For the first time, Wei Lan discovered that the ability to see deeper, thinner, and smaller that she had always longed for might not necessarily be a good thing from a certain perspective.
She realized from Li Mu that the deeper she looked, the greater her investment and the deeper her involvement. The deeper she looked, the more distracted she became, and the more distracted she became, the more tired she became.
Weilan is not a holy mother. She has been wandering around in shopping malls with her father for a long time, and has witnessed the whole process of her family's decline, and experienced all kinds of despair and ugly faces. Under this situation, she has no sense at all. Without fraternity, she now just wants her relatives to live well and the people she loves to live well. Everything else has nothing to do with her.
However, Li Mu is exactly a philanthropic person.
Wei Lan hugged Li Mu and said in his ear: "Don't put unnecessary burdens on yourself. Don't forget that you are here today to promote your movie and to let the world know about Chinese history. The sacrifices and contributions China has made to the world, and changing the world’s prejudice against China, we must focus on doing these well first, and don’t think about other things for now, or think about them in the future.”
Li Mu gently held Wei Lan's waist and shook his head slightly.
She is different from Wei Lan. Wei Lan has never seen any content related to "Veterans Immortal" on Weibo. She believes that the images of veterans lingering in front of her are all psychological burdens imposed on herself. This is a conjecture, but only he knows in his heart that all the faces are extremely real, and the owners of those faces are struggling in every corner of the country. In the next five to eight years, if he does not If they do something, the whole society may not do anything for them.
We cannot wait until the "Veterans Never Die" public welfare project is launched naturally. In this process, we don't know how many veterans will leave this world forever.
Wei Lan felt the movement of Li Mu shaking his head, sighed softly, hugged Li Mu tighter, and whispered: "If you want to do something, just go ahead and do it. As long as it is your decision, I will always do it." I will support you without hesitation.”
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Under the flickering of countless spotlights, Li Mu stepped onto the stage with the background entirely wrapped in dark red silk.
Li Mu is the proud man of this era, the young man who receives the most attention in this era. The attention given to him by the whole world is gathered into a flash of lights and the continuous sound of shutters at this moment.
At this moment, Li Mu was suddenly in a trance. The crisp shutter sounds of the SLR camera gathered together, and to his ears, it was like the continuous gunshots on the battlefield. The continuous clicking sound was like It was a symphony of war played by Maxim, Czech machine guns and non-automatic rifles. What appeared before our eyes were all majestic scenes on the battlefield.
Li Mu stood motionless on the stage for a minute. No one except Wei Lan realized that he was strange. Everyone seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and kept taking photos of Li Mu.
More than a minute later, Li Mu came back to his senses, adjusted his mind and state, walked up to the podium, and said in standard American English: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the cooperation between Makino Imaging and DreamWorks At the press conference for the new film, on behalf of Makino Technology, DreamWorks and all the creative staff of this film, I would like to thank all my friends for coming."
The brief opening remarks triggered thunderous applause, and the whole world was a little impatient, wanting to know what kind of film this big-budget movie, which even Li Mu paid so much attention to, was like.
At this time, Li Mu continued: "Before announcing the relevant details of this movie, I want to tell you a story, a story that most people here, including most people in front of the TV, may have never heard of. "
“In July 1937, a former U.S. military flight instructor was invited by the Chinese government to serve as a consultant to the Chinese Air Force. The Chinese Air Force was extremely weak at the time. The Chinese government at that time hoped that with the help of this flight instructor, the U.S. military could be The Air Force's advanced training, combat and tactical plans were brought to the Chinese Air Force, and during this period, China's Anti-Japanese War broke out in full force."
"Most of you are Europeans and Americans. Your knowledge of World War II may be more about the European battlefields, and you don't know much about the Asian battlefields. To put it simply, the Asian battlefields of World War II were almost in China. At that time, Japan invaded China massively. In the following eight years, Japan caused huge harm to the Chinese people, up to 35 million casualties and 600 billion U.S. dollars in economic losses."
The figure of 35 million people and 600 billion U.S. dollars suddenly caused a chorus of exclamation from the audience. Most of the people here did not understand the Asian part of World War II. They had no idea that China was actually involved in the war. In World War II, such huge casualties and losses were paid.
While everyone was stunned in astonishment, Li Mu continued: "During World War II, on the Asian battlefield, the scale and cruelty of the war were no less than those on the European battlefield. The Chinese military and civilians sacrificed their flesh and blood with 35 million At the cost of human casualties, they tenaciously resisted the Japanese invaders' iron hoof to conquer Asia. At the same time, they also blocked the Japanese army's evil intentions of using Asia as a springboard to join forces with the German-Italian Axis to poison the world. They made great contributions to world peace. contribution.”
