Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 48 Waiting for the East Wind
Subtitle of this chapter: Sudden change in style: from politics to entertainment
Why are there so many real Beiyang fans and fake Beiyang fans on the Internet in later generations?
On the one hand, all kinds of 50 cents and Apple haters are fighting and making fun of Apple fans. Of course, the key is that the bottom line of the Chiang Kai-shek government is too low, not to mention compared with the later Red Dynasty, even compared with the Qing Dynasty and the Beiyang government, it pales in comparison.
On the other hand, the Beiyang government did have its merits, such as Xu Shuzheng's recovery of Outer Mongolia and Lenin's "Chinese Emperor", which was very encouraging.
To be fair, in the original timeline, the Xu Shichang government, which is now in power, put a lot of thought into the Washington Conference. And it was not just a little bit of thought, it can be said that they put in a lot of effort.
The Beiyang government sent a delegation of as many as 130 people, including all its elites, while there were only more than 40 people who went to the Paris Peace Conference two years ago.
The Chinese delegation to the Washington Conference included not only those directly appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also technical experts, special representatives, and representatives of various political parties sent by various ministries, including representatives of the Guangzhou government and the Kuomintang. Some members were supplemented from the United States. The number of technical experts alone exceeded that of the Chinese delegation to the Paris Peace Conference.
The Washington Conference delegation was full of talents, including former Foreign Minister Liang Ruhao, former Finance Minister Zhou Ziqi, Counselor of the State Council's Printing and Minting Bureau Wang Jiarui, Co-director of the Taxation Bureau Cai Tinggan, Lieutenant General Advisor of the Presidential Office Huang Fu, Vice President of the Law Revision Bureau Luo Wengan, and Advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yan Heling. This shows the importance the Beiyang government attached to the Washington Conference.
If our Master Yuan is still in the United States at the end of this year, then as an "economic expert" he must be a member of the delegation.
As he said, he felt that holding a big meeting was meaningless and it would be better for him to go to Southeast Asia and marry a young girl.
But Yuan Yanshu still tried his best and took the opportunity to trick the Japanese again.
"Brother Shaochuan, I can guarantee that by the end of this year, Britain and the United States will reach an agreement to hold an international conference to discuss the unfinished business of the Paris Peace Conference. They will also convene various countries to discuss the future arrangements of the Far East and the Pacific. It is even possible that an agreement on the disarmament of the navies of various countries will be reached at the conference."
Master Yuan said solemnly: "Now, the only thing to worry about is the reaction ."
Meng Xiancheng next to him also said to himself: "Yes, how could the Japanese be willing to give up their rights in Shandong?"
Yes, as he said, the Japanese were of course extremely resistant to the Washington Conference.
When the news of the Washington Conference reached Japan, the Japanese political and military circles reacted very strongly. They believed that this conference would conduct a general settlement of the Far East issues.
The Japanese knew that their continuous military expansion in the Far East during the Paris Peace Conference had caused public outrage and resentment. They knew the reason for being invited.
The Hara Takashi CabinetAlthough I think there is no need to "make a fuss", I have to admit that "the situation is serious."
In addition to the Shandong issue, Japan also has to face the issue of arms restriction. This is why people like Nomura Yoshisaburo and Yamamoto Isoroku have been jumping around and unable to sit still these days.
Gu Weijun hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and said, "I think Hongjian must have taught me."
Yuan Yan smiled and said, "Brother Shaochuan, you are too polite. I don't have any solution, but I can only say one word!"
"What word?"
"wait!"
The two people next to him asked in unison: "Wait? Waiting for what?"
Naturally, we have to wait for the release of "Famine Orphan" written by Master Yuan himself.
Yuan Yanshu told the Japanese that the purpose of making this film was to disrupt the US plan to pressure Britain to dissolve the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, but this was not the case.
He hopes to use this film to help America extract more benefits from the troublemakers and make Japan feel more pressure.
Our Master Yuan patted his small chest with no pectoral muscles and said confidently: "I can make another promise. In half a year at the shortest and no more than nine months, America will definitely be completely transformed!"
"So please, Brother Shaochuan, please be patient. Please, all the other officials, please be patient and don't worry about the Japanese not wanting to negotiate with us."
"When the time comes... I'm afraid it won't be us who will be anxious, but the Japanese."
Upon hearing this, Gu Weijun asked anxiously, "Hongjian, what do you mean by this?"
“Swish.”
Yuan Yan suddenly opened her briefcase, took out a copy of Le Monde and said, "Please take a look..."
Gu Meng and the others took a closer look and found that this was the entertainment edition of Le Monde.
The headline above reads "The film master with an old debt is on the road again. Is this new film with a budget of three million a last ditch effort or just a pipe dream?"
"Our newspaper reports: According to well-informed sources, Mr. David Griffith, who is known as the No. 1 man in Hollywood, recently came to New York. He seems to have come out of the failure of his last film, "New England Road", and is actively running around to raise funds for his next new film."
"Since 'Insurgency', this film master has fallen into a career slump, and his recent films have been box office toxic. This has made his financial situation even worse. According to incomplete statistics, he has at least a huge debt of nearly one million US dollars. Even the properties under his name have all been frozen by the bankruptcy court."
"And the budget for this new film is as high as three million US dollars! Three million US dollars, an unimaginable and unbelievable number. According to what we know, this film seems to be related to the Irish famine, and the script should be written by Neo Yuan, a famous local New York writer."
"Although we all know that Mr. Yuan's previous script, "Twelve Men," was the first commercial sound film. It received a lot of positive reviews after its release in the past few days. But can a Chinese like him write a script for a blockbuster movie with a budget of three million? Let's wait and see ."
There was also a big news item on the entertainment page of Le Monde: "Auditions? An unprecedented casting method! "
"Our newspaper reports: Mr. David Griffith's new film will adopt a groundbreaking casting method, that is, open auditions. According to relevant sources, there will be five female main roles, dozens of female supporting roles and thousands of female extras in this film. All these actors will be accepted from the public."
"As long as you are a white woman under the age of 25, you can register by writing a letter and attaching a photo. Of course, it is best if you have Irish features. For details, see the advertisement on the back page!"
“Crash!”
They turned the newspaper over and saw a full-page advertisement. A short sentence in bold and large size took up two-thirds of the space. It was...
Paddy, Have You Forgotten?
