"The life of Empress Wu Zetian is filled with too many mysteries and unknowns. With nearly 10,000 years of time in the mist, we can only get a glimpse of her from the remaining records of later generations, and we are still a long way from the truth..."
Hua Xiasheng rubbed his eyes and shed two tears.
This was not the first time he watched "The Mystery of Empress Wu Zetian" on CCTV Documentary Channel.
In this month, he has watched this documentary four or five times, and each time he has a different understanding.
At first, he was deeply moved that China could produce such a rigorous and detailed historical documentary, but as time went on, he became more and more sad.
What kind of brilliant and dazzling civilization have they, humans, created on Earth?
He doesn't know. In this era, no human knows.
What kind of era is this?
The history books are incomplete, the civilization is broken, people's minds are changing, alien culture is popular, and the earth's culture is in ruins.
It is such a terrible and confusing era.
No one is interested in the history of ancient Earth civilizations, and even in many schools, this major and research direction has been cancelled.
Hua Xiasheng was the only one in his graduation photo.
He once had several classmates, but before graduation, they switched to lucrative majors such as finance, computer programming, and screenwriting.
In the end, Hua Xiasheng was the only one left.
He studied alone, graduated alone, stayed in school alone, supported the School of Ancient Earth Civilization History of Luodu University alone, and taught hundreds of students alone.
Thanks to his efforts, although there are only dozens of graduates from the School of Ancient Earth Civilization History of Luodu University every year, it has continued to this day and has not been abolished by the school.
As long as there is this young enthusiasm, history will always be a young subject.
When no one was around, Hua Xiasheng had asked himself many times: Why did I stick with it until now?
He had been thinking about this question all his life.
Just a few days ago, he finally got the answer.
Probably pride and unwillingness.
He is proud.
Even though the history books are incomplete, even though civilization is broken, even though humanity is weak, he is still proud.
His pride does not come from himself, but from the brilliant civilization created by his ancestors.
The few words in the incomplete history book made him feel disturbed and haunted.
At that time, there was no developed technology and no advanced knowledge, but their backward human ancestors used their hands, feet, and flesh and blood to create a magnificent and immortal civilization.
Isn’t this something to be proud of?
Wouldn't we feel unwilling if such a proud past was not passed down to future generations?
How could Hua Xiasheng be willing to accept that future generations have wiped out the glory and honor of their ancestors and worshipped the Zerg as their creators and enlighteners?
In this confusing era, the stories of our ancestors are the anchors that keep humanity from losing its way, and the signposts that guide humanity forward.
But will there ever be a day when humans can find an anchor?
If one day, humans forget their "roots" and recognize the Zerg as their ancestors, can humans at that time still be called humans?
Hua Xiasheng burst into tears and couldn't sleep at night just thinking about this possibility.
"Grandpa, the Ark Awards ceremony is about to begin!"
The granddaughter's voice interrupted Hua Xiasheng's sad thoughts. He perked up and immediately turned on the light brain and switched on the live broadcast.
In a sense, "The Empress's Royal Dog" is a sister drama of "The Mystery of Empress Wu Zetian". "The Mystery of Empress Wu Zetian" also quoted many clips from "The Empress's Royal Dog", so he went to the cinema to watch "The Empress's Royal Dog" out of admiration.
I have to say that the director is a genius! It is precisely because of his unique way of telling history from a dog's perspective that the threshold for watching movies can be lowered, allowing more audiences to walk into the cinema and read history.
The Queen's Dog played a role in educating the public. In his opinion, only The Queen's Dog was eligible for the Ark Award!
…
This year's Ark Awards ceremony was held in Bruce City, the capital of the European Federation.
In the interstellar era, the Earth Alliance has a total of six planets. They are the Peace Star where China is located, the Red Star where several pro-China Asian countries are located, the Freedom Star where the American Federation is located, the Democracy Star where the European Federation is located, the Equality Star where several African countries are located, and the remaining natural stars are occupied by some small countries and regions.
The capital of China is now covered in snow, while the city of Bruce on the neighboring Democracy Star is warm and humid, just like summer.
The clothes on Le Jing were made of special materials, which were warm in winter and cool in summer, and could automatically adjust the temperature, so he didn't feel hot even though he was walking on the red carpet in a suit.
This time he finally had a female companion.
Zhang Yanfang said with emotion: "I never thought that at my age, I could still walk the red carpet at the Ark Awards."
"There will be many more things you can't imagine in the future." Le Jing smiled: "Isn't the purpose of living to encounter more incredible things?"
Le Jing and Zhang Yanfang are no longer the unknown little directors and stars they were in the beginning, so they stood on the red carpet for an exceptionally long time this time.
Reporters and camera robots worked together to desperately press the shutter to take pictures of them. From time to time, someone shouted: "Slow down!" "Please smile at me!" "Wave your hand"...
The female host with a high nose and deep eyes greeted them with a smile, her bright yellow evening dress swaying gracefully, and her fluent English was translated into Chinese by the translator at her lips: "Director Shi Jing, Ms. Zhang Yanfang, welcome to Bruce City, have you been here before?"
Le Jing replied: "No, this is my first time here."
Zhang Yanfang: "I've been here before, but that was decades ago."
"So what do you think of Bruce City?"
Shi Jing and Zhang Yanfang praised it politely.
If it had only been this, this would have been a fairly standard interview. However, as a descendant of the British Empire, this female host has undoubtedly inherited the "fine" tradition of British tabloids.
"I heard that you think "Tulip Beauty" is a Zerg propaganda film. Is this evaluation made from an objective standpoint? After all, we know..." The female host showed an ambiguous smile, "You are competitors, aren't you?"
