New Age Artists

Chapter 642: I am the priority!

The theater lights up.

The light sprinkled on the seat backs like water, and the air-conditioning vents made a slight hum.

The end credits appear.

The audience stayed in the mood of the movie.

The images on the screen are still lingering on the retina, and the melody of the song "Dislocation in Time and Space" flows slowly, as if it is going to penetrate into the minds of the audience.

Many viewers shed tears. The people in "1937" are neither indifferent nor desperate and passive. The perspective is not on the rich and landlords, but on ordinary people who think "it is not easy to live in the capital". Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China at that time.

He was full of hope for life from beginning to end, and the same was true at the last moment of Lu Dachuan's life.

Because it is so lifelike, it is even more shocking.

Suddenly!

The young man in the gray jacket in the back row saw this scene, his eyes flashed with anxiety, he glanced at the person next to him, and suddenly stood up.

Veins popped up in his neck, and he raised his hands and shouted, "Down with the devils!"

The sudden roar of voices shattered the audience's calm and shocked emotions and scared many people.

The girl in the beige sweater in the front row was so frightened that her popcorn bucket fell to the ground.

If there was no ending song, many people would definitely agree.

But the ending song dissipated a lot of the anger, and this sound was somewhat out of place.

The host in the backstage was Li Hong. Her knuckles turned white as she held the microphone, but she remained calm. Before the premiere, she had preset many possible situations.

One is that the subject matter of "1937" can easily be used by some people to confuse the waters, and the other is that Shen Santong did not even attend the premiere of his own movie.

With Shen Santong's current influence, many people hope to dig something out of him or convey their own ideas.

Li Hong did not avoid the question and reminded: "Dear audience, we will have an audience exchange session later. Everyone can speak freely and Director Shen will also communicate with everyone."

Before he finished speaking, the young man stiffened his neck and shouted again: "Director Shen, don't you want to defeat the devils?"

Shen Santong and the main creators walked to the front of the stage together, stepped onto the stairs, the tips of his leather shoes rubbed against the fluff of the carpet, and he sighed softly in his heart.

After the baptism of past and present lives, Shen Santong is very good at checking backgrounds.

With just one glance, it is certain that this young man is either stupid or bad, and most likely a cross-dresser.

The emotion is wrong. Shen Santong’s primary purpose in "1937" is not to make people angry and hateful, nor to make them despair and suffer.

You will basically cry when you watch it for the first time, and even if you don’t cry, you will be silent for a long time.

How could moviegoers rush to shout slogans after the movie ends?

Are those who are shouting slogans the audience?

This was expected, Shen Santong took the microphone and said: "I will answer your question, but we have to wait a while."

As if he had never thought about this situation, the young man began to speak unclearly and shouted, "Why do we have to wait? Director Shen, are you still Wolf Warrior?"

Shen Santong frowned and shut him up with one sentence: "This is a movie premiere. If you do this again, I will have someone ask you to leave. Where is the security?"

Security is in place.

The young man glanced at the person next to him, and when he saw the other person make a gesture, he sat down.

According to the procedure, Li Hong said: "Let us pay silent tribute to the victims and pay tribute to the survivors."

There were survivors of the massacre present at the premiere, but they left early.

Only appears before the movie starts.

As for movies, they must not be allowed to watch them.

Even though Shen Santong was in control of the entire process and watched it many times, he still felt choked up when he watched it again.

They are all very old. Those who were in their teens back then are now in their 80s or 90s.

After so many years, the horrific memory is still unforgettable.

The main creators share their creative experience.

Kang Honglei, the director, said truthfully: "This play was made completely according to Director Shen's intentions."

Shen Santong analyzed his thinking: "'1937' is also known as 'The Suffering That Can Never Be Forgotten'. I only had one idea for this project."

"The history of the Nanjing Massacre is not meant to make people shudder at the thought of it, to think of massacres and killings, or even to subconsciously avoid or escape it."

"It's not for curiosity, it's not for what foreigners think, it's not Rabe, and it's not Japan."

"We acknowledge the former's love, and we cannot forget the latter's hatred."

"We were the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, and the place where it happened was our land, mainly us." "At the beginning of the film creation, I set a framework for myself, which should be to use history as a mirror to warn future generations. Only by remembering the suffering and building consensus can we avoid repeating the same mistakes."

