Chapter 31: Movies
Although in terms of talent, Zhou Nan has conquered Seskna, but the immigration procedures are not so simple. Zhou Nan and the three of them were in the living room and filled out a complete application form.
From the reason for application, immigration life, living customs, to following Swiss law and respecting Swiss culture, all aspects need to be filled in.
By the time they had filled out the application form, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. Zhou Nan left the contact number of the official residence of the Administrator of Arnhem, and then said goodbye to Seskena, the fastest is a week, the slowest will take a month, Zhou Nan and they can get the results.
Before leaving, Zhou Nan gave his bamboo flute to the two of them, one for each of them. He no longer likes this kind of bamboo flute, because now he is a master in playing the flute, but the flute is only an apprentice. He also doesn't like the crispness and brightness of the flute, but prefers the low and distant sound of the flute.
Seskner and his assistant were curious about the instrument, and after Zhou Nan briefly introduced them to the scale and maintenance of the instrument, the two of them happily accepted the gift.
Walking out of the embassy of this ordinary house, Zhou Nan still has some as if in a dream, it's as simple as that, and the immigration seems to be done?
This is not like going to the embassy to apply for a tourist visa in later generations, but more like an ordinary visit to friends.
As for the Germans, Zhou Nan did not have the slightest concern. Even if they could not be one of the few who were free to call the shots in Seskena, the Germans would not put up any obstacles. After all, in the past few years in Arnhem, Zhou Nan has become familiar with the top brass of the Dutch German army, even if they are not familiar with them, and they will not set up too many obstacles on the issue of Zhou Nan's immigration.
Because if it didn't, Seskner wouldn't have accepted their application at all. Like Audrey's aunt and aunt, Seskner directly and tactfully stated that he would not accept their application.
However, although the application went very smoothly, everyone did not appear too happy, because the rest of the people had to seek other immigration channels. Even if you can't immigrate, you have to hide abroad in the past few years.
Because Audrey's grandfather's sister married to Spain and has a certain amount of influence there, they still very much hope to go to Spain.
Including Zhou Nan also thinks so, after all, Spain did not participate in World War II, although there are many domestic struggles, at least there will be no bombardment.
As for the rest of the world, apart from Austria, only Italy is a better destination. But Italy will be at war in a few months, and it is not a good country of refuge.
In addition to these allies of Germany, the rest of the places are not something that can be visited if you want to, and in times of hostilities, it is impossible to immigrate to Britain and the United States.
I don't know when the black market migrant ships will be blown up and sunk by German submarines or planes. No one dared to leave from the sea at this time, risking their lives.
Although they were disappointed, Mrs. Kamprad congratulated Zhou Nan on his successful signing. There is this relationship with General Falkenhausen, and Zhou Nan himself is more familiar with the people of the Dutch military government, and even the governor Seth Inquart has met several times, and there must be no problem on the German side.
But Audrey was even more disappointed, because her mother had decided not to leave the Netherlands, and now her aunt and aunt could not travel with her to Switzerland.
In the heart of the little girl, she still longs for the warmth of the family, and the family can't be together, which will naturally disappoint her.
She secretly looked at Zhou Nan's soft side face, and unconsciously felt a burst of sweetness in her heart. In the future, she will live with him, although this makes her a little scared, but more of a longing.
Holding Zhou Nan's arm, she couldn't help but tighten it, as if this would give her more security.
"Let's go, it's a little late to go to the Spanish embassy now, let's rest for the night and apply for a visa tomorrow morning."
Madame Kamprad was well acquainted with Amsterdam and had many friends here, and before coming to Amsterdam she had written to a good friend of her in Amsterdam to spend the night at their house.
Zhou Nan picked up the young Ivana, and several people walked along the deserted street towards their destination, and the eyes of several children looked around, curiously observing this strange world for them.
In this era, raising children is still relatively casual, and there is no pampering situation. And these children are also very sensible, and rarely have that self-centered little emperor mentality, and they are very obedient.
There are not many people on the streets, and there are quite a few people in military uniforms patrolling. However, most of them were women and children, and they were not questioned much.
The city of Amsterdam was built on the water, and the whole city is like a gossip array, surrounded and divided by countless canals. In just one kilometer, Zhou Nan and they crossed more than a dozen canals and came to the location of the city center.
The home of this friend of Mrs. Kamprad is located near the Rembrandt House, less than five hundred metres away. On the main street, Zhou Nan also saw a movie theater, and business seemed to be doing well, with people lining up all the way to the street.
Zhou Nan stepped forward and took a look at the movie poster at the entrance of the movie theater, on a shoddy oil painting advertising painting, a bearded Jew, showing greedy eyes, and below was the name of the movie, "The Story of a Jew".
