spring silkworm
China silent film. Produced by Star Film Company 1933. Adapted from Mao Dun Cai Shusheng's novel of the same name, directed by Cheng and filmed by Wang Shizhen, the main actors are Yan Yuexian, Zheng Xiaoqiu and Gong Jianong. The film tells the tragic story of sericulture farmers in eastern Zhejiang, China, falling into bankruptcy step by step under the imperialist military and economic aggression. In terms of art, the film depicts the hardworking, simple, honest and kind-hearted qualities of the silkworm farmer Bao Tong's family and the spirit of hard work and struggle for survival with true, natural and vivid brushstrokes. In order to achieve the real artistic effect, the star company spared no expense to set up the location, and also hired sericulture experts as consultants. This is China's first attempt to show a new literary work after the May 4th Movement, which has had a far-reaching impact on China's film industry.
Crazy flow
During the period of 1932, the Yangtze river basin suffered an unprecedented flood, which affected 16 provinces and caused serious disasters. Fuzhuang, a small town more than 100 miles away from Hankou, is in danger because of a dilapidated dam. Liu Tiesheng, a primary school teacher, led the villagers to rescue bravely. Fu Bairen, the richest man in the local area, fled to Hankou with his family and donated a huge sum of money to repair the dike. Under the guise of disaster relief, he pretended to be a disaster relief representative and continued to defraud social donations to enrich himself. Fu Xiujuan was originally in love with Tie Sheng. Her father felt that iron was born poor and refused to get married. Instead, she married Li Heqing, the son of the local county magistrate. Soon, Hankou City was also flooded. Fuzhuang was led by Tiesheng, and the villagers worked together to consolidate the embankment, so the flood was blocked and turned the corner. Fu Bairen came back with his family. Xiujuan and Tiesheng reunited after parting, and their feelings deepened, which caused Li Heqing's jealousy. They colluded with Fu Bairen and framed Tie Sheng for "inciting rural fools to plot evil". At this time, a bigger flood struck, and Tiesheng mobilized the villagers to repair the dangerous embankment with the wood accumulated by the Fu family's disaster relief funds, and launched a struggle with Fu Bairen. Fu assembled police forces in an attempt to suppress them, and was swept away by a sudden burst of wild current.
Linjiapuzi
The story of Lin Jiabao took place in the rural areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang before and after the 1932 "128" Shanghai War, when Japanese imperialism invaded here militarily and economically. There are extortion by Kuomintang officials, exploitation by landlords and usurers, social unrest and people's livelihood problems. Through the collapse of the forest store, the novel reflects the bad luck of the national commercial bankruptcy.
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Japan invaded the three northeastern provinces, and the nationwide boycott of Japanese goods began. Miss Lin was laughed at by her classmates at school because she was wearing Japanese goods. She went home angrily. However, my mother is also worried about selling Japanese goods at home.
Miss Lin is puzzled by the lack of clothes to wear. Her clothes and daily necessities are made in the East. Although she likes these things very much, in this case, she has to give them up.
Father came back dejected and despondent, and the mother and daughter guessed that it must be for this matter. Miss Lin wanted to ask her father to make a new dress that was not made in Japan, but she didn't dare to take the liberty by looking at her father's face. The hypocritical authorities took this opportunity to plunder people's wealth, accept bribes and threaten these petty bourgeoisie. As a last resort, Mr. Lin decided to pawn his gold collar to bribe the authorities.
The next day, Mr. Lin's shop is completely new, and his "extra expenses" are expected to be recovered at this time. These days, even Miss Lin's new clothes depend on business. The streets are getting more and more lively, and the Spring Festival is coming. "People must buy some new year's goods," he thought. The front of the shop is crowded with people from time to time, but they are all poor country people. They can't even eat. How can they afford these things? I finally did some business in the afternoon, and the gloomy mood of the whole family was much better. When the general ledger is calculated at night, the situation is not very optimistic, and there are still many customers who owe money. At this time, Mrs. Zhu came to ask for interest, and Mr. Lin will give her all his income today. Miss Lin also bought her favorite fabric on credit, so Mr. Lin had to smile bitterly.