"Movies can be heavy, but they cannot overly play with darkness or marginalize things, nor can they stand on the dry shore to judge the victims or use this to show that they are 'awake'."

"The plot of the movie cannot wantonly spread despair, although it is true from a factual point of view. There are countless aspects to it, but only by letting more people know about this period of history can the victims not be forgotten and future generations can learn lessons."

"So we try to respect history as much as possible, without violating the big picture or the main spirit of history, and then create a movie that makes people feel heavy and overwhelmed after watching it, but also empowers them, rather than just suffering in vain."

Shen Santong acknowledges the darkness and suffering, but he firmly believes in light.

The same is true of history.

He also has a filming plan to shoot a movie reflecting the modern century from the perspective of ordinary people, showing how the Chinese nation has emerged from modern history.

Shen Santong has great ambitions to write history through movies.

The young man in the back row got anxious again and stood up to speak. Shen Santong pointed at him and told him to be patient: "Don't worry, we can talk about anything."

Shen Santong took a half step forward, looked around the huge theater, and said in a steady voice: "Defeat the devils? To say that is too much of a compliment to Japan, and too little of myself."

"We must remember the suffering we have experienced, but more importantly, we must remember the hardships we went through to overcome it, as well as the efforts of the martyrs. The spirit nurtured in this is our precious wealth."

"What is Japan?"

"Don't underestimate yourself. The three mountains are a very vivid description."

"Foreign powers came to eat us, and the Han landlords sold out the country, and the Eight Banners landlords also sold out the country. In the end, the lower classes suffered, and the elites were also screwed. Everyone went to destruction together, just like in the movies. There was no organizational ability, and heads rolled down when others killed them."

“Are the elites doing well?”

"It's nothing. Do you think you'd dare to do something like what happened in Jingming Tower? The American soldiers in the world are the most disciplined here. They're more disciplined than in their own country."

"If one of the three great mountains of modern history had been missing, there would not have been such great suffering."

"Wakoku is an Akita dog locked in a cage with a chain around its neck."

"Tactically, we need to prevent history from repeating itself, but strategically, it's just a dog."

"I said it here today, it's just a dog."

Whether it's the main creators on the stage, the audience off the stage, or those who have other thoughts among them.

Without exception, everyone was shocked.

No one has said this in the art circle in 25 years, let alone 12 years.

Shen Santong was casual and didn't care at all.

He is invincible even in the country, let alone against a dog?

Shen Santong not only beat the dog, but also its owner.

"We even beat down his master on the peninsula, let alone a dog?"

The young man who was taking photos secretly in the audience was stunned, and so were the people next to him.

It doesn’t matter that Japan is a dog, but why did the United States lose?

Shen Santong is so funny. Is this Wumao who is only interested in licking and kneeling to officials revising history again?

The young man wanted to sit down and discuss with Shen Santong, but the security guard came over and asked him to leave.

Not only the young man, but also the one next to him was asked to leave.

The two wanted to resist, but after taking a look at their ID, they immediately cooperated.

Shen Santong would not give them the opportunity to use him to speak out.

Today it is not just Santong Entertainment, there are also other aspects to provide protection.

"From a historical perspective, China's rise will generate huge potential energy, and no force can stop us, so the most important thing is to do our own thing well."

"First, do our own thing well. If Japan cooperates with us, we can give it a chance. It depends on its performance, because it has a long history of bad deeds."

"If it does not cooperate and goes to the wrong side of history, we will suppress it if necessary, overthrow it if necessary, and eliminate it if necessary."

"We are not fighting the devils just for the sake of fighting the devils. The first priority is to do our own job well."

"And let me put it this way. The death of the two Japanese ministers was not for us, but for themselves. This is the window that history gave it, but now it seems that it has not seized it."

"This is Japan's fault, not our fault. It is Japan that should be fearful, scared, have negative energy, worry too much, and have trouble sleeping! Not us!"

"What we have to do is to move forward. We are not moving forward to defeat it. It doesn't deserve it!"

"We are not chasing them, but pushing history back to realize national rejuvenation. The wheel of history will roll over them, leaving them no chance to hide."

(End of this chapter)