It has been several days since the finale of "South and North", and the discussion on the Internet is still in full swing.
The plot of this drama spans decades. Cases that were full of doubts in the past have all been resolved. People who have appeared on the train in the past are also called back one by one in the finale, which fills the audience with emotions.
However, the ending of Niu Dali and Yao Yuling made many viewers feel as uncomfortable as swallowing flies.
Niu Dali, who used to pursue Yao Yuling but was repeatedly rejected, and even broke up with her on the verge of getting married, suddenly changed from a stoker to a big boss. Returning to his hometown in fine clothes with his young and beautiful wife who seems to be a different generation from him, he meets Bai Yueguang, who is down and out selling kebabs on the street.
Yao Yuling, who used to love beauty the most and would rather not have enough to eat than exchange food stamps for cloth stamps to make beautiful clothes, is now unkempt and in rags. Even after recognizing Niu Dali, he was so panicked that he lost count of the skewers.
This reunion scene was evaluated by many viewers as: a typical male video "Don't bully young people who are poor" routine of slapping in the face. uses the gap of reunion to punish the beautiful girl who was unable to love in the past. Everyone can see through such a poisonous plot at a glance.
But there are also many viewers who feel that the vain and restless Yao Yuling "deserves what she deserves" for reaching this point. Her current downfall is not because she "chosen the wrong person" but because she "took the wrong path."
The two parties disagreed with each other and argued on various platforms for several days. We might as well review Yao Yuling's story together and see what the audience is dissatisfied with?
Yao Yuling, played by Jiang Yan, was originally an announcer on the train. She is young, beautiful and loves to dress up, and is recognized as the most beautiful girl in the compound.
There is no shortage of suitors around beautiful girls. Train stoker Niu Dali and policeman Wang Xin both have a good impression of her. Compared with Niu Dali, who is covered in cinders and has a simple image, Yao Yuling's heart inevitably tilts toward Wang Xin. After all, Wang Xin is handsome, has a decent job, and is the son of a railway section chief.
The part where Yao Yuling takes advantage of Wang Xin is actually quite sweet. Let the other person draw a picture of you when you are alone, borrow lines to convey your feelings in the cinema, and boldly express your feelings after watching the movie. After getting the reply from Wang Xin that she also likes her, her clear and proud and sweet expression was really nice!
Unfortunately, love comes and goes quickly. Later, Wang Xin was wronged by a reporter who did not know the truth and wrote a false report criticizing his violent law enforcement. Therefore, he faced punishment and punishment.
Yao Yuling thought that Wang Xin might lose her job, so after listening to her mother's advice, she broke up with Wang Xin. This is the first time that she has shown her bad side in front of the audience, and it has been regarded by many as evidence of Yao Yuling's "selfishness".
After breaking up with Wang Xin, Yao Yuling was gradually moved by Niu Dali's persistent pursuit. Dali spent all his salary to make Yao'er happy, buying bicycles (even though the wheels were refurbished and the wheels fell off), TVs (even though he was cheated and couldn't put them out), and clothes (although he also tried to persuade the other party not to waste money all the time). Spend money on stinky beauty).
Especially one time when Yao'er was cooking, the frying pan caught fire. Dali picked up the frying pan and ran out regardless of her own safety. This kind of dedication moved Yao Yuling so much that she agreed to Dali's pursuit and even got to the point of discussing marriage. situation.
But when Jia Jinlong, a handsome, wealthy and fashionably dressed "uninvited guest" appeared in the compound, Yao Yuling's heart was shaken again. She and Niu Dali broke up at a cliff, causing Dali to almost commit suicide by taking medicine. Then he quit his job as a train conductor and went to Harbin, cutting off all ties with the past and settling down to become a rich wife.
Dali was so hit by this that he quit his job at the railway and went to the south to do business, thinking that one day he would make a lot of money and marry Yao Er back home.
Yao Yuling's choice this time was labeled as a distaste for poverty, a love for wealth, and a love of vanity. Everyone thinks that she is an out-and-out bad woman because she is careless and abandons Niu Dali, who loves her wholeheartedly.
After marriage, Yao Yuling lived a very happy life, and Jia Jinlong was really kind to his wife. Love anniversary bags, necklaces, new houses, surprises come one after another. Yaoer is also really good at acting like a spoiled child, and when she informed her that she was pregnant, it was full of ritual, "The team is well led, the genes have invaded", and the emotional value was sufficient.
's husband even named his song and dance hall after his wife. The two hugged and laughed, looking really happy and right.
However, Jia Jinlong is an out-and-out bad guy. He is the Harbin drug dealer that Wang Xin and Ma Kui have been pursuing for many years.
When Jia Jinlong was arrested, although Yao Er did not know it, the happy days she gained by stepping on the suffering of others naturally came to an end. This is why some viewers feel that she deserves it. After all, the family members of drug dealers have nothing to pity.
Logically speaking, the plot is set here, and Yao Yuling's character has collapsed like this. Everyone should hate this person. So why are there still many viewers dissatisfied with Yao Yuling's ending?
First of all, I have to talk about Jiang Yan’s acting skills. She played this role very cute and smart. Yao Yuling is so delicate and pretty that she can't bear hardships. When she encounters love, she boldly pursues her, but when she finds that the situation is not good for her, she quickly withdraws. Maybe the original script set her up as a vain and selfish girl, but Jiang Yan's performance has a sense of daring to love and hate.
This point resonates with many viewers. When watching the show, someone kept reminding her in the comments that "it's Jiang Yan who's cute, but Yao Yuling who's annoying." But sometimes it's impossible to tell the difference so clearly~ Jiang Yan plays Yao Yuling in such a cooing and stinky way, so lively, cute, and full of vitality that one can't help but feel pity for her.
