After resting on the boat for a few days, Wang Zijun took a few women to disembark in Melbourne.

It is known as Australia's cultural first, and in fact, some time before World War II, Melbourne was indeed Australia's first in more than two decades.

When Wang Zijun and his colleagues arrived here, it was the opening of the Melbourne Fashion Week. After several people found a hotel to stay, they divided into two ways, and Wang Zijun went to visit Thomas. Genery, and Audrey. Hepburn took Zhao Yazhi and Lin Fengjiao to visit the fashion festival.

Melbourne's population is about one-third smaller today than it was 20 years from now, and with its sparse population, convenient transportation, clean air, and spring-like climate, it is really a good place to relax and relax.

Before leaving, Wang Zijun had already followed Thomas. Kinelli spoke by phone, and was surprised and welcomed by his visit.

Thomas. Kenely's Melbourne home is a hedged wooden building far from the CBD, on the banks of the Yarra River.

When Wang Zijun arrived, Thomas's wife was trimming the turf.

Hearing the sound of the car's engine, Mrs. Kineley came out and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, Tony said that you would come to visit in the next two days, but I didn't expect to come today." Come in! ”

"Hello! I took the liberty of bothering. Wang Zijun said.

Mrs. Geneli said, "My name is Miranda, you can call me by my name." Tony drove to the shop in the morning and might be back in a moment. ”

"Really? What a coincidence. I think I can wait for him here. Wang Zijun said.

Mrs. Kenelli was very talkative, and after making coffee for Lin Bowen's several bodyguards, she chatted with Wang Zijun.

It turns out that this housewife, who is nearly fifty years old, is also a female writer and film screenwriter, and she is not as famous as her husband.

Wang Zijun took out a big box he brought and said, "Apart from this visit, there is nothing to give a meeting gift." This is the full set of Harry Potter, including the English version of the unpublished Harry Potter 4, and Mrs. Kenelli has been asked to help correct it. ”

Mrs. Kenely, a little unaccustomed to the modesty of the Chinese, opened the box and said, "Harry Potter, oh, it's a great set of magic." It's a pity that my grandson is only half a year old, otherwise he would have been very happy to give this to him as a gift. ”

Wang Zijun sweated wildly, this lady is really not good at dealing with people, does anyone talk like this?

It didn't take long, Thomas. Geneili finally came back, and when he saw the car parked outside, he walked in with a smile and hugged Wang Zijun.

This one is just over half a hundred years old, and the hair on the top of his head is bare, but his beard is long, which makes people suspect that his hair is in the wrong place.

"Thomas, I love your Schindler's Ark very much. The purpose of this visit was also said on the phone, which is to ask you to help write a book about Nan. The Beijing Massacre. Wang Zijun glanced at Lin Bowen, who immediately put down the big backpack he had been carrying.

Lin Bowen and a few bodyguards took out the contents of the bag and put them on the table, Wang Zijun introduced: "These are all photocopies of photos, newspapers, memoirs and interviews about the massacre, I hope it will help you in your creation." Also, this is the south of Chinese mainland. The contact number of the Kyoto Massacre Memorial Museum, if you need help, you can turn to them for help. ”

The materials were spread out on the table one by one, and neither Thomas and his wife spoke, only silently flipped through the materials.

After a long time, Mrs. Kenelli said, "I hope this never happens again." ”

Wang Zijun said: "This is the wish of all kind people. I asked Mr. Thomas to write such a book and make it into a movie, in the hope that the world would learn from history. As a matter of fact, some people in the book want to cover up and distort this incident, and they revised their history textbooks last year to beautify the atrocities of the Japanese army's aggression against China. Instead of apologizing for that war of aggression, it was said to help the people of Asia to free themselves from the colonial rule of the imperial powers. Perhaps, the next generation will gradually forget all the crimes committed by their ancestors. ”

Thomas. Geneli looked at the images of the massacre with a heavy heart. Compared to the average person, his nerves are very large, otherwise he would not have written books about oppression, massacre, redemption and the like one by one.

"Zachary, I want to go to China, can I still find survivors of the Holocaust?" Thomas. Kenelli asked.

