"Flowers" had its finale last night. Some are happy and some are sad. In these 14 days, Sir's mentality has been ups and downs. Not because of any relationship, or the fate of any character, but because I feel that the show itself is like a stock, no...

"Flowers" had its finale last night.

Some people are happy and some are worried.

In the past 14 days, sir's mentality has been ups and downs.

It’s not about any relationship, or the fate of any character, but I feel that the show itself is like a stock, constantly jumping back and forth between “bad – good – average – particularly good – average” .

is more "entertaining".

is more worried that it will be unfinished and has mixed feelings.

Now that the dust has settled, there is no need to worry about it anymore. Just like the ending of "A Dream of Red Mansions", "a vast expanse of white and clean", it is acceptable, but I just look back and watch it again, these 14 days of watching the show Here, we argued a lot and argued a lot, but we missed the most interesting part of this drama: the

easter eggs.

Many people watch "Flowers" and watch the Shanghai scene in the 1990s.

But for movie fans, they will never ignore that this is still "Wong Kar-wai Cinematic Universe" .

So in the past two days, sir, I have re-read the previous episodes in one breath, and took advantage of the finale to find these 33 easter eggs.

Look at this crazy detail.

This time, how far did it go?

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Jin Yucheng

The beginning of "Flowers" is very "strange". After the close-up of the cover of the

novel, Hu Ge went up to the attic carrying two souvenirs to visit an "old mage": Jin Yucheng, the author of the

novel.

Hu Ge asked: "Have you thought of the name of the book?"

Jin Yucheng replied: "I haven't thought of it, but the first sentence is: Go to the attic alone, preferably at night."

sir said it was strange, not that it was a book The author appears at the beginning of the adapted drama, not because of a close-up of the novel (although this technique has only appeared in historical masterpieces in the past), but because this section was filmed without beginning or end, and is extremely abrupt.

can be related to the original novel, which is probably very clear.

The first sentence of the novel "Flowers" is indeed "It's best to go up to the attic alone at night". Immediately afterwards, he wrote:

Tony Leung rides a horse to find a horse, the hero grows old in darkness, counting money under the electric light... Next, he combs his hair, and three Part your hair, comb your hair in front of the mirror, keep your body upright, and feel carefree in your bones, and finally turn off the lights. No, it's very peaceful. This half minute is like Shanghai...

What is this?

This is the ending of "Days of Being Wild".

So as far as the novel is concerned, this is "movie fan" Jin Yucheng borrowing Wong Kar-Wai's movie to "continue" a Shanghai story in his own mind.

And what about the series?

From the introduction of books to the appearance of Jin Yucheng, perhaps Wong Kar-wai means that he is actually using the novel as a starting point to "continue" a Shanghai story of his own.

So we got it wrong from the beginning. The

series is not a remake of the novel, but a re-creation based on the novel.

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"Days of Being Wild"

Of course, I have to specifically mention that the scene where Tony Leung appeared in "Days of Wild" was "reshot" by Wong Kar-Wai. He combed his hair, smoked, and dressed, and the whole process was completed.

You can say that this is evidence of Wong Kar-wai's "continuation", or you can say that this is actually a hint:

Po is also a wandering footless bird.

You can find a lot of influences from "Days of Being Wild" in "Flowers". In addition to Po, Miss Wang, for example, is Su Lizhen, Lingzi seems to be Mimi, and Tao Tao, looks very much like the crooked character played by Jacky Cheung. young.

As for the most mysterious Li Li.

You may need to look for it in Wong Kar-wai's later works, such as the other Su Lizhen played by Gong Li in "2046", a gambler with an unknown past.

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You Benchang

Many people opened "Flowers" for Hu Ge, but unexpectedly, the most eye-catching person in the first episode was another person:

You Benchang.

There is a much-talked-about performance in the play. He is watching Hu Ge change into his outfit. At this time, he has a complicated expression and tears in his eyes.

someone said.

This is because he seemed to see himself when he was younger.

There is an Easter egg here that cannot be called an Easter egg, because in real life, when You Benchang was young, he was not like the crazy monk Jigong we all know. In appearance, he does have some similarities with Hu Ge.

Such as this party performance.

Although the performance is a pantomime, the delicate look between his eyebrows can still be called a handsome young man.

You Benchang was born in 1933 in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. He has Buddhist roots. When he was a child, his family sent him to a Shanghai temple to become a disciple and take the Dharma name in order to preserve his life and prolong his life.

