At the end of the year, winter in Beijing.
35-year-old Qiao Haiyang, after calming the mood of the workers on strike at the completion site, went to the hospital and heard the news of his wife's pregnancy in the third trimester. In the third trimester, pregnancy-induced hypertension is at risk and requires hospitalization.
As soon as I settled down, my brother-in-law from my hometown called, saying, "Our mother can't do it."
He booked a train ticket back to his hometown at ten o'clock in the evening, andHe had a lot to do before ten o'clock.
Go to the nearest mother and baby store and buy everything you need to prepare for premature birth.
I also have to go home and assemble the crib I bought earlier.
At half past six, he was going to an important dinner - Party A, who was in arrears for the project, finally agreed to meet this time.
It wasn't until the last five minutes of the pit stop that he squeezed into the carriage full of returning pedestrians and sat in his place with great difficulty.
What awaits him ahead is his mother, who was admitted to the intensive care unit because of a cerebral hemorrhage, and his family members who are waiting outside the door for him to make a decision.
At almost the same moment, his wife would be wheeled into the operating room ...... because she was born prematurely
This is the first episode of the 2006 TV series "Filial Son".
The 36-episode TV series "Filial Son" directed by Yang Ke is adapted from Xue Xiaolu's name**.
The name Xue Xiaolu may be a little unfamiliar. But you probably know Tang Wei's "Beijing Meets Seattle", and you may have watched Jet Li and the article's "Ocean Paradise", which are all film works written and directed by her. and the TV series "Don't Talk to Strangers", Xue Xiaolu is one of the screenwriters.
The cast of the TV series "Filial Son" is very intriguing.
Why is it intriguing?
Please listen to these names, Xu Yajun, Yongmei, Chen Jin, Yu Hewei.
This TV series 18 years ago, as if prescient, gathered a wave of good actors who were "late bloomers". They will all be seen by a new generation of audiences through large and small roles in the next ten years.
And Yan Minqiu, the actor of the mother in the play, is a more familiar role to the audience, and she is the extermination master in Su Youpeng's version of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer".
There is also Wang Yizhu who plays Shui Ling, and Zhao Liang who plays Fan Lei.
are all actors with familiar faces. Parenthesis, good actor.
Standing at the beginning of 2024, when I re-watch this drama from 18 years ago, you will be shocked to find that the actors of that year, regardless of the size of the role, have all the charm. Looking at the present, it is simply sad.
Let's take a small example.
Chen Jin, who plays the role of "eldest sister" Shui Lan in the film, and "eldest brother-in-law" Yu Hewei have a scene in the study at home. The two sneezed twice because of the high concentration of air spray in the house.
Chen Jin is like this.
And Yu Hewei is like this.
This is not the performance of two actors, but the real two people in the story, who sneeze two times in the current environment that are both funny and life-like.
It's these two sneezes, and now no one can do it with a group of actors.
"Filial Son" once landed on local satellite TV and CCTV in the year, but in the era of networking, it has never become popular.
The Douban score has changed from more than 8 points at the beginning to 8 now9, has already entered the ranks of "high-quality domestic dramas", but the number of ratings is less than 3,000.
"Filial Son" is rarely remembered, but as long as it follows into the plot, none of them come out with emotion.
What is the story of "Filial Son"?
Four children, three Spring Festivals, two old people, one theme.
Someone asked, is this drama about "filial piety"?
No, no, don't say that, this kind of statement will be like the terrible "Mother's Road", scaring off many viewers.
So what is the theme of this drama?
Patterns of getting along with children and daughters of older people.
This reminds us of another popular drama "It's All Good", in which Su Daqiang, who drinks hand-ground coffee, is similar to the old lady in the film.
But the story of "Filial Son" is better than "It's All Good".
is not only a complete victory in this drama, but in the field of family films, after more than ten years of "Filial Son", I have never met an opponent.
Why? Because the national dramas after 06 began to be "pan-refined", began to be suspended, and began to get farther and farther away from real life.
Not only do we have no good actors who can play the roles, but we rarely have good scripts that fit into life.
What does it mean to "fit in with life"? Here's an example.
For example, the old lady who fell ill in the film, because her lower body was paralyzed, lived in the old house with the old man, and was taken care of by her youngest daughter Shui Ling and her little son-in-law Fan Lei.
The old neighbors for decades came to see her, and the old lady didn't want to see her because she was so strong, but out of courtesy, she had to cheer up and see her.
The neighbors said that she was blessed to meet these good sons and daughters who were filial. She happily agreed, and asked if she needed help with any new work on the street.
The staff of the street was embarrassed and comforted her, you can recuperate with peace of mind, and when you are well, you can go to manage the Yangge team.
After they left, the old lady said, let me, a person with a paralyzed leg, go to manage the Yangge team, and she will not be happy!
And the old man retorted, so why did you tell Lao Zhang that your grandson would be admitted to Tsinghua University? Don't you know that people's grandchildren are born with big brains?
Nothing was meant to beBut the accident collided with a spark of humor. This kind of humor of life, which no one has experienced, can not put into writing so naturally.
This is just a small example, in the entire 36 episodes of "Filial Piety", the first 30 episodes always have an unexpected, infuriating and ridiculous scene. And several large narratives in the film revolve around the "Spring Festival".
The first Spring Festival,Qiao Haiyang had a difficult choice among three difficult things: a strike on the construction site, a critical illness of his mother, and a premature birth of his wife. This is the "busyness" of people who are middle-aged and coerced by life;
The second Spring Festival,A large family, parents, sisters-in-law, sisters-in-law, and sisters-in-law gathered in Qiao Haiyang's small home in Beijing. He shuttles between various roles and faces the pressure of bankruptcy. And just after the Spring Festival of this reunion, the old man passed away unexpectedly, and they sent an old man away.
Another Chinese New Year,The children gathered in the old house to remember their mother, who had just passed away.
Therefore, the three Spring Festivals in "Filial Son" sent away two old people.
The small family of four children of the Qiao family in the play is also very representative.
The eldest Shui Lan, a famous actor in the opera troupe, almost gave up her acting career for the sake of her family and children. The husband climbed to the position of director in the county seat, and the estrangement between the two became more and more serious. In the play, Shui Lan said in person, I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes, Shen Zhigong hasn't touched me for two years.
The second ocean, a builder in Beijing, has seen its economic situation fluctuate. His wife is a local, his parents are decently retired, and he helps take care of his granddaughter, which is a typical middle class.
The third child, Shui Ling, and her husband Fan Lei were both laid off in their hometown, and the hard work at home was done by these two people.
Lao Si Haiming, a half-baked student studying in the United States, slowly appeared in the later part of the story.
The cleverness of "Filial Son" lies in cutting a cross-section and taking the middle point. And because of this, it is suitable for the whole family to watch, and it is more suitable for the whole family to watch during the Chinese New Year.
With just a little hint, after 30 episodes, every episode brings tears to your eyes.
When I see the water spirit crying, I want to cry. Seeing Xie Yan crying, I couldn't control it.
I can't even watch the "female version of Su Daqiang", the mother who lost her wife, suddenly seems to be a different person. But this change, because it is reasonable, is even more distressing.
Some people lament that there are two great luxuries in life:Live with dignity and die with dignity.
But how do you live with dignity and die with dignity? This drama has its own **.
"Filial Son" is a drama deeply rooted in life, and it is always about real details. Because of this, we follow the plot little by little, as if life will go on like this forever.
It wasn't until the sharp turn and tragedy struck that we understood, oh, that life has its own propositions and its own intentions.
And this is the true meaning of "Filial Son" - to taste that little bit from the ordinary, which belongs to the meaning of the individual.
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