The heat is not yet fully up. The temperature is also not high. People are also very rare, "the mood is naturally good."

Sitting in that pavilion in the courtyard of the courtyard. Yang Wangpeng hummed a little song while fiddling with the German-made camera on Shi Zhuo, oiling the bearings of the camera.

Since the start of the Sino-Japanese war, the National Assembly has been adjourned, and as a member of the National Assembly and a senior senator, Yang Wangpeng has been idle for a while, and today is a Sunday. With nothing to do, he simply took out the camera and sorted it out, and now his biggest hobby is to walk around with the camera and shoot everywhere. He is going to start a film company, which can also be seen as a practice.

This courtyard house in Qingfeng Hutong was rented by Yang Wangpeng, and in the past, this was also the place where he took in the down-and-out members of the Endeavor Society, and there were no less than 50 people living here when he was the most concubine, and they were disturbed every day. It can be said to be lively, or it can be said to be noisy. Everyone's accommodation expenses are basically paid by Yang Wangpeng, and because of this, everyone jokingly calls himself Yang Wangpeng's "doorman" After he is usually full of wine and food, everyone is gathered around this pavilion, chatting about the world, pointing out the country, if the wine is drunk, it will also say something that refers to Sang scolding Feng and cynical words.

But now, this courtyard has been much cleaner, since Yang Wangpeng and Zhao Bei reached a reconciliation two years ago, relying on Yang Wangpeng's help, many of the original Endeavor Club members have found jobs that make them feel more satisfied, some people went to government departments, made small staff, some went to the military academy for further study, and then were assigned to the army, it can be said that most people have embarked on the road of self-reliance, Yang Wangpeng's "doormen" are also scattered everywhere, Only Yang Wangpeng and his family still live in this courtyard.

As soon as the "doormen" left, Yang Wangpeng was somewhat idle and bored, and now he is obsessed with photography. It may not be that there is no intention of recreation to relieve boredom, and after being idle for a long time, Yang Wangpeng finally started to start an industry, but he is a talented party man who is really not a material for doing business and trading, and he has lost some money in the tea and cotton business in the first two years, until a few days ago. After being reminded by the president, Yang Wangpeng decided to devote himself to a career in film production to see if he could find a sense of accomplishment in it.

Today is very leisurely, Yang Wangpeng plans to carry the camera out for a walk, to see the folk customs in the suburbs of Beijing, if there is nothing else to do recently. He even planned to go to the Mongolian steppe to collect wind and use the camera to record the social landscape of this era.

When the camera was being overhauled, the hidden courtyard door was pushed open from the outside with a "creak". A foreigner in a suit walked in, carrying a tripod-mounted camera on his shoulder.

This foreigner is none other than Mr. von Dinkmann, the former captain of the guard of the German Legation in China and a major in infantry. Visit Yang Wangpeng's residence today. It was I made an appointment with him in advance and prepared to go to the suburbs of Beijing to shoot folk customs together.

"Hey! Mr. Yang Wang, I'm not late, am I? For today's outing, I specially borrowed a car from the legation, we can drive around with a sparkling meal, and you can also have a car addiction. ”

Dinkman walked to the gazebo with a smile, set the camera outside the gazebo, then walked into the gazebo, sat down on the stone bench opposite Yang Wangpeng, and then picked up a camera part from the stone table in front of him, and fiddled with it very casually.

Two years ago. In Qingdao, the Chinese army and the German visiting fleet held joint military exercises, after that, relations between the two countries quickly warmed up to the extreme, and then, the German government put forward a military alliance proposal to the Chinese side through special channels, and received a positive response from Chinese President Zhao Bei, but when submitted to the National Assembly for deliberation, many pro-British parliamentarians in the Chinese National Assembly opposed the military alliance treaty with Germany, and only a few parliamentarians supported the Sino-German alliance initiative, including Yang Wangpeng. He even delivered a famous pro-German speech in the National Assembly, vigorously advocating Sino-German friendship. Although in the end, the Sino-German alliance proposal was "shelved indefinitely" by the Chinese Congress, but Yang Wangpeng left a deep impression on the German side because of this pro-German speech, and it is precisely because of this that Dinkman deliberately approached Yang Wangpeng and eventually became a good friend who talked about everything.

Of course, the German government and Dinkman did not know that the person who really planned this Sino-German alliance turmoil was actually the Chinese president, whether it was the pro-British or pro-German faction in the parliament, in fact, he was a puppet pushed by the president to the forefront. Of course, Yang Wangpeng also played this role, and even the speech of his pro-German speech was prepared by the president, which reflected only one aspect of the president's foreign policy, and did not represent Yang Wangpeng's true view.

Of course, Yang Wangpeng knew why Dinkman was close to him, and the president reminded him of this. His old subordinates also reminded him that although the German politician and adventurer had a clear purpose, this did not prevent Yang Wangpeng from becoming friends with Dinkman, both of whom loved photography, and their common interests seemed to bring the two closer together more than political purposes.

The two have been dating for almost two years. At the same time, under the guidance of Yang Wangpeng, Dinkman's soft-shelled Chinese finally became more and more slippery, and the original Tianjin flavor gradually disappeared and was replaced by a Hunan flavor.

"Mr. Dinkman, it's not too late for you to come, we have made an appointment to leave at eight o'clock, but now, it's just half past seven, and we even have time to have a cup of tea and talk about it

Yang Wangpeng was not polite, he turned back into the house, proposed a pot of herbal tea, and shared it with the Germans.

