The war led by Hitler not only destroyed the Rothschilds' nest in Germany, but also swept away all its industries in Europe, except for a few in neutral countries. Even in Britain, which was not occupied by the Germans, the Rothschilds' property suffered heavy losses after the Germans bombed it in turn.

Hitler's mass murder of the Jews left the Rothschilds dead and wounded, and the business elite almost wiped out. Only a few, after concealing their identities, fled to Shanghai via Vienna and met Qing Xiaoyi in a refugee shelter. And after contacting members of the Rothschild family in the United States, he moved to the United States.

After this catastrophe, the Rothschilds almost collapsed. How can this make the Rothschilds not resentful of the German Nazis and all the Nazis!

The Japanese, on the other hand, at this time were allies of the Germans. And, in the puffer fish project, there is no faith in the Jews. The Rothschilds also had extremely close relations with the Americans, and it was strange that they did not hate the Japanese. Giving $5 million may seem like a lot, but it's just a very ordinary figure for his family bank. As long as you can get rid of the Japanese and hit the Germans by the way, then it's worth it.

Moreover, at this time, most of the military power in the three northeastern provinces was nominally controlled by the puppet Manchurian army under Kawashima Yoshiko. And between Qing Xiaoyi and Kawashima Yoshiko, there is also some blood relationship. Rothschild's move did not mean to befriend Qing Xiaoyi and make him merciful to the Jews who stayed in the Northeast and dreamed of the puffer fish plan. Although Qing Xiaoyi and Yoshiko Kawashima are strangers and have no connection. But presumably, after knowing about this matter, he will not be ruthless again. After all, there is also a biological brother of Qing Xiaoyi who stayed in the country at night.

The only thing that the Rothschild did not expect was that he was recognized. According to his original plan, all he had to do was drop the cheque into the donation box. After Yu Sheng and Qing Xiaoyi saw the signature on the check, they naturally realized the meaning behind the check.

Generally speaking. The Rothschilds all follow a low-key tradition. Seldom attends various events. Even if you attend, you will not reveal your identity. In later generations, even though its impact on the financial industry was significant, no shares were issued and listed. In more than 200 years, the family's ledger has not been released to the outside world once! The world has been speculating. And the low-key nature of the Rothschilds is still the same.

Yu Sheng and Huang Zongzhan saw that this Mr. Rothschild was reluctant to make a statement, and they did not publicize it. Just invited it to the backstage and let Qing Xiaoyi see it. After several thanks, Yu Sheng said to this Mr. Rothschild: "Your gift. It's a shame for us. This matter will be in accordance with your wishes and will not be publicized. However, please enjoy the evening as well. The last program of this party is about to start, and it is very exciting! While the rest of his life was speaking, the orchestral overture had already sounded.

This Mr. Rothschild could not shirk it, so he could only agree. And the last program that Yu Sheng said was the focus of rehearsals in this month. It was composed by Xian Xinghai. The "Yellow River Cantata" written by Guang Weiran!

The songs of the Anti-Japanese War always have a very strong sense of the times. Therefore, once this era ends, the light of these originally shining works gradually converges. Being overlooked. Unless another era similar to this one comes, no one will remember these works again.

These works can certainly be called classics, but this kind of classics is only from this era. And a truly enduring classic. But it's not limited to one era. For example, "The Book of Songs" or "Lisao", or "La Traviata" and "Hamlet". And in many anti-Japanese war songs, they can not only reflect the times. And those who can transcend the limitations of this era, in the eyes of the rest of their lives, are only one "Yellow River Cantata"!

This "Yellow River Cantata" was originally born from the recitation poem "Yellow River Yin" made by Guang Weiran. In 1938, after the Japanese invaded and Wuhan fell, Guang Weiran led a group of patriotic youths who fought against Japan to cross the Yellow River from near Hukou in Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province, and entered the anti-Japanese base area behind enemy lines in Luliang Mountain.

Since ancient times, the Yellow River is difficult to cross, this river originating from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, when flowing through the Loess Plateau, carried sediment down, although it created the fertility of the Yellow River estuary, and the rapid expansion of the area, but at the same time, the sediment of the river, also let the river be diverted several times. When the rainy season comes, the number of times the flood bursts is countless.

And every time the Yellow River is diverted, or the embankment bursts, from ancient times to the rest of his life, it will cause thousands of miles of Ze country and disaster victims. These victims are another important force in the change of China's history. From ancient times to the present, there have been several major changes in Chinese history, all of which are related to the Yellow River. As the saying goes, the stone man has one eye, instigating the Yellow River to rebel against the world.

