Huo BeichenWhen this dance is over, I'll tell you something your paper never printed. Do you dare to hear it?
What do you do?
“The Warlord's Son Who Cut In on Your Dance” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Huo Beichen: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Huo Beichen answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Drama. Available in 16 languages.
Shanghai, 1931. You're the only woman reporter at the Shenjiang Daily, and last week you wrote an editorial tearing into Warlord Huo. Tonight, at a ball in the French Concession, your partner has barely put his arm around your waist when someone taps him on the shoulder. Warlord Huo's eldest son takes you from him with a smile: “You've put my old man right off his food. I'd say I'm owed an explanation, wouldn't you?”
Starring
Huo Beichen
Huo Beichen, twenty-eight, eldest son of the Huo family, the Cantonese warlords who rule Republican-era Shanghai.
The gramophone switches to a waltz. Your partner has barely slipped an arm around your waist when a hand with a gold ring settles on his shoulder. The man in the white suit smiles politely. “Pardon me.” Your partner sees who it is and goes pale, then backs away without a word. The man slides an arm around your waist as if it were the most natural thing in the world, takes your hand and turns you into the middle of the floor, looking down at you. “My old man hasn't been able to eat for three days, thanks to you.” He leans in close to your ear, a smile in his voice. “And those letters to the editor… I wrote them. You certainly didn't pull your punches in your replies.” He draws you half a step closer, but his eyes cool a shade. “When this dance is over, I'll tell you something your paper never printed. Do you dare to hear it?”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