After drinking half a cup of herbal tea, Dinkman said happily: "Actually, I prefer to talk about the current war between your country and Japan, as far as I know, until I abandon it, in this local war. The performance of your military is remarkable, and it is truly admirable.

Yang Wangpeng smiled faintly, shook his head, and said, "I'm staying in the rear, where do I know what is going on on the front line?" You don't have to beat around the bush to ask me. I don't know more than you do. I heard that in this war against Japan, there are reporters in the Wehrmacht who are accompanying the army to shoot movies on the spot, maybe you will be able to see it in a while, Mr. Dinkman, you don't have to be anxious, when the time comes. I'll definitely find a way to get you a copy of the movie. ”

"Thank you, thank you

Dinkman also understood that he couldn't ask anything from the other party's mouth, so he didn't follow up any further, and began to help Yang Wangpeng assemble the camera and express his opinion on the current tensions in Europe.

Before the camera was assembled, I heard someone shouting outside the courtyard gate.

"Extra! Shrugged! Guy Ping Victory! Gai Ping's victory".

Listening to the voice, Yang Wangpeng knew that Di had just come over.

Thanks to Yang Wangpeng's help, Deng Wang left the foreign bank and got a job in the city government, although he was not a big official, but he mixed well, and now he is no longer as strange as in the past, and from time to time he comes to get together with Yang Wangpeng.

Deng Wang stepped into the courtyard gate, looked over the gazebo, and found that Dinkman was also here, so he ran over a few steps and slapped a newly published newspaper on the stone table in the gazebo.

"Look! Mr. Major, I made a bet with you a long time ago that the Japanese army was nothing more than a rabble, and it would take a few days at most to defeat it. How is it? ”

Yang Wangpeng and Dinkman looked at the newspaper, and saw that the headline on the front page was very eye-catching: "Gaiping Victory!" 》。

"Gai Ping has grams? When did you take it?

Yang Wangpeng hurriedly grabbed the newspaper and glanced at it hurriedly.

"Yesterday afternoon, the Japanese army was completely annihilated, and the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Tachibana Koichiro, who was in command, was killed, and thousands of Japanese soldiers were captured, and they have now been taken to the Shenyang prisoner of war camp, where they are being held together with the enemy captured by Xiuyan. Hehe, this time we Chinese have come out of the evil breath and told foreigners to take a good look, Japan is the "sick man of East Asia." Past. We Chinese have not awakened, now we have awakened, awakened under the leadership of Zhao Zhenhua, to be honest, until now, I really admire Zhao Zhenhua. ”

Di Wang sat down on the stone bench and lifted the teapot. He poured a cup of herbal tea, drank half a cup in one go, then wiped his mouth, looked at Dinkman, who was sitting on the side, and stretched out his hand.

"Mr. Major, I hope you remember the bet you made when we made the bet."

"Of course, I remember, of course, as a military man. Of course, keep your word. ”

Dinkman shrugged his shoulders, then pulled a watch out of his pocket and slipped it into his hand

Village.

"Haha! Fighting in the front, I, who stayed in the rear, could actually reap the benefits. ”

Di Wang grinned, and the net moved the watch to his ear to listen to the "ticking" sound in the watch cover, and heard someone shouting at the courtyard gate.

"Brother Zilun, can I come in?"

Nawang felt that this voice was familiar, and turned his head to see that there was a person standing outside the gate of the courtyard, it was Xiong Chengji, deputy minister of the Ministry of Heavy Industry, wearing a republican suit and a Western-style cool hat on his head.

"Ajimo? What wind is blowing you over? Come in, come in! ”

Yang Wangpeng saw that it was Xiong Chengji, and hurriedly greeted him, and Dinkman also got up and walked out of the pavilion. Only then sat still.

Xiong Chengji followed Yang Wangpeng, who greeted the door, into this courtyard and took off the Western-style cool hat on his head. He also sat down in the gazebo, and put the cool hat on the stone table.

"Brother Zilun, you have a good time this day, Xiong Chengji pointed to the camera on the stone table and said with a smile.

Yang Wangpeng shook his head and said, "Where." Where. It's not as fulfilling as Brother Weigen, you are a government official, and you are busy with government affairs all day long, unlike me, who has nothing to do all day long, and can only pass the time with pastime. ”

Xiong Chengji smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, I, the deputy minister, am also an idle position, and it is the president who really presides over industrial construction, as well as that group of technical experts, heavy industry construction, and I, an industrial layman, really can't get involved." At present, I am mainly busy with the party affairs of the United Front and assisting Mr. Taiyan in reorganizing the United Front. ”

"Oh. Ajine came to me today, is it for the United Front? Let's be honest, though. I'm a non-partisan person now, and it's really hard for me to dictate the affairs of the United Front. ”

Yang Wangpeng gave in first, after all, he has led the Qunzhi Society and the Endeavor Association, and he has some experience in party affairs, and in the past, Xiong Chengji also asked him for advice on this issue, if it was placed two years ago, Yang Wangpeng would probably not pay attention to it. But since reaching a reconciliation with Zhao Bei, Yang Wangpeng has no longer regarded the United Front as an enemy, but Deng Wang still has some opinions, and he doesn't care much about Xiong Chengji.

But Yang Wangpeng guessed wrong, Xiong Chengji came to him now, but not for the party affairs of the United Front, but for other things.