Chapter 279 Release (Revised)

After some negotiations, it can't be said that they parted on bad terms, but the attitude of both sides not to give in also put the plan for the "Batman" trilogy on hold.

For Warner, they can accept Wu Yuchen's 20+20 salary, but it cannot be the global box office share that Wu Yuchen called for, but the North American box office share, which is already the highest salary in Hollywood, and few people can get it. But Wu Yuchen insisted on the global box office share, which made them helpless and had to temporarily suspend the negotiations.

Warner is not in a hurry. In recent years, Warner can be said to be the best company among the seven major Hollywood companies, with a series of hit projects. The "Harry Potter" series, the "Matrix" series, and even "The Lord of the Rings" can actually belong to Warner, because New Line Cinema is actually a label company under Warner with independent operating rights.

So Warner is not in a hurry. They have a series of profitable projects to support them every year, especially "Harry Potter", one every year, and they have enough patience to negotiate with Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen is not in a hurry. He can't shoot "Batman" in a short time. The shooting plan for next year has been decided, which is to shoot two "Pirate King" movies in a row. Even if "Batman" is to be shot, it will have to wait until the year after next. Let's talk to Warner slowly!

When the sequels of "Pirate King" and "Spider-Man" continue to be a big hit, he doesn't believe that Warner can continue to sit still.

Hollywood, Huaxia Grand Theater, star-studded.

Looking at stars such as Leonardo, Johnny Depp, and Cheng Long who walked on the red carpet one after another, and famous directors such as Spielberg, Soderbergh, and Katzenberg who appeared here one after another, even some well-known producers and executives in the circle came to show their support, Jeffrey was also impressed by Wu Yuchen's wide network of contacts in Hollywood.

However, Jeffrey didn't come here to see these celebrities today. His focus was naturally on Wu Yuchen's new movie "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" which premiered today. As a film critic with Oscar voting rights, he was also invited.

In the past few years, in addition to Wu Yuchen's dazzling achievements in commercial films, he has also won a series of Oscars. Jeffrey is also looking forward to Wu Yuchen's new Oscar-winning film. After all, if the Oscars can produce excellent films one after another, the presence of film critics and judges will be stronger.

However, at this time, Jeffrey was chatting with his companions about other topics:

"Have you seen the speech of the President yesterday?"

"I have seen it. These politicians are really damned. It is not enough to launch the war in Afghanistan with public opinion. Now they are inciting everyone's hostility towards Iraq again. What are they trying to do?!"

"It is obvious that those people have long coveted the oil in the Middle East. And when Bush was in office, he had a grudge with Iraq."

"The real final price will not be borne by civilians?!"

"We should call on more people to stand up and let everyone understand the cruelty of war!"

The two people talked back and forth.

Yesterday, President Bush gave a speech, reiterating that America is now facing a severe terrorist threat, not only terrorists, but also dangerous weapons in Iraq, and America has a responsibility to maintain world peace.

Unlike last year, anti-war demonstrations have begun to appear on the streets this year, and some people in Hollywood have also spoken out against the war clouds brewing in the United States.

In this situation, Wu Yuchen's "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", which claims to be anti-war, has actually attracted the interest of many people.

After the lights in the theater went out, Jeffrey stopped talking with his companions and focused on the movie.

Before the movie started, a sentence first appeared on the black screen:

"Before the arrival of dark rationality, children perceive the world with their own natural feelings."

The mental strength of everyone present was also relatively concentrated. After reading this sentence, they also remembered it in their hearts, knowing that the director's arrangement of this sentence at the beginning must have a meaning.

At the same time, Jeffrey already had an expectation in his heart. Whether from the name of the movie or from this sentence, this movie might be a movie about children.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the movie, in a melodious music, several boys were seen chasing each other on the street with their arms open, pretending to fly, and making the sound of fighter planes. On the street where the children were running, soldiers were also arresting people, and only the children seemed to be laughing without being affected.

When Jeffrey combined the time of 1940 just given, he also understood that this was during World War II. And watching these children imitating the appearance of fighter planes, watching the children using their hands to make the sound of pistols, they were obviously affected by the war.

In just a few seconds of footage, Jeffrey had read a lot of information and analyzed it from the music and the color tone of the film. After all, he was in this business. And soon he followed the hero, the 8-year-old boy Fang Xi, and started the story.

His father was a senior officer in the Japanese-occupied area of ​​China, so the little boy could live a carefree life even during World War II. The family moved to a large villa in the suburbs due to his father's job transfer, but the layers of barbed wire, strict guards and the barking of fierce wolfhounds all revealed a sense of oppression and uneasiness.

