The movie "Beijing Meets Seattle: Love Letter" is a completely different story from the first one, and has no connection at all. It tells the story of two people who are geographically far apart and have nothing to do with each other in real life. They became pen pals because of a book "84 Charing Cross Street". They exchanged letters and gradually developed a love. The film uses the artistic technique of montage to construct their remote communication. Although the theme is not complicated, it is interspersed with some thought-provoking storylines and quotes many classic ancient poems.
The heroine Jiao Jiao (played by Tang Wei) immigrated to Macau with her father when she was 15 years old, and later worked in casino public relations. With many years of casino experience, I can clearly judge what is a first-rate gambler and what is a third-rate gambler. She met her former classmate Zheng Yi (played by Lu Yi) at the gambling table. Because of her admiration for his IQ and her deep belief in his high-sounding mathematical probability theory, she bet one million. , but ended up losing miserably.
No matter how good the math is, no matter how accurate the actuarial calculation is, it is just a matter of percentage. For gambling, the probability is only a possibility, which does not mean that you will definitely win. From then on, Jiao Jiao's life began to be miserable when the dragon encountered a shoal. Not only did she carry a gambling debt of 1 million, but she was also chilled by Zheng Yi's behavior of shirking responsibility. This is human nature. Jiao Ye felt that he was so unlucky and attributed the reason to the fact that he had lost a book at home. The book was called "84 Charing Cross Street", so he began a letter-writing relationship with a great man in Los Angeles, USA.
The second person in the play who made her emotional was the rich old man Mr. Deng (played by Wang Zhiwen). After some inner struggle, she followed him to Las Vegas. He learned about her previous life experiences, and the words "You are so distressing" that no one had ever said to her before struck a chord in her heart at that moment. However, when she emotionally invested in the relationship again, she discovered that the other party only regarded it as a transaction. Five days of companionship, in exchange for one million. What he thought was a matter of course was a huge insult to her.
She has seen the truth clearly and is not sloppy. She still chooses to believe in love despite being hit by love bubbles again and again. By chance, she meets an artistic man (played by Zu Feng) who holds "84 Charing Cross Street" in his hand. From his body, you can see the shadow of the big cow who corresponded with her. They walked, talked and kissed together. She faced him with true feelings, but discovered the reality that he was being kept by a rich woman. It doesn't matter whether it's helpless or cruel. shake hands. Turn around. bid farewell. "Does it hurt? It hurts. It's always painful, but if you don't try again, how will you know if that person is the right one?"
The male protagonist Luo Daniu (played by Wu Xiubo) ) was forced by his parents to leave home and go to Los Angeles when he was 14 years old. Because he had recited many ancient poems under the influence of his grandfather since he was a child, he became a real estate agent full of knowledge, talent, slickness and deception. "Man is born alone, this is the world." This view penetrated into his bones. He didn't dare to express his true feelings, and he met women by chance and acted on occasion. I have never been close to other people's hearts, and I will not let others in easily. "Deep love is too hurtful. I hand my heart over without reservation, but I am afraid that one day I will have to heal the pain alone."
He fell in love with an elderly couple (played by Qin Pei and Wu Yanshu) Because of the large open space, I want to demolish the house and build two houses to make more profits. He was very smart and took advantage of the fact that they had no children or grandchildren to take care of him. He showed up at the right time when the grandfather was taking his driver's license test, or when something unexpected happened, and he needed his family's company the most. He successfully won their trust.
He hid his plan in various steps designed to make up for their regret of not getting married. However, just when he was so moved by the old couple's love for each other that they wanted to give up his thoughts, the old man learned of his conspiracy. "If you are thirsty, don't drink the stolen spring water, and if you are thirsty, don't drink the shade of the tree." This was the advice given to him by the old man.
“I used to think that pricking someone with a cactus had nothing to do with me, but now I find that pricking others hurts me even more.
Only those who have written letters can truly understand that when you convey your feelings to the letter through the tip of the pen, you hope that the other party will see it; The ardent expectation; the unusual tranquility you experience when you take off the armor in real life and reveal your true self to the other person. Sometimes, what we need may not be the result of getting the letter, but more importantly, the honesty in the process of writing the letter. At that moment, I seemed to feel that the other person was beside me, and I also saw myself that was different from the reality.
Just like the hero and heroine in the movie, they communicate with each other in a real way. They tell their sadness when they are sad and face their frustration when they are frustrated. A moment of comfort from the other person is the best moment. Chicken soup for the soul. There is no need to pretend or be strong. When two people open their hearts, the subtle feeling will arise unconsciously. Time and space do not affect the transmission of that feeling until you find that the other person has been integrated into your life and cannot be separated. It turns out that during these years of nagging each other, what they encountered was not only love, but also their own spiritual growth.