A friendship dance party is being held at the marriage agency called "Good Relationship", the soothing music is playing, the men have taken the initiative to invite their favorite female companions to enter the dance floor, and ambiguous emotions have begun to flow slowly in the air.
Red Swallow sat in the corner unnoticed, and finally, a man with sparse hair came to sit down near her, silently smoking a cigarette.
The two people who had no communication throughout the whole process met again on the bus that left, this time, the man took the initiative to talk, anyway, they were also members of the marriage agency, there was nothing to hide.
The two chatted face to face all the way, and they were relatively harmonious.
Surprisingly, this unassuming man also has a small job of magic tricks.
The man rushed to pay the fare and invited Hongyan to sit at home, and he had some good feelings for the man, and Hongyan gladly agreed.
When he got to his own ground, the man performed harder, making Hongyan smile happily.
She hadn't been so happy in a long time since the disease had taken her husband away from her forever.
Who knew that she was a little too early to be happy, and the man saw that the atmosphere was good, and he got closer and closer, and he hugged her violently, wanting to have something happen to her.
It turned out that this guy just wanted to play and vent, hongyan of course did not want to be so sloppy, she struggled to get rid of the entanglement and ran out the door.
Hongyan's job is that of an ordinary bailiff, and she always shows evidence in court with no expression on her face, and sends away desperate prisoners after sentencing.
The daily work was carried out in such a way that the cries of the victim's relatives came, but she was almost numb to hearing it, and even couldn't help but yawn.
The departure of her husband has plunged her life into extreme boredom, and going to the marriage agency once a week has become her greatest entertainment and all hope for her future life.
But she didn't want to find one, and the happiness she was looking forward to was still passing by her again and again.
Hongyan returned to the residence, in the dark aisle, the newly moved girl next door was flirting with a strange man, Hongyan was a little unable to see this, and when the two entered the house, she took out the key to open the door silently.
The eldest sister on the other side of the door rushed out and told her that this girl was a "business" who brought men here every day and quarreled to death.
She didn't take it too seriously and walked into her room, and after a while, there was really a lot of movement next door.
This broken house could not be soundproofed at all, the girl shouted irrepressibly, and the roar of the bed board was overwhelmed, and it came clearly.
Hongyan couldn't help but pound the wall a few times in protest, and the two "athletes" next door seemed to be very interesting and stopped.
But where this matter can be abruptly stopped, soon the voice sounded again, even more enthusiastic than before.
Hongyan involuntarily approached the wall, blushing and listening for a while.
On this day, a woman named Zhang Lingling was sentenced to death for revenge killing, and when she was doing that kind of "business", she had a verbal altercation with the boss behind the scenes and angrily killed the other party.
The executor Hongyan, as usual, put on snow-white gloves, loaded the pistol, and after successfully completing the task and sending Zhang Lingling on the road, the gloves were burned on the spot.
Next, Hongyan and her colleagues came to the factory where Zhang Lingling's husband Li Jun worked, carrying the verdict and urn, and asked the factory director to hand over the things and Zhang Lingling's last words to him.
Li Jun, who came later, overheard outside the door and learned that this Red Yan was the one who personally sent his wife away.
Looking at the back of several people leaving, thick overalls and black sunglasses could not hide his hatred.
Li Jun's bad luck is far from over, the factory director feels that this file in his family is very troublesome, and he is also obscure, looking for a reason to transfer him to the reservoir.
He shrugged his head back to the house, Zhang Lingling's brother was waiting for him, and scolded him for a long time: You are a, not you, my sister will go out to sell herself to earn money?
Before leaving, he also took away his and Zhang Lingling's children, saying that this was his sister's last wish before she died.
With nowhere to vent his depression, Li Jun came to the door of the court and looked at Hongyan, who was busy getting out of the car, he stared blankly for a long time, and then he followed Hongyan to her residence.
Hongyan passed by the next door, was called in by the girl, she said that she was only dancing in the dance hall, seriously learned to dance, and advised Hongyan to come to the dance hall to sit and have fun, it was better than being bored alone.
Hongyan only said coldly, no need.
When the weekend came, Hongyan continued her own way of solving and took a car to a foreign marriage agency.
Unbeknownst to her, Li Jun had been secretly following her.
