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Taiwan Entertainment 1971 756 [Visit Thomas]

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    After resting on the boat for a few days, Wang Zijun and his girls disembarked in Melbourne.

    It is called Australia¡¯s cultural capital. In fact, before World War II, Melbourne was Australia¡¯s capital for more than 20 years.

    When Wang Zijun and others arrived here, it was the opening of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.  After they found a hotel to stay, they split up. Wang Zijun went to visit Thomas Kinelli, while Audrey Hepburn took Zhao Yazhi and Lin Fengjiao to visit the fashion festival.

    Today, Melbourne¡¯s population is about one-third smaller than it was twenty years ago. With a sparse population, convenient transportation, fresh air, and a spring-like climate all year round, it is really a good place for vacation and relaxation.

    Before setting off, Wang Zijun had already spoken to Thomas Kinelli on the phone. The other party was quite surprised by his visit, but at the same time he welcomed him.

    Thomas Kinnely¡¯s residence in Melbourne is far away from the central business district and is located on the Yarra River. The house is a wooden building surrounded by fences.

    When Wang Zijun arrived, Thomas¡¯s wife was mowing the lawn.

    Hearing the sound of the car's engine, Mrs. Kinelli came out and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, Tony said you would come to visit in the next two days, but I didn't expect you to come today. Please come in!"

    "Hello! Sorry to bother you." Wang Zijun said.

    Mrs. Kinelli said: "My name is Miranda, you can call me by my name. Tony drove to do shopping this morning and may be back later."

    "Really? What a coincidence. I think I can wait for him here." Wang Zijun said.

    Mrs. Kinelli was very talkative. After making coffee for several of Lin Bowen's bodyguards, she started chatting with Wang Zijun.

    It turns out that this housewife who is nearly fifty years old is also a female writer and film screenwriter. She is not as famous as her husband.

    Wang Zijun took out a big box he brought and said, "Other than this visit, there is no other decent gift. This is a complete set of "Harry Potter", including the English version of "Harry Potter 4" that has not yet been published.  Please ask Mrs. Kinnely to help correct it."

    Mrs. Kinnely was a little uncomfortable with the modesty of the Chinese. She opened the box and said, "Harry Potter, oh, it's a great set of fantasy novels. It's a pity that my grandson is only half a year old, otherwise this would be  Give it to him as a gift, he will be very happy.¡±

    Wang Zijun was sweating, this lady is really not good at dealing with people. Is there anyone who talks like that?

    Not long after, Thomas Kinelli finally came back. When he saw the car parked outside, he walked in with a smile and gave Wang Zijun a bear hug.

    This guy has just turned fifty. The hair on his head has fallen out, but his beard has grown so long that people can¡¯t help but suspect that his hair grew in the wrong place.

    "Thomas, I like your "Schindler's Ark" very much. The purpose of my visit this time was also mentioned on the phone, which is to ask you to help write a novel about the Nanjing Massacre." Wang Zijun said to Lin Bowen  With a look, the latter immediately put down the big backpack he had been carrying.

    Lin Bowen and several bodyguards took out the contents of the bag and put them on the table. Wang Zijun introduced: "These are all photocopies of photos, newspapers, diaries and interview memoirs about the massacre. I hope it will be helpful to your creation."  Help. In addition, this is the contact number of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in mainland China. If you need help, you can ask them for help."

    The documents were spread out on the table one by one. Neither Thomas nor his wife spoke, they just opened the documents in silence.

    After a long while, Mrs. Kinnely said with red eyes: "I hope this will never happen again."

    Wang Zijun said: "This is the wish of all kind-hearted people. I asked Mr. Thomas to write such a book and then make it into a movie. I also hope that the world can learn from history. In fact, some people in Japan want to cover up and distort this matter. They  Last year, history textbooks were revised to glorify the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders of China. Not only did they not apologize for the war of aggression, but they instead said it was to help the people of Asia gain independence from the colonial rule of imperial powers. Perhaps the next generation of Japan will gradually forget  All the crimes their ancestors committed.¡±

    Thomas Kinnely looked at the photos of the massacre with a heavy heart.  Compared with ordinary people, he is very nervous, otherwise he would not write books about oppression, massacre, and redemption one after another.

    "Zachley, I want to go to China. Can we still find survivors of the Holocaust there?" Thomas Kinelli asked.

    "Of course, I can help you contact them," Wang Zijun said, "Are you going to personally look for inspiration from the survivors?"

