"Steven." After Lin Qingxia finished telling Spielberg about the eight hundred heroes and Yang Huimin, Qiao Feng, who had long been standing aside and listening attentively, suddenly answered: "Steven, since you are so interested in that historical fact, I wonder if you are willing to make a film related to this to let the people of the world know that this historical fact that carries too much sorrow for the Chinese?"

"Oh, Mr. Joe, of course I'd like to do it if I had the chance." Spielberg looked at Qiao Feng and said.

"It's just..."

"Just what?" Seeing Spielberg's embarrassed face, Qiao Feng hurriedly asked.

"Miss Lin has already acted, and I'm not used to repeating what others have filmed." Spielberg explained, "Also, I have a Holocaust story in my hand and I'm looking for someone to direct it, and I don't have a lot of time."

The Holocaust?

Qiao Feng's heart moved, he seemed to know which story Spielberg was telling.If there is no accident, it should be very famous, perhaps the most famous movie about the Holocaust, Schindler's list,

Schindler's list is based on a true story about a German named Schindler who went bankrupt during World War II and saved thousands of Jews.

As far as Qiao Feng knows, Schindler's original list was published a few years ago in 82, and as soon as the original time and space was published, Sineberg immediately bought the copyright and handed it over to Steven Spielberg, hoping that he would one day direct this movie.

Spielberg, however, feared that he would not be able to tell the story fairly, because he was a Jew himself, and he was afraid that he would be too subjective.

Then Spielberg approached Martin Scorsese, who was also a great director, but Martin Scorsese refused, because he also had his own concerns, and he thought that he could not do the job well like a Jewish director.

Later, Spielberg approached Roman Polanski, but the director, who was wanted in the United States for having sex with 13-year-old Samanta Gemmer and committing the crime of sexually harassing girls, also refused.

It's not because he can't get into the United States, it's not because he thinks the story is bad, it's because he thinks he's not ready to make a film of this kind of theme.

Because Roman Polanski had experienced the Holocaust at a young age, it was at the time of the genocide of the Jews in World War II, and at the time of his escape on the day of reckoning, he had lived in the Jewish Ghetto of Krakow until he was 8 years old. His mother later died in Auschwitz.

Ten years later, Roman Polanski was finally ready to take on the pianist of the Holocaust.

Spielberg also approached Billy Wilder, but he was also rejected, because the two-time Oscar-winning winner for Best Director said that he had retired a long time ago, and that he would live a retired life when he retired, and he was determined not to come back to the mountain.

Therefore, if Qiao Feng's guess is correct, so far Schindler's list is still in the stage of preparing to find a director, then Spielberg's lack of time is the excuse he is looking for.

However, even if this is the case, Qiao Feng can't point it out, otherwise he will not only embarrass each other, but also cut off the possibility of letting Spielberg direct.

"Steven, what I want you to direct is not the incident of the Eight Hundred Heroes, but another story." Qiao Feng didn't dwell on whether he had time or not, but was ready to use the story to move Spielberg.

"Oh, another story?" Spielberg once again showed an interested expression.

"Yes, another story." Qiao Feng nodded, and said with a heavy face: "During World War II, our China was invaded by Yuben, and Yuben committed heinous crimes on the land of China.

"The beginning?" Spielberg raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"That's right, it's just the beginning." Qiao Feng nodded and continued: "After the Battle of Songhu, the Nationalist Government chose to retreat, and soon, Nanjing, the capital of China at that time, fell, and then the army that occupied Nanjing launched a brutal massacre in Nanjing, killing 300,000 or more innocent people and soldiers who laid down their arms, and women were raped.

"Mr. Qiao, is what you said true?" Although he knew some of the massacres in China, the fact that 300,000 innocent people, women and children in a city were slaughtered and raped still made Spielberg extremely shocked and unbelievable.

"Of course, the Nanjing Massacre left behind a lot of historical materials, many of which were witnessed and experienced by foreign people and reporters in Nanjing, and the story I am talking about is the personal experience of an American friend recorded in his diary." Qiao Feng nodded.

"Who is it, is this American still alive?" Spielberg asked.

The meaning of what a Chinese says is completely different from what an American says; Chinese may add many personal opinions and judgments because of subjective factors, but an American who is not a Chinese citizen will definitely be a little fairer than what a Chinese speaks, which is inevitable.

"No, this American friend committed suicide in his apartment in 1941 because of severe depression." Qiao Feng shook his head and said, "I wonder if you've heard of Weitling's diary, Steven?"

"I haven't heard of it." Spielberg thought about it and found that he didn't have the slightest impression of the name.

Minnie Weitling is the American friend I am talking about, who wrote a diary of an American friend who was an American missionary.

In 1919, Weitling applied for the job of Jinling Women's University in Nanjing, China, where she took charge of school affairs, prepared for the construction of a new campus, and encouraged students to get out of the ivory tower and dedicate themselves to society to serve the poor neighbors, such as giving lectures on hygiene to women in the neighborhood and treating the poor around the campus twice a week, carrying forward the spirit of the Jinling Women's University motto ——— good students.

Weitling also took time off to study in Europe and the United States, and promoted adult education in Denmark and the Netherlands to China, which contributed greatly to the education of Chinese women.

Beginning on August 12, 1937, and continuing until April 1940, Weitling kept a diary almost every day and mailed it to his American friends every month so that they could better understand current events in China. A friend in the United States at the time thought Weitling's diary was valuable and sent it to Classmate in Cincinnati, Ohio, for publication. In the previous two years, the original manuscript of Weitling's diary was discovered while sorting through the missionary archives.

The diary records what Weitling saw and heard when she was at Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences, helping to host women refugees."