Expedition to Europe

The attitude of the Chinese towards the Japanese is actually very complicated.

On the one hand, the Chinese look down on Japan, their younger brother for thousands of years, and the phrase "little Japan" fully expresses the Chinese's contemptuous attitude towards the Japanese.

On the other hand, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Chinese were stunned by the achievements of the Japanese.

Let alone the fact that the Japanese defeated the Qing Empire, after all, a country dominated by barbarians cannot represent the true strength of the Chinese.

But the Japanese defeated the Russians again a few years later, which made the Chinese feel complicated.

The Russians, they are foreigners!

It is not a fluke to be able to beat foreigners to admit defeat, it still requires a certain amount of strength, so when the Chinese look at the Japanese again, they feel that they have almost reached the level of envy, jealousy and hatred.

So many people believe that if the Chinese want to rise and build their own country, they must learn from the Japanese and see how this younger brother for thousands of years does it.

There are definitely more than one or two people who hold this idea, and often the higher the cultural level and the wider the knowledge, the more they will think so.

Huang Yinrong is one of them.

It will take a long process to change the minds of these people, and it must be supplemented by other means. Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan is prepared.

In the evening, a grand performance finally kicked off.

Probably since the year before last, Qin Zhiyuan has set up the Propaganda Department in the Foreign Legion, which was still fighting in Europe at that time. The task of the Propaganda Department is to use lenses and cameras to record every bit of the Foreign Legion and record it all in the form of video materials.

Within two years, the Propaganda Department took tens of thousands of photos and nearly 100 hours of video materials, using the lens to truly record countless vivid faces, and also recorded the entire process of the Foreign Legion from nothing to something, from weak to strong.

It is worth mentioning that within two years, 17 journalists who were active on the front line in the name of "war correspondents" died for various reasons. Their deeds were as tragic and great as the deeds they were recording.

After returning to Lan Fang, under the instruction of Qin Zhiyuan, in addition to sending these video materials to museums and archives, the Lan Fang Propaganda Department organized people to organize all the shots and film clips, trying to compile a film that can reflect the bloody battles of the Foreign Legion in Europe.

So there was this "Châlons en Champagne".

In fact, as early as half a year ago, "Châlons en Champagne" had been basically sorted out, but after Qin Zhiyuan's review, Qin Zhiyuan gave some suggestions to the director team, and the director team naturally resolutely implemented it. So this time it took another half a year, and it went through four revisions in the middle, and then the final version appeared.

Qin Zhiyuan originally planned to wait until the Chinese New Year to release it publicly, so that it could not only enrich the entertainment life of the people of Lan Fang, but also boost the cohesion of the people of Lan Fang, but after watching the final version, Qin Zhiyuan felt that it was better not to wait until the Chinese New Year to release it publicly. It was really not suitable to play "Châlons en Champagne" on such a festive day.

So the premiere of "Châlons en Champagne" was held after the evening dinner. This opportunity was rare, after all, the envoys of several major countries in the world that had diplomatic relations with Lan Fang were all in Cam Ranh Bay.

Of course, this also included Bastien.

"Châlons en Champagne, that was indeed one of the bravest battles ever fought by the Foreign Legion, but I doubt whether it is disrespectful to the deceased to recreate this war in this way for entertainment?" Bastien, who was invited by Qin Zhiyuan to sit with Qin Zhiyuan to watch the movie, had a different opinion.

For now, movies are still a new thing. Many people have not even seen movies, and they have never heard of movies in the form of documentaries.

Although Edison invented sound movies ten years ago, all current movies are silent movies. In order to make movies have sound, many theaters use live bands to soundtrack to add more color to the movies. Because of the addition of bands, movies are also called elegant art. Documentaries and the like do not have this concept at all.

Qin Zhiyuan obviously didn't think so. Qin Zhiyuan had watched too many documentaries and blockbusters, so Qin Zhiyuan would definitely not ignore the publicity effect of documentaries.

"No, for those who have fought bloody battles, it is more important to let more people know that they have come to this world and let their relatives and friends know how brave they were." Qin Zhiyuan disagreed with Bastien's statement. In Lan Fang, there is no need for "your name is unknown, but your merits are immortal."

"Okay, you are the king and you have the final say, but why is there no live band? Is this a real silent film?" Bastien was like a curious baby.

"This is a sound film, and there is no need for a live band to accompany it. Everything you want is in this film." Qin Zhiyuan was proud.

That's right, this is a sound film. Since it is part of the national image propaganda, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not be stingy in investing.

While Qin Zhiyuan and Bastien were chatting casually, the guests were gradually entering the venue. This venue was the auditorium used by the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard for meetings. Now it was suitable to be used as a movie theater.

Just outside the auditorium, there were ten projection teams busy. These ten projection teams would simultaneously play the film "Châlons en Champagne", and then starting tomorrow, these projection teams would travel around the country to screen the film.

