If you consider yourself a literary young man, then "The Beginning of Spring" is a must-read, because it tells the stories of several ordinary people who pursue art; It's best not to watch "The Beginning of Spring" because it is really sad for you. ——Akai

01

"After the beginning of spring, there are actually no signs of spring in the city, but the wind is really different. It seems to have changed overnight. It’s warm and humid, and when the wind blows like this, I want to cry. I know that I am moved by myself.”

The film begins with this monologue by Wang Cailing. This shows her soft artistic heart. Wang Cailing is a music teacher at a normal college in a small city, but she is unwilling to be mediocre. She wants to get out of the small town and go to Beijing or even Paris to sing on the stages of the grand theaters in Beijing and Paris.

"How could such a beautiful voice come from the mouth of such an ugly person?" This was what Huang Sibao said when he saw Wang Cailing for the first time. Although the words were unpleasant, they were true. Wang Cailing (played by Jiang Wenli) has protruding buck teeth, her face is covered with acne and dark spots, she walks in a curvaceous manner, and is slovenly. In her own words, she has nothing but a good voice and the ability to sing.

However, Wang Cailing had a dream and did not want to waste her life. In order to get out of the small city, she kept spending a lot of money to ask people to buy a Beijing household registration, and she also went to the Central Conservatory of Music from time to time to recommend herself. She has been working hard, singing hard, learning Italian by herself, making money, and enriching her literary quality...

She rarely interacts with others, and she lives in her own dreams. Among them, he became a different person in the eyes of others: so ugly, yet so noble. In order to give others a reason and give herself a motivation, she made up a lie about going to Beijing for further study. This beautiful lie brought her a disaster...

In the end, Wang Cailing She failed to realize her dream, but this does not mean that the dream was shattered. She sat on the ground in Tiananmen Square with her adopted daughter Xiaofan. Under her dejected expression, her dream was clearly hidden. This was a seed buried deep in her heart. One day it would sprout from the ground, or for herself. And fight, or put your hope in your daughter.

At the end of the play, a grand performance was staged in Wang Cailing's mind. She finally stood on the stage of the Beijing Grand Theater and sang to her heart's content with the accompaniment of the band.

This is Wang Cailing’s gift to herself, and it is also a special gift given to Wang Cailing by Director Gu Changwei.

02

Wang Cailing disdains to stay in this small town, and even does not want to fall in love in this city, so although she is no longer young, she is still a virgin.

No matter what Wang Cailing looks like or what her talents are, she has always bravely pursued art and love. "I would rather eat a bite of fairy peaches than a basket of rotten apricots" is her love creed. In the play, three men came into her life, Huang Sihu, Zhou Yu and Hu Jinquan, but unfortunately nothing came of it. In the end, Wang Cailing went to an orphanage to adopt a 2-year-old little girl.

Huang Sibao, a literary young man in his 20s, with the long hair typical of a painter, still failed to pass the Central Academy of Fine Arts exam after five years. Hearing that Wang Cailing often went to Beijing to study, he approached her Door. "As soon as I see someone leaving this city with a leather bag, no matter where he goes, I am very envious." Huang Sibao is also a literary young man who wants to escape, which coincides with Wang Cailing.

"Will you always love me?"

"Cai Ling, why did you get involved in this? I have never thought about it. Have you misunderstood? "

"You really haven't had any affection for me, not even for a moment?"

"I respect you very much, and I have always regarded you as a friend."

"You think of me as your buddy because I'm ugly. I don't think I'm ugly, I'm just a little weird.

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Wang Cailing fell in love with Huang Sibao. For Huang Sibao, she was willing to give up her Beijing household registration. However, she was helpless and heartless. This relationship ended before it officially began.

Learned about Sibao. After fleeing to Shenzhen, Cailing attempted suicide, and Zhou Yu came to her door. Zhou Yu looked like a rough guy, but had a soft heart. He was attracted by Wang Cailing's beautiful singing and decided to pursue her.

"Oh, you. Seeing as how I have endured it for so many years, I haven’t survived to a decent level. Our conditions are not that good either. At our age, let’s live our lives honestly. "

"Then I will tell you seriously, Zhou Yu. I would rather eat a bite of fairy peach than a basket of rotten apricots. ”

So, Zhou Yu came here in good spirits and returned in despair.

Hu Jinquan liked ballet and danced for more than ten years. He was a literary young man who devoted himself to art. , but because of his sexual orientation and other reasons, he became what people call a "second wife", an unsolved case in people's hearts, and even a scandal in the city.

"I always thought that the city would get used to me over time. , but I found that I have been stuck in many people's throats like a fish bone. I am really a monster, like a six-fingered child. "

"Cailing, let's pretend to get married. In fact, nothing will happen. "

Cailing rejected his proposal. He would rather not have such a marriage.

Wang Cailing is not only noble in the pursuit of dreams, but also arrogant in her treatment of love. She does not Will marry off hastily because of other people's opinions and worldly pressure. If he can't find the right person, he would rather not marry.

03

At the end of the film, this small house. In the end, the three artistic young people in the city failed to realize their original dreams and lost to reality.

After returning from Shenzhen, Sibao opened a marriage agency and became a marriage agency. A smooth-talking liar full of lies; Hu Jinquan openly molested a student to prove his sexual orientation and went to jail for attempted rape; Wang Cailing resigned from her position as a teacher, set up a meat stall, adopted a little girl with cleft lips, and became An ordinary person who seems normal to everyone.

In the early days of mankind, there was no so-called self. In order to survive, everyone must work together and have the same goal. With the advancement of society, survival is no longer the same. It was a difficult thing, and people began to have self-awareness and began to pursue individuality.

This story takes place in a relatively backward small city in the early 1990s, where people did not have the ability to appreciate opera, oil painting, and ballet. Distinctive personalities are still widely rejected and difficult to accept.

Thirty years later, looking at this story from a current perspective, people will be more understanding and tolerant. Although it is not easy to have a strong personality. Although we have integrated into this society, there has been some progress compared to the past. I believe that in the future, people will pay more attention to the development of human personality, so that everyone can work hard for their dreams.

We. They are all little people who work hard to realize their dreams, but some succeed, some fail, some get frustrated, and some give up halfway. But no matter what, you should not laugh at those who still strive for their ideals.