For many old Chinese Flying Tigers, among the actors who walked in, Teacher Li Xuejian was the only one they were familiar with. Except for Sun Xiaozhong, almost everyone else had seen *** played by Teacher Li Xuejian. , for old people of this age, they already knew the character of *** as early as when ***’s deeds became famous all over the country. When *** played by teacher Li Xuejian was released and aired, they instinctively regarded Li Xuejian as There is an equal sign between teacher and ***.
From Li Xuejian, it can be seen that good actors are indeed deeply respected by the people. In terms of age, the youngest of these old Flying Tigers is over eighty years old, at least thirty years older than Mr. Li Xuejian, but because of his success He created an image of *** that left a very deep impression on these veterans, so when he came in, all the old people were amazed and even in awe.
When the veterans heard that Teacher Li Xuejian would play their former Chinese commander in the movie, they were all very happy.
Teacher Li Xuejian also expressed his greatest respect for these elderly people, personally bowing to each elderly person and shaking hands with each elderly person. As the oldest, he also set an excellent example for other actors.
Therefore, other actors, like him, expressed the highest respect to the elderly with full respect.
In the next two days, the actors spent more than eight hours with the veterans every day. They would sit around and listen to the veterans taking turns telling their stories from that year. They would carefully write down the veterans' stories in their notebooks. The touching things they mentioned and the psychological activities they described at that time were of great help to the shaping of the characters.
Almost all of these veterans have a very good cultural foundation. Although they now look very old and completely behave like old farmers, their high level of thought is indeed admired by all the younger generations.
What moved the actors and the behind-the-scenes staff like Li Mu the most was that the veterans, without exception, believed that the war was their obligation to the country and the nation. Everyone felt that the nation owed them a debt, but they But they have never thought about it this way. They feel that the nation will always be the supreme existence, an existence worthy of everyone's life, just like the mother who gives everyone life, she should always have a heart of gratitude and repayment, and at the same time I will never feel that my mother owes me anything.
These two days are two very meaningful days for every actor. These old people evoked the national feelings in their hearts that were hidden by utilitarianism in peaceful times.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Spring City became the focus of the country and the world's media. A large number of reporters came from all over and poured into Spring City to attend the press conference jointly held by Makino Imaging and DreamWorks.
The reason why this press conference attracted special attention from the media is mainly because there are so many eye-catching points in this press conference. On the one hand, the Chinese actors of "Flying Tigers" have not been announced. Not only the Chinese people , Chinese people all over the world are paying close attention to it. The primary mission of this conference itself is to announce the cast, so there is a lot of anticipation;
Furthermore, Li Mu has been criticized by many netizens on the Internet for several days because he formed the CSC club. There are also many highly targeted remarks on the Internet, which are like swords and are directed at Li Mu. However, during this period, Li Mu not only did not Li Mu came out to clarify that he had not even published a blog or a press release, let alone appeared in front of the media. However, Li Mu had confirmed that he would attend today's press conference and had arranged a session to answer reporters' questions, so reporters wanted to In this session, ask Li Mu about the CSC club and those special comments on the Internet.
In addition, the invitation letter to the press conference also included a small easter egg. The invitation letter mentioned that Li Mu and Spielberg will announce a deeper cooperation between the two parties at the press conference, so stay tuned.
This little easter egg is also very attractive to the media. They want to know what kind of in-depth cooperation Li Mu and Spielberg will have while cooperating on "Flying Tigers".
In fact, this deeper cooperation is about Makino Imaging and DreamWorks jointly establishing a film and television school in China. Li Mu hopes that Spielberg can mobilize top industry insiders in Hollywood to help China cultivate a group of truly capable actors. , and film workers, Li Mu hopes to turn this school into a true cradle for cultivating talents, and hopes to make a certain contribution to China's film and television industry.
To put it bluntly, even if this school can only train 180 ensemble performers with passing acting skills, it can still be regarded as a great contribution to China Film and Television.
Regarding the overall nature of the school, Li Mu’s plan is to position it as a completely private skills training college. The college recruits students from the whole society and does not set any examinations and thresholds other than professional courses. In other words, this school will only teach film and television, There are no other courses related to performance, and it is completely ensured that it is a place purely for learning skills.
The school does not have any degrees or diplomas. It will only issue the school's own graduation certificate. This diploma will not be linked to the website of the education department. It only represents the major. What Li Mu hopes is that in the future, students from this school will be able to obtain The sincere recognition of this industry makes this school’s diploma become a representative of the industry’s strength. If it can achieve this, this school will be considered a real success.
