Chapter 585 584 [Can’t Find Anyone]

Haig Road, Zhou Mansion.

Nie Er took out the full scores of the four songs and said, "Mr. Zhou, please take a look. The arrangement has been completed. I have also contacted the accompaniment band and can record it at any time."

Zhou Hexuan didn't read the full score of the song at all. He couldn't quite understand it anyway, so he smiled and said: "Then tomorrow, I hope I can finish recording it soon."

"Then it's settled, we'll start recording at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." Nie Er suddenly took out a few more movie tickets, "Mr. Zhou, this is a movie starring my friend. I hope you can go and watch it on the premiere day."

Zhou Hexuan took it and saw that it was a movie ticket for "Fishing Lights". He immediately said: "No problem, I will definitely go then."

"Fishing Lights", one of the masterpieces of Chinese films in the 1930s, broke many records: the first film in the history of Chinese films to be sponsored by advertising, the first film to win international awards, the first to be sold and screened across Europe Quan’s film set a record of being screened for 84 consecutive days and set a sales record of soundtrack albums (more than 100,000 copies)...

There are many behind-the-scenes stories about this movie. For example, when it was first released, the response was not strong. A second-generation rich man in Shanghai felt that the film could be comparable to first-class foreign films, so he spent his own money to advertise "Fishing Lights". The advertisement was published in the "News", which was extremely expensive. The advertisement took up two pages. Each of the three words "Yu Guang Qu" was as big as a telephone.

Also, Wang Renmei, the heroine of "Fishing Lights", suddenly announced her marriage during filming, and was immediately terminated from her contract by Lianhua Pictures. The reason was that once an actress gets married, her number of fans will be greatly reduced. Wang Renmei did not leave immediately after her contract was terminated, and insisted on finishing "Fishing Lights" without getting paid.

Whether it is the rich second-generation movie fans or the heroine Wang Renmei, their deeds are amazing and will never be seen in a few decades.

As for the friend Nie Er mentioned, it was Wang Renmei.

Nie Er was about to leave when a servant suddenly came in and announced: "Sir, Mr. Xu Shenru and Ms. Lu Xiaoman are here. Do you want to see them?"

"Invite them in." Zhou Hexuan felt a little puzzled. Xu Shenru and Lu Xiaoman couldn't stand each other. Why did they come here together today?

Nie Er cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Zhou, since we have a distinguished guest coming, I'll leave first."

"Go slowly, I'll see you off." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

As soon as Zhou Hexuan sent Nie Er out of the living room, he bumped into Xu Shenru and Lu Xiaoman.

Lu Xiaoman said anxiously: "Mingcheng, Zhimo is missing!"

Xu Shenru also rushed to say: "Zhimo left a letter, which mentioned Buddhist verses. It seems that he may want to become a monk."

"A monk?"

Zhou Hexuan suddenly felt guilty. Xu Zhimo probably suddenly had the idea of ​​becoming a monk after reading the "Freedom of History" he brought back. Now that his father and wife came to visit him, Zhou Hexuan could not help but feel a little guilty.

Lu Xiaoman said: "Yes, I have called my friends and they all said they have not seen Zhimo. Has he been to your place?"

"Zhimo came here yesterday afternoon and said he wanted to lend you a thousand yuan to hold an art exhibition, but he left after dinner." Zhou Hexuan said truthfully.

Hearing that it was related to Lu Xiaoman again, Xu Shenru couldn't help but glared at her daughter-in-law, and then said: "I sent people to all the major temples in Shanghai to ask, and no one has seen Zhimo. Mingcheng, you are Zhimo's friend, Where do you think he might go?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly: "How could I guess that?"

Xu Shenru seemed to have become shorter in an instant. He said dejectedly: "If Zhimo really becomes a monk, what will the Xu family do?"

Poor Mr. Xu has worked hard for most of his life to build a rich family fortune, but he only has an only son, Xu Zhimo. Xu Zhimo fell out with his family because of Lu Xiaoman, but Xu Shenru could still accept it with gritted teeth, thinking that his son would one day wake up.

As a result, Xu Zhimo not only became enlightened, but also became so enlightened that he went straight to become a monk!

"Uncle, don't worry first, the most important thing is to find the person." Zhou Hexuan comforted him.

Xu Shenru said with great regret: "I should not have changed his name in the first place. What is his name Zhimo? Now it has become a prophecy and he has really become a monk!"

Zhou Hexuan thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. I'll ask Du Yuesheng, Huang Huangrong and Zhang Xiaolin for help. They are local gangsters, so it should be easier to find someone. As for uncle, you go ask colleagues from the Chamber of Commerce for help, and everyone will work separately."

"Okay, okay," Xu Shenru nodded repeatedly, "I will let the newspaper publish a missing person notice. If anyone can provide accurate information, I will give him 50,000 yuan. If I can bring the person back, I will give him 100,000 yuan!"

This is inhumane!

One hundred thousand oceans, Chiang Kai-shek offered a reward of 1 million yuan for the capture of a senior Red Army general. By the way, Wang Tieqiao was wanted at this time and fled to Hong Kong by boat. Chang Kaishen's reward for capturing Wang Tieqiao was 1 million.

Zhou Hexuan immediately called and invited Du Yuesheng, Huang Huangrong, and Zhang Xiaolin to dinner, and personally gave 5,000 yuan in activity funds. They immediately sent out their younger brothers to look for people everywhere. Coupled with Xu Shenru's newspaper offering a reward, the whole of Shanghai was looking for Xu Zhimo.

Major newspapers in Shanghai reported on this incident one after another, and the "Xu Zhimo monk incident" immediately became a popular topic in the streets. The Shanghai literary circle also caught wind of the incident and enthusiastically wrote articles to join the discussion.

Some people compare Xu Zhimo with Li Shutong because both of them are famous literati and monks.

Some people gloated over his misfortune, thinking that Xu Zhimo brought it upon himself and should not have abandoned his wife and children in the first place.

Some people directed their fire at Lu Xiaoman and Weng Ruiwu, thinking that this pair of losers made Xu Zhimo lose interest in life, so he chose to become a monk.

The incident quickly spread from Shanghai to the whole country and became the hottest topic in June. It actually once again set off a wave of "Xu Zhimo fever". Many young people rushed to buy Xu Zhimo's works and read them.

Money and silk attract people's hearts. After Xu Shenru posted the reward in the newspaper, he received countless messages every day. Some people saw Xu Zhimo appearing in Xujiahui, some saw Xu Zhimo boarding a ship to go to Japan, some saw Xu Zhimo taking a train to Suzhou, some saw Xu Zhimo heading south to Fujian...

Too much news equals no news, and it is impossible to tell which ones are truth and which ones are lies.

Xu Zhimo completely disappeared.

Lu Xiaoman seems to have changed. He no longer attends salon parties or dances in ballrooms. He stays at home and smokes opium all day long.

What made Xu Shenru angry was that Weng Ruiwu actually dared to come to seduce his daughter-in-law. He directly paid someone to beat Weng Ruiwu with a stick, and had a big quarrel with Lu Xiaoman.

Zhou Hexuan was too lazy to get involved in the family's troubles, so he hurriedly hid at EMI Records to record songs.