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With the sound of the whistle, the long steam train clanged into the old town of Beldan City.

Compared with before the war, because a large area of ​​land from the west of Jianhai County to the coast of Jianhai was included in the Beldan area, coupled with the influx of a large number of people during the war, this small city was originally in decline due to resource depletion. In terms of area, it is not inferior to Backlund, Trier and other major cities.

Due to the previous duty-free port policy of the three cities in Jianhai, the political and economic center of Beldan has gradually moved to the new coastal areas...

However, this does not mean that the old town of Beldan has declined.

On the contrary, the old city with the world-famous film and television base is still a holy place in the hearts of countless young men and women who aspire to become famous and live a life of luxury. Young people with "star dreams" come to the studio almost every day. , starring in supporting roles in various films, seeking recognition from producers or directors...

The large number of people gathered naturally brought a lot of consumption and naturally attracted businessmen from all walks of life. As a result, the economy of the old town of Beldan remained prosperous.

The "Wude" monk, or Wood, saw this bustling and somewhat "familiar" scene as soon as he walked out of the train station.

"Sir, would you like to go to the Cinema Castle? It only costs 10 pence."

"Brother, do you have a place to stay? I recommend the 'Old Dick Hotel'. The price is cheap, the service is considerate, and the movies in the room are also very new..."

"Do you want to know about the 'Actor Training Class'? A professional team will make your dream of becoming a star come true."

"Sir, are you interested in learning about the beliefs of the 'Demon Emperor'? Many big-name stars are successful because of my Lord's blessing..."

"Soda...drink..."

Wood looked at the crowd of vendors holding signs and soliciting customers who gathered around him, and then at a gentleman next to him who walked out of the station calmly with his valet without any interruption. The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and he thought to himself. : Am I that much like a "taken advantage of"?

Also, senior Abner Brain, how did you bring these "customs" into another world?

"No need, thank you..." Wood waved his hand helplessly, then forcibly broke through the encirclement of those people and left the vicinity of the station.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a strong man wearing trendy sunglasses and a black jacket quickly followed him.

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Upon noticing this, Wood suddenly became nervous, and quietly put his hand into the gun bag, holding the wooden handle of the revolver.

At this time, the strong man in sunglasses suddenly opened one side of the jacket with one hand, revealing the many pockets inside it... to be precise, it showed the many rectangular objects in the pockets with film wrapped inside.

"Sir, do you want a movie? Not only are there the full version of "Battlefield Rose", but also the new "The Secret History of Russell" produced by White Lion Pictures... you know."

After more than two years of development, the "small projector" that Abner promoted before the war has been fully put into the market, and due to the increasing production of "bio-batteries" produced by "Morning Star City", the "small projector" Prices also continue to fall.

Nowadays, due to the endless emergence of various counterfeit products, middle-class families can already afford it...

Abner did not stop this, and even encouraged it behind the scenes. Although the "projector" was easy to make, only the "Morning Star City" and the "Earth Mother Goddess" church could provide the "biological battery".

Hearing the words of the strong man in sunglasses, Wood froze for several seconds, then withdrew his hand from the gun bag, looked at the man in sunglasses for a few times, and asked:

"There are so many passengers getting off the bus, why did you follow me?"

The man in sunglasses seemed to have expected his question, and replied with a smile: "Hey, there is no one to pick you up, and you are not a local. You are obviously just passing by, and you must stay in a hotel tonight.

"Almost all hotels in the old town of Beldan are equipped with 'projectors', but the films that those small and medium-sized hotel owners can provide are very limited, and most of them are long out of date... After all, they don't dare to use pirated films... Once reported, The fine is a trivial matter, but being boycotted by the people of Beldan is a big problem.

"And judging from your clothes, you don't look like someone who would go to a big hotel. And since you can afford a second-class seat on a steam train, you will naturally not be short of money to buy a few of my movies..."

As if he "felt" Wood was unusually friendly, the man in sunglasses spoke out all he was thinking. At the end, he suddenly realized that he had spoken too much.

He slapped his forehead, stopped, and promoted the movie in his jacket again: "If you don't like watching "The Secret History of Russell", "The Terminator" adapted from Miss Wall's new work is also very good... By the way, What I’m wearing right now is the costume of the leading actor in the film.”

Miss Wall... Well, I remember that the famous writer Miss Forse Wall is one of Abner Bryan's "friends". It seems to be true... I said that the clothes on this person are different. Why is the feeling so strong...

Furthermore, the exits for passengers of different classes at Beldan Station are indeed different... No wonder those vendors gathered there.

The corners of Wood's eyes twitched, and he secretly chanted "Buddha's name" several times before calming down. He took the "film" handed over to him and looked at it. He felt that this thing was a bit like the video tape before time travel, but it was obviously much smaller. , and the material is not like plastic...

"How much? Besides, are you a 'piracy'?" Wood asked casually.

"It's not expensive. This kind of new film only costs 5 pence. "The Secret History of Russell" is relatively long. It's divided into upper and lower parts. If you buy them together, it's 7 pence... In addition, my 'pirated' copy is from the original film. It's not like that. A defective product that was stolen in the theater." The man in sunglasses chuckled.

"No one cares if you sell pirated copies?" Wood asked casually while withdrawing money.

"When the lord cleans up the gangs, he has to leave some way for us, the lower-level members of the gangs, to survive, right? So unlike those regular hotels, even if the city management sees me, they won't take any more care." The man in sunglasses didn't know why, but he just felt that the situation in front of him was The man was so close to each other that he fell in love without even realizing it.

Although gangs are common in this era, how could Abner allow such an organization to suck blood in his territory? Therefore, after the escort team was formed, many cleanups were carried out.

Although the current Beldan still has gray areas, the organized underground group no longer exists...at least not on the surface.

"That's it..." Wood nodded thoughtfully, and then gave the other party the 1 suler note in his hand.

After the man in sunglasses took it, he wanted to change the money, but Wood waved his hand to stop him.

"Give me "The Secret History of Russell" as well." Wood said without changing his expression.