Then about Yao Er abandoning Niu Dali, many viewers were not optimistic about this relationship from the beginning, and naturally they forgave her leaving. Is Niu Dali really a person worthy of Yao Yuling's trust in her life? Not only did Yao Yuling not think it through, but the audience didn't think it through either.
Yao'er's feelings towards Dali are always more grateful than like. Jiang Yan also interpreted this emotion in the interview: "A woman doesn't say, if you love me, I must love you."
Many of Dali's behaviors are inappropriate, both in the eyes of Yao'er and the audience. For example, when he sees Yao Er going to buy new clothes, he can't help but preach. Yao'er said, "I didn't spend your money," but Dali felt that I paid for your usual meals and movies, so I also paid for your new clothes, so I could save as much as possible.
After hearing this, Yao Yuling immediately felt down. It was obvious that Dali liked her glamor and beauty, but as soon as they got together, he wanted to change and discipline himself.
After the two broke up, Dali was seriously injured and wanted to "commit suicide" by taking medicine. This is what Yao Er and the audience found scary. Maybe from Dali's point of view, he did it out of love, but from Yao'er's point of view, this was a terrible kidnapping.
Faced with the accusations from everyone, Yao Yuling's "crazy counterattack" is in line with the current mental state of young people who "refuse to be mentally exhausted and go crazy when something happens". Although she was the one at fault in the relationship, her madness to break things off still pleased many people.
So to sum up, everyone has a lot of preference for the role of Yao Yuling. This preference is intuitively expressed as "not being able to tolerate". After she makes a mistake, she will not be able to bear harsh punishment.
We can’t bear to see that little girl who was so hungry that she fainted due to hypoglycemia while trying to make clothes. One day she will be forced to make a living and sell kebabs on the street in rags and wipe her nose with her hands... She loves beauty so much. Yao'er, even if he is down and out, he should be clean and decent.
Everyone couldn't bear to see the scene of her being bumped into by her ex. The vigorous scenery and the young and beautiful little girlfriend made Yao Er's old age even more dazzling. How could Yao Yuling, who was so proud, be slapped in the face like this?
No one believed that she would run away under the strong gaze and become someone else's white moonlight for the rest of her life. What should she have to panic about? The confused hands during the strings and the sullen back when leaving the booth should not be the last scene left to the audience by the bright and flamboyant Yao Yuling.
Niu Dali looked at Yao Yuling's misery and finally let go, putting down the wedding ring he had carried with him for many years and bought for Yao Er. This scene also puzzled many viewers: Why have they been thinking about her for so many years, but now they think about her because she is old and ugly?
Jia Jinlong’s vast wealth was ill-gotten wealth, while Yao Yuling had nothing and deserved it. She can be punished by law and justice, but she should not be judged by Niu Dali.
Dali can be prosperous. He suffered a lot when doing business. His wealth and good life are the result of his hard work. It's okay for him to find a young and beautiful wife. You and I are willing to fall in love freely. This is blameless.
But he and Yao Yuling have not crossed paths for many years, so there is really no need for such a reunion where "these days are different." When they met on the train, Yao Er said "I will always remember your kindness to me", which actually made it clear the love-hate entanglement between the two. Touching is not love, Dali has already known the answer.
insists on putting Dali's dignity and Yaoer's downfall in the same frame, releasing an uncomfortable subtext: Look at you, do you regret it? You abandoned me so ruthlessly, now it's your turn to live a hard life, right?
The current one is young and beautiful and the ex is old and slovenly, and they are full of female competition under the male gaze: I am rich now, and if I can find someone younger and more beautiful than you, please feel ashamed of yourself!
In this ending, the beloved wife and ex were both materialized and became the tools of Niu Dali Shuangwen's counterattack. Bai Yueguang, who dislikes the poor and loves the rich, is slapped in the face by his ex who makes a fortune and brings his young and beautiful current wife. This kind of setting in the classic male channel will definitely make everyone feel dissatisfied after watching it. We have seen too many aspects of
that are similar to the kernel. What about the former school beauty who ignored me, and now I meet the technician at No. 28 of Foot Washing City by chance; what about the dancer who rejected me as a civil engineering student, and how many years later, the young girl who was a part of the KTV entertainment became more and more familiar to me. Such ill-intentioned obscenity and overlooking are really uncomfortable.
If the two must reunite, maybe the ending written by the audience for Yao Er is more in line with Yao Yuling's brightness and Niu Dali's kindness:
Yao Yuling raised her son alone after Jia Jinlong was imprisoned. In the past, she only thought about After relying on men to make a living, she finally started to make money with her own hands. Selling bags, selling clothes, grilling skewers on the street, Yao'er has done all the profitable businesses over the years.
She is beautiful. It is not that no man has shown favor to her in recent years, but she still can't forget Jia Jinlong in her heart. Jia is not a good person, but he is a good husband. He has loved her sincerely and has nothing to regret.
Niu Dali brought his young girlfriend to buy skewers, and Yao Er recognized him from afar. She greeted the other party generously and said that today's meal is free. She looked the little girl up and down, smiled and said to Dali, "You are really an old cow eating young grass."
Siwen likes this imagination very much. Yao Yuling, who is like a dodder flower , gradually awakens under the hardships of life and becomes an independent and self-reliant person. If you have to have a positive ending to "educate" the audience, maybe this is the best ending.
After all, there are so many people who have done wrong things in "South and North" who can have a chance to start over. The pickpocket who bit Wang Xin can be self-reliant after being released from prison, and the lovelorn man who almost threw vitriol can wake up and steal. The thief of railway accessories can open a small restaurant and make the family happy...
Then why can't we Yaoer?
