Daming 1805

In the residential area outside the paradise, except that there are not enough electronic equipment, the basic living facilities are not much different from those of later generations.

Air conditioners and refrigerators are already available, and there is no large LCD TV, but there are already movie equipment, which is equivalent to a projector.

After the relatively complete film equipment had just been invented, the officials of the Ming court first thought of education.

But after a little longer, someone soon thought of a method for entertainment.

It is a matter of course to record and play dramas.

The Royal Film Company has been established and has begun to record the most classic and popular dramas in Daming.

A large number of films and tapes were produced and began to be played in temporary or special venues.

The drama has been recorded and played many times. The actual cost of watching the movie is of course much lower than watching the movie directly, so that more people can experience it.

But the current films are all in black and white, and the actual experience is definitely not as good as watching a movie live.

In Zhu Jingyuan's paradise, of course, corresponding equipment was specially prepared.

In the residential area, there are small-scale equipment used in the interior of the house, and there are large-scale equipment in the entertainment area.

Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zhongliang moved, and they didn't need to come to tidy up after they came. The place and facilities were tidied up and waited for them to come.

On the night of the check-in, Zhu Zhongliang dragged Zhu Jingyuan to watch a recorded movie together.

The name of the opera is "South of Tianhai", and it tells the story of a group of Ming people who went to the Tiannan Continent to develop.

With the identities of Zhu Zhongliang and Zhu Jingyuan, of course they have the conditions to directly ask the troupe to perform live.

But the experience of watching recorded movies is different, and more importantly, the gap in efficiency is huge.

The trouble of organizing a troupe to perform is far more troublesome than preparing film equipment for direct screening.

Emperor Shizu seems to have no interest in opera at all, and may not be interested in dramas of later generations.

He doesn't seem to have any direct interference with Ming's opera performance.

However, what Emperor Shizu did had a huge impact on the entire world, and of course it also indirectly affected the opera industry.

It is mainly reflected in that the scope and themes of opera have increased, the style has also undergone obvious changes, and the content is more extroverted.

Industrial and commercial themes, modern war themes, maritime trade and colonial themes all appeared one after another.

After more than 100 years of development, national operas similar to Peking opera have also evolved.

Similar to Emperor Shizu, Zhu Jingyuan has no interest in opera and drama at all.

Except for the very few plays and dramas I watched when I was a student, I don't have any understanding of these things in my daily life.

Zhu Zhongliang was quite absorbed in watching, and even beat the beat of the rhythm.

Zhu Jingyuan looked drowsy.

When the opera changed, Zhu Zhongliang glanced at his grandson and subconsciously asked:

"If you are sleepy, go to sleep first, you don't have to suffer with me here..."

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head subconsciously:
"I wasn't sleepy at first, but the jingling and babbling on the stage was quite hypnotizing..."

Zhu Zhongliang subconsciously wanted to ask why, but when the words came to his lips, he realized something else:
"I heard from my grandfather that Emperor Shizu was not interested in opera at all, and he would feel sleepy as long as he listened to opera..."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously and said:

"It's understandable that Emperor Shizu's drama at that time must have been more boring than the current one..."

Zhu Zhongliang is excited:
"What is understandable? So why are you not interested in opera?"

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously said:

"The lyrics and rhythm are too slow, the costumes and makeup are too exaggerated, the scenes and props are too fake, and the scenes are too small to be exciting at all."

Zhu Zhongliang froze for a moment, then realized something again:
"So... you just haven't seen anything that interests you?
"The rhythm should be fast, the costumes should be as usual, the props should be made more realistic, the stage can be made bigger, and the plot should be more intense.

"There really isn't such a play, but you can ask someone to write it and let the troupe rehearse it."

Zhu Jingyuan shook his head subconsciously:
"It's not worth it, the stage is so big, in order for people to watch it live, there are too many restrictions on the form of performance.

"It's impossible to put cannons directly on the stage, launch battleships to bombard each other, launch aircraft carriers and throw planes and bombs..."

Zhu Zhongliang immediately stared:

"You mean... you don't want to release real cannons and battleships, do you?
"How can it be set up on the stage? You can't see it even if it's set up!"

At this point in the conversation between the two, Zhu Jingyuan slowly realized something.

It seems that Emperor Shizu is not only not interested in opera, he may not be interested in the content of movies either.

He may have mentioned film equipment, but it is likely that there is no record of later film production at all.

Otherwise, it is impossible for my grandfather not to realize the difference between movies and opera videos.

After realizing this, Zhu Jingyuan's spirit also recovered:
"Movies are recorded and then shown to others, why must they be put on the stage?
"It is absolutely possible to record in the wilderness outside the city, directly in the sea, or use a car or even an airplane to hang a video recorder in the air.

