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Chapter 2251: Jincheng Film Production - "No War at Yaochi"

Part 1: "No War at Yaochi: Ceasefire Line"

Genre: War/Drama/History
Production Companies: New Continent Unity City Film Studio, Blue Star Republic Jincheng Film Culture Co., Ltd., Alliance Seven Dimensions Pictures

Directors: Cameron Zemeckis (Union), Lin Baibai (Republic)

Starring: Colonel Simon Vayali (played by: Eder Maynered)

Lieutenant General Yenidel Metig (played by Christopher Bell).

Major General Yalte Schiller (played by:).

Release date: 858 AD (Common Calendar)

Running time: 126 minutes
Plot summary
The great war between the Galactic Community and the Empire has reached its climax, and the Great Expedition is about to begin.

Meanwhile, on the remote planet Yaochi, Marshal Li Geler's community garrison and the Imperial occupying forces have been locked in a stalemate for several months.

Due to the chaos on the Galactic home front, communications were disrupted, and neither side received orders for a ceasefire on their home front, nor orders to continue the siege.

Major General Schiller (Robert Williams), commander of the Republic's Yaochi Command, and Lieutenant General Metig (Christopher Bell), commander of the Empire's Dawn Sector, begin secret contact through the Alliance's intelligence services to discuss a de facto ceasefire.

On Marshal Li's side, Colonel Meng Jiao (played by Ma Dong Tie) believed that they could launch a surprise attack during the Empire's ceasefire and achieve a complete victory, while Colonel Simon Vayali (played by Eder Maynereid) agreed with Major General Schiller.

Ultimately, Marshal Li's headquarters in Göller reached a consensus to temporarily begin negotiations with the Empire.

However, on General Schiller's way to the negotiation site, his convoy was ambushed and the general was assassinated.

Evidence at the scene pointed to Imperial military weaponry, igniting outrage within the city of Geler, with citizen representatives demanding immediate revenge. At this critical moment, Colonel Vayali maintained remarkable restraint, believing that the Empire also desired peace.

Colonel Monkau, who had consistently advocated for continued fighting, supported Colonel Vayali and pointed out that the negotiations were a collective decision of the New World Pioneer Party and must be obeyed.

On the other hand, Lieutenant General Metig of the Empire, under immense pressure, cooperated with the Community to begin the investigation.

The two sides worked together to uncover the trail of international terrorists lurking in both command headquarters, and also discovered a secret base of raiders hiding in the underground lair of the planet Yaochi.

They attempted to exploit the hatred between the two sides to prolong the war and create opportunities for their own rise.

Using data seized from the raider's secret bases, both sides located all the raider's secret outposts lurking in the Dawn Starfield.

Under the leadership of Lieutenant General Metig, the Imperial Fleet and the Community Fleet resumed joint operations after the War of Conviction, eliminating terrorist forces lurking in the Dawn Starfield.

The planet Yaochi enjoyed a brief period of peace.

Vayali and Metig signed an initiative on the ruins of the battlefield, without any highest official endorsement, to discuss the possibility of establishing trading posts along the ceasefire line.

Part Two: "No War at Yaochi: The Builders"

Genre: War/Drama/Political Thriller
Production Companies: New Continent Unity City Film Studio, Blue Star Republic Jincheng Film Culture Co., Ltd., Alliance Seven Dimensions Pictures, Imperial Royal Blossoms Film Studio
Director: Lin Baibai
Starring: Brigadier General Simon Vayali (played by: Eder Maynered).

Brigadier General Ariane Enach (Cate Blanchett).

Major General Rusmo Corbillon (played by Lars Feinfeld).

Release date: 859 AD (Common Calendar)

Running time: 128 minutes
Plot summary
In the year 840 of the Common Era, a de facto truce had been reached on the planet Yaochi. The Commonwealth and Imperial soldiers began working side by side to rebuild: repairing factories, laying roads, and constructing starports.

On the day that the first ground and orbital starports capable of accommodating large interstellar freighters on Yaochi Star were completed in February 840, Admiral Metig (Christopher Bell) was transferred to the Galactic homeworld. Before leaving, he warned Brigadier General Vayali that his successor might not necessarily be a moderate.

At the welcoming banquet, the newly appointed Imperial Commander-in-Chief, Major General Rusmo Corbillon (Lars Feinfeld), appears to be a gentle and refined scholar-general. He outwardly expresses his blessings for Yaochi and the future peaceful development of the entire universe, but his words reveal his differing opinions on the sovereignty of Yaochi.

In fact, before taking office, Major General Corbillon had received instructions from the Regency Council that the Empire could no longer win the war on its homeland and that it would have to give back the star systems occupied by the former Commonwealth sooner or later.

In this way, we must at least ensure that we can take over the entire Dawn Starfield.

An internal investigation was subsequently launched within the Imperial Army, with the aim of identifying and eliminating any members of the Imperial Army who were considered "original colors."