"As we all know, YY once pushed out a push some time ago. In that push, we listed the inhumane war crimes committed by some Japanese invaders in China. However, compared with the eight years of China's war of resistance and the 35 million people In terms of casualties, that push was just a drop in the bucket of the countless hardships China suffered during the Anti-Japanese War. The Japanese army caused countless sensational massacres in China. Because these histories are too cruel, I will not describe them one by one here today."
As soon as Li Mu said this, many people in the audience suddenly realized!
I remembered!
Some time ago, when "The Last Samurai" was boycotted by people around the world, a lot of content listing the atrocities committed by Japan's communists appeared on the Internet. Among them, the most shocking were the crimes Japan committed against the Chinese people. , simply more inhumane than **.
What everyone saw at that time were mostly photos of the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders against the Chinese people, so there was no comprehensive introduction. Today, when I heard Li Mu talk about the data of 35 million casualties, everyone told the Internet at that time Once those contents are combined, one instantly understands how heavy the history behind this number is!
Seeing that everyone's expressions became extra solemn, Li Mu paused, and then said: "We are mentioning history today not to condemn the invasion, nor to unravel the scars to win sympathy, but to let the world understand and remember history. Never forget the true history, and at the same time, avoid being fooled by the actions of some well-intentioned people who wantonly tamper with and beautify history. The root of world peace comes from the people's reflection on war, and wanton tampering with and beautification of aggression is the opposite. The greatest trampling on peace!”
As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, the applause was deafening.
The previous boycott against "The Last Samurai" has already cultivated a large number of resistance and protests against Japanese Bushido and Japanese invaders all over the world. Therefore, Li Mu's remarks are extremely powerful. With the exception of Japanese journalists, almost all media reporters present applauded his remarks. Thirty-five million casualties were sacrifices made by the Chinese nation for their own nation and even for the whole world. , in the face of this huge number, no amount of respect is too much.
The applause from the audience lasted for a long time. After a long time, Li Mucai signaled everyone to be quiet for the time being, and continued: "It was the same former US military flight instructor. When Japan began its full-scale invasion of China, he witnessed the Chinese army's defeat in front of the Japanese army. Vulnerable and witnessing the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders against the Chinese people, the former American flight instructor accepted the invitation from the Chinese government and decided to set up an aviation school in southwest China to help train the Chinese Air Force. For several years, he resisted the pressure from the Japanese government and trained a large number of pilots for the Chinese army, giving China the power to defend its airspace."
"After 1941, this former US military flight instructor returned to his native United States and recruited a large number of support pilots. Subsequently, these pilots formed an air force team called the 'American Support Air Force' as volunteers. Together with the Chinese Air Force, collectively known as the Flying Tigers by the Chinese people at that time, this former American pilot was named Claire Lee Chennault."
"The Chinese people are a nation that always has a grateful heart. The Flying Tigers took to the sky countless times in China to fight fiercely with the Japanese invaders' air force. They tried their best to defend China's airspace, defended the Chinese people, and even defended Yunnan. Burma Highway, and the famous Hump Route during World War II. At the same time, the Flying Tigers also paid a huge price in casualties, and these sacrifices were all to defend China."
"It is hard to imagine that a group of foreign pilots risked their lives and went to a foreign country thousands of miles away to resist invaders for other countries. To us, they are not only fighting for the Chinese people, but also for the noble and great cause. Fighting for ambitions and beliefs. In this regard, the Chinese people will never forget this period of history, and will always remember this history in their hearts. They are grateful to these American pilots for their efforts and efforts to resist the invasion of the Chinese nation sixty years ago. sacrifice."
Thunderous applause rang out again. This was the first time for many people to hear about this period of history. None of these people thought that in that era, a group of Americans would go to China and fly fighter planes over China to fight for the cause. China's resistance to foreign invaders, no matter what the purpose, does not prevent it from being labeled as "noble".
At this time, Li Mu added: "Hollywood has made many World War II movies, including American soldiers' wars in Germany, France, Africa, and even wars in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and the Japanese islands, but Unfortunately, Hollywood has never filmed this war that Americans participated in. Therefore, this time, as a Chinese who is loyal to the true history, I am honored that we can join hands with DreamWorks to launch this film that restores the American history. This is a film about the true history of volunteer pilots and Chinese pilots working together to resist the Japanese invaders. The only hope is to return the truth to history through this film!"
Having said this, Li Mu took a deep breath and said with great solemnity: "And the name of our new movie is - "Flying Tigers"!"
(End of chapter)