Chapter 3 The 22nd Year of the Republic of China, Spring, Shanghai

After trying all the people, it had to be Dandan in the end.Ben deliberately hardened his heart and didn't look back.It's just that when she was delivering the train, she didn't have much to say. She endured the delay until the train was about to leave, but she still had nothing to say.The train sounded its horn first, and then started, covered with soot, she watched the train from slow to urgent, and took away the person in her heart. Dandan was startled, Mr. Wang said: "The person in your future is not the person in your heart." She remembered—this ruthless iron monster, I don't believe it or not.

She suddenly waved her hand fiercely, before it was too late: "Brother Huaiyu! You want to come back! If you don't come back, I will go find you!" It was too confusing, in the hustle and bustle, I don't know if he heard these few words or not?Maybe she didn't say it at all - she just said it thousands of times in her heart, but was swallowed up by the wind and smoke.She chased and chased until the train disappeared without hesitation.Is it chasing a few words like this?Was it chasing a missing person?Only the purse is there. She carries his "soul", like a piece of "jade".Really, could it be that Huaiyu's name was chosen for her in this life?

Zhigao goes home with Dandan, and Dandan takes Huaiyu's soul home. Along the way, I felt that the girl had no support, and the autumn fan was donated.Zhigao is also worried about parting, so he talks less.As he grew up, his words became less and less. Huaiyu was in this narrow and stuffy carriage, half asleep, half awake, half happy, half surprised. When he came out this time, the head of the class, Hong Sheng, had agreed with him on the conditions early in the morning, signed a three-year closing agreement, and tripled the salary. When going to the pier, first establish a good relationship in Shanghai, form the Chunhe troupe, and use the "three-headed carriage" as a publicity: Li Shengtian with a flamboyant face, Tang Huaiyu, a martial arts student, and Wei Jinbao, a Huadan—the troupe owner said in private: "Mr. It doesn't matter to your master, I will definitely give you the top card." Now that the class leader is talking to him, it is also "you", and Tang Huaiyu is shaking.

It doesn't matter, it's the master after all, he thought.However, I am also guilty. After all, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. When I arrive in Shanghai, haha, I am afraid that I will not be able to show my posture?The train was rumbling, and it said it would arrive in two days, but in fact it would take two and a half days. As soon as you arrive in Shanghai, there are people who welcome you immediately. Ah, Shanghai is really good. The benefits are endless, and even the people are particularly stylish. See you as soon as you get out of the car.A young man in his twenties, with single eyelids, a little slack, and his hair combed neatly and meticulously.The face is clean-shaven, and the whole face is so elegant and clean that it is cold.He was wearing a dark gray striped serge suit and shiny leather shoes.Huaiyu noticed that there must be a flat watch in his vest pocket, because the watch chain was hanging on his chest on purpose.

As soon as he saw Team Leader Hong, he came up to him. "It's been a long journey." "Where. As soon as we set foot in Shanghai, we rely on you to take care of it." "Okay, let's settle down first." The head teacher introduced them one by one, and then hit the road.Although he was in such a hurry, this person seemed to have memorized all the characteristics and identities immediately, as if he could see through the details at a glance. Shi Zhongming is said to be a distant relative of Team Leader Hong.This time, he went south to Shanghai and waited for a few docks. Because he belonged to Mr. Jin, he came out to make arrangements.Seeing how polite he and Hong Sheng were, they didn't look like they were relatives, they were probably just socializing as usual, most likely he was just a nephew from the same township, and it was the band leader who said they were relatives for the sake of clinging.The reason is outside, and there should be more connections.

Shi Zhongming settled them in Baoshan Street.Baoshan Street is a prosperous area full of theaters, also known as Wuma Road.There is a soy sauce garden in the middle section, called "Zhengfeng", and the alley they live in is in this area - it seems that most of the people who run the pier are taken care of by Mr. Shi in this way. This alley house transformed from a courtyard house is a constant stream of entertainers Go to a dormitory one by one. He has already learned who is the role and who is the trick, and he knows it well, and he will allocate them properly at the moment. The east and west hatchback rooms are divided into front and rear compartments. Behind the living room is an escalator, and there is a kitchen draped room behind.There is also a lower pavilion above, and there is also a house on the upper floor of the living room.The alley where they live is considered a new style, its shape is similar to that of a Western-style house, with a small iron gate and a small garden.Compared with the large courtyards in Beiping, the lintel is undoubtedly rejuvenated.Although he is just sending someone to perform as a performer, he is considerate in greeting.

Shi Zhongming said: "I'll give you the address. Come to my newspaper office tomorrow morning to pay a visit, and then go to see Mr. Jin, and wait for him to speak."—Mr. Jin?Sounds like a character. After he left, Team Leader Hong commented: "Shi Zhongming is really a bit 'smart'. He follows Mr. Jin, so we don't want to offend him." It turned out that Shi Zhongming was not only a member of Mr. Jin, but also a member of "Li Bao".Although it is only writing some reporting articles on the newspaper, it has a certain status-because of Mr. Jin's face, as a "mouthpiece", "Li Bao" has its own advantages.And it's not a clear buy and sell.

Have you heard of it?There was a man with the title of official, and his wife and concubine had an affair. Readers loved these social news, but the person concerned was afraid of being published in the newspaper, so he asked everywhere. After bargaining, I always get tens of thousands of yuan.In addition to respecting Mr. Xiao, I also said hello to the newspaper, saying that the raw materials were inaccurate... Mr. Jin has a lot of business and needs publicity from all parties. Shi Zhongming is not Mr. Er in the newspaper office. Hong Sheng came to Wangping Street with Li Shengtian, Tang Huaiyu, Wei Jinbao and others early in the morning.Because I came early, in this newspaper office gathering area, I saw newspaper vendors scrambling to buy newspapers from the newspaper office, so that they could sell them along the way. It was tense and lively. "Libao" is a newspaper that stands on a tripod with "Shenbao" and "News".

These three newspapers each have a group of people who have come to worship, and they can't do enough to help. Before Shi Zhongming arrived, they sat in the reception room and waited.It seems that Shi is putting on airs. Huaiyu picked up a copy of "Li Bao", the headlines were all war news, since the war with the Japanese army on 128, it has been reported like this every day: "Our army won the fierce battle in Liuhe", "Retreat to the second line of defense", "If the Japanese army attacks again, our army will stand up to resist", "The wounded soldiers cried bitterly"...

