Although Zhao Guangming didn't go into too much detail, Li Yi understood.
After all, from the mainland, everyone knows the causes and consequences of the Sihang Warehouse Defense War, otherwise no one would say that this was a war that was wrongly paid for.
Because in the eyes of some people, the sacrifice of their heads and blood by these eight hundred heroes is nothing more than a "show battle" in their eyes.
Even so, the bounden duty of soldiers is to obey orders. It is indeed understandable that soldiers obey orders and fight. However, after entering the concession, they were forgotten by those people. This is simply unexplainable.
We regarded them as heroes, and the people of the Magic City at that time also regarded them as heroes. However, the authorities simply chose to ignore them and did not give these heroes the treatment they deserved.
Obviously if this was filmed, it would be a slap in the face to the other side.
Therefore, it makes sense that Wang Chu did not dare to touch Baodao's most influential director at the time.
"And our film "The Battle of Sihang Warehouse" actually went through a lot of twists and turns back then, and it actually had a lot to do with the original environment. They didn't dare to shoot it, so we couldn't. You understand. ?" Zhao Guangming naturally couldn't explain it clearly directly, but Li Yi could still understand it.
In different periods, the general environment is definitely different.
"What about now?" Li Yi heard the song and knew its elegant meaning. His eyes suddenly lit up and he asked.
"Now, it's hard to say! If it were someone else, I would suggest stopping there, but if you say..." Zhao Guangming looked at Li Yi and smiled.
Li Yi's identity and status are very special.
First of all, Li Yi was born in Hong Kong Island, but he is the number one director in the entire Chinese film industry. He is the number one director in terms of honors and box office.
Therefore, his influence is huge.
The smart thing about Li Yi is that he did not abuse his influence.
He rarely insists on being tough to the end, or uses his influence and status to do anything, so the impression he has on Li Yi is very good.
At least, even if Li Yi does something outrageous, the superiors will consider it appropriately.
Especially those things that can be passed or not passed, there will basically be no problems with Li Yi.
"Let's do it this way. You go with your idea first. I'll help you take a look at the specifics when the time comes. In fact, as long as it doesn't cross the line, I think it shouldn't be a big problem." Zhao Guangming thought about it carefully and felt that the times It's different. The current environment is much better than in the past, at least for a director of Li Yi's level and status.
"However, in fact, the real history of the four-day and four-night Sihang Warehouse defense battle was not that tragic. There were not many enemies wiped out and damage done. How do you plan to film it?" Zhao Guangming asked with a smile.
Li Yi nodded. In fact, the defense battle of Sihang Warehouse was said to involve "eight hundred" warriors, but in fact there were only more than 400 people. These four hundred people were abandoned by Mr. Sun. These more than four hundred people were not elites at all. Most of them were even new recruits. Some of them couldn't fire a gun... they had no combat effectiveness at all.
Some people may ask, why can these more than 400 people with no fighting ability be able to defeat Xiaoli for several days?
This starts with the special location of Sihang Warehouse.
Because Sihang Warehouse is close to the concession and there is a large oil tank. At this time, the United States still needs to fully support its strategic supplies for the invasion of China. It has not broken up with Britain and the United States and is still doing business, so I am afraid of accidentally damaging the concession. , the heavy artillery was not used, only the three or eight big guns were crackling. Therefore, the more than 400 new recruits claimed that only 800 people could hold out for 4 days, and the casualties were not particularly large. On the contrary, when they retreated to the concession, they were beaten to death and injured by Xiaori more than 20 times.
Although the reason why Sihang Warehouse held on for four days was this, that is to say, it was almost meaningless militarily. Whether to fight or to defend, after all, the main force of the Fruit Army at that time had already run out. However, the political significance of being able to stay for four days came out, and it was beyond the expectations of the authorities. Therefore, the propaganda machine was activated to publicize the Sihang Warehouse Defense War. Of course, there is nothing wrong with this. After all, the Guo army, which had destroyed two German weapon masters with blind command, could only rely on the results of the Sihang Warehouse defense battle to maintain face and win the hearts of the people...
Let’s talk more specifically about the defense battle of Sihang Warehouse.
First of all, the scale of the Sihang Warehouse defense battle is really not that big.
The strength of the "eight hundred" (actually 400) warriors faced by the small Japanese army was much smaller than that faced by the small Japanese army in Langya Mountain.
In the battle at Langya Mountain, five people held down the puppet troops for more than 500 days. One against ten was incredible. They really fought one against a hundred and won.
Yes, although they died for their country in the end, the question is, what was their mission at that time? It is to cover the retreat of the main force and the people in the base area. The victory or defeat of the battle is defined by whether the strategic goal is completed. They perfectly covered the breakout and transfer of the main army and civilians. If they completed the mission, it meant they won the battle!
However, there is no exact data on the outcome of the battle to defend the Sihang Warehouse, but the casualties on both sides are not as exaggerated as in the movie.
Although according to some data, it seems that more than 10 people of the Four Lines were killed, more than 30 people were injured, and more than 200 Japanese soldiers were killed, there is a question mark over the results.
To sum up, the defense battle of Sihang Warehouse was entirely of political significance, and this political significance was still achieved by the Guo Army at that time.
Therefore, if this period of history is really to be filmed based on historical facts, there is really nothing to film.
Of course, it is impossible for Li Yi to really follow this so-called true history. After all, if a movie copies history, it will be a documentary, not a movie.
Therefore, the four days and five nights of fighting must be exaggerated.
Of course, some of the more outrageous plots are unnecessary. For example, shooting an enemy plane with a gun is a bit bloody.
There is also the white horse. To be honest, Li Yi can guess that this white horse was indeed given to Captain Xie in history, but its frequent appearance is a bit exaggerated and confusing.
The so-called white horse spirit is indeed a bit difficult to understand.
Let's get back to the subject, so if Li Yi comes to make this movie, of course, he will make the battlefield more tragic. After all, it is a movie, but he still has no idea how to shoot the subsequent story.
You know, that span spanned several years, during which too many things happened, but the length of the movie is limited, and it is impossible to film too many plots.
So how to restore the experience of the lonely army camp while ensuring the plot conflict and watchability of the movie will test his skills.