    Thomas Kinelli said: "I don't know, let's wait until I read all these materials." Suddenly, Thomas grabbed a stack of copy paper and asked, "What??What?  The paper seems to be in Japanese.  "

    Wang Zijun took a look at it and explained: "This is the diary of a Japanese veteran named Dong Shilang. The diary records what he saw and heard on the Chinese battlefield, including the Nanjing Massacre. By the way, Dong Shilang is going to take this  This diary is published and will be available in bookstores in two months.¡±

    (Six years after the book "Tashiro War Diary" was published, the Japanese right-wing forces took the book's author, editor, and publishing bookstore to court, claiming that the plot about the massacre was purely fabricated and distorted. Three years later, the Japanese court ruled  Azushiro lost the lawsuit and compensated the Japanese soldiers who committed the atrocities in the book 500,000 yen, and the book was also banned in Japan.)

    "Oh," after hearing Wang Zijun's explanation, Thomas became interested, skipped through the diary and read part of it, and suddenly asked, "Mr. Wang, what do you think about me using a Japanese soldier as the protagonist of this book?"

    Wang Zijun frowned and said: "Like the noble German in "Schindler's Ark"?"

    "No," Thomas shook his head. "In this book, the protagonist is not a redeemer, but a murderer with a good heart. I don't want to just write a story about massacre. I think massacre is only a part of this war. We  I want to trace the origins of this war and return it to its true colors. My idea is to record and examine the life of a Japanese veteran from an objective perspective"

    "It's a bit interesting." Wang Zijun said with a smile. Some movie scenes have emerged in his mind: an old man often wakes up from nightmares, which have haunted him for more than forty years.  Finally, he pulled out a worn-out diary from under the bed and walked to the publishing house with the diary in his arms on crutches. He wanted to disclose to the world what he saw and heard on the battlefield, so as to calm his inner regret and pain.  torment.

    The old man contacted several publishing houses, but they refused to publish his diary either for commercial reasons or because of national sentiment.  Under the setting sun, the old man sat on the stone steps, holding his diary in his arms and lost in memories

    Then came pre-war Japan, where an old man who was still a child had a warm family and a girl he had a crush on Inspired by the emperor, a kind-hearted student embarked on a battlefield of blood and fire, and gradually became a murderous demon  ¡­

    Movies are always for people to watch. Simply stacking shots and listing facts will not produce good results.  Filming a film about the Nanjing Massacre, which simply reproduces the massacre scenes, may be very attractive to Chinese people, but for Western audiences, they will not like it very much. As for the Japanese, they will take it for granted.  Disgusted with this subject matter.

    As a director, Wang Zijun¡¯s purpose is not to slap the Japanese in the face with a movie, nor is he to scold them with a movie.  Rather, I want to arouse their reflection. With a Japanese as the protagonist, maybe the Japanese people¡¯s expressions will be very exciting after watching it.

    Thomas Kinnely rubbed his beard and said: "It seems I should go to Japan first."

    Wang Zijun smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to your masterpiece."

    After talking about the business, Thomas Kinelli asked: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Spielberg. Did he come to you for "Schindler's Ark"?"

    Wang Zijun smiled and asked, "How do you know?"

    Thomas Kinelli said: "He first asked me to adapt the script. We talked about it together at that time, and he was never confident about shooting this film. He mentioned you at that time, and later he found many directors, and you should also  No exception."

    Wang Zijun said: "He can take pictures by himself. I met him in Beijing last year."

    "Beijing? Oh, when you mention this place, I think of the terrifying bicycle wave." Thomas Kinili said exaggeratedly.

    Wang Zijun asked: "Have you been to mainland China?"

    Thomas Kinelli said: "I went there seven years ago and climbed the Great Wall. It was really a great spectacle."

    Wang Zijun said: "In three years, I will premiere this movie in Nanjing, China. I hope you can participate then."

    "Yes." Thomas Kinelli nodded and said, "I have always looked forward to going to that country again."

    Thomas put away all kinds of information about the massacre and began to chat with Wang Zijun about history.

    This Australian national treasure writer is very interested in history, almost to the point of obsession.  The reason is that his ancestors are from Europe, and his father was also a soldier who went to North Africa during World War II.  But he himself was born in rural Australia. Australia has no history at all. This made him plunge into European history, miss the life of his ancestors across the ocean, and imagine everything about ancient Europe.

    And this love for history expanded to the history of all countries in the world when I grew up.

    Thomas said: ¡°China¡¯s history is amazing. I reallyCuriously, Chinese historians can actually remember the names of so many dynasties, rulers, ministers, and celebrities. Just remembering these is a huge project.  "

    "Oh, Mr. Kinili, do you also study Chinese history?" Wang Zijun said.

    Thomas shook his head and said: "No, I only know some about the history of the Tang and Qing Dynasties in China. Well, yes, there are also the Song and Mongolian Yuan Dynasties. Seven years ago, I planned to go to Sichuan to see the Fishing City where God broke his whip, but because of other  Things didn¡¯t work out.¡±

    Wang Zijun smiled and said: "There will be many opportunities in the future. I will invite you to visit next time."!  !  !
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