Violence supervision in Conan

Who should be chosen to play the role in the revised script in Chapter 784?

Struggling in a post-apocalyptic world, abandoned by mainstream human society, for many, death might be an easier choice than a miserable existence.

Almost none of them had a choice: either accept their fate and wait to die after being abandoned, or fight on and die a glorious death.

The rebel forces that Ono Takeshi wanted to portray were completely different from the "numerical" rebel forces in the second part.

What they are pursuing is no longer the future direction of human civilization; they are neither digitalists nor escapists, but "survivalists."

Everything was simply for survival.

"Is it wrong for us to just want to survive?"

When the rebel forces, outnumbered, defeated the rescue convoy's resistance and, at a heavy cost, surrounded the protagonist and others inside the convoy.

The rebel leader approached the crowd, slowly looking at his fallen comrades, who lay dead and wounded all around him. There was no joy of victory, only a roar of despair.

"If the coalition government won't give it to us, then we'll take it ourselves!"

After the great battle, the military squad that was originally responsible for guarding the "Firestone" was almost entirely wiped out.

Only Wang Lei, the team leader, was left, barely clinging to life.

"You won't survive. These supplies won't last long. Earth is currently facing a gravitational crisis from Jupiter."

More than half of the planetary engines in the world have malfunctioned. If they are not repaired in time, everyone on Earth will be doomed…

The rebel leader looked around and saw his men, who were starving, freezing, and wounded.

The battle added to the number of casualties, both light and serious.

He knew that if things continued like this, the demise of his team was only a matter of time.

"Give my men a way out, and I'll deliver the 'flint' to its destination!"

After glancing at "Firestone," who was being protected by the rescue team, the rebel leader made an unexpected decision.

There was no complicated inner struggle involved; he simply wanted to help the refugees under his command, who trusted him and had been abandoned by the coalition government, survive.

Meanwhile, the rescue team leader and the entire rescue squad's mission was to deliver the "firestone" to the malfunctioning "planetary engine" that was awaiting repair.

There is no conflict or contradiction between the two sides; they are both just trying to survive. After the Earth's catastrophe, survival is the main theme of human civilization.

Therefore, in the last period of his life, the rescue team leader contacted the nearest underground city to coordinate the sheltering of the elderly, women, children, and some wounded members of the rebel group.

Upon hearing that the underground city was willing to take in the refugees who had followed him, the rebel leader personally closed the eyes of the rescue team leader who had already passed away.

With his subordinates, who refused to bow to the United Government, he loaded the "Firestone" onto a vehicle, ready to fulfill his promise and deliver the "Firestone" in place of the rescue force.

Here, Ono Takeshi made a significant change: the rescue mission was no longer carried out by the responsible military squad, but by the rebel army, who should have been the enemy.

However, Takeshi Ono believes that such changes are more in line with the historical context of "The Wandering Earth," and provide a more profound portrayal of the characters and plot without affecting the main storyline.

In reality, the rebel leaders were unsure whether the coalition government would keep its promise and take in the refugees from the rebel ranks as they would any ordinary underground city residents.

Just like the rescue team leader in his final moments, he didn't know if the rebel leader in front of him would take on the mission of the rescue team as he said.

But they had no choice but to trust each other.

"In the face of danger, only responsibility matters."

The rebel leader's responsibility is to lead his followers to survive and find a way out in the face of this global catastrophe.

The rescue team leader's responsibility is to deliver the "firestone" they are in charge of to the target "planetary engine" as quickly as possible.

The rebel forces were fighting for survival.

A united government is for the continuation of human civilization.

Neither side is inherently right or wrong; they simply have different perspectives. This is the most tragic ode to humanity, and also the deepest sense of helplessness under the apocalypse.

No one had a choice!

Because of his status as a senior driver, Han Zi'ang was forcibly conscripted by the rebel leader to participate in the rescue operation to transport the "firestone".

The protagonist, Liu Qi, his sister Han Duoduo, and others join this rescue mission for reasons that are either voluntary or involuntary.

Following this, due to the intensification of the "Jupiter gravitational crisis," geological disasters such as plate displacement, earthquakes, and ice sheet collapses occurred frequently.

During this process, the rescue team began to suffer continuous losses.

Han Zi'ang also sacrificed his life here.

To ensure that his grandfather's sacrifice was not in vain, Liu Qi picked up his grandfather's car keys and continued driving, leading the rescue team to their target, the "planetary engine."

When the group arrived at their destination, they were disappointed to find that other rescue teams had already arrived before them.

Under the "saturation rescue" approach, the determination of the rescue team leader and members to complete the mission at all costs, as well as the death of Han Zi'ang, seemed to lose all meaning in an instant.

In this massive, global relief effort, there is no protagonist and no savior.

It was thanks to the efforts of rescue teams around the world that the malfunctioning "planetary engines" were finally repaired.

However, just as the protagonist Liu Qi was feeling lost and dejected, the "Jupiter gravitational crisis" was still unresolved.

According to calculations by AI, Earth will not be able to avoid being captured by Jupiter's gravity, making a rescue doomed to failure.

After the global announcement, countless people were filled with despair.

However, Liu Qi suddenly remembered a groundbreaking idea: to "ignite Jupiter" and use the shockwave to push Earth away to a safe distance.

Unfortunately, this approach had already been proposed by scientists from other countries when the "Jupiter gravitational crisis" had just begun.

Even after calculations by AI, the success rate still approaches zero.

But at this moment, Liu Qi, the rebel leader, and Liu Peiqiang, who was on the Navigator Space Station, were all unwilling to accept their fate.

They still decided to try, even if the result wasn't good, at least they had tried.

After a series of thrilling maneuvers, the plasma flames ejected by the planetary engines are still quite a distance from igniting Jupiter.

At a critical moment, Liu Peiqiang, who was on the Navigator Space Station, controlled the space station, which was carrying 30 tons of aviation fuel, and successfully ignited Jupiter at the cost of self-destruction.

Finally, under the influence of Jupiter's shockwave, the rebel leader and his henchmen all perished heroically.

The Liu siblings, who were equipped with high-tech protective gear, were fortunate enough to survive.

Happy ending!

……

With these changes, the dramatic tension of the plot is more prominent, and the rebel forces are no longer simply portrayed as stereotypical "villains," but are more fleshed out.

Takeshi Ono was generally satisfied with the revised script, and Liu Cixin also expressed his high approval and praise after reading it.

Since the original author had no objections, the script was finalized.

With the script finalized, the next step is to select the actors.

This time it's a joint production between two parties—no, it should be a three-way collaboration between Hong Kong, Japan, and China—so we need to consider and take into account all parties when it comes to the cast.

Oni Takeshi began to consider it.

Who should be chosen to play the roles?
(End of this chapter)