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"We cannot deny that China once had a brilliant history and culture, but this does not mean that Chinese people understand the art of film. A country that has never won the best film award at the four major film festivals, a country with a population of more than one billion , I have never made a movie with a box office of more than 1000 or [-] million U.S. dollars. This is an incredible thing in the eyes of others. So I can understand that Chinese people do not understand movies. A movie desert. Just like the Chinese invented Cuju, but they don’t understand football.”

After saying this, a yellow-skinned man in a black suit stood up from the dining table beside him.He walked up to Rongxiu with a proud face, but looked directly at the tall white man standing opposite Rongxiu, bowed at ninety degrees, and said politely: "Good afternoon, Mr. James. In Xiacunxia Xiuyi, this I came to Hollywood with the crew of "Bushido" once. I admire the film culture of Hollywood, and I believe that this year's Oscar for best foreign language film must belong to "Bushido" of our Great Eastern Empire."

The restaurant, which was still a little noisy, immediately fell silent.Everyone subconsciously stopped talking and looked to this side curiously.

Hideo Murashita glanced at the crew of "Autumn Dew White" contemptuously, and said as if no one else was there: "I believe that among all Asian countries, only our Great Eastern Empire truly understands Western culture."

"Huaxia people, don't understand."

Zhao Miao, who was standing on the side of the crowd, suddenly sneered. He straightened his back, stretched out his little finger to dig his ears, looked around suspiciously, raised his eyebrows and asked, "It's strange, we only heard some people boasting, why didn't we see anyone?" Woolen cloth?"

Before the words were finished, everyone subconsciously looked at Shuichi Murashita, who was less than 1.7 meters tall.

Lu Heng glanced at Zhao Miao, and said casually, "Probably because some people will always be giants in language, but dwarfs in reality."

Lu Heng knew Shuichi Murashita.His ancestors participated in the war of aggression against China decades ago and were proud of it.Murashita Shuichi himself is also a staunch Japanese right-winger, and his hostility to China is very deep.As a public figure, Shuichi Murashita not only pays homage to the Yasukuni Shrine every year, but even a few years later when China suffered a major natural disaster, he openly declared in public that "this is the retribution imposed on China by God."

Such inappropriate remarks immediately aroused disgust and condemnation from righteous people around the world.A certain international brand of men's clothing that Shuichi Murashita endorsed immediately issued a statement, absolutely not agreeing with Shuichi Murashita's remarks, and terminated Shuichi Murashita's contract on the grounds that Shuichi Murashita's remarks seriously affected his brand image.A certain Hollywood crew that was originally optimistic about Shuichi Murashita also immediately switched to others, and Shuichi Murashita's career suffered a heavy blow as a result.

But Shuichi Murashita refused to apologize, instead he took this opportunity to quit the entertainment industry and enter politics under the arrangement of his family.It's a pity that Murashita Shuichi is just a sloppy idiot, his mind can't play politics at all, but he was tricked into becoming the spokesperson of a certain party, jumping up and down in front of the media to make some remarks against China, and won the attention of the public Degree and the support of some right-wing elements, and finally reduced to cannon fodder for the struggle between the two factions, with a miserable end.

To some extent, it is really a karmic cycle, and the retribution is not good.

Lu Heng had a very bad impression of this person.I believe that every Chinese person, after learning about Shuichi Murashita's character and remarks, will not have much affection for this kind of person.

Shuichi Murashita, who was really not tall, was furious when he heard this.Immediately scolded: "You Chinese people are really rude."

Zhao Miao and Lu Heng looked at each other with a smile, and said meaningfully: "Someone has already taken a seat."

Hearing Zhao Miao's words, all the crew of "Autumn Dew White" laughed tacitly.

Murashita Shuichi became more and more angry, and blurted out: "Baga, you bloody Chinese pigs—"

"Mr. Murashita, please be careful." The tall white man who had been standing beside him interrupted Shuichi Murashita's insult in time, and said with a frown, "Hollywood advocates democracy and freedom, and racial discrimination is not supported here."

