1979 Golden Age

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"President! President!"

"What's the rush?"

The guy at the Central News Agency headquarters was really quick to act. He came back early and reported: "The leftists are sending the movie here with drums and gongs, and there are a bunch of reporters following them!"

"What?!"

When Xie Zhonghou heard this, he felt more disgusted than if he had swallowed a fly, and cursed, "You bastard! You only use such crooked methods."

"What should we do? They will be here soon."

"Don't accept it. Rebuke him for what he deserves. Turn the tables and give him one of our excellent works. See what he does!" An aide suggested.

"Even if you give him a pornographic movie, that grandson will accept it without changing his expression! In the past, the leftists wanted to show their dignity, but now they have no shame. Don't you understand now?"

Xie Zhonghou sighed and said, "I can't come forward, so let a director go out and deal with it. Accept the film and praise the spirit of the Taierzhuang Battle. Don't mention the rest of the veterans' visits to their families, the memorial hall, and the cooperation."

Now that the left has brought a group of reporters here, the right cannot be rude.

The so-called "diplomacy" often requires grace.

Soon, Xiao Mo and Xiao Yang arrived, and what they brought was not a film copy, but a converted videotape. The movie was very long, and the videotapes were divided into several boxes, beautifully packaged, and it was obvious that they had been prepared long ago.

A director from the Central News Agency came out, dressed in a suit and tie, looking well-mannered.

He spoke to the reporter: "Mr. Chen's action was indeed presumptuous, but we will not take it seriously. After all, he was young and energetic, so it was inevitable that he was not thoughtful. The Battle of Taierzhuang was a bloody battle for our army. The blood of countless soldiers was shed all over the land, and we defeated the Japanese invaders. We have never forgotten this history..."

Seeing him speaking in a cliché, the reporter started to make a noise: "We have called out to you so many times before, why didn't your president respond?"

"The president is on a business trip recently and is not in Hong Kong."

“When will you allow veterans to visit their families?”

“That’s all for today, thank you all for coming!”

This person left after saying this.

The reporters booed. They felt that the right-wingers were now very cowardly and dared not say anything, and could not even provide any news value.

But after this operation, the gimmick was indeed created.

The next day, the newspaper reported that the whole of Hong Kong knew about the film "Blood Battle of Taierzhuang". Some audiences were still interested in war films, such as "Garland under the Mountain", which made millions of dollars at the box office in Hong Kong.

"'The Battle of Taierzhuang' is the first film to depict the image of the Nationalist army on the front battlefield on screen since the founding of New China. Previously, Taiwanese and mainland Chinese films and TV series all denigrated each other, but this phenomenon may change."

“The movie evaluates the achievements of the national army relatively objectively, but the characters are still somewhat stereotyped.”

"A movie may help break the ice in cross-strait relations!"

"Mr. Chen went straight to Huanglong, and President Xie retreated!"

In fact, although the Battle of Taierzhuang praises the National Army's anti-Japanese war, this National Army has a lot to say about it.

It was commanded by Li Zongren and included the Guangxi clique, Sichuan Army, Northwestern Army, Yunnan Army, and Northeastern Army. It was a battle of a ragtag army.

Chiang Kai-shek had long discriminated against local troops, withholding their food, wages and equipment. However, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, these troops often took on the most difficult defense lines. Many generals were determined to die and used their flesh and blood to stop the mechanized forces of the Japanese army.

So Chiang Kai-shek’s faults outweighed his faults.

He simply showed an attitude of not fearing danger, which can be considered a positive portrayal.

The movie "The Battle of Taierzhuang" was a success in Hong Kong, and received a lot of attention after its release. Many media outlets were talking about the thaw between the two sides and veterans visiting their families. This made some comrades on the left eager to make a move, as if the thaw was really coming.

Chen Qi and Fu Qi were very calm; they knew it had not come to that.

Fu Qi personally wrote the report, believing that cultural united front work must continue - smuggling videotapes, establishing more contacts with veterans' representatives, and observing the situation on the island.

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Some residential area.

Xie Zhonghou finished watching the videotape version of "The Battle of Taierzhuang". Both the National Army's anti-Japanese war and the transformation of Chiang Kai-shek's character were the first in history.

He was silent for a while, then sighed: "Looks like I really have to report it!"

This is not a trivial matter, it is a major public opinion issue.

Xie Zhonghou also had to write a report, and he had a better understanding of the situation in Taiwan and knew that the Chiang family dynasty was just holding on, and when it would collapse depended entirely on Chiang Ching-kuo's health. Once Chiang Ching-kuo died, the era would turn over.

…………

Just as "The Battle of Taierzhuang" was released with great fanfare, Taiwan was also in an uproar.

In late September, the Democratic Progressive Party publicly announced its establishment in Taipei!

That is the so-called green camp, as opposed to the blue camp of the Fruit Party.

Since its establishment, the Democratic Progressive Party has been advocating "resident self-determination". Residents refer to Taiwanese natives. They call those who lived in Taiwan before the restoration in 1945 as native Taiwanese, mainly Minnan and Hakka people.

Those who went there after 1945 are called outsiders.

The KMT is also from outside, they are mainlanders. The DPP wants to separate itself from them and naturally embrace the locals.

So what is the next step for residents’ self-determination?

Just alone.

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Taipei, residence.

Comrade Nikolai is 76 years old. He suffers from diabetes and various diseases. He even says he is "anxious" when writing in his diary. Well, he also likes to write a diary.

At this moment, he was half lying on a wide chair, listening to the report from the intelligence department.

"This is a full list of reactionaries. They are harboring evil intentions and are guilty of crimes that cannot be forgiven. Please order their arrest and severe punishment!"

“…”

Comrade Nicholas glanced at the list, then put it aside and said slowly: "Arresting people will not solve the problem. We cannot take drastic actions rashly at this time, and we should adopt a moderate attitude. As long as forming a party does not violate the 'national policy', we can study its possibility, but it must be done in secret."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was dumbfounded.

"You, you?"

“If it is indeed feasible, the Organization Law, the Election and Recall Law, the Security Law, etc. can be further amended.”

Everyone is more thrilling.

Does this mean lifting the ban on political parties?

Comrade Nicholas did not want to say anything more. He waved his hand to let the others leave and called out, "Put aside the film that Xie Zhonghou sent."

"yes!"

Immediately, "Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang" was played.

He watched the film silently until the end and expressed his thoughts: "There are several points in this film that are acceptable. First, they believe that we are fighting against the Japanese. Second, it reports positively on my father without defaming or distorting him. You should make a few more copies and show them to the Standing Committee members.

Send one to the lady as well."

Madam, that is, Soong May-ling.

After giving the instructions, he seemed tired again and lay down on the chair to rest.

The DPP was established, not because he did not want to stop it, but because he had no other choice. Taiwan has come to this point today, and lifting the ban on political parties and implementing "democratization" is the only way out.

What he hoped was that before he died, he could do more things after his death and not leave behind a bad reputation.

Veterans visiting relatives?

Wait a moment.

(No more…)

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