There was a hand reaching out to turn on the light, who turned on the light? Who has such power?
Taipei, 1959.
Your father is arguing with the teacher: My son's Chinese has always been very good, it can't be only 50 points. In this space of conversation, his opponents are hidden from view. And the teacher's voice was like a broadcast wafting from the radio.
radio. The admission list is being broadcast. name. name. name. Really like Mark Six, it sounds so random and fluke. There is no halo on your head.
Opposite your school is the studio. The school door is closed, the studio door is open. After leaving the school, you enter the studio, in fact, the two have communicated with each other. But you have to stand up high and look down at the studio.
You stole the flashlight from the studio, I don't know why you stole it, maybe it's like the radio doesn't have your name on it. Dude take your flashlight and take pictures of the men and women kissing in the woods and the color of the panties of the girls they always bet on. Yeah, it's supposed to be entertainment, but you think it illuminates the truth.
On the day the slicker was blocked, the lights in one classroom flickered on and off. You walk in and see the back of the girl leaving. In fact, that was the first time you and Xiao Ming met. She is a girl who can play with lights. Unfortunately, you have poor eyesight, but glasses are pushed again and again because of financial constraints at home.
So you thought that the first encounter with Xiao Ming was that she broke her leg. She is weak in your eyes. In fact, she's not hypocritical, it's just that you stepped on the wrong rhythm of the world and entered the plot too late.
Xiao Ming said: If I were a man, I would be willing to be a soldier. The army, a large collective, uniform dress, general discipline. Strength is because of commonality. The Chinese teacher said that Chinese makes the most sense. "Mountain" has only three gestures, but English needs to write 8 letters. Kitten asked: What about the word 'I'? The teacher said, you write, write on the blackboard a hundred times.
If you have written it a hundred times, then you may be like a kitten, understand the meaning of 'I' in this world, and understand that it has entered the era of entertainment. Kitten, he can fight and play Taibao, but he is sober and has a good voice, and he is addicted to singing sweet English tunes from beginning to end. The audience went crazy for him.
You, who followed Xiao Ming, saw her enter the luxurious big house. But you don't know, Xiao Ming's mother is the house owner's servant, and the mother and daughter are dependent on others. That night, their mother had an asthma attack, and the landlord kicked them out of the house. The next day, Xiao Ming went to the studio to audition. She cried when she cried, and laughed when she laughed. The assistant director asked her if she thought of something sad, but she didn't answer.
You were deceived by the school that day. But you didn't make a mistake, you copied your test paper slickly. Your father argued hard, and finally put down the words: remember the deeds, and people can't apologize for the mistakes they didn't make. You silently wrote down that reading is to find a correct way of life. You push your bicycles on the road, and several uniformed soldiers pass you in the opposite direction. The collective and strong sense of security is far away from you.
Xiao Ming asks you: Why didn't you come to my audition? You just talk about what happened to you. Didn't see that your communication was just a phantom on the white painted door.
Xiao Ming's past boyfriend Honey is back. This man had to hide in Tainan after killing someone for Xiao Ming. Everyone used to be afraid of him. But he is a lone hero in martial arts novels, a hot-blooded cowboy in Western films, a Don Quixote, the opposite of all real society, and a warrior who can't find an opponent. Because the enemy is behind him. Dressing in the navy of the People's Republic of China is so abrupt and out of place.
He was revolted by the men of his own small park gang, and was attacked by the boss of the rival 217, Shandong, and died tragically at the bottom of the military wheel. He only appeared for such a short time and retired from this world, and his appearance and departure were accompanied by a few allegro. Allegro, the storyteller's long-standing story, it can only be a legend, and a legend is a pastime. The sound of the crash was followed by the cheers and screams of the audience at the concert, a farce of life.
But his life goes on in you. He told you about "War and Peace" and tolerated your love with Xiao Ming. You said, "Xiao Ming has been waiting for you, you should write back." You smelled a familiar scent from Honey from the first sight you saw him.
That picture captivates you - a picture of a beautiful Japanese woman with a kitten digging out of the roof of her home. The photo was sealed with a dagger, and the legend has never been inseparable from the love of life and death. A tool for love, they guess. But only you believe it.
After hearing the news of Honey's death, Xiao Ming just walked silently to sew up the insoles. She still had to go on the road, not to mention her empty eyes accompanied by her mother's heavy breathing. There was no room for respite in her life.
