Rebirth of the Tech Madman

During the Second World War, on the day of the Pearl Harbor Incident, the Japanese began to attack Xiangjiang.

From the surrender of Hong Kong Governor Yang Muqi on December 25, 1941, to the unconditional surrender of the book on August 15, 1945, the period of "three years and eight months" was the period when Xiangjiang was occupied.

The movie "Fall of Xiangjiang" is based on this historical background, telling the tragic experience of the pawnshop owner opening his uncle's family.

The Hong Kong people living in the colonies originally thought that the "sun never set" empire could cover themselves and protect themselves in the troubled times. But they did not expect that Britain, which was still overwhelmed in Europe, would be defeated even more thoroughly, and even the Hong Kong Governor would become a prisoner. .

Uncle Kai's line in the movie "The British don't care about us anymore" is a portrayal of the situation of Hong Kong people at that time.

The main reason why Tang Huan allowed Wang Jing to continue the project was to retain the artistic effect of tears in laughter.

The time of the richest man was very tight, so Wu Yusen and Wang Jing were asked to bring their movies together.

It is precisely because Tang Huan once said that when the time comes, he will have to watch the movie in person. These two famous Chinese directors have been extremely careful-especially Wang Jing clearly remembers what the big boss specifically explained at the beginning. The phrase "don't want a grade 3 film."

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When everything was set up, Tang Huan walked into the screening room and asked casually, "Who will come first?"

"It's better for me to throw some thoughts at me." Wang Jing hurriedly replied.

Tang Huan, who saw the fat man's anxiety, didn't say much, and nodded.

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The beginning of the movie "The Fall of Xiangjiang" is an old man returning to Xiangjiang from overseas to visit a critically ill friend. The car passes by the Jiulong Butterfly Valley, which was once destroyed by a book but now is not worthy of the name, and then brings back memories that he does not want to think of.

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With the outbreak of the Pacific War, Xiangjiang was violently attacked by the Japanese army, and the shadow of its occupation enshrouded the residents here.

A bitter and mean, profit-only pawnshop owner opened his uncle. He has a good wealth and a wealthy family. He married an equally mean heir. He has three daughters under his knees—the faith brother, the hope brother, and the love brother.

Among them, brother Xin and brother Wang are compatriots from the same mother, while brother Ai is born to their stepmother and sister-in-law.

The eldest sister believes in her brother is cowardly and virtuous, and she is often bullied by her stepmother and younger sister’s love for her younger brother; while the second sister, Wangdi, who has received a new-style education, is a new woman who is open-minded, does not fear power, and dares to speak and act, and often protects her sister. Believers are not bullied.

Uncle Kai, who is busy hiding his property, is tired of dealing with the entanglement between the four women. When they have conflicts, they basically have a friendly attitude, and the jokes continue.

The scene of the movie cannot be said to be grand, that is, the scope of a street, but it meticulously portrays the various social mentalities under the brief and peaceful appearance before the war is about to spread.

Soon, the Japanese army occupied the New Territories and Kowloon, crossed the Victoria Harbour, and attacked Hong Kong Island; the British army was defeated, the governor went to the Peninsula Hotel to hand over the letter, the majestic HSBC headquarters was occupied, and the iconic bronze statue at the door was demolished... …

Under the discoloration of the world, people's lives immediately fell into dire straits.

"I used to be a slave to the British, but now it's no big deal to be a slave to someone..."

Under this kind of argument, traitors quickly appeared without surprise.

The people who opened the street where the uncle's pawnshop was opened were organized to welcome the imperial army into the city.

A pair of orphans and widows were shot dead on the spot because they accidentally got in the way...

People trembling with such brutal frights still hope that "it has nothing to do with themselves and hangs up high", but the disaster of burning, killing and looting has just begun.

For example, the opening of the uncle’s family was looted, and the youngest daughter’s brother was ruined...

Under Yiben’s rule, there is an unwritten rule: When citizens see Japanese soldiers on the street, they must bow at 90 degrees, no matter how far or near, or they will be stopped by drinking. The curse.

If this oppression can be tolerated, the problem of food shortages will not let go of the "submissive people."

The rb fixed ration only allows each person to buy six or two or four white rice per day, causing many people to starve to death.

In order to survive, Uncle Kai decided to become a traitor-but he was late.

In order to please him, Uncle Kai gave his brother to Da Zuo for enjoyment, which in exchange for the qualifications to be a traitor.

While the family was eating chicken and rice that were exchanged for Brother Xin, Brother Wang, who happened to participate in the resistance movement, returned. She asked angrily, "Can you swallow it?".

Uncle Kai thought that if he went down as a traitor, he could survive. But he soon discovered that his wife was also enjoyed by the imperial army.

Still in order to survive, Uncle Kai took "Which one on this street is not like this" as a psychological comfort and endured it for a lifetime.

