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In the morgue, there is a strange sound from a freezer.
The girl suppressed her fear and opened the cabinet door.
saw a pale man lying flat on the freezer.
During the thunder and lightning, he suddenly opened his eyes.
said, "It's so cold", which made the girl faint.
suspense horror movie?
no no no.
This is actually a funeral drama, " Sanyue has a new job ".
The girl born in 1995 who was frightened was called Sanyue.
Her daily job is not only to plug the tongue of the corpse.
also has to make up the body and repair the incomplete remains.
In and out of the morgue is the norm. Isn't
very underworld?
is such an unlucky-sounding corpse makeup artist job, which changed the super sad Sanyue.
prejudice
Zhao Sanyue ( Zhou is still ornaments) How mortified is ?
's hair is messy and sloppy, and he is so embarrassed that he is swept out of the house by his mother in broad daylight.
face and dignity like a package thrown out.
snapped and scattered.
why? - She doesn't want to work.
Like many young graduates, Sanyue lost her job after graduation.
The reason why she chose to lie flat is not because of laziness, but because of prejudice.
, who majored in stage art, looked for a job after graduation, but was rejected by three theaters in a row.
not because she failed her major, but because she is a woman.
Therefore, even if she was the only one who got full marks in the internship assessment, the final quota was still squeezed out by male competitors who were "better able to endure".
's unfair job hunting experience has also made her disappointed in the workplace since then, and she vowed to carry it out to the end.
gnawed at home for a year, holding a mobile phone all day for fun, so lazy that the instant noodle soup was poured, and he refused to get up to clean it.
's fear of rejection has a lot to do with her violent and strong mother ( Zhang Yanyan ) .
Like most Chinese parents, Sanyue's mother is not forgiving, speaks like a knife, and is used to educating her daughter in a repressive manner.
was wronged at work, I thought she would comfort her a few words, but instead she gave me a lesson:
has a bad mind and a bad temper
now because they don't want to work, the gap between the two is getting bigger and bigger.
was rejected by her mother at home, and she suffered injustice when she was looking for a job abroad.
Facing this mess of life, Sanyue became depressed and thought of seeking death.
At this time, she is desperate about life, and can't find the meaning of her existence;
is very impulsive about death, but it is also vague.
And the first person to dispel her thought of seeking death, and let her start to recognize death, was the big one.Aunt Su Rong ( Guo Keyu ornaments) .
Sanyue's new job was found by her aunt who is an undertaker.
Moreover, she didn't choose it, she was "cheated" by her aunt.
is actually like most people who don't know the funeral industry. At first, Sanyue was also very resistant, full of fear and prejudice against this profession.
was introduced by her aunt for an interview and found that when she came to the funeral home, her reaction was like this.
watched Auntie work. The smell of corpse in the house made her vomit.
looked at the water handed over by the aunt, remembered the scene where she had just cleaned the deceased, and the hand that Sanyue wanted to extend retracted again.
Until the aunt said she had washed her hands, she was willing to take it.
She also doesn't understand why Auntie is willing to do this drudgery, because she makes a lot of money?
even finally made up his mind to interview, but only for a very naive purpose:
confronted his mother who owned a bridal shop.
You see, what an impulsive girl.
But this time, the behavior of not talking about martial arts, it is obvious to the naked eye that it will drag her into a deeper prejudice vortex.
In the Chinese cultural context, we are used to refraining from talking about death.
And most of the makeup artists who deal with death also use taboo, disgust and misunderstanding.
Therefore, when Sanyuezhen became a corpse makeup artist, she truly realized the difficulty beyond expectations and the helplessness of being rejected.
took a taxi to the funeral home, but was repeatedly refused by the driver.
was at the wedding scene, and was immediately blasted out by the relatives of the newlyweds when they heard about their work.
In her colleagues, she also saw more unfair plights of funeral practitioners.
For example, Liang Gege ( Kang Keren ornaments) , who is the host of the farewell ceremony in the funeral home.
works part-time in a restaurant. Even if her professional ability is up to standard, she will be fired because of her main business.
is also like Sanyue's sister-in-law Zhou Yanan ( E Jingwen ) .
Even with the housebook in hand, the condition is not bad.
But every time they go on a blind date, they still don't dare to take the initiative to admit their true profession.
Don't ask, ask is the makeup artist.
Ask again, it is the service industry.
can integrate into mainstream life only by introducing his work to the outside world.
This is the helplessness of all practitioners in the funeral industry.
With such a deep prejudice, Sanyue, who could not find any sense of value in work and life, how should she endure it?
