On their wedding night, the bride and groom sit side by side on the humble double bed, silent.
The bride and groom said in unison, "Sleep." The two lay quietly side by side, each wrapped tightly around his quilt, and the groom reached out and took the bride's hand.
Bride: "I'm sorry I can't make you a real husband." ”
The bridegroom: "If you say such a thing again, I will be angry." ”
Bride: "Your hands are so warm." ”
Groom: "Your hands are so cold." ”
Bride: "Cold hands don't hurt." ”
The bridegroom: "There is me." ”
In the Great Northwest in 2000, Ma Jianxin, a railway maintenance worker, carried his luggage and walked on the deserted national highway. A truck passed by and the old driver called him to get in. Ma Jianxin was silent, and the old driver said all kinds of jokes to himself.
Ma Jianxin was sent to the city by the leader for further study, and for the low-educated workers in the railway system, the Railway Bureau organized a cultural training class, and Ma Jianxin will study in this class for 3 months.
The teacher who was originally arranged was an old gentleman, but he was injured by the mischievous students and could no longer teach. The next day, the leader brought a new teacher, before the class, the leader warned everyone: the new teacher has a heart disease, there is a hole in the heart, if you are angry with her, it is not just a matter of injury, you give me to be careful!
The classroom door opened, a young and beautiful woman stepped onto the podium, and dozens of young men in the classroom were suddenly silent. The female teacher was called Li Weihua, looking at a group of men pressed against the black pressure on the other side, she first shook her head, and then quietly turned to face the blackboard, wrote "Song of Tomorrow", the board was finished, she turned her face to face everyone, and began her first lesson.
At noon, the students all went back to the dormitory, Li Weihua ate on the podium, Ma Jianxin walked back to the classroom with a well-prepared meal, saw Li Weihua and he shook his head, but still walked to the seat 5 rows away from Li Weihua and sat down to eat. The two did not communicate, but found that the other person's cup was brewed with chrysanthemum tea.
In the following class, Li Weihua found that this Ma Jianxin was the smartest of all the students, and the correct rate of answering questions was also the highest, and she began to pay attention to him.
One day at noon, Ma Jianxin was going to smoke outside the classroom after eating, and when he passed Li Weihua, he found a small bug on her shoulder, he reached out and grabbed the bug, and Li Weihua instantly fainted after seeing it. Fortunately, she woke up quickly, and Ma Jianxin handed li weihua his chrysanthemum tea and asked her to take medicine.
Li Weihua asked Ma Jianxin why he liked to drink chrysanthemum tea, and Ma Jianxin shook his head and said he didn't know. Li Weihua told Ma Jianxin that her hometown is Hangzhou, where everyone loves to drink chrysanthemum tea.
Every day at noon, only Ma Jianxin and Li Weihua were still eating lunch in the classroom, and Ma Jianxin's seat was getting closer and closer to Li Weihua, and finally sat in the first row.
The 3-month training was about to end in a blink of an eye, Li Weihua rehearsed the songs for the graduation performance for the students, Ma Jianxin hid outside the classroom and smoked, Li Weihua came out to look for him, he was silent.
The graduation performance was very successful, Li Weihua bowed and said that he suddenly fainted again, and Ma Jianxin carried her on her back and ran to the hospital. Ma Jianxin, who was asleep on a bench in the corridor, was shaken awake by his classmates, who told him that he did not have to wait, teacher Li had been picked up by his family and left him with one thing.
After returning to the dormitory, I opened what Li Weihua gave me, and it turned out to be an electric shaver. Li Weihua once told him that it is a good habit for men to shave, it is a respect for themselves and others, Ma Jianxin listened to it that night and shaved with a scraper, and as a result, his face was scratched, and the tape on his face was seen by Li Weihua during class the next day, and the two looked at each other and smiled, in a group of people, only they understood what was happening.
The days were uneventful, and Ma Jianxin returned to silence, but his heart was no longer calm.
One day, suddenly Li Weihua's brother came to him and invited him to dinner at home, thanking him for saving his sister last time.
Ma Jianxin had a sumptuous lunch at Li Weihua's house, and after the meal, Li Weihua asked him to accompany him out for a walk. Seeing a pair of lovers holding hands in the distance, Li Weihua asked Ma Jianxin, can he be like them?
Ma Jianxin shook Li Weihua's hand, and the two stood side by side, a little embarrassed. Li Weihua said, I shouted 123, let's walk together, Ma Jianxin nodded. At first, the two of them were like walking straight, but then they gradually relaxed, and their hearts were getting closer and closer.
Ma Jianxin found two black and red fish frozen together in the frozen lake, and he carefully took out the ice cubes of the frozen fish and gave them to Li Weihua.