Therefore, the Hukou of the Yellow River contains not only the power of water brought by the terrain difference, but also the deep and dull historical torrent surging here. Guang Weiran felt its power and made "The Yellow River". He also recited this work at the Chinese New Year's Eve party in Yan'an.

As the saying goes, art is always connected, and what can feel its meaning is not only Guangweiran, but also Xian Xinghai. In less than a month, Xian Xinghai completed the final draft of the Yellow River Cantata. There are eight movements in this work, and the first movement is "Song of the Yellow River Boatman"! At the beginning, it is a chant that swept the heavens and the earth-

"Friends! Have you ever been to the Yellow River? Have you crossed the Yellow River? Do you remember the boatman on the river, fighting for his life against the stormy waves? If you've forgotten it, then listen up! ”

Then, it was the song of the Yellow River boatman's horn: "Ahem! Rowing Yo ...... Dark clouds, covering the sky! Waves, high as mountains! The cold wind hits your face! Waves, into the boat! Ahem! Rowing Yo ...... Open your eyes, O buddy! O helmsman, hold on to your wrists! Beware, don't be lazy! Desperately, don't be afraid! Cough! Row! Cough! Row! Cough! Row! Cough! Row! Don't be afraid of the thousands of waves as high as mountains! Don't be afraid of the thousands of waves as high as mountains! Sailing is like getting on the line of fire, uniting and rushing forward! Cough! Row! Cough! Row! Cough! Row! Cough! Row! Ahem! Rowing Yo ...... Row! Rush forward! Row! Rush forward! Row! Rush forward! Row! Rush forward! Ahem! Ahem! Hahahaha...... We saw the riverbank, we climbed the riverbank, our hearts were at peace, our breath was panting. Come back, and fight to the death with the angry waves of the Yellow River! Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Cough! Row yo ......"

When I listened to this paragraph for the rest of my life, I thought not only of the Yellow River and the Yellow River boatmen, but also of a work similar to this situation. Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea"!

Although one is to describe the individual, the other is to describe the group portrait. One is above the sea, and the other is in the Yellow River. However, what they embody is the spirit of fighting with the creatures of heaven and earth, fighting against the stormy waves, and not flinching and never admitting defeat. If "The Old Man and the Sea" describes a tough guy, then this "Yellow River Boatman's Song" describes a group of tough guys! Even the simplicity of the light is not yet the text. All of them have an artistic charm in common with Hemingway's iceberg structure.

But why, in later generations, only Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" won the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize? The difference here is too unfair!

After the Yellow River boatman's horn sounds, the vision of the narrative spreads far away, connecting time and space. Guangwei turned to the Yellow River. At the beginning, it is still a recitation as vast as the water of the Yellow River——

Yes! Friend! The Yellow River appears in the wilderness of Asia with its heroic spirit, and it symbolizes the spirit of our nation: great and noble! Here, we face the Yellow River. Singing our hymns.

In order to maintain the original taste of the Yellow River Cantata, Yu Sheng did not translate this masterpiece into English. After all, different cultures, text conversion and translation are in progress. There will always be a loss of original flavor. Like a processed Spam luncheon meat, it can't match the taste of beef anyway.

The way he spent the rest of his life was to display both Chinese and English on the silver screen. And on the silver screen, in addition to subtitles, there are also those he painstakingly collected. The influence of various Chinese resistance and labor.

Among them, the image of the Yellow River rushing, the Hukou Waterfall is monstrous, and the turbid waves are emptied in the way of montage. In this way, not only can the meaning of the original work be maintained, but also the people who do not understand Chinese can understand the charm of the work.

After the recitation, there is a surging song - "I stand on the top of the high mountain, looking at the Yellow River rolling to the southeast." The golden waves are surging, setting off a thousand waves; The turbidity current is like a turn, forming a nine-song chain; From the foot of Kunlun Mountain, run to the edge of the Yellow Sea; Split the land of the Central Plains into two sides, north and south. ”

"Ah, the Yellow River! You are the cradle of the Chinese nation! The 5,000-year-old culture of the ancient country originated from you; How many heroic stories to play by your side! ”

"Ah, the Yellow River! Thou art great and strong, appearing like a giant on the plains of Asia, and building a shield against our nation with thy heroic physique. ”

"Ah, the Yellow River! You poured out thousands of iron arms to the north and south. The great spirit of our nation will be carried forward and nurtured by you! The heroic sons and daughters of our motherland will learn from your example and be as great and strong as you! Great and strong like you! ”

In fact, whether it is the orchestral overture or the next two chapters of "Song of the Yellow River Boatman" and "Ode to the Yellow River", they are all easier to rehearse. In the video of the concert in later generations, I often heard it for the rest of my life. Nature knows what the best expression looks like. With the help of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, it will not be too much effort.

