The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Filmmaking is Zhao Chuanxin's hobby, but he is willing to spend a lot of time devoted to it because of the huge publicity effect of the film.

Zhao Chuanxin believes that movies can incite people's hearts better than newspapers, parades, etc.

It takes 2,100 kilometers to reach Hankou from Liangzhou, but it took Zhao Chuanxin 6 hours, not much faster than the journey he once took on the Misty Traveler.

During the journey from Hankou to Shanghai, he chose to send Eye 10 to Dingdong Island, a straight-line distance of more than 800 kilometers, and then rushed to Shanghai from the sea.

In Shanghai, Zhabei, there is Wangjiazhai to the west of Hanqiao, where 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 would teach him Huojia Quan, but Sun Yanguang refused.

Sun Yanguang said to him at that time: "Master Huo has good intentions, but the martial arts skills I learned are all from the military. I often take people's lives with my hands. If I change them rashly, I might be out of character, and I will lose my life if I go to the battlefield again."

At that time, Chen Tiesheng was furious after hearing this. He thought that Sun Yanguang looked down on Huojia Quan, so he wanted to compete with Sun Yanguang.

But Sun Yanguang just smiled and did not play.

In the end, everyone persuaded him to give up.

Since then, Chen Tiesheng and Sun Yanguang have not dealt with each other.

To be precise, it was Chen Tiesheng who gritted his teeth and Sun Yanguang ignored him at all.

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

Chen Tiesheng saw that he was smiling and watching for a long time and still not leaving, so he couldn't help but said: "Sun Yaode, you keep saying that you don't learn Huojiaquan, but you steal from the sidelines. According to the rules of the martial arts, we must compete!"

Yaode is the character of Sun Yanguang.

Sun Yanguang is not a martial arts person, and the insurance team does not have the rule of not stealing from others.

He looked at Huo Yuanjia in surprise.

Huo Yuanjia waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Sun is not a martial arts person, and he never competes with others, just watch."

"Master, you heard him brag, why do you just kill people without fighting, and lie to ghosts?"

"Shut up, you're the only one who talks a lot."

Sun Yanguang cupped his hands and said, "Master Huo, I really don't know the rules of the martial arts, so I'll take my leave first."

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

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

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

He was a little dumbfounded.

The courtyard wall is two meters wide, but this person actually jumped in?

Looking at that stance, the jumping height is much more than three meters.

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

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

Zhao Chuanxin is his idol.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that the scars on Sun Yanguang's face were still there, and he thought they could not be completely eliminated.

He thought to himself: Bai Xiang's face is only a little less handsome than Zhao.

He patted Sun Yanguang on the shoulder: "Have Yaode's injuries been healed?"

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

Zhao Chuanxin was inexplicably moved by these words.

Chen Tiesheng discovered that since Zhao Chuanxin arrived, Sun Yanguang's aura had completely changed, becoming sharper and more murderous.

Huo Yuanjia had seen Zhao Chuanxin murdering the strongman Piaoyin in the movie theater, so he recognized him and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with fists in his hands: "Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Chuanxin also raised his hand: "Master Huo."

Now twenty years old, Chen Gongzhe pushed Chen Tiesheng and said in a low voice: "Don't you often say that Zhao Chuanxin is not your opponent? Why don't you step forward and give him a try?"

When Chen Tiesheng saw Zhao Chuanxin making his debut, he knew he was no match for him.

But he couldn't hold back his youthful energy. He was encouraged by his classmates and he stood out from the crowd with enthusiasm: "Mr. Zhao, I want to compete with you."

Huo Yuanjia's face turned pale: How hard are you thinking about this?

Everyone was in an uproar.

Sun Yanguang frowned.

It doesn't matter if you provoke him, but it doesn't matter if you provoke Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin held Sun Yanguang's shoulders and said cheerfully: "It is true that Zhao is rich in knowledge and talented in nine battles. 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 that I am no match for Mr. Zhao, but I am willing to be taught by Mr. Zhao."

I'll let you fight, but it depends on how talented you are.

