Until the lights of the screening hall were turned on, the cheers and applause at the scene did not stop. The crew members, whether they are Sangoku Rentaro, Sun Daolin, or Tang Yuqiang, are all very excited and are applauding desperately. The applause at the scene made them understand that the movie was successful, they knew that this was the result of everyone's joint efforts, and this applause belonged to them and to the entire crew.

Xu Wangqiu and the others were soon invited by the host to the stage to communicate with the audience. The audience, who was still applauding, saw the crew members on stage and remembered their wonderful performances in the movie, so the applause was even more enthusiastic, and the screams and cheers were endless.

Hearing the shouts and applause of the audience, Xu Wangqiu and the others couldn't help bowing, but in exchange for more enthusiastic applause and cheers. It wasn't until the host asked the audience to sit down and communicate with the crew members that the applause and cheers stopped.

An audience member asked: "Director Xu, there are right-wingers protesting outside the cinema, what do you think of them?"

Xu Wangqiu said solemnly: "I just saw all kinds of propaganda slogans hanging on the right-wing propaganda truck, one of which is against the historical concept of self-abuse. I don't understand that before the start of the war, the military veteralists frantically suppressed the anti-war forces in Dongying, and their hands were stained with blood, and in the entire war, more than 2 million people died in Dongying, including more than 600,000 civilians. These are all brought about by military gnatism, but the right wing worships these people as heroes, which is the real masochism. You ask me what I think of them, and I think they're a bunch of brainless people, a bunch of Stockholm Syndrome sufferers. ”

The scene began with a burst of laughter, followed by warm applause.

In addition to asking Xu Wangqiu and them questions, many viewers also told their viewing feelings. Ms. Sawaguchi from Yokohama says, "I heard my father and mother talk about that time, but I never knew that people were in support of the war at that time. I think this should really cause us to think deeply. This film is truly a well-crafted, thought-provoking film, and a textbook of excellence. It makes us think about what the people of Dongying are like and what war is. ”

Ms. Yamaguchi, who came from Saitama Prefecture, said, "It was a painful film, and I was inspired after watching it. We, the people of Dongying, need to discuss and reflect on history, not to repeat the tragedy of war, and to live in peace and friendship with our neighbors. ”

After the premiere, the premiere of "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" was reported by major media outlets. Due to different positions, different media outlets have different coverage of the film.

The Asahi Shimbun is one of the more left-wing media in the Toei media, and the textbook incident was stabbed out by the left-wing media headed by the Asahi Shimbun. They spoke highly of "A Game of Chess That Didn't End", saying: "A Game of Chess That Didn't Finish is the most profound of all the Dongying movies about World War II. In the past, when many Dongying movies described this war, they always thought that the warlordism was the culprit and brought disaster to Dongying, but this movie pointed out the fact that the people supported the war at that time. If we do not recognize this correctly, there is a risk of a resurgence of sabotageism. ”

The Mainichi Shimbun is a relatively neutral media outlet and does not have a particularly clear political stance. Their interpretation of the film is mainly from an artistic point of view: "It is a film of a very high artistic standard, very creative in art, through the response of two men, through the encounter of two families in the war, and a deep reflection on the war." ”

The Yomiuri Shimbun is a right-leaning media, and while affirming the quality of "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished," they also expressed concern: "Dongying's economy is being suppressed by the United States, and Xu Wangqiu is an internationally influential director, will the release of such a film at this time affect Dongying's international image?"

After the premiere of the movie, Xu Wangqiu and the others did not return to China immediately, but continued to stay in Dongying to promote. Not only have they been interviewed by a large number of media, but they have also appeared on NHK TV programs.

While Xu Wangqiu and his people were propagating "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished," right-wingers were also actively active. Not only did they publish articles in newspapers, saying that "A Game of Chess That Wasn't Finished" was a very bad movie, which gave people overseas a wrong understanding of Dongying and harmed national interests. He also placed advertisements in newspapers hinting at killing Tokuma Yasukusa, and even threatened to kill them if the crew dared to go to Osaka to publicize it. There are even movie theater screens that have been cut with knives by right-wingers.

Just when Xu Wangqiu and they finished their propaganda and were about to return to Beiping, they suddenly received a notice from the embassy that Prime Minister Yoshiyuki Suzuki was going to meet with the Chinese film delegation.

The Prime Minister's reception of the film delegation is very high, but it is not surprising, because "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished" was filmed to commemorate the normal diplomatic relations between China and Japan, and both China and Japan attach great importance to it. In the past two months, Sino-Japanese relations have been greatly affected by the textbook problem. Yoshiyuki Suzuki was supposed to visit China at the end of September, but because of the textbook problem, China said that if the textbook problem was not resolved, Yoshiyuki Suzuki's visit would be cancelled. Yoshiyuki Suzuki met with the Chinese film delegation, undoubtedly wanting to send a friendly signal.

On the afternoon of the next day, Xu Wangqiu and his team, led by Japanese staff, came to the prime minister's official residence and met Suzuki Yoshiyuki.

Yoshiyuki Suzuki was relatively friendly to China, and during his tenure as chairman of the LDP's general affairs, he coordinated the opinions of the LDP and made positive contributions to the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. He visited China in '79 and wrote Chinese characters well.