It's strange, there was no war along the way, but the newspapers were full of excitement like this?Turning to the back page, there is an explanation from an enthusiastic person: "Yesterday, the fire was imminent, but now the artillery is far away in Shanghai. Our army is still fighting bloody for the country. Can the compatriots in this city rest in peace? Has the blood in your blood cooled down since then?" Advertisements were sold next to the solemn appeal: "La Fei Garden Dance Hall, the floor is smoother", "Don't be afraid of white willows", "Simon powder honey", "Artificial tap blood, two yuan per large bottle, A small bottle of foreign currency is one yuan and two cents."

——Artificial natural blood?Huaiyu was full of doubts, and was about to point it out to his master when Shi Zhongming came. The team leader was a little worried: "Will this war have any impact?" Shi Zhongming tugged at the corner of his mouth: "Will you fight?" Huaiyu only said: "No." "You can't, there are people who can." Shi Zhongming said, "In this world, those who know how to fight go to war, and those who know how to sing go to sing. Each performs his duties and takes what he needs, right?" At the end, with a half-smile again: "If the front is 'tight', there is no way to 'tighten' the rear." It's like making fun of everyone seeing less of the world.Huaiyu was a little dissatisfied.But out of the wharf to act, I always pay more visits and less talk. This kind of procedure is really thoughtful, and if there is a slight omission, I can't afford to go around in the Shili foreign market.Then he kept quiet and followed him to meet a group of editors. Shi Zhongming said: "They will officially take the stage later, I still have to write a few special articles." "Anyway, it's true to have a backer to perform on Mr. Jin's stage," said the editor. After hearing what they said, the master and apprentice felt uncomfortable.Could it be that all kung fu is fake? However, when they came to the "Le World", they were stunned and stunned.Not to mention listening to Mr. Jin for two days.It is unclear what Mr. Jin looks like, but the appearance is enough to see. Huaiyu is just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden for the first time.Do you think Tianqiao is a treasure trove of entertainment with a variety of shows and food?No-- In the French Concession, next to the Pidgin, a playground next to the West Xinqiao, as soon as you enter the door, there is a row of more than a dozen wooden shelves covered with bright red satin. I don't know what it is?There is a ribbon of colored balls in the middle, and all kinds of people are not allowed to approach if they want to wait.It seems like something is bound to happen... Before I had time to ask carefully, my eyes suddenly became clear.The houses are all three or four storeys high, and there are flying spaceships in the middle of the open air, surrounded by colorful advertisements, large and small theaters, endless Peking Opera, Shanghai Opera, Huai Opera, Yue Opera, Yong Opera, Xi Opera, Yang Opera, and Quyi Opera. , Pingtan, comic, puppet show, magic show.There is also a movie room, table tennis room, chess room, tension machine, gallery, tea room, catering department, canteen... nine accents and eighteen tunes, and a hundred flowers bloom in a civilized and majestic playground. Such extravagance is extremely beautiful, The prosperity from ancient times turned out to be nothing more than a small "happy world" in the colorful world. In Le World, turn left from the golf course, there is a place where "tourists stop", called "Feng Man Lou", which turns out to be Mr. Jin's office. Shi Zhongming led them in, but no one was seen. Huaiyu Youmu's office is surrounded by paintings and calligraphy of famous people, as well as Yiding jade carvings.The most eye-catching thing is the statue of Guan Yu enshrined in front of the hall, burning candles and incense. There is a pair of couplets hanging next to this Guan Shengdijun. Brother Xuande, younger brother Yide, brother De, brother De." ——The members of the gang worship Guandi so much, it seems that they value his loyalty. Just watching, Wei Jinbao tugged at the corner of Huaiyu's clothes, Fang turned his head, and Shi Zhongming stood up early. Before Mr. Jin came in, the air was unreasonably deep and uneasy, like a beast leaking a little wind from afar, and before he had time to think about it, it had already come to his side. The one who came was a man in his fifties, a little fat, but he still had a chic air, and one could guess his glory days.He wore a fox fur robe and a fur vest. As soon as he entered, Shi Zhongming immediately stepped forward to take the leather bag. He is such a handsome man, but he didn't sit down at this time, he just accompanied the attendant and introduced to everyone. It is just as high as one mountain. "Mr. Kim." Jin Xiaofeng sat down and nodded to them. The face is rectangular, with an extraordinary hooked nose, and a pair of animal eyes, black and scorching. One only needs to look at Huaiyu and say: "It's done." The person opposite him always has a feeling of being seen through.Yeah?What score am I, is it already written on my face? Jin Xiaofeng was only eager for Li Shengtian, and it didn't sound like polite nonsense, he