Chapter 147 Lively Scene

"The red sun rises in the east!"

"Someone appeared in the East..."

In the afternoon, a broadcast suddenly broke the quiet afternoon in the village. It turned out that the loudspeaker in the village started broadcasting. The loud voice was like a sharp sword, piercing people's hearts, making the originally quiet mountain village noisy in an instant.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

"Members, please pay attention!"

"Members, please pay attention!"

"Here's a good news!"

"Here's a good news!"

"Tonight at 6:, a movie will be shown in the training camp at the north end of the village. Please be prepared, pay attention to the venue discipline, and keep your children from running around..."

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By around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, some anxious villagers had gathered at the entrance of the camp, waiting anxiously.

As time went by, more and more people gathered, children cried, adults shouted, and crowds of people watched the fun.

People in the countryside hardly go to the movies once a year, and some have never even seen a movie in their entire lives.

In those days, if people heard that a movie was being shown in one village, the neighboring villages would be in an uproar.

If they could show a movie every once in a while, it would seem like the adults and children in this village would feel proud.

The small natural villages nearby do not enjoy such treatment all year round, and can only look forward to the day when they can watch a movie at their doorstep.

After the founding of New China, in order to allow more people to watch movies, the Film Bureau held the first projectionist training class in Nandu in 1950.

More than 2,000 people were selected from all over the country to participate in the training. Because there were so many people, there were not enough tables, chairs and benches, so the trainees had to sit in the yard to attend the classes.

Later, these people were assigned to various parts of the country and became "movie projectors." From then on, rural people also had the opportunity to watch a movie at their doorstep.

In the beginning, showing movies in rural areas was a new thing. Many people did not know how to watch movies, and could not follow the plot when the scene changed or a new character appeared.

The projectionist also serves as a commentator.

Sometimes, the projectionist will use slides to "preview" the characters and scenes before the movie starts, and then show the movie after giving the "spoiler" first.

Of course, there were not many opportunities to show movies in this era. Generally, movies were only shown when there were major festivals or weddings in the village. Showing a movie was considered a grand event in the village, and everyone would be as happy as if it were Chinese New Year.

The happiest ones are the children, who usually talk about watching the movie a few days before. They are most excited on the day of the screening, and rush home as soon as the school bell rings, carrying stools to the theater to reserve seats.

Everyone wants to occupy a middle point, so they have to compete on time and speed. Of course, these are the jobs done by children. Adults have to do farm work and have no time to care about these things.

As the number of people at the gate continued to increase, the camp entrance was blocked and the scene became more and more crowded.

Liu Zhiye was worried about a stampede, so he ordered the camp gate to be opened to allow villagers to enter the training ground. He also sent a squad of team members to assist the village cadres in maintaining order at the scene.

Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, and after being exposed to the afternoon sun, the ground was just a little wet, without any traces of muddy ground.

At six o'clock, Xu Damao and two other people started to operate the camera with a proud look on their faces. They hung up the screen, carefully adjusted the position, and prepared to show the movie.

Since the camp already had electricity, there was no need for a generator, otherwise they would have had to fiddle with it for a while.

After a while, after finishing their meal, the training team members formed into square formations and walked forward in unison, shouting slogans.

The crowd was immediately attracted, and the noise gradually died down, replaced by silence and anticipation.

Hundreds of people dressed in uniform white uniforms marched with powerful steps, like a well-trained army.

The team members' slogans echoed in the air, as passionate as war drums, which made people excited.

"One two one, one two three four."

"one two three four……"

"Standing!"

"sit down!"

"Wow!" everyone immediately sat back in their seats. Seeing this, some villagers couldn't help but spontaneously applaud.

A little later, Liu Zhiye and other leaders also came over. The officer on duty gave another order.

"stand up!"

"salute!"

Liu Zhiye and others returned the greeting and said, "Sit down!"

Seeing this scene, the people in the crowd here started talking.

"Look, that's Brother Zhiye. My goodness, he is so impressive. Did you see that? Hundreds of people saluted him. What a great leader he is!"

"Yes, everyone knows that he has taken a leadership position at a young age, but no one expected that he could manage so many public security personnel. If it were during the Qing Dynasty, he would at least be a seventh-rank official, right?"

