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At the end of November 2008.

After Zhang Ze met up with the crew of "Yimeng" with his luggage, he followed the crew's vehicle and traveled a bumpy road to Yinan County, Linyi City.

After getting off the bus, what came into view was a vast expanse of desolate mountains.

The mountain is covered with old, dilapidated stone houses that look like they've been around for ages.

Yimeng is a revolutionary base area during the War of Resistance against Japan, with a rich revolutionary history.

In recent years, many film crews on the theme of the War of Resistance Against Japan have filmed scenes here.

The actors in the film crew were all settled in a town at the foot of the mountain, less than ten miles from the filming location, which was relatively convenient for them to travel back and forth.

The road up the mountain was difficult to walk.

Zhang Ze and the crew members went through a lot of effort to get to the filming location.

At this point, the crew had been filming for over a month, and many scenes had already been shot.

Director Guan Hu was quite happy to see Zhang Ze arrive.

Because this role is so unique, a suitable actor has not been found for a long time, so the project has been delayed.

Because there are so few scenes, yet it demands a lot of acting skills, it falls into the category of awkwardness.

He originally planned to ask an actor friend to fill in if he couldn't find one, but unexpectedly, he found a suitable extra when he returned to Beijing a couple of days ago, which solved the problem.

"Xiao Zhang, you're going to play an Eighth Route Army soldier."

"The scenes of the earlier battles are easy to describe. The most important scene is the expression of an Eighth Route Army soldier who is about to die of thirst after being wounded and then quenched of thirst after being saved by the Red Sister's breast milk."

"Although this role doesn't have many scenes, it's very important to this drama. You absolutely must perform it well, do you understand?"

Upon hearing the director's request, Zhang Ze nodded solemnly.

Upon hearing the director mention this scene, he knew it was the story of Sister Hong's breast milk saving the Eighth Route Army soldiers.

As a native of Shandong, he knew about what happened on this land back then, having heard his grandmother tell him many stories when he was a child.

"Don't worry, director, I will definitely do my best to play this role well!" he replied solemnly.

Guan Hu said kindly, "Okay, this story is based on a true historical event. You should learn more about the story in the next couple of days. We'll start filming in two days."

On his first day on set, Zhang Ze didn't have many scenes.

As an Eighth Route Army soldier, he followed his leader to fight the Japanese invaders.

There will be a few lines of dialogue during the session, all of which are very simple.

But other scenes filmed by the crew had a great impact on him.

The main actors in the drama "Yimeng" are all quite famous.

Although he is not a superstar, he is a veteran actor with great acting skills.

While waiting for his scenes to be filmed, Zhang Ze stood by and watched.

Watch how these veteran actors perform, and learn from their skills.

The scene being filmed here shows the elderly couple using a pot of poisoned porridge to poison the Japanese soldiers.

After the clapperboard was struck, the actors playing the elderly couple fell down on the steps, surrounded by Japanese people.

They were forced to reveal where the grain was hidden.

The old man, whose face was bruised and swollen, laughed and said that he was going to die anyway.

But before he died, he wanted to have a full meal.

The actor playing the Japanese officer thought about it for a moment and agreed.

However, they also need to eat here, so let them cook together.

The old lady laboriously made her way to the kitchen, while the old man changed into his most cherished new clothes.

Taking advantage of the Japanese not paying attention, he quickly took out a packet of rat poison from his clothes.

The old woman standing to the side looked at the old man in astonishment. She knew what her husband was planning to do. Tears streamed down her face, and she didn't say a word.

The old man looked at the old woman with some reluctance and said, "If you haven't made up your mind, it's not too late to leave now!"

The old woman, her eyes red, exchanged a glance with her husband without saying a word, and silently placed her hand in his.

All words are left unsaid.

The old man, his eyes also red, patted the old woman's hand and held it tightly.

There are no melodramatic lines, and no lovey-dovey dialogues between men and women that are so reminiscent of romance novels.

The elderly man and woman communicated with just a glance and a handshake.

It perfectly embodies the idea of ​​a wife following her husband wherever he goes, and the virtues of a wife following her husband's lead.

After preparing the porridge, the Japanese took precautions to prevent poisoning.

They forced the elderly couple to drink first.

Under the watchful eyes of the Japanese, the elderly couple calmly ate their porridge in large gulps.

Only after seeing this did the Japanese officer feel relieved enough to let his subordinates drink the porridge.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers drink the porridge, the couple exchanged a smile, their eyes showing no fear whatsoever.

The elderly couple endured the excruciating pain and waited for the Japanese soldier to finish his porridge.

The old man waved to signal the translator to come over.

He said earnestly, "Tell the Japanese devils that they won't get a single grain of food from us. Our entire village, young and old, is ready to risk everything."

"I'll kill you one by one, and let me tell you, my son is in Yan'an killing you little devils."

"I can't bring shame to my son, and I can't bring shame to my ancestors."

After the old man finished speaking, he and the old woman embraced and died in anguish.

The elderly couple used a pot of poisoned porridge and themselves as bait to poison an entire courtyard of Japanese soldiers.

The scene was very quiet.

After the elderly couple died, a crane camera shot from above.

As the mountain wind howled, a sense of desolation rose within me!

Though I am of humble status, I dare not forget my duty to the country, even if no one knows.

"Quack quack quack"

After the director yelled "Cut!", the surrounding actors all applauded, cheering for the two actors' wonderful performance.

Everyone's eyes were brimming with tears; they were deeply moved by the spirit of sacrifice shown by the revolutionary predecessors for their country.

"Those damn Japanese deserve to die!"

"How noble! He drank the poisoned porridge himself in order to kill the Japanese devils."

"Waaah, I'm crying! Why is the wind so strong on this mountain!"

The extras around them couldn't help but start discussing it among themselves.

Zhang Ze was also feeling down.

Having received patriotic education since childhood, his hatred for the Japanese invaders is ingrained in his bones.

Although he knew it was a movie shoot.

But seeing a group of people dressed as Japanese soldiers, holding bayonets and forcing the elderly couple into a corner, he felt as if he were actually there.

After filming wrapped, Zhang Ze took the initiative to contact several of the lead actors.

The assistant director also introduced Zhang Ze's identity to the lead actors.

Because Zhang Ze stayed at the film set at night, he ate dinner with the director and the lead actors.

During the meal, they discussed many things about the War of Resistance against Japan and how to film the drama.

Zhang Ze essentially participated in an informal script discussion.

Before going to sleep that night, Zhang Ze looked up information online about the story of Sister Hong's breast milk saving Eighth Route Army soldiers.

He had only heard his grandmother briefly mention it before and did not know the specifics of the matter.

This incident actually occurred in 1941, when the Japanese army carried out a large-scale mopping-up operation in the Yimeng Mountains.

At this time, a deaf-mute young woman named Ming Deying, who had just gotten married and was not yet 30 years old, discovered a young Eighth Route Army soldier covered in blood while working in the fields.

Ming Deying carried the little soldier home. Because the little soldier had not eaten for a long time and was on the verge of death, and there was no food at home, Ming Deying finally chose to feed the soldier with her own breast milk.

After the revolution succeeded, this soldier became the director of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, a department-level cadre.

In 1955, he took leave to visit the elderly in Yimeng, which caused a national sensation.

Ming Deying's deeds were also learned by Chairman Mao, who praised her as a heroic "Red Sister-in-Law".

Seeing these historical materials, Zhang Ze felt a deep sense of admiration and a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Although the character has few scenes, his significance is great.

That evening, he found the movie "Red Sister-in-Law" and watched it very carefully twice.