The heroine Jiao Xiao (played by Tang Wei)/Kloc-immigrated to Macau with her father at the age of 0/5, and then worked as a public relations officer in a casino. With my years of casino experience, I can clearly judge what is a first-class gambler and what is a third-rate gambler. At the gambling table, she meets Zheng Yi (played by Lu Yi), an old classmate of Xueba. Because of her admiration for his IQ and her belief in his lofty mathematical probability theory, she gambled 1 million, but she lost completely.
No matter how good the mathematics is and how accurate the actuarial calculation is, it is only a matter of percentage. For gambling, the probability is only possible, but it doesn't mean that you will win. From then on, the dragon in Jiao Xiao met the shoal, and life began to be overwhelmed. Not only does she have a gambling debt of 6.5438+0 million, but she is also chilling about Zheng Yi's performance of shirking responsibility, which is human nature. Jiao Ye felt so unlucky that he attributed it to losing his (book) home. The book was called "No.84 Charing Cross Road", so he began his love affair with Daniel's letters in Los Angeles, USA.
The second thing that moved her in the play was a rich old man, Mr. Deng (played by Wang). After some inner struggle, she followed him to Las Vegas. He learned about her previous life experience, and the sentence "You are really distressing" that no one had said to her before poked her in the heart at that moment. However, when she threw herself into this relationship again, she found that the other party only regarded it as a transaction. Five days of company, in exchange for one million. What he took for granted was a great insult to her.
She saw the truth clearly and didn't drag her feet. After being hit by the love bubble again and again, she still chose to believe in love. I met a literary man (played by Zu Feng) who holds 84 Chaling Cross Road by chance. From him, I can see the shadow of Daniel who wrote to her. They walked, chatted and kissed together. She faced his true feelings, but found the reality that the other party was kept by a rich woman. Helpless or cruel. Shake hands. Turn around. Say goodbye to "Does it hurt? Pain is always heartbreaking, but if you don't try again, how do you know if that person is the right one? "
The hero Luo (played by Wu Xiubo) left home for LA at the age of 14 under the pressure of his parents. He recited many ancient poems under the influence of his grandfather since childhood, so he became a knowledgeable, talented and glib real estate agent. "Life is lonely, this is the world." This view goes deep into his bone marrow. He didn't dare to give his true feelings. He met a woman by chance and took part in accidental amusement. Never go near other people's hearts, it's easy to keep others out. "Love is too hurtful. If you give your heart without reservation, you are afraid that one day you will have to heal yourself. "
He took a fancy to an elderly couple's house (played by Qin Pei and Wu Yanshu). Because of the large open space, he wants to tear down and build two buildings to make more profits. He is very clever. While they had no children and grandchildren to take care of, he appeared when grandpa had an accident in driving test and needed his family to accompany him. He succeeded in winning their trust.
He hid his plan in various steps to make up for their regret that they were not married. However, just as he was moved by the old couple's love for death and wanted to take back his thoughts, the grandfather had to know his plot. "If you are thirsty, don't drink spring water. If you are hot, you can't stop evil." This is the old man's advice to him.
"I used to think that being a cactus and stabbing people has nothing to do with myself. Now I find that stabbing others hurts me more. " When he can feel his own pain, it means that he has changed, which is also a key turning point in his life. He saw a 15-year-old child forced by his mother to study in the United States in the name of love, but the child was not happy and struggled feebly with his parents by degenerating.
From the children, he seems to see his own years, but he chose to live here. But he hated his parents in his heart, and then he began to live in a mask, which also reflected his worldview. "All the so-called relationships are self-deception. These illusions are drugs that paralyze the nerves and sunglasses that make you unable to see the smog in Beijing. "
Although his mother and son are his clients, he really wants to help the boy and make friends with him. Finally, he persuaded his mother to go back to China and respect their children's wishes, where is their real home. It can be said that the old couple influenced him imperceptibly, but also warmed him, and he finally opened his heart for many years. The scene of hugging parents in the station is also quite touching.
These two heroes, who can't be involved in anything, have extraordinary growth experiences. Because of more than a year of correspondence, from the initial mutual spit to gradually confide their own voices, and then to have trust and dependence on each other. Later, because the bookstore owner died, I couldn't help them send letters to each other. Suddenly losing contact, only to find that the other person has disappeared from his life, that feeling is like a hollowed-out heart. Finally, they arrived at No.84 Chaer Street. After many twists and turns, they finally found each other.
In the play, this pair of Chinese old people is a highlight of the film. Grandpa is a bit stubborn and grumpy, and his mind is full of poems and books. Grandma has a gentle personality. Although she is over eighty, she smiles like a girl of 18 years old. Grandma is soft and hard, and grandpa loves her all his life. They are also the epitome of many families in China, and they have raised excellent children. However, the younger generation has their own lives, and they can't come back for the holidays and the New Year.
Their love, melted in the flowing years, is silent, dull and touching. "Old woman, you don't blame me for not speaking well. Eighty percent of you will go before me. You are timid and stupid. If I go first, what will you do with everything at home? You love to cry again. I don't trust you to cry there alone. Before people die, illness and pain are really annoying. But don't worry, I won't hate you if you bother me again. I have a bad temper. If you get there, wait for me if you want. If you don't want to, you can find a better temper than me, I promise ... "
Daniel won the love of his grandparents with a sincere attitude and was even treated as a relative. Later, his trick was discovered. When grandpa was ill in hospital, Daniel, who was full of guilt, asked to visit the hospital, but grandpa refused. However, during the Chinese New Year, because the grandson of the astronaut could not reunite with his grandparents, he had to make a video call. They don't understand these high technologies. Grandma called Daniel and said, "Only good children can watch TV at home." Grandpa forgave him after all.
But grandpa died so suddenly. I just received my grandson's blessing, and when the camera turned, it was a coffin flower. Grandma behaved calmly and scattered his ashes in the river in her hometown. "Peace of mind here is my hometown. Where people are, where is home? When people are gone, home is in my heart. " Parents' yearning for the younger generation, the affection between husband and wife, and the sadness and homesickness of going to the countryside can all touch people's emotions and be so real by this lovely old man.
Love letters, a way to establish and develop the feelings of communicators by letters, are particularly precious today when communication is so developed, and they are also another highlight of this film. In today's fast-paced society, people can often solve problems through a phone call and a message. Even talking about feelings, which takes time and cost, pursues high efficiency. Developed communication and convenient transportation can indeed improve the efficiency of communication, but it can not enhance the feelings between people. This movie doesn't attack the modern lifestyle, but what we get from it is that we should learn to slow down, wait for the footsteps of the soul and listen to the inner voice.
Only those who have written a letter can truly realize that when their feelings are transmitted to the letter through the pen tip, they hope that the other party can't wait to see them; In the days of waiting for the letter from the other party, I felt the ardent expectation; The unusual silence you experience when you take off your armor in real life and show your true self to each other. Sometimes, what we need may not be the result of getting stationery, but more importantly, the frankness in the process of writing letters. At that moment, I seemed to feel another person around me and see myself different from reality.
Just like the hero and heroine in the movie, they communicate in a real way, tell their sadness when they are sad, face their frustration when they are frustrated, and comfort each other for a moment is the best chicken soup for the soul at that moment. You don't need to pretend, you don't need to be strong, and when two people open their hearts, that subtle feeling is unconsciously produced. 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 in these years of nagging each other, I met not only love, but also my own spiritual growth.