In a joyous orchestral ensemble, you profess your love and commitment. In the gap where the music stopped abruptly, you were still shouting: "I want to be your friend for life.". This coldness and sharpness makes people tremble and embarrassed. Just like we are in a quiet public place, someone is making a loud noise alone, he will not be embarrassed, but the silent group will blush. Fortunately, the ensemble sounded again, drowning out those who were too conspicuous and persistent. Peace of mind, calm. Our side cannot tolerate you overseeing our mediocrity.
"I don't want anyone, no one is useful." Xiao Ming replied.
Honey's soul begins to infiltrate your body. You want to take revenge on Fat Uncle, the grocer who bullied your family. You pick up the bricks behind his back. But you put it down again, because the fat uncle had a heart attack. You think: how can a knight come in? You fire a shotgun at the house of your friend General Ma's son, Pony. You roll up the brim of your top hat to imitate the handsomeness of a western cowboy. You put a hat on Xiao Ming's head and ask her to be the heroine of your own legend.
Light. Lights off. The light will be on when it should be on and off when it should be off.
217 people can not escape. On the day when Shandong was hacked to death, Deng was an accomplice in revenge and the force behind it. It does not shine for the people who came to encircle and suppress 217, it shines for the inevitability of this world. Tomorrow, it may light the way to the death of those murderers. All these rivers and lakes, the sword light and blood shadow, will slowly retreat.
That night, you illuminated the murder scene with a flashlight, and your father was detained.
The father, who had undergone the absurd political interrogation, was extremely nervous, thinking that a thief had broken into his home in the middle of the night. But he couldn't remember to turn on the light. He struggled and searched in the dark. He was used to the dark, and he didn't believe that he could light up even his own small world. He has changed and so have you. Your tolerance is getting low, he's going to swear. When you see your father, who used to argue righteously with the principal, bowing his head and begging for forgiveness, you declare war on the world and break the light bulb above the principal's head.
You and your father pushed the bicycle again, and you comforted him: "Didn't you say that the future can be mastered by your own efforts?"
Dad finally woke up, it's time to quit smoking and buy a pair of glasses for you.
After being expelled, you are determined to retake the exam for the day department. But you meet the slicker who runs away in the killing night, and the slicker becomes humble and calm. You learn from him that the pony and Xiaoming are getting better, so you think the pony has changed. You listen to the kitten sing the song of Elvis, it sounds harsh, and you just want to look at the picture of the Japanese woman again and again. In the great loss, you try to find comfort in Xiao Cui (a former Slick, Pony's girlfriend), but Xiao Cui soberly tells you that she is not the object and that she will not change for anyone. She also told you that on the day when the slippery head was blocked, you thought it was me, but it was Xiao Ming. Slick and Xiao Ming were on a date that day.
How do you accept this world that has changed overnight? No, they haven't changed, they just know that there is a light on their head, and if they want it to give you peace, then they are kind to the switch.
Christ is coming at this time. The devout second sister said to you: "Are you being too caring about others? Do you always think only of yourself? Christ sacrificed his life for our sins... Why did you do anything for others?"
You Grab your flashlight and the lights flicker over that picture of a Japanese woman. So you decide to give. In the following story, you actually chose to be Christ. You come to the studio, return the flashlight, you no longer borrow light, you have to trust your blurry vision. You tear a page of script, you want to tear Xiao Ming out of this world of acting. The director said: What about that little girl? She cries and laughs so naturally. You're angry, you can't tell what movie he's making if you call him real or fake. But you really don't know that Xiao Ming's tears that day were not fake, but her smile was fake. Her smile was a combination of her innocence and complexity.
The legendary sabre of love is passed back and forth between you and Xiao Ming. In the end, you gave it back to Xiao Ming, and you stabbed her with a knife, a knife, a knife... You said: I am Honey now. You think: I kill you to save you, because I want to maintain your beauty, your dignity, your innocence, your fidelity. You will no longer pollute the world, now you are dying for Honey, and you are dying for me. We will be legends.
You left a letter to your second sister and asked her to explain to your parents that you think only she understands what you are doing. She really understood all of a sudden, weeping as she sang the hymn.
I think of you standing on the top floor of the studio looking down. You think you are filming below, but in fact life is about playing someone else's role. You are confused, you don't let others play it, but you also play it yourself, just in the wrong type. Western? Makes people cry.
You are standing high.
When you were sent to prison, you were struggling and even dropped your slippers. Will you get a new pair of shoes?
Lights on, lights off.
It will light up Elvis' Brighter Summer Day and light the way to me now. There is still a long way to go.
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