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A few years ago, a Chinese movie turned out to be a sweep of the Western world, and it was "Picking Gold".
Poster of "Picking Gold"
I don't know if you have seen it, it is said that this movie is called a must-see movie for Chinese people.
Because pure Hollywood movies have always been the world of white people, although more and more Chinese faces have recently appeared, they are all supporting roles in supporting roles, even if they are not Chinese and foreign co-productions of pure Hollywood movies, Chinese actors are not important protagonists, but their status is high, such as "Pacific Rim 2" and "Megalodon".
Poster of "Happy Luck Club"
And "Picking Gold" is a pure Asian actor, telling the story of a Chinese family, similar to this movie, but also back to 25 years ago "Happy Luck Club", and then recall, there is no more.
When "Picking Gold" was just released, the name was tacky, the poster was fancy, the male and female protagonists were not first-line red stars, and many people felt that it would be like all Hollywood Asian hunting movies, stone into the sea, no splash at all.
But who would have thought that this small-budget movie full of unfamiliar Chinese faces would dominate the North American box office for three weeks, knowing that the last one that won the box office for 3 consecutive weekends was the classic "Reunion 3". Its popularity in the West can be said to be a phenomenon, many Chinese in foreign countries even send tickets to invite friends around to see, to some extent, it seems to be quite appropriate to the English name of "Crazy Rich Asians" (Crazy Asians).
After that, the unknown heroine Wu Tianmin, dressed in bright yellow fur, appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Next to the caption: "'Picking Gold' will change Hollywood."
According to Warner Bros. and Comscore, when "Gold Picking" was released in North America, asian audiences accounted for more than 38%, whites accounted for 41%, Hispanics accounted for 11%, and African Americans accounted for 6%.
On a certain level, it is reflected that this is not a "yellow-skinned" story, but has universal values: "love, family and self-worth." ”
"Picking Gold"
"Picking Gold" is based on the novel "Crazy Asian Rich" by American writer Kevin Guan.
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It tells the story of a farce caused by Singapore's richest family heir, Yang Nick, who took his Chinese-American girlfriend, Zhu Rachel, back to Singapore for a wedding.
The film truly reflects the lives of The Asian rich, with fireworks, carnival parties, couture big-name jewelry, villas hidden in the clouds, and many representatives of Old Money hidden in the city.
Below, we will walk into the "Golden Harvest" will never go away to the grand feast... Let's take a look at some of the exquisite and luxurious jewelry
· Private Jewelry Fair ·
Nick's cousin: The rich and powerful Astride, who appeared in a Dior's couture dress, slowly walked through the hotel lobby, and no one watched without stopping to watch.
Astride with Bulgari MVSA series topaz amethyst earrings
The earrings may seem ordinary and inconspicuous, but they are actually Bvlgari MVSA series topaz amethyst earrings.
Astride shows us a different way of trading jewelry.
The general public has access to jewellers with its own stores, mall stores, etc., and she shows us a very private way of trading.
At a private jewelry show, Astride saw a pair of Baroque pearl earrings made of natural Burmese rubies, pearls and diamonds.
Baroque pearl earrings in the play
The play says that this antique jewelry, worn by Queen Zubriella at his coronation in 1878, was worth $1.2 million, and Astride bought it with just a slight smile.
As soon as the camera pans, the earrings have been packed and put away, and the maid of the family takes the bag of the famous product in her hand and begins to release Tibet in the east.
And she carefully placed the box containing the earrings at the top of the wardrobe.
It turned out that this was a marriage of "strong women and weak men", and Yas's husband himself did not have a prominent career and was very disgusted with the strong strength of the woman's family. For the sake of his lover's self-esteem, Yas could only hide the expensive famous goods he had bought back in every corner of the house.
Only one Piece of Rolex Daytona she did not hide, it was because of a gift specially prepared for her husband to start a business.
This Rolex Daytona watch, which was once popular with Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman, finally broke the auction record for $17.8 million at Christie's auction house last year after years of baptism of time.
The director of "Picking Gold" finally borrowed the watch from an antique watch collector for filming last year, through many ways, and the collector's wife is said to be a fan of the novel, which led to this collaboration.
In fact, it is not an ordinary Rolex Daytona, but a rare "Paul Newman Paul Newman Ditona".
However, the more perfect it all became, the more her husband's heart was unbalanced, and by accident, Yas learned the news of her husband's cheating.
At first, Yas still pretended that nothing had happened, but the impeccable gesture made her husband completely collapse.
She finally understood that no matter how much she covered her light, she could not help but sting an inferior and cowardly heart.
