's nearly two-hour movie " Homecoming " has so many remarkable things, some people talk about acting skills, some people analyze the plot, but I found that there are also many hidden geniuses in this film:
For example, the protagonist Zong Why is the mobile phone used by Dawei ( Zhang Yi ) instead of ZTE instead of Huawei ? Zhang Ning ( Zhang Zixian, ) wife Bai Hua ( Yin Tao) is the general manager of Huaxing's branch in Numia. What does this company do in Numia?
In such a severe situation, why not send troops to evacuate overseas Chinese but rely on unarmed diplomats...
Only by understanding the following 10 magic strokes can we truly understand the diplomatic Officer's "suit + passport armor".
01 Zong Dawei's mobile phone
In the movie, Zong Dawei's mobile phone had a very clear picture - it is ZTE, which is now rare in China, not the more familiar Huawei, don't worry, this is not because ZTE recharged deliberately advertising.
First of all, the story in the movie happened in 2015, and the real historical prototype event was in 2011 (we will explain why it was 2011 below), at that time, the main force of domestic mobile phones was still "China Cool Alliance" (ZTE, Huawei, Coolpad , Lenovo ), note that ZTE ranks first, so the use of "ZTE" as props in the movie is in line with the background of the times.
Secondly, even in 2015 in the story, although ZTE's domestic market share has shrunk, but because it has built a lot of base stations in Middle East and Africa, its brand recognition is still very good locally , Therefore, the usage rate of ZTE mobile phone in the Middle East and Africa is also quite high, so the selection of props is also in line with common sense.
02 Bai Hua's company
In addition, the "Huaxing Company's branch in Numia" is mentioned many times in the film, which is Bai Hua (huà), the general manager played by Yin Tao, and the 125 people she leads. employees of the company. So what does this company do?
First of all, the name "Huaxing" is worth pondering from the literal point of view. Almost all Chinese people can think of the meaning of "China rejuvenation".
Secondly, we can also boldly associate and guess through the mobile phone used by Zong Dawei and the word "Huaxing". The inspiration for the name comes from Huawei and ZTE, because in reality, these two companies have captured six Become the wireless communication market in Africa and Southeast Asia.
returns to the republic of Numia in the movie, although it is fictional, it is obviously a North African country (we will talk about the prototype of this country below?) Therefore, Huaxing Company is easily reminiscent of a company communications company. In fact, the prototype of this Huaxing company is a construction company, and the banner in the movie when they reach the finish line for a group photo also proves this.
To sum up, whether it is "China Revitalization", Huawei and ZTE, communication companies or construction companies, the meaning of the name Huaxing is really good. It means that only when the country is strong can the road of enterprises go all over the world.
There is a clip in the movie where the driver of the Huaxing company, Wadir, a local employee of the Chinese company, speaks to Mufta, the rebel leader. These Chinese are here to help us build our country! His emphasis is on the Chinese and helping them engage in construction. In other words, the powerful motherland behind us and our large enterprises abroad are also the first armor to protect our compatriots in times of crisis.
All members of the company in the movie set up makeshift shelters in war-torn countries, organized, disciplined, and divided into divisions to carry out self-protection, which also highlights the collectivist values of the Chinese people. It is also the epitome of an ordinary Chinese family.
Zong Dawei, who is experienced but has a bad temper, is like a strict father. Bai Hua, who reconciles contradictions, is like a very gentle and virtuous Chinese mother. Natural, immature, and impulsive Cheng Lang is like a child.
03 Republic of Numia
Numia, where is the prototype of this country? The movie only says that it is based on real events, and the time of the story is set in 2015. Therefore, if it is only a reference time, then the evacuation event that occurred in 2015 was Yemen evacuation , but we know from the news that that time The evacuation is the only armed evacuation in my country. Therefore, the story of the movie " Red Sea Operation " is closer to Yemen's evacuation. If
is associated with the name "Numia", is it a bit like "Numidia"? It is an ancient kingdom established in northern Africa in the third century BC , the approximate area of this kingdom is located in today's Libya . Therefore, the closest prototype to the evacuation of citizens from Numia is the evacuation of citizens from Libya in 2011.
In addition, according to the countries bordering "Numia" in the movie, for example, Yang Bin, the "first secretary of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Tulis" played by Li Chen and , came to the border of "Numia" by bus. Car transfer compatriots. "Tulis" is very close to " Tunisia ", and in reality it is just west of Libya.
also has a detail, Cheng Taishen (shēn), "the political counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Numia" Yan Xingzhou said when arranging the evacuation task, the evacuation is divided into two directions, one goes east and the other goes west.
's evacuation operations in Libya mainly went west to the border of Tunisia. Going east, it will gather in the Libyan port city of Benghazi, and take a boat out of the island of Crete, Greece. To sum up, the closest prototype should be the 2011 Libyan evacuation.