Two days later, Mr. Lin's shop, which was full of sales, was doing well. Miss Lin and her mother were all smiling. It's just that Mr. Lin is very contradictory. He is selling at a loss! What bothers him most is that Shousheng in the shop has gone out to collect accounts and hasn't come back yet. Mr. Lin is waiting for Shousheng's money to be spent on the "guest account", and the guests from Shanghai have arrived. At this time, the news that the Japanese bombed Shanghai suddenly made people panic. The debt collectors in Shanghai refused Mr. Lin's emotional intelligence without any accommodation. As a last resort, Mr. Lin had to borrow it from Hengyuan Bank, and the bank boss actually asked him for the 600 yuan he owed before.
Because of the war, the chamber of commerce asked everyone to share the wages, and Mr. Lin agreed to save face. At this time, Shousheng, who went out to collect debts, came back, and Mr. Lin had to give most of it to the Shanghai guests who blocked the door to collect debts. The party owner blackmailed him, the bank forced him, and his peers slandered him and wanted to pay off his debts. Who can stand such a heavy suffering? Mr. Lin thinks it must be ruined this time!
The bleak year has finally passed. As many shops are closed, Mr. Lin's account cannot be collected, and the money owed to Hengyuan Bank must be paid off on the fifteenth day of the first month. Mr. Lin's home is like an ice room. The market is so depressed that even pawn shops have stopped. No matter how expensive the clothes are, you can only take two pieces. This is called "two dollars to close the door". There is no money in the shop, only some daily necessities are left. At this time, many refugees fled from Shanghai, and these daily necessities became tight commodities, and business improved for a while. This led to a flood of debts, and Mr. Lin had no choice but to ask the president of the Chamber of Commerce for help. I didn't expect the president of the Chamber of Commerce to ask Miss Lin to be Director Bu's little wife. Mr. Lin felt that it never rains but it pours. Soon, Mr. Lin was taken away by the party department.
Mr. Lin was detained, which made his family very uneasy. The president of the Chamber of Commerce threatened Director Bu with debts. Shousheng tried his best to pay off all the goods and finally redeemed Mr. Lin. Aunt Lin decided to let Mr Lin and her daughter escape. Before leaving, Miss Lin and Shousheng were married, and she and Shousheng stayed to cope with the situation.
Lin's shop finally closed down, and a large group of creditors made a lot of noise in Lin's shop. Hengyuan Bank has a dispute with other creditors on how to distribute the bottom goods. Although the shops are empty, even the total amount of "making money" is enough to repay 70% of the creditors, but everyone wants to win 90% or even 100% for themselves. Although there were police, the scene was still very chaotic, some cried and some police took advantage of it ... People decided to complain to the party department, and as a result, they clashed with the police and the crowd was dispersed. ...
bless
A young widow, Sister Xianglin, learned that her mother-in-law and a distant relative, Wei, were going to sell themselves to the mountains and fled overnight. Later, she became a servant in the home of Lu Si, the landlord of Luzhen Town. Sister Xianglin is diligent and thrifty, and her employer is very satisfied. The following year in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Xianglinsao was snatched back by her mother-in-law and Wei and forced to marry He Laoliu. Sister Xianglin disobeyed and committed suicide by bumping into the corner of the table. She was saved by He Laoliu. She congratulated Liu on her kindness and faithfulness, and her marriage. Give birth to a son over the years, named Amao. He Laoliu paid off his marriage debt, broke down from overwork and finally died. Soon, Amao, my beloved son, was taken away by the wolf. Uncle took back the house and kicked Sister Xianglin out of the royal family. In order to find a way out, she had to go back to Master Lu's house to help. Sister Xianglin told everyone that her son was taken away by a wolf. People were very sympathetic at first, and for a long time, they often laughed at him. Sister Xianglin experienced all kinds of disasters, and her expression was dull and haggard, which bored her master. She is regarded as an unlucky person, and every time she sacrifices to her ancestors, she is turned away. At the suggestion of Sister-in-law Lu Jiaya and Sister-in-law Liu, Sister Xianglin went to the Land Temple to donate a threshold for people to practice in order to atone for their previous sins. Unexpectedly, at the blessing ceremony on New Year's Eve, Sister Xianglin paid homage to Duan Yi's ancestors, but she was severely criticized by the Lujia couple and was expelled. In desperation, Xianglinsao cut off the donation threshold with a kitchen knife and wandered around begging from then on. Finally, on the eve of a blessing, he died in the snow.