Go to the attic alone, preferably at night. At the end of "Days of Being Wild", Tony Leung is riding a horse in search of a horse, and the hero is dark. He counts the banknotes under the electric light, counts a pile, puts it in the inner pocket of his suit, counts another pile, takes out a deck of playing cards, twists them to look at them carefully, and then Take out a pair.
Next, she combed her hair, parted it three to seven, combed her hair neatly in front of the mirror, her whole body was straight, her bones were carefree, and finally she turned off the lights. Good luck, this half minute is the taste of Shanghai.
Jin Yucheng's novel "Flowers" opens with such a very graphic text. The camera returned to Shanghai. Mr. Bao carried something into a dimly lit room and asked Jin Yucheng, "Are you writing a book? Have you thought of a name?"
Jin Yucheng said no, but the first sentence was "It's best to go up to the attic alone at night," ends the introduction.
talks about "Flowers" again. This time, it's all the details that are forgotten because of love.
[1] "Flowers" is a unique piece
"Flowers" ended, and I felt empty. But we can finally determine what this relatively complete story looks like. There are not many works that can be called "orphans", let alone CCTV's personal review.
As early as the last article about "Flowers", I said that this is a particularly beautiful work. After watching the entire episode, I felt that it was like an almost flawless piece of jade on display in a museum. This exquisite feeling has a lot to do with the entire production team's arrangement of film details.
In the drama, Reiko went to Japan to work as a waiter when she was young. Abao was in a hurry in Japan at the time and desperately wanted to see a customer. While waiting for the customer, Reiko took out a picture that she asked for. Good luck path.
This fortune is the 32nd lot of Sensoji Guanyin Lotus, which is auspicious. There are four lines of words on the signature, "It's like jade hiding a deep stone, never see it with your own eyes. Once a good craftsman says goodbye, you will see the light of the treasure."
Careful netizens said that there is a text on the back of the signature, which probably means, (The sign seeker) needs to rely on his own continuous efforts to be able to get help from good teachers and friends like a buried gem.
Facts have proved that from A Bao to Mr. Bao, he has indeed determined this destiny. Reiko returned to China because of his friendship. After returning to China, she officially became the proprietress of Night Tokyo in the eyes of outsiders.
After returning to China, Reiko moved into Teacher Ge's building, which was also jokingly called the "singles' building". Reiko has a neighbor named Teacher Shi. Teacher Shi, like Lingzi, is always waiting for someone in this building.
Every time Mr. Bao goes to Lingzi's house, he will pass by Mr. Shi's house; every time Mr. Shi hears the sound at the door, he will open the door expectantly, and then nod to Mr. Bao to say hello. Not many people could pass by her door, but she had been looking forward to it. This person was the one she was waiting for.
In the story of Po and Reiko, the warm colors of memories are like the scene in "2046". Two people in a building always stand on the rooftop and talk about their concerns. Lingzi lived on the roof of the building, and the roof always leaked. Mr. Bao always came to fix it for him. He tried to fix it several times, but it didn't work every time.
Lingzi is the one with the most Shanghai charm among the women related to A Bao. The fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the day to welcome the God of Wealth. On New Year's Day in 1993, a car accident caused Abao to disappear from everyone's sight. No one knew whether he was dead or alive except him and his uncle.
That night in Tokyo, a group of people sat around the table and sang a play. This play was a aria from the Shanghai Opera "Last Night's Love", "Tears of regret filled my eyes. Last night's love, today's thoughts, eternal hatred ."
There are so many Shanghai operas, but Wong Kar-wai chose this section at the busiest time to sing the story of Lingzi and Mr. Bao.
Later, he recalled the day when he and Lingzi met again in Shanghai. The two were sitting by the window eating, and the voiceover sounded the aria "Baoyu Cries" from the Peking Opera "Dream of Red Mansions" passed down from Teacher Shi's family downstairs. Spirit", "Sister Lin, I'm late. I was deceived by a good match, and my sister's soul returned to Lihentian. To this day, the human face is nowhere to be found, and it remains empty, with only a candle and a white curtain in front of the spirit."
In this paragraph, the topic the two talked about was also the topic of their relationship. Abao asked Lingzi what he would do if he couldn't get married in the future. Lingzi's answer was, if he can't get married, I'll just follow you. Living here, it doesn't matter if it rains every day.
In the arrangement of music, Wong Kar-wai gave an absolute preference to the line between Lingzi and Mr. Bao, and in every piece of music with accents, he told the intertwined affection of these two people bit by bit.
The following part about inviting A Bao to get wet in the rain at home was silent. Perhaps it was because A Bao did not give her an answer. This may also be the reason why Reiko said "I knew it was impossible from the beginning" in the ending.
I personally like the line between Lingzi and Mr. Bao very much. This line is portrayed in detail and is also the most complete part about Po's emotional line in the whole drama.
There is the night when Reiko lent him the beginning of his destiny; there is the moment when Reiko crushes after receiving the ticket; there is the whole process of Reiko becoming his boss's wife after returning to China; there is the night when a friend is about to break up and he tells the truth, which makes her feel discouraged. ; There was the time when she smashed the old Night Tokyo to draw a boundary with A Bao; there was the time when she heard that Mr. Qiang maliciously destroyed A Bao.
