If you've seen the 007 movie series, you're familiar with this phrase.
"Martini, shake well, do not stir"
That's right! That's what Bond often says in movies. Bond was a wine tycoon, and the Royal British agent loved to drink martinis.
1964 'Goldfinger in 007'
1987 "007 Dawn of Life"
1989 "007 Murder License"
007's GoldenEye (1995)
007: Ghost Party (2015)
Including the above 5 films, Bond has drunk martini as many as 30 times in the "007" series.
In fact, in addition to Martini, Bond has also drunk many kinds of wines, such as Don Pérignon Champagne King in "Goldfinger", Château Admiralty Red Wine in "Casino Royale", and Lord Pauline in "Ghost Party". R.D., etc.
But if bond is to love, of course, it has to be Martini!
British agents love to drink Martini, so what do Chinese agents love to drink?
The patriotic spy drama "The Forerunner", which highly restores the living conditions of Chinese agents during the Republic of China period, reveals this answer for you, that is...
wine!
Set in a complicated and dangerous Shanghai in the early 1930s, "The Forerunner" tells the story of a wonderful contest between Ma Tianmu (Zhang Luyi), a Chinese secret agent, and Tang Xianping (Nie Yuan), a classmate who participated in the secret service organization "Revival Society".
In this spy drama, the figure of wine appears many times.
In episode 3, Ma Tianmu signs a contract with the owner of Bier&M and drinks wine
Episode 6 Tang Xianping invites Ma Tianmu to celebrate and drink wine
Episode 15 Martinite gifts with wine
Episode 17 Revival Society Brother Celebrates and Drinks Wine
Episode 34 Ma Tianmu talks with Tang Xianping and drinks wine
In addition to the above 5 episodes, there are many scenes that have appeared in wine, so it seems that the true love of Chinese agents in wine is wine.
So why do Chinese agents love to drink wine? The reason for this is simple, a good agent needs to disguise his identity flawlessly, and at the same time contact with national dignitaries to obtain important intelligence. Therefore, familiarity with and mastery of the habits of high society is extremely important for the agent.
In the 1930s, China was in a period of western learning, and under the influence of Western culture, wine became one of the most popular high-end social drinks in Shanghai Beach at that time. Mastering wine is a necessary survival skill for Chinese agents.
At the same time, there is also a detail in the play that the most common wine that agents drink is actually wine from China - Zhang Yu Xie Baina!
According to the data, Zhang Yu Xie Baina was born in 1931, which is exactly the same as the background of the play. At that time, Zhang Yu Xie Baina's main target consumer group in Shanghai was foreigners working and living in Shanghai, who pursued a high-end lifestyle and were more refined, so they often drank wine.
And the agents in the play often need to contact foreigners, Zhang Yu Xie Baina naturally appeared many times, there is a saying, this drama, realistic!
I don't know if you have found it, it seems that there will be alcohol in the drama of the agent. So if you want to experience the feeling of a secret agent, is it not to have a glass of wine, and then say "shake well, do not stir", or "cooperate happily"?