The world is before me
Point me wherever I want to go
From now on
I no longer wish for happiness
I am happiness
I like everything I meet
Everything is accepted
I completely and absolutely dominate At the end of "The Story of a Rose", Liu Yifei was reading American poet Walt Whitman's "Song of the Road" gradually fading away. Her story in the play ended here. She and her starring role This drama continues to be a hot topic, and the growth of women presented in this drama is likely to affect the audience for a long time.
Taking the initiative to pursue love, Yi Shu’s yellow rose is not a prey, but a hunter.
This drama is a hit. One of the reasons why the drama is so popular is that "National Goddess" Liu Yifei plays the protagonist. Another very important reason is that the original work has a good foundation. In Yi Shu's heart, Ni Kuang, who exists like Huang Zhenhua to Huang Yimei, once said: "Among Yi Shu's novels, "The Story of the Rose" ranks first and ranks first."
Yishu and her brother have the same view: "The Story of the Rose" It is the only love novel, because it is completely about the story of a beautiful woman and a handsome man. "
It is worth noting that when the words "beautiful woman" and "handsome man" are put together, the common word is "handsome man and beautiful woman", but Yi Shu. When talking about "The Story of a Rose", "beauty" is placed before "handsome man". Obviously, Yi Shu deliberately created a woman who is dominant in love - she is not a prey of men, nor is she waiting for men. Being selected does not mean to attract more attention, but to take the initiative, but to "absolutely dominate oneself."
The name of the protagonist in "The Story of Rose" written by Yi Shu is directly called Rose, Yellow Rose. Yellow roses are naturally beautiful. "I have never seen a girl who looks more like a rose." "Her beauty is fluid and makes people look at it again and again." A woman like this seems to be destined. Prey, but she was never one from the beginning.
When she was 17 years old, she fell in love with Zhuang Guodong, who was engaged, and ignored the existence of Zhuang Guodong's fiancée. She also put aside secular etiquette and moral values and pursued persistently; Although he was terminally ill, he still loved her without hesitation; at the age of 35, he decided that Jazz Luo Qing was the most suitable partner to spend a lifetime with. Even though his first love came back and chased him wildly, he still chose Luo Qing without hesitation.
Rose gradually matures in these three loves. By shaping the image of Rose, Yishu not only denies the traditional and outdated concept of love that lasts forever, but also emphasizes the autonomy that women should have in love.
Although in the novel Yishu arranged for Rose to have good looks that everyone loves, it is obviously not her looks that make Rose independent, but her financial independence.
"Only women who are financially and mentally independent are qualified to truly boldly choose a partner. No matter whether they are young men or ordinary people, they will not feel pressure." Although Yi Shu said this in the collection of essays "A Dream of Red Mansions", it was It was many years after "The Story of a Rose" was published, but judging from her portrayal of the character Yellow Rose, she had already had this idea.
Everyone longs for beautiful and sincere love and marriage, but such happiness is hard to come by. Not everyone is lucky enough to find the one they love most. Yi Shu also borrowed the words of her characters to express her views on love: "Love is a kind of influenza that cannot be cured. You are lucky if you never meet it in your life." Therefore, even if she is as good-looking as Huang Mei, who is loved by thousands of people since she was born, With such a setting, Yishu did not make her love smooth sailing. What is valuable is that Yishu did not let her protagonist lose the ability to love and be disappointed in love after suffering setbacks. On the contrary, repeated setbacks in love made her understand her true needs, so she continued her reckless first love. After her unhappy marriage ended, she was still brave enough to love. In
"The Story of Rose", Yishu not only allowed Huang Meigui to run wildly on the road of bold pursuit of love and self-independence, she also arranged for Meigui's sister-in-law Su Gengsheng to be Meigui's best friend.Although he was divorced, Su Gengsheng did not feel inferior at all. Even after Huang Zhenhua knew the truth, she could face the questioning calmly. "What do I need your forgiveness for? What do I have to do with you that I need your forgiveness for? Everyone has a past, and this past is also part of me. If you feel dissatisfied - that's too unfortunate, you can always find another lady , but why should I ask you to forgive me?" In
society, the inequality between men and women is particularly obvious in the treatment of divorced men and women - some people compare divorced men to second-hand houses, and some people compare divorced women to second-hand cars. When the housing market is still good, second-hand housing often rises instead of falling, which shows the discrimination against divorced women in reality.
