Talking About Genius Girlfriend Episode VII: Fiance

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Talking About Genius Girlfriend Episode 1: Doll

Talking About Genius Girlfriend Episode 2: Money

Talking About Genius Girlfriend Episode 3: Transmutation

Talking About Genius Girlfriend Episode 4: Boundaries Disappear

Talking About Genius Girlfriend Episode 5: Shoes

Talking About Genius Girlfriend Episode 6: Island

This episode has an important question: what does it mean for Lila to marry Stefano? I don't mean on a factual level, but what does it mean in substance? The purpose of this article is to talk about this essence, which is why I use this sentence in the "Chess Classic" as a quote.

Scene 1: Aftermath

The beginning of this episode is under a tunnel in a slum area. This is a typical coordinate of the show. Whether going out or coming back, it is the only way to go. It is the boundary that divides the inside and the outside, and it is also a birdway that connects in and out.

As this location emerges, while focusing on the characters and the plot, we can pay attention to the subtle changes that gradually take place in the background. In the second episode, watching the sea in childhood, almost all the cars that appeared along the way were trucks; in the fifth episode, when I came back from eating ice cream in the city, there were already many cars passing by in the night. A TV series with an obvious background of the times should naturally reflect the changes of the times strictly from the set.

After an unspeakable trip to Ischia, Elena is back, and her face is more complex than ever. When she stood at the "door" of the slum again, she stood quietly for a while, looking at the familiar street full of dust, did she feel the disappointment that could not be escaped, or the lingering fear of escaping?

Son of a mad widow and brother of Ada, Antonio works as a mechanic in a repair shop. He is the first acquaintance Elena meets upon her return. Antonio looked at Elena with healthy brown skin and admired her beauty, and he had a secret affection in his heart. The meeting between the two is to pave the way for the subsequent love plot, which is equivalent to letting the next main characters appear first.

Antonio enthusiastically reached out to help Elena with her luggage, but Elena backed away in panic, because she had not fully recovered from what happened last night, and she is now very resistant to contact with the opposite sex.

Elena knocked on the door. The words "teacher's friend" and "port" were mentioned in the first two sentences of her parents. From the look in her eyes, it could be seen that these words evoked her fearful memory. When her father happily and caringly took her luggage and let her in, she showed a beautiful smile.

The smile was a smile for her own biological father. In the past, she could only feel her father's vulgarity and savagery, which is why she was bewitched by a hypocritical elder like Donato, who pinned a girl's desire for a loving father on Donato. Only after this fantasy and sustenance was shattered, did she suddenly realize that her father was sincere and sincere to her, which was irreplaceable by anyone.

Session 2: Probing

Lila called Elena downstairs, Elena walked downstairs in response from the balcony, and found that Lila was not downstairs.

There was a similar episode in the first episode, when Elena came downstairs to find Lila being beaten in the alley by Stefanora. It is shot like this now, just to make a comparison with the first episode, to explain the contrasting changes in the relationship between Lila and Stefano. This time, when Elena saw Lila and Stefano standing next to each other, the two had a good conversation.

This abnormal phenomenon surprised Elena. From the conversation between Lila and Stefano, it can be found that the two have a close relationship, and now Lila is even going for a ride in Stefano's new car.

Stefano's new car is naturally reminiscent of Marcello's car. Lila got into Stefano's car and asked him to pass in front of Solara's shop, just to announce to Marcello. Her strong rejection of him, and this move was intended to humiliate Marcello, which was a powerful response to Marcello's previous threats. Lila showed strongly that she was not afraid of him, and the reason why she was not afraid of him——Ster Fano became her backer.

But why did Lila let Elena get in the car too? From this, it can be seen that Lila is really a thoughtful (or rather shrewd) person. "Let's go, but remember, you're inviting her (Elena), not me," she said to Stefano before getting in the car.

She brought Elena to go with her to say to Stefano, "Don't think that my mother asked you for help and got into your car because she promised to be with you." If Lila is in business, then I have to say , Lila protects her trump card very well. She is the kind of person who takes every step of the way, very calm and never rash. She knew that her greatest asset in negotiating with Stefano was herself.

Then we can also see from this episode that Lila is not with Stefano because she likes him, she is in essence doing a business. We know that Stefano claims to be a businessman, and on Christmas Eve he lowered his profile, invited the poor into his home, and made a gesture of mutual reconciliation, which is exactly the performance of a businessman. It was this trait that Lila saw in him, and that's why Lila made a deal with him.