It was the third movement, "The Water of the Yellow River Comes from the Sky". This chapter is a soundtrack poem recitation. The original version, with the accompaniment of the three strings, was changed to a pipa in later generations. However, perhaps because this section is too long, few people have performed this chapter that directly reflects the Anti-Japanese War in later concerts. Most of them simply ignore ......

But I don't know that it is precisely because of the timbre of the three strings and this lengthy telling that this "Yellow River Cantata" has a desolate charm. Otherwise, only praise, lamentation, and roar remain, and the most fundamental narrative and environment that forms the background of the whole work are removed.

The rest of my life really didn't understand what the choirs and symphony orchestras of later generations who artificially castrated this masterpiece thought. However, for him, this part is absolutely irremovable. And play brilliantly. At this point, Yu used the only non-herring restaurant employee. An old man in northern Shaanxi who is over 70 years old.

Yu Sheng mobilized his subordinates to look for it during rehearsals, and within the scope of his ability, he only found such an old first-generation immigrant who could play the three strings. And as a daily hobby, there are still a few good sanxian left at home. Although it is average, it is barely enough. Of course, he doesn't need to recite it, and he has a good voice and a fast brain.

The recitation begins with "Yellow River! We are to learn from your example, to be as great and strong as you are. Here, we want to present a long poem in front of you, crying about the calamity of our nation. ”

After that, the sound of the three strings sounded. And then there is a desolate story.

"The water of the Yellow River came up from the sky, poured mountains and seas, surging, rushing and roaring, making people's liver and gallbladder burst! It is the main artery of China, and around it, the blood of the nation flows. The red sun is shining, and the golden light on the water bursts. The moon rises in the east mountain, and the river is as silver as snow. ”

"It vibrated and jumped, like a flying dragon, traveling thousands of miles a day, and pouring into the mighty East China Sea. The tiger's mouth dragon gate is placed in a strange array in the sky; People dare not approach it, not even poisonous dragons dare to survive under the water. Ten miles away, looking up at its smoke rising, like a fire burning in the sky, makes your blood boil; In fact, when the cool air is coming, you will feel cold all over your body. ”

"It shook, shook, emitted 100,000 horsepower, shook the earth's crust, and washed away the dark clouds in the sky. Ah, the Yellow River! King of the River! It is a crazy beast of prey, which is angry, and has raced thousands of poisonous pythons, and it wants to make waves and break through the embankments of the world; As a result, the banks of the Yellow River suffered terrible disasters: it devoured the people on both sides, flattened villages hundreds of miles away, and made millions of compatriots help the old and the young, and went into exile, struggling on the line of hunger and death! Now the people on both sides of the strait have suffered an unprecedented disaster: the pirates of the East are spreading the poisonous flame of murder in the fields of Asia; So hunger and death, like black fever, spread on both sides of the Yellow River! ”

"Ah, the Yellow River! You have recorded the era of our nation, and how many heroes and heroes have risen around you throughout the ages! But you have never seen 40,000,000 of your countrymen as united as they are today; Millions of national heroes shed their blood to defend the motherland; The story of the hero is as magnificent as the angry waves of the Yellow River and the mountains! ”

"Ah, the Yellow River! Have you ever heard the triumphant song of victory resounding beside you? Have you ever seen the iron army of the motherland set up a net behind the enemy? They guarded both sides of the Yellow River and did not let the enemy cross! They are going to bury their crazy enemies in the rolling Yellow River! ”

"Ah, the Yellow River! You are running, roaring, singing the funeral song of destruction for the fascist demons! You roared and roared, towards the fields of the motherland, in response to the triumphant song of our great nation! Towards the wilderness of the motherland, in response to the triumphant song of the victory of our great nation! (To be continued.) )

PS: After thinking about this chapter repeatedly, I still think it is better to transfer the words and phrases of "Yellow River Cantata" as they are. Otherwise, the charm is always not enough. The resulting body odor is also not real. It's a bit too many words, forgive me......