Grandpa, uncle, aunt and the third uncle sat together, listening to the discussion of the people around them. The third uncle said with emotion: "Our Liu family has really produced a dragon this time. Looking at his age and achievements, our ancestors have never had such a person in hundreds of years."

The Sixth Uncle also said, "That's right, I just miss our ancestor who made the Liu family prosperous here. At his age, he was still in Dongshan preparing for the imperial examination!"

The villagers were whispering to each other, and Liu Zhiye saw that it was still early, so he asked the officer on duty to lead the team to sing some songs to liven up the atmosphere.

"I am a soldier, I come from the common people..."

"Forward! Forward! Forward! Our team is heading towards the sun..."

"…The Communist Party works hard for the nation. The Communist Party is dedicated to saving China. It has shown the people the path to liberation…"

"Returning from target practice at sunset..."

"With great vigor and confidence, we crossed the Yalu River..."

"Unity is strength. This strength is iron, this strength is steel, harder than iron and stronger than steel. Open fire on the fascists..."

One majestic military song after another, like the majestic military flags and bugles, gives people a strong visual and auditory impact.

Under the influence of this extremely majestic atmosphere, the people on the other side also changed.

The villagers gradually stopped whispering and began to hum along. Their voices were very small at first, but as time went on, their voices gradually became louder, and finally they could no longer control the passion in their hearts and sang loudly.

The whole scene was full of energy and enthusiasm, people were singing happily, with happy smiles on their faces, as if they had forgotten all their worries and fatigue, and were only immersed in this wonderful atmosphere.

After the singing stopped, everyone waited excitedly for the movie to begin. When the projectionist Xu Damao was ready, the movie finally began.

The scenes from the film "The Battle of Shangganling" slowly appeared, and the audience was immersed in the story.

This film is a war feature produced by Changchun Film Studio. It tells the story of the Eighth Company of a certain Volunteer Army unit during the Battle of Shangganling, which, under the leadership of Company Commander Zhang Zhongfa, held its ground, fought bloody battles with the enemy, and ultimately won the victory.

“In the autumn of 1952, the M Army launched a large-scale offensive near the th parallel in the central part of CX, attempting to seize Wusheng Mountain, the main peak position of Shangganling.

The Battle of Shangganling broke out. Zhang Zhongfa, the commander of the 24th Company, was ordered to hold the main peak position. The division command post required them to hold on for hours and wait for reinforcements...

The next day, the enemy launched a massive attack on Wusheng Mountain. Zhang Zhongfa ordered his company to cooperate with other troops to take the initiative and repel a large number of enemies. The divisional command post asked Zhang Zhongfa to delay the enemy...

Not only did they have to fight the enemy above their heads, but they also had to fight for survival. The tunnel was cut off from the rear by the enemy, and there was a serious lack of water in the tunnel. The soldiers encouraged and cared for each other and persevered in the battle tenaciously...

With the cooperation of friendly forces, they fought tenaciously for 24 days, allowing our army to prepare for a major counterattack and finally annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop."

"The show is over!"

The film ended, but the audience was still immersed in the plot of the film, as if every character and every scene in the story had left a deep impression in their hearts.

The world around them seemed to have shrunk, and only the world on the screen was deeply imprinted in their hearts.

Many viewers even sat there discussing the plot of the film with tears in their eyes. This was not just their feelings about the film, but also a deep resonance.

Especially the interlude "My Motherland" sung by soprano singer Guo Lanying, "A big river with wide waves, the wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides..." As the song sounded, the audience was excited again.

In the training camp, the passionate chorus of "My Motherland" echoed over and over again, overflowing with people's high patriotic feelings.

Every participant put their heart and soul into it, and their enthusiasm and determination were contagious to those around them.

After a short break, the highly anticipated new movie "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" began to be screened again. This movie was just released this year and has attracted the keen attention of many people since its release.

"In 1946, in order to ensure that the land reform was not disrupted, the People's Liberation Army formed a small team to go deep into the forest and snow to eliminate bandits...

One day, the team found the river temple which had become a bandit's den and discovered a bunch of hidden bandits.

Shao Jianbo, the PLA Chief of Staff and leader of the squad, decided to use a trick to capture him..."

(End of this chapter)