In the residential area outside the paradise, except for not having enough electronic equipment, the basic living facilities are not much different from those of later generations.
We already have air conditioners and refrigerators, but we don't have large LCD TVs, but we already have movie equipment, which is equivalent to a projector.
After the relatively complete film equipment was just invented, the first thing that officials of the Ming Dynasty thought of was education.
But after a little longer time, some people soon thought of ways to use it for entertainment.
Recording and broadcasting plays is a matter of course.
The Royal Film Company has been established and has begun to include the most classic and popular dramas in Ming Dynasty.
A large number of films and audio tapes were produced and began to be played in temporary or specialized venues.
By recording the drama and playing it multiple times, the actual cost of watching the movie is of course much lower than watching the movie directly, allowing more people to 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.
Of course, Zhu Jingyuan's paradise has specially prepared corresponding equipment.
In the residential area, there are small-scale equipment used inside the house, and there are large-scale equipment in the entertainment area.
Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zhongliang are moving. They don't need to clean up after they come. The place and facilities have been packed up for them to come.
On the night of check-in, Zhu Zhongliang took Zhu Jingyuan and watched a recorded movie together.
The opera is called "South of the Sky and the Sea", and it tells the story of a group of people from the Ming Dynasty who came to the Tiannan Continent to develop.
With their status as 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 extremely huge.
The trouble of organizing a troupe performance is far more complicated than preparing the film equipment for direct projection.
Emperor Shizu seemed to have no interest in opera at all, and he may also have no interest in later dramas.
He does not seem to have any direct interference in the performance of Ming opera.
However, Emperor Shizu's actions had a huge impact on the entire world, and of course indirectly affected the opera industry.
This is mainly reflected in the fact that the scope and themes of opera have increased, the style has also undergone obvious changes, and the content has become more extroverted.
Industrial and commercial themes, modern war themes, maritime trade and colonial themes all appeared one after another.
After more than a hundred years of development, Chinese operas similar to Peking Opera have also evolved.
Zhu Jingyuan was similar to Emperor Shizu in that he had no interest in opera or drama.
Except for the few plays and dramas I watched during my student days, I have no understanding of these things in my daily life.
Zhu Zhongliang was quite engrossed in watching it and even beat the drums to the rhythm.
Zhu Jingyuan looked drowsy.
When the opera was transitioning, Zhu Zhongliang glanced at his grandson and asked subconsciously:
"If you are sleepy, go and take a nap first. You don't have to suffer here with me..."
Zhu Jingyuan shook his head subconsciously:
"I wasn't sleepy at first, but the tinkling and clanking on the stage was quite hypnotic..."
Zhu Zhongliang subconsciously wanted to ask why, but when he spoke, he realized something else:
"I heard from my grandfather that Emperor Shizu had no interest in opera at all. He would feel sleepy just listening to opera..."
….
Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously and said:
"It's understandable that the drama during Emperor Shizu's time must have been more boring than it is now..."
Zhu Zhongliang is excited:
"What does it mean to understand? So why are you not interested in opera?"
Zhu Jingyuan said subconsciously:
"The lyrics and rhythm are too slow, the costumes and makeup are too exaggerated, the scenery and props are too fake, the scenes are too small, and it's not exciting at all."
Zhu Zhongliang was stunned for a moment, and then realized something again:
"So... you just haven't seen any drama that interests you?
"The pace needs to be fast, the costumes should be as usual, the props should be made more realistic, the stage can be made bigger, and the plot can be more intense.
"It is true that there is no such play, but you can let others write it and let the theater troupe arrange 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 performance format.
"It is impossible to directly use cannons on the stage, launch battleships to bombard each other, launch aircraft carriers to drop planes and drop bombs..."
Zhu Zhongliang immediately stared:
"You mean... you don't mean to release real cannons and battleships, do you?
"How can it be arranged on the stage? You can't even see it if it's arranged!"
At this point in the conversation between the two, Zhu Jingyuan slowly realized something.
Emperor Sejo seems not only to have no interest in opera, he may also have no interest in movie content.
He may have mentioned film equipment, but he probably left no record of later filmmaking 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 calmed down:
“The movie is recorded and shown to others, why does it have to be put on the stage?
“It’s completely possible to record in the fields outside the city, directly on the ocean, and record in the air with a video recorder hoisted from a car or even an airplane.
"It records the scene of thousands of troops charging together, the scene of thousands of people fighting on the ground, the scene of dozens of huge fleets fighting on the sea.