Elena and Lila are only fifteen years old, but fifteen-year-old Lila is already so terrifying, Elena of the same age can't understand her behavior, and she is shaking all the way for the ride.

Lila finds Stefano, and we know the immediate reason is to get rid of Marcello. Lila is tough enough to go this far, but is there a difference between Stefano and Marcello? Lila was beating drums in her own heart.

During the ride, she bluntly asked her doubts: "But are you really different from him?"

Stefano naturally behaved differently.

But Lila couldn't rest assured on his verbal promises, she wanted action.

So she suddenly ordered Stefano to stop and asked to go back, she did not believe the empty promise.

Before that, a short dialogue between the two was the first stage of the negotiation between the two, and the result was not what Lila wanted, because she did not get sincerity from Stefano, Stefano was just full of mouthfuls, and She is playing tricks.

Lila's tough move gave her the upper hand, and Stefano was at a disadvantage, when he suddenly talked about the shoes: "Did you make the shoes in the window?"

Look, the dialogue between the two is endless. Because there is no beginning and no end, it can be seen that the two have negotiated in private, and both have their own intentions.

Lila was dissatisfied with Stefano's avoidance of reality, and Stefano began to talk about reality. Lila is watching: "So what?"

Stefano: "It's beautiful."

Lila locked the target: "Then buy it."

Now it's Stefano's turn to make a crucial choice. If he withdraws, the deal will be aborted, and nothing will happen to the two after that.

After pondering for a while, Stefano did not retreat. He came up to him. The two reached a consensus, and the negotiation continued.

Game 3: Show cards

So Stefano went to the shoemaker's repair shop to see the pair of shoes that Lila and Rino made together. This pair of shoes is the most important prop of the first season of the show, and it has a very rich meaning, which can be sorted out later.

When Stefano came to try the shoes, it was a gesture of kindness to Lila. How did Lila respond? Lila also went a step further and put her chips in.

Lila stepped up decisively, squatted in front of Stefano, and changed Stefano's shoes.

The beat here is suggestive, Lila squatting on the ground with her back on the ground is like oral sex, and Stefano's expression is crisp and quivering. And Lila leaned forward more intentionally, revealing her chest from the neckline.

Lila looked up at Stefano's meaning, which is to ask Stefano's intentions. If Stefano accepts Lila's chips, then the transaction progress can go further.

Lila's suggestion was obvious, and Stefano fully understood what she meant.

He asked Elena symbolically: "Am I dressed well?"

Elena said, "Good."

Stefano bought it.

Of course, Stefano didn't buy it because Elena thought it looked good. In fact, it had nothing to do with Elena's words. The facilitator of this result was Lila who showed her trump card.

As things progressed to this point, the inside story of the transaction between the two became more and more clear. Stefano read a lot of design sketches, asked the shoemaker about the production process, and asked about the cost and profit of shoemaking (that is what it means to ask the unit price).

Stefano bought the shoes, which almost meant that the signature was almost a bet, but the deal wasn't quite there yet. Stefano took the sketches, and he was going to do another full evaluation.

Lila's heart is clear, she is not happy, she thinks Stefano is too cunning. So Lila chases out and gets into an argument with Stefano. Stefano also spoke out about his concerns, admitting that he kept his hand. At this time, Stefano regained the initiative. He had already experienced Lila's goods, knew Lila's trump card, and also learned Lila's purpose and urgency, so the initiative was in his hands. He doesn't need to rush to play his trump card.

Putting it on the table, what exactly is the deal between Lila and Stefano? Seeing this, most of the audience understands it. Lila asks Stefano to invest in her own shoe-making business, in exchange, Lila dedicates herself.

But let's understand that Stefano isn't just someone who likes Lila. He's a businessman, he keeps saying so himself, and we have to keep that in mind. How to maximize profits is the absolute standard for his actions.

Therefore, Lila used herself as her trump card, which could not really facilitate the deal.

So, what exactly is Stefano looking for? It is the shoe-making technology and experience of the Ceruluo family, it is the face of the Ceruluo family, and it is a new business opportunity, and the Ceruluo family provides opportunities for him, and can be used by him, to realize the business opportunities, and even turn them into new business opportunities. industry (shoe factory).