Zhao Chuanxin bared his teeth and said, "Okay, let's stop pretending. I'm going to show off my cards. I'm actually a cultivator of immortality. I can't win against your martial arts practitioners."

Chen Tie was very angry: "Mr. Zhao, I accept..."

After saying that, he actually rushed up and punched Zhao Chuanxin.

Huo Yuanjia was shocked and it was too late to stop him.

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

When Chen Tiesheng approached, he used the secret-stealing method to shrink the golden bell, and then released it appropriately.

Chen Tiesheng suddenly felt an invisible wall push toward him, and his whole body was pushed backwards.

"ah……"

He was not seriously injured, but his back was bruised and painful on the ground.

I blanch... all the students were shocked.

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

Unexpectedly, Chen Tiesheng flew out without even touching anyone.

He really is a cultivator...

Huo Yuanjia went over to help Chen Tiesheng up, and after confirming that he was fine, he came to Zhao Chuanxin and bowed slightly: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for showing mercy. This student of mine is really shameful."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Zhao Chuanxin said seriously: "They are all good talents who are playing small roles."

Everyone doesn’t understand what a walk-on is, but it’s hard to ask in detail.

But after Chen Tiesheng made such a fuss, everyone was completely convinced.

Because the Nanyang Industry Encouragement Conference was about to start, Zhao Chuanxin was racing against time, so he went to see the venue built by Herbert Ponting and Sun Yanguang that day.

Shooting started the next day.

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

"Exam!"

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: "Your name is Chen Qimei?"

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

"Oh, just a common acquaintance, just a common acquaintance."

"..."

When the fight scene was filmed, Zhao Chuanxin shouted: "The supporting actor is ready to appear."

Chen Tiesheng and the others put a mustache on his lips and combed his hair into a middle parting, and then were beaten violently by Sun Yanguang.

Only Chen Tiesheng and others understand what it means to play a small role.

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

"I won't play a role." Chen Tie was so angry.

"I told you a long time ago that you are a good candidate for a small role."

"No." Chen Tiesheng argued: "I can play, play, play the role of senior brother."

"Elder brother is Liu Zhensheng, Liu Zhensheng plays Liu Zhensheng. There is a real Liu Zhensheng, why do you have to pretend to be Liu Zhensheng?"

"I, I, I play Mr. Farmer."

"Nong Jinsun plays Nong Jinsun."

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

"Okay, I'll make it happen for you."

Then Chen Tiesheng started to make trouble, and instead of fighting according to the rehearsal, he rushed up and used Huojia Quan in preparation for a reckless attack.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and one mistake can lead to death.

Sun Yanguang is a leader in the insurance team. What kind of changes have he not experienced?

He also stopped his routine on the spot and threw a straight punch, forcing Chen Tiesheng to guard against it. Then he hung his ears and crossed his elbow, and his defensive moves were airtight but cruel.

Chen Tiesheng's arms were so painful from being hit that he was a little confused.

Sun Yanguang stepped forward and hit him with his neck and knees.

Duang!

KO!

Everyone was in an uproar.

Zhao Chuanxin: "Ka! Perfect!"

He deceived Chen Tiesheng into thinking that the Japanese officer he played was the final boss, but in fact he was not.

If the final boss is so unwilling to resist beating, then what's the point?

Just in time, Sun Yanguang knocked him down with three strikes, five divided by two, it was too real, because it was real.

Two days later, Chen Tiesheng recovered, but he was still dissatisfied. He pointed at Sun Yanguang and said, "Let's fight and learn from each other until the point is reached. You have no martial ethics."

Sun Yanguang's good temper also has its limits: "Nong Ce Na, Nong is really a big man. I went to the battlefield and fought with the enemy until the grass on the grave was three feet high."

I have to say that Sun Yanguang's mind is really bright.

Zhao Chuanxin taught him boxing steps, and he got it right.

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

Everyone laughed.

Chen Tiesheng felt ashamed.

Huo Yuanjia and his disciple Liu Zhensheng were thoughtful after seeing him.