In the play, the most Zen-like wit comes from his mouth.

Not only that, as the plot progresses, we will find that he is very secretive. For example, he has a mysterious address book and can contact personal chefs and Hong Kong businessmen who negotiate with Hong Kong businessmen. His daughter was respectful to him; for another example, he only had to fold a piece of paper and give it to Li Li, so that Li Li could win a complete victory in the battle to defend the Yellow River Road; he even had a writing manual that taught Miss Wang how to write inspections... ...

It can be said that Uncle Ye is currently the only wise man in the whole drama, just like the existence of Buddha.

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Ding Lianshan

Uncle Grandpa said that men should have three wallets:

How much money do you actually have; how much money can your credit mobilize to others; and how much money do people think you have.

almost corresponds to the three bowls of noodles of "Shanghai Emperor" Du Yuesheng:

human face, scene and decency.

can also be reminded of the relationship between "face and lizi" mentioned by Ding Lianshan, played by Zhao Benshan in "The Grandmaster".

To a certain extent, Bao is always the face, and uncle is the face.

When something happened to his face, Lizi had to find a way to cover it up quietly, which was why his uncle made repeated moves.

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Peace Hotel

Wong Kar-Wai likes to choose buildings with stories as narrative locations, such as Chungking Mansions in "Chungking Express" or the Oriental Hotel in "2046".

As for "Flowers", he chose the Peace Hotel.

This hotel, founded in 1903, has always been a place for social gatherings. It is the place where Sun Yat-sen said "the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard". It is also the place where Xu Wenqiang was randomly shot in "Shanghai Beach". For more than a hundred years, In operation till now.

And for Wong Kar-wai.

Choosing Peace Hotel also involves ups and downs.

There is a prop in the play that corresponds to the ups and downs of the characters' fortunes and the rise and fall of stocks, and that is the elevator. It has almost become the hub of many transitions, and the camera shows the structure outside the elevator car, watching it rise and rise again. Falling is based on the audience's "God's perspective".

The elevator here symbolizes the ups and downs of the character's fortune.

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"72 Tenants"

The room number of A Bao and Uncle Ye is 72.

was actually nothing unusual at first, but in view of Wong Kar-wai's attention to detail, just like Room 2046 also has its own fable, Sir thought about it for a while.

is not just pulled out of thin air, but "72 Tenants", which was popular in Hong Kong and revitalized Cantonese films, was derived from a Shanghai comedy show of the same name.

This play was first created during the Anti-Japanese War. It was officially performed by the Shanghai Dagong Comedy Troupe in 1958. Since then, there have been multiple versions such as Pearl Film Movie Version, Shaw Brothers Movie Version, Guangzhou TV Series Version, etc.

For Hong Kong people of Wong Kar-wai’s generation.

This is a memory that cannot be erased.

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Pao Fan

In the second episode, it was said that Mr. Bao went to Huanghe Road not to eat, but to discuss business. If he really wanted to eat, he would have to go back to Tokyo.

eat pao rice.

What does Pao Fan represent?

is actually the taste of "home".

Ma Yili, who is not in the drama, also "respects" Pao rice, and sometimes posts introductions on Weibo, calling it "the most delicious food in the world".

In the drama, Mr. Bao eats differently with different women.

and Lingzi are our home-cooked dishes, mainly Man Tang Hong Pao Rice.

and Ms. Wang ate local snacks, mainly pork ribs and rice cakes.

As for eating hot pot, in the play he only eats with two people, one is Xuezhi (Beidi) and the other is Li Li.

When eating hot pot, the heat rises, making people feel mysterious, warm and dangerous.

Only those who are close to each other can eat hot pot. It can be seen that in Mr. Bao's mind, there is a distinction between them.

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Unrequited Love Building

Mr. Ge, a widower, owned a building. I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional. The building he lived in was not “going through life.” Later he said it was an “unrequited love building.”

But the backgrounds of these residents are very interesting.

The little sister-in-law who enchants Tao Tao is played by Tanci actor Zhu Lin.

Mr. Shi loves to sing Peking Opera at home, such as "The Drunken Concubine", played by Shi Yihong, a first-class actor from the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre, and Li Chengru's ex-wife.

additionally.

