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Chapter 1159 Four Days and Eight Years

Turn on the TV, and it is also reporting on the TV, September [-], don't forget the national humiliation.

At the same time, it tells the history of the 14 years of the Anti-Japanese War.

Suddenly the little guy pointed to the TV and said, "Dad, I remember that our teacher took us there before."

Li Yi heard the words and looked at the TV. At this time, the TV was talking about the defense of the Sixing Warehouse. In the screen, the dense bullet holes in the Sixing Warehouse made Li Yi's mind involuntarily come up with a sentence: Every The bullet holes all tell of the perseverance of the eight hundred heroes!
At the same time, images flashed one after another, each one extremely heroic.

Perhaps the defense of the Sixing Warehouse was not the most tragic battle in the history of the Anti-Japanese War, but it was equally great.

If you look at the "Eight Hundred Heroes" from the perspective of record, it is obviously inappropriate.The reason why they later became heroes and were unanimously recognized is mainly because they "fight alone with the determination to die", and this spirit is recognized in almost all time and space.

In the Han Dynasty, Geng Gong fought against the Xiongnu alone. When he was rescued and returned to Yumen Pass, there were only 13 people left.

This is what people are familiar with, the thirteen soldiers returned to Yumen!
During the Tang Dynasty, Anxi's solitary army guarded the frontier for the country for 45 years, and finally all died in battle.

There is a lonely city thousands of miles away, and the whole city is full of gray hair!

Although some people say that the Sixing Warehouse is a war of resistance that missed hope.

But in Li Yi's view, what is important is the patriotic enthusiasm and indelible hope of the martyrs.

Because at that time, these people really held the belief of "death to death and fighting alone".

In the evening, Li Yi sat in front of the computer and began to search for relevant information on the defense of the Sixing Warehouse.

Although several related movies came to mind, Li Yi certainly couldn't copy them all at once.

To be honest, the more he understood this period of history, the more Li Yi hesitated.

Because, in the few movies in his memory about the defense of the Sixing Warehouse and the Eight Hundred Heroes, the arrangement of the ending part made him feel a little confused.

This story, the battle scene, is easy to tell in the defense of the Sixing Warehouse, but it is difficult to shoot afterward.

Because, few people know that, from a certain dimension, in real history, the later encounters of the eight hundred heroes are much more tragic than those in the movies.

In real history, 452 of the 4 strong men participated in the defense of the Sixing Warehouse, 6 of whom died in the battle, 200 in the retreat, more than 10 enemies were wiped out, and only 1945 died in the battle.But by the end of the Anti-Japanese War in 100, there were only more than [-] of them who could return to Shai.

Li Yi also found out about the past of the eight hundred heroes who suffered humiliation but still shined in the eight years after the Four Elements Defense War.

After the four-element defense war, battalion commander Yang Battalion Commander at the time was lying on a hospital bed and told reporters who came to interview heroes. "Unfortunately, not many enemies were destroyed. We were neither successful nor benevolent."

Although countless spotlights and flower handkerchiefs sent by female students have already flooded the ward, the hero himself is unwilling to accept it calmly.

The so-called heroes are like Wei Qing who expanded the territory, or like Yue Fei who served the country with his death.Making meritorious deeds and sacrificing one's life for righteousness always take the upper hand.How can there be a hero who "neither succeeded nor became benevolent"?
The Chinese people on the other side are watching, watching the warrior who will never make it through!
Therefore, if you want to film this period of history, the last part of this story is the most difficult choice.

Li Yi can also understand why General Xie returned to the bridge at the end of the original version, because this traditional heroic narrative of "doing not succeed is worse than death" is deeply engraved in the collective cognition of the Chinese people!

So from the original movie to the end of the movie, the director was even reluctant to let the strong man cross the bridge leading to the concession.

But if this is the case, Li Yi feels that it would be unacceptable for him.

Because just because they didn't die on the battlefield, aren't they considered heroes?

Couldn't the story of the eight hundred warriors be on the screen without the intensive death.

But if you shoot, how should you shoot?
He felt a little headache.

Eight hundred and four days of bloody battle, but I don't know that eight hundred and half lives were wasted.

If only from the point of view of the film, there is nothing wrong with this shooting, but this is always a real historical adaptation, then this is very problematic.

Therefore, this is also Li Yi's biggest headache.

After all, it is impossible to make a movie that long. To put it bluntly, the audience may not be willing to watch the plot behind it.

But if it was shot according to the original version, it would be a bit anticlimactic.

In the following days, Li Yi continued to check a lot of relevant information, and also watched some movies in this world related to the defense of the Sixing Warehouse.

But still no final decision has been made.

It's so hard to choose!
"What's the matter? You've been looking sad lately?" Mu Qing saw Li Yi's reaction.

"Recently, I suddenly wanted to make a movie about "The Battle of the Four Lines Warehouse and the Eight Hundred Heroes", but it was a bit of a headache." Li Yi said.

"What?" Mu Qing was puzzled.

"The eight hundred strong men in the four-line warehouse defense battle, take a look at these materials." Li Yi said and handed the materials he had sorted out to his wife.

Mu Qing picked it up and looked at it.

After a long time, she put down the information and said, "So, what are you embarrassing about?"

"Focus!" Li Yi said.

"Focus?" Mu Qing frowned and asked.

"Yes, focus on the tragic four days on the battlefield, or focus on the eight years after the war!" Li Yi said.

"If we focus on the four days and four nights of the four-day warehouse defense battle, how will it end?

If the focus is on post-war humiliation and unyielding, not fleeing privately, not being scattered, not joining the puppet army, and not fighting a civil war, then I don't know what to do.I have always believed that it is easier to die for the country than to stay committed.But besides death, there are actually too many things worth moving. "Li Yi said with a headache.

"Actually, "The Flower Garland Under the Mountain" doesn't mean you have a good choice?" Mu Qing said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Li Yi seemed to have caught something, but he didn't seem to have caught anything.

"Both are equally important! Since you feel that the eight years after the war are equally worthy of moving, why didn't you shoot together?"

"You are in the second half of the film "Greath under the Mountain", so you did a good job?" Mu Qing said.

"This..." Li Yi fell into deep thought.

Yeah, why not shoot together?
Why did the original version shoot like that?Why did it focus on four days and four nights, but ended abruptly?

Because worried about the box office?

Or is it because of fear that without intensive deaths, the story of the Eight Hundred Warriors will not be enough to make it to the screen?

But do you need to care about these?

Doesn't seem to be needed!
Li Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes, why should I be entangled?

Why bother?
Worried about being scolded?Worried about movie box office?
It can be said that he really doesn't need to worry at all!Because he is Li Yi.

Perhaps from an investor's point of view, from a business point of view, filming four days and four nights of cruelty is enough, but does he need it?

However, in this way, the script will have to be carefully re-planned!

(End of this chapter)