His plan was to find evidence that the Community was spreading the illegal and dangerous "Primary Color Theory" within the Imperial Army, thereby finding a reason to start another war.

In fact, through long-term joint construction, the spirit of the soldiers and civilians of Yaochi naturally inspired a large number of ordinary soldiers and civilians and progressive officers of the empire. They were inspired by the atmosphere of unity between officers and soldiers and between soldiers and civilians, and began to think about their own future.

When some progressive officers were secretly plotting to organize the Primal Organization, they were all captured by the "Purification Legion" brought by Corbillon.

(Note: The so-called "Purification Legion" is a new secret police force created by the Regency Council to maintain the pure and loyal hearts of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Government. It is composed of the most loyal armored grenadiers and the most fanatical noble psionicists.)
At a critical moment, Brigadier General Ariane Enach, the Chief Astrologer and Chief Investigator of the Imperial New Continent, took over the investigation. She withstood all the pressure from the Regency Council and the Imperial New Continent Command, ensuring that the peaceful construction of "Jade Pool without war" could continue.

Faced with Major General Corbillon's questioning, Arianne argued that she was upholding the greater good and working towards future victory.

Major General Corbillon was persuaded to stop the investigation, but he was killed by the leader of the New World Purification Legion, the third seat of the Purification Legion, "Dark Night Trisolaran".

For the sake of this rare period of peace, the empire and the workers of the community on Yaochi must join forces to fight against the enemy and confront new threats.

When everything settled down and the Omnic Wars began, Yaochi had already become the most prosperous planet in the New World and the most important forward base for the Allied Forces.

Prosperity in Light and Shadow: On the Cinematic Aesthetics and Civilizational Allegory of "No War at Yaochi"
(Yagomi Award PR copy, first draft)
Since its release in 858, the two-part "All Quiet in the Jade Pool" series has become one of the most important cinematic milestones in the Milky Way galaxy during the transition from the 1850s to the 1860s, thanks to its grand war scenes and delicate portrayal of human nature.

This is a great film that perfectly blends cinematic aesthetics with profound themes; it is a visual epic about freedom and civilization, about development and common prosperity; it is a magnificent ode to the shared destiny of galactic civilizations.

The first installment of *Ceasefire* opens with a series of seamless pseudo-long takes by Cameron Zemeckis. The film transitions from the chaotic battles on the Galactic homeland, through planets, orbital cities, and across space, to the now-quiet battlefield on the New World's Jade Pool. Following this, director Lin Baibai employs an extreme symmetrical composition: the frame is divided in half, the left side showing the earthen yellow of the Commonwealth trenches, the right side the silver-gray of the Imperial positions, and the center a scorched-black area created by artillery fire. Soldiers huddle behind cover, the camera slowly panning, creating a mirror image of the standoff.

Magnificence and awe-inspiring grandeur—that is how art came to be.

The scene where Vayali and Meng Jiao walk silently through the ruins of the city of Li Yuanshuai Gele after General Schiller's assassination is a long take that lasts more than ten minutes.

From Colonel Vayali's perspective, we traversed the ruins, crossed the bomb craters, saw the burning ATs, and the stranded ships. And of course, we saw all the survivors.

Peace is not a cowardly compromise, but a courageous choice.

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The use of color in the second film, "The Builders," is textbook-worthy. In the first half of the film, the Yaochi base is still shrouded in the gray-blue tones of war, and even though the two sides are cooperating in construction, the scene still exudes a coldness.

However, when the Wolfling grenadiers dined with the Lumina cyborgs for the first time, the light shone on their faces, and a warm yellow hue began to permeate the scene.

After that, green vegetation, red flags, and blue work clothes filled the gray planet with vibrant colors, and civilization was being reborn from the ruins.

The most exquisite color treatment appeared during the duel between Brigadier General Ariane, Colonel Vayali, Colonel Monkau, and the Third Seat.

Purple, blue, and gold halos flowed in the darkness, revealing both the mystery of psychic energy and the metaphor of magnanimous tolerance, and how to dispel dark suspicions.

In the post-apocalyptic era, what is the future of the community of shared destiny for civilizations? "No War at Yaochi" provides the answer.

The stench of political propaganda in "No War at Yaochi"
Author: For the Pure Golden Universe
"No War at Yaochi," along with two other B-movies of modest scale, entered the top ten of the Galaxy box office charts in 859. The production company made a fortune, but their ambitions didn't stop there; they were even nominated for Best Film at the Agamemnon Awards in 860.

Therefore, amidst the chorus of exaggerated praise, I, as a conscientious young historian—or rather, film critic—feel it is necessary to peel back the film's glamorous facade and examine its underlying political manipulation.

To put it bluntly, this film is a political propaganda piece jointly produced by the Second Republic Pioneer Party government and the League Left Alliance.

Its commercial value is the result of manipulation, and its artistic value is seriously overestimated.

If a film like this were to win the Argonautical Award, it would be a crime against the history of Milkyway Image!