Of course, more precisely, the story of the movie is based on real events, but by no means a specific event, the story is drawn from multiple archetypes. For example, Zong Dawei was pointed at the head with a gun by the rebels, which came from the real event in the evacuation of citizens from Ukraine in 2022.
and Wang Xun played Liu Minghui and his party who were captured by the rebels, Zong Dawei saved it by himself, is a real story from Iraq .
In short, the story of the movie is a synthesis of typical characters and deeds from countless real events, but there is only one spirit expressed. Such a big action must be the concerted effort of the country and the team. In the previous evacuation of overseas Chinese, the motherland will not leave a compatriot.
Just like a line of words written on the wall of the "Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs" where Zong Dawei is in the movie: China has a population of 1.3 billion, and we cherish the life of every compatriot.
04 Unarmed Chinese diplomats in a hail of bullets
Some viewers may question, the movie "Operation Red Sea" can send special forces to evacuate overseas Chinese, why in "The Journey Home" let unarmed diplomats evacuate overseas Chinese through a hail of bullets?
In fact, this question is easy to answer, the reason is that in 1953, Premier Zhou Enlai put forward the norms of international relations - the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. In short, they are: mutual respect for territorial sovereignty; mutual non-aggression; non-interference in each other's internal affairs; ; equality and mutual benefit; peaceful coexistence. Its essence lies in advocating the equal sovereignty of all countries and opposing any country's monopoly on international affairs.
Therefore, our government will never send troops in without the invitation or permission of other governments, so back to the film, only foreignThe officer is responsible for this task.
As Chinese diplomats, whether it is a hail of bullets or a sea of swords, they will be obliged to complete the task of evacuating overseas Chinese. But they are not completely unarmed, their "weapons" have the following two.
05 Two "weapons" of Chinese diplomats
In the film, the first thing Zong Dawei does when confronted by government troops or rebels with live ammunition is to hold up his passport.
because he is holding a diplomatic passport - and his only weapon!
Diplomatic passports have more rights than our ordinary holding passports. First of all, the colors are different from the appearance. The cover of the Chinese diplomatic passport is bright red, and the cover of the ordinary passport is jujube red. In addition to nationality and national emblem, diplomatic passports are also printed with the Chinese and English words "diplomatic passport".
But the most important thing is to hold a diplomatic passport, enjoy diplomatic courtesy, diplomatic privileges, diplomatic immunity in foreign countries, etc. Of course, this also depends on the laws of the other country. Therefore, in the movie, Zong Dawei frequently raised his diplomatic passport in the hope of getting more help in the hail of bullets.
Of course, the ultimate reason for getting help is not this booklet, but the country that issued this passport - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China asks the military and administrative agencies of various countries to facilitate the passage of the passport holder and provide necessary assistance.
At the end of the film, after Zong Dawei and his party reached the border of Tulis, the reason why the rebel leader Mufta finally dared not kill Zong Dawei is also because if he kills a person with a diplomatic passport in full view , that would be a pretty major international event, especially with the Chinese diplomatic passport, and frankly he doesn't have the guts. He's just a crazy rebel, but not stupid.
So the diplomatic passport and the country it represents are the diplomat's weapon and his armor to protect his fellow citizens.
06 Level and work of ambassador/counselor/first secretary/attendant , third secretary, , and finally the attaché.
The diplomats in the movie mainly come from three parts, the consular protection center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the embassy in Numia and the embassy in Tulis. The four of them are ambassador, counselor, first secretary, and attaché.
Lv Yisong, played by Li Xuejian, is the " Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Numia". Generally, there are deputy minister level, director level, deputy director level and division level. To put it simply, an ambassador is the highest diplomatic representative stationed abroad. Its main mission is diplomacy, and it is the needle that presides over the work of the embassy.
Cheng Taishen, played by Yan Xingzhou, is "the political counselor of the embassy in Numia". Usually the chief or deputy chief. A counselor is a job in charge of a certain area of the embassy's business. It is divided into political counselor, commercial counselor, economic counselor, cultural counselor and so on. The political counselor played by Cheng Taishen is similar to the second-in-command of the embassy, who presides over the daily work of the embassy when the ambassador is away.
So in the movie, when Ambassador Lv Yisong was not around, he was in full command of the mission to evacuate overseas Chinese, and he said a classic line when deploying the work: find someone, talk about it, and get things done. As a requirement for the evacuation of overseas Chinese, we mobilized all resources to send our compatriots home. This sentence also represents the experience of evacuation summed up by Chinese diplomats and an effective method extracted.
Zhong Dawei, played by Zhang Yi, is "First Secretary of the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Usually they are the main office or deputy office. Therefore, in the movie, Zong Dawei is respected as "Zong Office", and Zhang Ning is respected as "Zhang Office". Waiting for secretaries, their work is different, and even very complicated.
