When an ambulance drove Sun Xiaozhong to Spring City, Li Mu and Liu Xinxin sat in a military SUV and began to sort out the next step of "finding the surviving Flying Tigers members."
With the news about Han Zili, it became easy to persuade the old man to go down the mountain. When the old man thought about meeting his old comrades, he was so excited that he wanted to set off immediately.
More than a dozen soldiers took turns carrying folding stretchers for several hours before carrying the old man out of the mountain. After finding a bed at the town medical center for the old man to rest for a night, at dawn and as soon as the ambulance from the military hospital arrived, The motorcade set off immediately.
Li Mu was worried that the old man's health would be in bad condition after running around for a long time, so he wanted to get the old man to the military hospital as soon as possible, so that everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, before getting on the bus, the doctor from the military region checked the old man's body and determined that the old man was in good physical condition. He just suffered from a long-term lack of nutrition. Lying down all the way to Spring City was not a big challenge for the old man.
Li Mu, Liu Xinxin and others squinted for a while in the car last night. Although it was not very comfortable, it was not a challenge for young people. After all, when Li Mu went to Beijing to work, he spent more than ten hours. He had to stand up all the time without a seat, so sleeping one night sitting down was already a very good option for him.
Liu Xinyin didn't have the pampering of a young lady. She was wrapped in a jacket and slept more soundly than Li Mu in the back seat of the off-road vehicle.
When the convoy started to return, everyone's physical strength had recovered a lot. Liu Xinxin's workaholic nature began to gradually be exposed. He took a pile of documents and sorted them out meticulously.
At present, this charity event has not been officially announced to the public. Li Mu and Liu Xinxin hope to find all the surviving Flying Tigers members they can find first, and then gather them all to Spring City. On the one hand, they will be given the system in Spring City. Physical examination, treatment and recuperation, on the one hand, reunite the elderly together, so that the story of the old Flying Tigers can be systematically sorted out through their oral narration.
In addition, a professional photography team followed the entire charity event to ensure that these processes could be completely recorded and edited to create a large-scale documentary that could move people across the country.
Liu Xinxin said: "Next, our volunteers will continue to go to various places, just like our contact with Mr. Sun, to bring more Flying Tigers to Spring City. At the same time, Mr. Li, you have to cooperate with the United States. We should communicate well and arrange as soon as possible for the veteran American Flying Tigers to come to Spring City to reunite with other comrades."
Li Mu nodded: "I have been coordinating with Spielberg. He will find as many old American Flying Tigers as possible and persuade them to come to China. I think it is best if we can also send a team The film crew went to the United States to follow up and interview these elderly people. They not only went to their homes, but also interviewed their comrades-in-arms gatherings in the United States, and then followed them until they were ready to take the flight to China."
Liu Xinxin nodded immediately and said: "I still have some friends in the United States. I will contact them today to see if I can find a reliable American team to work with. We simply can't get together for such a huge follow-up plan now." In terms of manpower, we can only send a few responsible persons there and find a team from the United States capable of executing it together."
Li Mu said: "You are the specific person in charge of this. You can make the decision. You don't have to worry about money."
As he said this, Li Mu thought of something and said: "By the way, we must spare no expense for these old people to come to China. The bigger the scale, the better. If their relatives want to come to China together, we will bear all the expenses." , as long as the maximum number of relatives each veteran can bring does not exceed ten people, we will accept it."
Liu Xinxin was surprised: "So many people? Then I'm afraid there will be about two hundred American Flying Tigers members and their relatives alone."
"The more, the merrier." Li Mu said firmly: "Contact Air China in advance. Then we will pay to lease a Boeing 747 from Air China, and then give the aircraft a new livery. The nose of the aircraft will be the shark from the Flying Tigers." The shape of the mouth and the whole process of our charity event as well as the LOGO are printed on the body.”
Liu Xinxin said: "The cost of repainting an aircraft is very high, and it has to be restored to its original state afterwards. Isn't it a bit wasteful?"
Li Mu waved his hand: "Don't worry, just waste it. Give me the bill when the time comes and I will pay it personally, not the foundation's accounts."
"Not only these, but also communicate well with the American media, let them participate in the whole process, and regard this event as a collective memory of two countries and two nations. This is a true side-by-side in the history of China and the United States. Fighting, let Americans understand this great history in their hearts, and stop looking at us through colored glasses all day long. All ideologies, religious beliefs, and economic development can be thrown away in the face of world peace. The Flying Tigers back then are the best proof, so for this reunion of the old Flying Tigers, we must build up momentum, not only to let the whole of China and the United States know, but also try to let the whole world know!"
Liu Xinxin didn't know that "Flying Tigers" carried too much of Li Mu's national sentiments. He not only wanted to show the Chinese people's contributions and sacrifices to the world, but also made the world aware of the positive image of the Chinese people. At the same time, he also wants to use this movie to subtly make Chinese movies and Chinese culture more acceptable to the people of the world. In addition, he also hopes to use this movie to once again make the world aware of Japan's crimes against China during World War II. atrocities.