"First record the artillery fire here, and then record the scene on the other side of the position being bombarded with artillery fire, and there are explosions everywhere.
"First record the battleship's main gun muzzle erupting with flames, and then record the scene of other battleships being hit by cannonballs more than ten kilometers away.
"We can record what laws the cabinet enacted, how local officials implemented them, and how ordinary farmers and workers were treated.
"You can record how the Dudu Mansion trains troops, how it formulates battle plans, and how the fleet and troops execute them.
"At the same time, you can record what the enemy did and how the enemy responded and planned.
"Cut together videos from different places to show all aspects of an incident, the causes and consequences of a war, play them continuously on a projector, and add sound.
"Isn't this more interesting than watching opera singers perform tricks on the stage?"
Zhu Zhongliang listened leisurely and fascinated:
"It turns out it can still be like this...it turns out this is a movie..."
After a few words of fascination, Zhu Zhongliang suddenly looked at Zhu Jingyuan:
"Then why don't you do it?"
….
Zhu Jingyuan said subconsciously:
"How can I have time to do this? Finding ways to build new real super battleships and aircraft carriers as soon as possible is much more important than movies about aircraft carriers and battleships, right?
"But since you, old man, have nothing to do at ordinary times, you can go and do things in this area. Just prepare and plan according to the idea I mentioned."
Zhu Zhongliang couldn't help but nodded:
"You do have more important things to do, and I can indeed give it a try.
"But you can't just wait. Tell me what's in your head."
Zhu Jingyuan agreed naturally:
"Of course that's no problem. In fact, I don't have much guidance on the specific details. It's mainly about this idea.
"That's what I said about steel. I shot it as realistically as possible and edited together things from different scenes.
"Of course I can't sing the lines and dialogues, they just talk like the corresponding identity.
"Then there are also ways to make things look fake, such as scenes of real people fighting.
“You can make the two people staggered, but when photographed from behind, it looks like they are standing together.
"Or a person holding a knife
Stab another person, and the knife goes through the creak of the person opposite.
"But if you shoot it from the side, it looks like the person was really stabbed.
"You can also put paint water in the creaking nest, and you can also bite a paint packet in the mouth.
"When you get stabbed, just squeeze it open and let the water flow out as blood.
"Anyway, I just use this method to make the picture and story as real as possible."
Zhu Zhongliang nodded gently again this time:
"Those methods of borrowing seats and applying paint are also found on traditional theater stages. They can be used after modification."
Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief:
"It's good to have it. Then I don't need to go into details like this. I just want to pursue reality and directly connect the relevant images of multiple scenes to the story at the same time."
Zhu Jingyuan said that there was no need to explain the details, but Zhu Zhongliang was not ready 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 immediately made a gesture of wanting to dig out everything in Zhu Jingyuan's brain.
Zhu Jingyuan discussed the art of movies with his grandfather for three consecutive days before returning to a basically normal life.
However, Zhu Zhongliang has already begun to collect scripts, assemble shooting and recording equipment, and prepare to try to make a movie.
On December 20, the fourth year of Ankang, Charlotte and Charles arrived at the Paradise Pier on the same passenger ship.
One hundred meters away from the coastline of the park's outer area, there is eight meters of water depth, and less than ten kilometers away, there is twenty meters of water depth.
In terms of pure ship 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 dock directly.
However, this port is currently privately owned by Zhu Jingyuan, and only ships with special permission can dock.
Of course, the size of the port is not large, and there are too many ships to stop.
Charlotte and Charles came this time in private capacity and for private purposes, so there were only personal servants in their entourage, and there were no personnel from the two courts.
….
The trip was not grand, and the two of them boarded the same passenger ship directly.
Because the relationship with Zhu Jingyuan was special enough, Zhu Jingyuan had to go to the dock to greet them in person.
Zhu Jingyuan stood on the pier below the passenger ship, watching Charlotte and Charles coming down the gangway from a distance.
The two people's outfits are very similar. They are both in the Lolita style designed by Zhu Jingyuan last year. They are the latest popular styles newly designed and released by Dashi Clothing Company in the second half of this year.
Charlotte is pink with white, and Shire is red with black.
"Pink is considered to be the color of diluted blood, so it is a masculine color." This is actually a rumor.
The color pink comes from the morning glow. In the Middle Ages, the aristocratic men of Thailand and Western countries actually pursued dark red, which is the color of normal blood.
Therefore, red and black are the most suitable combinations for the noble Thai and Western men who pursue a heroic style.
