This movie was recommended by Mr. Ma in Guanfududu. There is an interesting detail. He said that the protagonist of this movie, in order not to be taken advantage of by others, installed a public telephone in his lobby. Just put your own coins. And their big housekeeper has a lot of coins in his pocket at all times. I really like this kind of whimsy, whether it's real or what the screenwriter came up with. It is definitely the kind that the audience likes, and it is unexpected.
Mr. Ma said that the most crucial line of the film is that it is not difficult to become rich, and any fool with a little luck may become rich. But it is difficult to be a rich man for a long time. My guess as an ordinary viewer is that the old man has experienced from the first small sum of money given by his father, to the first pot of gold, to the richest man in the world. He was too real and clearly felt the warmth and warmth of the world, and the people around him watched him move to where he was now, and their attitude toward him also changed from normal to somewhat submissive, or ill-intentioned, always wanting to make a hit. How could he not be so smart. The more you look at it, the more disgusted it becomes, and this disgust, for a wealthy person with great executive power, will turn into a firm rejection. Reject all possible, even potential, demands. So when the agent told him that this was probably a deliberate joke, the old man strengthened his understanding of human nature for the N+1st time. Everyone only asks for it, some are more euphemistic, and some are more naked. whatever, I won't give it.
But the key thing I saw in this movie was his love for that child in that picture. In order to avoid tax, he can register his family assets as a charitable family, and he can transfer the ransom money to the kidnappers to his son through a loan. But this painting, a painting that could never be seen in public and could not be sold for value, he just made a habit of bargaining once, and then simply sold it. Even in the middle of the night when he suddenly fell ill, no one could be found in the entire palace, and he knew that his death was coming. Following the roaring wall fire, he walked tremblingly towards the painting, took it down without hesitation, hugged it tightly, spread it on the sofa, and passed away like this.
Many people said that between family and money, he chose money, and from this movie, he saw the sadness and cold-bloodedness of the rich and so on. In fact, the director has tried very hard to tell everyone that he only chooses money on the surface. That sentence is quite right. He has fourteen grandchildren. If he redeemed this today, he may become fourteen kidnapped grandchildren tomorrow. He is a businessman who got rich by doing business. This sentence is said to all the media. He doesn't make such a statement. Is he going to cry bitterly and say, please don't hurt my grandson?
In fact, he has always wanted to choose his family, but he has undoubtedly let down some people, and in turn has been let down too many times. In order to make money, he missed the growth of his eldest son. When the eldest son came back voluntarily, he was already dragging his family with him, just for a job. Although he was dubious and gave a fake baby, he gave a real position, a very high position. But the eldest son was addicted to drugs and could not extricate himself. So that the daughter-in-law takes the child and does not want a penny, just wants to take the child away and get a divorce. When the kidnapped grandson left, he said bitterly to his mother, why did you take me away, I want to stay here.
Why would the old man agree to his daughter-in-law's condition, as long as she doesn't want the money, let him take the child away instead of paying to keep the child. In fact, it is because of his continuous businessman thinking. On the one hand, I now offer to give money, and I am passive. On the other hand, didn't the eldest son leave so swearingly at the beginning, and finally saw that he was getting more and more developed, so he came back obediently for a job. Just let him go, the money will get them back. As long as I have money, I have the right to choose my family, and I will always be in the active position.
Before he became the richest man in the world, he was just an ordinary person, and he believed in family values and so on. It is even possible that at the beginning, he also wanted to make his family at that time live a better life, so he started to struggle. But when the total amount of money exceeds a certain level, money begins to be given life, it will eat up the trust between people, and it will continue to raise the threshold of people's happiness. It is useless if you are the only one who is ready to become the richest man in the world. Your money not only appears in your life, but also in the eyes of everyone around you. The most unpredictable thing in this world is the human heart, even if it is the person next to the pillow, even if it is flesh and blood. The only thing that hasn't tricked him over the years is probably money. The more money he has, the less he wants to spend time on trial and error, trust, and pondering. He just wants to use the most familiar businessman's thinking to let himself have as much initiative as possible in every transaction.
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