Li Mu's attitude is simple: history can be forgiven, but it can never be forgotten, let alone tampered with.
Therefore, whether it is for the movie "Flying Tigers", for the charity project of Veterans' Immortality, or to educate the world about the crimes committed by the Japanese during World War II, Li Mu has an absolute necessity to do everything possible. Perhaps as many American Flying Tigers were invited from the United States to completely amplify its influence.
Just imagine, if more than 20 American Flying Tigers and 20 Chinese Flying Tigers met in China for decades and two centuries, this would be a surprise to the vast majority of the people. It will be a grand spiritual party and will surely touch countless people.
Seeing Li Mu's persistence, Liu Xinxin nodded and said, "I'll ask a friend to contact Air China. There should be no problem, but we have to set a specific time point as soon as possible, and then proceed according to the set event points."
Li Mu nodded: "I'll contact Spielberg. It's better to get this done sooner rather than later."
The impact of SARS has not really spread across the country. Public activities must be concentrated in the current one or two months. Once April arrives, the influence of SARS will explode in an instant. If such an event is started again by that time, The pressure will definitely be very high during the activities. If nothing else, everything will be turbulent. Even if these old Flying Tigers are willing to come to China, their relatives will probably stop them. However, if it is delayed until after SARS, people's caution and caution will be taken into account. If you are afraid, you will not survive.
Liu Xinxin said to Li Mu: "By the way, Mr. Li, I have an idea. This time we will communicate with the Yun Provincial Government and seek support from some local governments."
Li Mu said: "What kind of support do you need from the local government? After all, the Flying Tigers are the history of the Chinese Air Force and the U.S. Air Force. I'm worried that the local government doesn't want to get too involved in this kind of thing."
Liu Xinxin nodded and said: "We don't need public support from the local government, but we can provide certain conveniences on some issues. For example, in the Provincial Martyrs Cemetery, we will build a cemetery area specifically for the Flying Tigers. This part can be invested by us." , In addition, I think we should erect a monument for the reunion of the Chinese and American Flying Tigers, and let these old people participate in laying the foundation stone."
Li Mu said without hesitation: "Okay, these are good ideas. Just do what you want. If possible, please also ask the military region to help us coordinate the relationship with the local government. If the cemetery matter is resolved, then all flying As long as the Tiger members are willing to be buried in the cemetery a hundred years later, we will provide them with appropriate arrangements. Not only will we bear all the expenses of the cemetery, but after the death of the old Flying Tiger members, as long as the ashes are in the country, we will send vehicles and volunteers there. We welcome them, and also arrange round-trip transportation for their relatives, and even provide round-trip transportation and accommodation expenses for their relatives to go to Yun Province to pay homage every year in the future. Don’t be afraid of doing too much, just be afraid of doing too little!”
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After Mr. Sun Xiaozhong arrived at the Chuncheng Military Region Hospital, the hospital immediately organized a team of experts to serve Mr. Sun throughout the process. They performed a systematic physical examination on him and analyzed his nutritional status. There were many root causes of the old man's body, some of which were very serious. , so the expert team held an emergency meeting to agree on a complete treatment and recovery plan for the elderly.
For these veterans, the military hospital has specially set aside three large wards with a very good environment. Each ward has eight beds. Although there are many beds, the environment is first-class and the internal facilities are also very complete. A head nurse has been specially assigned to lead several A dedicated nursing team has been set up by a group of experienced nurses, and the level of attention shown is evident.
Immediately afterwards, the volunteers began to persuade other old Flying Tigers to agree to go to Spring City for recuperation. Old man Sun Xiaozhong was just a stubborn example among the surviving Flying Tigers in China. In addition to the difficult process of persuading him to come to Spring City, the rest None of the Flying Tigers hesitated at the invitation to Spring City.
After Sun Xiaozhong arrived, volunteers began to go to Spring City from all over the country to identify the old Flying Tigers and their relatives.
The staff of the foundation worked hard to ensure that these veterans arrived safely in Spring City. For the veteran Flying Tigers who were a little further away, volunteers first contacted the local hospital and took the elderly to the hospital by ambulance for a physical examination to confirm that they could fly. After that, he was taken directly to the airport by ambulance, and there was also an ambulance waiting at the airport in Spring City. After the old man got off the plane, he was taken directly to the military hospital by ambulance.
Sun Xiaozhong went from living alone in an eight-person ward to having his first old comrade-in-arms and then his second old comrade-in-arms in the ward. Later, Mr. Han Zili, his old comrade whom he cherished dearly, also arrived in Spring City. They had been away for a few years. Ten years old people finally reunited...
(End of chapter)