In the end, the ending of their relationship once again returned to a night where they met by chance. When it comes to Baoling's emotional line alone, there is no right or wrong between the two of them. One step away from each other would completely ruin their lives.
Let’s go back to Baoli. When Li Li first arrived at Huanghe Road, he was only in his twenties and had a very strong aura.
Xin Zhilei herself couldn't believe that she could be so beautiful after reading it. She is a high-level hunter, looking for her own meal on the Yellow River Road.
Looking back at Li Li's timeline, after she got the new identity and huge wealth given to her by Mr. A, she came to Huanghe Road and bought a restaurant called Zhizhenyuan. The purpose of this restaurant is very simple. Help her escape and transform back into Chen Zhen.
brought 30 million, and when she left, it became 200 million. This was something she had planned when she came. Among the stories of men and women trapped in the trade, she was one of the few who understood herself. Protect the business genius who got away perfectly.
But there are too many unknowns about her life experience. Why did she come up from the south? And why do we need to find Mr. Bao during roll call? And why, in the love and hate of Vanity Fair, does it bring hope to Mr. Bao time and time again at critical moments? There is no love on the Yellow River Road, but why did she sleep peacefully in Mr. Bao's car?
Some people say that this scene is Wong Kar-wai's advanced expression of erotic scenes. On the surface, it is driving, but in fact it is an insinuation that the relationship between the two takes a further step this night. I think this idea is not bad, and it can perfectly interpret the plot of the kiss on the stairs and the fantasy on the seaside.
In the stairwell, Mr. Bao stretched out his hand to express his sincerity. Li Li turned around and kissed him to test. Mr. Bao did not avoid it. The two knew very well that this kindness from a stranger was to set a trap for Mr. Qiang. Li Li did not want him to become Mr. A. , the lingering nightmare in her heart, but Li Li still saw the shadow of her old love in him.
On a rainy night, the people under the umbrella seem to have no conflict, but in fact there is an undercurrent surging inside. There is no sound between these two people, and it is not simple. If Lingzi is the one who can stand up and block Mr. Bao when someone calls for debt, then Li Li is the one who can pull Mr. Bao out smoothly.
[2] Affection and love in the group portrait
Miss Wang's emotions are much simpler, she really loves. The Baozhu line has the most people, and it's the kind of simple fusion of spareribs and rice cakes.
But I always think that A Bao and Ling Zi are not married yet, but they are already married. They and Li Li are two evenly matched preys looking for food for each other, and Miss Wang is a pair that goes from nothing to a sky full of flowers. To our comrades in need.
The feelings between Miss Wang and Mr. Bao are not the kind that Wong Kar-Wai is best at expressing. They have the shadow of innocent and sweet dramas.
is precisely because it is too obvious and too public. Miss Wang's feelings for Mr. Bao are ready to come out, but the restraint of others is the emotion that a character like Mr. Bao wants to play with carefully.
This is exactly the case. Mr. Bao helps Xiao Wang like an elder brother. Even if he is doing things behind his uncle’s back, he still has to facilitate Xiao Wang’s first business. Even if I leave Puxi, I still have to meet her at dawn in Pudong for an appointment.
It seems that Wong Kar-Wai is talking about love, but in fact he is enriching every female image. The scene where Ling Hong leaves Ye Tokyo and goes to Beijing is simply superbly portrayed.
Lingzi saw Linghong dragging her suitcase and chased her out and asked her where she was going. Linghong said that she was going to Beijing to work hard. Lingzi’s first reaction was to go back and get the money. She knew that Linghong’s business was difficult, so it seemed that she had opened a business. The boutique store actually didn’t make much money.
Reiko took 10,000 yuan, but it was not enough, so she made up another 10,000 yuan. When they rushed out, Ling Hong's figure was not far away. They were at both ends of the road, letting their raw emotions vent and shouting, "Are you rich?"
I have to say that this scene is the most gripping of Ling Hong's scenes. In a human scene, Reiko's image took on another level at this moment. Those stingy, stingy, and greedy images that were deliberately misleading in the early stage have all disappeared. Like Mr. Bao, she is a passionate person.
The same farewell scene, the scene where Lu Meilin leaves Jin Meilin, is also very expressive. The only time Lu Meilin lost face in the entire drama was when she went to Zhizhen Garden to borrow money from Li Li. At that time, she lost her partner and urgently needed money to redeem the store. She had no choice but to find the man she respected. I dislike the envious Li Li.
At that time, Li Li had already made a bet on Zhizhenyuan, and all his cash flow was here. Lu Meilin's tearful sincerity made Li Li tempted for a moment, but she didn't dare to agree, because she didn't know. Is Zhizhenyuan the next Jin Meilin?
She was determined and refused. Lu Meilin left her Yellow River Road, a hateful person, but also a bit pitiful.
Suddenly a car stopped in front of her, and Du Honggen picked her up. Whether it was on Huanghe Road or any other road, they could still create a wonderful story of their own.
Hundreds of flowers bloom on the Yellow River Road, and the glory that belongs to everyone is temporary. Everyone's story, as Manager Pan said when he left, is not the loudest. After my second viewing, after much thought, I realized that except for Wong Kar-Wai, no one else could make such a silent "Flowers".
