In the history of China's modern diplomacy, there is a well-known figure who is a patriotic diplomat. Why emphasize the word "patriotic"?
Because it is easy to love the country in the year of peace, when the country is in turmoil and is being bullied by all the great powers, how many people can stick to the bottom line and dare to safeguard the sovereignty and dignity of the country?
Gu Weijun can do it, it can be said that he has done this by himself. The movie "My 1919" restores this historical event at that time.
The historical background of the film's story creation is the peace conference held by the victorious powers (the Allies) and the defeated countries (allies) of the First World War at the Palace of Versailles in Paris from January 18 to June 28, 1919.
Nominally the Conference was convened to establish permanent peace in the world, but in fact it was a meeting of The victorious imperialist powers of Britain, France, the United States, Japan and Italy to redivide the world, distribute the spoils of war, and plot to suppress the proletariat and the national liberation movement.
As one of the victorious powers, China's delegation to the meeting was jointly composed of officials from Beijing and Guangzhou, namely: Lu Zhengxiang, minister in charge of foreign affairs of the Beijing Government, Shi Zhaoji, minister in Britain, Gu Weijun, minister to the United States, Wei Chen, minister to Belgium, and Wang Zhengting, vice minister of foreign affairs of the Guangzhou military government.
At the Paris Peace Conference, the Chinese deputies put forward to the meeting the abolition of the privileges of the imperialist powers in China, the abolition of the "Twenty-one Articles" unequal treaty between China and Japan, and the return of the rights seized by Japan from Germany during the War in Shandong.
However, the meeting was manipulated by Britain, France, the United States and other powers, ignoring China's reasonable demands and only including the Shandong issue in the discussion of the meeting. The peace conference finally signed a treaty with Germany, also known as the Treaty of Versailles.
The film is based on this historical event.
There were three battlefields that contributed to the refusal of the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles, one was the main diplomatic battlefield of the Chinese delegation, one was the demonstration battlefield outside Paris and the venue, and the other was a large-scale demonstration against the signing of the contract at home.
At that time, the Beiyang government oppressed the people at home and was weak and incompetent externally, and repeatedly put pressure on the delegates attending the meeting to agree to the unreasonable demands of the imperialist powers on China:
Let Japan inherit Germany's privileges in Shandong and sign the Twenty-One Articles, which humiliated the country.
The news spread to China, and on May 4, a large number of patriotic students, the broad masses, industrial and commercial figures and other strata participated together.
The patriotic movement carried out through demonstrations, petitions, strikes, violent confrontation with the government, etc., is a patriotic movement that Chinese the people to completely oppose imperialism and feudalism.
The countrymen strongly demanded that the government refuse to sign the Treaty of Versailles. This front is used as a sub-battlefield in the film, hidden and passed by the narrator's mouth.
But as a voice, as a powerful message representing the millions of people in China, the pressure it brings to the delegates is obvious.
The inability to sign a contract is a strong voice from within the country. We remember the account of this event in the history books.
The famous outbreak of the May Fourth Movement was caused by the failure of Chinese diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference. The failure of China's diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference made Chinese fully realize the ironclad truth that "weak countries have no diplomacy since ancient times."
The May Fourth Patriotic Movement then swept across the country, setting off a huge anti-imperialist and anti-feudal patriotic defense movement. Moreover, the May Fourth Patriotic Movement directly affected the birth and development of the Communist Party of China.
Outside the venue of the Paris Peace Conference, in the early morning of June 27, Chinese workers and Chinese students in Paris held a huge protest.
On June 28, more than 30,000 Chinese gathered, and outside the Chinese delegation's station, 30,000 people issued a common cry, "You can't sign!" "Whoever signs, kills them!"
Fifteen young daredevils are ready to defend China's dignity and power with their own blood and heads.
The main battlefield in the film is the Paris Peace Conference Versailles Conference Position where the protagonist Gu Weijun is located, China's rights and interests have been harmed, and the Chinese delegation has been trying to mediate with the great powers at the meeting.
However, the weak countries have no diplomacy, the great powers ignore China's demands, and no matter how much they argue on the basis of reason, the bandits just cover their ears and do not listen or accept.
The outstanding diplomat Gu Weijun, with his clever wisdom and sharp eloquence, made a generous statement at the meeting, refuting the unreasonable demands of the Japanese side, but justice and justice could not resist the bandits' closed eyes and ears.
The strong voice of Chinese people at home and abroad made Gu Weijun feel that he had a heavy responsibility and could not be easily regarded. Therefore, after many small meetings and repeated deliberations, the Chinese delegation finally agreed unanimously: refuse to sign at the peace conference!
The film takes the review of this historical event by a person who has personally experienced the event as the main line, showing the correct choice made by gu Weijun, a diplomatic talent, for the country at a time of crisis.
He not only defended the country's sovereignty and interests, safeguarded the country's dignity and face, but also made Chinese diplomats stand up internationally for the first time.
The character of the off-site patriot Xiao Kejian is a character who complements Gu Weijun in the film, he cannot tolerate the humiliation of the motherland, and finally self-immolates in the square of the Palace of Versailles for the sake of the country.
His tragic and magnificent deeds let us see the indomitable national spirit and the selfless dedication spirit of willing to throw away their heads and spill their blood when the country is in danger of being surrounded by strong enemies on all sides.
Chen Daoming, a powerful veteran of the Chinese mainland faction, plays Gu Weijun, who is a good interpretation of Gu Weijun, a diplomat, who is a descendant of Yanhuang, the national dignity and integrity, and the wit and style of diplomats.
At the Paris Peace Conference, Gu Weijun's speech was wise and rigorous, and he wielded it freely, winning the admiration and appreciation of the Western powers.
His metaphor is very apt, and the importance of Shandong in China to China is as important as Jerusalem to the West.
In the Western Christian world, Jerusalem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, cannot be lost, and in the world of Chinese Confucian culture, it cannot lose Shandong, the birthplace of Kong Shengren.
Although the powerful persuasion made the great powers marvel and have nothing to say, in the face of interests, this persuasion seemed powerless.
This movie has aroused people's memories of past history, history can not be forgotten, only by knowing the past, can we work hard and bravely to move forward to create a better tomorrow.