Reiko once complained that the piano teacher downstairs sang hard and was noisy. The man who sang the theme song of the Yugoslav movie "Bridge", "Ah Goodbye, Friend," was played by the pianist Kong Xiangdong.

has a scene where he teaches children. A pair of children are actually Shanghai actors.

Even the guest actor must be from Shanghai. Wong Kar-wai is really "obsessive".

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"A Dream of Red Mansions"

"Flowers" contains many opera excerpts, most of which were broadcast by Teacher Shi.

Sir also said it before.

Which opera piece is chosen in the play basically has a hidden meaning. For example, "Yanyan Makes Match" expresses admiration and misses Wang's feelings for A Bao. For example, "Zhichao Reading Letter" expresses love. The man's apology is also related to the relationship between Po and Reiko.

There is an excerpt from the Yue opera "A Dream of Red Mansions".

At that time, Lingzi and Abao were having a crab feast at home. After hearing this song, Lingzi complained that she didn't like Sister Lin and that she couldn't win over men. She was not like that. She didn't know how many men liked her.

Actually, this is Reiko’s stubbornness.

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", Sister Lin is also like this.

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Wen Zhaolun

Episode 3 Zhizhenyuan opened, and Hong Kong star Wen Zhaolun was invited to help out. Everyone who watched the excitement knew that he was the handsome guy who starred in "I'm Kind", and he was indeed very popular back then. The combination of

is also a very "classic" outfit.

△ Pictured below: "Golden Years"

Even the background music, there is also the prelude of "Let It Go".

But this shot is very spring and autumn.

Because the characters in the play are even more eagerly awaiting the answer, will Bao Hui also come to support it?

Wen Zhaolun is not the real "final star".

Those who did not come are the real guests.

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Dry Fried Beef River

Episode 6, Mr. Bao finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and came to Zhenyuan for dinner. He followed his uncle's advice and judged the strength of a restaurant not by its appearance but by its chef, so he went directly to it. Let the chef stir-fry a bowl of dry-fried beef river on the stove.

and single-handedly made it the first hit since the opening of Zhizhen Garden, "Baozong Niuhe".

This paragraph about how to stir-fry Niuhe to make it delicious, seems a bit familiar to you. By the way, there is a scene in the 1995 comedy movie "The House of Gold" directed by Tsui Hark, where martial arts star Xiong Xinxin stirs up Niuhe.

mentioned in the video that this dish may seem simple, but it requires a lot of effort, including how to use oil, how to control the heat, how to control the dryness and humidity, etc. Most Cantonese restaurants are afraid of making mistakes with it.

is more interesting.

The role played by Xiong Xinxin is a villain, and the fat chef who stirs up Mr. Bao is also a treacherous young man.

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Fei Xiang

In order to make Sanyang T-shirts an instant hit in Hulian Commercial Building on the second day of Valentine's Day in 1993, Mr. Bao invited "Fei Xiang" who became a national super idol with "A Fire in Winter" (Not the real person) comes to the stage to perform.

Although it has been almost six years since he debuted on the Spring Festival Gala in 1987, Fei Xiang's popularity is still high, which is consistent with the true situation.

Fei Xiang once said that he has been performing commercials all over the country since the Spring Festival Gala. The towns he visited may be areas where today's celebrities have not set foot.

Some time ago, a well-known brand in Zhejiang also said that in order to enter Shanghai's Nanjing Road, they indeed invited Fei Xiang to participate in a signing event. The scene was hot and sales increased sharply.

Therefore, the fact that "Fei Xiang" came to Shanghai to perform in Hulian is not a fantasy, a "gold finger" to help the characters out of trouble.

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Crane and Divine Needle

In episode 9, Hong Kong's top ten famous dishes "Crane and Divine Needle" appeared.

This dish is really named after the martial arts story "The Crane and the Divine Needle". The original novel was written by Wo Longsheng and was later adapted into movies or TV series several times.

was in the same year as the "Yellow River Road Defense War".

Hong Kong is currently showing "The Crane and the Needle" directed by the late director Chen Musheng, starring Tony Leung, Anita Mui and Rosamund Kwan.

and the year before.

ATV's "The Crane and the Needle" was filmed and broadcast in the Mainland.

Even if the quality is average.

But it has still become a childhood memory for many people.

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Master Liao

"The Battle of the Yellow River" mainly takes place in episodes 9 and 10. The fierce style of swallowing up the Huangpu River seems to be filmed by Tsui Hark.