But the high walls and barbed wire could not stop the child's curious and exploratory eyes. The lonely little Fang Xi soon found a small window in his room, and through the small window glass, he could see a farm of medium size. This farm seemed very interesting, and more importantly, there were many children who looked the same age as him in the farm, although they were all wearing weird-looking "striped pajamas".

Little Fang Xi didn't know what these "farms" were, but at this time, everyone in the theater knew that this was obviously a concentration camp, and the "striped pajamas" were the prisoners in the concentration camp.

Jeffrey had already understood the director Wu Yuchen's thoughts at this time. This is probably a movie that reflects the crimes of fascism during World War II. It's just that the evil party that everyone saw in the past was Germany, and this time it should be a depiction of Neon's invasion of China.

At the same time, Jeffrey secretly thought it was clever. Although there have been many movies shot about Na Cui in the past, and they have also been shot from the perspective of fascist criminals. But this time, the protagonist of Wu Yuchen's movie is a cute little boy, a pure-hearted child that no one can hate, even if his father is a fascist officer. And from the perspective of such a child, you can see some unique things that you haven't seen before!

Huang Xiaoming, the young and handsome Neon officer, did not make a bad first impression when he first appeared. He was handsome, strong, and looked very graceful, which directly fascinated the young lady Shu Chang who had just entered puberty.

However, his grace was only shown to a certain part of people. When he changed his face to the old servant in the striped shirt and roared "China pig", everyone present knew what kind of person this guy was. Especially Spielberg and other Jews, because the Nazis also called them "Jewish pigs" during World War II.

Chen Baoguo also hired a tutor for Xiao Fangxi and her sister, not only teaching them to speak Japanese, but also constantly brainwashing them, preaching that Japan is a country of God, the guardian of civilization in the East, and the emperor is God.

The purpose of Japan's war is to liberate the whole of Asia, and the ultimate goal is to establish a "land of kingly way" for coexistence and prosperity in Greater East Asia. At the same time, it advocates the theory of race, that the Japanese are the light of the yellow race, superior to the races of all surrounding countries, and the Chinese are a lowly nation, and most people are sinners...

This made the audience frown, of course they knew that this kind of "spiritual education class" is actually brainwashing.

However, Xiao Fangxi felt different from what the teacher said in class through contact with the old servant. At the same time, he met a "striped shirt" friend on the farm, Xiaochun, during the adventure.

Watching the two children become friends across the barbed wire, Jeffrey couldn't help but smile. Innocence is precious because children can show kindness and sincerity to anyone regardless of nationality, race, or age.

It was wonderful for Xiao Fangxi to make new friends, but on the other hand, his mother began to collapse after learning the truth and had a big fight with his father. This also triggered a dispute at the dinner party later, and the old servant was dragged out of the door and beaten to death by Huang Xiaoming.

All this scared Xiao Fangxi again. He ran to his sister's bed at night, but his sister, who used to believe in Buddhism with her mother and liked dolls and dolls, had become a royal girl. She didn't care about the death of the old servant and said bluntly that it was all the fault of the sinners.

Seeing this, Jeffrey was already touched. The role of the sister obviously formed a sharp contrast with the boy. A little girl who originally had her own beliefs and was kind had disregarded her life because of this brainwashing. But this was not her fault. Children are the easiest to be polluted. If a few years pass, will Xiao Fangxi become like her sister?

For all this, the movie did not give a judgment of right or wrong, but only raised some questions from the perspective of the child Xiao Fangxi, and presented them to the audience.

Xiao Fangxi was unwilling to believe that his friend was a bad person, but his sister's words and the teacher's words also had an impact on him, making him hesitate, and he did not look for this new friend for several days.

One day when the family was cleaning, Xiao Fangxi found Xiao Chun who was wiping the cup. He was still wearing the striped shirt and looked thin and weak. Xiao Fangxi was very happy and took the initiative to give the cakes on the table to Xiao Chun to eat. However, when Xiao Chun was eating, Huang Xiaoming broke in.

Huang Xiaoming looked down at the two children with a very fierce and oppressive expression, and angrily scolded Xiao Chun for being a "China pig" with low moral character and stealing food.

Both children were terrified. Xiao Chun stammered that he did not steal the cakes, but his friend Fang Xi gave them to him. But when Xiao Fang Xi saw Huang Xiaoming's questioning and ferocious eyes, his face with bulging veins, and the roar of questioning in his ears, he backed off and immediately distanced himself from Xiao Chun.

