Chapter 301 It’s not a crime for a man to cry
In order to allow Dong Jiu to accurately express what he was thinking in court.
Shihe started devil training for him and predicted various questions that the judge might ask.
Before the trial, Shihe kept asking:
"Who does Dongjiu want to live with."
"Brother."
"What's your brother's name?"
"Shihe."
"Take your last name."
"Shen Shihe."
"Who does Dongjiu want to live with?"
"Brother, Shen Shihe."
...
Just like that, repeat the past.
On the day of the trial, both of them were full of confidence.
Soon, the trial began.
The judge first asked Dongjiu’s mother why she abandoned Dongjiu in the first place.
When Dong Jiu's mother, played by Luo Meilan, answered the question, her voice was choked and she kept looking at Dong Jiu with guilty eyes.
It turns out that Dongjiu's father suddenly died of illness, and the mother and son were in dire straits.
Abandoning Dongjiu is indeed a last resort.
At the end of Dongjiu’s mother’s statement, the defense lawyer asked Shihe:
"Which one do you think is better, living with disabled people with mutual disabilities or living with non-disabled family members?"
Hearing this, Jin Qixuan, who plays Se Ha on the screen, took a deep breath. She turned her neck stiffly, raised her eyes and stared at him, gritting her teeth and said:
"Mr. Lawyer! When you were born, did you have the right to choose your family!?"
"Our priest once said - weak people help each other to live, and weak people know how to help others because they are weak."
"Living together, it doesn't matter whether you are disabled or not!"
“If I took advantage of Dongjiu, then Dongjiu also took advantage of me!”
"If Dongjiu helped me, then I also helped Dongjiu!"
Shihe's statement was resounding.
The entire court was silent for a moment because of his speech.
This also brought the matter into a stalemate.
After the interrogation team whispered for a while.
In the end, the judge decided to let Dongjiu step forward and point out with his hand that he would choose the person to live with in the future.
At this time, the camera showed close-ups of Luo Meilan and Jin Qixuan's faces.
Compared with Dong Jiu's mother, played by Luo Meilan, who has her eyes closed without hope;
Shen Shihe, played by Jin Qixuan, holds his neck proudly and glances at Luo Meilan from time to time. He looks like he has a winning ticket.
His proud look made the audience in front of the screen smile knowingly.
And at this moment.
Dong Gu, played by Lee Kwang Soo, slowly raised his finger and pointed at Luo Meilan...
At this scene, not only the passers-by in the movie's jury group exclaimed in disbelief.
Even the audience in the live screening room is the same.
On the screen, regarding this result, the community director, Mi-hyun, and other passers-by watching the trial all defended Se-ha.
The camera cuts in and out to give these impassioned people close-ups of 1 to 2 seconds.
After the emotional rendering is in place.
Finally, the camera focused on Shihe’s face.
At first, the shock remained on his face.
But then, the expressions changed from frowning, disbelief, confusion, and finally a poker face.
The alienation exuded by this poker face is exactly the same as the look in Shihe's eyes when he first entered the orphanage when he was a boy.
Apathetic, numb, and uninterested in everything.
Gao Zhenghui, the YouTuber of UP, was witnessing the five changes in Jin Qixuan’s emotions within five seconds.
My heart tightened instantly, as if being tightly grasped by invisible hands.
He clearly knows that the purpose of this movie is to tear beautiful things into pieces for people to watch.
But I didn’t expect it to be so thorough.
Once upon a time, Shihe's world was shrouded in gloom, and he had no hope or yearning for life.
However, the honest and kind-hearted Dong Jiu unexpectedly walked into his life, bringing a touch of bright color to the gloomy world.
From then on, Shihe looked cold and forceful to everyone.
But only towards Dongjiu, his eyes are always full of doting and caring.
And now, this light will leave him.
Dongjiu, the person who once vowed to be by his side forever, is about to disappear from his world.
For Shihe, this pain is far more profound and cruel than any physical injury.
