When menstruation comes, some girls react badly, and they cannot walk at all. They squat on the ground and sob. Girls who have experienced menstrual cramps can relate to this, so Z wants to go and have a look.
She hears the voice of a male classmate next to her.
"Is it that exaggerated?"
"It's just acting."
They are laughing, and their laughter is even a little blurry in the sun. Z's eyes narrowed, and she was about to say something but stopped.
Z has good grades and looks pretty. She is the most beautiful school girl in her student days. She also welcomed various open and secret crushes. Z is not interested in love before adulthood. She listens to her father and cherishes the admiration of these teenagers.
Although the slander between the same sex has also begun to spread, "green tea" and "flirting" are all said in detail, as if those slanders really happened.
Even if Z wore a butterfly hairpin, it would be edited and turned into a "scheming little thing".
Z hesitated for a while, but still did not take off the butterfly hairpin, and kept it on.
Although she held the pen, her eyes were secretly red.
The admirer's diary was exposed, and their parents were invited. Z suffered an undeserved disaster, and in the end, the mother of the gym student pointed at her nose and scolded her for being ill-mannered.
It's all your fault, you have corrupted my son!
The gym student widened his eyes and shouted angrily, "Mom, why are you like this, Z didn't..."
Z's father was also very angry and negotiated with the other party sternly.
...
- Dad, am I wrong?
- You are not wrong.
As the sun sets, the father and daughter walk side by side, and the middle school student Z talks to his father.
Z nodded and remembered it. She was not wrong.
Then the camera turned and a young office girl in a short skirt was harassed on the bus. She mustered up her courage and shouted, but everyone in the bus was indifferent.
"Don't waste our time."
"Why don't you get off the bus and fight."
The office girl was driven off the bus, and the harasser stayed on the bus. He even laughed
at the office girl. "Who saw me hitting you?"
"You are wearing so little, don't you want me to do something to you?"
With a dirty curse.
Z listened to the office girl crying at the station under the pointing and talking of people around her.
"I was wrong."
She wanted to cover her legs with her hands.
"My fault is that I'm a woman!"
Today, the office girl wore a very nice skirt. The skirt was very long, almost covering her knees, and there were large patches of beautiful sunflowers on it, which were so bright that it made people feel good.
This is a girl who loves life and likes life.
But because of today, she may never wear these beautiful clothes again.
...
Z is facing the college entrance examination. She has excellent grades. The major she wants to choose is not the liberal arts major that girls should choose. It's a bit cool.
However, Z learned that there are gender restrictions in the major. Among the dozens of places, the proportion of girls is very small.
After all, "it's more convenient for boys to do this."
Z still got admitted to this major with the first place. She did it quickly and well, and used her own strength to prove that choosing her was right.
When Z was in her sophomore year, her roommate from another major dropped out. She worked hard to get into this university that so many people admired, and then -
"My family told me to go home and get married. My brother didn't study well and needed to buy a house. There was no money at home, so my dad said he would find me a family with a lot of dowry."
She didn't even know what the family looked like or what kind of character they had, but she wanted to "marry" herself for her brother's dowry.
Because, "If I don't go back, my mother said she would commit suicide."
...
"Damn it!"
The cinema was already filled with curses and sighs.
Being harassed by someone and having to help your brother... This is something that many people have experienced personally or have seen around them, so they naturally feel the anger.
It is a bit absurd on the screen, but it really happened, so it is even more psychedelic.
Z's roommate left. Everyone is an adult, but they are still big kids who have not stepped out of the ivory tower. The place where she lived became empty. Z would go to take a look from time to time. Later, another roommate appeared there, and everything belonging to that roommate disappeared.
It was as if she had never appeared. Now she is living in a strange family for her brother's house. No one knows how she is doing, but...
Z will remember her.
Z maintained her academic excellence and actively participated in activities in school. She met her boyfriend, who is tall, handsome, elegant, from an intellectual family, and respects women.
The two fell in love.
Z graduated with excellent grades in her graduation thesis and was choreographed by the others.
"Is her writing that good?"
"Did she bribe the professor in private?"
"Because she is beautiful?"
The professor is a respected senior, and he can be called a teacher both in terms of academics and work style. Z was not sad because she was framed, but because she was tied to the professor.
After graduation, Z went to compete for a job. Before competing for the job, a senior who worked as an HR exchanged experiences with her.
"Girls are not popular in the workplace."
"Bosses don't like girls. Girls will soon get married and have children and return to their families..."
Z went to apply for the job, and her boss said the same thing, and there was even other gender discrimination.
"Women are indecisive and not as decisive as men."
It took Z two years to turn her boss, who said women were indecisive and would not achieve success in their careers, into her subordinate, and she became his boss.
Z's relationship with her boyfriend has been stable. In two years, she not only got a promotion and a raise, but also got married.