Su Gengsheng believed that his failed marriage was just a common thing, and he did not deny himself because of it. After marrying Huang Zhenhua, Su Gengsheng did not complain like ordinary women when faced with her husband's busy schedule. Her life is not centered around her husband, nor around her husband and family, but rather self-centered. This is not because she is selfish, but because she is independent. In the novel, Su Gengsheng is the new-age woman who answers questions for men and women in the world. She uses the new-age women's view of love to save herself and others. Guan Zhizhi, another important woman in the
novel, came out of losing herself. Initially, she "used marriage to survive" and was completely dependent on her husband Zhou Shihui. After being abandoned by Zhou Shihui, the pressure of life forced Guan Zhizhi to find a job that could guarantee her financial resources, thus forcing her to become independent.
In the 1970s and 1980s when gold was everywhere, the rapid economic development brought about a sharp increase in the employment rate of women in Hong Kong. By the time Yi Shu started writing "The Story of a Rose", a large number of economically and spiritually independent women had emerged in Hong Kong. The rise and growth of women forced the repositioning of women's status, forcing the times and society to provide a matching stage.
Yi Shu, who joined Ming Pao as a reporter at the age of 17 and has worked on the front line of news for many years, has come into contact with countless women who are both financially independent and spiritually independent. Not only does "The Story of a Rose" write about independent women, almost all the heroines in her novels They are all independent individuals, do not rely on men economically, and pursue equality or dominance emotionally. With such emphasis on women's status in gender relations, Yi Shu should be ranked first among contemporary writers.
Seeking love for a living, Zhang Ailing’s Red Rose and White Rose loses independence
Before Yi Shu’s Yellow Rose, the famous rose in Chinese literature was Zhang Ailing’s “Red Rose and White Rose”.
At the beginning of the novel, Zhang Ailing proposed the classic metaphors of "cinnabar mole" and "white moonlight" from a male perspective. "Perhaps every man has had two women like this, at least two. Married to a red rose, over time, the red one turned into a smear of mosquito blood on the wall, while the white one was still 'The moonlight in front of the window'; married A white rose is like a grain of rice sticky on the clothes, but the red one is like a cinnabar mole on the heart."
Some people say that Zhang Ailing is a master of writing metaphors. An example is that this metaphor seems to have grown legs, breaking away from the original novel and wandering freely in the Chinese world. In fact, the reason why this passage seems to have grown legs is not because Zhang Ailing’s metaphor is so good, but because Zhang Ailing has exposed the emotional status of women under the male voice.
In "Red Rose and White Rose", the protagonist Tong Zhenbao has two women in his life, one is a white rose and the other is a red rose. The biggest difference between them and Yellow Rose is that they are the chosen ones.
Zhang Ailing shaped Tong Zhenbao into what might be recognized as the most ideal modern Chinese character at the time. No matter what he encountered was ideal or not, he would try his best to develop in an ideal direction. As a motivated young man in the eyes of others, he longs to have a life that everyone envies, with a perfect family and a beautiful and virtuous wife. He was determined to create a "right" world. In that pocket-sized world, he was the absolute master of himself. When red roses become "chaste" and white roses can also be "promiscuous", Tong Zhenbao's patriarchal worldview collapses.
In her story of the rose, Zhang Ailing overturned the world that men thought was "right", but she did not create a world that she herself thought was "right".
Zhang Ailing's works are about the love between men and women. A very common manifestation is the fear and helplessness shown by women in the face of the pressure of survival. In her writing, the beautiful love relationship between men and women has turned into a relationship in which men control women’s lives and women are economically dependent on men. Marriage shows a ferocious face: “After all, her purpose with him is economic security. "
The same is true for her other famous "rose", Bai Liusu in the masterpiece "Love in a Fallen City". She is financially dependent on men and cannot be her own master. She cannot live freely as she relies on marriage as a way to make a living. , cannot love freely, and becomes a gambler and high-level flirt in love.
Of course, it’s not that Eileen Chang doesn’t let her roses be independent, but that the era she lives in and the women she comes into contact with are generally like this. As a realist writer, all she can do is to describe the tragic fate of her roses. Presented.
Between Zhang Ailing and Yi Shu, many images of women in love have been created and the one that has attracted more attention is Aunt Qiong Yao, who is known as the "Godmother of Romance". Since Aunt Qiong Yao mainly affects young girls, and the girls she influences often regret being poisoned by Qiong Yao when they get older, the actual impact of the roses she writes can be ignored.
