Chapter subtitled: The Most Powerful Movie in History

"TELVE PEOPLE, THE WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIAL SOUND FILM, WAS SHOT AT THE END OF 1920 AND TOOK JUST ONE AND A HALF WEEKS TO SHOOT THE ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR FEATURE. Part of the credit for the quick and smooth filming of "Twelve" should be attributed to the film's cinematographer, Mr. Victor Fleming. It took him just five days to get his hands on the new technology without knowing anything about sound film equipment. Later, he also became a famous director. ”

"The director of this film is the famous Hollywood actress Lillian Gish. With this film, she became the second female director in history to ...... in the true sense of the word" (translator's note1)

Translator's Note 1: The world's first female director was Alice Guy (1873-1968). Throughout her film career, she has participated in the production of more than 1,000 films. Originally based in France, Alice played a key role in the development of feature filmmaking. After marrying in 1905, she shifted her career to the United States, where she founded Sox Films. Before Hollywood, it was the largest film production company in the United States. Of course, most of her works are short films and silent films. His main works include "The Last Supper", "The Burlesque", "The Lost Garden" and so on.

Of course, in addition to the title of the world's first commercial sound film, there is another thing that "Twelve" has not been surpassed, and that is its gorgeous cast of screenwriters. More than 100 years have passed since the birth of cinema, and no film has ever had so many literary celebrities involved in its creation. The film was also the beginning of the genre of cinematic aesthetics called "intellectual cinema" or "writer's cinema......"

——Excerpt from "A Brief History of World Cinema"

"Ladies and gentlemen. Right here, at this moment, let's be screenwriters together! ”

As soon as our Master Yuan said this, everyone present was silent, thinking about what he meant by this, how could this movie screenwriter still "be together"?

It's true that the 1920 film is not on the stage yet, but it is still quite popular as a novelty. Yuan Yanqi's conception of "not the best, but the most expensive." THE PROTOTYPE OF HIGH-END MOVIE THEATERS HAS ALREADY APPEARED IN MAJOR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THESE "EMA PALACES" ARE AIMED AT PEOPLE FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS AND ABOVE.

Even if Yuan Yanqian didn't tinker with high-end movie theaters, this thing would have become popular in the mid-to-late twenties, becoming one of the hallmarks of the "Jazz Age". And the taste of the American people is quite similar to the Seris a hundred years later, these movie palaces are all gorgeous, so that when children go for the first time, they will ask their parents, is this paradise?

When Master Yuan saw everyone looking at each other, he knew that they hadn't kept up with their own ideas, so they still had to demonstrate it in person.

He pressed the female star to a chair and said to the crowd: "Ladies, gentlemen. This is our defendant, Mrs. Temple. ”

Master Yuan turned his head to Miss Ji Xu and whispered, "Lilian, now you have become a defendant in murder. Do you understand? ”

This female star, who is definitely not stupid, finally understood what her lover meant, and her whole temperament immediately changed, from a bright star to a pitiful weak woman, she showed a worried look on her face, and her body posture also looked so weak, like a frightened poor little animal looking at everyone present.

"Well, the trial is over. Now it's time for the jury to discuss the case. ”

Under the command of Yuan Yanqi, everyone vacated an open space in the center of the venue, and the waiters set up 12 chairs.

He looked around at the crowd and suddenly raised his hand and pointed at one of them and said, "Juror No. 1...... That's you! ”

Mr. Theodore Dreiser was also taken aback. But before he and everyone could react, Master Yuan walked up to him and asked very seriously, "Juror No. 1, what is your profession?" ”

"I am ......" is one of the three great American writers of the twentieth century, and Mr. Dresser is not slow to react, he has already grasped the meaning of this Chinese, and has begun to seriously consider the issue.

He touched his chin and pondered, "I'm ...... Well, I'm the hotel maître d'I'm the hotel maître ”

"Except for the hotel maître d'n'am?" Yuan Yanqian saw that the other party received the "Lingzi" like this, and immediately followed the temptation.

Mr. Dresser began to construct his character: "Well, I should have a wife and three children, but the family relationship is not very harmonious......

Our Master Yuan said, "So you're cheating on the waitresses like all the hotel foremen!" ”

"Hahaha......" Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.

"Hehehe......" The great writer also laughed, but he nodded and said, "That's right, I have a personal affair with a waitress like all hotel foremen." ”

Yuan Yanqian pointed to the poor Miss Ji Xu and asked, "Then do you think our defendant is guilty?" ”

"It's hard to say, but ......," said Mr. Dresser, looking at the great star with excellent acting skills, and muttered again, "but women are crazy and can do anything......"

Our Master Yuan said again: "Is it like how your wife behaved when she found out about your affair?" ”

The great writer nodded, "That's right, it's like my wife wants to kill me when she finds out about my affair." ”

Yuan Yanqian said to everyone: "Now we have Juror No. 1, a hotel foreman who has an affair with a hostess. ”

"Hahaha......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Having said this, even the stupidest people understood what this Chinese meant, and they laughed and applauded, watching expectantly as he chose a second juror.

"Juror No. 2...... Mr. Brown is you. ”

"Me?!" The president of New York University Press didn't leave for the time being because of this episode, but he was caught by Yuan Yanqian as a "strong man".

"That's right, a man with a harmonious family, high morals, but a bit old-fashioned...... Well, Head of Middle School. Mr. Brown, what do you think? ”

"What ...... this?"

In fact, our Master Yuan wanted to take this opportunity to have a relationship with this big guy, so he gave a pretty good character. Without waiting for Mr. Brown to refuse, he asked directly, "Juror No. 2, do you think our defendant is guilty?" ”

Mr. President, who soon entered the play, frowned and thought for a while, "It should be guilty." This woman lied in addition to cheating, and the suspicion is indeed very big. ”

“VERY GOOD！ Mr. Brown, please sit here with Mr. Dresser. ”

Yuan Yanqian looked around at everyone: "Okay, we now have two jurors, a hotel foreman and a middle school principal. ”

"Is anyone volunteering to sign up next?"