Chapter 62: Watching the Movie (Part 2)
Fortunately, there was a provision in the UK Companies Law at this time that if more than one-third of the shares were not agreed, the company could not continue to operate.
The editors of Wen Wei Po hurriedly planned to calculate the equity in the hands of themselves and the shareholders who were sure to be able to share their minds, and even the Ta Kung Pao, which held the equity of Wen Wei Po, was less than one-third. Therefore, it is necessary to acquire a certain number of shares.
Fortunately, some shareholders were worried that the stock would become waste paper after the newspaper was stopped, and they were willing to sell, and the British businessmen did not expect that the Chinese would be broken by the jade rather than the heart of the whole. This trick was made, and there was no rush to buy. So, enough equity was quickly collected, and the editors quickly wrote a petition for the suspension of publication and handed it to the British ambassador.
At this time, the concession authorities, due to Britain's special policy toward China, were reluctant to be pro-Japanese and did not want to maintain a hardline policy toward Japan. It belongs to the attitude of ostensibly appeasing Japan, but in fact allowing the Chinese to come forward to resist Japan.
Therefore, the Board of Directors of the Concession was very happy to ban the anti-Japanese newspapers that British businessmen had come forward to proclaim, and immediately approved it - "Wen Wei Po" must not be published again!
So far, the first famous name of "Wen Wei Po" has been preserved. A group of editors went their separate ways, leaving only a thunderous Ding Mo Estate!
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Just when the 76th and "Wen Wei Po" were in trouble, the cartoon "Havoc in Heaven", which Yu Sheng and the four Wan brothers had produced for nearly a year, was finally released!
This cartoon is two hours long. It is completely different from any live-action movie that was released at the same time, and it is also different from the various movies or animations that have been released in the past. It is a precedent. Therefore, although it does not directly refer to current events, it also makes people feel extraordinary.
Coupled with the name of the rest of his life, and the aftermath of "The Great Wall Will Never Fall", the box office is also very impressive. Although it is not as exaggerated as "The Great Wall Never Falls", it is also a big profit.
Originally, including the rest of my life, I thought that this "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" would pass like this. Unexpectedly, it caused a storm again! The flashpoint of this storm is in the lonely military camp.
And when it comes to the lonely military camp, I have to mention Xie Jinyuan.
At the time of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937, Xie Jinyuan was already the chief of staff of the 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division of the Army. Participated in the battle of Zhabei Bazi Bridge. Then he served as the deputy of the 524th Regiment, succeeded as the new regiment commander after the death of the regiment commander, and led his troops to garrison Zhabei Railway Station and fought fiercely with the Japanese army for two months.
On October 25, 1937, the Dachang position was broken through by the Japanese army, and the squadron retreated to Huxi on all fronts, while the Japanese army on the opposite side of Zhabei thought that this was the tactic of the squadron, and did not chase after it in order to avoid being ambushed. However, most of the retreat of the army needs to be covered by someone behind the back.
Therefore, Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, ordered Xie Jinyuan to lead the first battalion of the 524th Regiment and cover the rear. The original location of the division headquarters, the Sixing Warehouse, became the location where Xie Jinyuan chose to fight the Japanese army.
The four bank warehouses are Jincheng Bank, Continental Bank, Yanye Bank and Zhongnan Bank, and the four banks set up joint business warehouses in Shanghai. Located on the north bank of Suzhou Creek, it is a six-story reinforced concrete building. In the warehouse, tens of thousands of packages of grain were stored, as well as cowhide, silk and other things. The building is high and the walls are thick, the location is ingenious, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In fact, at this time, the battalion led by Xie Jinyuan only had 410 people. Divided into a machine-gun company, three infantry companies and a mortar platoon. In order to confuse the Japanese army, when interviewed by reporters, it was claimed that there were 800 people. History says, 800 heroes!
The more than 400 people led by Xie Jinyuan received an order to retreat after four days of hard fighting with the Japanese army. According to the original plan, the British ** team in the concession should cover the retreat and return to the team through Huxi. However, after the 400 men entered the concession, they were immediately disarmed by the British. Then put on the truck that had been prepared and sent to a vacant land of about fifteen acres on Jiaozhou Road for detention! Here, it is called the Lonely Military Camp.
At this time, the British were not willing to tear their faces with the Japanese army, so they had to sacrifice the Chinese. So much so that later, among these 400 people, Xie Jinyuan was assassinated by traitors, and the rest of the soldiers became hard labor in the Japanese army after the Japanese army occupied the concession and died in a foreign land. There was no one who escaped death!
And when Xie Jinyuan and the four hundred soldiers were detained in the lonely military camp, they did not give up hope. Xie Jinyuan managed the lonely army camp in an orderly manner, arranging time every day according to the three contents of education, production, and sports.
Wake up at 4:30 a.m. every morning, go out at 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. for morning exercises and military training, count the number of people by the White Russians of the International Merchant Group at 8 a.m., and eat at 9 a.m.
Classes are held from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and production self-help is carried out in the afternoon. Leveling the grounds, building their own houses, and setting up factories for soap making, hosiery knitting, etc., in exchange for living expenses.
Dinner at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., practice boxing, singing or other cultural activities. Rest after half past seven, turn off the lights and go to bed at nine o'clock.
Fortunately, after the people of Shanghai learned about the recent situation of the lonely military camp, they often donated to the lonely military camp. Sometimes the solitary barracks can accommodate thousands of people a day. Therefore, although the lonely army camp is difficult, it also has no worries about food and clothing.
Moreover, such donations do not stop at food and clothing, but also books, newspapers, and even records. On this day, several young students brought a set of film projection equipment. After the construction was completed, a movie was shown to the 400 people in the lonely barracks!
At this time, although the Lone Army Camp was under the jurisdiction of the White Russians of the International Business Group, and the White Russians did not agree to show the anti-Japanese film of Shanghai Tang to the Lone Army Camp, but at this time, there was a "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" in Shanghai, which did not even have a real person, telling the story of a monkey. The Russians are not easy to stop.
Therefore, after dinner at four o'clock in the afternoon of this day, the lonely military camp gathered in front of the movie screen and happily watched a cartoon. When I first watched it, including Xie Jinyuan, I didn't take this cartoon seriously, and I thought that although it was interesting, it was just a pastime.
The more I look at it, the more fascinated I become. When the Monkey King saw that his subordinates had experienced birth, old age, sickness and death, and could not control their own fate, the unwillingness and anger in his heart actually pierced the hearts of these lonely military camps who fought hard for the country but could not grasp their own fate and comfort! For a while, the sense of substitution was overwhelming, and the audience was silent except for the background music with a slight Peking Opera color in the cartoon!
Then, the Monkey King was unwilling to seek it. Say goodbye to the people of Huaguo Mountain, enter the vast world, and look for an ethereal possibility of immortality!
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Guys, let me tell you, there are some trivial matters in the next two days, so there is only one change, I hope you forgive me. The day after tomorrow, two shifts a day will be resumed. In addition, ask for recommendations, collections, and clicks!