The film "War Horse" was released a few years before the rest of his life traveled to this era, and the director was born after the war, made short films at the age of twelve, and made war movies at the age of thirteen and won awards for the talented director Spielberg. This "War Horse" is based on the novel of the same name by the British. If the rest of my life is not mistaken, it should be a children's novel. It is only in childhood that a person sees the world from the perspective of a horse. Once an adult, most people will choose to read books from the perspective of a normal person.

This "War Horse" cannot be regarded as Spielberg's most outstanding masterpiece. As a Jew, Schindler's List is Spielberg's best expression of his genius and focus.

However, it is undeniable that in the work "War Horse", Spielberg's technique of narrating war has reached another level. The perspective chosen is sharp and tricky, like a scalpel, dissecting the war into details. Then, at a glance, the bottom is seen.

Narrating the war horse, the protagonist is naturally a horse. Moreover, it is a horse with outstanding talents. The structure of the story itself is similar to that of later web novels. On the surface, it seems to be a conflict between a farmer and a landlord, which leads to bidding at auction. In reality, however, no matter how the landlords and farmers bid, the value of the horse is inflated.

And then the debate about whether the horse could plow the ground was just a foreshadowing. This foreshadowing laid the foundation for later success. Out of sympathy for the weak, the audience can easily substitute for the young male protagonist Albert.

And on a rainy day, the success of Albert and this horse Joey is a classic counterattack and a plot of stepping on people in the face in later online articles. Although I don't know if Spielberg has read Chinese's online articles, the structural coincidence is not just a coincidence.

Behind every coincidence, there will be corresponding rules - maybe when people are young, they will always need something to be proud of. Need some joy over other people's other things. And this process can be called struggle. Like a war horse galloping, full of spirit.

And this theme is not only in the online literature of later generations of Chinese, but also in the old and beautiful Hollywood, it is also an eternal theme. Therefore, when Spielberg's "War Horse" came out, it immediately caused a sensation on the day of its release, that is, Christmas for Americans.

And with this sense of forging ahead, it is at the bottom. The tone of the film that followed was naturally natural. No matter how oppressive the tone, on the battlefield, there always seems to be a rushing shadow and a cheerful hiss.

And when I watched this movie for the rest of my life, I didn't just appreciate this meaning. In the eyes of the rest of his life, the story of "War Horse" can be extended. From the ancient human beings began to domesticate horses to establish cavalry, until war horses were gradually replaced by various thermal weapons, armored vehicles, and motorized equipment.

Horses are animals that have witnessed almost the entire history of human civilization and war! No civilization or country in the East or in the West can be ranked without horses, without cavalry! Even if it is a representative of China's agrarian civilization. It has also built the most powerful cavalry in the world several times! And that's not counting the Mongol cavalry that Genghis Khan built that almost unified Eurasia!

Even in this era, horses were one of the main materials needed for warfare. Although, in the impression of later generations, most of the Germans launched the blitzkrieg in cars or motorcycles. But actually. In World War II, the number of horses in the Germans remained at around one and a million thousand! Until November 1943, out of all 322 German Army and SS combat divisions, only 52 were motorized. Or armored. The proportion is less than twenty percent.

The remaining eighty percent of the army, most of it, still relies on horses! That's not to say that Germans don't want to use cars or motorcycles. Rather, by 1943, although the Germans had occupied most of Europe, the front was so long that it was difficult to repair and fuel all the cars and motorcycles.

That's when the horse's advantage comes into play. Species that have evolved over tens of millions of years in nature can feed on the grass that grows everywhere and quench their thirst with the water of the rivers. Other than that, there is no need for anything else. The cost of management and use is extremely low.

However, the Germans made a fatal mistake. When it turned out that horses could not be completely replaced, the original "fast troops" were abolished and a new branch of the "armored forces" was formed. The original cavalry and horses were gradually reorganized and dismantled, absorbed into infantry units, semi-mechanized units, and even logistics support units.

Contrary to the Germans, however, the Soviet army, although it also began to equip armored forces on a large scale, did not completely abolish cavalry. Rather, they complement each other. In order to adapt to different terrains, different combat needs. And the result was also clear, the Soviets won over the Germans.

The rest of his life has traveled from later generations, spanning nearly a century, and naturally has a deeper sense of history. Therefore, he does not intend to copy Spielberg's war horse as it is, but will cross-mirror the story with reality to construct a deeper historical flavor.

However, at this time, it is not a good time to think about how to adapt the movie "War Horse". After this horse race, several farmers basically regarded the rest of their lives as an insider who could be equal to themselves. So, we must seize the time to get down to business.

Yu Sheng and a few farmers discussed how to raise and train horses, and the conversation changed. Went to corn.

"A few people, it's not a secret. This time in Illinois, horse racing was just a matter of handyness. The main purpose of this visit is to purchase corn in large quantities and ship it back to China. After all, I am a Chinese, and now the domestic situation is so bad, I can't ignore it. ”

Several farmers glanced at each other, but they didn't notice anything wrong with selling corn to Yu Sheng, so Bresler, the most prestigious of the several people, asked Yu Sheng: "Mr. Yu, I don't know how much corn you need?" Although we have a lot of corn, most of it is pre-ordered before production. There are really not many left. Moreover, most of them are of poor quality and are more difficult to sell. ”

"No matter what the quality, I want as much as I want! If a few farmers who know other corn growers have leftover corn in their hands. I want it all too! ”

In the United States, corn is mostly measured in bushels. And each ton of corn is equivalent to 39.37 bushels. And the price per ton of corn is not high. It's only about one hundred and twenty or thirty dollars. In the hands of these farmers, the remaining corn of poor quality. The price is even lower.

