Chapter 285 Scolding the Little Day

"Well, don't worry, I still have some influence in America, and I won't be affected by the Japanese forces. Well, I will do my best for the Oscars~"

After Wu Yuchen hung up the phone, he exhaled lightly. Just now, a leader of a certain department in China called him, and the general idea was to ask whether his current progress in the Oscars was going smoothly. At the same time, he said that he would do a good job of rear support for him, so don't worry.

Wu Yuchen also knew that as his "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" received so many Oscar nominations, some forces in Xiaorizi began to jump up and down, not only protesting through foreign teachers, but also mobilizing a lot of capital invested in China to put pressure on it.

To be honest, if it were a small director with no reputation, he might not be able to withstand the pressure. In other words, Wu Yuchen's status is relatively high now, and he had invited some big leaders to watch the movie at the domestic premiere a few months ago. With their endorsement, the pressure from all parties has been withstood, and what he got here is just a few words of concern.

Xiao Rizi took the initiative to ask him to meet and talk, but he ignored it. He knew exactly what the other party wanted to talk to him, but he couldn't agree, so the meeting was a pure waste of his time and energy. Wouldn't it be better for him to do more public relations?

And recently he also found that some American media began to jump out to secretly whitewash Xiao Rizi.

In fact, Xiao Rizi's way of whitewashing himself in Europe and the United States is also very simple, that is, talking about the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, talking about the Tokyo air raid, and describing how miserable the victims are still. In simple terms, it is to sell misery, put oneself in the position of a victim, blur the perspective of being a perpetrator, and cover up the position of the aggressor.

Not to mention, many people in Europe and the United States really buy into this. After all, there are still many people who oppose the existence of atomic bombs today, especially when this set of rhetoric has been insisted on for decades, so that Neon has won a lot of sympathy.

But now that Xiao Rizi is jumping like this, Wu Yuchen will not sit idly by. It is a good opportunity to add some heat to his movie again!

The next day, in the exhibition hall of a certain cinema, Wu Yuchen was holding a press conference. All the contents of the exhibition hall were about the materials, photos and other relevant evidence of various concentration camps in China during World War II. They were all displayed as reference materials attached to "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas".

At this time, Wu Yuchen was sitting on the stage and accepting interviews from reporters:

"In fact, I didn't plan to bring these out. But every time I attend an exchange event or accept an interview, there are always Japanese people or media protesting, saying that I am deliberately discrediting them with fabricated history. Well, now I will put out all the real evidence to prove that everything in my film is historically traceable and based on facts. I hope I won't hear any related questions in the future!"

Then Wu Yuchen introduced a Chinese woman next to him: "This is Ms. Zhang Chunru, she is an expert in studying Japan's actions during World War II. She has published "The Nanjing Massacre" and has provided a lot of help for my exhibition this time."

Zhang Chunru was specially invited by Wu Yuchen. He admired her very much in his previous life. She had a wealthy family and life, but she always insisted on walking on the road of exposing Japanese crimes and made great contributions to the voice of the Nanjing Massacre in the world.

But she also fought alone against harassment from Japanese right-wing groups for a long time, and finally died of unknown reasons in 2004. Although it was announced that she committed suicide, she actually died after disappearing. No one knows what she really encountered.

This time, with the tall Wu Yuchen in the front, I believe he can share a lot of the pressure she faces.

At this time, Zhang Chunru also said: "I am honored to be invited by Director Wu Yuchen. In fact, I am creating a new work about the history of Allied soldiers from various countries being abused by the Japanese military after being captured, including some American veterans. I have visited many surviving elderly people. It is just the opportunity of this exhibition that I will publish all the information I have collected from my visits and investigations to restore a true history!"

The flashlights in the audience were constantly clicking, and most Hollywood reporters were not surprised by this. It is not unheard of to hold exhibitions during the film's Oscar campaign. These exhibitions can better help movie fans learn more about the stories behind the movie.

But some Japanese people don't think so. At this time, a Japanese person shouted loudly: "You are deliberately creating conflicts, creating ethnic hatred, and destroying world peace!"

The reporters present were even happier to see someone making trouble, and they all took pictures of this person, but more people paid attention to Wu Yuchen to see how this great director would react.

Wu Yuchen looked at the Japanese person who appeared, and then looked at many media reporters:

"People who have seen my movies, I think they should know what the theme of my movies expresses.

In fact, I have many Japanese friends and people I admire, such as Mr. Ryuichi Sakamoto, the composer of the movie, and Mr. Hayao Miyazaki, the director of "Spirited Away", which was nominated for this year's Best Animated Feature Film.

My purpose has never been to stir up conflicts and hatred between nations. Hatred and contradictions will only bring more disputes, more disputes, more conflicts, and lay the groundwork for the next war. "

Then Wu Yuchen said loudly with a serious expression and sharp eyes:

"I just hope that everyone can face up to this period of history, including the Japanese themselves. Only by facing up to this period of history, facing it with the right attitude and accepting it, can hatred and contradictions be eliminated.

In this regard, I think Japan has not done well enough, from the small things of smearing me and my movies to the big things of revising their textbooks, distorting the next generation's understanding of history, covering up past mistakes, and even maintaining the tradition of visiting the war criminals' shrine for decades. You know, the blood on the hands of each of those war criminals is no less than that of Hitler.

These behaviors make it difficult for people to believe that Japan has truly reflected on the past acts of aggression. They need to take a correct attitude, and they should learn from the Germans! ”

The Japanese man in the audience wanted to yell, but was dragged out by the security guard.

Many media have already thought about how to report this:

"Wu Yuchen: Japanese are not as good as Germans!"

