Everyone aspires to become the beautiful Zhong Yuemin, but in the end, they are all brutally hit by life and become Li Kuiyong who is in trouble.
In this play, Zhong Yuemin and Li Kuiyong's life trajectories form a stark contrast: Zhong Yuemin lives an unrestrained and freedom-seeking life, while Li Kuiyong lives a life of people at the bottom of society who are bound by reality and burdened with heavy burdens.
Although the two destinies seem to be far apart, they become even closer because of the intertwining of fates. Both of them were soldiers, one was a soldier who charged into battle on the battlefield, and the other was an ordinary citizen who quietly dedicated himself in peacetime. Despite this, this deep brotherhood is intertwined, but each person's life is unique.
Those who feel sad are still immersed in pain, and those who choose to be dissolute still choose to be dissolute.
His birth background.
Zhong Yuemin was born into a family of cadres, and he spent his childhood in the compound of the military region and lived a carefree life. His childhood was spent in such an environment. Li Kuiyong spent his childhood in the hutongs, where his father worked as a tricycle and relied mainly on physical strength for a living, while his mother was physically weak for a long time. His five siblings and parents were crammed into a small space of just a dozen square meters, living in poverty.
In the social context of the time, Zhong Yuemin originally had the opportunity to follow in his father's footsteps to join the army, but with the development of history, he was reassigned to the area of the queue in northern Shaanxi.
The intellectuals who went to northern Shaanxi were very surprised when they saw that Zhong Yuemin had also been taken to this remote and barren place.
However, such discrepancies only occurred in a matter of seconds, because it was clear to everyone that Zhong Yuemin's family and social networks alone could not really bind his life in this remote mountain village.
In the original work, Guo Jie, a young intellectual, who joined the queue with Zhong Yuemin, expressed this emotion: I finally understand that the comparison between people is unforgivable, the comparison between goods should be discarded, and there is no so-called equality in this world at allHe said that people are inherently unequal. People's social status is multi-layered, for example, I live on the first floor, while Yuemin lives on the second floor. One day, a small hole appeared in the floor slab on the second floor, and Yuemin accidentally fell through the hole, and this was the balance that reached with me. My building is four stories high, while his building is only one and a half stories high. If there is a hole in my floor slab, then I may fall into the basement.
Qian Zhimin, a young scholar, also participated in the discussion: Indeed, if Yuemin made a profit, and then drilled back to the second floor along the hole, you, the young man, would definitely still be eavesdropping on the crickets in the basement. But he said that that was his ideal and pursuit, and it was his goal in life. Everyone can't be surpassed because they're not at the starting line.
Unsurprisingly, Zhong Yuemin's brief stay in northern Shaanxi lasted less than a year, during which he met his father's former subordinate, Ma Guiping. Under the mediation of Ma Guiping, Zhong Yuemin successfully joined the army and began his brilliant military career.
At this moment, Li Kuiyong still chooses to cut the queue in northern Shaanxi because he has no other way out, living a lifestyle that is tired to death but unable to earn money and see hope.
In the original work, Li Kuiyong told Zhong Yuemin when his life was dying: In the days when you were in the queue in northern Shaanxi, you also had such an experience, where we are a poor village, and the labor income for many years is 5 cents a day, and after a year of hard work, you still owe debts. He said, "At that time, I also really wanted to make money. In order to raise some money to send home, I worked hard every day and even volunteered to carry stones at the reservoir construction site. Once, there was a collapse in the project, and I was buried alive. When I was rescued, I was in a coma for two days and two nights, with three broken ribs on my left side and blood throwing up. Later the doctor said I couldn't keep working anymore and told us to go back. Although I had a month's break and my injuries were still not healed, I went to the construction site again, and no one actually forced me to do so, because I was not willing to eat enough on the construction site and was not willing to pay a dollar a day.
Zhong Yuemin deeply felt Li Kuiyong's helplessness, although he also had that experience, but he saw it differently, he thought it was only a short time in his life, even if it was painful, but it was also sweet. Because he felt that this time belonged to him. Because he doesn't need to worry about life and his future.
In fact, in this world, equality cannot exist. As a rule, everyone's destiny is predetermined from the moment they are born. Zhong Yuemin is the one who was born with a golden spoon, and Li Kuiyong is the one who was born with bitter water.
The two would not have crossed paths in any way because they did not belong to the same social circle. However, they all possess a temperament that is not vulgar, and more precisely, it is their noble souls that make their life trajectories intersect.
Writer Da Bing said: Although integrating into society is a secular behavior, there are always some different cheesiness. I would like to say those who are "different from the vulgar". Zhong Yuemin and Li Kuiyong are both the kind of laypeople who are seen as "different."