Boyfriend, now husband's last name is S. Z was previously called by her father, but now she has another name, Mrs. S. Z
was not in a hurry to have children after marriage. She wanted to make great achievements in her beloved career. She is indeed a very capable person, and her husband supports her very much.
But her mother-in-law did not understand, and gradually other voices emerged.
"Women, this life is to take care of your husband and children, have a good family, and have children all over the house. This is the most important thing."
"Z, why are you so capable? Our family does not lack the money you earn. We can support you even if you don't work." "
Z, others have grandchildren, when can I also have grandchildren?"
What's the point of you being so capable? Having children is what you should do most.
The mother-in-law didn't understand Z, and Z didn't understand the mother-in-law. Her parents told her that she lived her life to be happy and that she lived as a person, not a machine that gave birth to children.
The mother-in-law didn't understand, and the husband comforted Z, but Z could see that when her husband saw the children of his colleagues, there was a clear desire in his eyes.
He wanted to be a father.
Z thought she could balance her career and family. The trigger was that she lost a child during frequent business trips and staying up late.
...
She didn't even feel the arrival of this child, and this child was gone. The mother-in-law, a woman who always maintained an elegant image outside, couldn't control herself and yelled.
"Ah, my grandson!"
Z's mother held Z's hand, "Girl, are you okay?"
Z's husband walked in from outside, looking tired, but still forcing a smile. Z asked him what happened, and her husband shook his head.
At night, her husband stayed with her, and Z said, "I'll stop working for a while, I'm tired... Let's have a baby."
She interrupted her husband's words of advice, attributing it to her tiredness.
The mother-in-law had a happy look on her face, and her husband was also happy. Only Z felt out of place when people around her were busy and noisy, as if she was out of the whole event. She was pregnant, touching her growing belly, looking out the window, from a female elite who wore professional clothes every day and was full of fighting spirit, to a canary that seemed to be locked in a cage.
The camera zooms in from near to far. The 90-square-meter house is spacious enough for two people to live in. However, in this shot, the small squares in the building seem to be cages.
There are many women in these "cages".
Z wrote down the two sentences she heard many years ago in her notebook.
- I was wrong.
- I was wrong because I was a woman.
...
Pregnancy, vomiting, hair loss, anxiety, Z was shaking before giving birth, she was scared.
After giving birth, she would wake up from her dream because of the baby's turning over.
Mr. S is considerate, he will do housework at home, and he doesn't mess around outside. Everyone envy Z for marrying a good husband.
Z also thinks her husband is very good, not because he does housework at home and does not mess around outside, but because she also does housework at home and does not mess around, because the two of them are spiritually connected.
But no matter how good a husband is, he will not wake up when the child turns over.
When I thought the whole film was going to enter a completely depressing moment, the style suddenly changed.
Z was awakened again and subconsciously turned over to look for the child, but what she saw was a classmate in school uniform. The classmate asked her, "Z, what's wrong?"
Z has completely forgotten the name of this classmate, but it was her deskmate in middle school. She looked down at the clothes she was wearing. It was not a professional suit, nor a home suit, but a school uniform.
She seemed to have returned to middle school.
Everything happened quickly again, but everything was different.
When a male classmate said to a female classmate with a mocking tone that she had menstrual cramps, "You are exaggerating, is it that serious?"
Z stood up and said, "Have you ever experienced it? Why not?"
The male classmate was shocked and couldn't say anything for a long time with his mouth open.
When a young office worker was kicked off the bus by a groping man, the groping man was still there saying dirty words. Only the thin and weak Z in a middle school uniform ran over. She shouted at the groping man, "You, get off the bus!"
"I'm calling the police!"
She was about to drag him off the bus.
No one expected that this beautiful high school student would be so tough. The groping man was still cursing just now, but he was scared when he met Z.
The people on the bus also drove the man with the dirty pig hand off, and he also affected their trip. The
man with the dirty pig hand turned around and ran away. There was no surveillance in the bus at this time. Z smiled and said to the office girl, "Sister, your skirt is so beautiful."
She stretched out her hand to her.
The tears on the office girl's face dried up. She was a little dazed, but still murmured, "Thank you." She put down her hand covering her leg.
...
Z and the school counselor stopped the roommate who wanted to go home to get married and support her brother. The roommate's parents raised her money, and she could work part-time to pay it back. The roommate's mother shouted that if she didn't drop out of school and go home, she would commit suicide, but she didn't really want to commit suicide. She was just threatening her daughter because of her concern.
After negotiations with the school, the roommate who was supposed to drop out of school and get married in his sophomore year stayed.
Z's high-scoring thesis attracted slander against the professor, and Z confronted the slanderer directly.
It can be made public for everyone to see whose is better and whether the score is fair and just.
The slanderer admitted it immediately.
Z has been the first in his major for the past four years.