On the screen, the camera turned.
Shim Se-ha, played by Kim Kee-hyun, was slowly pushed out of the bathroom by Dong-gu, played by Lee Kwang-soo, with an indifferent expression.
At this moment, the audience can see that the sense of alienation exuding from Shihe is even stronger.
Outside the door, the community director and Mei Xian were looking at Shi He worriedly.
At the door, Dongjiu's luggage has been packed neatly, waiting quietly to be taken away.
Besides, Dongjiu’s mother looked at Dongjiu with a kind face.
Dongjiu looked around, and the muscles on his face twitched irregularly. Then, he slowly approached Shihe's ear and called softly:
"Brother..."
This At this time, the camera slowly moved down from Lee Kwang Soo's face full of complex emotions, and settled on Shi Ha's seemingly calm but hidden face.
There seemed to be something quietly changing in Shihe's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it and said calmly:
"Brother Dongjiu, you said you wanted to live with your mother. From now on..."< br>
Before Shihe could finish speaking, Dongjiu’s mother eagerly reached out and grabbed Dongjiu’s arm, urging softly:
"Dong Jiu, it's time for us to leave."
At this moment, Dong Jiu suddenly pulled out his arm just like when he met his mother for the first time.
Looking at Dongjiu’s resolute attitude, Dongjiu’s mother retracted her hand that was still in mid-air.
A trace of loss and embarrassment flashed across her face, and she took a step back at a loss.
Dongjiu, who broke free from his mother's control, walked around to Shihe's side, slowly crouched down, and asked:
"Brother, won't you... go with Dongjiu?"
Shihe turned his head slightly, avoiding Dongjiu's direct gaze, and said calmly:
"Of course I won't leave, I want to stay here. And I... want to live with your mother."< br>
Hearing this, Dong Jiu was silent for a moment, his face twitched irregularly again, and he said in a muffled voice:
"But...if Dongjiu doesn't push the wheelchair, my brother can't go anywhere..."
The camera slowly moved away from Dongjiu's face and focused on Shihe's red eyes.
His eyes were flashing with complex emotions, but his voice was unusually calm and clear:
"No, even without you, there will still be community directors, swimming coaches and...other people."
Hearing this, Dongjiu was stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. His eyes gradually turned red.
After a moment of silence, Dongjiu stood up slowly and walked straight to his mother Luo Meilan.
Seeing her son's emotional change, Luo Meilan immediately knelt down considerately and helped him change his shoes.
The moment Dongjiu was about to walk out of the room, he couldn't help but look back at Shihe.
However, Shihe made no expression.
So, Dongjiu turned around and walked out of the room.
“Bang!”
The door was slammed shut, as if it also cut off the last connection between the two.
The camera focused on Shihe's face again.
At this moment, he slowly turned his neck towards the door with great effort.
Although he still looks calm.
But the tears in his eyes could no longer be controlled and slowly slid down his face.
Seeing this scene, many tough men outside the screen shed tears.
The collapse of adults often comes quietly at this moment.
This performance was not intentionally tear-inducing at all.
All that is left is Jin Qixuan and Lee Kwang-soo’s emotional control and exaggeration.
Gao Zhenghui has always boasted of being very tearful.
However, when Jin Qixuan cried quietly on the screen, he completely broke his guard.
In fact, Jin Qixuan has contributed to many crying scenes in movies and TV shows.
For example, in "Reply 1988", Sun Woo was devastated when he held his out-of-control mother;
"Ghost" Reed Hwa burst into tears when he learned that the ghost was about to disappear;
In "Do Bong Soon" Ahn Min Hyuk's tearful eyes when he smiled and comforted Do Bong Soon on the rooftop;
And Hyun Soo's hysteria when he learned the truth about his mother's death in "The Sweatless Party".
However, most of these crying scenes rely on explosive emotional expressions and tear-jerking background music to create the atmosphere.
Although Jin Qixuan's performance is very good.
