On November 26, 2019, the US "Time Magazine" announced the list of the top ten movies of the year, of which "The Dancing Girl" was squeezed into the list. Judging from the fragrant appearance of the film, its nomination is the most surprising.
The protagonist of the film is a group of dance girls who make a living in New York nightclubs. At first, they make money from the financial talents of Wall Street; later, they cheat money from them.
The above plots are not made up by the creators for gimmicks, but are adapted from real social events.
The Dancer and the Thief
In the first 30 minutes of the film, the dancers can earn very considerable income as long as they "dance" hard, especially the eldest sister Ramona and her little sister Destiny.
In 2008, a global financial crisis broke out from the United States, and no one went to the entertainment venues to spend money. The nightclub is on the verge of closing and the dancers are on the verge of being laid off.
Ramona did not intend to sit still, she took the initiative to let those guests passively enter the nightclub for high consumption. Just when the guest is in a coma or semi-coma, the effect of the drug needs to be just right, enough for them to use one hand to take out the credit card in their wallet.
The night the eldest sister and the little sister met again was the third time they attacked. Since then, the stolen money has changed from one to three to four.
Some viewers think of "The Wolf of Wall Street" after watching "The Dancing Thief". In fact, "The Big Short" is more closely related to it. The same type of dancing girl character has appeared in the latter.
There is an economic crisis between the dancer and the thief.
Thief and Take Profit
Compared with stop loss, take profit is a test of human nature.
The chips on the gambling table are like this, the stocks in the stock market are like this, there is an end to lose, but there is no end to winning. Satisfy at 10 points, or stop after doubling? Never stop.
Like most crimes, things will come to light.
First of all, the fraudulent money is only used for consumption, not for investment.
Abandoning the opportunity for capital accumulation and the prospect of reinvestment cut off the prerequisites for profit-taking, and can only continue to deceive. Instead of taking these scam money, open a nail salon.
They use the fraudulent money for equipment, and call the purchase of various brand-name clothing and bags "investing in themselves". The "investment" here is a misunderstanding. Although they are more beautiful and more advanced to conduct business, these objects themselves have no room for appreciation, and once they start, they start to depreciate.
Then there is the regional crime, which is difficult to develop sustainably.
Choosing the right deceiver is a great guarantee for the success and continuation of their deception.
But with the increase in the number of crimes, the regular customers who were stable at the beginning have been deceived two or three times. At this time, the eldest sister did not stop, but looked for unstable new customers in the same area, which laid a major hidden danger for them to be exposed and arrested in the future.
In the end, the eldest sister who led the team rationalized their illegal behavior with a psychological suggestion of acting for the sky. She always preached to all the sisters that these people are meant to spend this money, we just help them spend it faster.
With this psychological hint, the eldest sister never thought that she had done something wrong, and naturally she never thought that there would be a day when she would stop. Even if they are understaffed, even if they break the bottom line of their choice of helpers, even if some people actually don't want to spend this romantic money. (Text / Ling Xifeng)
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