Chapter 321: Cocoon to Butterfly

Jianrengang ， Shengxianfeng 。

Hehaiqinzhanzaishengrenfudechanglangli ， Dengdaishengrendehuiyin 。

Zuzudengleyigeduozhongtou ， Wuziliwurenhuiying ， Baiyishaoniankaikoudao ：「 Dengdebunaifanlema ？ Waibiannaxieren ， Yiguijiushiyizhengtian ， Douweibinengguidaoyigehuiying 。」

Hehaiqinmeiyouzuosheng ， Tazhidaozijidezhuangkuang ， Yezhidaojiexialaiyaomianduishenme 。

Wuzilidechuanxishengzhongyutingzhi ， Shengrenkesouleyisheng 。

Baiyishaonianduihehaiqindao ：「 Biewangleguiju ！」

Hehaiqinguizailedishang ， Chaozhefangjiandefangxiangkeletou 。

Congchushengdaoxianzai ， Chuletadieniang ， Tameigeibierenxiaguogui 。

Danjintiantaguile 。

Jiuzhemeguilebangeduozhongtou ， Shengrenkaikoule ：「 Zhongjiushiyougongzhiren ， Geitayifengwenshuba 。」

Hehaiqinjiulelumaoxian ， Jiduyulujiahelingjiawanglaizhouxuan ， Rujinhuanlailezhefengwenshu 。

Wenshuyongqihefengzhuang ， Hehaiqinmeiyouzigekan ， Tanashanglewenshu ， Zaibaiyishaoniandezhiyinxia ， Laidaolehoushan 。

Houshanbanposhangyougeshandong ， Baiyishaonianzhizheshandongdao ：「 Yanzhezhetiaoshandongwangqianzou ， Yizhizouxiaqu ， Bietingliu ， Qianwanbieshuohuitou ，

Pojianchengdie ， Niyituolifanchen ， Zhefanzaohua ， Niyaohaohaozhenxi 。」

Hehaiqindaizhewenshuyanzheshandongyiluzouguoqu ， Tahene ， Suiranshiquleroushen ， Danshixiudeyibufenxiuweihaizai ， Zhishiciketabuzhidaozijinengchixieshenme 。

Shandongzhizhongbuzhiheibai ， Hehaiqinyebuzhizijizouleduojiu ， Dengkandaoyixiliangguangdeshihou ， Hehaiqinkuaibuwangqianpao 。

Tayiweikandaoledongkou ， Keshijishangzhikandaoleyigehuodui 。

Zhehuoduicongnalaide ？

Huoguangmengrantengqi ， Ranghehaiqinkanjianleqianfangdedaolu 。

Qianfangshiyimianshibi ， Shibishangyoushijizuogongmen 。

Hehaiqinbuzhigaiwangnachuzou ， Turantingdaoyourenduitashuohua ：

「 Wenshugeiwo 。」

Shenmeren ？

Hehaiqinliangerenyingdoumeikandao 。

Narendeshengyinjiuxiangyigeqishisuilaohanheshibasuideguniangyongtongyizhangzuishuochulaide 。

Hehaiqinbashoulidewenshujuleqilai 。

Wenshuzhuanyanxiaoshibujian 。

Buzhilaiyuandeshengyinzaiduxiangqi ：「 Zousanmen 。」

Sanmenshinagemen ？

Congzuobianshu ， Disangegongmenliangqileweiguang ， Hehaiqinzoujinlezhedaogongmen 。

Youzoulehenjiu ， Hehaiqinzhongyuzouchuleshandong 。

Shandongwaibianyijiuqiheiyipian ， Hehaiqintaitoukanxiangtiankong ， Meikandaoxingxing ， Zhikandaohunhuangsede ， Shiyunshiwudeyinmai 。

「 Nishiganchede ？」 Yourenwenhua 。

Hehaiqinsixiakanlekan ， Haishimeikandaoren 。

「 Shibushiganchede ？」

Pa ！

Yizhipibiandazailehehaiqinlianshang 。

Meiyouxueroudehehaiqinganshoudaolenanyirenshoudejutong 。

Congquangudaoxiahe ， Hehaiqinzaizijidelianshangmodaolecucaodeshanghen 。

Pa ！

Youyibianzi 。

「 Shibushiganchede ？」

「 Shi ！」 Hehaiqindashenghuida 。

「 Wangqianzou ， Chezaiqianbian ！」

Hehaiqinyiluwangqiankuaizou ， Kandaoleyiliangmache 。

Cheshangzhuangzhehenduoshitou ， Hehaiqinganzhemachechaoqianzou 。

Tazhidao ， Zijizaiyebushihejiadejiazhu 。

Tazhidaoweilaihuiyouyiduanshijian ， Tayaozaizheliweinuweipu 。

Nengdangshangnupu ， Haiyinweitaduishengrenyougong 。

Dabufenren ， Liandangnupudejihuidoumeiyou 。

Tamenzhinengdangshengkou 。

Hehaiqinganzheche ， Zaihechishengzhong ， Laidaoleyipianhuangyezhizhong 。

Jishiren ， Younanyounv ， Kangzhechenzhongdeshiliao ， Zhengzaidajianyizuojudadeshixiang 。