First, Zong Dawei, he is the first secretary of the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The consulate is different from the embassy. The consulate is responsible for dispatching each other. The government representative of the country, whose main responsibility is to protect the rights and interests of Chinese citizens, he is the consul of China and mainly serves the Chinese. To be specific to the consular protection center, in short, as long as the Chinese encounter abroad It handles all difficulties. In addition, all matters that foreigners want to come to China are also served by consuls. In short, consular services are two-way, serving both Chinese people and foreigners who come to China. In a word, consuls serve Arrangements are being made for people's cross-border exchanges. The full name of the 12308 hotline announced by Ambassador Lv Yisong in the movie
is "12308 Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs". This hotline mainly provides consular protection and assistance services for overseas Chinese citizens.
Returning to Zong Dawei in the movie, his first-class secretary is equivalent to "a brick of the revolution". He is responsible for various evacuation tasks including coup d'etat, earthquake, plague, tsunami, etc. Very rich.
and Zhang Ning played by Zhang Zixian is the "first secretary of the embassy in Numia".
Yang Bin played by Li Chen is the "first secretary of the embassy in Tulis". They are both ambassadors to foreign countries The first secretary of the embassy. They are all important business officials. In large and medium-sized embassies, the first secretary is often responsible for important business affairs, or serves as the person in charge of a certain office, and handles some political or business negotiations. .
So Zong Dawei said that Zhang Ning deliberately stayed in Numia because he wanted to take over Yan Xingzhou's class. Don't look at the fact that the first secretary is only one level away from the counselor, but from the perspective of the level, it is still very important to be the deputy director.
Finally, Cheng Lang, played by Wang Junkai and , is the "attorney of the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Generally, he is a staff member, and he is considered a new diplomat. is only 25 years old, or he has just graduated from undergraduate degree. Years, or just graduated as a graduate student and was sent out to learn experience with old comrades. , reaching out from the car and stroking the heads of the local children. The original intention was to show friendliness, but Zong Dawei knocked them out and scolded them not to touch their heads.
In fact, in many countries and regions, touching someone's head is disrespectful. If you touch a child's head recklessly, the child's parents will be very angry, and even ask you for guilt. Especially in Arab countries, the right hand is used to eat, and the left hand is used to clean up after convenience, so people in those places will feel that it is very rude to touch other people's heads with their hands, especially the left hand.
For example, Libyan is very taboo to pass things or food with his left hand. This behavior is regarded as impolite or insulting. If you touch the other's head with your left hand, he will misunderstand that you are insulting her, so Zong Da Wei and Zhang Ning told Cheng Lang not to touch the child's head.
Zong Dawei and Zhang Ning have experienced many battles and have seen senior diplomats in the world, so they will teach these experiences to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Meng Xincheng, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings between him and the locals.
08 Arabic
In the movie, Zhang Ning once teased Zong Dawei for "learning Arabic ", which means that Zong Dawei was born in Arabic, and it is his fate to often go into and out of dangerous areas. I was learning Arabic.Zhang Ning's words are of course a joke, but to a certain extent it is also true.
Arabic is the official language of Arab countries, and in Arab countries, such as Iraq, Lebanon, Syria , Palestine , Somalia , Sudan , Libya, Yemen , etc. I heard the situation of these countries in the news. The more war-torn countries are, the more they need senior diplomats like Zong Dawei who can speak Arabic.
09 Who to burn the letters to watch the
video Finally, when everyone finally arrived at Dirat, they were pleasantly surprised to find that our rescue team had already prepared sufficient supplies there early. So, how did our rescue team, , know about it without communicating with Ben?
is when Zong Dawei and Cheng Lang led 125 people on foot through the desert, Zong Dawei always used a bonfire to burn a circle at night, in fact, the letter D is the initials of Dillat, that is what he was telling the country, their destination Dillart.
So who is such a small D for? It is undoubtedly our satellite . Through the satellite map, we discovered the location and destination of this team, and thus mobilized a lot of manpower and material resources to go to the rescue in time.
BGM "The Lights of the Stars" is used just right. On the one hand, it expresses the strong desire of the Chinese who are in danger to go home. On the other hand, the stars that illuminate the way home are countless diplomats and all compatriots in the motherland.
10 Easter egg
At the end of the video, Zong Dawei, who had returned home safely, heard the sound of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year and subconsciously dodged. It was his instinct to dodge when he heard the sound of gunshots, and here is the one that corresponds to the "storm of bullets" he just experienced. A "neighbor quarrel", which is a sharp contrast between a peaceful and stable China and a war-torn country.
Chenglang's father is Wu Jing who has climbed Mount Everest, been to space, and blown up Jupiter. In fact, in addition to entertainment, there is also a function that is highly related to the story of the feature film. How the style was formed, because he has a super strong father, and he desperately needs recognition who has lacked recognition since he was a child. So do bad things with good intentions.
