Some time ago, a post went viral.
It recounts a conversation between a netizen and the Hong Kong police.
The sentence "Is there no movie in the mainland" made countless netizens speechless.
Movies, naturally, are not lacking.
And said that in the past May 1st file, the box office has reached nearly 1.5 billion.
Unfortunately, most of the word-of-mouth reputation is mediocre, and the Douban score is about 7 points.
Really good movies are still scarce.
However, Uncle Yu dug up an old domestic film from 33 years ago during May Day.
The scale is staggering.
Word of mouth is extremely high, Douban 9.1.
Not many people have seen it, but the word bull appears frequently in the comment area.
"I don't dare to think about it now, I dare not shoot it."
After reading it, I strengthened an idea.
It's not that we don't have good movies.
It's just that most of them stay in the past -
"Absurd Incident"
The story begins at five o'clock in the afternoon.
Inside the city government building, officials at all levels have left work, and the corridors are empty.
Suddenly, a man burst out and the cat entered the office.
Pulling a wad of papers from his briefcase, he looked at the door from time to time.
Then he hurried down the stairs and fled the place.
After blending into the crowd, the man was obviously a lot calmer.
Carrying confidential documents, he walked three streets and ate to his heart's content.
Skewers, xiaolongbao, pancakes, these most ordinary snacks, calmed his nervous nerves.
He likes to crowd in the queue.
The audience is full of discussions, and there is always a name——
Zhao Youliang is the mayor who manages the city's hundreds of thousands of people.
However, when it falls into the mouths of the people, it will always be the object of complaints and denunciations.
The city tolerance has gone up and prices have risen, all of which are the mayor's dereliction of duty.
When the man heard this name, a trace of surprise flashed on his face, but he also echoed it.
"This surnamed Zhao is really not a thing!"
"Yes, it's really not a thing."
He only comes home an hour later than usual.
Madame's questioning came one after another.
His daughter even reported and exposed, and a classmate ran into him and ran to eat a snack.
Madame exclaimed as if she had broken something strange.
"The mayor is like a small commoner, and he doesn't like a bargain!"
Not bad!
This man is Mayor Zhao above the temple, Zhao Youliang.
The reason why he secretly eats snacks is because he has long been disgusted with those who eat and drink.
Tired of the table full of mountain and sea delicacies, the courtesy of pushing cups and changing lamps, and the people's renminbi flowing in a uproar.
However, a rare street food made this habitual dinner stomach problem.
After a while, Mayor Zhao vomited up and down.
At the first diagnosis, I am afraid that there is a problem with the appendix.
The mayor had appendicitis and was sent to the provincial high-level ward according to common sense.
Mayor Zhao offended the axis and insisted on treatment in the city's hospital.
This is both a test of trust and a test.
The president immediately summoned all medical staff and responded positively.
After all, the mayor's belly cannot be treated with an ordinary belly.
It concerns hundreds of thousands of citizens in the city and the reputation of the hospital.
After reviewing the results, he poured a basin of cold water on everyone.
The mayor only has general enteritis, and taking some anti-inflammatory drugs can heal itself.
Admitting misdiagnosis is tantamount to slapping yourself in front of the mayor.
If it spreads, it will also have a bad impact among ordinary citizens.
Director Zhang of the Department of Surgery said sternly, this operation must be done.
"The mayor's appendix is always a little inflamed."
In Director Zhang's eyes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Through this operation, it is enough for Mayor Zhao to remember him.
He wants to nail himself like a nail, dead in Mayor Zhao's stomach and brain, and not waver for a hundred years.
"In this ordinary but great appendix is his glorious future."
But the problem is, he hasn't had surgery for a long time.
After entering surgery for many years, Director Zhang has already figured out a set of medical methods.
Minor surgery is disdainful to do, and he loses his status as the director of surgery.
Major surgery does not dare to do, the risk of medical accidents is extremely high, and he will not do anything that has been hated for thousands of years.
What's more, only if you do not perform any surgery, you are "qualified" to criticize others.
The more critical he is, the more he appears to have a high level and stable status.
As the saying goes, those who work are scolded, and those who do not work are scolded.
The results of the surgery are naturally not ideal.
Fortunately, you can also find compensation from nursing work.
With the order of the head nurse, everyone changed their appearance.
You can't wear high heels, always change into flat shoes, and your steps should be light.
Don't put on a face, smile.
The dean also conveys instructions to select the best nurses.
Winning this title allows you to get promoted, share a house, and receive family planning indicators.
The key is to make the mayor feel no pain.
There are policies and countermeasures.
Injections, mainly painful to push medicine.
Then push less, or even simply do not push the medicine.
Disinfecting the wound will cause a tingling sensation.
Then hold the iodophor ball and circle around the wound.
Under the "involvement" of the nurses, Mayor Zhao's wounds never healed.
Mayor Zhao lay down for a month.
What I see every day is the smiling faces of medical staff and the phrase "much better".
Mayor Tang, it takes a month to be hospitalized for appendix surgery.
So ordinary citizens, workers, is it possible to live for a year?
He couldn't figure it out and didn't dare to think about it.
The long years of hospitalization made Mayor Zhao can't help but think of that year.
An experience that is quite similar to today's scene.
At that time, he was a new official and was still the deputy mayor.
