When the lights came back on, the scene was still silent.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
After two seconds of silence, thunderous applause suddenly erupted. No matter who it was, oh, except for those few Japanese reporters, everyone stood up and expressed sincere and warm thanks to the film.
The nine invited international friends also stood up. They had watched the simplified version of the video tape in advance, and it was also the first time they watched the full version.
Bai Lishi was in tears, Shadra was also wiping the corners of her eyes. Raymond and Bridge had sighs on their faces, as if they were recalling those days. The Chinese Jew Salaimas also had a sad look on his face, worthy of her.
Several hundred yuan in appearance fees and reimbursed travel expenses...
"OK! OK! Let's be quiet for a while!"
"Everyone, be quiet!"
Hader tried several times to no avail, so he could only smile helplessly and wait for the audience to release their emotions.
Finally, it gradually calmed down.
Hader held the microphone and unexpectedly discovered that the Japanese were still there, saying: "Several Japanese friends, I am very pleased that you have watched the entire film. At least you have courage at this point. I hope you will stay and continue to participate until
The event is over.”
"Yamada!"
"Yamada, what's wrong with you?"
A Japanese asked in a low voice. Yamada looked pale, groaned slightly, and wanted to cry but had no tears.
Xiao Mo and Xiao Yang slipped away before the lights came on, and gave them another kiss before leaving. The two had trained in various techniques, including how to covertly and quietly make people feel numb and swollen.
Immediately afterwards, there was a question and answer session from the audience.
Usually, they are asking questions about the film's concept and content, as well as the director's creative ideas. As a result, an elderly woman raised her hands high and grabbed the first place, saying very excitedly:
"Perhaps this is the greatest comedy I have ever seen, oh no, the greatest tragedy... I don't know how to describe it. Anyway, thank you for letting me see the best work in the film festival!"
The second person: "You are so cruel! I kept staring at that wall. I thought that cute people like the hero and heroine would come out and continue to smile at us after a few gunshots, but you didn't do that.
Do, cannot forgive!”
The third person finally asked a question: "That Japanese doctor gave me chills on my back. If the male protagonist didn't guess correctly, what would be his result?"
Li Wenhua could only say yes and shake his head no, and Chen Qi had to answer: "We don't know much about this. After all, what is given in the film is another choice, and there are no ifs."
"Then the doctor will put him in the infirmary and find someone else to clean him?" The audience refused to give up.
"Maybe!"
Chen Qi is ambiguous and will not give precise replies, just like those profile descriptions in movies.
After asking a few questions, he finally got to the original intention of his creation. He thought about it and said: "I accidentally saw a memoir written by a concentration camp survivor in Hong Kong, and that's when I became curious and collected a lot of information.
There are still some relics from that time in Shanghai. The more I researched the information, the more I wanted to put this incident on the screen, but how to express it was a difficult problem.
Only showing the horrors in the concentration camps? I think it's too simple. I found a lot of "interesting" materials, such as burning stones to keep warm, and catching lice in exchange for rice porridge, which all really happened.
Then I thought, what would happen if parents were imprisoned with their children?
They may be sad, desperate, numb, irritable, or distorted... Of course, they may also face it positively and optimistically, and I chose the latter!"
"Fortunately you chose the latter, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see this wonderful work!"
Hader nodded and smiled, and then said: "OK! There is another link below. The crew specially invited nine friends related to the concentration camp to come and tell everyone the story of that year. Please invite them!"
"Whoosh!"
Amidst the applause, nine people came on stage and sat in a semi-arc shape. The one in the middle was Shadra because she had the highest social status.
The first person to speak was Mackenzie, the former manager of Dodge Motor Company in China.
He was not young, and he was very excited when he came on. He said: "To be honest, I am very dissatisfied with this movie. It glorifies the concentration camp too much! The cell I lived in at the time was about 18 feet long and 12 feet wide, which was enough to
There were more than 40 people there, many of whom didn't even have a place to sit and could only stand.
There is only a wooden bucket placed in the corner to go to the toilet. It smells bad and is shared by men and women.
A French woman who was seven months pregnant was found hiding a note. Everyone in our cell took off their clothes and stood outside in the cold for half an hour. Later, the woman disappeared, and no one knew what happened to her!
Almost everyone had typhus. I had an infection on my finger. I was taken to the infirmary upstairs. The Japanese doctor did not use any anesthesia. He picked up a pair of scissors and cut off my skin bit by bit. Look at me.
hands!"
He stretched out his right hand.
There were screams again and again at the scene, it was not a human hand.
"But it's not like this where I live?" Belle said.
"You must be a member of the church. The Japanese are afraid of causing counterattacks from believers around the world, so they give preferential treatment to church members, but we don't!" McKenzie said loudly.
"Calm down! Let's not start a quarrel among ourselves..."
Shadra maintained order, but this little quarrel only further confirmed the authenticity.
Next was Li Shi, who held the microphone and said slowly: "My name is Betty Barr, and I haven't used this name in several years.
My parents taught in a missionary school in Shanghai. At that time, we were all taken to incarceration in trucks. There were many four- and five-year-old children. They thought we were going on vacation and were very happy.
I was 10 years old and I already knew a few things. I knew I was facing a bad life, maybe forever. Our group did get some preferential treatment. I'm sorry, Mr. MacKenzie. My sincere thanks to you.
Apologies and regrets..."
"never mind!"
Mackenzie snorted.
Belle continued: "My father became the manager of the canteen, and the church pastors took the initiative to apply for the worst jobs, such as cleaning toilets and drain pipes, while we children grew vegetables and herded sheep...
Food was very scarce in the later period, and aid from the International Red Cross could not be delivered to us at all. I often found that the Japanese were stealing the eggs given to us. My mother would dig out the egg shells from the soil, roast them and grind them into powder.
, make some water for me to eat.
I agree with Mr. McKenzie, the most terrifying thing is disease.
There is no medicine at all! If anyone has an infectious disease, he will be thrown into the cremator immediately. The Japanese have blocked the news. No one knows how many corpses of expatriates they have destroyed.
I suffered from chilblains, which caused unbearable pain during the day and extreme itching at night. I prayed to God every day, hoping that my chilblains would not break. Once they broke, they might become infected and they might be thrown into the incinerator.
In such an environment, everyone is like a frozen sponge. Everyone has a bad temper. They argue every day about space, opening windows, borrowing things, cutting corners, etc., and all imaginable issues..."
At first glance, Bai Lishi is highly educated, and her vivid descriptions are eye-catching.
"..."
There was some noise down there at first, but then everything fell silent and everyone listened quietly.
The reporters were writing records, sweating profusely, and writing furiously. This movie brought so much to the table!
Several Japanese people were already trapped in their seats by the enthusiastic audience, unable to leave even if they wanted to. As the people on the stage narrated, more and more audience members turned their attention to them, full of disgust and anger.
Then, it was Shadra's turn.
Chen Qi introduced him personally and said: "Ms. Shadra from the United States, can I tell you your identity?"
"sure!"
"The wife of Mr. Sima Lei, chairman of Citibank in the United States!"
"oh!"
There were exclamations from below.
Citibank was founded in 1812. It is one of the largest banks in the United States and one of the most successful financial institutions in the world. Western capital is king, and Shadra has a great background.
(Happy National Day, there are three more chapters...)
Chapter completed!