Chapter 62: The cracks in the popular mirror are repaired by care and love, and restored...
"Another Me" was a huge success as soon as it was released in theaters.
At first, fans of the actors went to see the movie because of their idols, and some of them went to see the movie because of the reputation of the famous director Xia Cangshu.
Netizens have mixed reactions.
"A new actress plays the female lead in her first film. I don't believe there's no shady dealings."
"Another movie where idols act and fans pay for it."
"I'm not saying anything, but if the two female leads are in a relationship, wouldn't the movie they're starring in also be a same-sex movie? I remember China hasn't passed same-sex marriage yet, right? Will the movie they're starring in be shown in theaters? I'm going to be pulled off the shelves soon if I play the prophet."
"What you said above is wrong. Isn't there news that the same-sex marriage law is already going through the process and will be officially released soon?"
"Nothing has been confirmed yet, so what's there to talk about?"
"The movies that can be released online must have the right subject matter and have passed the review."
"Xia Cangshu has always chosen the right one, not the expensive one. I believe her casting choice was not bad this time."
"A bunch of people who haven't even seen the movie are talking nonsense here. Why don't you watch the movie first? I don't care if it's candy or shit, I'm going to watch it first."
"While the words are true, sister, they are a bit too harsh."
"You guys seem to be having a lot of fun discussing this. Anyway, I'll just watch it first out of respect!"
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Good acting coupled with a compelling and coherent story is the key to the film's success. The story unfolds so seamlessly that it makes one overlook the beauty of the two protagonists and focus more on their similarities and the differences that arise from those similarities.
Fang Zhixia and Yu Tingchan, two girls with similar looks and personalities when they were young, stood at the crossroads of fate and chose different paths. Fang Zhixia became a ballet dancer, and Yu Tingchan grew up to be an explorer with a free nature.
Fang Zhixia has a great talent for dancing, but is a little shy when it comes to socializing. She focuses on practicing dancing, but one day she accidentally hears someone's evaluation of her.
"Aside from her expressiveness on stage, she's usually like a wooden figure offstage."
"No matter what I ask her, she won't respond."
"If you ask me, you should be sitting in her seat. Do you understand where she is sitting?"
Fang Zhixia pushed the door open and said, "Okay, go and try it."
Everyone fell silent, looking at each other, no one said a word.
This wasn't the reason Fang Zhixia left the dance troupe's main role; it was merely a small snowflake before the avalanche. Countless more snowflakes were coming her way—disagreements with the troupe's management over contract terms and role allocations, a career bottleneck that outsiders couldn't understand, and a knee injury from long-term, intense training and performances...
Fang Zhixia never had to think about these things before, but one day these things came at her all at once. When Fang Zhixia was dealing with these difficult problems, the ubiquitous pressure kept squeezing her living space, and Fang Zhixia was almost unable to breathe.
The last snowflake that fell was a call from her family. Someone in the family was seriously ill and wanted to see her for the last time. Fang Zhixia dropped all the things in her hands and rushed back, only to find that the illness was real but the serious illness was fake. The main reason was that she was old, her youthful beauty had passed, and she had been alone all the time, so they asked her to find a man to marry as soon as possible so that she would have someone to rely on in the future.
Fang Zhixia looked at the concerned eyes of everyone in the room and couldn't help feeling sad. The saddest thing was not that your family treated you badly, but that they thought they were doing it for you without considering your perspective. They really believed that life should follow the routine of falling in love, getting married, and having children. They thought that this was the perfect life. They covered your ears, blindfolded your eyes, and blocked your mouth, making you unable to hear, see, or speak. They made decisions for your life but were not responsible for your future life.
The anxiety and depression for several consecutive days, the anxious worry when hearing the news of his family's serious illness, the absurdity and ridiculousness of the scene before him, all kinds of emotions turned into a chain that surrounded Fang Zhixia.
Fang Zhixia is a perfectionist. From childhood to adulthood, she has tried her best to do everything to the best of her ability and will not allow herself to make any mistakes.
But everything that has happened in recent times is like a coffee stain on a white shirt, a piece of oil on dry hands, honey water dripping down the neck, and a crack on the mirror. It is tiny, inconspicuous, but very annoying.
Oil stains and honey water can be washed off, white shirts can be taken off, but what about the mirror?
Fang Zhixia stared at the mirror and muttered to himself, "Break it, break it. Since it's already broken, let it be completely broken."
She had never thought about dying, but somehow her footsteps landed on the glass plank bridge. On the edge of the cliff, there was a younger self of hers, a carefree self focused on her dance career, waving and calling the tired Fang Zhixia over.
Fang Zhixia was bewildered by her and raised her foot to walk over.
My younger self was on the edge of the cliff, calling out "Fang Zhixia!" Someone beside me was also calling out "Fang Zhixia!"
Fang Zhixia's empty eyes fixed, and she saw Yu Tingchan, who was living the life she most desired, free and unrestrained. For some reason, Fang Zhixia said, "Yu Tingchan, I want to die."
