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At night, the Lyceum Theatre on Myersiae Road in the Public Concession is brightly lit.

Lyceum Theatre has always been a meeting place for consuls and celebrities from all over the world in Shanghai, with concerts, songs, dances, and movies all year round. Although it is an eventful autumn, it still can't stop the interest of Shanghai people who are accustomed to seeing the changes and have fun.

What's more, the person invited to Shanghai today is the chief of the "Four Little Famous Dans", known as Li Shifang and Boss Li of Xiaomei Lanfang. This Li Shifang was originally very famous, singing, reading, and doing well, Tsing Yi, Hua Dan, swords and horses, proficient in everything. Since receiving Mr. Mei's personal guidance and picking a team to set up the "Chengfang Society", his reputation has been greatly enhanced.

A large number of theater fans flocked to the Lyceum Theater just to catch a glimpse of Li Shifang's demeanor. There are also countless playboys and celebrities who join in the fun, taking this place as an important social occasion, with fragrant clothes and temples, and jewelry. There are also countless flower baskets, and the scene is very lively.

Different from the noisy laughter and crowding in other places, the VIP box on the west side of the second floor stood several big men in black clothes and black hats, all of whom were not smiling and were waiting for the battle. And the one who sat alone in the box and kept a certain distance from everyone was Ji Yunqing, the boss of the Green Gang.

Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Huang Jinrong, who is also a Shanghai tycoon, has not been closed, Du Yuesheng has fled to Hong Kong, and Ji Yunqing has become a de facto Shanghai Youth Gang boss. After the establishment of Wang Jingwei's government, Ji Yunqing, at the invitation of student Li Shiqun, became a veritable social backer of the new government's secret service headquarters, and the green gang, which accommodated local ruffians, hooligans, and third-rate sects, turned into the eyeliner and thugs of the secret service headquarters. Ji Yunqing was happy to get a large number of silver dollars into his account, regardless of whether the money came from the Japanese.

The 71-year-old is short, lean, with a wrinkled face and a blurred brow. If it weren't for the turquoise jade wrench in your hand and the iconic Chihai Liuliu English pipe and the bodyguards on the inside and out, you'd be confused with any Shanghai Abo.

Manager Xu, who hurried to the theater, flattered: "You haven't been here for a few days. When there is a big drama back, I look forward to you coming to the show. ”

Ji Yunqing sighed: "I am a person who loves drama, but there is no way, this world is not peaceful, if you can't go out, you have to don't go out!" You see, when I come out this time, I always stir people upside down. I was really greedy, so I invited someone to my house to sing a few folds. "Ji Yunqing is cautious by nature. He knew that what he was doing was murder and arson, and blackmail, kidnapping, and drug trafficking were commonplace for him, so he had enemies all over the place. For safety, he spends most of his time hiding at home and rarely appears in public. Today, this is an exception.

He was born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he spoke with some Wuxi native accents, but his voice was loud: "Manager Xu still has the ability to invite the descendants of Boss Mei." I have heard that this Li Shifang is the chairman of Tong Ling, and his tone and figure are not inferior to Boss Mei himself. ”

Manager Xu smiled all over his face: "The little man was born in Beiping, grew up in Beiping, and still has some connections over there." Otherwise, who would be willing to come all the way to our theater to support the scene. ”

was talking and laughing, the big three on the stage rang out, and all the actors appeared on the stage. Ji Yunqing's attention was immediately attracted to the past. He waved his hand, and Manager Xu nodded hurriedly and withdrew from the box.

Today, Chengfang Club performed a new row of "Golden Palace Pretending to Be Crazy". tells the story of Qin II who saw Zhao Gao's daughter Yanrong and was beautiful, and had a covetous heart, and Zhao Yanrong pretended to be crazy to resist rape. Li Shifang is dressed as the gorgeous and delicate Zhao Yanrong. Generally speaking, "crazy play" is the most test of acting skills, especially pretending to be "crazy". And Li Shifang is obviously a middle and high master, laughing and scolding, and his voice is good. I only heard him read slowly: "The cuckoo is crying head-on, and the blood and tears are sorrowful...... which is soft and pleasant, and it is tactful. And the singing skills are even better, word by word, frustrated and suppressed, the aftersound is lingering, and the skills are amazing.

The climax of the plot is repeated, Li Shifang sang and cried wind and rain on the stage, dancing the world and the world, and the audience was thunderous and cheering. People are so immersed in the performance that they don't know where they are.

"Your child has read the true biography of the daughters, how can you be the unruly woman who will be stinking for 10,000 years."

"I open my eyes here and it's dark, my God, and many resentful ghosts are standing at the door. Fight ghosts! ”

"I am going to try to cut this group of madmen in front of the horses!"

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound like popping beans in the noisy gongs and drums and loud voices, and then there was a "bang" and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. Screams followed. Some people didn't reflect it, looking around blankly, while others had already begun to hug their heads and run around. Almost at the same time, someone on the second floor was firing back, bullets flying everywhere with sparks. The crowd of people scattered and fled, embarrassed, crying and swearing.

The originally crowded hall was empty in just a few minutes, leaving only broken porcelain pieces and hand towels all over the floor, tables and chairs that were brought down, shoes that had been stepped on by someone, and coats and leather bags that had been thrown away in a panic.

In the box on the second floor, Ji Yunqing's body lay on the ground, covered in blood. Two of his bodyguards were also injured in the assassination just now, grinning and covering their wounds, sitting on the side with their heads down. Several bodyguards followed the killer, even though they knew that the chances of catching the attacker were slim to none. But if they don't make such a gesture, it will be even more difficult for them to exonerate their guilt.

In the silent theater, there was a sudden "squeak", and the bodyguards of frightened birds jumped up as if they were reflexive. But on the stage, a pianist came back to pick up the erhu he had just discarded, and accidentally made a noise. Seeing the menacing gaze of the bodyguards, the pianist cautiously nodded and apologized before retreating, and quickly disappeared backstage. The silence of the theater was as dead as the grave just now.

Lanxin Theater has become the burial place of Ji Yunqing, the boss of the Shanghai Youth Gang! No matter how powerful and careful a person is, he cannot escape the crushing of the wheel of fate. In China, which is plagued by internal and external troubles and many disasters, no one can hide from it, and no one can stay out of it. In the dark, there is a pair of hands that turn the clouds and rain, manipulating Shanghai in 1940, a stormy city in this turbulent era. The flower world, which was once bright and green, purple and drunk, sang a song of life and death, and the tragedy of ambition!

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