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Chapter 62 Song Hao: The Best Director of the New Generation (First Update, Please Read On)

The film "The Flowers of War" has made more people want to visit the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, which has led to the original rule of opening at 6:00 am and closing at 9:00 pm being broken.

Looking at the crowds of tourists still standing outside at 9 p.m., the curator hesitated for a moment before dialing Director Zheng of the Culture and Tourism Bureau.

“Director Zheng, there are still a lot of tourists queuing outside the museum. I want the memorial hall to be open 24 hours a day.”

Upon hearing this, Director Zheng immediately asked, "But can these staff members handle it?"

"I have already prepared a fourth batch of staff members. They have received training in historical research at the museum and will work in four shifts, 24 hours a day," the curator explained.

After thinking for a while, Director Zheng finally said, "Okay, we'll go with your idea. As for the cost and budget, the Culture and Tourism Bureau can reimburse us."

"understand!"

The curator then took a megaphone and walked into the queue.

The tourists thought the curator was urging them to go back, and some even pleaded, "Hello, we are leaving Jinling tomorrow, and we haven't been able to get a turn these past two days. Could you please let us in for a look?"

The curator then pressed the loudspeaker and said to everyone, "I know that everyone wants to go in and visit the memorial hall to commemorate the compatriots who died back then, so I have specially applied to the leaders that the memorial hall will be open 24 hours a day from now on. If you are not tired, you can wait a little while and then go in for a visit."

Upon hearing this, no one showed any signs of cheering or jumping for joy.

They knew that there could be no smiling or making noise here.

Many people bowed deeply to express their gratitude for the curator's efforts.

The curator also bowed in return.

Because he knew that some of these tourists had traveled thousands of miles to Nanjing, their purpose being to gain a deeper understanding of the historical events of that time.

Thinking about this, the curator was even a little moved.

If it weren't for "The Flowers of War," so many tourists wouldn't have come to see it.

Therefore, he also instructed his staff to be on high alert and pay close attention to the emotions and condition of each tourist.

Water and bread are provided free of charge in the lounge area in case anyone feels unwell.

And in these two days.

Song Hao did not appear in everyone's sight.

On WeChat groups.

Zhang Yixing occasionally posts the box office results of "The Flowers of War".

Wang Chuanjun replied: "It seems that 'The Flowers of War' will break our box office record. We're going all in."

Jin Chen: [Sigh, if I could portray the charm of women from the Republican era, I would have loved to take a spot among the Thirteen Beauties of the Republic of China. What a pity.]

Zhang Yixing: [It's okay, next time we'll rely on Director Song. Even if it's just a minor role, I'll be happy.]

Jin Chen: [By the way, where's our Director Song? Did he leave the group chat? Did he forget about his old friends after making a new movie?]

Wang Chuanjun: [@Song Hao.]

A WeChat group for "The Flowers of War".

Xinyi: [Family members, our box office is getting higher and higher!]

Dong Dawei: [Yeah! Haha.]

Xi Ting: [Before this, many people thought our war-themed promotional video would flop, but who would have thought~]

Xinyi: [Director Song, do you have any acceptance speech? ~@Song Hao.]

They discovered that Song Hao hadn't shown up.

Ni Ni: [I guess Director Song has already started preparing for his next film, and he's ignoring us now.]

Dong Dawei: [Director Song, please reserve a role for me!]

Now Song Hao finally had time to take out his phone. Seeing that everyone was tagging him, he snapped a picture.

He then explained, "I'm at the memorial hall right now, busy."

Before long, the curator spoke to everyone in the lounge: "Today we have invited the director of 'The Flowers of War' to tell us about the original intention behind making this film."

With that, Song Hao walked onto the stage.

He looked at the audience sitting below, all dressed in black, and felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both feelings and reflection).

He himself did not expect that so many people would come to the memorial hall to remember the victims of that year.

After calming down, Song Hao said to everyone, "Our country is currently in a time of peace. You may be unfamiliar with war, but in fact, the last war was only a little over forty years ago."

"Back then, the enemy bullied us because we were weak, so they committed one horrific tragedy after another. Even now, they refuse to admit it. Today, I'll have survivors of those times tell you what really happened back then!"

Those who heard this were quite surprised.

A survivor of the Nanjing Massacre?!

It turns out that Song Hao hadn't been active in the group chat for the past two days because he was out searching for survivors from that year with Section Chief Chen from the Culture and Tourism Bureau.

Hopefully, they can tell everyone what happened back then.

It took them quite some time to find the three survivors in the computer files.

An elderly woman in a wheelchair came into view.

Song Hao knelt on the ground, holding a microphone to the old lady's mouth.

The old lady felt very complicated looking at so many people in front of her, and her emotions suddenly surged.

“My name is Chen Ying. When the enemy came, my father died in the vegetable garden, and my brother died in the vegetable garden on the other side. The whole area was covered in blood.”

“My third sister is pitiful. She works as a doctor in Jianzi Alley, earning only two yuan a month. She is very beautiful, but she was ruined by those beasts.”

“I was scared when the enemies came to search my house, so I hid and didn’t say anything.”

At this point, the old lady's eyes welled up with tears.

Some of the audience members started crying at this point.

During this time, no one spoke.

They were all listening quietly, listening to what had happened back then.

After Grandma Chen finished speaking, Song Hao considerately pushed her wheelchair to the backstage and instructed the staff to comfort the old lady.

Then, he helped another elderly man with white hair out.

Once seated, the old man lost control of his emotions; his anger was beyond words.

“Those people caught my father and chopped him off on the head with a knife.”

"I was only a few dozen meters away from them when I saw the ground littered with corpses, and the entire river was covered in blood."

“I was terrified. When I was dragged into a crowd of people, those beasts opened fire on us with machine guns. I immediately lay down and hid under the corpses. After they left, I secretly dived into the water.”

"That day, I no longer had a father."

Although the elderly people only spoke for about ten minutes, the impact they had was unforgettable for all the audience members present.

The staff at the memorial hall filmed the interview and the scene, and posted it on their official website.

It instantly garnered over a million clicks.

Song Hao's heartwarming actions have won unanimous praise from netizens.

One self-media blogger even praised Song Hao as: "[The best director of the new generation!]"

Requesting votes~
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(End of this chapter)