This purpose of Stefano is very obvious and inevitable, so before he came, he had already rented the storefront next to him. He came well prepared, as he said:

"I won't waste money. If I invest a penny, I will get a hundredfold return."

This is Stefano, profit is his first rule. Lila, just a secondary target, is the "flower" in "icing on the cake", not the "brocade".

Well, we have fully seen Stefano's motives, but Lila's thoughts have not been fully explained.

Some people think that Lila chose Stefano because Stefano was not as vicious as the Marcello family. To tell the truth, Lila already knew the rich theories and history in this area from Pasquale's mouth and the library's books in the fourth and fifth episodes, and the fireworks night catalyzed these theories into her profound recognition. Know. She knows what is going on with class, and also what is going on with capitalists. She must have read Marx's theory, but the author didn't state it clearly, but from the details of many words, the influence she suffered is obvious. This is the general environment and atmosphere in Italy at that time. As long as you are exposed to the outside world and are willing to study, you will not be unaware of this.

So I said, Lila actually knew that Stefano and Marcello were essentially the same. The question then becomes: why choose one of them? Since the choice is the same, why must reject Marcello and choose Stefano?

Remember that Marcello also went to the repair shop to try on shoes? Stefano and Marcello try on shoes in comparison.

What is the implied meaning of trying shoes in the play? The point of course is not to buy and sell shoes. For the Ceruluo family, what they hope is that the other party can invest and support their shoe-making business. Then, whether you can get investment depends on whether Marcello or Stefano is sincere.

Marcello was not sincere. He promised Reno to come and look at the shoes, but he couldn't help himself. After he tried the shoes, he had no intention of helping. His purpose is only one, that is Lila, he only needs to get Lila.

But Stefano is different. His first priority is business, so he is willing to invest.

I'm sure many people can see that Marcello is sincere to Lila, so in a way, he's kind of sympathetic.

To Lila, she didn't like and hated both of them. Not only for who they are, but also for the exploiting class they represent. Normally, Lila would not marry either of them.

But by the end of the last episode, Lila had reached a situation where she could not advance or retreat. Marcello has been chasing after her, and his patience is limited. When he goes to the last procedure - take out the ring, and you still don't agree, he can't bear it any longer, showing his fangs. . The Lila family is already in danger.

Under such circumstances, Lila had no other choice but to agree with Marcello. But do we remember? At the end of the last episode, Lila laughed when threatened by Marcello. At that time, she thought of understanding the law of the game.

She introduced a new variable - Stefano into the game. Stefano was enough to help him fend off Marcello's threat. Although, at the same time, she still had to put herself in—of course she was not happy, but she also managed to maximize her own interests in a helpless situation—to get Stefano's investment , so that his family has the prospect of making a fortune.

You have to admire Lila's determination and vision. She has now sacrificed herself temporarily. From a class and economic point of view, her family has gained the first pot of gold, and her social status has also been improved. If the Cerullo family seizes the opportunity, Lila will have the possibility to get rid of Stefano and regain control of her own destiny in the future. Therefore, she also retains the hope of continuing to rewrite her destiny for herself, rather than a simple one-shot deal and needless sacrifice.

Lila was born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. As a Go player, Lila is also a ruthless character, because she knows how to give up a child to gain momentum. The "Chess Classic" says: "It is better to abandon the child to gain power than to love a child to survive." This is what it says.

Now we can talk about the meaning of the symbol "shoe" in the play so far. It has undergone at least three connotation transformations (with a new one in episode eight).

When the shoes were first made, this pair of shoes symbolized Lila's hope of getting rich and fleeing, that is, a symbol of wealth and freedom;

Later, when the technology failed, and her father quenched this hope, Lila witnessed Reno's madness and obsession. At this time, the shoes symbolized the inferiority of the common people;

Now, this pair of shoes has become the bargaining chip of Lila's deal with Stefano, it has brought two people of opposing classes together, and its connotation has never been more complex. It symbolizes the mutual game, compromise and cooperation between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. But this kind of cooperation is only an expedient alliance, and it will be declared bankrupt when the proletarians once again see the true face of the ruthless mercenary capitalists. Only bloody lessons can make them witness how weak the foundation of this union is, which is the history of mankind.