When Suzuki Yoshiyuki shook hands with Xu Wangqiu, he looked at the young face in front of him and said with a smile: "It's the first time I've seen such a young head of the regiment. It's really a hero from ancient times. I've seen your "Hoe Rape" and it's a very good movie. ”

Xu Wangqiu immediately said: ""A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished" is also very good, I hope Prime Minister Suzuki can like it." ”

Yoshiyuki Suzuki said with a smile: "I heard that this is a film that reflects the aspect of Go, and I will tell you the truth, I am a Go enthusiast and an amateur six dans." I'll definitely take a good look at this movie when I have time. ”

Xu Wangqiu said: "There is not only Go in the movie, but also history. Director Sato and the crew hope to tell people through the lessons of history that friendship is not easy to come by and must be cherished. ”

Tang Yuqiang and they knew that "friendship is not easy to come by, and it must be cherished" is an allusion to teaching time, and they all quietly gave a thumbs up, Wangqiu really has a big heart, and he is not stage frightened at all in the face of Prime Minister Dongying.

When Xu Wangqiu and they set off to return to China, the box office of "A Game of Unfinished Chess" came out in the first week, with 83.57 million yen. This is not a good result, far below expectations. If this trend is followed, the final box office may only be about 300 million.

Daiei Company has put a lot of effort into the promotion of "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished", and all the publicity methods that should be used have been used, with actors such as Mikuni Rentaro and famous actors such as Mikuni Rentaro, as well as cameos by stars such as Keiko Matsuzaka and Nobuko Otoha, directed by Junya Sato and Xu Wangqiu, and the quality of the movie is also extremely high, the media is a game of praise, and it should have achieved good results in the first week of release. The result of 83.57 million in the first week is undoubtedly a huge blow to Daying Company and all those who pay attention to this movie.

There are reasons for this, right-wingers, because they are afraid of their sabotage, many movie theaters do not dare to show "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished", but this is not the main reason. The real reason is that the main force of Dongying movie-watching is young people, and these people were born after the war. Most of them knew what the Dongying army did in the war of aggression against China, and at least they had heard of it. But most people avoid this period of history, feel that it has nothing to do with them, and don't want to see such works at all.

Xu Wangqiu didn't expect "A Game of Unfinished Chess" to achieve a high box office in Dongying, this theme is destined to not have too high a box office in Dongying, he hopes that the domestic audience will take a good look and have an objective understanding of Dongying people.

Now it is the honeymoon period between China and Japan, and almost everyone is shouting "Sino-Japanese friendship", and when it comes to the War of Resistance Against Japan, they always say that "the people of Dongying are friendly, and only a small number of military elements seem to be bad."

The Chinese people in this period were very sincere, and they really regarded the Dongying people as friends, and they were not guarded against them at all. As a result, they were cheated out of a lot of money by the Dongying people when they were doing business, and a lot of secret technology was also stolen by them.

Xu Wangqiu felt that friendly people like Tokuma Yasuai should indeed be friendly and treat them as friends, but they should still be vigilant against ordinary Dongying people, and they should not be defenseless at all.

A week later, Tokuma traveled to China with an 18-member film delegation for the Chinese premiere of "A Game of Chess That Never Ends." Traveling with Tokuma Yasukuai, in addition to the actors of "A Game of Chess That Never Ends", there are also Kazuo Nishino, the director of Toho Co., Ltd., and Yoshisho Nishi, the director of the Toei Phenomenon Research Institute, and others.

Junya Sato told Xu Wangqiu that since the movie has been released for a week, right-wingers have stopped a lot, and it is anti-war directors such as Masaki Kobayashi and Safu Yamamoto who strongly supported "A Game of Chess That Never Ends", and in the second week of release, the box office has picked up and achieved a box office of 110 million. According to this trend, the final box office may reach 500 million. Toei Films has been hit hard by TV recently, and the box office has dropped sharply, and although 500 million yen is not high, it is definitely an acceptable result.

Xu Wangqiu was very happy to hear the news, as a director, he must hope that the audience will be as large as possible, not to mention that it is such a movie, he really hopes that the audience in Dongying can take a good look at it.

Soon after they arrived in Beiping, Xia Meng rushed over from Xiangjiang. In addition to attending the premiere of "A Game of Chess That Never Ends", she also brought a copy of "Running to the Angry Sea", ready to be sent to the Film Bureau for review. Xia Meng is particularly satisfied with this movie, feeling that the film profoundly reveals the oppression and massacre of Chinese Americans in Vietnam, and especially hopes that mainland audiences can see this movie as soon as possible. In addition to this, she also brought the revised scripts of "Heroes from Ancient Times" and "Cold".

Xia Meng handed over the script to Xu Wangqiu and said with a smile: "After getting the script of "Cold", I asked Qiu Gangjian to write a draft, asked Zhu Feng from Yindu to change it, and finally asked Li Bihua to change it. People who have read the script are very satisfied, Xu Anhua likes this story very much, and asked me, can I discuss with you and give her this script. I refused, I said this is Wangqiu's script, how can I let it be given to you. ”

A lot of the story of "Cold" is taken from Xu Wangqiu's experience, and he believes that no one can shoot this story better than himself, even if Hitchcock comes back to life, even if he invites Akira Kurosawa over, he can't shoot himself. Because they don't have a personal experience, they can't shoot that kind of heart-piercing chill.

Although Xu Wangqiu hasn't seen what the changed script looks like, Xu Anhua is a very good director, and she likes this script so much, which means that the script should be very good. He smiled and said: "People are very selfish, and good things always want to be kept for themselves. I'm no exception, I'm reluctant to let people make this script, so I'll shoot it. I haven't read the script yet, so we'll talk in detail when I'm done. ”