just said: "Welcome to come, let's make a fuss, I just love to listen to operas. You have passed the stage, and I will definitely come to enjoy it. The actors come to Le World to perform and play, which is a natural advertisement. Has Zhong Ming talked to you? " Then Shi Zhongming immediately added: "Mr. Jin means that of course you will go to the Lingxiao stage in the night show, and you will enjoy the world in the Japanese show. It can be regarded as our lending the stage to you so that you can introduce your skills to the audience..." After talking halfway, Team Leader Hong also understood: "But about the matinee, I didn't explain it at the beginning." Shi Zhongming ignored him: "We, Le World, can also oblige you to contact churches on your behalf, and we don't want you to discount your discounts. Running the pier is nothing more than earning a good meal. There are more churches, and the income is naturally considerable. And in fact, we only need you to do it on stage every day. If it is lively, it doesn’t matter if the repertoire is repeated.” Having said such extravagant talk, it turned out that they were asked to automatically reduce the silver price of Japanese dramas. In other words, performing in the music world is tantamount to "filial piety", and it is noisy. Li Shengtian is also a person who has seen the world, but he said with a smile: "But I'm not going to go to the playground for Japanese games—" Just as he was about to push his head, Jin Xiaofeng also smiled and said: "Let the young apprentices go well, and don't bother the master. Could it be that they can't resist you? It's not about weighing them down. I don't want to let people mess around at this stall. The seat is empty. It's just that my eyesight is not good. It's coming." It seems that it has come to an end and there is no room for it. Jin Xiaofeng raised his eyes towards Shi Zhongming: "Zhongming, take Boss Li and the others to meet each other in vain. It will be staged in three days, and you can get the publicity done." Shi Zhongming agreed, and then reported: "Yesterday there was an admissions advertisement. It is a middle school run by the Central Committee. Didn't they invite you to be the chairman? Now they are using your name in big letters. I haven't posted this draft yet. What do you mean?" "Just a word of nonsense, let them register. You don't need to talk about such trivial things in the future. I don't like a gift from the exchange. I don't like it. I won't accept it. Return it." "them--" "You are also a failure in doing things, teach them. If you don't have time, ask Shilin to go." "I'll go." Just about to lead them away, Shi Zhongming turned around suddenly: "Mr. Jin, Ms. Duan didn't arrive until 3:30 in the afternoon. Mary called and said that she finished filming and refused to get up after falling asleep." After only hearing the three words "Miss Duan", this deep face suddenly brightened. In a flash, it has returned to its original state. After leaving Fengmanlou, facing this colorful world of music, I really don't know where to start. The number of tourists started to increase. They bought a ticket, which cost only 20 cents, entered the venue at twelve o'clock, and could play until late at night. Shi Zhongming politely led the way. The Gonghe Pavilion, Gonghe Terrace, Gonghe Hall, Gonghe Building... are all different plays, and they are also famous actors. This place is really not simple, who dare not sell it? "Bosses, since the Japanese theater hasn't been played yet, why don't you go to the Beijing Opera Theater to see it. We'll be on the stage tomorrow." Shi Zhongming said. When we got to the stage, workers were putting up the scenery. Huaiyu was surprised when he saw it: "Hey, why are you using soft sets?" "Oh, we've stopped hanging 'old-fashioned' a long time ago. Now it's popular to draw pictures of living rooms, rooms, gardens, study rooms, etc. on each piece of film. When changing scenes, just shout from the bottom and put it on the top." Li Shengtian asked: "What is 'conservative'?" Shi Zhongming thought that there is really a difference of ten or twenty years between Beiping and Shanghai, so he said with a faint smile, "Probably it's a misunderstanding of the lion rolling the 'Hydrangea Ball'. Anyway, it's civilized if it's muddled." Just being a little hot for "uncivilized", I suddenly heard: "Brother!" Li Shengtian was startled, and quickly followed the voice to recognize the person.A set man came over.Li Shengtian remembered that this was his junior brother Zhu Shengkun, who also learned martial arts back then. Due to excessive practice, he couldn't sing after he choked up.Soon he left Peiping. "Why did you come to Shanghai?" "Brother, I'm not going to be on stage now, I'm just 'changing the stage'. Do you know? I'm good at building sets. Besides being in theaters, I also draw movie sets." "They have become the pride of heaven!" Shi Zhongming said. Seeing that his junior brother is promising, Li Shengtian was very relieved: "Can't you see, you used to be like a chicken, but now you're making movies?" "Shanghai Beach is where the fortune of the film is made. There are a lot of tricks in it, and I will show you around it another day." "What's the name of the movie?" Huaiyu asked. "'Long-cherished'. Here, the