Where is John Calvin Ferguson Road in the movie Lust, Caution?

In the last paragraph of the movie Lust, Caution, Jia Zhi, who let Lao Yi go, called a rickshaw and said, "Go to John Calvin Ferguson Road!" Where is she going? Is the villa arranged for her by the old aunt of John Calvin Ferguson Road or other places on that road? After that thrilling experience, will she think Lao Yi will let bygones be bygones and take her in, or is this silly girl really in love?

Director Ang Lee and screenwriter Wang Huiling are both masters of detail. A glance at the lipstick mark left by Jiazhi on the red wine glass is enough to make Lao Yi understand that this is an impostor, or watch the little girl direct acting in front of him, and he unconsciously sinks in.

In Zhang Ailing's novels, Wang Jiazhi finally wanted to go to Yuyuan Road, but in the film, it was changed to John Calvin Ferguson Road, which must have a profound meaning. In reality, this John Calvin Ferguson Road (now Wu Kang Road) is full of garden villas, but it has always been a mysterious place in Shanghai. 1938, a mysterious assassination took place on this road at Lane 40 (now Wu Kang Road) 1-Tang's former residence.

1937, after the "August 13th" war, the famous first cabinet prime minister of the Republic of China, Tang, took refuge in the concession from Daxi Road (now Yan 'an West Road) for security reasons and lived in this small building. At that time, there were rumors that Tang had frequent contacts with Japanese spy leaders Kenji Toshihara and Harada. Wen Wei Po also published an open letter "A Letter from Shanghai Citizens to Tang Dynasty" in March 1938, earnestly exhorting Tang Dynasty: "We should make an aboveboard declaration as a founding father and strive for national independence with the people of China." The Kuomintang thinks he is suspicious and may have taken refuge in the Japanese. So Dai Li's "shovel rape" team took immediate action and sent a gangster-born killer to secretly sneak into Shanghai, and cooperated with the head of the Shanghai military system through Xie, the branch manager of Yongan Company. On September 29th 1938, he lied that he was an antique dealer and called Tang Jiali, saying that a Song Dynasty celadon vase was willing to sell at a low price. Tang has always been interested in ancient porcelain, and all the treasures of the past dynasties were bought at high prices. There are many blue and white porcelains of Ming and Qing dynasties in his study and living room. The next afternoon, Xiang Qiangwei, Xie and his party packed vases, Ming swords and other antiques in a special wooden box with a sharp axe hidden at the bottom and came to the Tang House. There is a Vietnamese policeman (Annan's doorman) at the entrance of Tang House. Because Xie and Tang are friends in the same town and frequent visitors to the Tang family, they let him go.

After the three men sat down, they first took out a sword for Tang to play with. Tang looked left and right, but he couldn't tell why, but he thought the shape was cute. The two sides began to bargain. Don asked the servant to light the guests' cigarettes. The servant couldn't find the match (in fact, Zhao Lijun hid it), so he went to the other room to get it. As soon as the servant left, it was the time to assassinate Tang. I saw Tang concentrate on looking down at the porcelain, reached out and pulled out the hidden sharp axe, went around behind Tang and cut a knife on the back of his head. Pity the famous man of the Republic of China, and he fell in a pool of blood without even grunting. Zhao Lijun saw that he was finished, went out, boarded his car, and roared off. When Tang's servant found the match, only the dead Tang was left in the room. He just burst into tears.

After all, Tang was an important figure since the Republic of China, and the military system did not grasp the exact evidence of Tang's defection, which caused great dissatisfaction among Kuomintang elders. In order to calm down the storm, Chiang Kai-shek ordered to allocate 5000 yuan for the funeral expenses of the Tang family, and announced his life story to the National History Museum to praise the 78-year-old man. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Ching-wei, Chen, Chen Lifu and other Kuomintang military and political dignitaries also sent messages of condolence, deeply mourning the unfortunate death of Tang ... So, it seems that the case of stabbing Tang was not the will of the Kuomintang, which made outsiders feel even more confusing and incorrect.

Now Lane 40 of Wu Kang Road is a rare Spanish-style garden house alley, near the end of Wu Kang Road. Unlike other alleys that are cramped and covered with all kinds of clothes, there is a relatively spacious public courtyard with plantains and other plants, which looks deep and quiet. Building 1 is a three-story garden residence, which was built in 1940. The yellow mixed water painted wall designed by Dong Daxi, a famous architect in China, is particularly dazzling in the sun. The roof is covered with red tiles, and the chimney tip of the fireplace is Gothic. There are continuous Spanish double arch coupons under the eaves, and the main entrance is Spanish. There are spiral Roman columns on both sides of the arched door frame. There are exquisite and colorful wood carvings above the arch, which complement the patterns of the Roman capital on both sides. On the second floor, there are three large balconies extending from east to west and on both sides, which are zigzag and suitable for living in Shanghai. When the weather is good, it is the season of mildew, and the breath of life has covered up a lot of "uncertainty".

Marion bar

I was in a daze at 40 Wu Kang Road when an acquaintance of the media suddenly appeared and greeted me warmly and abruptly, but I still couldn't get back to my mind for a long time. He is also a "sea drifter", a northerner, who frankly said that he had changed his job, rented a house here and opened a cafe-marion on Anfu Road on the corner.

Marion Bar is located opposite Anfu Road Drama Center. The name of the store is taken from Robert Geyer's screenplay, which was in Marion Bar last year. It is said that it is very famous in the literary and art circles, where you can see many dramatists, artists, painters and audiences, and sometimes hold some small performances, salons, or office workers who simply want to relax. It looks simple outside, with French windows and drama posters, and the west is a little rough. The layout inside is not very "Shanghai", or what you want is a rough, casual and uninhibited feeling, with a little drama world. Old English newspapers are posted on the roof, sofas, chairs and desk lamps are all old styles found by the boss, the music is soft and soothing, and the boss and employees mind their own business. There are many original films and literary works on the bookshelf in the corner. According to the boss, they were found in M50 Bookstore, and many guests were interested in them. It doesn't have much commercial flavor, and the latte is delicious and cheap, which is more like a place where the host comes out for a party. Find a corner here to sit down, watch the street view, surf the Internet, listen to others chat, dream, imagine the love that always comes and goes or never comes, and the most difficult thing is to do something that is not literary.

No.99 Wu Kang Road

In Lust, Caution, Jia Zhi finally said "Go to John Calvin Ferguson Road", probably to return to the mansion she bought in mr. yi. Different from the apartment in the novel, Ang Lee chose this tryst place in a single-family villa at No.99 Wu Kang Road.

Even now, villas on Wu Kang Road are mysterious and expensive. No.99 Wu Kang Road, built in 1928, was once the residence of Zheng Guangda Board and Soda Company. The home of this English-style big class is built in the style of English country villa garden house. The building plane is L-shaped. On the roof of the red tile steep slope, there are tall Gothic fireplaces and chimneys with spires, and the outer walls are decorated with dark red semi-exposed wooden frames. The wooden frame looks straight and rough, reflecting a strong English country flavor. Although the high fence blocked the view, the triangular spires and dense trees emerged, forming a beautiful picture.

Although there are many villas on Wu Kang Road, most of them are military and political dignitaries. Tang and Chen used to live here, and there are countless secrets hidden here. The whole movie was blown away by a diamond ring the size of pigeon eggs and Tony Leung Chiu Wai's speculation for a few minutes, and many of the director's good intentions had to be slowly realized.