In June 1982, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture announced the results of the examination and approval of the 1982 high school social studies textbooks, and all the textbooks submitted for examination were qualified, but a large number of revisions were put forward for the textbooks that passed the examination, requiring the authors to change the word "aggression" to "entry and exit", to dilute and delete historical facts such as the Nanjing Massacre, and to change the phrase "the Dongying Massacre in strategic Nanjing, which killed a large number of non-war personnel, and was condemned by international public opinion" to " During the occupation of Nanjing, the Japanese army suffered great losses due to the fierce resistance of the Chinese army, and the Japanese army, which rose up in anger, killed many Chinese soldiers and civilians, which was condemned by the international community." Not only did he say that the Nanjing Massacre was caused by the resistance of the Chinese army, but he did not mention the number of Chinese peaceful soldiers and civilians killed by the Japanese army, still less did he say that the targets of the massacre were civilians and soldiers who laid down their arms after the Japanese army occupied the city of Nanjing.

After the news was revealed by the Asahi Shimbun and other media outlets, it set off a storm throughout the Southeast and Southeast Asia. On July 20, China's People's Daily and South Korea's Dong-A Ilbo published articles criticizing them, and then public opinion in Xiangjiang, Taiwan, North Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia also attacked them, and the Dongying textbook issue turned into a diplomatic issue.

On July 26, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that the Japanese side correct the mistakes in the textbooks examined and approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, and Culture, take responsibility for them, revise the mistakes in the textbooks, and refrain from educating the next generation with an erroneous view of history, so as to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents.

The Dongying people in the crew of "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished" are all members of the Zuo faction, and they are resolutely opposed to the revision of the textbook by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture. They told Xu Wangqiu that the proportion of textbooks that were revised was actually very small, and the mainstream textbooks were not revised.

Junya Sato told Xu Wangqiu: "In recent years, the right wing has become more and more rampant, military doctrine is resurrecting, they are trying to erase everything in the past, and "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" is our weapon, and we want to use this film to compete with them." Because of this, we want to do everything we can to make this film good. ”

To Xu Wangqiu's surprise, Wang Lanxi also called because of this matter.

Wang Lanxi said on the phone: "Taizu once said that if we seek unity through struggle, we will survive unity, and if we seek unity through concessions, we will die in unity, but some comrades do not understand this truth. Most of the central leaders came from the war years, and they have a good understanding of the Dongying nation, and they know that they have always been hard rather than soft, and if you are polite to him, he will look down on you; if you stare at him, he will bow in return. On the matter of textbooks, the central authorities have taken a very tough attitude, and there can be no compromise. As units of the cultural system, we cannot do nothing and should also make our voices heard. ”

Hearing this, Xu Wangqiu immediately said: "The best way for us to make a sound is to make a good movie." Our film is against the background of Dongying's invasion of Huawei, and it is anti-militaryism. Our film will be a good riposte to Dongying's revision of textbooks. ”

Wang Lanxi said with satisfaction: "I called you to tell you to shoot "A Game of Chess That Didn't End". Movies are relatively unique, and the speed and scope of dissemination are faster and wider than those of other literary and artistic works. In the first half of this year, I visited Romania and found that "The Mysterious Buddha" was being screened there, and the audience was very enthusiastic, and they were deeply shocked by the Chinese culture shown in the film. We hope that "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" can be released in as many countries as possible, so that people around the world can understand this history. ”

Xu Wangqiu nodded: "A few days ago, Marco Müller, a filmmaker at the Venice Film Festival, took a fancy to "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" and would send the movie to Venice. When the festival opens, we will try to win the award. If it can win the award in Venice, many media around the world will report the film, and more film companies will be interested. Our films will be able to sell in more places, so that more people will know about the heinous crimes committed by the Dongying people in the first place. ”

Wang Lanxi smiled when he heard this: "If "A Game of Unfinished Chess" can win a prize in Venice, the ministry will give you a prize at that time." ”

Xu Wangqiu said with a smile: "Even if you give out prizes, it's more affordable to give bonuses." ”

"You kid, why are you so philistine? I don't know, I think you're a peddler, where is it like engaging in art. Wang Lanxi knew that Xu Wangqiu was poor with himself, so he scolded with a smile, and said, "The movie "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" is not only valued by our Ministry of Culture, but also by the central leadership. A leader specifically asked about this movie, saying that we should not just protest, but also tell the world the truth, and let "A Game of Unfinished Chess" be released around the world, which is our counterattack, so you must make the movie well. ”

Xu Wangqiu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dean." I wouldn't dare to say that "A Game of Chess" is the best movie in the world this year, but I dare say it is one of the best. I'm absolutely confident in this movie. ”

Wang Lanxi also had confidence in Xu Wangqiu, and said with satisfaction: "With your words, I am relieved." ”

In the following days, Xu Wangqiu not only had to focus on mixing, dubbing, but also subtitles. Every day is from early in the morning until the early hours of the morning, and I can only sleep for three or four hours. Because he was so sleepy, he sometimes fell asleep while eating, and he fell asleep while talking and talking with the staff. His beard and hair were not taken care of at all, and he looked disheveled, and those who didn't know thought he was a vagabond.

