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Feng Ru nodded, his assistant stepped forward and pressed the button, and the gasoline engine started to run.The gasoline engine was running fine at first, but after only 1 minute, the engine speed suddenly slowed down.The engine surged twice, burst into a large group of sparks with a bang, and then stopped.

Chapter 136 Masters of Sichuan Opera

"Damn it, what's going on. The four-stroke movement, crankshaft, connecting rod, cylinder, and spark plug are all fine." Zhao Shouhong scratched his head with his hands, and then he realized that his hands were covered with sludge, but It was too late to wake up now, so he just shook his head and ignored it.

Stella looked at it and said: "I think the machining accuracy of this machine is not enough. I have been to your machinery factory. Their lathes are too old and still use steam power. Such machining accuracy cannot be guaranteed at all. I I think you should replace the new mechanical equipment and change the power system to electric, which can greatly improve the machining accuracy. In addition, you also need large hydraulic presses and stamping machines, as well as new drilling and milling machines."

Zhao Shouhong sighed and said, "Do you think I don't want to? It's just that all countries are blocking Hualan now, and we can't buy advanced equipment, especially strategic equipment like industrial master machines."

Stella said: "These inhuman guys are too much. It seems that I should help you, at least make enough advanced mechanical equipment, otherwise nothing can be done."

"You can even do machinery?" Zhao Shouhong's eyes lit up. How could he forget this all-rounder? With Stella's help, maybe his industrial finishing ability can have a big leap soon.

"There is no problem with this. I will make a good plan first and draw up the drawings. These machine tools of yours are too old. We can't sell too many steps, but as long as we increase the accuracy a little bit, our improvement will be very fast. Yes." Stella said confidently.

"Thank you, thank you very much. Mr. Stella, you are a noble gentleman with internationalist feelings." Zhao Shouhong said excitedly.

"It seems that we mechanics should also help out, otherwise the engine can't be built, and the plane can't even think about going to the sky." Feng Ru also smiled and said to help.

"That's right, I've always believed that as long as there is enough power, bricks can fly into the sky." Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said, and everyone watching burst into laughter.

Stella is a very crazy scientist, and he quickly invested in the improvement of machine tools together with Feng Ru and others.Zhao Shouhong had a deep understanding of the difficulties in the development of the machinery industry, and he began to think about his own solution, and soon another letter was sent to the eastern province of Guangdong.

The development of the machine tool industry cannot be solved overnight, so Zhao Shouhong began to pay attention to the film industry.In order to occupy the propaganda position, film is a very advantageous weapon in this era, but this new thing is still very unfamiliar to Hualan people. He must rely on a well-known medium to introduce the film industry to the people , this medium is drama.

Zhao Shouhong had a secret plan for this plan, but Tan Jiaban couldn't leave the imperial capital for Zhongchuan for a while.Moreover, in Zhongchuan, Sichuan opera may have more advantages than Peking opera, so Zhao Shouhong turned his attention to local opera masters.

Soon famous Sichuan opera masters Huang Jinfeng, Xie Haichao, Hou Cuiping, Cai Yueqiu and others were invited to Yazhou.Hearing that an adult wanted to see them, these famous Sichuan opera masters were all anxious. The status of opera actors was always very low. The officials not only beat and scolded these people at will, but even treated their lives as nothing.These famous Sichuan opera masters are always both surprised and afraid of the officials, and they don't want to have anything to do with the officials except for the hall meeting.

Several famous Sichuan opera masters soon met together in Yazhou, and they were recruited to the Taoist mansion together.After entering the door, the servants were very polite and offered them tea, which made them a little puzzled, as they didn't usually receive such treatment.

"Cai Luoluo, what do you think the lord called us here for?" Hou Cuiping spoke first, and he asked Cai Yueqiu who was familiar with him.

Cai Yueqiu, known as Cai Luoluo, joined the Mingzhu Class to learn art when he was young. He studied under the eldest son of Peng Peng, a famous dancer, and was the main worker in Tsing Yi.He is good at "Throwing into the River through the Window" and "Fighting the God". Because of his wonderful performances, he is known as "the king of Zhou frequently draws water from the river, Tan Yunxian releases Pei in a tryst, the imperial concubine Yang Sulan gets drunk, and Cai Luoluo Haishen Temple captures Wang Kui alive". Word of mouth spread, and he was also one of the famous actors of Sichuan Opera at that time.

Cai Yueqiu looked around and found that there were no servants from the government present, so he said in a low voice: "How do I know, maybe we were invited to the church meeting. I heard that Mr. Taotai is young but has a successful official career. His elders It can be said that I am proud to be the governor of Zhongchuan again."

"It's unlikely." Huang Jinfeng, the oldest and most famous, shook his head and said, "If we were to sing a concert, the whole team would naturally be pulled over, so why would we be allowed to come here alone. There's no clothes and no fun. Gong, can't we sing a cappella?"