Game 4: Win

Now that Lila has made a choice, she has only one problem to solve, and that is Marcello. But it wasn't too difficult for her.

Marcello, as usual, came to Lila's house and waited for Lila. And Lila's family had a meeting in a room next to it, which was related to their family's fate. Lila explained what happened between her and Stefano clearly in this family meeting, so that the whole family understood the point and allayed their doubts. The union with Stefano was thus confirmed.

After Reno came out, facing Marcello, his tone became hard, and he mocked Marcello: "Have you seen Stefano's new car?"

The parents were still in the back room to persuade Lila to go out and deal with Marcello. What a joke, Lila fought for so long to get rid of Marcello. Now that she is no longer afraid of him, how could she still bow to Marcello? Of course she refused. The parents had to come out on her behalf to deal with Marcello. Marcello was very upset, but he had no choice but to leave. Lila watched Marcello deflate from behind the door, and she felt so happy. She won the battle with her own wisdom and skill. Of course, whether the fruits of victory can be preserved is another question.

Session 5: Exchange

Stefano took Lila's father and brother to witness the call from the next door to expand the construction site of the store. Lila's shoe design was also hung on the wall, which naturally means that Stefano has decided to invest Cerullo's shoe-making business.

In other words, one of the parties to the transaction, Stefano, has fulfilled his promise. So now, he has to get the reward promised by the other party.

Although he claimed that he wanted to propose marriage, in fact, he could not tolerate the other party rejecting him at this time. Since Lila decided to make this deal, she naturally knew that she was going to get to this point, and she agreed calmly.

At this point, the seal is stamped and the transaction is concluded.

Game 6: Counter Kill

All I have to do now is to make Marcello accept the established fact that Lila is secretly in the dark.

Lila's mother, Nunchia, didn't cook dinner on time, so naturally she didn't want to leave Marcello for dinner. But Lila was smart, she asked Marcello to go with him to eat ice cream, led Marcello out, and then told him the truth.

Marcello's reaction proved that his love for Lila was real, and even if Lila played him like a monkey, he couldn't deal with Lila.

With Stefano as her backer, Lila was not afraid of Marcello's power at all. She mocked Marcello with confidence, and in turn threatened Marcello, saying that if Marcello dared to touch her family, she would kill his whole family.

"Tell someone to take the TV away, we don't need it anymore."

Of course no need, she is now a "rich woman".

Scene 7: Engagement

Lila's troubles are over, it's time to tell Elena's story.

The scene shifts to Elena's high school, where Nino greets her, but she ignores it, because Nino makes her unable to shake off the nasty memory Donato left her.

The Greek teacher asked Elena to read aloud the sentences on the blackboard as a positive demonstration. Elena couldn't see the blackboard, and the teacher told her that she was short-sighted.

Elena put on ugly glasses, the pimples on her face appeared again, and the beautiful complexion she had tanned in Ischia was gone. She looked in the mirror and felt very inferior.

She thought of Lila, Lila now has a boyfriend, she dresses up beautifully, and she is leisurely every day. Of course, she has low self-esteem. The surpassing Lila she has studied hard to achieve is of no use at all. Lila uses her skills a little, and her advantage immediately disintegrates.

In order to show the gap between the two, the next shot cuts to Lila wearing a fancy dress and fashionable sunglasses, sitting leisurely in a car.

Stefano deliberately drove in front of Solara's store.

A group of poor friends in the recreation area made a collective evaluation of Lila's choice.

Ada thinks Lila is too ostentatious; Carmela expresses her understanding that Lila and Stefano are engaged to support their family; Elena thinks Lila and Stefano are true love; Pasquale thinks Lila forgot and betrayed herself , was kept; Enzo was dissatisfied with Pasquale's statement, and the two almost fought; Giola lit a fire and said that Lila used to give Marcello a blow job every night, which was naturally she was helping Solara's house Ruin Lila's reputation.

The Solara family was apparently already taking revenge.

But the rumors spread by the Solara family angered Pasquale, Enzo and others. As Lila's admirers, they resolutely defended her reputation, and they lit a fire and set the Solara brothers' car on fire.

Marcello stood beside his burning car with a bleak expression, and when he turned around, he saw Lila's bright and smug smile.

So far, Lila is the winner on paper, and she's enjoying herself.