Fang Zhixia thought her tone was very calm, but she didn't know how pitiful and aggrieved her expression looked in Yu Tingchan's eyes.
Yu Tingchan caught her.
Take her to see the vast sky and clouds, take her to see the mountains, rivers, coasts and the vastness of the world, take her to rediscover her childhood dreams, and take her to see the world through her own eyes.
Fang Zhixia saw many different things with her own eyes.
Morpho butterflies rest on lush leaves in the tropical rainforest; penguins tread unsteadily on the ice fields beneath the aurora, dancing like vibrant ribbons; the karst caves of dormant volcanoes, left with pristine and mysterious traces of lava activity; Alaskan glaciers, tinted pink by the growth of snow algae; and lively schools of fish swimming among the colorful coral reefs beneath the azure sea...
Yu Tingchan gradually added color to Fang Zhixia's gray and white world.
At the Rainbow Festival, Fang Zhixia, with a colorful face, smiled and said, "Yu Tingchan, I want to live."
“I want to live to see a bigger, more beautiful, and broader world, to see more novel things, and to see scenery I’ve never seen before.”
The cracks in the mirror were repaired with care and love and restored to their original state.
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Quickly sparked a discussion about "Another Me in the World"——
"Yu Tingchan never explicitly told Fang Zhixia to live well. He just took her to see the beautiful people and things in the world, so that Fang Zhixia would want to live on her own. Yu Tingchan is really a good person."
"I wonder if anyone has noticed that Yu Tingchan and Fang Zhixia are in similar situations. Their parents don't approve of her constantly traveling around the world and want her to settle down. Yu Tingchan also mentioned to her friends that she sometimes envies Fang Zhixia's stable life."
“People are always like this. When they are stable, they want freedom. When they get used to the free life, they want stability again.”
"I felt so suffocated when I saw the scene in the ward. I even hallucinated myself. My parents also want me to quit my current high-paying job and go back to my hometown to marry a local."
"If I'm born just to get married, have children, and then work myself to death for my offspring, then what's the meaning of my existence in this world? I don't want a life where I can predict the end."
"Fang Zhixia's parents are pretty good. I have a younger brother. My parents always say that I am the eldest daughter in the family. They have always said that they love me the most, even more than my younger brother. But my younger brother hasn't even gotten married yet, and they told him not to worry about the wedding. Whether he needs 400,000 or 500,000 yuan, he can come to me for it when the time comes. I was shocked when my brother told me that. Is this how they love me?"
"Sister upstairs, keep talking. What about the follow-up? You didn't really give him four or five hundred thousand, did you?"
"Of course I saved up money and ran away. Normally, the money I give to my parents is still deposited into their cards. Any more? Hehe, no [spreading hands]"
"Art truly does come from life [applause]. I finally understand. Compared to liking or not liking those ethereal things, it's more important to have money in your hands."
"Sometimes when I feel tired, I wonder if there is a parallel world where there is another me who has made different life choices than me and is living the life I want. Every time I think of this, I feel so happy, because at least one of me is living a good life."
"Hug the sister upstairs. After reading your words, I feel a faint sense of sadness. What's going on? You are really good at comforting yourself. My little bitter melon sister whom I have never met."
"I want to recommend this movie to my friends! I was really healed by it!"
"I want to travel! I want to see the beautiful scenery too!"
"World! Here I come!"
"Are Yu Tingchan and Fang Zhixia sure they're not a couple? Are they really just friends? I don't think the way Fang Zhixia looks at Yu Tingchan is like that of a friend, right? I'm starting to ship them both, hahaha~"
"Sister! I want to introduce you to the real actors who play this role! They are a couple! Don't worry! Plenty of candy!"
"Wow! Who are these two female protagonists? Their acting is so natural, and the sense of substitution is so strong! Quick! My netizen butler, who I don't know, five minutes! I want all their information!"
"Here I am, miss. These two female protagonists are Qiao Zhizheng and Qiao Zheng. Qiao Zhizheng is an actress, and Qiao Zheng is her amateur girlfriend."
"I'm dying of laughter. You're so cooperative upstairs. The abstract is so abstract. It also makes me see the new era of Internet girls and housekeepers."
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With the first wave of viewers expressing their feelings after watching "Another Me in the World", the high ratings they gave the film quickly attracted more viewers to watch it, and it also triggered many hashtags online, such as #LiveYourOwnLife #IDon'tWantAMonotonousLife #World! Here I Come! #FangZhiXiaPlaysMe #YuTingChanPlaysMe #TheCompatibilityOfTheRoleAndActor, and many other topics.
The movie was an instant hit, and the actors and actresses in the film also gained market recognition. Qiao Zhizheng became a phenomenal top actor in the entertainment industry thanks to this movie and became very popular for a while.
It was at this time that the domestic first-line magazine "Zongfeng Zhishang" invited Qiao Zheng and Qiao Zhizheng to shoot the magazine's cover for the new year.
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The author has something to say: I want to take beautiful photos of Qiao Jie and Qiao Mei~
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