They started falling in love, watching movies together, walking together...
Li Weihua's mother found Ma Jianxin and told him that Li Weihua could not be a real wife, so ma Jianxin carefully considered it.
Ma Jianxin stood in the snow of the desert for a day, and after nightfall, he rode his bicycle to the city in the snowy night. He went to Li Weihua and told her that he had thought about it and that he was going to marry her.
Because of heart disease, Li Weihua has never been anywhere, and she yearns for the outside world. After fainting again, Ma Jianxin asked the dog in the dormitory to arrange a train trip, taking Li Weihua on the train, galloping on the desert tracks, looking at the magnificent scenery and wild animals outside, Li Weihua felt for the first time that life was so beautiful.
Because of the private train, Ma Jianxin and the dog were punished by the unit and went to the farthest station on duty, and the newlywed couple could only contact through mobile phones every day.
One night, the dog who had just left work was hit by a passing truck, and Ma Jianxin witnessed the unexpected death of his friend and was saddened.
Li Weihua learned the news of the car accident from the TV, she could not contact Ma Jianxin, in a hurry, she hitched a ride to find Ma Jianxin, just happened to meet the old driver who had previously carried Ma Jianxin.
On a construction site, the workers saw the beautiful Li Weihua, they stopped their work and looked at her, only Ma Jianxin was still working hard, saw his wife who suddenly appeared, Ma Jianxin threw himself into Li Weihua's arms, leaving sad tears.
At night, Li Weihua and Ma Jianxin huddled together on the single bed, Li Weihua let Ma Jianxin hold her, she said, not afraid of death, do not want to live like a stone, so even if alive what is the meaning?
The first time two people kissed, for the first time they had a real husband and wife relationship, the feelings and lust that had been suppressed for so long were finally released on this night.
The next morning, the brilliant sun shone into the house, Ma Jianxin opened his eyes, looked at the beautiful wife in his arms, they kissed each other, embraced sincerely, Ma Jianxin showed a bright smile. Li Weihua did not faint, the love between them overcame the deadly disease, and they finally achieved the unity of spirit and flesh.
This is the film "Chrysanthemum Tea" filmed in 2000, the male and female protagonists are Chen Jianbin and Wu Yue, these two actors have a 4-year relationship because of shooting this movie.
The story of the film is plain and smooth, just like the title "Chrysanthemum Tea", faint, but with a long aftertaste.
The desolation of the Great Northwest more and more reflects the delicacy of the feelings of the male and female protagonists.
Ma Jianxin is a robust adult male, and although Li Weihua is beautiful and cultured, congenital heart disease is an Achilles heel that she cannot get rid of.
In the 3 months together, they involuntarily fell in love, but they were doomed not to be like ordinary couples.
Li Weihua loves Ma Jianxin deeply, but she knows that she cannot be like a real woman, and she knows what it means for a man to marry her. She asked Ma Jianxin to find another woman, and she would rather be friends with him.
Ma Jianxin also had hesitations and entanglements. In the days of separation from Li Weihua, he missed the person who deeply attracted him all the time, he was reluctant to leave such a beautiful woman, he would rather give up his lust and be with her.
Clear love has to die and live, but must keep a distance with reason. Every intimate act may cause a heart attack and may be fatal, so they are very hard to restrain.
After another episode of illness, Li Weihua finally had an emotional breakdown for the first time, she restrained herself too hard, she longed for the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, but she could not go anywhere. Ma Jianxin risked violating the rules of the unit and let the beloved woman take the train to see the scenery and fulfill her wishes.
And I thought that her husband had a car accident, went alone to look for him, found that he was actually good, after the ups and downs of the mood, Li Weihua finally did not want to suppress herself, she would rather die than live like a stone.
It is not until the end of the film that two people who are deeply in love are truly united, looking at their happy and satisfied faces, people can't help but believe that love can create miracles!
This movie 20 years ago made us feel as if we were back to that conservative era, unlike the prosperity of the mainland, the Great Northwest was still so backward and desolate at that time.
But no matter how desolate the place is, there is the same fiery love.
The film explores the love and lust between men and women, which should themselves be inseparable, human nature, and beautiful processes.
But the male protagonist's love for the female protagonist obviously transcends lust, which is rare.
At the end of the film, the heroine breaks through the fear of death, she wants to live authentically, truly experience, so they break through the taboo and completely unite.
Maybe God was also touched by them, they survived the crisis safely, and true love finally overcame the threat of disease!
In the last shot, the two frozen fish come alive with the ice, symbolizing the arrival of new life and vitality!
Like this light movie, let people move, let people understand that there are such beautiful people in this world, beautiful feelings!