Self-willed and self-willed, Ding Ling’s “Rose” shouted out 100 years ago, “I want that love, what are those considerate things to do?”
Before Zhang Ailing’s Red Rose and White Rose, there was a “Rose” that had a greater impact on Chinese women. , she was the famous "Ms. Sophie" during the May Fourth Movement.
Ms. Shafei should be said to be the earliest and most controversial rose image in modern and contemporary Chinese literary works.
In 1924, Ding Ling came to Peiping and began her romantic entanglement with Hu Yepin and Feng Xuefeng. This love affair left a deep mark on Ding Ling's life. The love triangle between Sophie, Wei Di and Ling Jishi in "Ms. Sophie's Diary" has the shadow of Ding Ling's own real-life love.
The depressing life experience of being dependent on others and the tortuous love experience have developed Ding Ling's unique personality. There is always a fierce battle between love and reason in her soul. Due to the hardships of life, Ding Ling also has perseverance and resistance that ordinary women at that time did not have. These are all reflected in Ms. Shafei.
Ms. Shafei is the first well-known female image pursuing love in modern and contemporary Chinese literature. She is also the first self-willed new female image.
Mao Dun once commented on Shafei in 1933: "(She) is an individualist, rebel of the old ethics; she demands some passionate and happy life; she loves and despises her timid and contradictory life. A gray suitor, but in the game-like love process... After kissing the young student's tempting red lips, she kicked him away as a humble young man who was not worthy of love. It is a bold description, at least among Chinese female writers at that time."
Shafei's boldness is because she has her own clear view of love. Ding Ling asked Shafei from the beginning in "Ms. Shafei's Diary". Understand what you need - "I always want to have someone who can understand me clearly. If he doesn't understand me, what do I need that love and consideration for?" Huang Yimei in
"The Story of Rose" Resonates with Ms. Shafi. In the
drama, Zhuang Guodong took Huang Yimei to a French restaurant and ordered dishes that he had not ordered at the beginning. During the meal, Zhuang Guodong said: "I have never invited you to eat this dish. This is a hurdle that he has never been able to overcome." Huang Yimei said with a smile: "Don't be rude. I'm not in a serious relationship, so blame me for leaving you with a mental illness." Shadow." Zhuang Guodong wanted to renew his relationship. He was immersed in the regret of not getting to the end with Huang Yimei and wanted to work hard to get it back.However, Huang Yimei understood at this time that Zhuang Guodong did not understand her, and she did not understand her. Therefore, Huang Yimei told Zhuang Guodong clearly: "Persistence for love is love, and loving for persistence is the best."
Of course, Huang Yimei doesn't understand her the most. It was Fang Xiewen. He didn’t understand why Huang Yimei wanted to work. When Huang Yimei said that going to work was not just to make money, he said: "What is that for? Is it to leave this home?" Especially when Huang Yimei said that going to work was not just to make money. He repeatedly heard Huang Yimei mention that she wanted to go back to Beijing, and then she broke her guard: "Then what do you mean by going to Beijing? Who is there in Beijing?" This further highlighted his lack of understanding of Huang Yimei.
"If you don't understand me, what should I do with that love and consideration?" 100 years ago, Ding Ling's words from Ms. Shafei's mouth were no less than a bomb dropped among the intellectual men and women at that time. , many people have a modern view of love because of this.
Unfortunately, Ms. Shafei did not have a sustained and wider impact. Wang Meng once complained about Ding Ling, "When Zhang Ailing was popular across the country, I was deeply sad that people did not commemorate and talk about Ding Ling."; Research on Zhang Ailing Chen Zishan, who has been working for many years, also affirmed the value of Ding Ling different from Zhang Ailing. He said: "Ding Ling can raise the status of women in her works." Rose is more thorough and brave in the pursuit of love. Huang Meigui once married someone she didn't love and lived together for 10 years, but Shafei was more decisive and left as soon as she didn't love him anymore.
In the past, most of the dramas involving gender emotions were about the entanglement between a man and several women. "The Story of Rose" is the opposite. It is a drama between a woman and several men. This is why "The Story of Rose" is refreshing. , an important reason for attention.
