Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 205 Portland
Chapter subtitle: This chapter has no subtitle
Wednesday morning, April 27, 1921.
Portland Union Station, Portland, Maine.
I have to point out here that this Portland is not the Portland where the NBA Trail Blazers are located in later generations.
Portland, where Yuan Yanshu has arrived, is the largest port city in Maine and the economic center of northern New England. The latter is the most populous city in Oregon, on the west coast of the United States, that is, on the Pacific coast.
These two cities with the same name are actually separated by an entire country of America.
In addition, why are there so many stations in the United States called Union Station? For example, there is one in Washington and one in Los Angeles.
In fact, these stations are shared by several railway companies, so they are called "Union" stations. However, if you only say "Union Station" without a place name, it generally refers to the Union Station in Washington, which was built in 1908.
Of course, except for the locals, if you tell the taxi driver in Los Angeles that you want to go to Union Station, he won’t be stupid enough to drive you to Washington.
" You are... Mr. Yuan, right?"
Our Master Yuan, followed by driver Kang who was carrying his suitcase, walked out of the station in a swagger. As soon as he walked out of the door, someone came to greet him.
It is conceivable that the person who calls him "Second Master" must be a Seres, or a brother in the gang. This man is in his early twenties, of medium build, wearing a suit, and looks good, with a very gentle face. Like the Nintendo saint, he doesn't look like a gangster at all.
Just as Master Yuan was about to agree, a graceful figure jumped out from the side and said in a crisp voice, "Xiao Jinzi, are you asking this even though you already know the answer?"
The young Seris woman's eyes sparkled with stars. She extended her hand enthusiastically and said, "Hello, Mr. Yuan... You must be more handsome than in the photo! I really, really like your novels!"
Yuan Yan's spirits suddenly perked up when she heard these words, and she took a closer look... and saw a rare oriental beauty in America.
She is not tall, has a young face, and a pair of big, lively eyes. She looks like a teenage high school girl, and a well-developed one at that...
Our Master Yuan couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth.
This baby-faced young lady was wearing a Western dress and a bright red "French hat" on her head, which was the kind of flannel hat with a small tail on the top that is often worn by literary and artistic people of all ages.
And under the hat is a very short hair. According to the hairdressing standard for women these days that "the shorter the hair, the more revolutionary", this woman must be extremely revolutionary.
Such an outfit naturally made her look even more playful and cute, and it could not help but bring back many memories of the later life for Yuan Da the time traveler...
When seeing such a cute Little Red Riding Hood, our Big Bad Wolf felt half softened.
He immediately stepped forward, held her hand, and asked very kindly, "Hello, hello. Miss...what do you call Miss? Is there any man...from where?"
"Second Master, my name is Gu Mengmeng." The high school girl pointed at the gentleman with her left hand and said, "His name is Jin Dianfei, and we are both from San Francisco."
Our Master Yuan has never been very interested in those stinky men who have no reputation in history. He didn’t even turn his head but just kept muttering: "Gu Mengmeng…what a good name, what a good name. The name fits the person, and the name fits the person. It is indeed very cute, very cute, very cute, very cute…"
"Ahem...Second Master? Second Master!"
"What's the matter?!" Master Yuan, whose interest was interrupted, looked back at his driver unhappily.
Xiaokang has been with him for a while, and he knows that this sage has a common problem among great artists, that is, he is often infatuated with other people. So at this critical moment, he dutifully reminded the absent-minded Master Yuan.
"Oh..." Yuan Yan shyly retracted her hand, coughed, and explained to the shy Gu Mengmeng: "Miss Mengmeng, I'm sorry, I just became...that out of control. It's just that when I saw you..."
Our Master Yuan finally remembered his identity, and said solemnly with a serious expression: "I am the 'Tobacco Pi Rui A Xun'!"
That's right, Master Gu Hongming came to Inspiration just to smell the smell of bound feet, so it was normal for him to see a high school girl coming.
"Mr. Yuan, can I still be your muse?!"
Being a master is great. The cute girl immediately forgot about his "gaffe" and asked with sparkling eyes, "May I ask, Mr. Yuan, what inspiration did you get?"
An unfathomable smile appeared on Yuan Yanshu's handsome face. He shook his head and said, "Buddha said: It cannot be said, it cannot be said. I just had a flash of inspiration..."
Actually, the flash of his inspiration just now... you know what he was talking about. What flashed were all sailor suits, plaid skirts, and school swimsuits... Anyway, if the Buddha knew, he would definitely be angry.
"So it's not quite mature yet. I'll tell you when it's ready." He responded casually, then asked, "How did you get here from San Francisco? And why are you the one who came to pick me up?"
Jin Dianfei, who was standing by, immediately said with gratitude: "We can come here thanks to you, Second Master..."
It turns out that both of them are the Nth generation of overseas Chinese in Los Angeles. To be more precise, they are the first generation of banana people who are not that banana yet.
Just because we are Seres doesn't mean we should praise the Seres. In fact, in terms of the so-called "nationality", the Seres also have many bad points.
However, the level of attention that the Seres pay to the education of their offspring is probably only comparable to that of the Jews.
The ancestors of Jin Dianfei and Gu Mengmeng were all "piglets" from Guangdong, and of course they were genuine poor and lower-middle peasants.
However, after one or two generations of hard work, their family can now be considered at least well-off, and by American standards, which means they have been upgraded to the black five categories.
The wealthy Seres spared no effort in educating their children. These two, like many other children of overseas Chinese, received a good education.
Then it is inevitable that young intellectuals who are educated and have no worries about food and clothing will have some artistic pursuits.
In the 1920s of the original historical line, with the arrival of the golden age, many drama troupes, dance troupes and jazz bands composed of overseas Chinese disciples appeared in California.
Unfortunately, firstly, due to the discrimination suffered by the yellow race, it has never been recognized by the mainstream, that is, the white race. Secondly, the number of Chinese in the United States is much smaller than that of black people, and the old Chinese do not like this, so it is not cost-effective even from a commercial point of view.
Let me say it again, the reason why black people can occupy half of the American pop music scene is that in the 1920s, the record industry lost a large number of customers to the newly emerging radio. At the same time, they found that black people could not afford radios and had to continue listening to phonographs, so these major record companies turned to produce a large number of black music.
In comparison, the Chinese do not have this "blessing".
Therefore, these Chinese pop culture groups were ultimately short-lived, and the Seres did not ultimately enter the American pop culture circle, even a hundred years later.
Fortunately, our Master Yuan arrived in 1920.
The last time he met Situ Meitang, he asked the Anliangtang boss to find some young overseas Chinese who were interested in literature and art, and Situ Dalongtou really did so.
Naturally, he stuffed all these people into the crew of "Orphan of Famine", letting them learn something from the "Father of Movies" and the team below, so that they could be used by him in the future.
"Oh, everyone is so busy, you two are the only ones who have time to pick me up."
"Oh, Mr. Griffith is very... uh, manic right now."
"Oh, your filming encountered great difficulties..."
Yuan Yan, who had learned more about the progress of the filming from the two, smiled and said confidently, "Ms. Mengmeng, and that guy. Don't worry, I'm here!"
