At such a critical moment, the invitation from the President of the European Federation gave Le Jing a bad feeling. He seemed to smell a conspiracy.
Le Jing knew how much of a stir his film had caused in Europe. The street demonstrations were getting more and more intense. The president invited him to visit Europe to exchange films at this time? It was more like a Hongmen Banquet.
But I can't not go.
Europe apparently invited Le Jing to exchange movies and culture, but in fact, they had other plans. Le Jing's visit seemed to be just a shield. In order to cover up, China would send special diplomats to hide in Le Jing's team to discuss business with Europe.
Europe has hinted that in view of the current international situation, it wants to discuss Zerg-related matters with China. As for the invitation to Le Jing, it was more like a casual mention.
To be honest, China has long tried to lead the world to unite and resist the Zerg together.
However, it is a "coincidence" that every time China shows some intention, various political events and conflicts always occur in the international community.
Ten years ago, the closest to success was achieved. Countries around the world had already sat down at the negotiating table and began to discuss the formulation of a unified cultural control policy to limit the proportion of Zerg themes in cultural works.
If this agreement can be reached, it will effectively curb the Zerg's infestation of Earth's cultural field and maintain the purity and independence of Earth's ideological field.
However, the negotiations ultimately failed.
At this critical moment, Europe and America suddenly erupted in a vigorous demonstration movement due to territorial disputes. The angry people of the two countries even broke out in a large-scale gunfight on the streets, and several radical patriotic citizens of the American Federation even tried to attack the European Prime Minister.
Under the outrage of the people of the two countries, Europe and America withdrew from the negotiations one after another, and the cultural control policy against the Zerg eventually came to nothing.
Now, Europe has once again hinted at restarting negotiations, and China is of course happy to see this happen.
So Le Jing’s trip to Europe is a sure thing.
…
Luo Bao feels that his life has been very mysterious recently.
He simply invited foreign students to watch a Chinese movie, and as a result, the foreign students were so inspired that they dropped out of school and returned to their home country to participate in the political movement.
After watching The Dawns Here Are Quiet, Luo Bao could only say "Shi Jing is awesome". In this comparison, does he seem to be a loser?
However, this also reflects the excellence of "The Dawns Here Are Quiet". Phenomenal film and television works can inspire a generation and guide the direction of an era.
Luo Bao saw the potential of a phenomenal film or television work in "The Dawns Here Are Quiet".
At least in a few years, when future generations talk about this year, they will definitely not forget "The Dawns Here Are Quiet".
Luo Bao heard that Allen recently united students from many universities in America and took to the streets to oppose the current government's lenient cultural policy toward the Zerg. They called on the government to increase cultural control and be vigilant against the infiltration of Zerg ideas in the ideological field.
Allen sent him a video.
In front of the Presidential Palace, robot police pointed guns at the approaching demonstrators and ordered them not to get any closer.
Allen and his young companions wore Soviet military uniforms from the movie, faced the cold muzzles of guns, and roared slogans, their faces showing solemnity and calmness after making up their minds.
At first, a voice sang softly:
Facing the dawn, the morning dew gently caresses your wounds. The exhaustion from the long journey weighs on your shoulders. Enduring the pain, the sunlight seems cold. What is there to pursue? Where is the road ahead?..."
Then there were five voices, ten voices, a hundred voices... In just a dozen seconds, the solo quickly evolved into a generous and tragic chorus: "When will this journey end? How long is it? The long journey began in my hometown. I have crossed the smooth road and the thorns and obstacles. The road is full of ups and downs and twists and turns. The dawn here is quiet..."
The sincere young people sang "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" with tears in their eyes and choked with sobs. The warm emotions seemed hotter than the hot weather. Luo Bao, looking through the screen, had tears in his eyes because of the warm and passionate emotions.
Weak drops of water gather together to form a long stream, and the long streams gather together and one day will turn into an ocean that can swallow everything.
Robin didn't know whether Allen and his young friends could realize their political ideals.
He also didn't know how many young people's dreams and persistence would be extinguished by this cold and cruel world.
But years later, when future generations look back to the past, they will see their predecessors who fell in the cold and long night struggling to stand up, looking up at the brilliant morning glow in the sky, with a proud smile on their faces, and saying to them: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith, and from now on, there will be a crown of righteousness reserved for me."①
Luo Bao decided to believe that these young people would realize their dreams.
Just like he always believes that the flowers will bloom.
…
On February 15, Le Jing arrived in Europe and will carry out a ten-day cultural exchange activity.
The handover personnel on the European side informed Le Jing of his itinerary plan for the next ten days.
During these ten days, the reception staff will take Le Jing to visit representative places of interest in Europe. Le Jing will also attend various seminars and meet-and-greets to interact with European artists and fans. On the last day of the trip, Le Jing will attend the Ark Award ceremony as a special guest.
Of course, the reception staff would not forget the main purpose of Le Jing’s visit—to exchange ideas on movies with the president.
But the president is very busy after all, so the two of them only had one hour to talk, and this trip was scheduled for the fifth day.
The European trip was generally uneventful.
When Le Jing came to visit Europe this time, the security force around him was upgraded again. Now he has a security team of 100 people around him, and his personal assistant is the legendary special forces king, proficient in all kinds of martial arts.
It can be said that the country attaches great importance to Le Jing’s safety and provides him with the greatest degree of protection.
