From being a debater in "Qi Pa Shuo" to transforming into an actor, Fan Tiantan has always walked in the entertainment industry with an "exclusive stereotype", be like: wearing a floral dress, curly hair, a face full of flesh, a fierce look in his eyes, and a mouth that always It is painted in the brightest red, and when it starts to curse, the whole person looks like a beast with its bloody mouth open, which is frightening to people.
is no exception. This time in "Flowers", she still takes the path of being arrogant, domineering and public, but surprisingly, she can't be feared or hated.
The character played by Fan Tiantian is Lu Meilin, the proprietress of the "Jin Meilin" restaurant on Huanghe Road. Her biggest pleasure every day is to look at the other side of Zhizhenyuan with her hands on her hips to see what kind of prank is going on - "Hey, there's a power outage!" "Look, The chefs are on strike!" "Hey, isn't this the boss lady with great powers? She was taken away by the police, hahahaha!"
However, compared to such proud moments, she was not very happy most of the time. She seems to be always losing her temper, either cursing or hitting others, and looks very irritable.
There are two classic beating scenes. Let’s talk about them backwards:
In the first scene, her husband, Boss Jin, stumbled and fell to his death in order to avoid debts. Lu Meilin was so sad that she collapsed on the ground. But when she saw her husband's mistress, Xiao Jiangxi, she suddenly slammed her husband's head against the wall, over and over again...
That scene was quite shocking.
In the second place, Miss Wang used her own name to book a private room at Jin Meilin. She agreed very well at first, but when people arrived, Lu Meilin said that there was no room available, which was obviously her intention to embarrass Miss Wang.
The conflict was about to break out. During the pushing and shoving, Master Fan, who was traveling with Miss Wang, broke Boss Jin's head. Lu Meilin refused to let go, and finally gave Miss Wang two options, either call the police, or slap you, Xiao Wang. thing.
At this time, Mr. Bao from next door heard the sound and came over, transformed into a flower protector, and solemnly expressed his willingness to receive this slap for Xiao Wang. Lu Meilin was in a dilemma, and after a few anxious seconds, she had to give him a loud "slap".
There are two things in common between the two beatings. One is that they were very cruel, and the other is that she was obviously the perpetrator, but she never became a real winner.
My husband's debts from stock trading are related to his insatiable greed and gambling habit, and also to the eagerness for success as a boss in Xiao Jiangxi. However, it has no direct relationship with Lu Meilin, who has become rich through hard work, but in the end it is her, his legal wife, who will take the blame. No, just because the entire Jinmeilin was mortgaged in the loan contract.
Killing people is heartbreaking! That was Lu Meilin’s years of hard work, her source of livelihood, and her facade to support the show. If Jin Meilin is gone, all Lu Meilin’s pride will be annihilated.
But how many people feel sorry for her?
In the scene where Mr. Bao slapped Xiao Wang, both the spectators on Huanghe Road and the audience in front of the screen all applauded the hero for his righteousness and responsibility, and cheered for the handsome man and beautiful woman handing out candy in public. But in fact, the King of Sunglasses also gave some subtle shots to Mei Lin, who did not have the halo of the protagonist.
After beating Mr. Bao, Lu Meilin's face showed panic and bewilderment at first. When she turned around and saw little Jiangxi squatting next to her husband, crying into tears while healing his wounds, her mouth suddenly twitched, and then she immediately He turned his head back as if trying to suppress his sadness.
Every time, Lu Meilin's irritability is connected with helplessness. Even if she is extremely fierce, you can always smell a bit of the poor person's sorrow from the arrogant sparks.
is showing his teeth and claws, is it not to cover up the loneliness of having no one to support him? I always look forward to seeing other people’s jokes, maybe it’s just to find someone to support my miserable self in order to gain some balance?
Going forward in time, in fact, as early as the Battle of the Yellow River, she had already exposed her background.
Meilin followed her old friend Du Honggen to destroy the place opposite Zhizhenyuan. When she entered, she was aggressive, triumphant, and majestic, as if she had a chance to win. Unexpectedly, the proprietress Li Li had an expert to guide her, so she raked it up. In the end, Du Honggen, who was ten times more ferocious than Mei Lin, could only leave in despair.
Lu Meilin was so angry that she yelled at her old sweetheart after returning to the hotel. After a lot of arguing, she realized that her husband had caught on to her husband's habit of gambling.
Lu Meilin was stronger, saying that she earned every penny by herself and that she had paid off all her gambling debts.
Du Honggen fired back: No matter how much money you make, if your husband continues to gamble like that, you will get nothing.
's angry words turned out to be true in the end - her husband was really gone, and the hotel was about to lose money.
The slogan of "Flowers" has always been "Children of the world, love and justice." In fact, Lu Meilin, who seems to be a buffoon, is also there, but her love is paid to the wrong person.
Boss Jin, played by Dai Jun, is an obvious cancer. If it had been removed earlier, Lu Meilin probably would not have been so miserable. But not only did she not have such an idea, she actually valued her husband who failed to succeed but failed.
She, Lu Meilin, is the person who is busy with internal management and external business operations of this hotel. In today's terms, Sister Meilin is the person in charge. But her husband, who was well dressed, couldn't do much practical work, and flirted with waitresses all day long, was surprised to be given the shiny title of Golden Boss.
In addition, please note that the surname of this store is "Jin", Jin Meilin, which obviously means He Hemeimei's husband and wife shop. In a conspicuous place in the store, there is a photo of the couple with smiling faces, as if everything is peaceful as time goes by.
This may be Lu Meilin's best wish: "Throughout the ages, it has been said that 'men are heaven and women are earth'. Men are the backbone of the family. So, if I give enough face to men, husband and wife can always share the joys and sorrows~"
received Abducted by this kind of traditional discipline, Lu Meilin has been working hard to build and maintain what she considers a "beautiful family". Even if the man is disloyal and useless, she is unwilling to face it. Although she is always fierce to the outside world, she wears the cuckold right up to her eyes. Do you think she has exposed it? Have you cleared the portal? No!
Even if it was crawling with lice, she would not open this gorgeous robe.
Firstly, this is the dignity she has worked so hard for, and she is unwilling to break it. She laughs at others every day, so she cannot turn herself into a joke in others' mouths;
Secondly, because the traditional thinking is too deep-rooted, she cannot imagine another one. Possibility of happiness, such as - "Self-reliance, self-improvement, and living on your own", or you can just raise a canary, don't force him to be the "big boss" and let him drift away.
Meilin can't do it, because according to her value judgment, if there is no man around, her self-worth will also be missing.
So who is Lu Meilin? She is the kind of female elder who urges marriage during holidays: Women, you still have to get married and have children, your life is complete, no matter you are tall, short, fat or thin, you must have one.
spoke eloquently and earnestly, as if she was an old mage who had mastered the truth in the world. was actually just used to the shackles under her feet. The shackles were stuck with blood and flesh, and she could no longer break free, making her mistakenly think that they were also part of the body.
The reason why Lu Meilin's story is heart-wrenching is because fate ruthlessly tore off the shackles - her man was taken away, her face and obsession were shattered, leaving only a bloody mess. What does the future hold? Either be reborn in Nirvana or perish.
Nowadays, everyone is shouting about feminism, but for a large number of older women like Lu Meilin, their ideas have been extremely solidified, their pattern is not big, and their gender concepts are difficult to be avant-garde. If they really want to reinvent themselves, it will be very difficult. It hurts a lot.
I have a soft heart, so I can't help but wonder: For Lu Meilin and others, compared with "breaking and rebuilding" after experiencing a big shock in life, is "maintaining the status quo and growing confused until old age" a better ending?
