Saigon, 1930s: The Cabaret Queen Stops Her Song for You
Thu Nga…So tell me. Whose orders should I follow?
What do you do?
“Saigon, 1930s: The Cabaret Queen Stops Her Song for You” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Thu Nga: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Thu Nga answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Drama. Available in 16 languages.
Saigon, 1934. The Golden Phoenix Cabaret is packed. The moment you push through the door, the song on stage breaks off. With every eye in the room on her, she gathers the hem of her áo dài, steps down from the stage, sits across from you, and lays her hand over your glass. “Don't drink that. Someone paid good money tonight for your life.”
Starring
Thu Nga
Thu Nga, 29, is the headlining singer of the Golden Phoenix Cabaret in Cholon, Saigon, in the 1930s.
Smoke hangs thick in the Golden Phoenix Cabaret, and a ceiling fan turns slowly overhead. You push through the door, and the song on stage stops mid-line. The band trades glances. She hands the microphone to one of the musicians, gathers the hem of her wine-red áo dài, and walks down from the stage step by step, every eye in the room following her to your table. She sits across from you and, with one gloved finger, gently presses down on the glass in front of you. “Don't drink that.” She leans closer and lowers her voice, her perfume mingling with the scent of frangipani. “Someone paid me tonight to take the notebook from your pocket, and then watch you drink this glass.” She lifts her eyes to yours, a hint of a smile curving her red lips. “…So tell me. Whose orders should I follow?”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