"Recorded scenes of thousands of troops charging together, recorded scenes of thousands of people fighting on the ground, recorded scenes of dozens of huge fleets fighting on the sea.

"First record the cannon fire on this side, and then record the scene of the artillery fire on the other side and explosions everywhere.

"First record the battleship's main gun muzzle spouting flames, and then record the scene of other battleships being hit by shells more than ten kilometers away on the opposite side.

“We can record what decrees were enacted by the cabinet, how local officials implemented them, and how ordinary farmers and workers were treated.

"You can record how the Dudu Mansion trains troops, formulates combat plans, and executes the fleet and troops.

"At the same time, it can record what the enemy has done, how the enemy responds and plans.

"Cut videos from different places together to show all aspects of an event, the cause and effect of a war, and play them continuously on the projector, with sound.

"Isn't this more interesting than watching an opera performer playing tricks on the stage?"

Zhu Zhongliang listened leisurely and fascinated:

"So it can be like this... so this is a movie..."

After two sentences of fascination, Zhu Zhongliang suddenly looked at Zhu Jingyuan:

"Then why don't you do it?"

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously said:

"How can I have time to do this? Finding ways to build new real super battleships and aircraft carriers as soon as possible is more important than movies about aircraft carriers and battleships, right?
"It's the old man who is free anyway, so you can do things in this area. Just follow the way I said to prepare and plan."

Zhu Zhongliang couldn't help nodding when he heard that:
"You do have more important things to do, and I can indeed try to toss one.

"But you can't just wait, tell me what's in your head."

Zhu Jingyuan agreed of course:

"Of course, there is no problem. In fact, I can't guide much about the specific details, mainly because of this idea.

"It's what I said about steel, shoot as realistically as possible, and cut things from different scenes together.

"Of course the lines and dialogues can't be sung, it's the same as the usual speech of the corresponding identity.

"Then there are also methods that can be used to confuse the real ones, such as scenes of real people fighting.

"It is possible to stagger two people, but when shooting from behind, it looks like they are standing together.

"Or one person stabs another with a knife, and the knife goes through the creaking hole of the opposite person.

"But if you shoot it from the side, it's like the person was actually stabbed through.

"You can also put paint water in the crunchy nest, and you can bite a paint bag in your mouth.

"When I was stabbed, I squeezed it and let the water flow out as blood.

"Anyway, it is to use this method to make this picture and story as real as possible."

Zhu Zhongliang nodded slightly again this time:
"Those borrowing methods, as well as the method of making paint, are also found on the traditional theater stage, and they can be used after modification."

Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief:
"It's good if there is, then I don't need to talk about such details, just follow the pursuit of truth, and at the same time let the relevant pictures of multiple scenes directly connect with the story, that's fine."

Zhu Jingyuan said that it is needless to say the details, but Zhu Zhongliang is not going to let him go.

Zhu Zhongliang directly ordered people to turn off the film equipment, and began to discuss more details with Zhu Jingyuan on the spot.

He directly made a gesture of digging out all the things in Zhu Jingyuan's mind.

Zhu Jingyuan discussed the art of movies with his grandfather for three consecutive days before returning to a basically normal life.

Zhu Zhongliang has already started to collect scripts, mobilize shooting and recording equipment, and prepare to try to make a movie.

On December [-]th of the fourth year of Ankang, Charlotte and Shire arrived at the Paradise Pier on the same passenger ship.

100 meters away from the coastline of the outer zone of the park, there is a water depth of eight meters, and less than ten kilometers away, there is a water depth of 20 meters.

In terms of simple port conditions, this place is better than Sanqing City Military Port and Xintianfu City.

With a little dredging of the channel, large ships of tens of thousands of tons can be docked directly.

But at present, this port is privately owned by Zhu Jingyuan, and only ships with special permission can dock.

Of course, the scale of the port is not large, and there are too many ships and they cannot stop.

Charlotte and Shire came this time as private individuals for private purposes, so there were only private servants in the entourage, and there were no personnel from the imperial courts of the two countries.

The trip was not very ostentatious, and the two took the same passenger ship directly.

Because the relationship with Zhu Jingyuan was special enough, Zhu Jingyuan had to go to the pier to meet them in person.

Zhu Jingyuan stood on the pier below the passenger ship, watching Charlotte and Charles get off the gangway from a distance.

The dresses of the two are very similar, both are the lolita style designed by Zhu Jingyuan last year, and the latest popular styles newly designed and released by Dashi Clothing Company in the second half of this year.

Charlotte is pink and white, and Shire is red and black.

