Xu Zhimo met with celebrities in Shanghai's cultural circles in this way, he is now a little famous in the poetry world, and after today, he will also be regarded as a figure in the literary world.

Lin Zixuan didn't deliberately praise Xu Zhimo, but others wouldn't think so.

In the future, others will divide Xu Zhimo into Lin Zixuan's circle, after all, he was recommended by Lin Zixuan.

Then it's free time, and in the middle of the hall you can dance, where the young people invite their favorite women to dance, and the older ones whisper or talk to each other.

There are countless social circles in the whole hall, some independent, some intertwined, and many of them are widely traveled, threading needles and introducing each other to each circle.

It's a stage of communication, it's just up to you to fit in.

For the celebrities living in the concession, they are quite accustomed to this kind of Western-style activities, which is also a helpless thing, and foreigners often hold such drinking parties.

There are a lot of sociable women on the scene, and this is also a stage that belongs to them.

Lin Zixuan was dancing with Miss Song Jiasan at this time.

Feng Chengcheng didn't come tonight, he didn't have a female companion, he was noticed by some women, how to say that he is also a talented man on the beach, his appearance is not particularly handsome, but he is also a little handsome, and he is the favorite object of many ladies.

This kind of ballroom dancing is not difficult, but Lin Zixuan dances a little stiffly, this is because of the object of the dance.

He didn't want to have any scandal with the third lady of the Song family, it was a matter of looking for death, it was said that the gentleman went to the Soviet Union to study and inspect on behalf of Sun Zhongshan, which shows that he has won Sun Zhongshan's trust.

"You've lived in the United States. This dance is terrible. Miss Song Jiasan sneered unceremoniously.

"It's because you're dancing so well that it seems like I'm dancing badly." Lin Zixuan said aggrievedly.

He actually wanted to say. Finish dancing early and live early, don't be noticed by reporters. There was a scandal.

Because of Song Ziwen's entrustment, Lin Zixuan would go to Song's house from time to time, and Feng Chengcheng had a good relationship with the third lady, so the two didn't need to be too polite when talking.

This third lady of the Song family has a lively temperament, with a bit of manly pride, and is the kind of character who dares to think and do.

Relatively speaking, because Lin Zixuan knew the direction of history, he was a little constrained and couldn't let go.

That's basically how the two of them get along.

Feng Chengcheng is not here today. Other women were eyeing Lin Zixuan, and Miss Song Jiasan, as Feng Chengcheng's best friend, was obliged to help Lin Zixuan break the siege and dance with him.

"Is the phone installed at home?" Lin Zixuan said without words.

"yes, it's clear." Miss Song Jiasan said excitedly, "Before I came, I called Cheng Cheng and said that I would help her keep an eye on you today, you can't mess around." ”

This is a joke, Lin Zixuan smiled and did not speak.

Within the Shanghai Concession. Telephones have begun to become popular, and the number of telephone companies is increasing day by day, and the telephone is operated by the British company Shanghai Huayang Hotline.

In 1922, the British Shanghai Huayang Hotline Company installed a total of 15,579 lines. Mainly based on the company's business phone.

At this time, the telephones could only communicate within the concession, and the telephones of Shanghai Huajie were not connected, because the telephone company of Huajie was under the jurisdiction of the Beiyang government.

Until February 1, 1926. Concession telephone users and Chinese telephone users have only begun to communicate with each other.

As for long-distance calls, don't even think about it.

By 1925. The telephone company used the telegraph pole road to hang the long-distance telephone line from Shanghai to Wuxi, thus opening a long-distance telephone line from Shanghai to Wuxi.

Lin Zixuan, who came from later generations, was more tired of writing letters. I installed a telephone at home and the company, and by the way, I also installed a phone at Song's house to facilitate contact with each other.

At this time, residential telephones were relatively scarce, and only wealthy businessmen could afford to use them.

Telephone bills are collected on an annual basis, with an annual cashier of 65 taels for business users and 45 taels for residential users.

The telephone company also stipulates that if it is used more than 300 times to less than 500 times per month, 100 taels, if it is used more than 700 times, an additional 5 cash dollars will be added each time.

Speaking of telephone, there is another interesting thing related to Hu Shi.

Although Pu Yi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, abdicated, he lived comfortably in the Forbidden City in Beiping.

At this time, Fu Yi was just 17 years old, married not long ago, busy learning to ride a bicycle and playing tennis, very interested in Western culture, and willing to touch new things.

On May 17, 1922, a telephone was installed in the palace.

Fu Yi thought it was funny, so he looked through the phone book and first made a phone call to Yang Xiaolou, a famous actor in Peking Opera, who used to perform in the palace and won Cixi's love.

Then, he called "Dongxinglou Restaurant" to order food, and without reporting his address, he said a place randomly.

After playing for a while, Fu Yi remembered Hu Shi, who was very famous in Beiping, it is said that this Dr. Hu was very knowledgeable and proficient in Chinese and Western cultures, and on a whim, he made a phone call to Hu Shi.

"Hey, Dr. Hu? I'm Xuantong, do you have time to come to the palace, let's talk. ”

Of course, this is only an approximate meaning.

Hu Shi was a little stunned when he received the call, he didn't think it was a joke, he had been figuring about it for a long time, but he still couldn't be sure, so he hurriedly asked Zhuang Shidun to confirm the matter.

Zhuang Shidun is Fu Yi's foreign teacher and has a lot of influence on Fu Yi.

After confirming it, Hu Shi attached great importance to this meeting, and asked Zhuang Shidun about the rules of the palace, and only after hearing that he didn't need to kneel three times and knock nine times, he put his mind at ease.

So, on May 30, 1922, Hu Shi, the standard-bearer of New Culture, walked into the Forbidden City and had an exchange with the deposed emperor Fu Yi for less than half an hour, mainly talking about literary issues.

This is how Hu Shi visited Fu Yi, and the reason was only because of the newly installed telephones in the palace.

This incident caused an uproar in society, and many scholars have studied the profound significance of it, and always feel that things will not be so simple, and there must be a conspiracy hidden in it.

According to Fu Yi's later memoir "The First Half of My Life", Fu Yi didn't pay attention to it when he called, and he didn't ask the eunuch to take care of the guards.

So Hu Shi walked to Shenwu Gate, and it took a lot of words to let him pass, and later the guards were suspicious and asked Fu Yi to ask Fu Yi, and then let him in.

But that's not how Hu Shi's diary was written.

"Today, because I made an appointment with Emperor Xuantong to see him, I didn't go to class. Before twelve o'clock he sent a eunuch to my house to fetch me. We got out of the car in front of the Shenwu Gate, and sat down at a guard inspector's office outside the door, and they called inside to say that someone had arrived. ”

Therefore, most of the words such as diaries and memoirs are not accurate, and the narrator always wants to embellish himself, thus ignoring the facts.

Lin Zixuan was quite curious about this matter, and once asked Hu Shi what happened.

Hu Shi said it roughly, and many details were not mentioned, only that he had a good conversation with Fu Yi, and he was an open-minded young man. (To be continued.) )