Nazuoshixiangshiyizuojudadeyuanhuan ， Yinbaisedeyuanhuan 。

「 Xieche ！」

Bansuizhehechisheng ， Jigerenshangqian ， Congmacheshangbashicaibanlexialai 。

Qizhongyouyigerenshilixiu ， Tajiezhujifa ， Rangshitoubianqingleyixie 。

Tazuodehenyinbi ， Danhaishibeifaxianle 。

Wuxingdebianziruyudianbandazainalixiushenshang ， Chimashengxiangcherulei ：「 Niganzaishengdishiyongjifa ， Hegaidasinizhekuangtu ！」

Hehaiqinyanjingkanzhe ， Xinlijizhe 。

Bunengzaineizhoushiyongjifa ， Zheyidianbixuyaojizhu 。

Buguanduonanao ， Doudeaoguoqu 。

Weilesanbeideshouming 。

Yinianqian ， Hehaiqintangzaichuangshangdeshihou ， Cengliaodingzijibisiwuyi 。

Zhiyousiguoyihuideren ， Caizhidaosishiyijianduoxiarendeshi ， Caizhidaohuozheshiduomezhongyaodeyijianshi 。

……

Heyuxiuzuozaihejiadazhaili ， Tingzhangfangshengshanzhoubaozhang 。

Qianshifenzhong ， Heyuxiutingdehenrenzhen 。

Guoleshifenzhong ， Heyuxiuhaqianliantian ， Chadianshuizhaole 。

Youguoleshifenzhong ， Heyuxiudaduanleshengshanzhou ：「 Bietemenianjingle ， Wotingbumingbai 。」

Dazhiguachenjitaizaipangdao ：「 Xiujie ， Zhedeting ， Zheliangtianshigejiasonghuahongderizi 。」

「 Songhuahong ……」 Heyuxiunaonaotoupidao ，「 Chadianwangle ， Gejiadoushijintiansonghuahongba ？」

「 Shiya 。」

「 Nibaxiaoxiwangwaisanyisan ， Shuohejiazhirenluchunying ， Ranglujiarenbiebahuahongjiaocuoledifang 。」

Chenjitaibulijie ：「 Xiujie ， Zheshilujiadeshi ， Zanmenbugaiguan 。」

「 Bixuguan ， Zheshiwodayinghouzile 。」

「 Houziqiubushilujiarenle ， Tadoubuzailvshuichengle ！」

Heyuxiukanzhechenjitaidao ：「 Yaobujiushuonixiaozibudongshi ， Tazoule ， Woshuohuajiunengbusuanshu ？ Hejiadelianmianwangnafang ？

Zaishuo ， Luchunyingyaoshizhanbuzhu ， Budengyubizhehouzihuilaime ？ Tahuilailezenmeban ？ Jiechahetadou ？

Duanshaoxianaozibuling ， Zanmennaozidehaoyonga ， Bieshazhanzhele ， Ganhuoquba ！」

……

Gedajiazujiaohuahong ， Lujiabenjiahewaijiayebuliwai ， Youliuchengrenbahuahongjiaodaoleluchunyingzhe ， Luchunyingshiludongliangdezhong ， Zheshiludongliangqinzichengrenguode 。

Shengxiasichengjiaogeilelumaoxian 。

Meiyourenwangduanshaoxianajiao ， Tarenlegeganerzihuilai ， Doubuzhidaoxianzaitanadaodixingluhaishixingzhang 。

「 Lumaoxianzhelaodongxishigemafan ，」 Mawugeilibanfengdaolebeijiu ，「 Wochaguolujiadezhangben ， Zhebushiyitianliangtiandeshiqing ，

Zicongludongliangshizong ， Jiuyoubushaorenwanglumaoxiannajiaohuahong ， Zhelaodongxiyizhigeiwomenzhaomafan ， Dengtazailujiaqileshi ， Lvshuichenggujiyerongbuxiazanmenle 。」

「 Lumaoxian ， Qiceng ……」 Libanfengnieleniexiaba ，「 Zhelaodongxidecaise ， Bushinageshenme ， Chengsehaishibucuode 。」

「 Buguangtachengsebucuo ， Tashouxiayeyoubushaohenren ， Wohuaiyizhiqianlaixiaoyaowuzhaonidenagenvren ， Jiushitapailaide 。」

「 Bunengba ，」 Libanfengyouxiehuaiyi ，「 Lumaoxianzuoshihenlaola ， Nagenvrennamelumang ， Bufuhelumaoxianzuoshidefengge 。」

Mawuyaotoudao ：「 Lumaoxianyebushimeijianshidouzuodelaola ， Jiuhaobi 《 Xuerenshentan 》 Zheshi ， Lumaoxianzhijiedairenqudianyingyuannaoshi ， Genyibuyingxijielezhemedadechou ， Zheshizuodejiuhenmeidaoli 。」

《 Xuerenshentan 》？

Libanfengdao ：「 Zhedianyinghaipaine ？」

「 Paiya ， Zuixinyibushangzuohaibucuo ， Meichangdouyougewuliucheng ， Woyedexiangbanfanongdianxinhuayang ， Yaoburanyihoukezhengbuguota 。」