Break-in/professional disenchantment
Remains makeup artist is definitely not an easy job.
has been under a lot of pressure from outside stares and misunderstandings.
What's more difficult is to overcome inner fear and resistance.
Sanyue, who accidentally bumped into the industry by mistake, like all workplace novices, had to go through a period of "workplace ordeal".
It's just that the job is not easy to get used to.
must first endure physical torture, a daily routine of yue.
's work is also more rigorous than she imagined, and she can't be sloppy at all.
once hung up the names of the two deceased people and almost caused a catastrophe.
has to adapt to both physical discomfort and the mental pressure brought about by the rigorous nature of work. The thought of
resigning my job has been going around in my mind 10,000 times every day.
What's more terrifying is that she also has a strict master Liu Qingming ( Yang Xinming ) .
Since joining the company, Sanyue has often been trained by her master. When
came, it was naturally because he couldn't stand Sanyue's fear and carelessness.
For example, Sanyue went to the morgue for the first time, because she was afraid to enter the morgue, and the master standing beside her was displeased.
Second, Master is impatient with newcomers.
but not because he is arrogant, but because he understands what the job means.
Although Master usually has a temper, but when Sanyue almost delivered the wrong body, Master was particularly angry.
Because in his opinion, making a mistake in the body means that the deceased and their family members cannot say goodbye, which will cause a permanent regret that cannot be repaired. Master
seems to be complaining for his family.
is actually worried that Sanyue, who is a makeup artist for the corpse, lacks such professional consciousness and awareness.
But it is also the rigorous style of the master, and the professional consciousness of the senior sister, so that Sanyue gradually understands that becoming a qualified body makeup artist is more than just doing things according to the procedures.
is serious and rigorous, showing respect for the job and for the deceased. For the first time,
stuck the tongue out for the deceased, and the senior sister taught me every step of the way.
Massage the face, relax the muscles, and use moderate force...
During the practice, the master is on the side.
In order to make her relax, the senior sister told her that the orphan had given full authority to the funeral home before his death, so he didn't have to worry about the trouble of his family, and encouraged her to let go of her hands and feet.
But the master told her to pay attention to the sense of proportion when letting go of her hands and feet.
The body should be treated equally, regardless of whether it is high or low.
In the face of death, everyone is equal, and the deceased will be treated the same regardless of their occupation.
This is the first thing Master gave to Sanyue.
When she really started to stick the tongue of the deceased, Sanyue couldn't help but ran out and vomited halfway through the operation. The master taught her that it was disrespectful to the deceased.
But after the training, he will be alone for the novice apprentice, dress up the deceased who are regarded as "practice objects", and bow and apologize to him.
Once, Sanyue refused to accept Master's stinky temper, and she didn't realize that behind his strictness was the respect for the job.
Until seeing this scene, Sanyue didn't understand:
The deceased are not useless objects, they are still people worthy of respect.
This is the second thing they taught Sanyue to treat the deceased as human beings.
Sanyue is not an incompetent person, she is just afraid of not being accepted.
But in such a niche occupation that is not accepted by most people in society, she has gradually gained recognition.
It was the first time that Sanyue independently applied makeup to the body. Master's eyes were full of distrust at first.
can see that she is serious about makeup, and can use professional skills in place, her expression is obviously relieved.
also has a little more comfort and appreciation in his eyes.
From the changes in Master's eyes, it is not difficult to see that Sanyue's progress and dedication in his career are affirmed and accepted in his heart.
Under the subtle influence of master and sister, Sanyue's sense of identification with this job has become stronger and stronger.
The deceased who was used as "teaching material" was an orphan before his death, and no relatives were present to deal with his aftermath.
So Sanyue chose to bury him under the tree in order to express her apology.
can also be considered to truly practice the teachings of the master.
And as a corpse makeup artist, there is one more thing that is necessary.
A mighty heart.
not only face the strange eyes of the outside world, but also bear the helplessness of witnessing countless life and death every day, but unable to do anything.
Not everyone can digest this "meaningless feeling". Sister
's way of dealing with it is to keep doing it.
went to Mr. Tony for styling every three weeks and five to give him a new lease of life, and even made blind dates his main pastime.
and Liang Gege is even more rare.
With a beautiful resume, she could have had a more "decent" job.
may choose to stay because she finds that talking to the body can make her feel a sense of company and find her own value in this job.
Whether it is master, sister, Liang Gege, their respect and persistence in this profession have made Sanyue slowly discover the meaning and value of becoming a corpse makeup artist.
went from inner resistance to understanding and acceptance;
went from a rookie in the workplace to gradually understanding the weight of this job.
Sanyue's growth is actually her own, and it is also the process of our disenchantment with this niche profession.