Several farmers made up for each of them, and the rest of the corn in the warehouse, which was not willing to be poured into the river, probably totaled about 100 tons. A few phone calls went out, and the big farmers they knew also made up some of them. The total is only more than 300 tons.

The rest of my life is very dissatisfied, this is not enough for a boat! Several large farmers said to Yu Sheng: "Actually, the industry of agricultural products, especially corn, which has specific uses and has a very high yield. Profit and demand are about the same. Unless there is a drastic change in the climate. Or the number of livestock has changed dramatically. Otherwise, there won't be much fluctuation in prices and profits. ”

"Before we usually produce, we will also do some market research or take some orders. Basically, it is produced according to demand, and naturally there is not a lot of surplus food on hand. ”

Therefore, if Mr. Yu wants a large batch of corn, he will either choose to use money to smash it, take what others have already bought, and then spend money to buy it back. Either that, or just place an order with those of us in advance. But. If you want to have it in stock, you have to wait until after the output. Of course, if Mr. Yu places an order, we will definitely give Mr. Yu some discounts! ”

The rest of my life thought about it for a long time. He asked, "So, if I want to buy a farm now and produce my own corn, does Mr. Bresler think it is feasible?" ”

"Mr. Yu wants to produce corn? Is there a market for Mr. Yu? "Blaisler and a couple of farmers were in for a treat!

"Of course! It's China! In these two years. The corn I ship back to China will be donated free of charge. Of course, in order to alleviate the material pressure in China. The more the merrier. If a few are willing. I can place an order with a few people right now! ”

"However, it was not an option to donate for free, and after 1945, the corn I brought back to China would be put on the market at a normal price. If a few people are willing to cooperate with me at that time, then I can assure you that at least half of China's corn market will have us! ”

Several farmers were overjoyed! In other words, no one is afraid of money. After their farm grew to its current size, it was difficult to expand the market and increase production. After all, there are only a few corn markets. After a hundred years of war in China, a few people have no connections in China, especially high-level contacts, so they are naturally unable to open up the Chinese market.

But the rest of your life will be different. Since winning the Academy Award for the rest of his life, his network of relationships at home and abroad that he has not deliberately concealed has been wiped out by Americans. Only then did Americans know that before they came to the United States for the rest of their lives, they were already the pillars of the Xinhua Film Company, which monopolized half of the Chinese films. The film industry in Shanghai Tang is calling for wind and rain. And, because of his resolute resistance to the Japanese, his influence in Shanghai and China for the rest of his life was extraordinarily large.

Not only is he a good friend of the concession side, but he is also a good friend of Albert Warner of Warner Company, has done business with Mr. Sassoon, has a good relationship with the military commander, China's largest intelligence agency, and his wife Qing Xiaoyi is related to Kawashima Yoshiko, a real power figure in the puppet Manchurians. And he had a master-apprentice relationship with Liu Wang Liming, a famous Chinese feminist at this time. I have a good relationship with people in the education and journalism circles.

What's more, the relationship between Yu Sheng and Lao Jiang seems to be disconnected. The photos and news that Madame Chiang left behind when she visited the Qingyu Chinese restaurant still occasionally appear on the masthead of the tabloids, which have nothing to break the news. When Mrs. Jiang and Yu Sheng faced each other, the smiles of both of them were unusually kind and kind. can't help but make people guess.

Therefore, even if Yu Sheng said that he did not have a deep relationship with the country, the Americans would not believe it. And most of the goods exported by the Americans to China are sold by compradors who have some relationship with the government. The Americans themselves know this. Therefore, after these farmers found that they really could not play the business model of the Chinese, they decisively gave up exploring the huge Chinese market.

But I didn't expect that the big gold mine for the rest of my life would be sent to the door like this! As far as they know, the corn production of the Chinese in this era is not large-scale at all. The cost of production is high, the quality is uneven, and the price is high. Even if U.S. corn is shipped across the ocean to China, it will be sold at the same price as Chinese corn. These farmers can also make a lot of money. Profits are at least more than double those sold in the United States!

Several large farmers glanced at each other and began to mumble. After muttering for a few minutes, Bresler said to Yu Sheng: "Mr. Yu, corn is indeed out of stock. It is impossible to sell what has already been ordered to Mr. Yu. This is a contractual constraint, a commercial credit. It has to be maintained. ”

Yu Sheng said: "I can completely understand this. ”

"But, Mr. Yu. We can maintain long-term cooperation. I know there's a small farm for sale in Illinois. The annual output of corn is about 10,000 tons. Originally, I wanted to buy it and merge it with my own farm. However, since we are going to cooperate for a long time, this farm will be taken over by Mr. Yu. ”

"However, we would like to have a long-term opportunity with Mr. Yu. Mr. Yu wants to promise that after 1945, he will help us open up the market in China! ”

After Braisler said this, Discoll felt that it was not enough, so he added: "In addition, we can guarantee to donate a certain amount of corn to the Chinese during the war between China and the Japanese." It is specially used for the anti-Japanese war and disaster relief. What does Mr. Yu think? ”

Yu Sheng thought about it for a while and felt that the conditions given by these people were already very good. So I agreed, as long as I found a lawyer to draw up a contract and sign it. Moreover, for the purpose of establishing a personal relationship, these farmers directly recommended a ranch in Wyoming for Yu Sheng when Yu Sheng asked which ranch in the United States was of good quality.

Although the quality of the grass in this pasture is average, the quality of the beef raised is not high. But the scenery is unusual. It's just that because of the price, no one has taken over. These ranchers have been eyeing this ranch for a long time. As long as the price is reduced to the psychological price, it will be taken and used as a vacation and leisure. (To be continued.) )