heroine will cut the ribbon soon." At the entrance of the main entrance of Le World, there are already crowds of people, staring at a row of more than a dozen pieces of bright red satin, whispering: "what is that?" "Are you here?" "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze!" Suddenly there was a commotion, and a small road appeared as if it had been divided by an invisible magic hand. In the lead were two men, then two women, followed by two more men. The first woman, smart and beautiful, accompanied and took care of the heroine.She is her "female secretary".There is no secretarial work to do, but to follow in and out of social places, Mary smiled and said: "It's not too late, is it?" The man smiled. "It's only a little late, less than two hours, it's okay, it's okay." The crowd started to make noise, they saw Duan Pingting. Miss Duan walked resolutely, wearing a pair of purple satin high heels.Looking at the slender feet, a small section of the purple satin cheongsam is lightly hidden, because the whole body is wrapped in a very deep sable fur, so tightly wrapped, you can still see from her walking posture, Use your infinite imagination to see what kind of scenery is inside. Even if her fur collar is turned up, her hair is ironed, three to seven divide, three to stand still, and seven to the floating waves are bleary-eyed, no need to brush it away, her eyes are already divided. The hand of the curtain has not exerted any strength, and the bright light shines out. Even with her eyes downcast, looking at nothing, she knew full well that she was being watched—it was annoying. Mr. Jin accompanied Ms. Duan to stand in front of the red ribbon written across the sky. The spotlight flashed and flashed again. Duan Pingting waved her golden scissors. Bright satin set off— Piece after piece of dressing mirrors, ah, all of them are uneven, even if you are a human being, if you look at the mirror, you will either become short and fat, or become thin and long, with the same face, but the shape has changed greatly. Or in the afterlife, everyone hahas absolutely. The appeal of these "distorting mirrors" of Le World is amazing.After the ribbon was cut, it was handed over to the ordinary citizens to recite.Duan Pingting stood in front of the mirror, and was also surprised to see that she had become strange. Due to her identity and the shackles of her peerless beauty, she only pursed her lips and smiled.Another ugly shadow also appeared in the mirror, which was lighted up unintentionally, and then disappeared immediately. When Duan Pingting turned around, it happened to be the handsome Huai Yu, the reborn person in the mirror. Shi Zhongming introduced: "Miss Duan, this is Boss Tang Huaiyu, Boss Li Shengtian, Boss Li Wei, and Boss Wei Jinbao Wei. They are all popular actors in Beiping, and they are coming to perform in a few days." Duan Pingting lightly shook hands one by one.There is no one in sight, so I can feel that there is no strength--it doesn't even mean to face it squarely.A pair of smoky eyes, only inadvertently glanced at this and that, hazy and perfunctory.Glittering, increasingly aimless, more white than black, it looks like: She doesn't even want to know who you are.You have nothing to do with her, you are strangers to each other, and you will never meet again. When Huaiyu saw it, he recognized it, and blurted out: "Ah! I have seen you before!" "Have you seen it?" Huaiyu just felt that she had lost her composure and was embarrassed. "—You came to Peking to take the stage at that time——" "Yes, we were singing and dancing in the true light. Mary, which movie was it?" Can't remember? "It's 'Hometown Dream'." "Well, this—Mr. What?" He deliberately couldn't remember, and asked again. "Mr. Tang." Mary acted competently as the female secretary. "Did Mr. Tang come to see it?" Huaiyu's face became even hotter. At that time, he was just a kid from Tianqiao, so he could only hesitate: "——I have seen your photos. It seems that besides Ms. Duan, there are... whose names I forgot." Duan Pingting remained calm and smiled slightly: "Hey, I'm wondering why all the supporting roles are printed and given away? Really!" Huaiyu had never seen such arrogance, and couldn't help it for a while: "You can't say that, you can't act in a play by yourself!" Pingting's face darkened. Chenghuang Temple is a Taoist temple.Taoism worships the most gods. There is the Jade Emperor in the sky, the King of Hades on the ground, the City God, the Land, the Dragon King, the Mountain God, the Thunder God, the Rain Master...even the door god.Each division has its own law, and whoever has the ability can gain a foothold. In Shanghai, Nanshi Yu Garden and Chenghuang Temple, which are well-known to young and old, have always been popular places to visit.There are many small food shops inside and outside the temple, with various flavors.Zhu Shengkun is introducing everyone to try a famous Shanghai snack called Nanxiang Mantou. Although it is just a bun, it is small and exquisite in shape with thin and translucent skin. Zhu Shengkun was an impatient person, and he was not polite to them, so he said: "Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, and soak the soup in your mouth, this marinade is good." First, I took one myself and