Lila told Elena her wedding date, which made Elena even more inferior. She lowered her head, and it took a long time to squeeze out a wry smile and bless Lila. Of course, she was also happy for Lila. It's just that the feelings between the two are always so contradictory, competitive and supportive.

When the two embraced, the bleak background music lingered again. So, marriage is destined to be a bad thing. Lila's fate will not change for the better.

Scene 8: Threats

Marcello collapsed frequently, alarming his father Silvio. Silvio came to the shoe store being renovated, looking for a place.

Like Stefano, Silvio also began to add the title "Don" to his name when speaking to Fernando, which represented a rise in the status of the Cerullo family.

But this nominal respect is not real respect. If the Cerullo family cannot stand on their own, they will never be able to truly turn around, and the same is true of other proletarians in this kind of society. The Ceruluo family is now at best the poor relatives of the rich family, and it is far from changing their fate.

Silvio asked Fernando to make him a pair of shoes, which he said were for gentlemen, and there was no other gentleman in the community besides him. This means to threaten Fernando that he has the ability to make his goods unsold.

When leaving, Silvio reminded Fernando again to be careful with glue and paint, which are prone to fire. This is threatening that he can destroy Fernando's shop.

Silvio's threat is a foreshadowing behind, which is indeed a major hidden danger.

Scene 9: Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

Elena goes to Stefano's grocery store to buy something, and Alfonso's intimacy shows that Alfonso likes her.

Stefano's mother, Maria, complained to Elena that Lila was too lazy to cook.

Alfonso expressed his opinion of Lila to Elena, he was very afraid of Lila, and said that if he got married, he would definitely choose Elena instead of Lila.

Session 10: Teacher

When he walked out of the grocery store, Elena saw Donato. He stood in the corner and looked at him. Elena was very scared.

At this time, the primary school teacher Oliviero met Elena, Elena accompanied the teacher home, and the teacher introduced her to a job to make money during the holidays.

The teacher also made her own evaluation of Lila's marriage: "What a smart brain she had when she was a child, she used it all in the wrong place. In the end, her intelligence grew on her chest, butt and legs."

The teacher didn't understand what Lila was going through, and the reason for this was because she had no worries about food and clothing herself. Class really limits people's brains, and teachers' thinking cannot go beyond the limits of class. Therefore, on the one hand, she encourages students to struggle, on the other hand, she ignores their living conditions.

Scene Eleven: Consolation

Elena gets a job to make money during the holidays, helping people take their children to the beach for a swim.

Elena is sitting on the beach, her body is clearly developed, and she is looking at a well-built man, which reveals her spring heart.

God helped her and gave her Antonio, who was a man, though he was so shriveled and not handsome.

After swimming, Elena took Antonio to the fitting room. Because the door was broken, she asked him to hold the door for her.

I think this is a high-sounding reason, because there is more than one fitting room, it is impossible that all the locks are broken, and Elena just wants something to happen between men and women.

The child is old, she is about to fall in love, and her best girlfriend is about to get married, can she be in a hurry?

It's not surprising that Antonio peeked through the crack of the door, but Elena's eyes looking outside in the fitting room clearly revealed her anticipation that something would happen.

In the end Antonio couldn't hold back, and Elena didn't refuse. And when Antonio was a little scared, Elena calmly gave him a little guidance. So the two lingered together, and Elena got the solace she needed from Antonio.

The light blue walls and soft sunset rays that represent tranquility make the whole thing very nice and free of evil thoughts.

Game 12: Win

Elena and Antonio return to find the Mad Widow wandering the streets, claiming that Donato has returned to pick her up.

Donato really came again, waiting for Elena. Facing Donato's entanglement, Elena couldn't solve the problem by herself, so she had to trick Donato to wait in the tunnel and bring her titular boyfriend Antonio over. Antonio and Donato reasoned and told him not to come here again, but Donato was quite righteous. Antonio froze when he saw this, scaring Donato away.

Elena and Antonio went back holding hands.

Lila overcomes the crisis that Marcello created for herself through Stefano, and Elena relies on Antonio to get rid of Donato's entanglement. On the surface, they all won the victory over those who hated them, but they did not rely on their own strength, but with the help of external forces.

Victory not achieved by itself is not a real victory.

The main question in this episode is why Lila chose Stefano and the message of the situation. This question is clearly stated, and there is not much else worth talking about in other parts.

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