Roll up your sleeves, work hard, and aspire to make a career.
Unexpectedly, I was beaten on the first day.
Because he missed the cafeteria meal, he could only whisper and beg for food at the window.
The guy who was cooking was not close to people and taunted him.
"You still want to go through the back door here, no way!"
Thanks to one person saving the scene in time, Chef Tong Fatty.
When he heard Mayor Zhao's name, he immediately put down the big chicken leg in his hand.
He rushed over and carried a large spoonful of meat and handed it over.
The chubby face was full of panic and flattery.
That night, a beautiful woman knocked on Zhao Youliang's office door.
She was a waiter sent by Fatty Tong, carrying a hearty and cheap dinner.
As a high-achieving college student, Zhao Youliang remembers the way of being an official.
He decisively rejected this grand temptation.
"Cold faces, hot faces, smiling faces, crying faces do not look; Slips, tickets, and women ignored."
When I went to cook again, I was targeted.
The amount of ten dollars is less than one-third of the size of an enamel bowl.
I wanted to ask Fatty Tong for an explanation, but I saw a rogue look.
The deputy mayor of the hall does not have enough to eat in his canteen, and even has to buy instant noodles to fill his hunger.
"If you want to eat, we'll bring it to you."
Unexpectedly, Fatty Tong's difficulties almost ruined his career.
One day, a distinguished guest came to the city, the director of the provincial finance department.
The project funding in his hands is an important part of Zhao Youliang's municipal plan.
Taking down this God of Wealth has become the top priority of the work.
After a round of inspection, it was natural to invite guests to dinner.
But every time a dish was served, the hall chief frowned once.
The leader who was walking with him also scolded his mother once.
It turned out that the hall director's favorite "Tong Fat Three Absolutes" was not seen this time.
That Fatty Tong called in sick at this time, not sooner or later.
Needless to say, the appropriation was ruined.
Zhao Youliang looked at the leader's face, and then looked at the dishes on the table, and he had a score in his heart.
He decided to bow to Fatty Tong and redeem his merits.
The next day, stop the director of the hall and set up a banquet.
Steamed assortment, crisp and delicious, fragrant.
Oily shredded pheasant, the sauce is fragrant, oily but not greasy.
Rock sugar stewed turtle, moderately salty and sweet, tender and crispy.
"Tong Fat Three Absolutes" lived together, which made the director of the hall praise.
"Come on, let's move the chopsticks."
When it came to eating, the hall chief beckoned Fatty Tong one after another.
After praising without hesitation, he also toasted with a glass.
"Master Tong, you worked hard today."
Looking at Fatty Tong again, he took the wine glass and smiled with a spoiled face.
Vice Mayor Zhao understood that he could be without him here, but not without Fatty Tong.
In an instant, an exhortation from an old classmate echoed in his ears.
In the eyes of the slave, you are either the master or the inferior.
If you do not know how to make people in a high position, you will be at the mercy of others.
That night, the sweet waiter came to the door again.
It's still the same hearty dishes, the same cheap price.
However, Zhao Youliang had no way to refuse.
After eating this meal, he is no longer himself.
The turn of the eighties and nineties of the last century was the most daring time for domestic films.
During this period, many classics were born, all of which were quite subversive.
For example, Xie Jin's "Reflection Trilogy" uses marriage and love to reflect the side of an era and directly hit human nature.
Huang Jianxin's "Pioneer Trilogy" tortures the weaknesses of the system with absurd stories.
"Black Cannon Incident"
"Absurd Events" is also one of them.
A spicy satire on the absurd scene of officialdom at that time.
Fatty Tong's flattery and hospital's welcome, Zhao Youliang actually had already experienced.
His daily work is meant to deal with endless flattery.
Someone pours water and someone buys a cigarette.
Even the flowers placed on the windowsill did not dare to water at will, because someone had already watered them.
The office was equipped with a toilet so that he could stay at home.
However, such flattery could not make him comfortable.
Every letter from the masses must first be carefully screened by the secretary.
What she thinks you shouldn't see, you never see.
Once, on a whim, Mayor Zhao sent himself a letter.
Left and right, in the end, did not wait.
The performance method of "Absurd Incident" is particularly avant-garde and playful.
This somewhat weakens the reality and makes the film seem less heavy.
However, this subversiveness is the key element in the development of literary and artistic works.
The male protagonist of this film is the actor of the same name, Zhao Youliang.
He once played the role of Shen Ruochen in "Sinful Debt" and shined.
In addition to being an actor, he has two other identities - director of the Central Experimental Theater and president of the National Theatre of China.
During his tenure, he proposed two principles: disruption and innovation.
It was under his impetus that avant-garde theatrical works such as "Rhino in Love" and "The Accidental Death of an Anarchist" were born, sending a large number of talents to the theater, film and television industries.
We are able to witness the nature of love or humanity in absurd situations.
Looking at today's movies, disruption and innovation have become scarce.
The breakthrough in genre has stagnated, and the choice of subject matter is constrained.
Copying blockbusters has gradually become the best choice.
Looking back at Mayor Zhao's experience 33 years ago, it is like a movie today.
He escaped and was recaptured, and continued to be subjected to a treatment called "blinding".
The appendix that was misdiagnosed and cut off, those mouthful "much better", are just tricks.
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Assistant Editor: Sanjuro