dipped it in ginger and rice vinegar. While eating, he scolded Huaiyu: "You offended someone just now, don't you know?" "I just can't see it, she is a sweet potato, it has nothing to do with me, why should I break this neck with her?" "A female star, she has a lot of audiences, she is so popular, she has a natural arrogance, and everyone who is there is used to her, so she loves to show off." "She is really arrogant," Li Shengtian protected Huaiyu, "I just introduced her, so I immediately said I don't remember." "Look, Master is helping me." Zhu Shengkun was very irritable, and ate another steamed bun in one bite.Without looking at them, he just said authoritatively: "This piece of Pingting might belong to Mr. Jin—but maybe not, or Mr. Jin wouldn't be so nervous. If she got it, she would calm down a little. She must be changing her mind. Look at her attitude." Proud." Huaiyu disdained: "All female celebrities are like this." Wei Jinbao, who hadn't said a word for a long time, was a little worried: "In Shanghai, the film industry is dominated by women, and on this stage—" Jinbao is a danjiao, so he naturally thinks about his position.It turned out that I was terrified and held back for a long time.Shanghai is Shanghai after all. "Oh, a few years ago, at the north of Minguo Road at the junction of China and France, a 'Common Stage' was built, and the headliner was Kundan. On the stage, men and women performed together. Beiping is not yet so civilized, right?" Ah, this is really a painful and urgent matter. Since ancient times, the dan roles on the stage are all men, and they have been cultivated authentically. Since the branch, the dan roles have been fixed, and who would have thought that the atmosphere would change again.Wei Jinbao felt a little melancholy. Zhu Shengkun couldn't see the corners of his eyebrows or eyes, and he talked about the many "famous ladies" in "Shanghai Pictorial".This "shared stage" turned out to be a great achievement of Mr. Jin. There was Kundan from Hankou, who was only nineteen years old and very good-looking. Mr. Jin liked it and built a stage for her to perform together. Ningxiang hung up the top card and sang "Si Fan", "Qin Tiao", "Kite Mistake"... the house was sold out, and if she didn't know the plays, she asked her master to teach her and learn it temporarily. "That's not all. Later, "Shanghai Pictorial" held the 'Four Great Kundan' elections. Every issue published election votes. Readers cut them out and put them in the ticket counter. After three months of busy work, Lu Ningxiang took the backseat." .” Huaiyu disdained: "Mr. Jin is really good at flattering people!" "Not only has one hand, but also a brain. He has a lot of advisers under him, and he has a lot of tricks. Look, Duan Pingting cut the ribbon for the Haha mirror today, and the newspapers will be boiling for a while these days." Wei Jinbao never forgets that Kundan: "Then what will happen to Lu Ningxiang?" ——The end? It's always like this, if he wants her, she will be in charge.He wanted another, and she had to go down through the gate. It seems that there must always be a bully in every place, and there are countless beautiful girls.Wei Jinbao only felt that his days had passed, and it turned out that he was out of season.Perhaps Shanghai was his first and last port.He is neither the Four Great Danes, nor the Four Great Kundans, he is a little man who is caught in the cracks, irrational and fearful. Huaiyu motioned to Li Shengtian, and the master patted him: "Jinbao, we put art first!" In order to divert the topic of this unfavorable appearance, Li Shengtian inquired about Jin Xiaofeng's life experience: "This Mr. Jin is a well-known man in the sea, why is he staring at the old criminals of girls in the art industry?" "Wenren? Who doesn't know that he was born in the industry?" "Are you also a singer?" "No, it's a case in a theater. Isn't it good luck?" Yingchun Theater is the most famous theater on Wuma Road. More than 20 years ago, not long after Jin Xiaofeng made his debut, he was only one of ten cases.Pay a little deposit fee and start his soliciting career.They guide new and acquainted guests into the theater, and each ticket can get a 5% discount. Judging from this amount, the benefits are not great, but the extra money is a lot.The wives and grandmas in the mansion go to the theater, so they can’t help eating snacks and good tea, while merchants often don’t necessarily pay on the same day when entertaining guests. Report it, a little more, no one has time to care about it.Qin Qin's case is easy to eat, he can use his brain, and he will make a lot of money once he has a pump. Jin Xiaofeng is just the "good guy" who is unanimously spoken among the ten cases. Regardless of the means he used, anyway, he is very good at it. When he became a first-class case, he even influenced the boss's behavior of inviting corners. He wanted this, and he didn't want that. Then listen to them. Jin Xiaofeng's father originally only opened a tiger stove to sell boiled water, and people from the yamen hall came to make water, and a penny and a big pot, who would have expected that the kid who was guarding the bamboo tube to collect money openly, would later work as an apprentice in a fruit shop in Shiliupu , and then the young man who sells snacks in small casinos and fireworks rooms, changes again and again... "Okay, okay, I've been talking for a long time, and I have to eat some snacks, right?" Zhu Shengkun said, led the way across the Jiuqu Bridge of the Town God's Temple, and arrived at another small shop opposite. As soon as he entered the door, he yelled: "What's good? Mincemeat? Rice dumplings? Pigeon egg dumplings?