Although there is no real fighting scene, it does take place between Zhizhenyuan and other boss ladies represented by Jin Meilin. Both sides brought out their own reinforcements. Jin Meilin brought in Du Honggen, the gang boss starring Shao Feng, while Li Li Zeyou's uncle strategized behind the scenes and invited the golden chef from Hong Kong. The actor happened to be Zhong Zhentao, who played Master Liao in "The House of Gold".

is even more embarrassing.

The defense war ended and Zhizhenyuan won a great victory. Li Li proposed that he would go through the procedures for Jin Chu's apprentice to come to Shanghai to make a fortune as soon as possible.

And isn't Master Liao's apprentice in "The House of Gold" the "Hong Kong student", his brother Leslie Cheung?

If my brother is still alive.

It's hard to say which suave old Shanghainese Keller in the play wouldn't be a joy to play.

5

Jinlou

Li Li and Du Honggen are negotiating. Is this scene familiar?

Yes, it is "The Grandmaster".

In "The Grandmaster", the confrontation between Gong Er and Ip Man is the beginning of a relationship, but in "Flowers" it is not that complicated, it is just a crisis for Li Li.

doesn't have as many emotional twists and turns.

and the same.

Zhizhenyuan, like Jinlou, is not a place to eat on the surface.

"Most people see the Jinlou as a place of ecstasy, but on the other hand, it is also a heroic place."

This is true for the building, and so is the garden.

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Birthday Song

Everyone gathered in Tokyo at night and suggested that Teacher Ge sing a song. The original script was that Teacher Ge sang a dramatic ending.

But it is said that Wong Kar-wai suddenly changed the show that afternoon.

became Po singing "Happy Birthday" himself.

Why?

Because that day is Hu Ge’s birthday.

The same kind of "pampering" can be seen inside and outside the movie.

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Sanhua Gathering

There is such a scene in episode 11. Tao Tao's wife laughed evilly and pushed Tao Tao to the ground, wanting to do something happy.

At this time, a voice came from the background:

Three flowers gathered together. What's going on with

?

As a level 8 fan of "East and West", sir immediately realized that this was the original Mandarin voice of Zhou Botong, played by Carina Lau, when he was practicing.

In 1993, in order to "save" the filming of "Ashes of Time" which was still in the future, Liu Zhenwei recruited the original cast to film this comedy.

The Sunglasses King is really nostalgic this time.

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Street Walk

Episode 12, Mr. Bao and Li Li met to eat hot pot, and then walked on the street. There were intertwined wires above their heads, just like the secret love network between the two of them at this time.

The director also gave a close-up of Li Li's high heels.

These scenes are reminiscent of Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi walking on the streets of Hong Kong in "The Grandmaster".

is also reminiscent of the date between Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung in "In the Mood for Love", where they also tested each other's emotional bottom line while eating. After

ended, the relationship between the two people heated up.

When they were locked in the room by mistake, Tony Leung also noticed that the woman was wearing high heels.

Feet are beautiful but they can also hurt, just like the heart.

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tictick

Episode 13, Reiko, who came back from Tokyo, lives in Teacher Ge's "Unrequited Love Building". Mr. Bao goes to visit and finds that her roof leaks. Reiko breaks up with the "Night Tokyo Gang" because of the earrings. After running away, Mr. Bao went to look for someone at home again, and found that the roof was leaking.

He repaired it three times and found that he could never fix it well.

The leaky roof is a reflection of Reiko's soft and fragile heart.

And this meme looks familiar.

is Tony Leung of "Chungking Express".

Being lovelorn, he would not tell anyone about his sorrow. There was an old towel in his apartment that was always ticking, but he could never wring it out, so he could shed tears instead of himself.

after 29 years. Shots like

are still stunning to shoot.

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Red Scarf

In the 14th episode, Xuezhi played by Du Juan appeared. It was the late 1970s. Xuezhi was still a bus conductor at the time. She wore a red scarf all day long and was known as the "Flower of the Thirteenth Road".

And this red scarf.

is woven with the sewing machine and wool used by Hu Ge's mother during her lifetime.

For Hu Ge, this is a kind of commemoration.

For Po, this is not the most beautiful scene in his memory.

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Beidi and Xuezhi

Xuezhi later went to Hong Kong.

met again ten years later and changed her name to Beidi. She said that she has always felt that people go to higher places. Two names for two places, so that there is no boundary between Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Betty in Hong Kong works as a waitress at the Peninsula Hotel, but is not a successful female boss.

