The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of energy in the foggy city. Chapter 340 Premiere (Part 4)
Subtitle of this chapter: I am an artist!
"Your Highness, a wise man like you must have figured it out, right? In this incident, both your country and you are victims."
Our Master Yuan said enthusiastically, "If everything goes well, you can just think of it as drinking a little too much... or as a trip to Ireland."
At this point, he said with a hint of regret: "It was also reported in the newspaper that a brave warrior of the Empire of Japan did die. I personally feel very sorry for this..."
Although the "Hibiscus Corps" used reduced-load rubber bullets, these bullets could still cause pneumothorax, fractures, and internal bleeding when shot at close range. In the end, several unlucky British cops and one unlucky Japanese died in the hospital.
After all, it is 1921.
"But..." Yuan Yan suddenly pointed at the Prince of Wales in front of her and said, "After all, isn't this the British's fault? The whole world will only laugh at the British Empire, which can't even protect its own Crown Prince and a distinguished guest like you, instead of the Great Japanese Empire, which was implicated."
"Since your country is likely to be humiliated by the British in the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, then isn't my doing this just a way to vent your anger in advance?"
"Arnold..."
After all, His Royal Highness Prince Di Gong is only 20 years old now. He traveled across the ocean to Britain for the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and was finally "humiliated" by the British. It is really infuriating to think about it.
However, he had not been completely fooled by Yuan Yanshu, and asked, "What about you, Yuan Qing? What are your benefits?"
"My benefits..." Master Yuan rubbed his fingers and said with a smile: "First of all, money."
"What? You're doing this for money!"
"Your Highness, I have to say that you come from such a privileged background that you don't know the value of money."
“Money is not everything, but without money, nothing can be done.”
Yuan Yanshu patiently explained, "Your Highness, let me do the math for you. This incident only cost me $50,000, but I got $500,000 from the Irish. That's a tenfold profit!"
"Hmm..." Hirohito didn't know what to say.
Our Master Yuan saw Prince Digong standing there and immediately slapped his forehead and said, "Since we are talking about money, I certainly can't treat you unfairly. How about giving you some?"
"What?"
Yuan Yanshu said very straightforwardly, "Your Highness, don't be embarrassed. How about I give you fifty thousand dollars? It's a deal!"
This is called sharing the spoils.
Hirohito did not refuse, but asked with a smile: "Yuan Qing, are you just doing this for money?"
Our Master Yuan danced with joy and said, "Your Highness, of course not. I also used this incident to give my movie a big advertisement. Now the whole world knows about 'Orphan of Famine'!"
Prince Digong couldn't help but whispered, "Isn't this also for money?"
"No, no, no, how can this be for money?" Yuan Yanshu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Your Highness, this is for ART!"
"I am an artist."
“I’m an artist who loves to create dramatic conflict.”
“I’m an artist who enjoys letting people see the drama I create.”
He grew increasingly excited as he spoke, and finally, looking towards Prince Digong, he proudly asked, "Your Highness, isn't this dramatic incident a work of art?"
"My novel, my film, and this incident will surely go down in history. Who knows, maybe this incident will end up being the most famous."
“Although I cannot sign my name on this work, an artist cares not about his or her reputation but about his or her work!”
Seeing the energetic yet nervous Master Yuan, Hirohito remembered that someone seemed to have told him that this Chinese man was a...
He couldn't help but blurt out: "This is indeed a strange one!"
Yuan Yan was stunned when she heard this, then burst into laughter and said, "Hahaha, thank you, Your Highness. Although it is midsummer, it's a pity that I don't have a coat on."
"Hahaha..." Hearing him say that, Hirohito couldn't help laughing.
It turned out that they were talking about a story from Japanese history.
Uesugi Kagekatsu, the nephew and adopted son of Kenshin Uesugi, the "Dragon of Echigo," and the first lord of the Yonezawa Domain of the Uesugi clan, once met with Maeda Keiji. It was summer, but Maeda Keiji was wearing thick clothes. So, Uesugi Kagekatsu said this.
Speaking of which, these Japanese people are really short-sighted. They make a fuss about wearing thick clothes in summer. No wonder Japanese girls don’t like to wear clothes.
"Your Highness, speaking of film art..." A curious person can't just be curious all the time, he has to get down to business. "Do you want to make a movie or something?"
"Movie?"
"Yeah, making a movie."
Our Master Yuan has always wanted to extend his claws to the Japanese people, and now he finally has a chance.
The question now is whether it is better to shoot "Rashomon" or "Ran", or you know, the young ladies who don't wear clothes... This seems too ahead of the times.
This is the tragedy of time travelers. They clearly know the correct direction of historical development, but their hands and feet are bound by the limitations of the times.
Unfortunately, His Royal Highness Prince Digong has not yet experienced the charm of modern film art, so he hesitated and said, "Arnold..."
"Dr. Yuan!"
"Mr. Kennedy!"
At this moment, Mr. Valera, the interim president of Ireland, ran over hurriedly and shouted, "The British are contacting us!"
It would be useless if the British didn't contact them.
It turned out that just as the Imperial Conference was about to end, Hirohito's "uncle" Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni came to Buckingham Palace.
Because of inbreeding, the relationships within the Japanese royal family are quite complicated.
In fact, Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni's father, Prince Kuni Asahiko, was the brother of Emperor Meiji, and he was Hirohito's cousin.
However, he married the daughter of Emperor Meiji, and now he became Hirohito's uncle.
At the same time, he is also the uncle of Hirohito's wife, Princess Hisamiya Yoshiko.
Later, his son married Hirohito's eldest daughter.
Therefore, it is really difficult to describe their relationship. I can only use the word "uncle" to describe it.
This man was also quite famous in the history of World War II. His "uncle" Prince Kan'in Yasuhito and his three elder brothers, Prince Kunihiko, Prince Morimasa, and Prince Asaka Naruhiko, were listed as the five great generals of the imperial family. He was also the first prime minister after Japan's surrender.
It was he who accompanied Prince Digong to Europe, and later introduced Ningji Okamura to Hirohito..
Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni was in France a few days ago. After hearing the news, he naturally rushed to London immediately and directly requested an audience with King George V.
Of course, he went to the King of England to ask for his cousin, nephew, nephew-in-law and future father-in-law.
George V also felt embarrassed and had to come forward again to urge the Lloyd Cabinet.
Now, even if the British Prime Minister and other cabinet members wanted to delay, they could no longer do so, so they had to send a telegram directly to the Irish Provisional Government, promising to agree to all the conditions.
In other words, "Orphan of Famine" will be released soon!!!