Many children who grew up in the compound, such as Zhong Yuemin, did not pay attention to children like Li Kuiyong in the hutongs. But Zhong Yuemin is different, he doesn't simply divide people into.
Three, six, nine, etc., he thinks such a classification is too vulgar.
Zhong Yuemin once told Li Kuiyong: Kuiyong, you have to understand that although the world is full of inequality, the relationship between us is always equal.
The concept of equality mentioned by Zhong Yuemin is exactly what Li Kuiyong is most concerned about.
Although Lee Kuiyong was born into a poor family, he has always maintained peace and self-confidence in his heart. Even in the face of the provocation of the children in the courtyard back then, Li Kuiyong was not afraid, and as long as he had the opportunity, he would never back down.
Because Lee Kuiyong was born in a poor family, he was often coldly looked down upon and despised by others since he was a child. He was filled with anger at these "contemptuous" gazes, which further fueled his strong desire to live as equals.
Writer Du Liang pointed out that those who are born at the bottom of society often have a strong pursuit of equality, but in real life, it is difficult for them to achieve real equality.
However, to Li Kuiyong's comfort, Zhong Yuemin provided him with the "equality between people" that he longed for, which was extremely valuable.
I have read the idea of being superior to others, treating others as one's ownUnder men, make yourself a man. Below others, see yourself as others.
Zhong Yuemin has never put his superior mentality above those who are inferior to him, although his background is a hundred times superior to Li Kuiyong, he has always had an equal attitude towards Li Kuiyong, a friend;
Li Kuiyong, although there may not be anything to praise in front of Zhong Yuemin, he has always maintained the demeanor of a "man with a capital letter" and stood in front of Zhong Yuemin. This is also Zhong Yuemin's appreciation for Li Kuiyong, because only when you truly appreciate yourself, will others truly respect you.
I think that if Li Kuiyong was the kind of person who thinks very little about himself, Zhong Yuemin probably wouldn't have chosen to be friends with him.
Writer Da Bing said: We are living in an era where there is no equal perspective, although people verbally claim that everyone is equal, but in real life, it is difficult to avoid repeated feelings of parting.
Zhong Yuemin and Li Kuiyong have an equal attitude towards life, which makes two people with very different backgrounds work together to weave a story about "brotherly love". The perspective of equality is always the most fundamental respect of human feelings, and only with such respect can feelings continue to develop.
Throughout his life, Zhong Yuemin has always maintained tolerance for others. The "on the road" lifestyle he describes is actually one that focuses only on the process and does not seek results. The same is true of his attitude towards feelings, what he is most afraid of is that a woman will say "entrust her life to him", so he would rather choose to become a monk.
In his life, Zhong Yuemin really loved three women, namely his first love Zhou Xiaobai, the cinnabar mole Qinling and the innocent Bai Yueguang Gao Yue. With these three women, he has experienced a long or short, pure or ** relationship, but this is only a formal relationship, not including those first love.
During the time when Zhong Yuemin was the manager of ** company, he lived a very successful life, living a life of luxury cars and beautiful women every day, so Gao Yue jokingly said that he was like "a bee collecting honey everywhere".
This kind of unrestrained emotional world is likely to be what most men crave.
However, Lee Kui-yong has only experienced true love once in his life, and what is even more sad is that this relationship was defeated by poverty in the end.
In the original work, Li Kuiyong shared his emotional journey with Zhou Yuemin when his life was about to come to an end. He mentioned that he had met a girl of ordinary appearance but good quality. Despite their three-year plan, they eventually chose to break up. This cannot be blamed on her, because he is well aware that no matter which woman marries him, she will not be able to live happily ever after. Under intense pressure from her parents, she finally decided to cut ties with him. However, she didn't believe me, and said that she had no relationship with me, that I was a man, and that he loved his wife, and that he was his wife's husband. I'm not afraid of your ridicule, and even though we've known each other for 3 years, I've never touched a finger of her. It's not because I don't have a chance, but because I'm worried that if I can't get married in the future, it might cause her trouble. On the day we were about to break up, she tearfully told me that if she was willing to give her body to me, it wouldn't make our relationship meaningless. She said I was so stupid, and I said don't be stupid!I'm not a saint, and if there's a woman you love who wants to spend the night with you with tears in her eyes, you're more than capable of holding on?She didn't agree, so I said, look at my face, if you fall in love with me, there will be no more such a man. At that moment, my heart suddenly became a little heavy, and I was thinking, how is love good, I will finish this thing first and then make a decision. Later, I really lived with her for more than three years, and our relationship underwent some subtle changes unconsciously. I'm really sorry I didn't get anything done that night. You're thinking that a woman you've spent years with might leave you forever, and it's so disappointing to have the heart to do something like that?