Shuichi Murashita didn't take the crew of "Autumn Dew White" seriously, but he had to be cautious when facing Mr. James, who is the chairman of the Oscar jury.He bowed at ninety degrees to Mr. James, and quibbled: "Mr. James, please understand my impulse. Please believe that I did not mean to offend Hollywood. It was the Chinese who insulted me first. I just said It shows the fact that Chinese people don't understand movies, but these rude Chinese people have insulted my personality."

"We didn't insult your personality." Zhao Miao said with a smile: "We just discussed the height of some people. This is the truth. And it is a fact that everyone can see with their eyes."

Zhao Miao's words drew everyone's agreeable smiles.Even Mr. James couldn't help hooking the corners of his mouth.

Hideichi Murashita, who was being laughed at, couldn't bear it anymore. He solemnly complained to Mr. James that Oscar should not nominate the Chinese film "Autumn Dew" for the best foreign language film award.It's an insult to other movies.

Facing Shuichi Murashita's unrelenting and rude entanglement, Mr. James, who had always remained calm, frowned in displeasure, and said, "I think the selection criteria for the Oscars are strict and fair. We have the most mature and complete selection process." system, we know how to do it, and we don’t need an outsider to guide our work.”

"Have Mr. Murashita seen the movie "Autumn Dew White"?" Mr. James asked suddenly.

Murashita Hideichi was taken aback when he heard the words, and subconsciously shook his head.As a Japanese from Japan who is severely anti-Chinese, he has always looked down on Chinese movies, so why would he go out of his way to watch Chinese movies?

"But I have seen this movie." Mr. James said with a serious face: "I like this movie very much, and I strongly advocated that "Autumn Dew White" be shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Fortunately, my proposal has been accepted by everyone. recognition. As a professional filmmaker, Mr. Murashita insists that "Autumn Dew White" is not eligible for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film without having watched the film. Then, it is inappropriate for you to publish this in public Are you questioning my vision and the review process of the Academy Awards, or are you insulting your own professional ethics and quality?"

If Murata Shuichi could seriously investigate the chairman of the Academy Awards jury before jumping out and talking nonsense, he would know that Mr. James is actually a Chinese fan, he is very obsessed with Chinese culture and elements, even this time " "Autumn Dew White" can be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which is what James first proposed.

Shuichi Murashita criticizes "Autumn Dew White" in front of him, how can Mr. James, who is so arrogant, bear it?

Murashita Shuichi couldn't believe James' overly blunt criticism. The matter had developed to such a serious extent that even other people in the restaurant couldn't sit still.

The crew of "Bushido" stood up one after another, before deciding how to deal with this matter, Mr. James said: "I admit that the movie "Bushido" is very good. But with all due respect, "Bushido" is interpreting the film. The theme and traditional culture are not as good as "Autumn Dew White". At least as a Westerner, I can't understand the so-called bushido spirit in the film."

Lu Heng smiled slightly, and continued, "I think the spirit of bushido is to dare to commit suicide."

In 2001, when entertainment was relatively scarce, these popular jokes on the Internet had not yet appeared.Everyone was taken aback by Lu Heng's just-in-time make-up. After thinking about it, they all involuntarily showed a smile of enlightenment.

Some other guests even exclaimed in a low voice: "I see, what a strange national belief."

Seeing that Lu Heng distorted the theme of his film and even the national spirit so seriously, some people believed it seriously. Tian Zhongsaburo, the director of "Bushido", said displeasedly: "Sir, if you don't understand Dongying culture, please ask Don't talk nonsense."

"Well, I admit that my knowledge is limited and my energy is limited, and I haven't deeply understood the cultural spirit of your country. It seems that my understanding is wrong." Lu Heng "admitted his mistake" like a gentleman, Tian Zhongsaburo just appeared on his face. With a proud look on his face, Lu Heng suddenly said: "...then the spirit of Bushido dare not commit suicide?"