"But we didn't offend this Daotai lord. It won't be against us. Look, you even called me here." Xie Haichao said hoarsely. His stage name was Yinzhou Fairy, and he studied under him when he was young The famous Hualian Luo Kaitang learned to sing the Hualian Opera, and later learned the clown opera from the famous clown Yue Chun, and then focused on Gongdan.But later, he became hoarse because of being murdered, so he had no choice but to change the script and study the scene.If it's a hall concert, this master with a hoarse voice really shouldn't be invited.

Just as many famous scholars were full of suspicion and discussing with each other, a few guards quickly walked into the living room, and then Zhao Shouhong, who was dressed in casual clothes, walked in quickly. "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, please forgive Zhao Shouhong for being late." Zhao Shouhong apologized very politely to everyone as soon as he entered the door, and these famous Sichuan opera masters were frightened.The actor's status is low, and he has always been humble. Whenever he saw an official apologize to them, they immediately stood up in panic and greeted them.

"Everyone, please sit down. I asked you to come today, hoping that you can help." Zhao Shouhong said.

"I don't know what is your lord's motivation. We will naturally do our best." Huang Jinfeng was the oldest, so he naturally answered first, and the others were submissive, for fear of offending the high official.

Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, it's a good thing for me to invite you this time, and it's beneficial to everyone. I don't know if you have heard of something called a movie?"

"Movies?" Several people looked at each other in blank dismay. These people who have been in the mainland for a long time have no news. Although movies have appeared in the Imperial Capital and Guanghai City for many years, they have never heard of them.

Zhao Shouhong explained to them: "In fact, movies are similar to taking pictures, except that taking pictures can only leave your shadow, but movies can indeed be animated, and can record what you do in a period of time in the most authentic way. By the way, it’s like a diorama on the street.” Zhao Shouhong’s explanation was very detailed and vivid, and his explanation in simple terms made everyone quickly understand what a movie is.

Chapter 137

"I plan to set up a film company in Zhongchuan to shoot movies for the public to watch." Zhao Shouhong said: "In addition to making movies, I am also very interested in our country's operas. He cannot be lost."

Although these Sichuan opera performers have no feelings about the loss of opera in this era when opera was quite prosperous, they were moved by the quintessence of the country handed down from their ancestors. "My lord attaches so much importance to Sichuan opera and calls it the quintessence of the country, it really makes me ashamed." Xie Haichao said hoarsely.

Zhao Shouhong said: "I think in order to promote our culture, opera and film should be combined, so that more people can see the wonderful performances of these famous actors." When Zhao Shouhong said this, everyone finally understood. It turned out that Zhao Shouhong wanted to make Sichuan Opera into a movie.

Cai Yueqiu said: "Your Excellency, you want us to let that machine record the performance and turn it into a movie?"

"It's not all right." Zhao Shouhong said: "I plan to hire foreign professionals to design the stage for you and make some simulated props, so that your drama will be more realistic."

"Is there another way?" Cai Yueqiu exclaimed.

Huang Jinfeng frowned and said: "But in this way, our source of income will be cut off by the adults. You can see us in movies, but who will we show us when we sing?"

"Don't worry, no matter how good the movie is, more people like to watch live dramas. Not only will your audience not decrease, but it will increase because of your growing reputation." Zhao Shouhong said: "How about this, I will form a Sichuan Opera Troupe, you can all join in, all the income you get from performing outside is your own, and I will pay you back your salary every month. In addition, every time you make a movie, you will get [-]% of the box office. "

"What is box office?" Jin Feng asked curiously.

"You need to buy a ticket to watch a movie. The money for the ticket is the box office. The more people watch the movie, the more money you can earn. For example, a movie costs five copper coins. You can earn a copper coin. But there are hundreds of people in a movie, and some people may watch it repeatedly. There are [-] million people in the country. If you watch all of them, how much will your income be? And you only perform this movie. Once, there will be a steady stream of income in the future.”

Zhao Shouhong's words made everyone swallow their saliva wildly. For these poor and accustomed artists, this kind of money that cannot be calculated at all can scare them to death.The last few troupes decided to join the Hongxinchuan Troupe named after Zhao Shouhong.Huang Jinfeng, the oldest person, became the head of the group, and Hou Cuiping, Cai Yueqiu, Xie Haichao and others all became the deputy heads. Among them, Xie Haichao, who was hoarse but specialized in scripts, was also appointed as the director of the screenwriting group, responsible for improving the script. In addition to various accidents, these people were also paid monthly salaries by the Daoist Mansion according to their ranks in the early days of establishment.

Unexpectedly, such humble actors as themselves would have such an identity, and they were all very excited. They all expressed that they would bring the troupe over immediately, and set up the Sichuan Opera Troupe first.Zhao Shouhong also said that the film company will start preparations immediately, and that Jianchang Road and Ankang Road will also start building movie theaters, and everything has begun to be intensively prepared.