The reason why they want to link high grades with Z's good looks is just a group of losers who are weak and can't beat Z in grades.
...
If the previous plot was depressing, then now it is a healing plot, and Z has fought back all the previous bad events with a tough attitude.
The whole plot looks cool, especially cool!
The picture also changed from the previous normal color tone to a brilliant golden color. The picture is very bright, and Z seems to be bathed in sunshine.
However, it was just a dream.
But after waking up, Z still crossed out the two sentences in her diary.
She is a woman.
But she is not wrong.
Gender is not wrong.
Her husband sensed Z's emotions and took the initiative to discuss with her that when the child was a little older, he planned to stop many of his work and come back to take care of the child so that Z could continue to return to the workplace.
Although Z had a child and took care of the child at home for a few years, she had always paid attention to industry information and her professional skills were not obsolete. Z successfully joined the job again and her position remained unchanged.
When she encountered a crisis, Z was successfully promoted to a higher level. She
was successful in the business world, her daughter was cute, and Z and her husband had a good relationship. Z's daughter was also old enough to go to kindergarten.
Z touched her daughter's smooth hair, her face full of love, and she said, "You are a girl, you must be careful when you go out."
In fact, in the later part of the scene, since Z began to fall asleep, her mood has been slightly calmed down, diluting the feeling of seeing the suffocating words in the previous part.
But now, because of Z's words, my heart suddenly skipped a beat.
This sentence seems familiar. It
is indeed familiar. Lu Wei remembered that Z's mother said this to little Z at the beginning.
Here, a close-up shot of Z is given, and she is also stunned, her eyes slightly widened, and her face is full of astonishment.
Cycle, reincarnation.
...
The end of the play.
The whole place was very quiet, as quiet as death. Now most people are stars, so when they came to watch You Qiuqiu's first movie as the heroine, they were all very happy.
But no one expected such a reaction after watching it. It
's not bad, but... unexpectedly good, so good that they were completely immersed in it, and were a little depressed by this theme.
Maybe it was because of the preconceived notion of the old actors, maybe it was because the most popular movies nowadays are about romance, maybe it was the influence of the movie title... Everyone thought that You Qiuqiu also took on a romance drama.
There is nothing wrong with romance dramas. Qiuzai is so beautiful, and it is also pleasing to the eye to stand with handsome actors. Anyway, it's not real.
But...
a girl was sobbing quietly, and Lu Wei also took a deep breath and pulled out a piece of clean paper.
Lu Wei didn't know when she took out the small pack of tissues, and half of it had been used up. She also cried.
Lu Wei was going to pass it to the girl, but the person next to the girl had already passed one.
The girl was embarrassed to take it because she was a stranger, so she waved her hand, and then the other party gave a secret signal.
"Planet."
It's a planet.
So the girl took it.
It was by relying on the identity of the planet that the strangers quickly became familiar with each other and even started discussing the plot.
The girl who just cried said, "This movie is really... depressing, but also true... and good to watch."
"But Qiuzai, he's awesome!"
"Yes, Qiuzai is awesome!"
As everyone echoed, Lu Wei also showed her first smile after watching the movie.
Yes, Qiuzai is awesome.
You Qiuqiu handed in a much more satisfactory, even amazing answer than expected.
Lu Wei was too embarrassed to say that she completely forgot that the actor of Z was Qiuzai while watching the movie. She completely forgot about this and was immersed in the plot. She was not a qualified fan of Mama.
Qiuzai, Mama is sorry for you! But Mama loves you! You are the best!
Lu Wei still remembers the close-up of Z's character when he said "Girls should be careful when going out." The terrified look in his eyes was simply amazing.
Lu Wei is not an acting professional, but as an ordinary person, even if she puts aside her identity as a star and removes all filters on You Qiuqiu, she still has to say that the performance is excellent and the work is very profound.
Before, Lu Wei was worried about the old actor's malicious slander of You Qiuqiu, but now the worry is gone, and she took out her mobile phone to contact Pei Qianhuo.
[Group leader, have you watched the movie Qiuzai? ]
Pei Qianhuo replied to Lu Wei after a long time.
[Great. ]
Judging from the text alone, Pei Qianhuo was concise and took an extremely simple route, but in fact he watched several shows in a row, his eyes were swollen, and it was a bit strenuous to look at the mobile phone screen.
Pei Qianhuo not only watched it himself, but also called him daddy later.
"Dad, how was your granddaughter's performance?"
Pei Qianhuo asked Pei's father as soon as the movie ended. He knew his father best and had seen that he was moved. He
proved that he and Qiuzai had a socialist father-daughter relationship, and it was not as complicated as his father thought. He was not after Qiuzai's body, but Qiuzai's silly and good looks. Now that he can do business well, he can show off to his father.
Pei's father, who was forced by his son to watch the movie, said reservedly, "Very good."