The landlady of the marriage agency saw that it was her again, and she was extremely enthusiastic, and immediately introduced her to a diamond king.
This man is tall and tall, dignified, the first meeting also brought the red swallow to a rough room, busy measuring the size of what, said that it was just bought the commercial house, tomorrow will sign a contract with the decoration team, have to measure carefully.
Hongyan did not say much, just took the initiative to come over to his coat to help hold, "Wang Laowu" while busy while showing off, this room 2500 pieces of a square meter, he is a one-time purchase of full payment, but also said that he likes Hongyan This kind of words are not much, quiet and quiet women.
After a while, Hongyan proposed to wait in the car downstairs, and when "Wang Laowu" was busy preparing to drive, he saw Hongyan leaning on the seat with his eyes closed, as if asleep.
He seemed unable to bear to disturb her, gently closed the car door, and quietly smoked a cigarette outside the car, patiently waiting for her to wake up.
In fact, Hongyan, who was not asleep, noticed all this, and a smile quietly appeared on her face.
Isn't being so considerate and attentive to people the ideal person you are looking for?
After separating from "Wang Laowu", Hongyan walked around the street with a happy mood and a yearning for a new life.
However, this good mood did not last long, through the window of a small shop, she found that "Wang Laowu" was busy dating another woman.
Hongyan immediately understood that "Wang Laowu" seemed to be the legendary marriage trust, Hongyan couldn't help but sigh deeply, and the happiness that remained on her body was too short.
When I saw "Wang Laowu" again, Hongyan asked him bluntly how much money the marriage agency gave you.
The marriage trustee saw that the matter was exposed, and did not deny it, saying that if he successfully attracted the lady to see him a second time, the marriage agency would charge more.
It was said that Hongyan did not say anything more, but took out two hundred yuan and was even ready to spend it according to the standard.
She wrapped her arms tightly around the man's arm and rested her head on his shoulder, just wanting to enjoy the long-lost trust and warmth, even if she knew he was a marriage trustee.
And this moment of comfort is only exchanged for two large bills.
After walking on the street for a while, Hongyan threw the marriage man on the street and left with a grin.
This laugh has a distinctly mocking taste, but I don't know whether I am laughing at the absurdity of life or laughing at my own absurdity.
On the other hand, Li Jun went to the small hotel where his wife "worked" in the dark, trying to find a strange woman to vent her desires.
Who knew that not long after entering, the woman's husband kicked the door open, rushed in viciously, and beat him up violently, trying to make him obediently take out money to put things to rest.
However, what was surprising was that the next morning a person found a small boat floating alone in the stinky ditch by the river, and a corpse was lying in it, which was the same man who had tried to blackmail Li Jun last night, and he had a clear scar on his neck.
As soon as the camera turned, in the dark tunnel alley, Hongyan was burying her head in the road to work, and suddenly a low man's voice came from behind, "Zhang Lingling was sent away by you"?
Red Face was shocked, looking back, but the man no longer spoke, turned to leave, Hongyan only saw a back shadow.
After work, the bored Hongyan still went to the dance hall where the girl next door worked, and the girl's words were true, she performed very well on the stage, and she was quite skilled in one move and one style.
The red swallow in the audience was full of envy, and when she returned home, she also came to the mirror and imitated the girl's dance posture stiffly.
In the days that followed, Li Jun continued to follow Hongyan, and when Hongyan was still sitting alone in the corner of the dance hall, Li Jun was bored knocking on the iron shelf at the door.
The sound attracted Hongyan's attention, and she noticed that Li Jun had been following her, but she thought that this person was also a member of the marriage agency.
After walking out of the dance hall, she did not try to get rid of Li Jun, but let him follow her, and even made up a makeup.
Through the small mirror, he also observed Li Jun's appearance, perhaps, she was finally noticed by men, which is also a different kind of happiness.
Moreover, this man looks strong and strong, not like the magic man before him, but he is still more interested in his own intentions.
The two men walked into the underground passage one after the other, and Li Jun took out his knife and wanted to move.
At this time, several passers-by suddenly appeared from the corner, and he had to put the knife back and find another time.
He hurried to the corner of the passage, intending to continue to catch up with Hongyan, but found that Hongyan was leaning against the wall waiting for him.