If they were to fight with such a vicious and cunning method of killing people, they would probably be in trouble.

The Lugang Town insurance team is really tight!

After the scene, Huo Yuanjia deliberately asked Zhao Chuanxin what moves Sun Yanguang used to KO Chen Tiesheng.

Zhao Chuanxin never took things like this seriously.

He said: "The first one is a boxing style, the second one is the Bajiquan style of hanging the ears and pushing the elbows, and the last one is the Muay Thai style."

Liu Zhensheng couldn't help but interrupt: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Sun and the others, are they going to use this kind of moves against the enemy on the battlefield?"

Zhao Chuanxin shook his head: "No, there are guns on the battlefield, and bayonets are used when there are no bullets. Even the bayonets are gone before using fists and kicks. Kicks in the crotch, throat blows, ribs, eye gouging, grabbing, breaking joints, wrestling... When standing, use hard parts such as knees and elbows to fight against the enemy. In short, just cut him to death! At that time, Chen Tiesheng couldn't resist. If he resisted, Sun Yanguang would put his arms around his neck and hit him with his knees to make him go away. He can't escape until he breaks his defense and makes him vomit blood. He will do anything on the battlefield. "

Huo Yuanjia and Liu Zhensheng were sweating profusely.

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

But if the opponent also takes these advantages and uses these destructive tricks, the martial arts practitioner may suffer a big loss.

Later, some Muay Thai fighters came to China to challenge, and sure enough, no one in the domestic martial arts community was a rival.

Which martial arts star would grab his neck and hit him with his knees?

To them, this is really eye-catching and vulgar.

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

"Um... the audience is currently psychologically unable to accept this kind of trick. They still focus on looking good. No one understands it anyway."

Filming during the day, Zhao Chuanxin would edit the last film with Herbert Ponting at night.

In fact, Herbert Ponting mostly just observed and learned, and occasionally gave advice, but he was not sure whether it would work or not.

"I really benefited a lot from shooting a movie 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 swordsman named Wang Yingxiong, the last one The scene of fighting thousands of troops alone made my hair stand on end. I couldn't imagine that the combination of these shots would produce such a magical visual effect..."

The actor who plays Wang Yingxiong is Wang Changming.

In the last scene, under the careful guidance of Zhao Chuanxin, Wang changed his name and finally performed the kind of tragedy that even though tens of thousands of people have died, I will die.

Hurry up, hurry up, before the Nanyang Quarantine Conference, Zhao Chuanxin and Herbert Ponting finally finished shooting and editing the film.

…

USA.

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

He is this kind of person, extremely possessive, eager to collect all the inventions in the world, while at the same time rejecting other talented people.

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

So he also wanted to study sound films.

When Zhao Chuanxin was rushing to make movies, Edison was also rushing to invent talkies.

Finally, he declared success.

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

He took the movie and found his manager Kennedy: "Quickly, take the finished product to the Nanyang Industry Encouragement Association in China, otherwise it will be too late. I want the Chinese and the whole world to know that I, Edison, also invented the talking film, and I applied After receiving the patent, I learned that Zhao Chuanxin has not yet applied for it. This idiot must be feeling complacent at this time.”

Thomas Edison said this to his manager smugly.

Kennedy asked: "Do you want to bring our armed team?"

It is said that Thomas Edison was the king of inventions.

In fact, he is just a patent merchant.

He is a business wizard with more than a thousand invention patents, but only a handful of them 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 film industry.

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

These gangsters will use extreme measures to ensure the verdict of the patent case, even killing people and setting fires.

He often sends people to raid independent film studios, seize equipment and smash cameras.

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

It's just so crazy.

Maybe in later generations, people often went to movie theaters with guns to shoot people, and this is the root cause?

Thomas Edison was silent for five seconds and said calmly: "You can also give it a try. It's you who are going to China anyway. Remember to leave some money for your wife and children before you leave, otherwise I'm worried that orphans and widowers will not be able to survive."

Kennedy: "..."

…

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

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

"Charcoal worker, the Encouragement Association is about to open, and I want to promote it. Do you have any tips?"