One woman, two names, two worries.

This is also Wong Kar-wai's old trick.

In "Ashes of Time", there are Murong Yan and Murong Yan (both Brigitte Lin), active and passive, lonely and obsessed.

The same is true in "2046". The gambler Black Spider (played by Gong Li) is also called Su Lizhen, and Su Lizhen is also the secretary of the ticketing company in 1962, Mrs. Chen (played by Maggie Cheung).

Name and identity will also become a metaphor.

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Fan Zhiyi

Among all the non-professional actors who guest-starred, Fan Zhiyi was an unexpected surprise, and he played out the enthusiasm, boldness and frustration of the pier brother.

In the play, he and Ms. Wang both said that Fan Zhiyi (in real life) used to be their neighbor.

Fan Zhiyi (in real life) calls Miss Wang "Little Sister Wang".

checked and found that Fan Zhiyi was born in 1969, and Ms. Wang went to work at No. 27 on the Bund in 1988. This way of judging seniority is correct.

even has the correct address.

In fact, there are many designs in the play that are too "coincident" with reality.

In addition to the main plot such as stocks.

Even Li Li’s ID card, if you look carefully, your birthday is April 8th.

And this happens to be the birthday of Xin Zhilei, the actor who plays Li Li.

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Grasshopper

In the famous scene in episode 15, Mr. Wei dances for Miss Wang.

I believe many people can also hear that the background music is "Red Lips Kiss" by Grasshopper.

's dance moves are also very 1980s and 1990s.

But here, Wong Kar Wai asked Mr. Wei to recreate not the action scenes in the "Red Lips Kiss" MV, but another song, the more well-known "Love Lost" (Cantonese version of "Love Lost Front Alliance") ).

can be said to be very restored.

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Tokyo Love Story

Episode 16 is mainly about "Ginza Reiko Chapter", which may be Ma Yili's most charming performance in this drama. Of course, it is probably because of the blessing of the masterpiece "Tokyo Love Story".

Reiko went to Japan with a one-way ticket. She didn’t give her a way out, and she didn’t plan to return to Shanghai until she made a name for herself. This prompted Abao to mail her a ticket, a business card, and the address of “Night Tokyo”, making Reiko think she was Find a home.

But Abao is like Wan Zhi, indecisive and swaying at the core.

In addition to Oda Kazumasa's "Sudden Love", "You Are the Forever Pain in My Chest" sung by Wang Jie and Ye Huan was used for the second time by Wong Kar Wai (the first time was in the movie "Carmen"), and Carmen in Mongkok and Reiko from Ginza are all fierce women who "don't think about the past, don't talk about the future, don't want you to understand, and are not afraid of what others say".

Why Ma Yili is particularly charming in the Ginza chapter? Most likely because she does not make noises and quarrels, but shows her true character of grandeur and courage. Director Guan Hu once commented on his ex-girlfriend Ma Yili in "Sanlian Life Weekly":

Watch She looks so petite, but then she has no strength to bind the chicken. She is thin and has a tough character. She can persevere and never look back after thinking about it... So I am full of respect for southern women, anyway, they are too powerful. , shocked me and even shuddered me.

Who is talking about it? It goes without saying.

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Chen Yifei

There are two paintings hanging in Zhizhen Garden, one is "Focus" and the other is "Woman in a Cage 5".

As for the interior of the real garden, it is exactly like a birdcage. The "lisboa" on the

signboard also means Lisbon in Portuguese.

By coincidence, this is also the name of the Lisboa Casino Hotel in Macau.

So it is not without reason that Li Li is a "gambler".

Return to the oil painting author Chen Yifei.

What is interesting is that in the year of the story of "Flowers", Chen Yifei raised part of the funds by auctioning his paintings at high prices to shoot a Shanghai-themed movie called "Old Dreams on the Sea".

also participated in the first Shanghai International Film Festival.

is just a pity.

This work is now difficult to see.

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Model

There is a painter in Mr. Ge's "Unrequited Love Building" who is obsessed with Reiko and paints a portrait. The actor is Chen Yiming, the younger brother of the late painter Chen Yifei, who is also a painter.

The interesting thing is. The painting that appears in episode 17 of

is the "Portrait of a Girl" series created by Chen Yiming using 18-year-old freshman Ma Yili as a model.

