"Miracle Stupid Child" is Wen Muye's second personal feature film after four years, this time he chose to cooperate with Yi Qianxi, still deep into the social reality, showing that ordinary people's survival is not easy and hard work, from the Douban opening points, the reputation of this film is standing up. Many netizens said that this is the most suitable film for the Spring Festival file.
Shenzhen is a big and lonely city, many people come here just to make a living, just twenty-year-old Jing Hao came to Shenzhen with his young sister to work hard, he has a good handymanship to repair mobile phones, he can already support this family, they rented a small room, by the brother to take care of the sister's life.
Jing Hao always had one thing in mind, that is, to treat his sister, and the doctor recommended that she have surgery before the age of eight, otherwise it would be very dangerous.
An operation requires hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the helpless brothers and sisters have no money at all, let alone put together this money in more than a year, Jing Hao knows that it is impossible to repair mobile phones and sell dismantling tutorials.
By chance, Jing Hao encountered the opportunity to do a big deal, friends introduced him to a batch of "good goods" that will be recycled by the waste factory, Jing Hao was moved, he felt that he had technology, he could turn waste into treasure, but unfortunately bad luck, after taking over this batch of goods, the state launched a new policy to combat the refurbished machine industry chain, Jing Hao's previously contacted good orders were destroyed, almost nothing.
In order not to smash these things in his hands, he thought of another way, that is, to dismantle the parts of the waste mobile phone intact and sell them to large companies, he found Li Ping, an executive of a technology company, to talk about business, but this elite who graduated with a master's degree regarded Jing Hao as a naïve poor boy who wanted to get rich overnight, and in the end, he looked down on Jing Hao.
Jing Hao had no way out, and could only come to the company to grind hard bubbles. By chance, he met the company's boss, and it took a lot of effort to get a business card, the boss talked about his own rules of the game, there is no deposit, the parts that are removed must pass, otherwise there is no play.
This kind of statement is just a euphemism in the eyes of others, but Jing Hao took it seriously, this is his only chance, if it goes smoothly, delivered on time within the specified time, his sister's illness will be saved, so even if there is no deposit, he must find a way to do it.
Then he began to set up his own factory, and found the big brother Liang Yongcheng he has always trusted to help, because the salary provided is too low, they can only rent a remote and dilapidated house, and can not recruit capable employees, Jing Hao learned from the intermediary that there are some people who can't find jobs who don't care much about the salary, as long as he is willing to use it.
The people he recruited also have their own grievances, the older sister Wang Chunmei's former factory did not provide employees with basic hearing protection devices, accumulated years and months of hearing damage, so she can't work anywhere for a long time, after coming to Jinghao here, she is a little bit on the road, this kind of careful work is very suitable for her to do.
Among these recruited people, there was also the "waste" of the past, Liu Hengzhi spent the golden stage of his life in the Internet café, except playing games, but love and the desire for family changed him, he wanted to find a serious job, but only Jing Hao was willing to accept such waste wood as him.
Later joined by boxers who have entered the bureau, looking at the ruthlessness of being bullied, retired old people also come to find a "idle errand", the old watchmaker has itchy hands, also suitable for this kind of meticulous work, the old man has long been included in the society there is no "labor force" group, but Jing Hao also allowed them to join.
In order to pay his employees, Jing Hao chose to wash the windows of the skyscraper such a high-risk job, work during the day to make money, and at night return to the factory to dismantle parts as a laborer, but even if it is such a hard work, it is difficult to get all the money, water and electricity bills are often in arrears, the rent is not paid for several months, and he is directly evicted by the landlord.
In addition, there are many unexpected situations to be faced, Wang Chunmei was hired by the threat of hooligans in the lawsuit, or Jing Hao and these "colleagues" helped to break the siege, here they were never squeezed labor, but a specific person who worked hard to survive, Jing Hao himself is not easy, and he understands how hard the life of these elders is.
This period of time is the most bitter, but Jing Hao's sister is very optimistic, for her as long as her brother is there, the world is complete, the little girl understands things very early, knows that her brother is doing his best to take care of her, and also wants to grow up early to take care of her brother.
But the real world is always more desperate than imagined, during the period of goods were stolen, more and more debts were owed, Jing Hao's bet this time was too big, a slight mistake would ruin his life, but what else could Jing Hao do? There is no way back except to gamble.
"Miracle Stupid Child" can be said to be the original Wen Muye style, that is, the care for the lives of ordinary people is very realistic, this film has once again gathered the "Medicine God Squad", Xu Zheng, Wang Chuanjun, Zhang Yu and Yang Xinming all appeared in the film, bringing a lot of surprises to the film, especially the appearance of Zhang Yu, although his scenes are concise, but unforgettable.
The reason why the film can accumulate enough word of mouth in the Spring Festival file is because all the actors are acting online, even the taciturn Sun Bo played by director Tian Zhuangzhuang also has an exclusive lonely atmosphere, Qi Xi's performance is very good, and in the scene where the rogue pulls, she performs strong and stubborn, and the unyielding energy comes from the dignity of the little person.
Of course, in addition to the characters, the film also successfully constructed a "Yugong moving the mountain", the mountain is an impossible task, but yugong always has the willpower to transcend, the goods covered by the outdoor sunshade are completed by these "useless people" a little bit, the pass rate of the product proves their value, although it does not necessarily turn over, but it also tastes a little sweetness of life.
On the one hand, "Miracle Stupid Child" is realistic, Wen Muye gave enough dose of "life pain", there is no mercy from his subordinates, and Jing Hao's every encounter with the wall will knock the audience's heart, but it will not appear false. On the other hand, the film is ultimately about love, and the little people are always warm together and always have a rare goodness.
Jing Hao and Li Ping are a good contrast, Li Ping is a very lucky person, can finish college undergraduate, or even graduate school, and then enter a good company, live with a head and face, he feels that everything he has deserves, his success is because of personal efforts, other people's failure is because of self-inflicted, but Jing Hao knows that he can't do anything alone, and he is grateful to others.
In this film, as an audience, in fact, you can see the gentleness in most of the bones of Chinese, it is a Spring Festival film, it is about the reality of the world, about the life counterattack of grassroots teenagers, but in essence, it is still about "the maintenance between people", watching out for each other can go long, "Miracle Stupid Child" gives the audience a hope, and the things we most desire are in it.