In order to prevent the screening of "The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895", the Japanese used various means in the following days.

For example, let Japanese ronin go to the theater to make trouble, launch public opinion offensives, and even instruct the police in the public concession to seal the theater, etc.

At this time, the Japanese were not strong enough to allow the soldiers on Japanese warships to enter the concession.

Correspondingly, after the hot speculation of the newspaper, news of the Lushun Massacre spread.

The first thing that made the noise was the students. Students led by Fudan University organized a demonstration, demanding an investigation into the truth of the Lushun Massacre and a condolence activity for the victims.

This is not Lin Zixuan's arrangement.

Students from the Drama Club of Fudan University participated in the film performance and were deeply touched, so they held a parade.

Lin Zixuan called on people from all walks of life in Shanghai to support the restart of the investigation into the Lushun incident and restore the historical truth.

Many patriotic progressive groups have supported each other, creating a huge momentum and forming a trend of public opinion.

On January 4, he received official documents from the US Embassy and the French Concession authorities, demanding that the screening of "The Sino-Japanese War of 1894" be prohibited in the concession, on the grounds that the plot of the Lushun Massacre was inconsistent with the facts.

It seems that the Japanese and Westerners have reached an agreement in private.

Lin Zixuan was too lazy to defend himself. He was prepared and took out the abridged version of "The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895" to continue the screening.

You said that the content is not good, I just deleted it, absolutely cooperate.

But as long as the movie continues to be screened in the theater, the audience will think of the newspaper reports when they see "The Sino-Japanese War of 1894". Even if there is no plot of the Lushun Massacre in the movie, they will still remember it.

Moreover, he will add an explanation to the opening credits.

"Due to strong protests from Japan, the content of this film has been deleted. If it causes inconvenience to your viewing, please apologize."

When you see this passage, even the audience who do not understand the causes and consequences will become curious.

Why do the Japanese protest? What does the unabridged version look like?

It’s like a forbidden book. Sometimes, the more you can’t see it, the more curious the audience will be. This will actually have a promotional effect.

The Japanese paid a considerable price, but they could not stop the spread of news. The public opinion trend has formed, and they can only confuse the public in newspapers.

This time, they did not sue Lin Zixuan's film company.

This is different from "Tianmen Hero Huo Yuanjia". There is no real evidence for the Japanese doctors to kill Huo Yuanjia, and the Japanese are not worried about causing any major trouble. This time they just want to calm down public opinion as soon as possible and suppress the matter.

If they sue celebrity film companies, it will inevitably cause even greater storms.

The Japanese side never wants to re-invest the Lushun Massacre. They just want to cover up the truth and distort the facts.

The Western forces in the concession watched coldly, and the government of the Shanghai Chinese community was unable to take care of themselves because of the Northern Expedition Army.

This became a game between Lin Zixuan and the Japanese side.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Zixuan discovered a huge network of relationships run by the Japanese in Shanghai.

In just a few days, there were dozens of celebrities who were lobbyists for the Japanese, covering all walks of life in Shanghai, not to mention other less famous figures.

These people may not necessarily be inclined toward Japanese. But the two have either interest or human relationships.

These Shanghai celebrities do not understand what Lin Zixuan did very much.

In their eyes, the Lushun Massacre was an old thing thirty years ago and a crime of the Qing government. Now it has changed dynasties, so why do you still do these old accounts?

Can the Japanese still need compensation?

Not to mention the truth or falsehood of the matter, there is no need to have a falling out with the Japanese because of the past thirty years ago, and it is not worth it.

Therefore, they thought Lin Zixuan was sick and had a fight with the Soviets. If they had a fight with the Japanese, they could not stop.

Do you really think these two powerful countries dare not touch you?

Lin Zixuan is not so confident. Although he is famous, it is not difficult for the Japanese to assassinate him.

During the Republic of China period, there were many famous people assassinated.

In 1913, Song Jiaoren was suddenly shot at the ticket gate of Shanghai North Station and died.

In 1931, Song Ziwen was assassinated at Shanghai North Station. His secretary was beaten to death. He escaped by chance.

In 1934, Shi Liangcai, general manager of Shenbao, was assassinated on his way back to Shanghai from Hangzhou.

These are all very famous figures, and there are many similar cases. In this chaotic era, no one is absolutely safe.

The reason why Japan did not assassinate Lin Zixuan was indeed concerned about his reputation in Shanghai, including his relationship with all parties. The second is that Lin Zixuan did not touch the Japanese bottom line in the past.

Lin Zixuan does have an anti-Japanese tendency, but it has not caused any bad effects.

Japan is more concerned about the figures in China's political and business terms. The political circle has power and capital. The figures in China's political and business terms are the forces that influence China.

Of course, celebrities in the cultural circle also have influence, but they cannot have a substantial impact on the situation in China.

The so-called scholar's rebellion will not last for ten years.

What it means is that intellectuals in the cultural world are dissatisfied with the status quo and have some resistance, but are weak and timid and unsteady.

To put it bluntly, cultural people are only good at talking and can't do practical things.

Therefore, the Japanese have always taken a greedy attitude towards celebrities in the Chinese cultural circle.

This time, Lin Zixuan's approach made the Japanese side feel uneasy, and they put Lin Zixuan on the blacklist.

This blacklist is a judgment made by Japanese intelligence agencies in Shanghai based on the collected intelligence.

The people on the blacklist are all Chinese celebrities with anti-Japanese tendencies, sorted by the size of harm to Japan.

Lin Zixuan is temporarily in the second half of the list and has since entered the scope of key surveillance by Japanese intelligence agencies, but it has not yet reached the stage where the Japanese are rushing to assassinate.

Lin Zixuan was unaware of this, but he was not stupid. He understood that he offended the Japanese this time and paid great attention to safety.

He is preparing to take advantage of this public opinion trend to establish an investigation team for the Lushun Massacre to collect more evidence.

Compared with the public opinion trend that "The Sino-Japanese War" has set off in Shanghai, Zhang Shichuan's filming "The Sino-Japanese Naval War" is quite embarrassing. If the plot of "The Sino-Japanese War" is true, then Zhang Shichuan's movie is to overturn the Japanese crimes.

Nowadays, Shanghai citizens know that the so-called Chinese Film Co., Ltd.’s backstage is Japanese.

Many patriotic students and citizens launched a parade to boycott the Chinese Film and the "Sino-Japan Naval War".

Zhang Shichuan fell into a passive state, and he had two ways to go.

One is to leave Huaying and make a living, and the other is to continue working with the Japanese. With the Japanese's funds, he doesn't believe that he can't make a good movie.

He was really unwilling to lose to Lin Zixuan like this.

In fact, Lin Zixuan no longer regards Zhang Shichuan as an opponent. He is watching a very interesting movie.

The content of the video is very simple, telling the story of a painter painting on the desk, when suddenly the ink in the ink bottle turns into a small paper man and keep making trouble for the painter.

The painter had no way to paint, so he got up and caught the little paper man. Finally, he caught the paper man under the bed and stuffed it into an ink bottle.
Chapter completed!