And what’s even more interesting is.

Ma Yili also participated in a film before entering the theater, "The Story of the Rebellious Master Liu Haisu". In this film, she played the same model, Chen Xiaojun.

In that drama, she was cast into the river in anger because she was not tolerated by the world because she was a mannequin for Liu Haisu.

is opinionated and stubborn.

As we saw in "Flowers", Reiko's character.

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Pushkin

Episode 22, Li Li was investigated by the police. After the interrogation, Li Li got into the car driven by Mr. Bao and said, "I just want to have a good sleep."

At this time, I remembered the song "You Are the Forever Pain in My Chest".Actor Xin Zhilei showed off her facial folding technique after falling asleep in the car under the lens of

. At the same time, Mr. Bao, who is rarely a driver, experienced rain in Shanghai. The car sped up on the wet ground, turned the steering wheel hard, and the wheels were in contact with each other. The ground made a grinding sound, the engine roared, and his face was projected on the car window... Are you driving or driving?

is full of sexual tension.

How to interpret the scale of this scene? Reminiscent of Carina Lau's horse touching scene in "Ashes of Time". The affectionate caressing and emotions are on the face. As the name suggests, it is called Peach Blossom. Whether it is simulating female physiological reactions depends on whether the audience dares to go deeper. Take a step.

The car stopped. Mr. Bao got down and walked to the back of the car, lit a cigarette, and began to recall two streets in Shanghai related to writers.

The car stopped in front of the Pushkin statue. The background of Taojiang Road was the Russian literary giant, and his famous lines appeared in the subtitles: "Everything will pass eventually, and what has passed will become beautiful memories." It can be seen that what just happened Everything is a beautiful memory on a rainy night.

As a reminder, Pushkin died in a duel for the woman he loved.

According to Shanghai netizens, the garden in the middle of the street where the statue is located has long been called the "Triangle Garden".

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One-minute friend

Qiang always went to visit Reiko, an old acquaintance, in the renovated night Tokyo, but the other party was too busy to touch the ground.

He offered "just five minutes."

This is very reminiscent of what Leslie Cheung said to Maggie Cheung in "Days of Being Wild":

One minute before three o'clock in the afternoon on April 16, 1960, you were with me, because of you I will remember this minute. From now on we are friends for a minute, that's a fact, you can't change it because it's in the past.

The difference is that the "one minute" 34 years ago was the struggle of a "footless bird" in loneliness, salvaging itself and the other party.

Today's "Five Minutes" is like a literary hegemony, a bit overwhelming.

Reiko understood, and the answer she gave later was that ten minutes was too much, and five minutes was enough for us.

It’s just a throwback, don’t think too much about it.

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Hot Pot

Episode 23 has a scene where Li Li and Abao meet to go to a hot pot restaurant. The scene where Li Li goes upstairs is very similar to "In the Mood for Love".

Even more interesting is.

In the subsequent plot, Mr. Qiang also invited Lingzi to come here. They came to the seats where Li Li and Abao were sitting. Mr. Qiang said to Lingzi:

"In the past month, two or three times a week, two people... When you come here, men sit in my seat, women, sit in your place."

Are you familiar?

That's right, it's still "In the Mood for Love".

In "In the Mood for Love", there are also two pairs of men and women who text each other and replicate each other's actions of eating and dating.

In addition to the Su Lizhen and Chow Mu-wan we saw, there is another couple whose scenes have been almost edited, that is Su's husband (voiced by Zhang Yaoyang) and Mrs. Zhou (played by Sun Jiajun).

Let’s change the team to do the same thing. There are so many hotpot restaurants in Shanghai and so much to eat. Why did you choose this one?

People's angry struggle with fate is so "childish".

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Time Standstill

In the 26th episode, Ms. Wang is settling accounts in Boss Ma's factory in Shenzhen. Should she accept Mr. Bao's kindness and sign a contract? The bgm is her title song "Unrepentant".

At this time, the people and objects around her in the screen entered the fast-forward state.

This treatment has appeared repeatedly in Wong Kar-wai's movies, such as "Chungking Express", where Takeshi Kaneshiro and Brigitte Lin are in the bar; Tony Leung is waiting for Faye Wong in a tea restaurant; such as "Fallen Angel", where Takeshi Kaneshiro and Yang Caini "pretend to be family" in a tea restaurant that was opened late at night. Home" etc. The relative stillness of the characters in

shows that they are trapped in an emotion and unable to extricate themselves, and they are not aware of the flow of time and personnel at all.

is also Wong Kar-wai's specialty.