The corpse makeup artist has been demonized for a long time.
They have been misunderstood and contradicted by the outside world for a long time because they face the death that is avoided in traditional culture.
But outside of their profession, they are just people with normal life and emotional needs just like you and me.
also has a little more courage to face life and death, and respect for life.
Disenchantment of life and death
If you say, the colleagues of the funeral home have changed Sanyue's view of the makeup artist of the body. The story of the deceased
gave her a deeper understanding of life and death.
Remember the boy who scared Sanyue at the beginning?
His name is Qin Wei (played by Sun Ning ) , he is the director who came to make a documentary for the funeral home, and he came to the funeral home to experience life in advance.
The so-called "experience of life" is because he is ill and has advanced cancer.
When he and Sanyue met, the two were just in contrast:
one could not survive, and the other wanted to die but did not dare.
When Qin Wei finally left, he left a letter and a dog for Sanyue. He hoped that the dog could become a tie for Sanyue and accompany her to live.
Sanyue named the dog "gift".
is still on this flyover.
, the former Sanyue, is sitting here looking for death.
Now, not only did she walk down the stairs by herself, but when she looked back, she found that ties can also be a gift from the sky.
Qin Wei passed away, but the emotional bond he left to Sanyue rekindled her hope of life.
What about the pair that died?
Sanyue once met a deceased, a mobile phone repair brother who died unexpectedly in front of his eyes.
The life that was alive one second before became a cold corpse the next.
The fleeting moment of life makes Sanyue feel in awe.
Sometimes death is like a "mirror mirror", which can not only reveal the truth of human nature, but also the truth of love.
Such as Qin Wei's parents.
The degree of patriarchal preference must be ranked in national dramas. Because of overbirth, her parents abandoned her second daughter, Zhang Hong, who had a congenital disease. Not long after
could find his biological parents, Zhang Hong fell ill and died. What
didn't expect is that there is still a world of difference in the treatment of his younger brother after his death.
Zhang Hong passed away and could only cleanse herself with grapefruit leaf water.
Because of the "limited conditions" at home, no embalming can be done, so she can leave in a more dignified manner.
and son Qin Wei?
Although he had bought himself a 50-dollar urn before his death, his parents would still use the most expensive and exquisite one for him.
even brought home only the ashes of his son, and left her alone in the cemetery for his second daughter.
is a more intuitive comparison, as well as two completely different painting styles on the mourning hall.
Zhang Hong passed away, her biological parents clamored for the sky, and used loud cries to cover up their guilty conscience.
When their most beloved son died, they finally returned to a state of true grief and silence.
from life to death, they took the blame for themselves and eventually reap the consequences. They did not get the forgiveness of their eldest daughter, and they became the rare parents in domestic dramas who were not forgiven.
Of course, the topic of life and death is not all cold, it can also be calm and healed.
We all understand that death is inevitable and no one can fight it.
So some people think that it is futile to tidy up before it turns to ashes.
can be seen in the eyes of the corpse makeup artist, whether it is just to help a single old man tie a silk scarf, put on beautiful makeup, and send her away with dignity.
is still helping the deceased who died suddenly, fulfilling the unfulfilled agreement between him and his parents, so that he can leave without regrets.
are all doing what they can to heal the living.
According to Sanyue's words, the funeral home is like a strange world she accidentally broke into, where she can spy on the secrets of many people.
not only met colleagues who were also regarded as aliens, but also watched the stories of many deceased people.
It was also these moments that made her realize that no matter how isolated individuals, at some point in their lives, they will find their own kind.
's sense of belonging and healing of finding the same kind made her realize that "it's good to be alive" at least at a certain moment.
In fact, everyone is the same, and one day, they will walk down that endless dark path.
In the face of death, life and work seem to be set off as meaningless, and all efforts are in vain.
But, people live forever, is it really "naked come and go without worry"?
Don't forget, there are also emotional bonds.
is like the deeply depressed patient who doesn't want to accept his wife's death.
He kept his wife's body in the funeral home, but he forgot to look back at the living people, give his daughter more attention and love, and warm each other with her.
We often think of death as the moment when the bondage ends.
In fact, you will find that it is just a necessary stage in life.
past this stage, life is not completely gone.
As long as the bond between people still exists, those who leave will exist in another way:
In the way of memory, in the way of thinking.
death is irresistible.
Emotional bonds are eternal.
And the makeup artist of the corpse is precisely the ferryman in this inevitable stage.
dislikes them, to put it bluntly, dislikes himself.
can only afford it and let it go if it calmly regards it as normal.
spend the rest of his life more comfortable .