On August 25th, the post-production work of the film was completely completed. The crew developed two boxes of English subtitle copies and two boxes of Italian subtitle copies. The Venice Film Festival is held in Italy, and there are a lot of Italians in the audience, and the audience cannot understand it without making Italian subtitles; the Venice Film Festival is an international film festival, and there are many foreign audiences, so in order to take care of foreign audiences, it is necessary to make copies of English subtitles.

After the movie copy was developed, Xu Wangqiu, Junya Sato and the leaders of Dayei Company watched the full version of "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" in the cinema. Since the movie was shown in English and there were no Japanese subtitles, the executives of Daiei were confused. Even so, they were still deeply shocked by the unique audiovisual style of the film.

Junya Sato had watched it countless times in the process of post-production, but when he saw the final film in the screening room, he still felt sincerely proud. When the movie ended and the lights in the screening room came on, he held Xu Wangqiu's hand and said excitedly: "I have made a lot of movies in my life, but with "A Game of Chess That Never Ends", I have no regrets in my directorial career. ”

Xu Wangqiu is also very satisfied with the final version of "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished". His "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" is not much different from the story of the original movie, but the audiovisual style of the movie and the way the story is told are completely different from the original. This difference is much greater than that of "Infernal Affairs" and Scorsese's "The Departed", and it can be said that they are two completely different films.

A few days ago, Xu Wangqiu said to Wang Lanxi that he didn't dare to say that "A Game of Unfinished Chess" was the best movie in the world this year, but after watching the final film in the screening room, he really dared to say it. In the eyes of others, they may think that Xu Wangqiu is crazy or narcissistic, but in fact, those who engage in art are basically like this, and they are very narcissistic.

If an artist does not dare to innovate and break through, and only dares to go around in the inherent circle, it is often difficult to make great achievements. In Jiang Wen's words: "All artists are narcissistic, this is not a characteristic, if you are engaged in art, if you are not a little narcissistic, then don't do it, make a fart." ”

Even directors like Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee, who seem to be humble and low-key, are very narcissistic, such as Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Halftime Battle" because of 120 frames, and the word-of-mouth box office was a mess, but he didn't admit defeat, didn't think he was wrong, and firmly believed that 120 frames was the future direction, so he made up "Twin Killers", which was even more unsuccessful at the box office.

On August 27, the day before the opening of the Venice Film Festival, Xu Wangqiu and the film's creator Dongying boarded a plane to Italy, and almost at the same time, Tang Yuqiang, Sun Daolin and Fang Zhenwu also boarded a plane to Italy in Beiping.

Xu Wangqiu knew that arriving in Venice would be very busy, and he should use this time to rest. As soon as he got on the plane, he closed his eyes and prepared to sleep for a while. It's just that his mind is slowly jammed with film festivals and Chinese films, and he can't sleep.

After lying on the chair for a while, Xu Wangqiu opened his eyes and looked around, and Junya Sato, who was sitting on the left-hand side, had already fallen asleep against the porthole. For more than a month, Junya Sato has also worked overtime, basically sleeping three or four hours a day. This process is not only physically demanding, but also mentally demanding. Xu Wangqiu is young and in good health, but he can withstand it. Junya Sato is almost fifty years old, and his mental and physical strength are seriously overdrawn. So, after he got on the plane, he fell asleep.

On the other side of the aisle, Akina Nakamori and Yoshiko Yamada were whispering. She was telling Yoshiko Yamada about her participation in "Star Birth". In July, Akina Nakamori launched an attack on "Star Birth" for the third time. This time, she conquered all the judges with Momoe Yamaguchi's "Guide to Dreams" and scored the highest score of 392 points since the show was launched. In the finals in mid-August, she sang "The Guide of Dreams" again. 11 scouts showed her signs together, and she successfully got the ticket to the idol world. After the competition, 11 agencies rushed to sign her, and finally after consulting Tokuma Yasukuai, she signed a brokerage contract with the little-known Kennesha and signed a record contract with Toei Warner Records.

After a ten-hour flight, the plane landed at Venice's Marco Polo Airport. Xu Wangqiu and when they got off the plane, they felt the breath of the ocean rushing in front of them. Xu Wangqiu took their luggage, dragged the heavy copies, and walked to the exit.

The moment they walked out of the airport, Xu Wangqiu and the others felt the atmosphere of the film festival, and the flash on their faces made them involuntarily squint their eyes. Xu Wangqiu and they are all more experienced, so they don't care too much about it, while Akina Nakamori encountered this kind of scene for the first time, and subconsciously hid behind Xu Wangqiu's back.

Of course, the flash was not aimed at Xu Wangqiu and them, but at a white man in his forties. The man was wearing a crisp black suit, ******, and his hair was unkempt, and he looked like he was engaged in art. Junya Sato They didn't recognize who the man was, but Xu Wangqiu knew that it was West German director Wim Wenders.

In the 60s, Germany set off a vigorous "New German Film Movement", and Wim Wenders is one of the representative figures, he is known as the "Four Masters of German New Cinema" along with Fassbinder, Schlöndorff and Herzog.

In the last life, when Xu Wangqiu brought films to the film festival, he had in-depth exchanges with Wim Wenders. It's just that Wim Wenders was in his 70s at that time, and now he is not yet 40 years old, and he is in the most creative stage. Wim Wenders' shortlisted film this year is "The State of Things", which, if Xu Wangqiu remembers correctly, won the Golden Lion against all rivals.