Huang Jinfeng was very enthusiastic. They didn't even start designing the stage, they first filmed one of his masterpieces "The Story of the Pipa" in a small theater.Since opera performances are all familiar things, there is no need for directors, drama managers, screenwriters, planning and other positions, and there is no possibility of NG.As a result, this opera film only used cameras and lighting, and it took one day. The world's first sound film was completed in this way.

The movie theater has not yet been built, not to mention the need to promote the new thing of the movie, Zhao Shouhong decided to show the movie completely free of charge.After negotiating with Jinfeng, Zhao Shouhong invested two thousand Yingyang at his own expense to buy the movie for publicity purposes.

He used personnel from various factory protection teams and some school students to form a film screening team. These people took a large number of projectors in their spare time and went to nearby rural towns to show films for free.Jianchang Road also used those Lianyong who were hidden by Zhao Shouhong as the backbone, and established militia organizations in each village. With them to maintain law and order, the safety of the film projection team and the discipline of the projection can be guaranteed.

"The Story of the Pipa" caused a sensation as soon as it was screened. At the beginning, the common people panicked because of the sudden appearance of the picture on the white cloth. Fortunately, there were militiamen to maintain order and no accident happened.Later, when people gradually got used to it, they were quickly intoxicated by the beautiful singing and the magical movie images.The ancestors followed the same way of life for generations, and people who lived day after day suddenly discovered that life can be so rich and colorful.

Zhao Shouhong suddenly discovered that movies are a good opportunity to guide everyone to open their minds. He began to add movies to movies, that is, to add some content in front.The content of the added film is mainly some scientific knowledge of farming, some novel inventions in the Western Continent, and the life scenes of those Western Continental people. Sometimes it also promotes Zhao Shouhong's Dahualanism thought, so as to broaden the minds of the common people.

This kind of publicity is also carried out in various schools. While receiving new education, students also add science classes to broaden their horizons to increase their knowledge.Under Zhao Shouhong's initiative, the area under the control of Liangdao started vigorous night school learning activities for adults.Those young people who have missed the school age, even middle-aged people, began to join the literacy class during the slack season or at night, learning the pinyin literacy theory brought by Zhao Shouhong from later generations, so as to speed up the learning process of Hualan characters .

Students from various middle schools have also obtained the qualifications to be teachers. They are assigned to literacy classes in various places, and use their spare time to teach those adults how to read. Zhao Shouhong also paid a small amount of remuneration for this.After Zhao Shouhong's multi-faceted propaganda, the people under his rule experienced an upsurge of learning. Huang Yanpei struck while the iron was hot, and he started a literacy newspaper relying on Zhongchuan University.There are notes and pinyin between the lines in these newspapers, which can help those adults who have just learned pinyin to read newspapers.

In order to be more attractive, the words on the literacy newspapers all have specific content. They began to use the literacy newspapers as a front to introduce the outside world to the people, the industrial revolution in the western continent, the convenient railway lines, and even the agricultural school. With the help, a special agronomy knowledge column was established to teach various advanced agricultural knowledge and guide everyone to grow crops better.

Chapter 138

When the young people in the village became more and more educated and had a better understanding of farming, looking at the wheat seedlings that were stronger than before, Zhao Shouhong's Dahualan concept began to take root in the hearts of the people. The rate is rising steadily, and people are rushing to send their children to school.

Originally, he wanted to use Sichuan opera to promote the film, but he did not expect such an unexpected surprise, and Zhao Shouhong was naturally even happier.By connecting the two main cities with the wires from the hydropower station, he started planning to build a radio station and sell radios.Of course, the output of radios is still very low, and this matter has yet to be postponed, but the street lights that first appeared in major county towns have brightened the city, and this has also become a scene on Jianchang Road and Ankang Road.

Just when the vigorous study activities started under Zhao Shouhong's rule, a group of carts were walking on the difficult road to Sichuan.Most of these people are middle-aged people, but there are also many women and children. In addition to the women, children and the elderly in those carts, many of them are covered with canvas, making it impossible to find out.

In the front of the big car, an old man about 60 years old was sitting in the car with his eyes closed. His name was Chen Taochuan.

A middle-aged man came over and asked, "Master, it's getting late, let's go to the station and wait until tomorrow before we go on our way."

The old man opened his eyes and asked, "Ba Ting, how far are we from the capital of Shu?"

"There are still about [-] miles to go. When we arrive at Shudu and go west for a hundred miles, we will reach Yazhou." Chen Bating said, "It's just that the road is getting more and more difficult. Shall we send someone to tell us first, if that It would be best if people could send someone to pick them up."

Chen Taochuan shook his head and said, "No need, let's just walk slowly, we don't need to trouble others. They have already sent us such generous travel expenses, so we can't go too far."

"It's too much for me to say that they tricked us into such a remote place with so many machines." Chen Bating said a little angrily.

"Who's money can't be burned? Could someone take so much money out to make fun of us?" Chen Taochuan snorted, "Our cart is moving slowly. We will stop at the front first, and then we will go to Shudu tomorrow."

"Understood, master." Seeing that Chen Taochuan was a little angry, Chen Bating immediately bowed his head and obeyed.