As a Shanghainese who moved to Hong Kong in the 90s of the last century, Wong Kar-wai spent several years creating the TV series "Flowers", hoping to recreate the old appearance of Shanghai in his memory through the screen.
I have always been curious about Wong Kar-wai's films, thinking that a person who has lived in Hong Kong since he was a child should be influenced by the economic development and customs of the two sides of the strait, but in his films, I have never felt this.
Wong Kar-wai was deeply inspired after "Flowers" with his parents. It turns out that those of us in the mainland have too shallow understanding of Shanghai in the 90s. At that time, Shanghai was in line with the world in terms of culture and consumption level, and had never lagged behind.
Looking back at that era, what is the memory that most people remember? That is, 10,000 households can cause shock, the biggest household appliance in most families is just a radio, black and white TVs are coveted things, not to mention color TVs and refrigerators, only ** families can have, ordinary people don't even dare to think about it.
Children have only a few dimes of pocket money, and they have to hold it tightly for days. But in "Flowers", in the memories of many Shanghainese, color TVs and refrigerators are not rare at all, cars can be seen everywhere, and 10,000 yuan can't make any waves in Shanghai.
At that time, the parents of Shanghai netizens would always carry a wad of cash with them, and they could spend thousands of yuan on a meal when they went to restaurants with friends, and they usually gave themselves 200 to 300 yuan of pocket money.
This made netizens realize that the monthly income of most dual-income families in China at that time was only enough for his pocket money for a day. ”
Although there are still many people who cannot afford a meal of several thousand yuan, in Shanghai, there are people queuing up to buy high-end hotel rooms worth hundreds of thousands of yuan a night.
1.In the small business of Taotao, he not only achieved his own financial independence, but what is even more surprising is that he can also lend more than 10,000 yuan to his good brother Bao, which is beyond the reach of 10,000 households in many provinces.
2."Mountains and Seas" presents the current situation of poverty in the northwest in the 90s, which is in stark contrast to the bustling Shanghai, and makes people lament the huge gap between the two worlds.
3.Tao Tao seems to be an insignificant small business, but he can accumulate a considerable amount of money and lend it to his good brother Bao, which is enough to make many 10,000 yuan households feel out of reach.
4.By showing the abject poverty of the Northwest, "Mountains and Seas" allows us to see the world of difference with the affluent Shanghai, and the real gap between the two worlds can't help but sigh.
5.Tao Tao successfully achieved economic independence with his small business, and was able to lend more than 10,000 yuan to his good brother Bao, this kind of economic strength is enough to make many 10,000 yuan households ashamed.
In the eyes of Shanghainese, the furniture in the home of Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong upstart of the year, seemed to them to be just plain. However, in the eyes of the mainlanders, the furniture is extremely luxurious.
According to statistics, nearly 600 million people in China have a monthly income of less than 2,000 yuan, which is in stark contrast to the people in wealthy areas such as Shanghai. Perhaps in the eyes of some Shanghainese, the people of other provinces are "poor relatives" with poor economic conditions.
However, not all Shanghainese are wealthy, and some Shanghainese netizens said that their pain comes from comparing themselves to those around them. Although the living standards of ordinary people in Shanghai at that time were relatively high, in the wave of economic reform, the scene of relatives and friends around them rapidly accumulating wealth through ** and foreign trade made it difficult for most Shanghainese to accept this huge sense of disparity.
The drama "Flowers" makes it difficult for people to imagine how Shanghai lived a luxurious life back then. Even today, the lifestyle of Shanghai's wealthy people is unimaginable to most people.
It's hard for people to relate emotionally to something they haven't experienced. Perhaps, "Flowers" is the Shanghai in Wong Kar-wai's memory, which has been recognized by Shanghai audiences.
But for audiences elsewhere, the '90s in the show seem too magical.
Even the seemingly casual details in the play imply a profound social implication: the gap between the rich and the poor and the class divide are not accidental, and may be a foregone conclusion at the moment of birth.
The story of Mr. Bao's fortune through ** and foreign trade can only happen in Shanghai, and it only belongs to Shanghai. Publish a collection of dragon cards to share millions of cash