"Pink is considered the color of diluted blood, so it is a masculine color" is actually a rumor.

Pink comes from the morning glow, and what medieval Thai and Western aristocratic men pursued was actually dark red, which is the color of normal blood.

Therefore, red and black are the most suitable combination for the preferences of Thai and Western aristocratic men who pursue a heroic style.

Pink has always been a common color in women's clothing and cosmetics.

Charlotte ran to Zhu Jingyuan very simply and directly, opened her arms and embraced him.

Zhu Jingyuan felt a little helpless, but a smile appeared on his face naturally, and he opened his arms very cooperatively to catch it.

Charlotte kissed Zhu Jingyuan's face very excitedly.

Zhu Jingyuan put her on the ground with a smile:
"Let me see...have you grown taller..."

Charlotte immediately held her head high:
"Charlotte has not only grown taller, she has also... grown up!"

Zhu Jingyuan looked him up and down, but he hadn't seen her for more than half a year. The girl had indeed grown taller, and her figure had also changed.

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded:

"Well, I have indeed grown up, and I will continue to work hard to grow bigger..."

After greeting Charlotte, Zhu Jingyuan came to Charles:
"haven't seen you for a long time……"

Charles also responded with a smile:
"Long time no see, my best friend..."

But Zhu Jingyuan looked at Shire's reaction, and always felt that his smile was a bit stiff:

"How? You seem to have something on your mind?"

Charles did not hide from his best friend:

"I do have some things I want to discuss with my best friend, can we have a drink together tonight?"

Zhu Jingyuan didn't shirk either:

"Okay, let's go back first."

Charlotte heard the conversation between the two, and interrupted almost subconsciously:

"Why do you go drinking at night! Why don't you just talk now!"

Zhu Jingyuan understood:
"Okay, okay, then let's talk now, speak out as soon as possible, and give you an idea as soon as possible."

Charles will not shirk even more, he came to Zhu Jingyuan this time just to discuss some personal matters.

So Zhu Jingyuan took the two of them into the paradise, and arranged a place for Charlotte in the residential area.

In Charlotte's room, Zhu Jingyuan hugged Charlotte and kissed again, whispering in her ear:
"Take a good rest in the afternoon, I will come to you in the evening..."

Charlotte's cheeks were slightly red, but her mouth was not shy:

"Then you have to come early, don't make people wait too long, I haven't seen you for more than half a year, I really miss you..."

Zhu Jingyuan bid farewell to Charlotte, went out to meet Charles, and went to the residence arranged for him.

In the living room of this house, the two had people prepare meals and drinks.

After there were no outsiders, Charles' expression became more serious.

Without Zhu Jingyuan's persuasion, he drank two glasses of wine directly, and after brewing his emotions, he spoke directly:

"Best friend...you should know that I've never been married, and I don't have a mistress..."

Zhu Jingyuan was stunned:
"It turned out to be this matter, so why... have you never been married?"

Charles is 24 years old today, and he will be 25 after the new year.

Although it is not a small number of Thai and Western nobles in this era who are still unmarried at this age.

But most of them actually didn't find a suitable marriage partner, or they were having a hot fight with a mistress who couldn't get married.

Charles, who is not married and has no mistress at all, can be regarded as a very outrageous thing.

Charles hesitated to speak, then looked at Zhu Jingyuan first, and then at the surroundings.

Zhu Jingyuan understood, and immediately asked the servants to retreat, and let them close the door.

Charles drank another cup, brewed his emotions again, and whispered in a very frustrated voice:

"My body... seems to have a problem with that..."

Zhu Jingyuan wanted to hide subconsciously, and subconsciously said in his heart that you don't like women.

However, the surface is still forcibly stretched, try to get more details:

"Specifically... what kind of problem is it? Is it because I have no interest in women in my heart? Or does it not work functionally?"

Charles shook his head directly, opened the chatterbox, and complained while drinking:

"It's not... I have been in contact with women since I was 16 years old.

"My body was fully responsive too, but I couldn't finish the last movement, the pain...severe pain...

"This incident left a psychological shadow on me, and I have never had any contact with women since then.

"Later, my parents arranged for me to marry someone, but I always avoided it by saying that I had no interest and didn't like the other party.

"Now, having dealt with the traitorous nobles and merchants in the country, I have begun to preside over the French cabinet according to my father's order.

"However, now my parents are very strict that I must marry, as the crown prince, I must marry and have my own children.

"Even if I have another woman I like, or even a man I like, I must marry and try to have children.

"He even promised that as long as my legal wife gave birth to a male heir, he could directly retire and let me inherit the French throne in advance.

"Of course I also understand that this kind of thing can't be delayed forever. I can only come to my best friend to discuss it..."