"I wouldn't resort to such despicable means to attack my competitors." Le Jing said bluntly, "I say this out of my sense of social responsibility as a director. I cannot tolerate some people using disgusting means to induce and brainwash the audience to achieve their ulterior motives."
The female host blinked her eyes excitedly and asked excitedly: "Do you think "Tulip Beauty" is an evil film? Is this a conspiracy of the Zerg?"
Le Jing's eyes were quiet and bright, like the lonely stars hanging in the sky in the dark night, always steadfast and never deviating from the direction: "What else? Would you fall in love with the roast chicken on the table? Humans are nothing more than food for the Zerg. It's only been a thousand years of peace, and humans have begun to try to tap into the humanity and emotions of the Zerg and are moved by the so-called "love" in the movies. Come on, deceiving yourself to this extent can only be called ridiculous."
The young man curled his lips in sarcasm, his eyes sharp and pointed: "Sure enough, the only lesson humans have learned from history is that humans cannot learn any lessons from history. Compared with the Zerg, humans are too forgetful."
Flashes of light went off one after another, and the sound of shutter clicks was incessant. Through countless lenses, Shi Jing's words were transmitted to all parts of the world and heard by people watching the live broadcast.
As a world-class film award, the Ark Awards can attract hundreds of millions of viewers for its live broadcasts.
Humans from dozens of countries on six planets would watch the live broadcast. Any disturbance at the award ceremony would trigger countless discussions, not to mention that Le Jing's words were particularly controversial. So for a while, different languages rang out throughout the Earth Alliance:
"Who is this kid?"
"What he said is too extreme!"
"A clown who seeks to attract attention!"
"Finally someone who understands has said this!"
"Well said! Those who praise human-insect love are all idiots!"
Different people have different views on these words, which have caused a lot of controversy.
However, only controversy can create heat and attract more attention!
For a time, debates in different languages appeared on various social software, and many forums even had countless special posts.
And this... is also the reaction that Le Jing wants to achieve.
His power alone is still too small, and his weight is not heavy enough.
Therefore, only by making himself the eye of the storm of public opinion and attracting more and more attention, can his words carry enough weight and be heard by more people.
Although this would also put him in the Zerg's sight and he would be targeted by them.
However, the most dangerous place is actually the safest place, just like the eye of a tornado is actually the calm area.
Only when he is exposed to public opinion can his safety be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
The difference in difficulty between targeting an unknown director and targeting a controversial director who is already a hot topic is not a little bit.
Even if the Zerg wanted to assassinate him, they had to be fully prepared to ensure that they didn't reveal their tracks, otherwise the reporters' and netizens' prying eyes and conspiracy theories would be enough to get them into trouble.
…
Le Jing and his crew were arranged to sit in the second and third rows by the organizing committee. Not long after, the crew of "Tulip Beauty" also entered the venue. Under the guidance of the staff, they sat to the right of Le Jing and his crew, facing each other across the aisle.
Le Jing's eyes were fixed on Tian Hui, with some doubt and some thoughtfulness in his eyes.
He hasn't seen Tian Hui for a long time.
In his impression, Tian Hui was a cowardly and despicable person. But this time when they met, he clearly realized that Tian Hui seemed to be different.
He gave Le Jing a deep sense of disharmony.
As if noticing Le Jing's gaze, Tian Hui turned his head and gave Le Jing a polite and reserved smile.
Le Jing frowned, feeling a slight pain in his forehead, and felt that the sense of disharmony with Tian Hui was even stronger.
The host walked onto the stage and began to read the opening remarks.
Le Jing withdrew his gaze and slowly began to organize his thoughts.
The following Ark Award was not a pleasant experience at all for Le Jing.
"Tulip Beauty" won eight out of ten nominations, while "The Queen's Dog" won nothing.
"Tulip Beauty" is the biggest winner this year.
Le Jing felt a pang in his heart. The host, award presenter and judges all gave him the same feeling of disharmony as Tian Hui.
He watched expressionlessly as the Tulip crew went on stage to receive awards again and again, watched expressionlessly as the host said, "'Tulip Beauty' is mankind's new era interpretation of the Zerg, a reinterpretation of the Three Hundred Years of Darkness, and represents the brilliance of human art," and watched expressionlessly as Tian Hui raised the golden trophy for Best Director from the host, and he finally smiled.
The young man laughed endlessly.
For humanity, for civilization.
This scene before our eyes is enough to bring shame to the history of human civilization.
I see.
I see!
The Ark Prize, which represents the pinnacle of human art, has also fallen.
The Ark Prize is no longer an Ark Prize for humanity.
…
Cao Desheng sighed, his guess was finally verified.
He sighed and said, "The Ark Prize no longer belongs to humans."
But...but!
The war is not over yet!
He stared at the face of the young man that the camera accidentally swept across. In the depths of the young man's calm eyes was a fire that was burning more and more fiercely.
This young man is not extinguished yet!
As long as the fire of humanity is not extinguished, the war will never end!
The phone rang, and he slowly answered it. A calm voice came from it: "I have submitted your proposal to the higher authorities. Next, we will conduct the most rigorous political review of Shi Jing."
Cao Desheng smiled comfortably, with fine wrinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes: "Okay."
The author has something to say:
Recently, the fans of Han supported their idols and expressed their condolences to the Han army. Although it is abominable, we should not be led by people with ulterior motives, and we should not fall into the trap of the United States like the Dy Island incident. Now is the time for the negotiation of important agreements between the three countries, and we must remain calm. Specifically, make good use of Weibo, Baidu, and Zhihu.
The Dy Island incident brought us great political and economic losses. We must not let the tragedy happen again.
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