But when Gao Zhenghui watched these clips, he was always able to maintain a certain emotional distance and was not moved to tears.
But this time, Jin Qixuan's performance was different.
No hysterical shouting.
There is no exaggerated emotional catharsis.
Some just cry quietly.
And this deep and restrained sadness hits people's hearts directly.
This also made Gao Zhenghui feel an unprecedented emotional impact, and tears fell involuntarily.
Shihe didn't cry when he was abandoned by his uncle.
I didn’t even cry when the child opened the gourd with a stone.
After being rescued from a suicide attempt, he still did not cry.
Even when the priest who had cared for them for nearly twenty years died, he didn't cry.
Only at the moment of parting with Dongjiu, Shihe's tears fell for the first time.
……
Gao Zhenghui quietly wiped the tears on his face, fearing that the people around him would see the joke.
But in fact, the two foreign girls in the front row were blowing their noses with tissues...
It was only at this moment that Gao Zhenghui suddenly realized something:
Since his debut, Jin Qixuan has played many different types of roles.
His acting skills are undoubtedly worthy of recognition.
However, among these characters, there is one thing in common that is extremely conspicuous - that is, almost every character has clips where he looks cool and shows off his figure.
But in this work, Jin Qixuan made an unexpected change.
He completely abandoned those previous advantages.
Whether it is a carefully crafted image or a strong body.
He no longer relies on external glamor and handsomeness to attract the audience's attention, but chooses to impress people with his deep and restrained performances.
This transformation is undoubtedly extremely successful.
Jin Qixuan used his delicate acting skills to show a real and profound character image.
It can be said that in this work, his acting skills have reached their peak.
......
At this moment, the story on the big screen continues.
The tone of the picture in the lens is no longer full of healing and bright colors like before.
There is only dark depression.
Dongjiu’s mother runs a restaurant.
Dongjiu was helping in the store, but accidentally knocked over the plate.
My mother was afraid that he would scare the guests, so she asked him to sit next to him.
Dongjiu is in the corner, sitting there all day long.
On the other hand, Meixian found a good job through her volunteer service that often exceeded her time limit.
On this day, after getting off work, she came to Dongjiu’s mother’s shop to visit Dongjiu.
Seeing her arrival, Dongjiu quickly stood up and looked behind her, as if looking for a certain figure.
However, after looking for a long time, he still didn’t see Shihe. Dongjiu couldn’t bear it anymore and asked:
“Coach, brother, how is my brother doing?”
“Shihe He is in the new orphanage and is being cared for by new caregivers. He is doing well. ”
"Well, what about the coach?"
"Myself, I live a canned life in the examination hall."
Meixian's smiling answer made Dongjiu no longer able to calm down.
"Brother, I am alone..."
"Brother, he can't do it alone..."
"Coach, you said that you will always push the wheelchair for my brother..."
< br>
The more Dongjiu talked, the more excited he became, and the muscles on his face twitched faster and faster. "My brother can't do it alone. He can't eat well and can't go to the toilet..."
After saying that, his mood collapsed instantly. He stood up suddenly and slapped his head. He repeated excitedly:
"My younger brother can't do it alone!"
"My younger brother can't do it alone!!"
"My younger brother can't do it alone!!!"
...
At this moment, Mei Xian suddenly understood.
It turns out that Dong Jiu thought that Se Ha liked Mi Hyun and that they would be together in the future.
Not wanting to be a drag, he finally chose to be with his mother.
In the screening room, Gao Zhenghui’s freshly wiped tears fell again at this moment.
He glanced at the other moviegoers around him out of the corner of his eye.
I found that not only myself, but also many people shed tears.
At this moment, Gao Zhenghui suddenly realized that at some point, he was completely impressed by Lee Kwang Soo's acting skills.
You know, over the years since his debut, Lee Kwang Soo has always had the image of a fun person.
Even if he acts seriously, the audience will still jump after seeing him on the screen.