The little girl is very good, beautiful, young and has good acting skills. The main thing is that she has a spirit. In time, she should be able to achieve considerable success in the entertainment industry.
His son was particularly obsessed with chasing stars, and Pei's father also studied it privately. After
learning about You Qiuqiu's situation, Pei Qianhuo did not play any role-playing, but was chasing stars sincerely.
Although other people's prodigal sons are all indulging in sensual pleasures and playing all kinds of games, his family is not interested in those things, and they chase after little stars, but Pei's father thought about it and decided that compared with other families, Pei Qianhuo is better.
And this little artist is indeed talented. When it comes to chasing stars, Pei Qianhuo has good taste?
Seeing that Pei's father's attitude had relaxed, Pei Qianhuo felt that this was a rare opportunity, so he took the opportunity when he had agreed to his granddaughter's proposal and spoke.
"Dad, you will have a new play to watch soon."
Pei's father:?
He had already smelled something bad.
Pei Qianhuo chuckled, "I invested the money you were going to use to buy a new horse in your granddaughter's new TV series. You are old now, so don't ride a horse all the time. What if you fall off and die?"
"Just think of it as pocket money for your granddaughter. You can avoid danger and gain happiness and family affection."
"Ah!"
Pei Qianhuo's voice suddenly stopped and turned into a scream.
"Dad, why are you hitting me again!"
Pei's father sneered, "If I hit you, I would push you into the water."
"Why did I give birth to such a loser like you?"
Just after saying that his hobby was nothing, he started spending money.
He also invested the money he wanted to buy Singapore and Malaysia without saying a word, under the beautiful name of: avoiding danger, regaining happiness and family affection?
...
After the broadcast of "The First Half of Life of a Pretty Girl", comments emerged quickly like bamboo shoots after rain.
Netizen A: "Too... so true. I was really shocked the whole time. I never thought that in this market dominated by comedies and romances, I would see a movie with such a theme... Mainly because it was told in a very plain tone. When it ended, my friends and I were very excited and discussed how weird Z's grandmother and mother-in-law and the people around them were. Later, we found out that this was a microcosm of us and we burst into tears."
Netizen B: "I really understand the part about not being able to say sanitary napkins directly. When I was in junior high school, everyone was very ashamed and hesitant... When I grew up, I I want to tell my sisters that there is no need to be ashamed. These are all normal physical phenomena. Menstruation is not something to be ashamed of. Sisters, look at me! "
Netizen C: "I felt like I couldn't breathe when I watched the movie, but I was very satisfied after I went home. I really like this movie. It has flaws, but its shining points are enough to make people ignore its flaws. This is undoubtedly a good movie." I thought
how suffocating Z's experience was. The office worker who was groped by a pig, and the roommate who dropped out of school to "marry" himself in order to build a house for his younger brother to marry a wife, were all very infuriating and fantastic.
But what's even more fantastic is that if you think about it carefully, these are all real things that have happened or are still happening.
From birth, you have been rejected because of your gender.
Why are you a girl and not a boy?
As you grow up, you are often told to be careful about your safety. These are well-intentioned. When
you have your period, people around you tell you not to bring up these things casually. When you have dysmenorrhea, others downplay it and even make sarcastic remarks. It's too exaggerated.
In school, some majors have gender restrictions. At work, female employees also face many doubts. If you have excellent grades, some people will slander you for your appearance. If you are too good and have achieved success in your career, some people will say that women are too capable and that the right thing to do is to take care of your husband and children.
What is the right way to do?
Z is a microcosm of thousands of women, but she is also the image that many girls yearn for but cannot achieve.
She is already excellent enough, with an excellent family, good looks, excellent studies, and excellent personality. She also found an excellent and considerate husband, who also made sacrifices in the later period. But even so, she has encountered enough bad things.
What about ordinary girls?
"The First Half of Life of a Pretty Girl" does not blindly make people depressed. Z's parents have always been like a lighthouse to illuminate her way. Z's teachers are also upright and knowledgeable. Everything she did in her dreams is refreshing. Her husband has always stood by Z...
After the brilliant ending, Z said what her mother said to her many years ago. When she sent her daughter to kindergarten with a complicated mood, she heard other parents instructing their sons.
"Boys, don't bully girls."
...
"The First Half of Life of a Pretty Girl" has caused a lot of discussion. This is still in the early stages, and there is a trend of intensifying.
The old actor was filming, and the assistant hurriedly called her aside with a mobile phone.
"Sister... there are so many bad reviews."
The old actor was very happy to hear this, "Which movie of You Qiuqiu?"
The assistant said with a bitter face, "No, it's your movie."
The old actor's smile froze, "Whose movie?"
The assistant repeated, "Your movie."
The old actor thought that You Qiuqiu's love movie had a lot of bad reviews, but he didn't expect...
it was their house that collapsed.
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