In her story, Ms. Shafie is not only the protagonist, but also the dominant one. When she met Ling Jishi for the first time, she wrote in her diary: "For the first time I felt the beauty of a man" "Slender body, fair face, thin lips, sparkling eyes" ". Before Ding Ling wrote "Ms. Sophie's Diary", it was men who were "seeing" and women "being seen". For a long time after Ding Ling wrote "Ms. Sophie's Diary", and even now, women are still being viewed more generally. Although she still had self-doubt and wrote in her diary that "a woman who is so unbridled will not get good results", her performance in the relationship between the sexes was enough to make her a She was the first woman to possess an independent consciousness. Her values of freedom of love, sincerity and independent pursuit had a great influence on the educated youth at that time.
Looking at it from a current perspective, Ms. Shafie’s shortcoming lies in her sense of powerlessness. As recorded in her diary: “I really can’t find anything that can make people feel disgusted.” She is loyal to She has lost herself, but she has also cut herself off from others - her singleness is not her active choice, but a forced choice.
Compared with Ms. Sha Fei 100 years ago, the biggest difference between Huang Yimei, played by Liu Yifei, is that she firmly believes that "I am happiness."
"Completely and absolutely in charge of me", Liu Yifei's version of Rose firmly believes that she is happiness
Perhaps because the original author is Yi Shu, "The Story of Rose" was adapted into a TV series, and the original protagonist Huang Meigui in Yi Shu's novel became Huang Yimei.
In recent years, film and television dramas adapted from Yi Shu's novels, such as "The Story of Cheng Huan" and "Golden Years", have changed the location of the story from Hong Kong to Shanghai, which has a similar urban atmosphere. This time, the screenwriter and the director decided early on to change the story It takes place in Beijing, a place where "He Yishu's story cannot be beaten with eight poles".
drama version "The Story of Rose" has been performed from 2001 to 2020. Huang Yimei's love story has experienced men such as Zhuang Guodong, Fang Xiewen, Fu Jiaming, He Xi, "with a span of twenty years, writing a woman's contemporary love epic ." Director Wang Jun defined it this way.
The "epic" arranged by Wang Jun for Huang Yimei is divided into first love with Zhuang Guodong (played by Peng Guanying), marriage and love with Fang Xiewen (played by Lin Gengxin), deep love with soul mate Fu Jiaming (played by Huo Jianhua), and upcoming dramas. There are four sections about the chic and relaxed romantic love with the fan brother He Xi (played by Lin Yi).
The place and time where the story takes place have changed. The core of the story is not only a woman's pursuit of love, but also her growth in the process.
The screenwriter Li Xiao is a "post-80s generation". Although "The Story of a Rose" adapted by her cannot be too far removed from the original work, the image of Huang Yimei adapted by her can also be seen and as the generation of women she represents. an epitome of.
Some people criticized "The Story of a Rose" for having too many intimate scenes. In this regard, Li Xiao gave an explanation: "In our domestic TV dramas, there are still slightly fewer intimate scenes, but I think we can still describe a girl's love. Be bold and don’t rigidly talk about why girls can’t pursue sex or desire. I think we should love in a positive and open manner and pursue sex openly. This is a basic human need and it’s normal. "The
drama retains the beauty and good looks of the original Rose character. On this basis, Li Xiao and other creators also intentionally "popularize" the overly gorgeous heroine Rose in the book, abandoning the "Muqiang" character. "Fear of weakness" and other "misunderstandings" in character creation.
Even though it has been "popularized" a lot, Huang Yimei, played by Liu Yifei, is still out of reach of many women despite her stunning appearance and superior conditions. Even so, Huang Yimei still suffered many hardships on her love journey. And this is also an important reason why Huang Yimei resonates with many women - they see their own shadow in Huang Yimei and feel similar struggles and growth experiences. In the
drama, Huang Yimei always sticks to her heart and dreams when faced with life choices. She is not disturbed by the outside world and bravely pursues her own happiness. This kind of determination and bravery is what most viewers lack. The audience believes that in real life, we should be like Huang Yimei, bravely facing life choices and pursuing our own dreams and happiness.
Li Xiao understands this audience very well, so she arranged for Liu Yifei to read Whitman's poem at the end of the film - "The world is in front of me...I completely and absolutely preside over me." In the series, Rose's The story ends here. In reality, more rose stories are still happening or are about to happen.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Liu Jianyong
