppola insisted on using a real horse head in the movie, and the prop master finally bought it from a dog food factory.

In fact, this plot can well illustrate the relationship between the underworld and the film industry.

Although the word "film industry" has the word "industry" in it, it actually refers to the industrialization of the entire film production process, from project initiation to filming and final screening. Every step is still carried out by humans, which provides an opportunity for underground forces to exploit.

At the same time, the film industry was initially a marginal industry that was looked down upon by the big capitalists. But by the time they really got involved in this industry, they had already become gentlemen with good manners and thriftiness.

If old Morgan were to make a movie, who the hell would dare to confront such a ruthless man who used armored vehicles and machine guns to suppress striking workers?

If someone gave him a horse head, could he still keep his own head?

Our Master Yuan glanced at the four members of the Li family and thought that in the future, Hong Kong should not have a three-way competition between Shing Wo, Sun Yee On and 14K. This is too disharmonious... Can I just take care of it all by myself?

In fact, among these three companies, only Shenghe has a rudimentary form, and the other two will not be born for another 20 to 30 years.

Moreover, Wo Shing Wo was originally a branch of the Hongmen Triad; 14K was a peripheral organization of the Military Control Commission under the banner of Hongmen; and the Sun Yee On had little to do with Hongmen, being a gang founded by Chaozhou people.

"I understand what Uncle is thinking, woooo..." Yuan Yan squeezed out a few drops of horse urine and said with emotion: "As long as I can get better, cough..."

Situ Meitang interrupted, "Hongjian, you will definitely get better! This film company will definitely succeed!"

He considered it for a moment and said, "Well, let's take one character from each of our names and call it 'Tian'an'."

Our Master Yuan couldn't stand hearing the word "Tian'an" in his life. He immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, no, Tian'an is not good. It's better to call it Tianliang."

No one would argue with a patient like him, so Situ Dalongtou nodded without objection and said, "That's called conscience."

He turned around and said to the four people from the Li family, "Three Li brothers and your sisters-in-law, you also have to join us."

"It's our honor!" The four of them also saw that the Anliangtang boss was trying to inspire the patient's will to live, so they agreed in unison.

Tianliang Film Company was co-founded by Situ Meitang and Yuan Yanshu in 1921. Unlike DreamWorks, this film company was primarily Chinese from the beginning. Not only were the management and staff almost all Chinese, but the company also only produced films for Chinese audiences.

Therefore, this film company, which was born in New York, later focused its efforts on China, leading some to call it the "China Dream Factory." The famous Shanghai Animation Film Studio is actually a subsidiary of Tianliang Pictures...

After the founding of the People's Republic of China , due to some historical reasons, Tianliang Company moved its headquarters from Shanghai to Hong Kong, thus building Hong Kong into the 'Oriental Hollywood' that radiates the entire Eastern Hemisphere..."

——Excerpt from "SCP Encyclopedia: Tianliang Films"

"It's a pity that I'm not in good health, otherwise we should have a drink now..."

Yuan Yan gave a bitter laugh and changed the subject, "Uncle, I have something I want to ask of you..."

Situ Meitang waved his hand, patted his chest and said, "Hongjian, what are you talking about? We are all disciples of the Hongmen, a real family . Your business is my business. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you get it done properly."

"It's not that difficult, actually..." Master Yuan sighed and said, "We Chinese believe in returning to one's roots. So after I die, please, Big Dragon Head, send my bones back home..."

"Say to my parents again, I'm an unfilial son, cough cough cough..."

"Hongjian, you..."

Everyone was silent.

Situ Dalong was silent for a while, then he wiped his eyes and nodded, saying, "Okay, I will definitely do it. And I will go there in person!"

"Thank you very much... cough cough cough cough cough..." Yuan Yan suddenly showed a relieved smile on her face, and then started coughing violently.

He coughed and struggled to throw off the quilt and stood up.

Situ Meitang couldn't help but exclaimed, "Hongjian, what are you going to do?"

As he said this, he was about to stand up and help.

Our Master Yuan thought to himself, of course I have to show off.

"Don't come over!" He raised his hand to stop him, "If this disease is passed on to my uncle, I won't be able to rest in peace even after I die..."

"Don't come over here, cough..."

Yuan Yan suddenly leaned against the wall and came to the window.