Chapter 680 "Road to Glory"
Today's China is undoubtedly the most powerful country in the world. Yang Ming feels in every aspect that due to historical differences, every corner of society is completely different from the previous life.
National integration is one of the issues that he feels most profoundly.
In previous lives, although there were many ethnic minorities in China, they all had the same skin color, and these ethnic minorities have been members of China since ancient times.
But this world is different.
The history of modern China deviated in the year of Sino-Japanese War. Since then, China has embarked on the road of prosperity and rejuvenation.
In other words, from the moment the great man overthrew the Qing Dynasty and unified the entire China, China itself has never experienced the trauma of war again.
During this period, China also experienced World War I and World War II, but the wars all took place outside the country. It truly managed to defend the enemy from outside the country. Especially in the World War II, which was famous for its cruelty, the flames of war did not even burn.
In China itself, this is really unimaginable.
In the entire world, apart from the United States, only China has achieved this.
Therefore, during World War II, in order to escape the flames of war, countless European families, countless people, and countless elites immigrated to China and the United States and transferred their assets, which greatly stimulated the economic development of the two countries.
But compared to the American society, which is dominated by white people, there were no problems in China at the beginning. However, after decades and one or two generations of development, the problem of ethnic integration emerged.
Especially in recent years, the problem of integration of various ethnic groups has become very acute.
There has been a saying in China since ancient times: Those who are not of my race must have different minds!
This sentence verifies the development history of white people and black people with different skin colors in China. White people are treated relatively better in China. After all, in order to develop its own technology, China targeted white elites in Europe, but there were many
Spend effort.
It can be said that white people in China basically focus on scientific research.
As for black people, their treatment is much worse, and they are basically at the bottom of society.
Although these two races of different skin colors immigrate to China and become one of them, they basically have no rights in terms of political treatment. However, because of China's tolerant national characteristics, there is not much discrimination against white and black immigrants.
Unlike the United States, where conflicts between whites and blacks often break out, such a situation is simply not possible in China.
The Chinese nation has been tolerant and tolerant for five thousand years and is definitely one of the most hospitable nations in the world.
However, there are some things that can only be done but cannot be said. But now in the last-minute finals of "Path of Glory", when five blacks or whites are used as starters, it immediately detonated a very sensitive national topic and caused a stir in society.
There was an uproar.
Compared to the fierce two-level opposition among the public, the media and film industry were surprisingly unanimous in their approval.
Especially after Meng Su's film review was published, the popularity of "Path of Glory" reached a climax.
"The audience of "Path of Glory" is not all on the playing field. It describes more about the inequality between Chinese and people of color at that time (there are many chilling scenes in the film). However, when the coach was in the finals before the finals,
When the decision was made to use five black or white starters to try to win a championship, I knew it was going to be a good movie."
"There are not many basketball-themed movies, and most of them are inspirational and mostly friendship-based. Undoubtedly, "Path of Glory" is the most simple one. The stars in the works are not like most movies, they will act like they are famous.
Big names, because at that time, even if they played well, they would not be respected just because of their skin color."
Mr. Meng's comments in the previous paragraph were okay, and they were limited to movies and basketball itself, but in the following comments, he severely criticized the officials of the national sports department, especially the selection mechanism of various national team sports.
A thorough criticism!
"In recent years, when it comes to whites or blacks joining national teams in various sports, national sports officials have used two different selection systems to select suitable athletes. They are relaxed for Chinese, but extremely strict for whites or blacks."
"However, it is understandable. I can imagine that the veteran cadres of the Sports Bureau are all from the 1940s and 1950s! There is no doubt that their ideas are solidified! It is difficult for them to accept a person with no skin color playing games on behalf of China! In today's globalized world.
Being complacent means falling behind! China’s sports are still closed to the outside world.”
"Aren't those outstanding white and black athletes of Chinese nationality? Aren't they Chinese? They were born in China and grew up in China, even their parents. I don't understand why those national sports officials
Such a shameful selection!"
Mr. Meng's comment was like a spark falling into a frying pan. With a bang, the whole of China was in a rage. In particular, the outside media also turned their attention to China and paid attention to the movie "Path of Glory".
And the problem of national integration suddenly arises.
This problem became more and more serious. A few days later, Yang Ming flipped through the newspaper from the studio and was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that he had adapted the classic "Path of Glory" from his previous life and turned it into a new movie.
The contemporary Chinese version of "Path of Glory" has achieved such a sensational effect.
He lost his composure at some point and quickly called Liu Xinsheng and Zheng Wen respectively to inquire about the situation. When he finished the call and put down the phone, he was even more surprised.
After the screening of "Path of Glory", it ignited the heated discussion on the issue of national integration within the entire Chinese society. Not only did the topic become more popular, but the box office of this movie became even more popular, sweeping all domestic and foreign movies of the same period.
A blockbuster that Hollywood has high hopes for, a movie that everyone thought would dominate the box office during this period, is actually being beaten by a sports-themed movie, and the gap is getting wider and wider.
In just five days and less than a week, the box office results of "Path of Glory" were already over 50 million, which simply blinded the eyes of all filmmakers.
Damn it, when did sports-themed movies become so popular?
Yang Ming's "One Goal to Famous" happened to catch up with the World Cup, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and took advantage of it. Various film companies also recognized it. After all, this kind of opportunity is too rare.
I don’t know how many years it will take until China hosts the next World Cup!
But what happened to Oriental DreamWorks? The craze of "One Shot to Fame" has just passed, and yet another sports movie with a basketball theme has come out, and now it has achieved such amazing box office success.
This makes all other film companies in the entertainment industry restless.
Especially those film companies that are having their own movies released and competing with "Path of Glory" for the box office are even more anxious. There is no way, because the momentum of "Path of Glory" is really too strong.
Especially after "Path of Glory" aroused heated discussions among all strata of Chinese society on the acute issue of national integration, the movie became even more popular.
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I was preparing for the fourth update today, but someone at home delayed it in the evening. Even if there is no fourth update later, I will continue to update it tomorrow!
Chapter completed!