It wasn't until Wang brother came home once and accidentally ran into the big Zuo he was enjoying, and then attracted covetousness and conflict broke out. Eventually, a major event of being killed, such as losing his head, happened, that Uncle Kai aroused blood.

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Looking at Luo Jiaying's ridiculous, hateful and pitiful Uncle Kai on the screen, Tang Huan couldn't help but exclaimed sincerely: "It turns out that he is not the only one who played so brilliantly!"

Wang Jing, who had been paying attention to the boss's reaction, asked curiously: "Does Tang Sheng also know about the "Moonlight Treasure Box" series released at the beginning of this year?"

Of course, Tang Huan knew about this over-interpreted work in the original time and space. He smiled casually and replied, "How did I hear that Zhou Xingchi was so discouraged and planned to close his own film company that was only a few years old?"

"He's smart." Wang Jing smiled, "It's very simple to start another company anyway."

Tang Huan glanced at the fat man before turning over the topic.

At this time, "Fall of Xiangjiang" has been played to the end-Uncle Kai is completely ruined, and the ending of the three daughters is embarrassing.

In the last scene, the camera returned to the face of the old man who had suffered through the vicissitudes of life in the peaceful era at the beginning.

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"Isn't this a good shot?" Tang Huan complimented.

Wang Jing replied sadly: "In Xiangjiang now, not many viewers are willing to watch this type of movie, not to mention the treasure island."

"So, have you devoted yourself to the big business of restricted films?" Tang Huan quipped, "Are you short of money now?"

"Tang Sheng, you haven't been to Xiangjiang for a long time. I don't know how outrageous prices are." Wang Jing said with a smile, "Those types of films are not only profitable in the market, but also easier to operate."

"I can still understand your life pressure. After all, the Gini coefficient, an indicator of the fairness of annual income distribution, is about to exceed 0.5." Tang Huan nodded slightly, letting go of the wretched fat man.

He continued: "Don't be under pressure on the commercial performance of "Fall of Xiangjiang". My uncle and I act in a different style-sometimes even if you lose money, it doesn't matter. I'm happy if it is hard to buy a daughter!"

Seeing the boss speak so bluntly, Wang Jing was completely relieved, and then had free time to turn the topic to Wu Yusen's "The Wind Whisperer".

After Wu Yusen came to Hollywood, in the process of adapting to various environmental changes including different working styles, he made unimaginable efforts. Tang Huan was very satisfied with this performance, so the bidding budget reached 50 million US dollars. "The Wind Whisperer" can be regarded as the most powerful support for him.

Although "The Wind Whisperer" also has a profound theme, it is obviously different from the heaviness of "The Fall of Xiangjiang", so Tang Huan didn't give him too much political and governance missions, and just used his true skills to shoot.

The meaning of this is to cut down as much as possible the stale fetters of Hollywood and give Wu Yusen the space to display his strengths.

This is of course very important. Although Wu Yusen has worked hard in the circle for more than 20 years, it is impossible to control the crew, but no matter where, there are always some serious actors who deliberately create troubles in order to brush their presence.

"The Wind Whisperer" is of even greater significance to Wu Yusen's personal career. This is the first truly independent and responsible major cast since he entered Hollywood.

In the gap before the movie began, Tang Huan asked casually: "How is it, the team management is still smooth?"

"I am holding the sword of Shang Fang, of course, I am ordering the world, don't dare not follow." After Wu Yusen finished complimenting, he added specifically, "Italians also know how to work."

"The Wind Whisperer" is starring Nicholas Cage. Although he changed his name to pretend to be low-key, the fact remains that his uncle is the famous director Francis Coppola who created the epic trilogy of "The Godfather". The Ra family has a lot of experience in the film industry.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, "Since we are shooting together, you will continue to work together for the next work."

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In modern wars, the status of communication encryption has become too important.

The Japanese army who attacked Pearl Harbor naturally came prepared. At the beginning of the Pacific War, they could always use various methods to decipher the password of the US army, which made their opponents suffer on the battlefield.

In order to change this passive situation, in 1942, the U.S. military took advantage of the difficult-to-learn and understand characteristics of Navajo language, based on it, established a communication terminology system, and recruited multiple Navajos to be trained in the Marine Corps. , In order to use the new password on the battlefield to reduce the possibility of the US military’s communications being cracked by the Japanese.

It was in this situation that Ban Yaji, who came from the same Navajo tribe, and Charlie Whitehorse, his long-time friend, became a Marine Corps decoder after training.

These secret weapons, called "Wind Whisperers", shoulder the highest secrets of the US military, so each decoder is personally protected by a soldier; on the other hand, if it is unfortunately captured by the enemy, the bodyguard must kill it. They, so as not to be tortured out of cracking methods.

Corporal Joe Anders, played by Nicholas Cage, is a wounded man who was evacuated from the battlefield. A squad he led before was surrounded by Japanese troops in the Solomon Islands because the communication code was cracked. All the team members were killed in action. His left ear was also deafened by a grenade.