"What are you doing with me, the first time you came to the marriage agency?"? Seeing that Li Jun was silent, Hongyan continued to walk forward, and Li Jun continued to follow in a daze.
A dilapidated small hotel became the end of the two people's walk, and Hongyan really regarded the other party as his favorite blind date, and the volcano in his chest erupted, and he took the initiative to give him a hug.
Although Li Jun felt surprised, he still couldn't help but have a passion with her.
Afterwards, Hongyan followed him to his residence in the reservoir, she did not care that Li Jun said that his monthly salary was only 170 yuan, but said that next time she could get off here, the implication was that she did not have to go to the marriage agency again.
When Li Jun heard this, his heart moved, he looked up at Hongyan seriously, and fell into contemplation.
Outside the door, a co-worker called for Li Jun to help, he answered the call to go out, Hongyan intimately threw down her cotton coat, as if she was already the hostess here.
Alone in the house, Hongyan casually flipped through Li Jun's books, but found that there were photos of Li Jun's family of three and Zhang Lingling's verdict receipt.
Only then did she realize that the object of her love was the husband of the death row prisoner whom she had personally sent away.
Hongyan naturally had the idea of leaving, and she asked Li Jun about the last train time to leave, and Li Jun replied that at six o'clock, the time was still early. He suggested that you could also take a boat to the water for a while.
After a passionate encounter, Hongyan suddenly said, "You have a good relationship with her, but unfortunately I can't replace her."
Li Jun still didn't say anything, just went out and pushed the boat to the edge of the reservoir with all his strength.
Pushing and shoving, he couldn't help but cry, and he kept asking himself in his heart what he should do.
At the same time, Hongyan found an axe and a knife in Li Jun's backpack, and Li Jun's hatred for her was chilling, and fear drove her to flee in the direction of the station.
But after walking for a while, she slowly stopped, and she thought, didn't Li Jun have a little love for herself? Will his thinking ever change?
If you continue to move forward, I am afraid that I will go back to the past, and whether such a suffocating life can be faced again.
On the other side, when he found Hongyan leaving, Li Jun picked up the red scarf she had left behind and closed his eyes and sniffed hard, as if she was still around, and he was so intoxicated with her.
At this time, Hongyan suddenly pushed the door back, Li Jun raised his head, "I thought you were gone", but Hongyan asked, "Is the ship okay?"
Before going out, Hongyan did not forget to remind the other party to bring a bag.
The two of them came to the reservoir one after the other, and Li Jun stood in the boat and said to her, Come on.
Hongyan just stayed where she was, looking at this man sheepishly, what was waiting for her?
The film titled "Night Train" ends here, which is another masterpiece of Diao Yinan, the director of "The Party at South Station" and "Daytime Fireworks", and can be regarded as his early works.
Liu Dan, who was selected for the attention section of the 60th Cannes Film Festival, won the Best Actress Award at the 10th Buenos Aires Film Festival in Argentina for her wonderful performance in this film.
The cold appearance, the oppressive atmosphere, the explosive desire, and the wordless ending present us with life and humanity under special circumstances.
When Wu Hongyan knew that she was Li Jun's "enemy", she fled in fear, snowing in the sky, and instinctively escaped, I knew that at this moment she was carrying a heavy burden that should not have been borne by her, and finally collapsed to the ground overwhelmed.
Like the fierce horse on the side of the road, no matter how hard you try, you still can't break free of that fatalistic cage, even if you escape temporarily, you still can't escape the net that has been predestined, there is no other way out, yes, you can only go back.
So Wu Hongyan's redemption is a kind of tragic atonement, her redemption is the sin of the innately inadequate judicial system that fights violence with violence but cannot really claim justice, the redemption is the unjust sin created in the rules of the whole human race, this saintly redemption is so determined and tragic, especially when she reminds Li Jun not to forget to take the bag with the axe and the knife, so calm, so tragic, she also completed the journey of self-healing and redemption.
However, the director still did not completely go to despair, in the dead knot that could not escape, or left a glimmer of hope, Li Jun smelled the scarf left by Wu Hongyan, he was still warmed, after all, love dissolved the hatred, after all, love is the last hope of mankind.
So in the face of the final open-ended ending, I still have a small hope that they will come back safely, and pray for the helpless people of the present and future.