Gao Zhenghui can't tell whether the director will direct the show or Jin Qixuan will lead the show.
Anyway, in his opinion, Lee Kwang Soo is definitely an actor who has been delayed by variety shows.
...
After leaving the restaurant, Mi-hyun hurriedly told Shihe about the misunderstanding.
At this time, Shihe, who had been away from the camera for five minutes, appeared on the screen again.
There is some stubble on his face, and his hair style is like a chicken coop, no longer as delicate as before.
You obviously didn’t say anything, but you said everything.
After he left Dongjiu, his life was not good.
After that, the camera focused on Shihe and told about his life after separation from Dongjiu.
The new volunteer who took care of him was not responsible and would often feed food into his nostrils.
In order to reduce his own troubles, he taught Shihe to use Siri to control his mobile phone and his mouth to control the electric wheelchair.
This way Shihe can go wherever he wants.
Although Shihe is unwilling to change the status quo, there seems to be no other way.
The days passed like this.
One night, he received a call from Dongjiu's mother and learned that Dongjiu was missing.
This incident made him angry and yelled at Dongjiu’s mother.
Late at night, the alarm clock set for the volunteers to turn over rang.
Shihe, who was worried about Dongjiu, could not sleep with his big bright eyes open.
At this moment, he had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of where Dong Jiu would go.
So, he quickly shouted "Siri" into the fruit phone.
However, because the Korean English phone could not understand him, there was no movement on the phone after he shouted for a minute.
Having no choice but to stick out his tongue, Shihe tried to turn on his phone.
As a result, instead of turning on the phone, I fainted because of improper turning over.
After a long time, Shihe slowly opened his eyes.
He did not blame the irresponsible volunteers, but told the community director immediately that Dongjiu must be at the Responsible Home.
After hearing the news, Dongjiu’s mother immediately rushed to the old site of the Responsible Home.
Sure enough, Dong Jiu was lying on the bed where the two of them had slept together, with faint traces of tears remaining on his face.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day for Dongjiu to participate in the swimming competition.
Mi-hyun called to urge Se-ha to attend.
But he refused.
Because Shihe still doesn’t know how to face Dongjiu.
After hanging up the phone, Shihe, who chose to escape, practiced operating the newly arrived oral wheelchair in the room.
Because he was not very skilled, within a few seconds, he made a mess in the room.
I cursed and complained.
Shihe's eyes were suddenly attracted by the awkward armrests that Dongjiu held on the old wheelchair.
At this moment, his eyes turned red, and he could no longer suppress the longing for Dongjiu in his heart.
As soon as the camera turned, the color of the picture changed from the previous dark color to bright again.
Shen Shihe, played by Jin Qixuan, started to drive wildly with an empty wheelchair in his mouth.
He accelerated and turned downhill and almost died on the spot.
Although, I was scolded by passing drivers because of improper operation.
But when it comes to talking, Shihe has never lost.
Even though he had the controller in his mouth, it still didn't affect his clear and logical response.
This scene is full of joy when paired with his arrogant hair style blown by the wind.
The audience in front of the screen laughed out loud.
But soon, retribution came.
During a turn, because he would not slow down, Shihe hit a flower bed and overturned instantly.
He fell heavily to the ground, blood flowing down his forehead to the ground.
Despite this, he didn't care at all about the injury.
Take the trouble to shout Siri in fluent Korean English.
Nothing unexpected happened, Siri still ignored him.
In the end, Shihe was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed on his mobile phone.
Unexpectedly, Siri unexpectedly lit up, indicating that this was not a pleasant conversation.
Shihe laughed angrily, but due to the pain in his head and the pressure of lying down, his words gradually became a little awkward.
Still, he tried his best to instruct Siri to call Mi-hyun.
However, after calling for a long time, the call was not connected.
Reluctantly, Shihe had no choice but to leave her a voice message word for word.
"Let Dongjiu's mother stand at the end, so that Dongjiu will keep swimming."