Joe Anders, who was healed from physical and psychological hardships due to this tragedy, passed the test with the help of nurse Rita. After rejoining the army, he was promoted to sergeant and was appointed as the bodyguard of the "Wind Whisperer" , Teamed up with Ben Yaji; while the white horse's bodyguard was another sergeant-Peter Anderson.

Compared to the harmonious relationship between Charlie White Horse and Peter Anderson, Joe Anders, who has experienced multiple life and death in the battle, is unwilling to suffer from the pain and loss of his colleagues again, so he has a simple personality. Yaji's attitude was cold.

Ever since, a passionate story about friendship and military responsibility unfolds in the world of gunpowder and combat.

In the summer of 1944, on the European battlefield, the Allied forces carried out the largest amphibious landing operation in history-the Normandy Landing; on the Pacific battlefield, the US military used the largest fleet in history to attack the Mariana Islands-the Saipan Campaign break out.

Ban Yaji and Joe Anders, Charlie Whitehorse and Peter Anderson, the units of these two groups, were sent as the vanguard of the entire division to participate in the landing and beaching operations in the Saipan Campaign.

In the rain of bullets, Ban Yaji and Charlie White Horse saw the true cruelty of blood and fire for the first time. They converted the coordinates of Japanese troops and facilities to naval ships offshore through Navajo language for fire support, thereby taking the beachhead and advancing towards the north of the island.

However, in a subsequent operation through the Japanese positions, the troops came to the wrong position and were mistakenly hit by their own artillery as the enemy. Ban Yaji’s radio was also broken and he could not request the shelling to be stopped.

After friendly bombing and Japanese strafes before, the troops suffered heavy casualties within a few minutes.

In the case of having to sneak into the enemy barracks to find available radios, Ben Yaji, who looked like an Asian, picked up a Japanese military uniform, pretended to be a soldier, and escorted Joe Anders, who was disguised as a prisoner of war, into the Japanese camp. The task was completed dangerously and dangerously.

After the battle, Ban Yaji was sent back to the headquarters to report on the battle. The troops camped in a seemingly safe village, but were raided by the Japanese.

In a tenacious fight, Peter Anderson was beheaded by the enemy in order to protect Charlie White Horse. Charlie White Horse was recognized as a decoder and was about to be captured.

Joe Anders must fulfill his military duty to protect the password and kill his comrade-in-arm Charlie Whitehorse.

After the two secretly communicated with each other, Joe Anders, who had run out of bullets, threw a grenade, killing Charlie Whitehorse and a soldier.

After Ben Yagi returned to the front line, Joe Anders said this in a daze. The grieving Ben Yaggi couldn't forgive Joe Anders, and there was suspicion.

The cruel war continues.

The squad carried out a reconnaissance mission, but strayed into the enemy's mine belt in the mountainous area, and was ambushed at the same time, making it difficult to escape from the killing zone. At this time, the Japanese artillery fire on the mountain began to hit the American troops passing by the mountain.

Both Ben Yaggi and Joe Anders were shot both when regaining the lost radio. Under the cover of his teammates, Joe Anders, who was shot in the chest, carried Ben Yaji, who was injured in his leg, to safety, and asked him to use radio to instruct the air force to bomb the hidden Japanese artillery. Finally, he rescued the American army. force.

At this time, Joe Anders, who had lost too much blood, told Ben Yaji ~www.readwn.com~ that he was forced to kill Charlie Whitehorse reluctantly because he wanted to protect the password.

Then, Joe Anders swallowed one last breath in front of the tearful Ben Yaggi.

The film draws to a close-after the war, Ban Yaji, who was demobilized, returned to Arizona, went to Monument Valley with his wife and young son, and held the Navajo ceremony with Joe Anders' military registration card. To mourn the savior.

At the same time, the film explained that these Navajo codes were one of the key factors for the US military to win the Pacific War, and they were not cracked until the end of the war.

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Wang Jing, who has frequently spoofed "The True Colors of Heroes" in "Hardcover Chasing Girls", clapped and raised his thumbs to express his admiration for Wu Yusen.

"That's the taste!" Tang Huan also greatly appreciated, and at the same time he muttered to himself-"The Wind Whisperer" was out a few years earlier than the original time and space, and it caught up with the general trend of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. See the American media. How to spray a bunch of snobs

After being courteous for a while, Wu Yusen worried: "Some violent scenes may make this movie rated as nc-17 and affect the box office."

"Run as much as possible first." Tang Daheng, who fully supported the other party, waved his hand disapprovingly, "I don't think it is necessary to make any cuts on the camera."

Wang Jing shot Wu Yusen and said jokingly: "With Tang Sheng's strong support, what else are you worried about."

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After spending half a day, the richest man who was relaxed after talking about the movie, began to set off for Europe to attend the 50th anniversary celebration of the victory of Russia's mighty Patriotic War.

And on this grand occasion that included all the leaders of the great powers, some snobbery details in the etiquette could not help but make Tang Huan feel stunned.