Chapter 21 21. The highest peak of life

As long as the weather is not too cold, windy and rainy, the film should be shown in the open-air theater as much as possible to take care of the mobile tourists. They don't have to go to the theater to sit and watch. The window is also visible. Surrounding the amphitheatre, there are large round wheels that are rotated by motors, and aerial spaceships that are pulled by electric cables. Although the production is rough and simple, and it often fails, it is also a novel and ingenious game at that time, attracting many parents and children. come and play. All in all, as soon as people enter the big world, they are full of sensual pleasure when looking up and looking forward.

The opening of the big world brought Huang Chujiu's fame in Shanghai to the peak of his life, and it was also his heyday. There are still many people who hold prejudices against him.I always think that no matter what Huang Chujiu does, it is a combination of "gimmick" and "slick", not a display of head-on strength.In large and small newspapers, there are articles that praise him, saying how he can manage the big world; there are also articles that express doubts about this, and the tone is quite indifferent.On the day when the Great World was opened, a newspaper published a diary saying: "July 14, 1917 (May 26th in the lunar calendar), it was overcast. The Great World Amusement Park opened today. Gossip : The show is funded by Zhang Xun and managed by Huang Chujiu. Among the promoters is the famous actress Zhou Fenglin, who was a famous Kunqu opera actor in Shanghai 30 years ago. .”

The "Zhang Xun" mentioned in the diary is a warlord who still has a braid behind his head after the Revolution of 1911.He once engaged in a scandal of restoration, trying to restore the imperial system of the Qing Dynasty in vain, but within a few days, it collapsed. Zhang Xun fled to the foreign embassy in China, and later died of hardship. How could Zhang Xun be involved in his relationship with Huang Chujiu?It turned out that Huang Chujiu first opened a pharmacy in Shanghai called "Yi Tuo Tang", which sold ancestral pills and the like.Soon, Huang Chujiu wanted to develop, open a Chinese and French pharmacy and sell western medicine, but the funds were not enough.It is said that he borrowed money from a Wang family's mother, who was Zhang Xun's concubine, and it was also said that she was the Beijing opera actress Wang Keqin who was forcibly occupied by Zhang Xun.

If it is true, Huang Chujiu may also have Wang Jiamu's shares when raising the shares of Great World.If it is spread to the outside world, and then spread again and again, it will become "funded by Zhang Xun". It is also said that Zhou Fenglin is among the promoters and may also be a shareholder.It may also be that Huang Chujiu and Zhou Fenglin knew each other, and Zhou Fenglin had an idea when they were discussing what roles the Great World would invite to act in the future.If Zhou Fenglin is still alive, Huang Chujiu will definitely invite him to help guide and manage various theaters.

There are forces in the society who want to try their best to belittle Huang Chujiu, and when they talk about this person, they always take a disdainful tone. The one who hated Huang Chujiu the most was Mrs. Jing.It's not that Mrs. Jing doesn't know that the opening of the Great World will pose a threat to the New World, but she didn't expect the threat to be so big.No matter how brightly the neon lights of the new world are turned on, the brilliance is also covered by the big world. Hate against hate, find a way to deal with Huang Chujiu.