The husband asked her, so where will you and your children live later? Astride replied domineeringly, I own 14 apartments, probably go to one of them.
After that, Yas took the pair of pearl earrings from the heights, put them on in a dignified manner, and walked out of the door. Without the love of perfection, she is like her own jewelry, finally do not have to hide, independent and free, releasing the full brilliance.
· The strong appearance of the "rich mother-in-law" ·
Yang Ziqiong, who plays her mother-in-law Ellie, burst into an aura as soon as she appeared. Dressed in Valentino's dark red chiffon cape dress, paired with a pair of green emerald earrings and a green emerald brooch, the image of the Hostess of Asia jumped out.
Although dressed in a Valentino dress, the addition of emerald pulled the whole style back to the East.
The emerald brooches and earrings on the chest were hand-picked by Yang Ziqiong and borrowed from Malaysian jewelry brand Mandalay by her personal assistant.
Brooches are worth 2.3 million and earrings are worth 820,000.
Emerald brooch with earrings
The most important jewel in the whole film appeared in the mother-in-law's hand, which was a Colombian emerald with a visual measure of nearly 10 carats, simply two pear diamonds, which was particularly noble and dazzling.
This emerald ring is Yang Ziqiong's private jewelry, and the huge emerald is estimated to be worth about 3 million.
The mother-in-law was also because the door was not right, did not get the approval of the grandmother, and did not get the ancestral ring when she got married, and this emerald was specially ordered to her by her husband as compensation.
Therefore, the mother-in-law is embarrassed by the heroine everywhere in the movie, and she also hopes that she in the same situation is best to retreat from the difficulties.
When receiving the invitation from the heroine, the mother-in-law Ellie wore Armani's suit and arrived as scheduled, tiger and tiger, domineering.
Pearl earrings, diamond rings and emerald rings
The oversized Nanyang white pearls are also Yang Ziqiong's personal belongings, from Mandalay's sister brand Rafflesia.
This scene is simply the dressing guide for new women in the East - mature women over 30 years old, as long as a pair of huge white bead earrings, with a simple suit, instant class Up, the aura is fully open.
At the banquet at the end of the play, the mother-in-law once again put on an emerald ring and changed into a high-end dress with Elie Saab oriental elements, which was decent and generous.
The wrist-worn watch is a watch owned by Richard Mille, the Richard Mill Ladies Collection RM 051, which is also Yang Ziqiong's private collection.
This watch must already be known to everyone, the classic barrel design of the watch, 18k white gold diamonds, 5 titanium spline screws to create a case, equipped with a power reserve display, tourbillon device.
The belt buckle was changed to a Carnet fine jewelry necklace, and the yellow diamond in the middle alone was worth 2 million.
This brooch is set with a 16-carat yellow diamond in the middle, which perfectly explains the opulence and prestige of the head of the family.
Grandma Boss, the big boss behind the scenes, also wears Carnet's jewelry.
The shape is luxurious and elegant, and the giants are full of style.
·Heroine's Jewelry·
Rachel, as an American-born ABC, the typical New York girl, appears to be simple and comfortable, and does not wear any jewelry.
The heroine Rachel was invited to attend the wedding of the century of the male protagonist's friend.
At the wedding of the male protagonist's friend, the female protagonist Rachel as an ordinary middle class, the jewelry is not gorgeous.
This discounted price is only 1357 yuan Jennifer Behr hair ornament, used to match the Marchesa dress of 10,000 yuan. This shows that this is actually a contradictory state.
Then at the end of the film, Rachel brilliantly presents the ultimate showdown with her mother-in-law, Ellie.
She invited her mother-in-law, Ellie, to a mahjong game, which seemed like a simple pastime, but both sides understood that it was not simple.
When playing mahjong, you come and go, and the two women play the wisdom of the Eastern way - vertical and horizontal, rigid and soft, and measure the heart, and play to the fullest.
Worthy of being a professor of game theory. Although Rachel won through self-touching, she was willing to give up the opportunity of Hu Pai to her mother-in-law, and at that moment, she could finally reveal her thoughts without humility.
Rachel seemed to have lost the game, but won the hearts of the people.
When she left Singapore lonely and was ready to board the plane, Nick appeared, he knelt down in the cabin, took out the engagement ring, the emerald from her mother-in-law, and appeared in front of Rachel's eyes...
Nothing expresses the recognition of the entire Nick family and the inheritance of the status of the new hostess than this ring.
"Jewelry heritage", sometimes it is as simple as that.
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