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Goldfish

Wong Kar-wai has taken pictures of fish tanks more than once.

For example, in "Chongqing Express", it is the background version of Takeshi Kaneshiro eating canned pineapples, and it is also a gift that Faye Wong bought for Tony Leung.

It represents an emotion and memory.

In the 27th episode of "Flowers", the fish tank appeared again.

It has been in Mr. Bao’s office.

Two goldfish.

A piece of Beidi and a piece of Xuezhi are the emotional memories of the past.

I remember Mr. Bao saying more than once that he doesn’t eat fish.

Why?

Perhaps it was because in his mind, Betty turned into a goldfish and swam away, taking away the memory of his youth.

so-called "too many thorns".

actually has a thorn in his heart, which is called regret.

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Shameless

Foreman replied: We are having a Chinese rock night this year. Will Mr. Bao come and have a look?

At that time, Sir was still wondering why Chinese rock music was paired with an English song.

And it’s episode 27.

Wong Kar-wai finally used the Black Panther song "Shameless" (Dou Wei's version) in the trailer on New Year's Day in 1994. He said it represented vitality.

Chinese rock music in 1994 was indeed full of vitality.

For Hong Kong people, that year was undoubtedly the starting point for their introduction to mainland rock. The famous "Chinese Rock and Roll Power Concert" appeared in Hung Hom at the end of the year. Dou Wei, Zhang Chu, He Yong and others performed on the stage. Photographed by Qiu Litao that year A documentary of the same name was produced, recording the grand occasion of that year.

And that year.

Faye Wong also filmed a Wong Kar-Wai movie for the first time, and she was also with Dou Wei.

She is still "unrepentant".

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Movie Story

At the end of episode 27, after Xiao Jiangxi left, Wong Kar-wai gave the "three working sisters" a flashback scene, telling them about their dreams when they first came to Shanghai. There is such a scene in

.

The three of them were flipping through a magazine in the barber shop and burst into laughter when they saw a sexy woman.

This is the August 1992 issue of "Movie Story". The cover is Sophia Loren. The inside page the three of them are looking at is Nikki Taylor, who just turned 16. The main topic of this issue is about Jiang Wen's visit to the United States. Follow up reports.

When Jiang Wen returned from his visit to the United States that year, he immediately filmed the movie "Beijingers in New York."

Why this magazine?

Because this is a real Shanghai local film magazine. It was founded in 1952 and quietly ceased publication a few years ago.

Just like the line in the play: "Everything will pass eventually."

The prosperity is no longer there.

memory will eventually disappear.

Of course, if you take it seriously, there are still many Easter eggs in "Flowers".

such as bgm. A large number of soundtracks from "The Grandmaster", "2046" and "In the Mood for Love" appeared in

dramas.

or "Unofficial History".

A large number of celebrities from Shanghai appear in the drama, and the relationship between them is also complicated.

even history.

There are many true stories that can be told again and again about how the Yellow River Road was and how the stock market was.

But if I had to write this down in one breath, Sir would probably really vomit blood.

So this one.

is not so much a "final conclusion" as it is a "throwing a brick to attract new ideas", although this brick may be a bit big.

last.

sir would like to end with a sentence from Wong Kar-wai.

He mentioned "no sound" in the original work, and then said that no sound does not mean silence, but a kind of blank space.

"It is a kind of blank space, which is the attitude of a creator. I can only say what I can say, what I want to say, and what I say well. 'No sound' is Teacher Jin's password, and it is also my adaptation. The password for this book." Where is the "no ring" part in the

episode?

is the 27th, and the people who come to do things are waiting anxiously, which is in sharp contrast to the workers in the office who are knitting in boredom.

is the history and bitterness hidden in the thick stack of self-reflection books when my uncle taught Ms. Wang to write self-reflections.

is the hair root lying on the steering wheel, is Boss Jin who fell upstairs, is Mr. A who sank to the bottom of the sea, is Xuezhi who passed away suddenly...

These are all Wong Kar-wai's "silence".

Is he really bad at taking pictures?

sir doesn't know.

But we hope that one day, these "not ringing" can be completed.

use our own memory to understand and restore.

The pictures in this article come from the Internet