Chapter 395 Chapter 394 [The First Sister in the Film Industry]

The most popular movie star in China in 1930 was neither Ruan Lingyu nor Hu Die, but Yang Naimei, who became popular through "The Soul of Jade Pear". According to later generations of the entertainment industry, Hu Die and Ruan Lingyu are still just popular actresses, while Yang Naimei belongs to the first lady in the film industry who has debuted for a long time.

At the ball tonight, before Zhou Hexuan and others showed up, Yang Naimei was undoubtedly the focus of the audience. She is the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Guangdong. She was already a famous figure when she was studying in an aristocratic girls' school. She was good at speaking, singing, dancing, and acting.

Ruan Lingyu and Hu Die are just the daughters of ordinary people, how can they compare to a lady like Yang Naimei? She is also a female star, but the rich family's daughter's style is much higher.

"Miss Yang, are you making any movies recently?" Yang Hu asked with a smile while holding a glass of wine.

"I just finished filming a movie, and I'm resting at home these few days." Yang Naimei's eyes were full of temptation.

Yang Hu was itchy and said with a smile: "I just happen to be free, let's play billiards together tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow," Yang Naimei said desperately, "Tomorrow is a bit inconvenient for me. You know, women always have a few days every month."

Yang Hu was disappointed for a moment, and said with a cold face: "Every time I ask you, I say it's inconvenient, so make an appointment yourself!"

"Then... then next weekend." Yang Naimei didn't dare to offend Yang Hu.

Yang Hu was originally the commander of the Shanghai Garrison, but because of his involvement in the tobacco smuggling case, he was dismissed by Chen Dezheng (involving factional struggles within the Kuomintang). Now his position is the director of the Shanghai Security Department, in charge of all gangs in Shanghai, and even Du Yuesheng wants to give him face.

Looking at the entire Shanghai Bund, Yang Hu is not afraid of anyone, only Wang Yaqiao's stunned young man.

Now Yang Hu is at the pinnacle of his life and has "controlled" all gangs except the Axe Gang. Shanghai's three religions and nine schools collectively respect him as "big brother". This made his mentality extremely inflated, and he gradually acted arrogantly and domineeringly. He even gave birth to the idea of ​​fighting for power and gain with Chang Kaishen in Shanghai and being equal.

Others are afraid of Chang Kaishen, but Yang Hu is not. He and Chang Kaishen are sworn brothers in times of trouble, and have seen Chang Kaishen at his most downcast.

But Yang Hu won't be at ease for long, and Chang Kaishen will attack him in a few months. He will be stripped of all real power and reassigned to the vain position of "the Fourth National Party Central Supervisory Committee."

From then on, Yang Hu became more and more dissatisfied with Chang Kaishen, and gradually began to contact my party members. During the Anti-Japanese War and when New China liberated Shanghai, Yang Hu quietly contributed a lot, and finally even stood on the viewing platform of the founding ceremony of New China.

It's a pity that dogs can't change to eat shit. Yang Hu couldn't enjoy the glory and wealth in New China, so he rebelled again and became a spy of the Kuomintang party. He was finally sentenced to death with a reprieve by the people's court, served outside prison, and died of illness in the hospital.

Just as Yang Hu was flirting with Yang Naimei, Wu Tiecheng came over suddenly and said with a smile, "Director Yang is so interested."

"It turned out to be Executive Committee Member Wu, why did you also come to Shanghai?" Yang Hu let go of Yang Naimei and said condescendingly.

Wu Tiecheng explained: "Isn't there a meeting in Nanjing soon? I made a special trip to Shanghai to accompany Zhang Hanqing and pick him up to take up his post in Nanjing."

Yang Hu suddenly heard the noise at the door, pointed there and laughed, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, Zhang Hanqing is here!"

All the celebrities who participated in the ball walked towards Zhang Xueliang, and Wu Tiecheng stepped forward to shake hands with Zhang Xueliang: "Han Shuai, long time no see!"

"Hello, Mr. Wu." Zhang Xueliang smiled.

Wu Tiecheng hurriedly shook hands with Zhou Hexuan again: "Mr. Zhou, I have admired your name for a long time."

"To each other." Zhou Hexuan said.

The focus of the audience instantly shifted from Yang Hu and Yang Naimei to Zhang Xueliang and Zhou Hexuan, and even Miss Jiang Si and Ruan Lingyu who were beside them were deliberately flattered.