—" It seems to be really happy. Li Shengtian said: "Junior brother, you did well in Shanghai." "Shanghai is a place full of speculation. No matter which line of business is in business, hot chestnuts burst out of the cold wok. I never thought about it before." When I said it, I couldn't help being smug, and my feet shook.The so-called "outbreak" is just such a face, right? Huaiyu asked: "Then Mr. Jin also exploded. Who is Mrs. Jin?" "Mrs. King is a charade!" "Is she in Shanghai?" "have no idea." "So, where?" "I don't know if I'm in the world." Everyone is curious: "Is there such a person?" "I don't know, maybe not at all, maybe she's not here, maybe she's still there, it's just a secret—I want to know too." "Has anyone seen it?" Huaiyu asked. "Too many people have said they've seen it, but the gossip is as much as rice porridge. There's no guarantee. They're all talking nonsense. Two years ago, a tabloid slapped its head and alluded to it. Three days later, it collapsed." "Insinuate what?" "It is said that she is a beauty from the Soviet Union who sings Tanci." Oh, say little book. However, why was this beauty so widely rumored in the world, yet the legend was artificially stopped? Who is she? Is there such a person by Mr. Jin's side? All of these are beyond Huaiyu's comprehension, it's the first time he arrived at Guibao Land, his eyes are full of surprises, the characters appear one by one, dizzying. Even the food is different from the north. After eating pigeon egg balls, I also bought some pear paste candy, which is a local product in Shanghai. It contains pine nuts, almonds, ham, dried shrimp, red bean paste, osmanthus, roses, etc. Chuanbei, Platycodon grandiflorum, Poria cocos and medicinal materials are added, and pears are boiled into paste.There are rock sugar cream five-spice beans, sweet-scented osmanthus lotus root, Lei Sha Yuan, cat ears, three silk eyebrow cakes, lard muffin, eight-treasure rice... ——If Zhigao came, wouldn't this be his world?When he saw the food being thrown into the sea, he couldn't help thinking about Zhigao.Two people ate a big meal at once.No, three people.No - Huaiyu immediately cheered up and asked Master Li. "When will you walk down the stage tomorrow?" "Go to Le World in the morning and Lingxiao in the afternoon." The important thing is the Lingxiao stage.It was hard to step onto Ling Xiao's stage blanket.Three days later, he would know whether he would be a part of this stage that could accommodate 2,000 people, and this magnificent and prosperous metropolis. The propaganda manuscript that appeared in "Li Bao" used "Tang Huaiyu, you burned Lingxiao Palace overnight!" The Lingxiao Grand Stage is located on Sima Road. It is a stage as famous as Tianchan. The paint is brilliant and resplendent. There are carpets in the boxes, flowers and pots for entertaining guests. Outside the stage, there are not just big red dramas, but crowns of colored cards, surrounded by silk flowers, hanging red colors, and the names of the actors are enlarged. On the opposite side of the road, they can be seen from a distance.At night, there are still lights shining, the city will never be dark, and the show will never end. On the first day, everyone's favorite shows were played, "Picking up the Jade Bracelet", "Yanyang Tower", "Burning Pei Yuanqing", "Farewell My Concubine"... Huaiyu floated up in the sea of ​​people, and the big golden stage let him toss by himself.When it came time to perform fork throwing, he usually could do seven at a stretch, but this time, because of the applause, birds chirping, and drums and bells, he insisted on doing twelve and refused to give up—the reaction from the audience was violent. Thunderstorm, it hurts when it hits the body. It turned out that it was really "hit on the body". The audience in Shanghai, especially the ladies and wives, were so happy to hear the play that they threw "things" on the stage. Huaiyu, who was full of fighting spirit, only cared that he was going to book this pier. Finally, in the background, Team Leader Hong beamed and opened small bags one by one. Some of them were wrapped in green money, and the jewelry was wrapped in a small handkerchief. No wonder it has weight. He put one of the rings on his mouth and bit it, ah, it was real gold. Pass it to Huaiyu who is dripping all over her body: "That's worth a lot of silver oceans alone!" Open another one, which is a linen handkerchief, embroidered with a small lilac flower, entangled with vines. Sudden amazement: "Hey, what kind of treasure is this?" ——It is a purple jade ring, with broken diamonds sprinkled around it, and the broken diamonds are used to set off the charm and intoxication of the whole stone in the middle. The lavender makes Huaiyu dazzled for a while.I don't know who praised him so much? "Mr. Tang." Huaiyu turned around following the sound. He had seen this person before