Many people in the theater sighed. It was obvious that Xiao Fang Xi's behavior disappointed everyone. However, seeing the 8-year-old boy, everyone unconsciously chose to forgive him. After all, he was just a child, and he was facing an extremely fierce executioner. How many children could withstand such oppression?

Xiao Fang Xi regretted his cowardice. He wanted to find Xiao Chun again, but he didn't see him again several times.

One day, many Japanese officers came to the house, and even had a boss that his father had to respect. Xiao Fang Xi secretly watched the promotional film they were showing in the theater through the window. The film shows that the Chinese people in the "farm" are very happy. They work during the day and live comfortably after get off work. The children play with each other. There are so many games that Xiao Fangxi is dazzled. It is much more interesting than Xiao Fangxi who is trapped alone in a big villa!

Xiao Fangxi believes the content of the film and gives his father a hug. He thinks his father is doing things that make everyone happy.

The audience in the theater are very clear that this is just a fake propaganda trick played by the fascists. The content of the entire propaganda film is all fake.

Xiao Fangxi came to the camp again. This time he saw Xiao Chun with swollen eyes. He apologized to him and hoped that he could forgive himself. Xiao Chun nodded, and the two of them held hands together through the barbed wire. Then everyone in the theater smiled slightly with the two boys.

Huang Xiaoming, a Japanese officer, was transferred to the front line by Chen Baoguo and got on the car under Xiao Fangxi's gaze.

Looking at Gong Li, who was sitting on the swing on the screen with a pale face and disheveled hair, swinging with the swing, Jeffrey understood that his mother was on the verge of collapse. She believed in Buddhism, but her husband had been using this method to harm innocent people...

Gong Li and Chen Baoguo had a fierce quarrel, and the result was that Chen Baoguo asked Gong Li to move away with the two children. Xiao Fangxi, who had already had a deep friendship with Xiaochun, did not want to leave, but his parents did not give him any room for negotiation.

Xiao Fangxi came to the wire fence in the corner of the concentration camp again and said goodbye to his friend Xiaochun, who was worried about his missing father. Xiao Fangxi wanted to help Xiaochun find his father before leaving because of his guilt...

When this sentence was said, Jeffrey had a bad premonition that he was about to leave, but an accident happened. This is a common routine in movies. Although the routine is old, it is indeed very useful. Everyone was moved by the following plot.

On the second day, Xiao Fangxi dug a hole with his own shovel, and his little body successfully got through the wire mesh, and put on the clothes that Xiaochun brought him.

Obviously, Xiao Fangxi didn't think that there would be any danger at all, because he had just seen how happy everyone was in this "farm" in the movie some time ago!

Before leaving, Gong Li couldn't find her son, saw the food dropped on the ground, realized the seriousness of the matter, and broke into Chen Baoguo's meeting. Chen Baoguo brought a group of soldiers and military dogs, found the traces of his son leaving through the back door window, and hurriedly chased after him...

The sky was thundering, and a repressive and destructive atmosphere came over them. All the audience had an ominous premonition. No matter how much they hated Chen Baoguo as a father before, they all hoped that he could get to the concentration camp quickly and find Xiao Fangxi.

At this time, Xiao Fangxi, who entered the concentration camp, found that the camp was completely different from the one in the movie. The environment was extremely bad, and most people were skinny, which made him a little scared. He wanted to back out, but he mustered up the courage for his friend...

They walked into the house where Xiaochun lived, and suddenly there was a loud noise, and everyone was driven out. In the rain and thunder, the two children were surrounded by adults in the center and walked towards an unknown place...

When they were taken into a dark room and asked to take off their clothes, the audience in the theater murmured: "No..."

And looking at the father who had already arrived at the gate of the concentration camp, everyone couldn't help but cheer him up in their hearts, wanting him to go faster.

But at this time, Spielberg and others sighed, and had already anticipated the final tragedy...

In the noisy room, it was full of naked and skinny people squeezed together. Little Fang Xi was very scared and kept gasping for breath. The two children held their hands tightly together, representing the pure friendship of two innocent children.

When the iron gate above their heads opened, the two looked up and saw a man in neon military uniform and gas mask sprinkling black powder, and the screen fell into darkness...

Looking at Chen Baoguo standing in the concentration camp and shouting his son's name, and Gong Li crying loudly, the audience's hearts also clicked.