"Of course, I can help you get in touch," Wang Zijun said, "Do you want to find inspiration in the mouths of the survivors yourself?" ”

Thomas. "I don't know, I'll wait until I've read all of these materials." Suddenly, Thomas grabbed a wad of copy paper and asked, "What is this?" This paper seems to be a text. ”

Wang Zijun looked at it and explained: "This is a record of a veteran soldier named Toshiro, which records what he saw and heard on the battlefield in China, including Nan. The Beijing Massacre. By the way, Toshiro is going to publish this book, and it will be available in bookstores in two months. ”

(Six years after the publication of the book, the right-wing forces sued the author, editor, and publisher of the book, claiming that the plot of the massacre was a complete fabrication and distortion.) Three years later, the court ruled against Toshiro and compensated 500,000 yuan for the atrocities committed in the book, and the book was also banned. ）

"Oh," Listening to Wang Zijun's explanation, Thomas became interested, jumped a part of the book and read it, and suddenly asked, "Mr. Wang, how about you say that I use a soldier as the protagonist of this book?" ”

Wang Zijun frowned and said: "Just like the noble German in "Schindler's Ark"? ”

"No," Thomas shook his head, "the main character in this book is not a redeemer, but a well-intentioned slaughterer. I don't want to just write a story about the slaughter, I want the slaughter to be just part of the war, and we have to go back to the origin of the war and give it back to its true face. My idea is to record and examine the life of a veteran from an objective point of view......"

"It's kind of interesting." Wang Zijun said with a smile, some movie footage had already appeared in his mind:

An old man often wakes up in a nightmare that has haunted him for more than forty years. Finally, he took out a worn-out book from under the bed, and walked to the publishing house with the book on crutches and the book, wanting to disclose to the world what he saw and heard on the battlefield, so as to calm his inner remorse and torment.

The old man contacted several publishing houses, but they refused to publish for him, either for commercial reasons or because of national sentiment. At sunset, the old man sat on the stone steps, holding the notebook in his arms and falling into memory......

Then there is the pre-war book, an old man who is still a child, has a warm family, and has a crush on the girl...... A kind-hearted student, inspired by the emperor, stepped on the battlefield of blood and fire, and gradually became a murderous demon......

Movies are always for people to watch, and simply stacking up shots to list facts will not have a good effect. Shoot a south. The Beijing Massacre, which simply reproduces the scene of the massacre, may be very attractive to the Chinese, but for Western audiences, they don't like to watch it very much, and as for himself, he will take it for granted that he is disgusted by this theme.

As a director, Wang Zijun's purpose is not to use a movie to slap his face, nor does he want to use a movie to scold them. Instead, I want to arouse their reflection, with a person who says himself as the protagonist, maybe his expression will be very wonderful after watching it.

Thomas. Geneili rubbed his beard and said, "Looks like I should go to Ben first." ”

Wang Zijun smiled: "Looking forward to your masterpiece." ”

That's the business, Thomas. Kenelli asked, "I heard that you have a good relationship with Spielberg, did he look for you in Schindler's Ark?" ”

Wang Zijun smiled and asked, "How do you know?" ”

Thomas. "He first asked me to adapt the screenplay, and we talked about it together, and he wasn't confident about making the film. He mentioned you at the time, and then he found many directors, and you should be no exception. ”

Wang Zijun said: "He will shoot it himself, I was in the north last year." Kyo had seen him. ”

"North. Kyo ? Oh, and when you mention this place, I think of the horrible bike boom. "Thomas. Kenelli exaggerated.

Wang Zijun asked, "Have you been to Chinese mainland?" ”

Thomas. "I went there seven years ago, and I climbed the Great Wall, and it was a great spectacle. ”

Wang Zijun said: "In three years, I will put the premiere of this film in South China. Kyo, I hope you can participate then. ”

"Yes." Thomas. Kenelli nodded, "I've been looking forward to going to that country again." ”

Thomas put away all kinds of materials about the Holocaust and began to talk to Wang Zijun about literature and history.

The Australian national treasure writer is very interested in history, and his interest is almost obsessive. The reason for this is because his ancestors came from Europe, and his father was also a soldier in North Africa during World War II. But he himself was born in the Australian countryside, and Australia has no history to speak of, which made him plunge headlong into European history, nostalgic for his ancestors across the ocean, and imagined all that was ancient Europe.

And this love of history, when I grew up, extended to the history of all countries of the world.

"China's history is amazing," Thomas said. I wonder how Chinese historians can memorize the names of so many dynasties and rulers, ministers, and celebrities, and just remembering these is a huge undertaking. ”

"Oh, Mr. Kenely, you also have a study of Chinese history?" Wang Zijun said.

Thomas shook his head and said, "No, I only know a little bit about the history of the Tang and Qing dynasties in China. Well, yes, and Song and Meng Yuan, seven years ago I was going to go to Four. The god of the river folded the whip to look at the Diaoyu City, but it was not possible because of other things. ”

Wang Zijun said with a smile: "There will be opportunities in the future, and I will invite you to visit next time." ”

(To be continued)