Luxun published this article in the supplement of "Morning News".

It is believed that if women do not want to fall into the situation of Chen Bailu and Nora, they must have money in their hands. Only economic independence can protect their own dignity and not be in a weak position.

So how can women maintain financial independence?

This requires liberating old ideas, advocating equality between men and women, and providing jobs for women to participate in social activities. Marriage cannot be regarded as the only profession of women.

This article is not much different from other articles that advocate women's liberation in this era and has not attracted much attention.

In 1879, "Doll House" premiered in Europe. Nora's "the sound of slamming the door when she ran away from home" alarmed the whole of Europe. However, decades have passed, women are still fighting for equal status with men.

Social inertia is not so easy to change, let alone in conservative China.

Chen Bailu's death embarrassed people in the upper class in Shanghai, so they were unwilling to go to the theater to watch "Sunrise", which was slapping them in the face.

In Peking, although some scholars believe that "Sunrise" is a masterpiece of realism and has profound connotations, that's all.

The failure of the performance of "Sunrise" made Hong Shen quite depressed. He realized that the situation in China was different from that in New York.

At present, Shanghai is the most open city in China. Shanghai audiences should also have an inclusive attitude and be able to accept fresh and profound things, but in fact, domestic audiences are still too conservative.

Lin Zixuan didn't sympathize with Hong Shen at all. Since "Sunrise" could not be performed, Hong Shen happened to come and make a movie for him.

He has two audio movie cameras that he can't put there and waste it.

While Douglas Sheila is still there, shoot two more audio films to give Chinese directors more experience.

Hong Shen was quite surprised. Don’t you know that no one watched "Sunrise"? You dare to make movies, aren’t you afraid of losing money?

To be honest, Lin Zixuan was a little worried, but the cost of filming "Sunrise" was not high, it was all indoor dramas, and the scenes were single, mainly depending on the actors' performance skills.

He invested 15,000 oceans in filming "The Great Trouble in Heaven", and "Tianmen Hero Huo Yuanjia" is 4,000 oceans. The cost of silent films is low, mainly to build a competition arena to consume funds.

"Sunrise" only costs two thousand oceans, which also includes Yin Mingzhu's salary of 800 yuan.

For such art films, making money is secondary, as long as you don’t lose money.

He believed that under the banner of audio films and Yin Mingzhu, "Sunrise" should be profitable, because Yin Mingzhu is a big star in Shanghai because of "Shanghai Holiday".

Hong Shen is a good person. Since you are not afraid of losing money, I will also sacrifice.

He did it as he said he could do it. He had already learned the script thoroughly when he was rehearsing "Sunrise", and he could be said to be familiar with it.

The preparations for the early stage of the movie are directly eliminated, and the rest is the set and finding actors.

The set is easy, it is just the hotel room. The heroine already has it, and other supporting characters can just pull people from the new stage troupe. The entire crew is formed very quickly.

This time, Lin Zixuan gave Hong Shen absolute rights and let him do whatever he wants.

He estimated that as long as the actors' performance is fine, the shooting can be completed in more than ten days. This efficiency is almost out of the universe.

In fact, he was too optimistic.

The problem arose during the first audition, but it was still an old problem. The performing method of the drama actors was problematic. It was awkward to act with Yin Mingzhu.

Yin Mingzhu is a natural performance, while the drama actors are too dramatic, and both their actions and expressions are too exaggerated.

Hong Shen realized that the performance methods of dramas and movies were not very similar, and reminded those drama actors to be more natural.

After several coordinations, the effect was better.

Logically speaking, it’s enough to make do with it, but Hong Shen is a perfectionist person. The drama "Sunrise" is no longer perfect. How can the movie version still have flaws? He can’t accept it!

He would rather not shoot than make do with it.

At this time, Lin Zixuan realized the difficulties of the new stage boss, and he couldn't afford to be hurt when he was serious about the perfectionist.

At this time, the boss will play a role in regulation.

Lin Zixuan learned about the situation, and the focus was on the actor who played the little thing and couldn't make a turn.

The little guy looks about fourteen or fifteen years old in the script. This actor is sixteen years old and is a member of the New Stage Drama Club.

Shanghai New Stage Opera Club was originally a Peking Opera team, and its boss Pan Yueqiao was called Major General of Liyuan.

Later, reforms were carried out and professional theater troupes were made, but the way to cultivate talents was still based on the same set of opera. It was not a big problem for acting in dramas, and there was a problem for acting in movies.

There is no way, so let’s change people, you can’t delay it so much.

Lin Zixuan called the age-appropriate female students in the celebrity acting school and asked Hong Shen to take the show.

The character Xiaotiao is still very important in "Sunrise" and is the key figure who caused Chen Bailu to wake up from her dream.

And there are several shocking scenes, especially the scene of hanging herself in the end. If it is not performed well, it may make the whole film lose its luster.

This is also the main reason why Hong Shen is serious.

Then, Lin Zixuan once again met the perfectionist's serious and responsible attitude towards work.

None of them satisfied with Hong Shen. Several Lin Zixuan thought they were good at acting, but they were still rejected by Hong Shen.

I hate perfectionists!

Zheng Zhengqiu was also very serious when choosing roles, but he knew how to adapt, as long as he was above the passing line, and Hong Shen had to reach 90 points, which was because Lin Zixuan's face reduced the requirements.

Too difficult to deal with!

As the boss, Lin Zixuan was quite troubled. At this time, he suddenly remembered someone who was already in his teens.

What he thought of was the famous actress Ruan Lingyu in the Republic of China period.

Ruan Lingyu is the acting player among the actresses in movies during this period. She joined the film industry at the age of 16 and filmed 29 films in just nine years.

In her short acting career, she has played the role of women from different walks of life.

Lin Zixuan watched a movie starring Zhang Manyu in later generations, which performed Ruan Lingyu's short and tragic life and was deeply impressed.

According to the movie, Ruan Lingyu's mother was working as a nanny at a businessman named Zhang, and the mother and daughter were living under someone else's roof.

It was at the Zhang family that Ruan Lingyu met Zhang Damin, the fourth young master of the Zhang family, who was ignorant and had a poor character.

Lin Zixuan didn't know Zhang Damin, but he knew Zhang Damin's brother, Zhang Huichong.

Zhang Huichong is Zhang Damin's elder brother and a person in the film circle. This year, he starred in the film "Lotus Fall" produced by the Commercial Press Activity Film Department, which is the earliest Chinese film released in the United States.
Chapter completed!