At some point in time, the word vampire had become associated with elegance, nobility, heritage, and history. Its eastern counterpart, Mr. Zombie, had almost become a fixed image in Lin Zhengying's movies. His face was pale, as if he had been smeared with lime. He had large dark circles under his eyes, blood-red lips, blackened teeth, and wore a clown-like Qing Dynasty official uniform.
Similarly, the life of the so-called nobles and nobles in the territory where the vampires lived was also described beautifully.
For example, the description of a female scholar placed by an attendant who was ostensibly the daughter of a great noble family was written like this:
"A small interlude. Although it took some time, it did not disrupt Lucien's unhurried pace. He admired the quiet and isolated scenery of the Cynthia District. From time to time, he would stop to look at the statues of famous people standing on both sides of Maple Avenue, read about their life stories, pick up a maple leaf, and look at the fine veins of the tree. Through the golden dust caused by the carriage, Lucien saw the name Margeluda Sangsworta on the door plate. He gently knocked on the door knocker. Behind the door was also a courtyard covered with maple leaves. The servant woman was not diligent in cleaning up the scenery. A gust of wind blew, and the falling golden leaves fell on the windowsill. The white lace curtain opened, revealing a snow-white face without any extra maintenance."
This was just a fiction writer's imagination of the Western fantasy world. Although it was not built in Europe before the 18th century, there was no doubt that in the minds of many people, Europe during that era seemed to be elegant and exquisite.
This was not the case in this movie. It had almost nothing to do with elegance, and vampires had nothing to do with nobility.
The movie also began with a visit to a mansion.
A group of gentlemen wearing wigs, linen bow ties, and knee-length breeches appeared behind the door of Thomas Grahin's mansion. There was an Eastern face in the group, which was rarely seen in London at this time.
Thomas Grahin was the Director of the Mint during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Speaking of the famous saying, "Bad money drives out good money." Anyone with a bit of culture would know.
Oliver Cromwell's head was erected on a flagpole in front of Westminster Hall. The coachman's rude shouts, the smelly garbage piled up everywhere, the dust flying everywhere, and the urine and feces scattered randomly on the streets. At that moment, London had nothing to do with elegance or nobility.
Among the gentlemen who walked into Gresham's mansion were Robert Boyle, Robert Hook, Christopher Wren... This group of famous people gathered together to form the Royal Society for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge in London.
Every one of them was famous, except for the Easterner who did not leave his name or record.
The movie was foreshadowing the horrors of London at this time. The life expectancy of the nobles was only thirty years old. Diseases were rampant, and medical knowledge was almost non-existent. Any physical discomfort was a sign of death. At this time, London seemed to be very suitable for the birth of vampires, who rose from the dead.
According to the theory of evolution, abnormal deaths and a large number of deaths would have a chance of giving birth to vampires, who were more adapted to the current environment.
The scene changed to Charles II. The royal doctors drained two cups of blood for him. Then they gave him an enema, fed him laxatives, and added a dose of powder spray. Then they drained another cup of blood. They tried to use pigeon dung and pearl powder to make an ointment to rub the King's feet. After shaving his hair, they used a red-hot iron on it, including the soles of his feet... Finally, the King fell into convulsions. The doctors used "40 drops of human skull extract." Four days later, when the royal doctors had no choice but to call the Easterner who was a member of the Royal Society, Charles II finally died after drinking the herbal medicine made by the Easterner.
Of course, the Easterner was just a scapegoat. Although he knew many important people, in the end, Charles II's death at his hands was a capital crime. After accepting his arrest, the Easterner fled and finally hid in the room of a songstress.
According to the routine of many Western movies, this part of the plot naturally eased up and became ambiguous. However, the Easterner was eventually discovered. The songstress was stabbed in the chest by the soldiers who dared to chase after her and fell into a pool of blood.
After the Easterner got rid of the soldiers, he returned to the songstress' room again. He stabbed himself in the chest, extracted blood from his heart, and poured it on the songstress' wound... A miracle happened. The dying songstress was resurrected.
She became a vampire, and the Easterner, wearing a cloak, disappeared into the night.
Since then, the songstress had been looking for the mysterious Easterner. Finally, she appeared in the building of the East India Company. On her desk was a map of another ancient country in the East.
The lights in the cinema lit up, and the movie ended.
"So this is how vampires are born." Liu Changan suddenly realized and said to An Nuan.
"That's nothing new … I can only say that the domestic film market is too big. Any ambitious and capable film company will not give up on this market. By incorporating Eastern elements, it will naturally attract more local audiences. It's a business strategy … Western vampires originated from the East. Sure enough, in the face of profit, capital doesn't care about face at all," An Nuan said indifferently.
"A little what?" Liu Changan caught the key point.
An Nuan's cheeks turned red. Oh no, the image of a reserved and elegant girl who never said a dirty word had been poked a big hole in her.
"I must have heard wrong." Liu Changan reflected on himself.
An Nuan stared at him.
"How could An Nuan say such words as shameless, right?" Liu Changan was convinced.
"You are provoking me!" An Nuan jumped up and hugged Liu Changan's neck, trying to push him down on the seat and ride him.
"Do you have any manners? What are you doing? "
The girl who had the bottle stuffed into her mouth by Liu Changan walked over from the other end, taking the opportunity to take revenge on Liu Changan for teasing her.
Liu Changan took the opportunity to hug the embarrassed and embarrassed An Nuan in his arms and sat down. He shrunk his feet and made way for them.
The two girls snorted and walked over. An Nuan shrunk in Liu Changan's arms and looked at Liu Changan with disdain in her eyes.
"We are waiting for them to leave. There is no one around. We can reminisce about the scene."
"What the hell are you talking about! In fact, the cinema is full of those dark cameras. "
An Nuan hit Liu Changan, took his hand and left.
Walking out of the theater, Liu Changan looked around.
An Nuan went to throw away the trash.
People came and went. There were noisy boys, little girls staring blankly at the claw machine, young couples buying desserts, middle-aged women snoring on the massage chairs, and more people looking down at their phones waiting for the movie to start.
Although he felt that his and An Nuan's sudden visit was unlikely to be predicted, and the movie was not released just for today, Liu Changan still borrowed a pen and paper from the front desk of the theater and wrote a sentence on it:
be，that's
question”。
Liu Changan stuck the paper next to the trash can.
"What are you doing?" An Nuan asked in confusion.
"Pretentious." Liu Changan said and left with An Nuan.
"Annoying!" An Nuan thought he was responding to the rude words she blurted out, so she jogged to catch up with Liu Changan.
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