I really couldn't understand it, it was a deep despair, hugging the person I loved so closely, but the body couldn't respond in any way. My life had come to an end at this time – and no one could tell me what a terrible time it was. What does "all thoughts are lost", maybe that's what it means.
In the end, Li Kuiyong chose a mountain woman who was poorer than his family and mediocre-looking, as his wife. In Lee Kuiyong's heart, only such a woman can follow him wholeheartedly and take care of his long-bedridden mother wholeheartedly.
While Zhong Yuemin is still immersed in the love of "spending happy time with lovers, regardless of fate", Li Kuiyong has completed his marriage "mission". He no longer expects too much from love, but chooses to get married and spend the rest of his life with his partner.
In the movie "Little Times", Gu Li once said a sentence that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people: Love without material is like loose sand, it does not need to be blown by the wind, and it will dissipate after just a few steps. This sentence shocked many people, but some people think that this is not right, because in love, everyone will encounter some difficulties, so it is possible to become a strong person in love. If this is indeed the case, then Lee Kyu-yong does feel a tremendous warmth in love, because the girl he loved so much decided to leave him after hesitating for a long time, instead of being blown away by the wind in the first place.
Zhong Yuemin was surrounded by the children of cadres, Yuan Jun eventually became the head of the army, Zhang Haiyang became the captain of the criminal police team after demobilization, Zhou Xiaobai was appointed vice president of the military hospital, Zheng Tong relied on his own efforts to obtain a master's degree, and finally went to the United States as an exchange student, Jiang Biyun became a people's teacher.
Ah, by the way, there is also a rich woman in Qinling.
With such a social circle, even if Zhong Yuemin chooses the word "back" in his life, his life does not seem so decadent.
Zhong Yuemin couldn't find a suitable job selling pancakes after demobilization, and Zhou Xiaobai used his father's connections to help him find a jobWhen Zhong Yuemin ran the restaurant, Zhang Haiyang and Yuan Jun often brought their brothers to visit, and their identities were either police uniforms or military uniforms, and the ruffians who collected protection money on the streets became more and more perverse;When Zhong Yuemin was ** for embezzlement of public funds, Qin Ling generously took out 500,000 yuan to help him.
In his life, Zhong Yuemin largely benefited from the company of this group of friends. But if we look back, it's all because of Zhong Yuemin's chivalrous heart towards his friends.
Although Lee Kuiyong is a very righteous person, his social circle does not give him any form of return. The only friend who can help him is Zhong Yuemin, because his friends, like him, are facing financial difficulties and are busy with their daily lives.
While some people think of friends as loved ones of their choice, I don't see it that way. Such choices are not always based solely on personal subjective feelings. Such an option has its inherent limitations and limitations. In this society, people are divided into three, six, and nine classes. When you are in the third level, your friends can only choose in the third level;And when you are the ninth level, your friends can choose any of the three six nine levels.
Life is coming to an end.
Li Kuiyong's life was about to come to an end, and he asked Zhong Yuemin: Yuemin, when I learned that I was terminally ill, can you guess what my mood was?
Zhong Yuemin: Maybe it's because you feel that life is too tiring, you have lost patience, and you want to rest again and again, is that right?
Li Kuiyong excitedly threw a punch at Zhong Yuemin and said: You really understand me.
How many times does a person need to experience a huge blow in life before they can see death as a long rest?How many times has a person experienced the pain and suffering of life before he can face death with a smile in peace?How many hopeless days and nights does a person have to go through before he can face death with a hint of joy in peace, and I can't imagine how cruelly those painful, hopeless days are tormenting countless people at the bottom like Li Kuiyong.
I think Zhong Yuemin eventually founded a chain of hotels to provide shelter for the educated youth who had joined him in the queue and encourage them to learn Xi new skills. I'm sure he can turn that idea into reality. His actions are not to save or pity them, but to bring them a glimmer of hope in life, because a lifestyle that lacks hope is the greatest harm to life.
When Li Kuiyong said goodbye to Zhong Yuemin, he said: Yuemin, when I leave, I will wait on the ceiling You can't see me, but I can see you. Only when you wave to me will I leave with peace of mind, and that will be our last goodbye.
100 help plan
Lee Kuiyong died of terminal lung cancer when he was about 40 years old. He died in a car accident. This disease has a lot to do with his excessive physical exertion, but in desperation, he still needs a big family to take care of him.
Doesn't he put in the effort?He put in more effort than others, but he was at the bottom of society, and low-cost labor alone could not change the situation, and in the same way, he could only rely on low-cost labor resources.
Finally, the length of life is terminated prematurely by the overdraft of the depth of life.