If you love spy movies, but time only allows you to watch one, I sincerely recommend the movie "The Wind". If you are an extremely picky reader about spy warfare, then I highly recommend reading the original book "The Wind".
As the first domestic spy war movie, "The Wind" created a precedent, and ten years later, it still maintains its unparalleled status. In the closed environment of Qiuzhuang, people from all walks of life launched a thrilling contest in order to expose the "old ghost". The leading actors such as Li Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xiaoming, Wang Zhiwen, Su Youpeng, Yingda, etc. all showed superb acting skills, and their performances were wonderful, presenting a visual feast for the audience. Ni Dahong, Duan Yihong and other old drama bones are willing to be green leaves, adding more color to the film.
The plot of the movie "The Sound of the Wind" is compact, there are no urine spots, the actors' performances are impeccable, it is exciting and brain-burning, and the rhythm is just right. It set off a wave of spy war dramas, but unfortunately, it seems that since it, there has been no classic. Some viewers deeply regret this, believing that today's domestic films have regressed more than one notch compared to ten years ago.
Actually, if your love for spy war dramas is undiminished, I suggest you read the original book "The Wind". You will find that although the movie is already excellent, the depth and breadth of the story shown in the original book are incomparable to the movie. The original work has won many awards, including the 2007 People's Literature Award for Novels, the 12th Literature Award of the Bajin Academy of Literature, etc. This year, the publisher also launched a new revised edition, divided into three parts: "East Wind", "West Wind", and "Quiet Wind", which have been carefully revised and added illustrations to make the whole story more vivid and rich.
In the original book, the identity of the "old ghost" is confusing, who is the key person who transmits the information? It's a puzzling mystery. A clear answer is given in the movie, but in the original book, the answer is much more vague and complex. In order to deliver the news, the "old ghosts" put in great efforts and sacrifices, and finally in exchange for the safety of the organization. Gu Xiaomeng's jade shatters make people admire and heartache, while the story in the original book is even more cruel and tragic.
Overall, "The Sound of the Wind" is a masterpiece that is worth reading again and again. Whether in the movies or in the original books, they all show humanity, sacrifice, and faith in war. If you love spy war dramas, then "The Wind" will definitely not disappoint you. Every effort was made to find opportunities to relay urgent information in the hope of canceling planned meetings and preventing the entire organization from being wiped out.
However, under the watchful eye and under the watchful eye of surveillance, everyone is at risk and suspicious, and it seems like an impossible task. In the midst of the bloody rain, the truth becomes confusing, organizational secrets loom in the face, and danger is imminent.
With the narration of the Mai family, the image of the "old ghost" Li Ningyu gradually emerged. However, in an embattled and isolated situation, how exactly did she succeed in delivering information? There are three different answers given in the book. As the final chapter of the "Decryption Trilogy", "The Wind" continues the Mai family's unique spy war style, placing the characters in an extremely harsh environment to look back at history and test human nature. In a captivating storyline, the trials of good and evil, truth and falsehood, loyalty and betrayal are unfolded one by one.
The first part, "East Wind", unfolds from the perspective of Li Ningyu's brother's memories. This Pan Lao from Yan'an is actually a comrade-in-arms who works underground with Li Ningyu as a husband and wife, and he is also the first person to provide story materials to the Mai family. He recounted how Li Ningyu used the tactics of confusion to exchange death for trust, and skillfully used a posthumous painting for a child, in which the Morse code was hidden, and finally passed on the emergency information at a critical moment. The illustrations specially added in the revised edition show the hidden secrets of Xiaocao in front of the readers' eyes.
However, in the novella "The West Wind", this description is completely repudiated. The party concerned, Gu Xiaomeng, scolded Pan Lao is **. She recalled that on the night when Li Ningyu fought to the death, it was the moment when the organization was going to hold a meeting. According to common sense, at such a sensitive moment, more is better than less, Li Ningyu's body and last words should be detained, and the information cannot be transmitted in time. However, there was no accident that day, because Gu Xiaomeng helped Li Ningyu to deliver the secret report. Regarding the specific delivery method, Gu Xiaomeng was reluctant to disclose, and the Mai family did not explain.
Later, the Mai family revealed the truth of the matter in "Quiet Wind". It turned out that Gu Xiaomeng and Pan Lao used to be husband and wife! Hearing Gu Xiaomeng's scolding and the sharp rebuttal of "West Wind", Pan Lao, who was nearly ninety years old, lost control of his emotions and had a heart attack. The man who died with a secret turned national affairs into family feuds. The Mai family hesitated in this, how did the intelligence leak out? What exactly is the truth? Perhaps, those who have read the original book already have the answer in their hearts.
In the interview, the Mai family gave an in-depth explanation of the truth. He mentioned that in the interwoven network of time, there are all possibilities. Sometimes we don't exist in certain moments, sometimes there is you without me, there are times when you and I don't exist. This description, like Borges's writing, blurs real time and makes the boundaries of space fictional.
The plot of the story is like a labyrinth, each character has their own perspective, and the memories are both true and false. The Mai family described "East Wind", "West Wind" and "Quiet Wind" from the three perspectives of Pan Lao, Gu Xiaomeng and himself. The human nature here is three-dimensional, the plot is multifaceted, the truth is constantly flipped, and it can even be disassembled and spliced.
The truth behind history is confusing, but this book is not just the truth. It digs deeper into human nature and philosophy. When the 5 suspects all claim to be innocent, but contradict each other, the truth becomes blurred. The Mai family values calming down and thinking, rather than blindly following the trend or listening to biased beliefs.
Over time, there will always be something that is forgotten or misinterpreted. But Mak reminds us that there is not just one truth. In a complex world, we need to think calmly and feel with our hearts in order to find our own truth. There are some facts that may forever disappear into the abyss of history, and we are powerless to find them. However, learning to interpret history with a cool head and a comprehensive perspective and form our own unique view of history may bring us deeper enlightenment.
Here, I would like to share a sentence that I hope you can remember together: I don't really care about what the world is like. I want to know how I can live a better life in this world. If you find a way to live in this world, then you should also be able to understand what the world is all about. - Ernest Hemingway. In the vast sea of people and books, I feel extremely happy that I can meet you here.