Zhao Chuanxin thought for a while: "Actually, the Quan Ye Gui is already a sensation, and what it is doing now is just adding fuel to the fire. I suggest you follow my example and hold a press conference if you have something to do. There is no need to deliberately advertise in newspapers for this kind of thing. Reporters will naturally come to your door.”

"Press conference? That's feasible. Is that all there is?"

Zhao Chuanxin added: "At the press conference, in addition to making high-profile remarks, you should also talk about things that the people like to hear and see. For example, reveal what entertainment projects. Didn't you also build a small light rail railway specifically for tourists? Publish this in the newspaper ”

Zhang Renjun's eyes lit up.

They had indeed been talking about the various significances of the Nanyang Encouragement Association before, but they had ignored the perspective of the common people.

"Anything else?"

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 always fight in person."

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

"I mean, cook up a lot of relevant buzz."

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

Zhao Chuanxin said: "You are always the president, Yu Qiaqing is the vice president, Chen Qi is the sitting manager, and Xiang Rukun is the assistant... You see, you reveal from time to time that Yu Qiaqing and Chen Qi are not compatible. Or you There was a disagreement between Laohe Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Yang Shiqi, or a certain company participating in the exhibition had a conflict with another company participating in the exhibition, and they got into a fight... I think these things are suitable for publication in the newspaper."

Zhang Renjun was stunned when he heard this: "Charcoal worker, you are really, really..."

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

"What a nonsense!" Zhang Renjun was annoyed. "How dignified!"

"Hey, I've already thought of a way for you, so that's it. I have to be busy participating in the exhibition, so remember to leave a good seat for us."

Zhao Chuanxin lamented that these old antiques didn't know how to adapt.

Common people and scholars alike love watching dramas of violence.

The short video live broadcast platforms of later generations rely on this kind of thing to divide the audience into camps. It is a scene of fighting like a family, and countless viewers flock to it, making money like water.

Anyway, when the Internet company opens, Zhao Chuanxin will be ready to do this kind of trick.

He had already thought about it, Doctor Zhou was the best candidate for his talk, and when Brother Shuren came online, he would definitely make countless enemies.

As a result, on the third day, Zhao Chuanxin saw the gossip in the newspaper that "Nanyang Minister Zhang Renjun and Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Minister Yang Shiqi are not on good terms"...

"Fuck, he is so cunning..."

...

It was June.

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

Yao Jia, the general manager of the Official Goods Bureau of Lubin Prefecture, led the team, accompanied by Liu Baogui from Lugang Town, Liu Huaqiang from Hankou, Li Ziyu from Xuantian Sect of Aodao and his sister Li Zining, Toad 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 related personnel, there were also people who came to watch the fun.

Benjamin Goldberg came with his junior brother Yao Bing.

Morrison from Beijing came.

Liu Ai from Yanbian came.

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

All those who had money and time came.

In the second year of Xuantong, on June 5th of the Gregorian calendar, at 9:37 a.m., the Nanyang Industrial Exposition held its opening ceremony.

The venue started from Dingjia Bridge in the south, ended at Sanpailou in the north, was adjacent to Fengrun Gate in the east, and reached the General Temple in the west.

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

It was an oval.

More than 5,000 people from all walks of life attended the ceremony.

The imperial edict of Puyi was first announced at the venue, followed by Zhang Renjun's opening speech, which was full of useless nonsense.

The opening ceremony ended at 11:40 a.m.

At 12:30 p.m., tourists outside the venue began to buy tickets to enter, and all the exhibition halls were open.

Yao Bing looked at the crowds of people who were shoulder to shoulder and could not see the end and was horrified: "Brother, I'm afraid we can't get in?"

There were too many people.

Zhang Renjun verbally said that Zhao Chuanxin was "nonsense" and "unbecoming", but he honestly did what he said.

As a result, there were more people in the Nanyang Industrial Exposition than in the original history.

Benjamin Goldberg bit his fingernail with his sharp teeth and pondered for a while: "How difficult is this? Look, I will show you how to do big 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...