The film claims to be based on "true history," but anyone who has read the books and interpretations of various conscientious young historians should know that the process of the ceasefire at Yaochi was far from as romantic as depicted in the movie.

According to declassified files from the Imperial Black Tree Agency after the war, the ceasefire was solely due to the Imperial fleet's exhaustion from its cat-and-mouse game with Yang's fleet, rendering it unable to reinforce Yaochi. The Imperial forces in Yaochi suffered from intermittent supplies, and their soldiers were weary of war; logistically, they were even inferior to the Commonwealth garrison, which possessed Marshal Li's underground city.

Meanwhile, the 38th Division of the Commonwealth had suffered over 40% casualties in the two-year siege. They, too, had no reinforcements.

It's important to understand that two-thirds of the so-called 300,000 citizens of Marshal Ligel were former slave laborers liberated from the hands of plunderers. They were not human beings, had no obligations to the empire, and were even less likely to be loyal to the community.

At this point, choosing a ceasefire is a practical necessity for both sides and has nothing to do with any so-called "humanitarian awakening."

As for the "restrained, calm, and sensible" image of Colonel Simon Vayali deliberately portrayed in the film, it is a serious distortion of history—the real Vayali was actually a radical member of the Community Pioneer Party and the most loyal hound of that dragon.

During his time at Yaochi, he spread the ideology of the original color, which directly led to the split of the Empire's garrison in the New World.

The film, however, places all the blame on Major General Corbillon and the Imperial Regency Council.

In the second part, Brigadier General Arianne's transformation is a blatant political glorification.

Arianne Enach was a member of the shogunate of King Brunhilde of Sulyuka during her youth. She was a pure psychic and never publicly supported the Primary Color Movement. Rather than supporting progressivism, she was clearly instructed to attack political enemies.

This arbitrary alteration of historical figures goes beyond the realm of artistic embellishment and has become a tool for political propaganda.

The film's character portrayals are rife with ideological bias. All the "positive characters," such as Vayali and Arianne, are endowed with qualities of calmness, wisdom, and tolerance; while the "negative characters," such as Major General Corbillon and the Third Seat, are depicted as narrow-minded, suspicious, and ruthless conservatives.

Its visual language is full of overly obvious allusions: gloomy corridors, cold interrogation rooms, and glaring lights. On the other hand, when the camera turns to Ariane Enach, there is a glimmer of light and the soft murmur of hymns.

She was inspired by gazing at the portrait of King Sulyuka, which was also full of third-rate religious allusions—although there was no direct shot, the implications of the image were too obvious. Here are a few screenshots.

The fact that the second film suddenly received investment and technical support from the Empire is truly intriguing!
This is a blatant binary opposition, entirely for the purpose of political correctness: to make the audience unthinkingly agree that "primary color = justice" and "conservatism = evil".

However, I don't understand. On the one hand, it praises the original color, and on the other hand, it praises the holy emperor of the empire. Isn't this a kind of mental split?
Furthermore, history tells us that the Regency Council's vigilance was not without reason—the Primary Color Movement had become the greatest source of unrest in the postwar era. The Primary Color Commune and the Republic of Sanzu were, in essence, the source of unrest throughout the entire universe!

Undeniably, the photography in "No War at Yaochi" is top-notch, with exquisite use of color and composition.

However, the more sophisticated the technique, the more likely it is to be used to package a false idea.

The Yagami Award aims to recognize works that "promote the exchange of civilizations and artistic innovation in the galaxy," but "No War at Yaochi" goes against this purpose.

It outwardly praises peace, but in reality incites conflict.

Ironically, after the film's release, the Second Republic of Blue Star and the Galactic Empire immediately listed it as a "key film of the year." Such collusion and deceit are laughable, aren't they? Yet, the Primal Color Commune, ironically, considered the film full of "compromise and capitulationism," and the biggest political joke of the year!

The judges of the Galactic Film Academy should reflect on their actions. Not only have they turned the great Agamemnon Awards into a mouthpiece for extreme political ideologies, but they have also allowed the powers that succumb to the Second Republic and the Galactic Empire to do the same.

You should all commit seppuku and go to apologize to the founders of the Great Free Galaxy Alliance!

Damn it, how did the league become like this?
"No War at Yaochi" not only doesn't deserve to win an award, it doesn't even deserve to be shown!
This is a step backward for Milkyway Image.

This is the failure of the empire, the failure of the alliance, and a regression for all of human civilization.

Damn it, how did the Milky Way become like this?
(This article was published on January 30, 861 AD, a week before the Sogdian Grand Prize ceremony, in the film section of the Nefertiti website. The author's identity remains unknown.)
(Many people believe the author was King Gert of Werrent, who disappeared after the Imperial Civil War, but this has been refuted by the Imperial Ministry of Truth. The Ministry of Truth stated that His Highness Gert himself died from the explosion of his flagship, and that his writing was far better than this.)