and offended him. Duan Pingting changed her hairstyle first tonight, and wiped it all over her face, revealing a pretty face, accompanied by several unruly hair flowers on her forehead. For the first time, Huaiyu was looking directly into her eyes, which were an indescribable brown color. In the background where the flowers were blooming, the sound of lights, and the sound of mirrors were slightly drunk, the brown color changed, and it was actually a little red. She said: "It turned out to be like this, just one person can act in a play!" Looking at Duan Pingting who was smiling but not smiling, Huaiyu felt guilty, could it be that she held grudges?Because he said an unpleasant thing so bluntly, and she came to reciprocate? He could not discern his situation. Yes, this woman became famous too easily, everyone took care of her, coaxed her with sweet words, and made plans on her.Why should I follow her in the same way?There is no way people can be self-exalting, Huaiyu is also a donkey, thinking that she is looking for trouble, can't bear it, so she can't help being arrogant: "The stage is certainly not as good as making a movie. If you make a mistake, you can't do it all over again." "You've won a lot of prizes." "On stage, I've always had a show in my heart, but no one in my eyes. Ms. Duan, please give me your advice." Duan Pingting stretched out her jade hand and shook it with Huaiyu.Although it is still light, it is heavier than the first time. When he let go, his fingers unintentionally dragged on Huaiyu's sweaty palm, and he left with a smile. He was too late for anything. There was no time to respond, no time to laugh, no time to speak, and she disappeared. Only the purple jade ring with broken diamonds remained, smiling cleverly in front of the vanity mirror. Huaiyu's heart was in ups and downs. The everlasting female secretary, Miss Mary, often appears in time, facing Huaiyu: "Mr. Tang, Miss Duan invites you to have a midnight snack. She's in the car." Huaiyu panicked and quickly picked up the ring: "Please return Miss Duan." "How do you know who gave it to you? It might be Ms. Duan." Mary said narrowly, "Is it engraved with your name? Or is it her gift that you made up wishful thinking?" Huaiyu was so embarrassed that she was tongue-tied. "What's the matter, Mr. Tang told Miss Duan himself." "……I'm not going." "Just kidding. How dare you not show this face? Don't ask Miss to wait." Mary laughed. Huaiyu thought about it, there is no need for this, why should I accompany the lady to have a supper?It's nothing more than a facade.Just don't have any events—events?Like a hallucination, in front of the eyes, the brilliance is dazzling, and when you want to stretch out your hand, it will be scorching.He also has no regrets.Therefore, it is still pushed: "I'm sorry, I have to get up early for rehearsal tomorrow, and I have to get together with my classmates later. I won't go. I'm sorry to make you scratch your head." It seems that it is really not a joke. After a while, I heard the car driving away resentfully outside.Who evaded her? An outsider who has just arrived, does not know good from bad.A newborn ferocious beast, has never seen the world, so I don't appreciate this face.Even a car made of iron, which has no feeling, can't stand it, so Juechen hurried away.A group of people in the class don't know the ins and outs, and even Huaiyu doesn't know the ins and outs. After removing their makeup, the professionals took them to supper.I was very happy all the way, because the house was sold out. Eat chicken porridge, tea eggs, and the famous hard pork ribs rice cake on the side of the road.There is a door panel with "Spare Rib King" written in red pen on it, and the crowd is like a market.The pork ribs are made from pork in Changzhou and Wuxi, and the rice cakes are made from Songjiang rice. They are repeatedly beaten in a stone mortar with a wooden hammer and simmered slowly. They are tender and sweet. "Come on, Huaiyu, eat more, you worked hard just now." Li Shengtian gave him a large piece of crispy pork ribs.Laughing again, "—and, I didn't even go to Miss's date." Huaiyu said vaguely: "It's still such a good night snack." On the second night, the grand occasion remained. Huijiazi usually listens to the second night.Because the stage is familiar, the mistakes are corrected, the voice is opened, the people are strong, the skills are high and bold.Mr. Jin saw that there was a quarrel in the first scene. He was sitting in the box, with a cup of strong tea in front of him, a cigar in his hand, and a beautiful woman beside him. "Okay! Tonight, go to Dahongyun for supper." Because it was Mr. Jin's supper, no one dared to refuse.Opened two tables, and the dishes ordered were mandarin duck with water shield, peach blossom with money, birds homing, prawns in red oil, fresh pickled bamboo shoots, and casserole with big fish head and vermicelli.All are the special features of Dahongyun. Jin Xiaofeng asked: "Boss Li is a professional class, with the character 'Sheng'. Where is Boss Tang? But his real name?" "He just became a monk halfway through." Huaiyu also replied, "Huaiyu is my real name." "That's a good name." Mr. Jin raised his glass, "It seems to be used to become famous after changing it." “谢金先生的照应。”怀玉马上道。