「 Lingmiaoyingdousile ， Zhe 《 Xuerenshentan 》 Shishuipaide ？」

「 Lingjiadeyingxigongsihaimeiguanzhang ， Wocaishilingmiaoshengzaijingying 。」

Libanfengyaotoudao ：「 Yinggaibushilingmiaosheng 。」

「 Zheshiwozaiquchaba ， Shuoqiyingxi ， Zuotianyourencongheishipodailaileyiyangdongxi ， Shuoyidingyaogeinikan 。」

Mawurangrennalaileyigeyingxiji ， Lizaidishangyimiduogao ， Bajiazishoule ， Yongshoutizhejiunengdaizou 。

Libanfenghenshijingxi ：「 Zheshichuanzijiaorensonglaideba ？」

Mawudiantoudao ：「 Weilezuozhedongxi ， Kebaxiaochuanzigeileihuaile ， Tahaiteyigaosuwo ， Zheyitaijiqi ， Liangongdailiao ， Sanbaiershiyuan 。」

"Three hundred and two!" Li Banfeng nodded. "That price is fair!"

Ma Wu said: "Too bad the materials are cheap—the spring won't hold. Fully wound, it only runs for fifteen minutes."

"Fifteen minutes is enough. Do you think everyone's like you? Even fifteen minutes isn't enough to finish one round!"

"Finish what one round?" Ma Wu didn't understand.

"Watching the moving pictures!"

"What kind of moving pictures last only fifteen minutes? The shortest ones are at least half an hour!"

"You mean real moving pictures," Li Banfeng stared at the machine for a long while, growing more fond of it. "Tell Chuanzi to get the factory running—make these moving picture machines exclusively."

"Have the workers make the parts separately—don't let them learn the full assembly method."

"Also tell Bai Qiusheng to shoot the moving pictures—shoot them just like the photos in the magazines. Eleven or twelve minutes per film is enough."

Ma Wu understood Li Banfeng's meaning: "You mean buyers watch the moving pictures at home? That's called television in Waizhou, isn't it?"

"It's not quite the same as television. Television can't show many things—but ours can!"

Ma Wu suddenly stood up: "I need to go to Heishipō. This is a big deal—bigger than the Blood Spear Detective deal!"

…

At the top-floor office of the Moving Picture Company, Tu Yinghong sat on the sofa, impatiently saying: "I've finished filming. When will you let me go?"

He Jiaqing poured tea as he replied: "Let you go? You'll just head back to Xiaoyao Wu."

"Where I go is none of your business."

Wan Jinxian sat beside them, frowning: "How ungrateful you are! If not for us saving you, you'd be dead already!"

Tu Yinghong glared at Wan Jinxian: "I never asked you to save me!"

Wan Jinxian was furious. He Jiaqing soothed: "We're all on the same side. Don't ruin the harmony. Tu Yinghou, I just want to know one thing—why are you going to Xiaoyao Wu?"

"I told you—I'm looking for Miao Ying!"

He Jiaqing raised an eyebrow: "So you two still have feelings for each other."

"So what if we do? I'm Ling Miaoying's woman—forever his woman. As long as I haven't found him, I won't let Xiaoyao Wu off the hook!"

He Jiaqing sighed: "What a loyal and righteous woman. Once the next film is done, I'll let you go."

Tu Yinghong turned and left the office, returning to her room.

This building was built by her—technically, she should have a hundred ways out.

Yet for some reason, she could never leave, and didn't know what technique had trapped her.

…

Wan Jinxian asked He Jiaqing: "Do you really think she's going to Xiaoyao Wu for Ling Miaoying?"

He Jiaqing shook his head: "She's lying. She and Ling Miaoying had some bond—something forged from sharing a bed. Another man in that bed would've done just as well.

She's going to Xiaoyao Wu for that thing."

"You mean the Crimson Lotus?"

He Jiaqing nodded: "Otherwise, why would she keep watching Li Qi?"

Wan Jinxian said: "Let's seize this chance and take back the Crimson Lotus."

He Jiaqing shook his head: "Not yet. I'll tell you when the time comes."

Wan Jinxian gave a slight nod—he believed He Jiaqing's guess was correct.

But in truth, they had all misunderstood Tu Yinghong.

Tu Yinghong was a woman of loyalty and righteousness. She went to Xiaoyao Wu not for the Xuan Sheng Crimson Lotus—but to find her iron ruler.

The tea was brewed. He Jiaqing had just poured a cup for Old Wan when he felt a vibration on his shirt button.

He Jiaqing pressed the button, listened for a moment, then slammed the teapot onto the table: "Lu Maoxian is causing trouble at the cinema again. Why does this old dog keep hounding us?"

Wan Jinxian said: "We still haven't found out who's behind Lu Maoxian."

"Give him another warning—this time, hit hard."

Wan Jinxian nodded slightly, but his thoughts were not on Lu Maoxian.

PS: Where were Wan Jinxian's thoughts?

(End of Chapter)