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When the press conference was about to begin, the hundreds of reporters who had set up their guns and short guns at the scene did not see the scene they were expecting.
They originally thought that there would be a long seat on the stage at the press conference. Li Mu and Spielberg would sit upright together, and then there would be many empty chairs next to them. Li Mu would announce the start of the press conference first, and then get down to the main topic. Invite the actors to come out to meet everyone one by one, and they must start with the supporting roles, and finally introduce the male and female protagonists that everyone has been waiting for. In this way, the answers everyone has been waiting for are revealed one by one.
However, there was not a single chair or table on the stage of the press conference, only a huge background screen.
Then, the unseen staff announced to everyone the official start of the press conference through the on-site speakers. Then, the lights dimmed, leaving only the lights on the stage, and the background screen on the stage was dark and nothing. .
At this time, Li Mu, who was wearing a black suit, walked onto the stage. He did not use a handheld microphone, but attached a small microphone to the inside of the collar of the suit, and the transmitter was placed on the lower back of the suit.
The appearance of Li Mu brought warm applause to the scene. He has disappeared from the public eye for too long recently. No one knows what he is doing. Some people say that he has been busy playing sports cars recently, and some people say that he has been busy playing with a group of people recently. The second generation of rich people hang out together, but no matter how the rumors spread, Li Mu is still the same Li Mu. He is wearing a formal suit and without saying a word, he makes everyone feel a familiar aura.
Amidst the applause, Li Mu bowed deeply to the audience. When he raised his head, he said: "Thank you all for coming to Spring City to attend today's press conference. This is the first time we have held such an important press conference. , moving from a first-tier city to a second-tier city, many people may not be very clear about why we have to arrange the press conference in Spring City. This reason has to be explained from 1937."
As Li Mu spoke, the background screen behind him lit up, and a slideshow of some old photos of the Chinese National Air Force began to play on it.
Li Mu walked to one side of the stage and introduced one after another along with old photos: "In 1937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China. In order to preserve the then Jianqiao Central Aviation School and the national The effective force of the Chinese Air Force decided to move the aviation school west to Spring City. At that time, Spring City was the base camp of the National Army Air Force during the Chinese Anti-Japanese War, and was also the base camp of the Flying Tigers formed by Chennault. Therefore, the movie "Flying Tigers" and its In terms of the historical story behind it, Spring City is where the story begins.”
"These old Chinese-faced pilots in the photo were basically all pilots of the National Air Force. Chennault was their instructor and later formed the Flying Tigers. Chennault was the commander-in-chief of the Flying Tigers, so these National Air Forces also They were integrated into the Flying Tigers and fought with the Flying Tigers against the Japanese invaders. It can be said that they were the backbone of the Chinese Air Force. At that time, the people called them the Chinese Flying Tigers."
"After sixty years, we finally decided to put the story of "Flying Tigers" on the big screen to let the world know their heroic deeds. However, it is also sixty years later that these people in the photo , who has really thought about how they are living now?"
When Li Mu said this, the reporters in the audience were all a little confused. On the one hand, they did not expect that Li Mu would not follow the routine when he came up. He did not talk about movies or actors, but he talked about history; On the other hand, Li Mu really asked them. Even though they, as reporters, pay special attention to a big-budget movie like "Flying Tigers", what they pay attention to is news, hot spots, and traffic. They pay attention to this movie. investment, paying attention to the talented people behind this movie, paying attention to the cast of this movie, but they have never paid attention to the prototype of this movie, nor to those real Flying Tigers, who have survived to this day. How about it.
Everyone felt a little bit ashamed. At this time, Li Mu said calmly: "Some time ago, we established a charity foundation. The name of this foundation is 'Old Soldiers Never Die'. There is a famous song from the United States during World War II. The name of the song is "Veterans never die, they just fade away." The reason why we chose this name is because we hope that these respectable veterans will never die and their deeds will be remembered. , their spirit will be passed on indefinitely, these expectations are somewhat unrealistic, so returning to the practical starting point, the purpose of our establishment of this foundation is to find surviving veterans and ensure that they can have peace of mind in their later years. A carefree life.”
When Li Mu finished speaking, everyone was surprised.
They didn't expect that Li Mu would actually set up another charity foundation, and most importantly, they didn't receive any news at all.
Before they could think about it, Li Mu continued: "I disappeared from public view some time ago. Many people speculated on what I was doing. So I will tell you personally that some time ago, the Veterans Immortal Charity Foundation launched the first It is a public welfare project. Regarding the specific situation of this project, I will not go into details for the time being. First, please watch a video... "
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