On the other side, in the swimming pool.
Before the game, Dongjiu had been watching at the entrance.
Looking forward to Shihe's arrival.
But unfortunately, he failed to do so.
At this time, the referee called to prepare.
Dongjiu put on his swimming goggles and made a ready gesture.
As the whistle sounded.
Dongjiu jumped up hard and jumped into the swimming pool.
There was no surprise, he still took the lead this time.
However, after turning back, Dongjiu stopped again, looking around confusedly, looking for someone.
Seeing this scene, Dongjiu’s mother felt guilty again.
She knew that this was the shadow in Dongjiu's heart left over from his childhood.
So, she waved her arms at the edge of the swimming pool and yelled to attract Dongjiu's attention:
"Dongjiu, mom will not abandon you here, don't worry, Swim over quickly..."
However, Dongjiu turned a deaf ear to this.
Looking towards the entrance.
At this moment.
A wheelchair was slowly pushed in.
It was the irresponsible volunteer who pushed Shihe with blood on his face!
Seeing this, Dongjiu still looked confused as before, so he plunged into the water again and swam hard to the finish line.
At this moment, with the exciting background music, Dongjiu swims faster and faster.
In the end, we won the championship.
After Dongjiu landed, he faced the cheers of the surrounding audience and his mother’s tears of excitement and guilt without stopping for a moment.
Instead, he walked straight towards Shihe who was sitting in a wheelchair.
The moment the two looked at each other, their eyes were red at the same time.
Dongjiu slowly squatted down and took Shihe's hand, clumsily completing their original agreement.
"Promise."
"Hook."
"Seal."
"Copy."
Every time Dongjiu completed an action, Shihe's eyes became a little red.
Until the last gesture was completed, his eyes were filled with tears.
Dong Jiu, on the other side, had already burst into tears.
But despite this, he still reached out his hand, gently wiped away Shihe's tears, and sobbed:
"Brother, don't cry..."
At this moment, in front of the movie screen.
Countless viewers could no longer control their emotions.
The low whimpering sound was clearly audible in the huge screening room.
Gao Zhenghui was already crying with tears streaming down his face.
After watching the whole movie, he couldn't count how many times he cried.
At this moment, my eyes are probably swollen.
When watching Jin Qixuan's movies in the past, Gao Zhenghui always habitually composed the draft of the film review in his mind while watching.
But this time, he was completely immersed in the plot.
Not to mention it is a draft, even the most basic ability to think rationally seems to have been lost.
Especially since Seha sheds tears for the first time in the film.
His tears seemed to have lost control and kept falling.
Oh, I actually cried while watching a movie about two grown men.
A little shameful...
...
A moment later, the ending of the film came on the big screen.
Dongjiu's mother was moved by the brotherhood between the two.
In the end, she put aside her worries and agreed to their decision to continue living together.
We also personally sent them to the disabled apartment they applied for.
The camera then pans to a bright apartment.
The sun shines through the windows and fills the entire space.
Shihe was wearing a clean shirt, his hair was combed meticulously, and he looked energetic.
A happy smile appeared on his face, which was filled with joy and satisfaction from the bottom of his heart.
Besides, Dongjiu is cooking his favorite ramen with a smile.
At this time, the doorbell rang.
Dongjiu went to open the door.
It's Mi-hyun, she came to see them with a bunch of cans.
The three of them sat together eating instant noodles again.
But this time, Shihe was not tempted by Dongjiu's mean appearance.
Because, Mei Xian was feeding him ramen on the side.
"Hot, hot, hot...ah, you should blow it..."
Shihe sighed and complained.
“Hahaha~”
As Mihyun’s silver bell-like laughter rang out.
The big screen gradually dimmed.
A moment later, the film’s credits rolled on the screen.
The lights in the screening room also gradually brightened.
Kim Qixuan, Lee Kwang-soo and other film creators stood up and walked to the stage to receive their eight-minute Cannes applause.
(End of this chapter)