Chapter 1658 1660 [Ten Victories and Ten Defeats]
The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony is a grand event that attracts worldwide attention.
Because of Xiang Nan’s acceptance speech, he immediately gained worldwide attention. For a time, the atrocities committed by Japan''s invasion of China attracted the attention of the whole world.
?Although at this time, due to the economic crisis, all countries are adhering to the attitude of sweeping away the snow in front of their own homes and not caring about the frost on other people''s tiles.
However, in order to maintain superficial morality, they still paid attention to the matter, which put a lot of pressure on Japan.
After all, Japan is a small country with a small population and poor materials. Strategic materials such as steel, oil, rubber, etc. all need to be imported from foreign countries.
When its unjust war was opposed by people all over the world and resulted in an embargo of strategic materials, its aggressive behavior had to stop.
After all, without steel, guns cannot be made. Without oil, tanks, ships, and vehicles cannot move; without rubber, cars have no tires and are equivalent to a piece of scrap metal...
?Therefore, facing international pressure, Japan had to slow down its pace of aggression, and had to adopt a tolerant policy in governing the occupied areas to prevent those atrocities from being exposed and attracting global opposition.
Therefore, Xiang Nan’s acceptance speech is of great significance. The government said that Xiang Nan''s words were worth more than an army.
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Xiang Nan was also very happy to learn about this.
??He later donated all the Nobel Prize money to establish the Wenqiang Scholarship to fund domestic scientific research.
At that time, the Nobel Prize amounted to one million Swedish francs, worth about 400,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 400 million yuan today, which is quite considerable.
And this move is naturally even more highly praised by the Chinese people.
“Mr. Xu is not only talented and passionate about the motherland, but he is also generous and charitable, regardless of fame or fortune. He is truly a role model for our generation!”
“Four hundred thousand U.S. dollars, Mr. Xu is willing to donate such a large amount of money. It’s so generous. It’s really an example for us to learn from!”
“Mr. Xu donated so much money to reward people who have made outstanding contributions in science. Students of our generation should not disappoint him and must work harder to study and create.”
?People spread the word about the Tao one after another, and for a time, their desire to learn was overwhelming.
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As we entered 35 years, the haze of war became more and more intense.
?In Germany, Hitler openly defied the Treaty of Versailles and expanded the army from 100,000 to 300,000. And re-establish the navy, air force, and armored forces. It can be said that the Treaty of Versailles was like a piece of waste paper at this time and had lost all binding force.
In Italy, Mussolini sent troops to invade Ethiopia. In fact, he already sent troops last year. However, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army was worrying. After a year of fighting, Ethiopia could not be defeated, so he could only continue to send more troops.
Japan, in order to continue its invasion of China, deliberately caused trouble and used it as an excuse to use force to threaten the country and force the government to sign the "Qin-Territory Treaty", handing over most of the territory of Chahar Province to others and opening the door for Japan to invade North China. .
?However, as Japan pressed forward step by step and acted in reverse, the anti-Japanese forces in China were also rising. The "August 1st Declaration" and the "Declaration of Resisting Japan and Saving the Nation" were launched one after another, calling on the people of the country to unite as one, stop the civil war, unite in foreign affairs, resist the Japanese aggressors, and strive for victory. The issuance of the two declarations greatly inspired the enthusiasm of the domestic military and civilians to resist Japan. The anti-Japanese national united front is beginning to take shape.
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In 35 years, Xiang Nan also officially released "Harry Potter: The Half-Blood Prince", using the book to express his aspirations and continue to inspire the people to unite as one to resist evil and darkness.
It is worth mentioning that this series of books was banned in Germany, Italy, Japan and other countries because of suspicion of innuendo.
?But even so, each "Harry Potter" series of books can still sell millions of copies. is one of the most popular novels today.
The reason why this series of novels are popular is not only because of the wonderful content and good-looking stories, but also because it has an inspiring effect. In the context of today''s sluggish economy and war everywhere, it is really rare to have such a heart-warming book, and it is naturally very popular.
?In addition to writing novels, Xiang Nan also authorized Broadway to adapt "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" into a stage play. After its release, it became a huge hit, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers.
After the outbreak of the economic crisis, life on Broadway was actually very difficult.
Broadway theaters mainly rely on ticket sales and support from sponsors to survive.
After the economic crisis, people did not have so much money for entertainment, and going to Broadway to watch performances became unbearable. After the economic crisis, many theater sponsors went bankrupt or suffered heavy losses.
?Under such circumstances, it is difficult for them to spend as much money as they did before and donate money to support these elegant arts.
Therefore, theaters that originally performed three or four times a day would only open performances once a week. Because of the reduction in performances, Broadway actors were once faced with unemployment.
Now, due to the release of the stage play "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone", a large number of book fans have flocked to Broadway to enjoy and support, making the theater that had been empty for a long time suddenly full.
?Even so, there is still a long queue of people queuing up to buy tickets at the theater box office.
?Seeing this, the theater manager was naturally very happy. And the actors can also get back on stage, which is naturally a great thing for them.
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" subsequently ran for more than 6,000 performances on Broadway, becoming the longest-running stage play in Broadway history. The popularity of this show has also revitalized Broadway, which has been dormant for a long time.
Xiang Nan was also hailed as the "Savior of Broadway" and won the Broadway Drama Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Best Stage Play, Best Actor and Actor, and Best Lighting Award the following year. The grand prize also set a record for the award since its inception.
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The popularity of the stage play "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" on Broadway has also attracted the attention of Hollywood film producers. They immediately sent people to find Xiang Nan, hoping to authorize them to adapt this series of novels into movies.
??Although Xiang Nan considers that with current special effects technology, it is simply impossible to film the magical world imagined in the "Harry Potter" series of novels.
After all, let alone computer special effects, computers don’t even exist yet. Today''s special effects can only use techniques such as cutout, shearing, and reverse playback at most.
??However, if he really wanted to wait for computer special effects to reach a realistic level before filming the "Harry Potter" series, Xiang Nan might not be able to wait until his death. So he finally agreed to their request.
(End of this chapter)