Not only in Cam Ranh Bay, but also in Coconut City, Penglai Island, Jinzhou, Wanghaizhou... There are hundreds of film screening groups in Lan Fang. They will screen "Champagne Salon" and other subsequent films throughout Lan Fang.

That's right, since there is a wealth of material, the Lan Fang Propaganda Department will definitely not only produce "Champagne Salon". "Champagne Salon" is just the beginning. The Lan Fang Propaganda Department will continue to produce and produce more films to shape the image of the Foreign Legion in an all-round and three-dimensional way, publicize the great achievements of the Foreign Legion, and then publicize Lan Fang.

Yes, publicizing the Foreign Legion is equivalent to publicizing Lan Fang, not only in Lan Fang, but also internationally.

Qin Zhiyuan is the most clear about the influence of movies. Movies have definitely played an important role in so many cultural invasions in later generations.

Now is the 1920s. In this world, movies are just novel toys for a small number of people. No one knows the power of movies better than Qin Zhiyuan. If the weapon of film is used well, the effect is not only to promote Lan Fang, but also to export Lan Fang's culture, Lan Fang's ideology, Lan Fang's values, etc.

If Lan Fang's values ​​can be accepted by the whole world, then Lan Fang's values ​​will become universal values, and Lan Fang will have an absolute say in international affairs.

In fact, 8 o'clock in the evening is the scheduled release time of the movie, but because the audience is still entering, it is forced to delay for a while.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

Before the birth of film, people's entertainment life was extremely boring, and listening to opera was almost the only entertainment project, so it led to the prosperity of opera art. The emergence of film is destined to change all this. From then on, people don't have to go to bed to make villains as soon as it gets dark. Watching movies has become another choice for people.

Of course, the feeling of the audience on the night of the release of "Châlons en Champagne" is definitely not completely beautiful.

At 8:30, as the lights dimmed, the film officially began.

Unlike other movies of this era, Châlons en Champagne begins with a simple animation. On the black and white screen, there are only two colors, black and white. A black silhouette of a soldier holding a gun introduces the name of the film company: Lanfang Royal Pictures.

The film begins with an interview, and it is an audio interview, the kind of interview that is synchronized with the sound and picture, which gives the audience a very wonderful feeling. Even those who have seen the movie before are looking forward to the next scene.

"Châlons en Champagne... This name sounds beautiful, but in fact it is not beautiful at all. I hate that place..." On the screen, in a room that seems to be a black background, Xiang Ankang, who holds the rank of major general, has a clear expression under the illumination of the incandescent lamp. When Xiang Ankang speaks, he grits his teeth, his facial muscles twitch violently, tears are shining in his eyes, his shoulders are even shaking a little, and the whole person looks extremely depressed.

In fact, it was really extremely depressing. If it weren't for Qin Zhiyuan's order, Xiang Ankang would not have accepted this interview that was just added some time ago. During the entire interview, Xiang Ankang broke down several times. After three days of recording, he completed the interview of less than five minutes.

Just as Xiang Ankang was speaking, a photo of Xiang Ankang wearing a Foreign Legion uniform appeared at the bottom of the screen. Then, the screen stopped, the image of Xiang Ankang who was being interviewed was reduced, and the photo of him wearing a Foreign Legion uniform was enlarged. Two photos of the same size filled the entire screen. At the same time, a heavy and steady baritone introduced: "Xiang Ankang, the commander of the 11th Division of the Foreign Legion during the Battle of Champagne-Chalons, and the current commander-in-chief of the Yingzhou Military Region."

"Can you talk about the situation at that time?" Someone next to him spoke.

"No, I don't want to say it, I don't even want to think about that place..." Xiang Ankang covered his face in pain.

The camera turned, this time it was an Annanite wearing a Foreign Legion uniform: "At the end of April, the Germans launched another attack. My troops and General Xiang's troops were transferred to Champagne-Chalons to prepare to fight the Germans... At that time, my troops had 12,000 people, and the troops were not full. General Xiang's troops had 16,000 people, which was a strangely equipped and fully staffed infantry division... An infantry division composed entirely of Chinese..."

Just as this Annanite finished speaking, a photo of many people appeared on the screen. The person circled in red in the photo was obviously the Annanite who was just interviewed, but almost everyone's attention was not on the Annanite, but on Qin Zhiyuan in the center of the photo.

The same voice introduced: "Hu Yangshu, a Saigon native of Annan, was the commander of the Annan Fourth Division of the Foreign Legion at the time, and is now the commander of the Sixth Division of the Lanfang Foreign Legion."

The camera turned, and the huge war scene finally appeared. This was the video footage of the 11th Division of the Foreign Legion and the 4th Division of Annan advancing towards Champagne-Chalons.

Due to limited conditions, all the footage shot at the time was silent, and all the sounds in the film were added later.

The voice-over continued to introduce: "... these young people's faces are full of longing for the future, but no one would have thought that what they would face three days later..."

The film captured the hearts of all viewers almost as soon as it began.