场面上的话也不过如此。 待多喝了两三杯，金啸风朝段娉婷问：“段小姐本名是啥？” “不说。”嘴一努，眼一瞟，“忒俗气的，不说。” “说呀，越发叫我要知道了。” “说了有什么好处？” “你要什么就有什么。” “我才不图呢。我什么都有。” “算是我小小的请求吧？”金啸风逼视她，“我也有秘密交换。” “得了。我原来唤'秋萍'，够俗气吧？” 同桌有个跟随的，一听，马上反应：“哈，还真是个长三堂子里头的名字！” 段娉婷蹙了眉，就跟金啸风撒娇： “金先生，你听听这是什么话？” “嘿，你这小热昏，非扣你薪水不可。段小姐怎的给联到长三堂子去？你寻开心别寻到她身上来。” 吓得对方忙于赔罪，段娉婷则忙于佯嗔薄怒。史仲明看风驶，便问：“金先生另有别号，大伙要知道么？” “仲明，你看你——” “金先生别号嘛，嗳，真奇怪，他唤'蛟腾'，听说是人家给他改的。” “谁呀？”段娉婷问。 “反正是女人吧。不是段小姐给改么？哈哈哈！”举座大笑起来。 举座这样地笑，暧昧而又强横。直笑得段娉婷杏脸桃腮不安定，五官都要出墙。一漫红晕鲜妍欲滴，仿佛是一块嫩肉，正在待蒸。 怀玉见公然的调情，竟也十分腼腆。段娉婷斜睨怀玉一眼，这个推拒她的男人，不免施展一下，便把嘴角往下一弯： “谁有这么闲工夫？怕不是城隍庙那生神仙给改的，叫你好转运，别惹了风。” “什么都惹得，就是你，惹不得。” 段娉婷不动声色，然而她知道，在桌下，金啸风的手，放在不该放的地方。她要怀玉明白，她也不是省油的灯，从来没有失手过。 “金先生，前几天收到你的帖子，说是生日，请吃寿酒，呀，早一个多月就发帖子，打抽丰么？” “怕请你不到。” “暖寿我不来，正日才到。” "Okay, okay." “可收到礼物了？” “我早已让他们欣赏过了。” 果然有吹牛拍马的给说了： “那只苏帮的玉雕三脚炉可真是珍品，金先生打算放置在风满楼上呢。” “三脚炉？”史仲明又推波助澜了，“是暗示金先生别是三脚猫吧？” “男人谁个不是'三脚'猫？”段娉婷嗔笑。 说来说去，围绕着男女之欢。兵来将挡，暗藏春色。旁人无法插上一言半语。只叫李盛天唐怀玉魏金宝坐立不安，都是陪客。怀玉想不到上海滩的女人会是这样的——好好的一个姑娘家……他深深地看着段娉婷，也许她的哀愁有点分明了，她浓密的睫毛，漆亮的眼线，马上要设法把自己的哀愁全掩藏起来。意兴阑珊地换个话题，竟正派得着意了： “最近忙什么？” 金啸风一双如兽的眼睛，带着灼得人疼痛的威严，即使他回答得多么正派，还是叫女人心悸：“钱！” “你怎的永不知足？” “有钱没人，当然不知足。” 然而有钱还怕没人么？ 任何一位经济学家都说，全球的地皮，无论在哪一国哪一方，地价总是一天天地涨，绝不会跌的。因为地就只得那么多了，地只能种钱，钱可不能种地。 金啸风的“娱乐事业”只是他的一种姿势，他的主力在地皮、银行，乐世界里头，还有家证券夜市交易所，就是上回要拜师的，跟他们拉锯一阵，收了这徒，就吃进了。 市上的交易所只在上午举行交易，如今乐世界既可营业到晚上七时，那些想发投机财的人，还不涌到这里来？早晚买进卖出，涨跌之间，有人倾家荡产，有人暴发狂富——都逃不出金先生的算盘。在他手掌心打滚。 金啸风握住段娉婷的手，讶然： “那只紫玉戒指呢？” “太小了，不戴。” 金饶有深意地看她一眼，自口袋中掏出一个小锦盒来，啪一下打开了，女人不免有点意外，然而若无其事。 “三克拉钻石，不小了吧？” “呀，太紧了——” 金先生附耳讲句话，段小姐没太大的反应，只顾道： “太紧了。” 她向他揶揄：“是我不好，指头长胖了呢。” “哈哈哈！”金啸风狂野地笑了，“漂亮的人做了什么错事，特别容易得到宽恕。” 众正忖量他的意思，段娉婷当下不免妙目一横： “什么错事？指头长胖了也不许？” 说着便奋力地把男人桌下的手一拨。 金啸风挑了这个晚上，来表演他的功力。意犹未尽，便面面俱到地向久未发言，坐在对面百感交集的怀玉道： “唐老板，你们瞧，若是犯了桃花，可不知会不会影响正运呢？” 怀玉只淡漠一笑，也不打话。 段娉婷无端地气恼了： "I'm leaving." 送段小姐的是斯蒂庞克轿车。 说是“送”，其实是“接”。 一直接至法租界巨籁达路金先生的公馆去。 她太明白了： 金啸风要她，她便是他眼中的西施，心头的肉，掌上的珠，玻璃橱里头一座玉雕——但她不可能吊他胃口太久。 他也太明白了： 一个坚贞的女人，尚且不堪长期支撑，何况一个不够坚贞的女人呢？——世上也有不屈的女人，但太难了！一般总是屈服于金钱、厚礼、虚荣之下，甚至甜言蜜语……真有不屈的女人吗？ 在烟笼酒薰下，人总是荒唐而又不便计较的。他的头发已夹杂了灰白，他不失潇洒的身体，摸上去到底也不堪设想了。 根本没有时间细想，段娉婷那黑色通花的底旗袍自肩头滑垂下地。 坚持到几时呢？他既是挑了今儿个晚上，就今晚吧。 终究有这一天，早晚有这一天，她是心甘情愿的。快刀斩乱麻。 堕落是痛快的，尤其是心甘情愿地肯了。一点也不委屈，从来没有怨天尤人过——她甚至有一种快感，她是一个“快乐的女明星”。如果她不是今天的她，不知会沦落到什么地步？家里是卖盐的，生了十个子女，有七个夭折，剩下二男一女……她是五卅惨案苟活的一个小女孩。She is very satisfied. “小满！小满！” ——真奇怪，她听得身上的男人在这个非常时期紧张的一刻唤着另一个名字。他醉了，眼睛里也充满了酒，贴得那么近，一边咆哮，一边用力抓住她的头发，逼令她的一张脸正正地对准他。她被扳，动弹不得。 他非要看着她，如此逼切而又愤恨，贪婪如兽，他专注于她分不清是痛苦或快乐的表情。这一刻，他知道女人是最爱他的——生理上、心理上。 他暴烈地耸动着狠唤着： “小满！” 段娉婷连稍稍张开眼睛的力气也没有。她眼前一黑，堕落万丈深渊，一直地往下堕，有节奏地，万念俱灰地。不管是谁，不知是谁，在这束手无策之际，真的，这个男人她最爱，她需要。他是她毕生的靠山，她像丝萝般缭绕，身体挺贴向他，以便根深蒂固。 女人再也没有自尊，也没有拖欠。他在给予的时候，不也同时得到吗？谁也不欠谁。她开始呻吟…… 如上海的呻吟。 上海是个没自尊不拖欠的地方，在中国，再也没有一处比这更加目无法纪道德沦亡了。不单无法，而且无天——天外横来一只巨手，掩着上海顶上一爿天。 上海的女人，堕落已上瘾。 整个的上海，上海里头的法租界。这爱多亚路以南的法租界，比公共租界更混乱，一切的罪恶都集中到这里来了，鸦片烟馆、赌场、暗娼明妓、电影、舞台、乐世界、金公馆。她陡地不可抑制地嘶叫起来…… 喧嚣的夜上海，谁也听不清谁的嘶叫。 不夜天也会夜。 大白天，朱盛堃领怀玉参观摄影场来了： “这几天拍的'夙恨'，布景是我搭的。” 拍戏的长铃一响，导演出场了，是一张僵化了的胖脸，像冰镇的一块猪油年糕。趾高气扬地往帆布椅坐下。喊： “开麦拉！” 机器开动，只拍摄着一个老妇的凄凉反应。拍了一阵，他不耐烦了，又喊：“咳，咳！咳！” 摄影、剧务、道具、场务、杂务……面面相觑。助导向场记打个眼色，场记向导演的心腹小工努努嘴，不一刻，小工奉上小茶壶，导演一饮解渴——却原来茶里偷偷放了烟泡，顺风顺水的，他就顶了鸦片瘾。众人吁一口气。若再发作，又离不了场，他也许就会拿起一片面包，用小刀挑些烟膏涂抹当点心地吃。导演嗓门大了一些：“娘希匹！怎的失场了两天？拆烂污！” 扰攘一阵，有人来通报： “导演，段小姐来啦，正在化妆。” 既来了，导演的气焰也敛了。毕竟是现实：马路上掉下一块大招牌，砸伤三个路人，其中两个是导演。而明星，真的，明星只有她！ 段娉婷被金先生“禁锢”了两天。 对镜一照，天，汪汪的眼睛，蒙了一层雾，眼底下有片黑影子，极度的“睡眠不足”。一种明明可见的罪孽似的烙记——还未爱弛，已然色衰。real. 摄影场中尽惹来遐思风语，没有一个人胆敢拂逆她。只给她扑上香粉蜜，扑一下，抖一下，全然上不上脸。 “算了算了，横竖要拍，先拍自杀那场也罢！” 她憔悴了，更适合自杀。大伙只好听她的。遂又给更换了衣服。 从前，电影院里充斥着神怪武侠鸳鸯蝴蝶的片子，根本没出过什么明星，后来，影片的内容渐渐“进步”了，也开始涉现实，反封建，好看得多，明星制度也产生了。 九一八、一二八，日本人肆虐，虽谓国难当头，电影业反而畸形发展，谁都没有明天，只有避难，电影院是避难所。大家躲进阴暗的空间悲哀痛哭。 “夙恨”中，段娉婷演一个败落的大家闺秀，父亡、母病，于是被逼赴舞场出卖自己，受尽苦难。她贃到的皮肉钱，又让一个男人骗了，声色犬马一番。她怀了孩子，他又跑掉。今天她自杀。 段娉婷拿着一瓶安眠药来了，本来还是有点歉意：因她两天没出现，整个摄影场的人便在等她，先跳拍了母亲的反应，跳无可跳。只一见到导演，他已忙不迭讨好：“段小姐，慢慢来，没关系。先要培养一下情绪么？” 他既捧着她，遂不了了之。下颔微微一抬，表示要静一静。谁知一瞥之间，便见搭布景的身畔，站了叫她恨得牙痒痒的唐怀玉。 他要看她表演了——他看出什么来？他那种鄙屑冷笑，是在嘲弄自己的淫贱吗？ 实在也是一个贱女人。 段娉婷把一页对白递还给助导，然后独自地静默了。 大伙都在等她进入角色，她漫不经意地，把感情掏出来，放进这个女人的身上了。只一示意，机器轧轧开动，眼神起了变化，泪花乱闪而不肯淌下。她对死是畏惧的，不过生却更无可恋。她近乎低吟地，念着对白： “妈，我对不起您，不能养您终老。我是多么地希望亲眼看着您好起来，回到过去的日子，虽然穷，一家过得快快乐乐，不过一切已经迟了，我已经是一个不名誉的女人了，每天在跳舞场，出卖自己的身体和灵魂。我对爱情并无所求，只求一位爱我、体贴我的爱人，就该满足了，这不过是起码的要求，不过难得啊！当我打开了抽屉，发觉里头一无所有，妈，我真的一无所有。惟一有的，是肚中的孩子，但我不愿意让他来到这个丑恶的世界中受尽苦楚折磨、受尽玩弄，被这时代的洪流卷没，失去自己，妈，我要去了……”电影中，濒死的人往往需要卖力气念一段冗长的对白来交待她的前尘往事，一生一世——虽然一早已经拍过了，却不惮烦重复一遍，好提醒观众们，她有多痛苦！观众们听不见，但看得出。段娉婷的泪终流下来了。表演时她得到无穷无尽的快感，弥补了精神上的空虚。 整个摄影场中的苍生，都在聆听她的独白。不知是她的演技，抑或是这个虚构的老套故事，总之骗尽了苍生。 她拿起了安眠药，一片一片，一片一片地吞下去了。很多人的脸孔出现在眼前。男人的脸孔，有最爱的，也有最恨的——第一个男人是她父亲。在盐铺的仓库里，她十五岁，父亲强暴地要她，事前事后，都沾了一身咸味，至今也洗不掉。what.也许因为这样，她竟是特别地爱洗澡，用牛奶洗，用浴露，用香水。奇怪，总是咸得闷煞人。 幸亏南京路发生了五卅惨案，一九二五年，她最记得了，工人学生们为抗议日本纱厂枪杀工人领袖，所以麕集示威演讲宣传，老闸巡捕房前开枪了，九死十五伤。有个路人中了流弹——他不是无辜，他是偿还。 段娉婷认定了是天意，巡捕代她放了一枪。收拾了父亲，早已丧母的二男一女便开始自食其力。两个哥哥坏了，混迹人海，很难说得上到底干了什么。自己这个作妹妹的，也坏了，但她却有了地位。 ——地位？ 她不过是当不惯荐人馆介绍过去的佣工，便毅然考了演员，过五关，睡六将…… 她知道大伙并没真正瞧得起她。虽然这已是个摩登的时代了，不过，她让谁睡过，好像马上便已被揭发。 他们用一种同情但又鄙视的态度来捧着她。一个女人贱，就是贱，金雕玉琢，还是贱。 她一片一片地，把安眠药吞下去…… 横来一下暴喝： “停停停！她来真格的！” 便见一个旁观的他，飞扑过来，慌忙地夺去她手中的瓶子，世界开始骚乱。他用手指头往她咽喉直扣，企图让她把一切都给还出来。导演正沉迷于剧情，直至发觉她其实假戏真做了，急急与一干人等拢上去，助怀玉一臂之力。有人交头接耳地： “又来了？真自杀上瘾了？” 怀玉喊： “快，给她水喝，灌下去！” 他灌她一顿，又逼她呕吐一顿，他一身都狼藉。扶着她，搂着她。那么软弱，气焰都熄灭了，只像个婴儿。 直至车子来了，给送进医院去。 怀玉在乐世界的日戏失场了。 六时二十分，终于醒过来，玛丽唤怀玉： “段小姐请你进去。” 怀玉只跟洗胃后的段娉婷道：“没事就好，以后别窝屈尽憋着——” 段娉婷苍白着脸： “我没憋着。你陪我聊聊。” “我要上夜戏呢。你多休息。” “一阵子吧？” “改天好了。”怀玉不忍拂逆。 “哪一天？几点钟？什么地方？我派车子来接？哪一天？” 怀玉只觉他是掉进一个罗网。 他自憋憋囚囚的大杂院，来至闹闹嚷嚷的弄堂房子。然后，车子接了他，停在霞飞路近圣母院路的一座新式洋房前。 通过铁栅栏，踏进来，先见一个草坪，花坛上还种了花，是浅紫色的，说不上名字。她住在二楼，抬头一看，露台的玻璃门倒是关了，隔着玻璃，虽然什么都看到，但却是什么都看不到。 段娉婷一定知道他们在凌霄上了廿一天的戏，卖个满堂，为了吊观众胃口，故意休息七天，排一些新戏码，之后卷土重来。段娉婷一定