Although Ruan Lingyu is a popular movie star, she is introverted and weak, and never participates in such social gatherings. She stood nervously beside Zhou Hexuan, shaking hands with the visitor in a dizzy way, with an extremely stiff smile on her face.

Ruan Lingyu instantly felt what the upper class circle was. Shanghai's party and government officials, wealthy businessmen and celebrities were all here. She has heard of some names, and she has no memory of some names at all. These people she could only look up to before, but now they shake hands with her enthusiastically one by one.

Ruan Lingyu is not a vain woman, but at this moment, her vanity has been greatly satisfied, and she feels that her vision has instantly increased a hundredfold. In the past, Zhang Damin, a down-and-out son, caused Ruan Lingyu a lot of trouble, but now he feels that Zhang Damin is nothing more than that.

Sure enough, what my mother said made sense, and it was indeed a good choice to follow Mr. Zhou.

Whether it's Ruan Lingyu or Miss Jiang Si, they all overwhelm the crowd when they come to the ball. The former makes me feel sorry for it, and people can't help but want to hold it in my arms to cherish; the latter's beauty of traditional Jiangnan women is perfectly combined with Western modern style, making people involuntarily want to pursue it.

Coupled with the bonus of Zhang Xueliang and Zhou Hexuan's dance partner, Yang Naimei, a popular star, was immediately compared.

All the men around just now dispersed, and Yang Naimei was so angry that she didn't like the feeling of being ignored.

This woman is not simple.

Yang Naimei is the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Guangzhou. Her father firmly opposed her being an actor, so Yang Naimei ran away from home directly. At the most difficult time in life, she even dared to accept Zhang Zongchang's invitation to go north to Shandong alone.

The business was done very well. Zhang Zongchang played the signboard of a popular movie star in Shanghai and half-forcibly invited rich men from Shandong to participate in the dance party. The dance ticket was 1,000 yuan per person.

In the end, Zhang Zongchang not only played with beautiful stars, but also made a lot of money by holding dance parties. But Yang Naimei returned to Shanghai with a huge sum of money, opened her own film company as the boss, and transformed from a popular movie star to a rich woman with a net worth of 200,000 yuan.

In the past few years, Yang Naimei's development was not bad, and she invested in several popular movies. But she gradually became addicted to paper fandom and gold drunkenness. Because of opium addiction and gambling, her family property of more than 200,000 yuan has almost been lost.

This is the first woman in China to own a car for her own use, and the first woman in China to expose her calf and lift her socks in public. She once lost 80,000 silver dollars overnight, and even lived as a beggar on the streets of Hong Kong in her later years.

Sad, but also deplorable.

After the dance music started, Yang Naimei refused several invitations and stayed by Zhang Xueliang's side to wait for the opportunity. It's a pity that Zhang Xueliang and Miss Jiang Fourth are you and me, and she can't get involved at all, so she started Zhou Hexuan's idea instead.

"Miss Ruan, let's dance together." Zhou Hexuan smiled.

Ruan Lingyu shook her head and said, "I'm not very good at it."

Zhou Hexuan said: "You went to a noble girls' school, so you must have learned to dance."

Just when Ruan Lingyu was hesitating whether to agree, Yang Naimei suddenly came over and said, "Mr. Zhou, can I dance with you?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Sorry, I have a partner."

Yang Naimei was stunned on the spot, there was a man who could refuse her charm, and her self-esteem was severely hit. She smiled awkwardly, lowered her head and gave Ruan Lingyu a sneaky look, transferring her resentment to Ruan Lingyu.

Ruan Lingyu was led onto the dance floor by Zhou Hexuan. Her dancing skills were not bad, but she was a little rusty. Under Zhou Hexuan's guidance, she gradually improved.

Zhou Hexuan is tall and handsome, and Ruan Lingyu is also tall and slender. Their dancing was more eye-catching than Zhang Xueliang and Fourth Miss Jiang, and it was pleasing to the eye. The reporters present frantically took pictures of the two.

The gossip news came out the next day. One was a world-renowned university student, and the other was a popular star. The attention was no less than that of Zhang Xueliang.

"asshole!"

Seeing the crazy praise of Ruan Lingyu in the newspaper, Yang Naimei was so angry that she threw her glass. A few days ago, when Fourth Miss Jiang was in the limelight, she was not jealous. After all, she was not in the same circle, but Ruan Lingyu made Yang Naimei very upset. She felt that her status as the first lady in the film industry was not guaranteed.