Zhou Nan had heard of this movie in later generations and knew that it was a film made by the Germans to scandalize the Jews, but he had never seen it. I just heard that in Germany at that time, more than half of the Germans had seen this movie.
"Jonas, let's get out of here first, if you want to watch it, you can accompany Audrey to see this movie later."
Zhou Nan looked at Audrey, who was excited, and asked, "Do you want to see it?" ”
She nodded heavily, and said with some embarrassment, "I've only seen a few movies." ”
For people in this era, the content of the movie is not important, just watching the movie is enough to make them happy. Zhou Nan smiled softly: "Then we have dinner and watch the movie." ”
Audrey smiled sweetly, grabbed Zhou Nan's arm, and clinged tighter. It's a pity that her body hasn't developed yet, and it didn't let Zhou Nan experience the feeling of warm nephrite at all.
This friend of Mrs. Kamprad was also a minor nobleman, and her husband was originally an accountant in a Dutch bank, and after the German occupation of the Netherlands, he could only work for the Germans.
Because of this, although the housewife has no job and has four children at home, she can still get by.
But it's just passable, there are too many children, and life is still relatively tight.
Zhou Nan brought a lot of food with them when they came, and the hostess was very happy about these foods as gifts, and packed up the three empty rooms in the house for Zhou Nan and them to rest.
However, before they can settle in, they first have to register with the German Registrar's Office. Otherwise, if the Germans find out, the only thing that awaits them is prison is for Zhou Nan.
In this era, the household registration management in the German-occupied areas was very strict, and the circulation of people was strictly controlled, and without a pass, you could not move an inch, and if you did not register at the destination, you would be thrown directly into prison or concentration camps.
Zhou Nan and their procedures were complete, and they did not suffer any difficulties when they went to register. They asked Zhou Nan about the purpose of their group and how long they would stay in Amsterdam, and let Zhou Nan and them leave.
Returning to Mrs. Kamprad's friend's house, a group of women discussed the difficulties of the world, and Zhou Nan took Audrey to the cinema without the slightest interest in these topics.
The movies of this era seem very backward compared to the movies I have seen in my dreams. But the structure of the whole movie is already very complete, and it is no longer a silent film of the Chaplin period, or there is simply no complete plot.
The film was a German propaganda film that vilified Jews and promoted patriotism, so most Dutch people were also required to go to the cinema to watch the film, and the ticket price was also very cheap, only five pfennig, which is equivalent to five cents.
Audrey seemed very excited at first, but as the movie played, Audrey's smile disappeared, and even the sound of heavy breathing and women crying sounded throughout the movie theater.
In the movie, Seuss, a Jew, lends loan sharks to a destitute duke. As the interest grew, Seuss gained more and more power and began to establish the "Jewish state" on the duke's estate. During the period when he built his own "empire", he committed numerous crimes such as strong. Rape and abuse. Treats, torture, and other crimes.
There is no censorship in the movies of this era, and the pictures are cruel, bloody, violent, erotic, and erotic. Most people can't stand the depression in the movie, and their emotions fluctuate with the plot of the movie.
Propaganda-wise, the film did have the effect of being able to do so, and all who watched it hated the greed and violence of the Jews.
In the second half of the movie, Audrey almost buried her head in Zhou Nan's arms, she couldn't bear to watch it, but she was reluctant to leave the movie theater, wanting to know the following plot.
Holding Audrey's somewhat thin body, Zhou Nan's heart did not have the slightest desire, hope, on the contrary, more love and pity.
Seeing the negative emotions generated by the people in the cinema as the storyline develops, Zhou Nan suddenly realized the importance of public opinion propaganda in this era.
Not to mention that in this backward era, even seventy years later, the broad values of the secular side are still influenced by public opinion. All the major powers have used public opinion propaganda as an important weapon to influence the values of the world.
Thinking that Audrey would become a famous film actor in the future, Zhou Nan felt that he should also put movies in his future plans.
Although I have never been in contact with movies and do not understand the shooting of movies, I can still control the writing of scripts and leading the value orientation of movies.
In the coming decades, the East and the West will be affected by the Cold War, and the two sides will be at enmity with each other, and we can also make some efforts in this regard to dilute the contradictions.
The movie is not over yet, but Audrey can't watch it anymore, and some of the cruelty in the movie is not at all something that Audrey, who is only fourteen years old, can endure.
However, since there are many German propagandists in the cinema, leaving the cinema at this time must be considered a political incorrectness. Zhou Nan didn't want to be their target, so he and Audrey endured the discomfort and barely survived until the end of the movie, leaving the cinema with the flow of people.
(The book friend criticized the plot a little too slowly, and I should accept the criticism, and I will speed up the progress later, and the foreshadowing part will be carried out a little faster.) Today, in order to apply for a sign, there will be two changes, and the next chapter will be released at nine o'clock. )