"Wu Yuchen accuses Japan of never facing up to the crimes of World War II"

"Wu Yuchen reveals the hidden truth of World War II, and Japanese are furious!"

After this episode, a reporter began to ask about the recent hot topics:

"Wu, what do you think of the Iraq war that may break out at any time?"

"Wu, do you think Saddam deserves to die? He also used biological and chemical weapons to harm civilians! "

Faced with this problem, Wu Yuchen had to deal with it carefully. Because the last scene of his movie was the scene where the Japanese used biological weapons against people in the concentration camp.

And this time, one of the main reasons shouted by President Bush was that Saddam used large-scale biological weapons. To be honest, Saddam really has no excuse for this. In the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, in order to end the fighting as soon as possible, Saddam ordered the use of chemical weapons such as mustard gas and nerve gas on Iran, and 100,000 people were injured, most of whom were civilians.

Ironically, in fact, many of Iraq's weapons were provided by the United States at that time. During the Iran-Iraq War, the United States was a staunch supporter of Iraq. During the 8-year war, it never raised any biological weapons issues in the international community. The two sides fell out because of Kuwait. The Gulf War broke out in 1991. So even if Saddam really has weapons of mass destruction now, these are the goods supplied by the Americans.

The Americans want to sanction Saddam this time because he took the lead in de-dollarizing oil and trading in euros, which shook the foundation of the American hegemony in the world, so he must be attacked.

Of course, Wu Yuchen can't talk about these things. He is a director, not a military and political analysis expert, so it is not appropriate to talk too much about political right and wrong and interests.

The problem now is that if Wu Yuchen says that Saddam deserves to die, it means supporting Bush to start a war. If he says that Saddam does not deserve to die, it means standing on the same front as the villain in his own movie. So the reporter who asked the question really gave him a difficult problem.

Wu Yuchen thought for a while and said:

"Saddam is Saddam, you can't confuse him with Iraqi civilians. I always insist on a point of view that the people who suffer the most from the war will be a large number of civilians. Not one or two, not ten or twenty thousand, but ten or even twenty million civilians will suffer direct and indirect damage as a result.

I don't want the Iraq war to break out. I call on the authorities and the people to focus as much as possible on the civilians. They are the real majority, and their voices are what really need to be heard! "

He simply brushed aside Saddam and always spoke for them from the perspective of the common people. This is not wrong.

After the press conference, the media soon reported on the exhibition, which also attracted a large number of fans who had seen the movie to visit.

Backstage, Zhang Chunru sincerely thanked Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, thank you very much for your movie. You may not be able to imagine how much help it can bring to us! The effect and influence of your movie far exceeds our work in the past many years! ”

In the past, if such an exhibition was held in Europe or the United States, it would attract very few visitors. Because this is a war crime committed by Japan against China, what does it have to do with us Americans? Many Americans don’t care about this at all. And even among those who come to visit, many just take a quick look and treat it as an ordinary war. They don’t take it to heart and may forget it after a while.

But this time is different. Many fans came to see this exhibition after watching "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". They already have sympathy for the two cute boys in the film and have their own standpoints. Therefore, the impression after watching this exhibition will be particularly deep.

This is also why Zhang Chunru thanked Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said to Zhang Chunru: "Ms. Zhang, you are too kind. As a Chinese, this is what I should do. On the contrary, Ms. Zhang has been able to speak out for the Nanjing Massacre and the unfair treatment of Chinese people for many years. I really admire you!"

The two praised each other for a few words, and then Zhang Chunru reminded Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, I think the Japanese right-wing groups will definitely continue to sabotage and harass you, so please be mentally prepared."

Wu Yuchen nodded, and then smiled: "Ms. Zhang, don't worry, I will definitely win the Oscar this time! But Ms. Zhang, if you are still harassed by unknown people, you can contact me at any time, and I will provide help to the best of my ability!"

"Thank you, Director Wu!" Zhang Chunru felt much less pressure in her heart for the appearance of Wu Yuchen, who was able to stand in front of her. The other party was much more powerful than her.

Wu Yuchen was well prepared this time, and he also asked his agency to hire a team of bodyguards to prevent extremists from jumping off the wall and having any bad intentions against him.

The right-wing forces in Japan were very angry. They also thought about what to do to Wu Yuchen, but the other party was too famous and influential. If they really did something, it would have a very bad impact on Japan. But normal means could not do anything to Wu Yuchen. After all, their power in Hollywood, without Sony, they really could not compare with Wu Yuchen. They could only curse and rage every day.

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"Director Wu, do you think I have a good chance this time?"

At this time, the person who was consulting Wu Yuchen was Gong Li, who rushed to America without stopping. This time, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". It was also the first time that someone from China was nominated for an Oscar for Actors. Therefore, she couldn't help but care about it and flew over directly.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said, "I definitely have hope. It's hard to say whether it's big or not, but everything depends on human effort! If you come here and work with the team on PR, then your hope will definitely be higher. If you don't participate in any activities, then you basically don't have to consider winning."

Gong Li also nodded. She is actually not unfamiliar with the Oscars.

In 1991, "Ju Dou" was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, but unfortunately no one from the crew came. In 1992, "Raise the Red Lantern" starring Gong Li was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film again, and she was also invited to attend this year's awards ceremony. In 1994, she came to the Oscars again because her starring role in "Farewell My Concubine" was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.

To be honest, those years were really Gong Li's peak period. She produced excellent works and achieved results almost every year. She won awards all over Europe and was nominated for Oscars every year. It was just that her PR was poor, which led to her not getting any of the three Best Foreign Language Film nominations.

But now with Wu Yuchen here, given his past achievements and the energy he has shown, Gong Li feels that she may not be without hope this time.