Tian Zhongsaburo blushed aggrievedly, and he gave Lu Heng a very dissatisfied look, "If the quality of your country's filmmakers is the same as yours, it's not difficult to understand why your country's film culture is so unpopular."

Tian Zhongsaburo couldn't stand the misinterpretation of his carefully directed work. He loudly reprimanded Lu Heng. He only wanted to vent his dissatisfaction with Lu Heng, but he forgot the chairman of the Oscar jury, James, who had just admitted that he didn't understand Bushido spirit. gentlemen.

"I think the charm of art lies in the eyes of a thousand people, and there will be a thousand Hamlets." Mr. James looked at Tian Zhongsaburo, frowned and said, "That's all I have to say, please excuse me."

Mr. James looked back at the crew of "Autumn Dew White", and said with a smile: "Everyone has just arrived in Los Angeles, and you haven't had lunch yet. If you don't mind, can we come together?"

On behalf of everyone, Director Fang Kaizhi gladly accepted the invitation of Mr. James.James' eyes fell on Lu Heng. He looked at this young man who didn't talk much but had sharp words, tilted his head and thought for a while, and asked uncertainly, "Xiao Lusheng?"

Lu Heng looked at James in surprise, but he didn't expect James to recognize him.After all, in the eyes of many Westerners, Eastern faces have never been recognizable.What's more, the difference between Lu Heng himself and Xiao Han Lusheng's appearance is more than a million miles.

He nodded at Mr. James, and said shyly, "It's me, Mr. James."

"You sing Kunqu opera very well, and your figure is very good." Mr. James gave Lu Heng a thumbs up, and he even said the words "Kunqu opera" and "figure" in not-so-standard Chinese Son.It can be seen that the little Han Lusheng played by Lu Heng left a deep impression on Mr. James, who is a Chinese fan. He didn't like to praise him with compliments: "Your performance is amazing, as amazing as Mr. Rong. You two are perfect. It perfectly interprets the role of Han Lusheng."

Mr. James' unsparing praise made the crew of "Bushido" black-faced instantly.On the contrary, the crew of "Autumn Dew White" was both surprised and delighted.Everyone knows the identity of Mr. James, and Mr. James can say such things in public. Does it mean that "Autumn Dew White" has a great chance of winning this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?

For a while, everyone had complicated thoughts and emotions.

Shuichi Murashita suddenly stopped Rongxiu, and said with hostility: "I don't believe that Chinese people can make any good movies. Why don't you make a bet and see who is the best foreign language film Oscar this year?"

The repeated provocations of the Dongying people completely angered Fang Kaizhi, who was calm and gentle by nature, and he said angrily, "Okay."

Murashita Hideichi demanded aggressively: "If you lose, you have to admit in front of the global audience at the awards ceremony that Chinese people don't understand movies. Chinese movies are rubbish."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expressions changed.

Since the matter is so important, Fang Kaizhi immediately hesitated.As a Huaxia person, he can ignore personal gains and losses, but he is not qualified to drag Huaxia movies into the water.

Murashita Hideichi saw Fang Kaizhi's hesitation, and said with a sneer, "Why, don't you know that you have no hope of winning at all? Are you willing to admit that Huaxia movies are rubbish!"

"...If you are willing to admit that "Autumn Dew" is not as good as "Bushido", then this bet can be voided. We Dongying people have always known how to treat others leniently. In view of China's 5000-year history and culture, we will be popular with audiences around the world. Leave some dignity in front of you."

The heavy burden of a word run was burning with anger.Before Fang Kaizhi had time to respond, someone behind him said decisively: "Okay!"

Fang Kaizhi looked back in astonishment, and saw Lu Heng said with a blank face: "If you lose, just admit in front of the global audience at the awards ceremony that you Dongying talents are arrogant pigs, and you don't understand at all. What is a movie."