Pink has always been a common color in women's clothing and cosmetics.
Charlotte ran up to Zhu Jingyuan very simply and directly, opened her arms and hugged him.
Zhu Jingyuan felt a little helpless, but a smile naturally appeared on his face, and he opened his arms to catch it very cooperatively.
Charlotte was very excited and kissed Zhu Jingyuan hard on the face.
Zhu Jingyuan put her on the ground with a smile:
"Let me see...have you grown taller again..."
Charlotte immediately held her head high:
"Not only has Charlotte grown taller, she's also... grown up!"
Zhu Jingyuan looked her up and down. He hadn't seen her for more than half a year. This girl had indeed grown taller and her figure had also changed.
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded:
"Well, I have indeed grown up. Keep working hard to grow bigger..."
After saying hello to Charlotte, Zhu Jingyuan came to Xia
before you:
"haven't seen you for a long time……"
Charles responded with a smile:
"Long time no see, my dear friend..."
However, when Zhu Jingyuan looked at Charles' reaction, he felt that his smile was a bit stiff:
"How is it? You seem to have something on your mind?"
Ciel did not hide it from his close friends:
"I do have something I want to discuss with my best friend. Can we have a drink together tonight?"
Zhu Jingyuan did not shirk:
"Okay, let's go back first."
Charlotte heard the conversation between the two and almost subconsciously interrupted:
"Why are you going out drinking at night! Why don't we just talk about it now!"
Zhu Jingyuan understood:
"Okay, okay, let's go talk now, speak out as soon as possible, and help you come up with an idea as soon as possible."
Charles would not shirk. This time he came to Zhu Jingyuan just to discuss some personal matters.
So Zhu Jingyuan took the two of them into the paradise and first arranged a place for Charlotte in the residential area.
In Charlotte's room, Zhu Jingyuan hugged Charlotte again, kissed her, and whispered in her ear:
"Have a good rest in the afternoon. I'll come find you in the evening..."
Charlotte's cheeks were slightly red, but she was not shy:
"Then you should come early and don't make me wait too long. We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. I really miss you..."
After Zhu Jingyuan said goodbye, Charlotte went out to meet Charles and went to the residence arranged for him.
….
The two of them had meals and drinks prepared in the living room of this house.
After there were no outsiders, Ciel's expression became more serious.
Without Zhu Jingyuan's persuasion, he drank two glasses of wine, worked up his emotions, and spoke directly:
"My best friend... you should know that I have never been married, nor have I ever had a mistress..."
Zhu Jingyuan suddenly realized:
"So that's what happened, so why...have you never gotten married?"
Charles is twenty-four today, and will be twenty-five after the Chinese New Year.
Among the Thai and Western aristocrats of this era, there are still not a few who are still unmarried at this age.
But most of them are actually because they have not found a suitable marriage partner, or they are in a passionate relationship with a mistress who cannot get married.
It can be considered a very outrageous thing for Charles to not get married and not have a mistress at all.
Charles hesitated to speak, then looked at Zhu Jingyuan first, and then looked around.
Zhu Jingyuan understood this and immediately asked the servants to retreat and let them close the door.
Charles drank another drink, his emotions brewed again, and he whispered in a very frustrated voice:
"My body... seems to have some problems in that aspect..."
Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously wanted to hide back, and subconsciously thought to himself, "Don't you like women?"
But on the surface, I still hold on tight and try to get more details:
"Exactly... what kind of problem is it? Is it because I'm not interested in women? Or is it functionally not working?"
Charles shook his head directly and started talking, drinking and complaining at the same time:
"None of them... I had contact with women when I was sixteen years old.
"My body responded completely, but I couldn't complete the final movement. The pain... severe pain...
"This incident left a psychological shadow on me, and I never had contact with a woman again.
"Later, when my parents arranged for me to marry someone, I always refused by saying that I was not interested and didn't like them.
"Now, after dealing with the treasonous nobles and businessmen in the country, I started to preside over the French cabinet according to my father's orders.
"But now my parents are very strict in asking me to get married. As the crown prince, I must get married and have my own life.
own children.
"Even if I have another woman I like, or even a man I like, I still have to get married and try to have children.
"He even promised that as long as my legal wife gives birth to a male heir, he can directly abdicate and retire, allowing me to inherit the throne of France in advance.
"Of course I also understand that this kind of thing cannot be postponed forever. I can only come to my close friends to discuss it..."
Wang Zixu