But Le Jing did not feel at ease.
It can be said that the moment he set foot on European soil, he was enveloped by an inexplicable feeling of irritability, as if strands of spider silk, layer by layer, had fixed him in the middle of the spider web, waiting to be devoured by predators.
This sense of crisis was unfounded, but it made Le Jing feel uneasy.
He had the illusion that he was being drawn deeper and deeper into a vortex of conspiracy.
Le Jing trusts his intuition very much.
Perhaps it was a gift from the previous world. Since this world, Le Jing's intuition has saved him many times.
So this time he still decided to trust his intuition.
The first four days of the European trip were uneventful, but Le Jing did not let his guard down.
The meeting with the president on the fifth day was the biggest crisis.
If the Zerg really want to cause trouble, the fifth day will be the best opportunity.
Le Jing had thought about the possibility that the Zerg killers could disguise themselves as the president's subordinates and assassinate him during the meeting. It was even possible that the president himself was a Zerg member. This meeting was originally intended to create an opportunity for assassination.
This possibility is actually very high.
And if he were really assassinated, China would do nothing except put pressure on Europe and force it to make concessions in certain international affairs.
The murderer behind the scenes may even get away with it without receiving any punishment.
It’s not that Le Jing is dark-minded or worrying too much, this situation will really happen.
Just like every time China wanted to unite with other countries to fight against the Zerg, various international conflicts would always break out, eventually breaking down the negotiations.
Those big bugs that have fully inherited the genes of human conspiracy and intrigue are not easy to deal with.
It is impossible for China to declare war on Europe just because of the death of Le Jing.
As the Zerg watch closely, the Earth Alliance must unite closely and stop killing each other.
Although the outcome is unknown, Le Jing has to keep the appointment.
We cannot back down when it comes to diplomacy between the two countries.
Besides, it was possible that he was overthinking it. Things were not as bad as he imagined.
…
The President of the European Federation is a amiable fat man with white hair and a simple and sweet smile. He looks like an old man who dotes on his grandchildren.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, Le Jing understood what it meant to be shrewd and cautious.
The meeting between Le Jing and the president can be described in four words: it was full of hidden secrets.
very tired.
Although the other party was praising his movie, every word he said seemed to have a hidden meaning. Beneath the high-sounding official tone was a complaint about the social unrest caused by his movie.
Facing the president's amiable smile, Le Jing felt a pain in his forehead and a chill on his back.
This feeling seems familiar.
Le Jing thought for a few seconds, and some people suddenly appeared in his mind.
Tian Hui and the judges of the Ark Awards gave Le Jing the same feeling at the time.
"It's noon. Mr. Shi, do you want to have lunch with me?" Although he asked this, the president smiled kindly and did not give Le Jing a chance to refuse. He stood up first and said enthusiastically, "There is a hamburger shop nearby. The beef cheeseburgers there are the best in Europe. Mr. Shi has come from afar. I will invite you to taste our specialties."
Le Jing's alertness suddenly reached the highest level. He calmly spoke in official language to the president and made an imperceptible gesture to ask the security personnel around him to be on high alert.
At first, everything was calm in the burger shop.
In order to show his closeness to the people, the president did not clear out the hamburger restaurant. Customers were crowded inside and outside the store, craning their necks to watch.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the president smiled calmly and waved to the customers who were taking photos from time to time.
Such a surging crowd naturally poses a huge challenge to security.
Le Jing spoke to the president in an absent-minded tone, observing his surroundings calmly, trying to spot any signs of danger.
After an unbearable wait, the burger was finally finished.
The president stood up, looked at his watch, and said that he had a meeting next and had to leave early. A receptionist would be responsible for Le Jing's next itinerary.
Le Jing, however, was not completely relieved.
In order to clear himself of suspicion, the killer will most likely take action after the president leaves. It is too early to be relieved now.
Watching the president's back as he left, Le Jing stood up and planned to leave the crowded area quickly.
It is at this time that the mutation occurs.
"Bang", "Bang", "Bang"
Le Jing opened his eyes wide in shock and saw blood all over the president's back. He staggered forward a few steps, making a broken sound in his throat.
A second later, he fell heavily to the ground, his eyes wide open and a large pool of blood quickly formed under him.
It all happened so fast that no one had time to react.
Even the security personnel did not notice the assassin's bullet.
The one who died was not him, an insignificant little man, but the President of the European Federation.
Le Jing stood aside, and for a moment, he felt that the wheel of history was crushing him.
It was at this moment that he once again felt the unpredictability and drama of history. He was a mortal after all. In the whirlpool of the times, no one could see the trajectory of history and the direction of the trend of the times.
In Interstellar 6019, the Zerg assassinated the President of the European Federation, an incident known as the Hamburger Shop Incident. This assassination became the fuse of the Second Star War.
The war continues, and this hatred that has spanned thousands of years seems to be coming to an end.
When future historians mention this day, they will invariably mention a video that recorded the entire process of the president's assassination.
The entire assassination was accidentally recorded by a tourist.
The old man in the video was covered in blood, but there was a smile in his eyes, and his lips were opening and closing, making faint sounds.
Afterwards, based on the lip readings interpreted by lip readers, they reconstructed the president’s last words before his death:
He said: "I am sorry... for being controlled by the Zerg. Let my death... be the fuse of the war."
"Long live humanity!"
The author has something to say:
① The Bible: 2 Timothy
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