"Sunrise" is a sound film that shocked the American media, who were not interested in what the movie was talking about, and focused on sound.

The voice in the movie, though a little nasal, sounds incredibly clear.

After the show, the media reported on the incident and criticized Hollywood studios.

Even countries with such backward film technology have made sound films, and what American film companies are doing is too unenterprising and lacks the slightest spirit of innovation.

Fortunately, the sound film machine was made by an American company, which allowed the American media to save a little face.

In any case, the world's first sound film had Americans involved, and they were convinced that without American machines and the guidance of American sound engineers, the Chinese would never have been able to make a sound film.

Douglas Sheila instantly became the focus of attention, and was interviewed by many media outlets, asking him to talk about his impressions of China.

This young American is not a person who does one thing in front of him and one thing behind his back.

He has a very good impression of China, especially Shanghai, and has a very pleasant cooperation with practitioners in the Chinese film industry.

He also repeatedly mentioned Lin Zixuan, as well as the star film company under Lin Zixuan's leadership.

In Douglas's narrative, Star Pictures is the largest film company in China, and like Paramount in the United States, it is far ahead of other film companies in terms of company size and shooting technology.

As a result, the American media exclaimed that a large film company based in the Far East was on the rise, and American film companies should be careful.

This made Lin Zixuan and Star Film Company feel alive again in the United States.

The entertainment media in the United States is buzzing, but the American studios are not impressed, most studios are indifferent, and only a few medium-sized studios are willing to try.

After all, the investment in the shooting of sound movies is not small, and once the audience does not accept it, it will be lost.

Douglas Sheila stayed in China for half a year, and after returning to the United States, he suddenly became an expert in sound films from a young man, and many film companies paid him a lot of money.

This is probably something he didn't expect, and his dream of directing has come true.

So the opportunity of life is like this, he followed Lin Zixuan to Shanghai just to support his family.

Lin Zixuan is also happy for Douglas, this American guy has a good character, and he said bad things about China without returning to the United States, which is better than many Chinese.

He believes that sound films will develop, and "Sunrise" is just the beginning, and Chinese films will also enter the Western world.

In Lushan, Lin Zixuan wrote "The Catcher in the Rye" every night, and during the day, he took the manuscript and discussed the plot of the novel with Pearl Sai.

He originally came for a vacation, but it was boring to hang out every day, and he couldn't always be with Feng Chengcheng.

No matter how many topics are finished, you might as well leave a little private space for each other, there is a way that distance can produce beauty, of course, it can't be too far away, otherwise the distance is there, and the beauty is gone.

Feng Chengcheng understands this very well and feels that it is normal for writers to write manuscripts.

She was thinking about what Lin Zixuan said about opening a women's clothing store, women love beauty, and there are many fashion stores on Xiafei Road in the French Concession, and she often goes to buy clothes.

It's not bad to open your own clothing store, at least you don't have to stay at home every day and do nothing.

Moreover, the women's clothing store is full of women, and no one will gossip, which is indeed a good choice.

She studied tailoring when she was a girls' school, and she was able to try her hand at designing clothes on her own, not only selling finished products shipped from abroad, but also designing fashionable clothes herself.

There is also a problem here, in Shanghai, it is not the broad wives and ladies who are really fashionable, but the courtesans who wander around the upper class society of Shanghai.

In fact, when the term "courtesan" was first introduced to China, it was considered a compliment, and only those wealthy celebrities were qualified to become courtesans.

They are quite knowledgeable, sociable, and full of style, which is a beautiful scenery in Shanghai.

For example, Yin Mingzhu is a famous courtesan in Shanghai, which is sought after everywhere she goes, representing fashion and trends.

Lin Zixuan knows Yin Mingzhu, she just likes to play, but she is very clear when it comes to men and women, she is by no means the kind of casual woman, and she is very emotionally single-minded.

In later generations, a book called "Chunshen Old News" talked about Shanghai's "socialitarians" and wrote: "Shanghai socialites are famous for their communication, starting with Tang Ying and Lu Xiaoman. He was followed by Zhou Shuping and Chen Haoming. ”

Tang Ying was born in a wealthy family, with a slender figure, a sweet voice, avant-garde clothes, versatile, and good at Kunqu Opera.

She graduated from the Chinese and Western Girls' School run by the Shanghai Church, with excellent Chinese and English skills, and high artistic attainment.

Zhou Shuping is the daughter of Zhou Jinjue, a famous industrialist in Shanghai, and her family conditions are naturally needless to say, she is not only beautiful, but also a good translator.

Some of her translated short literary works in English have been published in high-quality magazines such as Zephyr.

Because of her family background and achievements in social literature, she became a social star in Shanghai's high society at that time.

Later, Zhou Shuping published many books, and was a female writer of the same generation as Lin Haiyin, the author of "Old Things in the South of the City".

Therefore, you can't look at the courtesans of Shanghai in the 20s with colored glasses.

They received a Western-style education in a girls' school, had a Western mindset, dared to rebel against an unhappy marriage, dared to pursue their own love, showed their beauty, and had an independent and open spirit.

Of course, there is another type of courtesan in Shanghai.

Like Chen Bailu in "Sunrise", some Grade A hotels in Shanghai such as "Dadong", "East Asia", "Great China" and so on have such female tenants.

Long-term rentals in the "International", "Kinmen" and Chinachem Residences are of a higher "grade".

Some of these women are red dancers in Shanghai's major dance halls.

Some of them are the red letter people in the past book and the long three, and after marrying well, they came out of the hall again to attract bees and butterflies.

There are also beautiful women who have left their families and lived outside to make "friends" and be supported.

These women live a generous life, with considerable pomp and circumstance, circling among all kinds of men, and the dignitaries and nobles of Shanghai Beach are their guests, which is quite beautiful in the eyes of outsiders.

Even such a courtesan will not be despised in Shanghai, but is quite sought after.

Of course, it is sought after by men, but not by women.

Feng Chengcheng is worried that she has a bad reputation for socializing with such a courtesan, although she has progressive ideas, she has not yet reached the point of treating everyone equally.

Lin Zixuan can see it, courtesans are actually stars of this era, they all eat by their posture, there is nothing wrong with it.