Section 296 Objects of Discrimination

The camera moves up, and people see the owner of this shoe. It was a young black man, and he sat there, his bored eyes sweeping around, his hands tapping incessantly, and he looked rather agitated.

Then, the camera pulls back and takes a picture of everyone. These people sat in a row, and many of them were still looking at the materials, and it seemed that they were waiting for an interview.

And the zoomed-out shot, while showing the crowd, also shows the decoration inside the house.

Delicate dressers, beautiful floors, murals on the walls, Easter eggs as decorations...... The whole room showed an unusual atmosphere of wealth.

In the classical hall, the only one who was out of place was Liszt, who sat there. He was dressed in a work uniform, his eyes swept the murals in the hall with a hint of provocation, the dull music made him a little restless, and his nose moved slightly, which reflected his mood well.

In such a room, a poorly dressed black man looks quite strange - and this strange contrast is the beginning of the film's intriguing.

Obviously, blacks don't belong here. So what is he here for?

The plot of the movie did not drag on, and soon people also knew what was going on inside the house. Inside the house, an interview is being held. In the room, near the window, a paralyzed man in a wheelchair sat there, silently examining every incoming applicant, while the woman sitting in front of him was consulting one by one.

"I used to study nursing...... I have experience with this...... I was able to take good care of ......."

One of the individuals who came in was also telling his own experience, and people quickly understood what this recruitment was for.

Obviously, the purpose of this recruitment is to find someone to take care of the paralyzed person. The owner of the family was paralyzed and he needed a paramedics. And the woman is his steward. An interview is being held for him.

The owner looked quite wealthy: with a huge house, opulent decorations, and his own dedicated butler, his wealth seemed to be reflected everywhere. However, in a wheelchair, he had an almost indifferent look on his face.

No matter how much money he had, he was already disabled. No amount of money can buy health.

"What are you here for?"

"For the sake of taking care of people...... For the sake of humanistic care...... In order to give back to the society......"

I have to say that among the people who come to apply, there is no shortage of people with excellent professional knowledge. Their experiences and pasts. All of them are something to be proud of, and when it comes to their purpose, they all seem to have great ambitions. It's just that when these people started talking about how they used to take care of patients, how they paid attention to patients, and how they treated patients, they didn't notice that Philip, who was in a wheelchair, had a rather indifferent face.

Look. He didn't seem to like these people, he didn't like them to call him a patient. Although he was paralyzed, he hated the tone of pity of these people—sometimes, pity itself was discrimination.

The billionaire is clearly a successful man. No successful person would like to be discriminated against. Even if this discrimination is disguised, it is difficult for him to accept.

After watching a few conscripts, the plot progressed. Liszt, the black man who was waiting outside the door, finally couldn't wait. When the next name is called. He stood up and rushed into the house first, unlike the others. He didn't say hello carefully, but with a big grin.

This person, who was very different from other applicants, immediately attracted attention. Philip motioned not to kick him out, but to consult him.

"What's your experience?" This question, as well as the question just now, is almost the same.

"Experience? I've done music, I've played in bands. I have a great taste for music......"

However, the same question was answered differently, and the answer of the black man was different from that of the person just now. Others talk about the ability to work, but he directly talks about his hobby.

However, this strange answer piqued the interest of the seated Philip. Listening to others talk about his disability for so long, he also wanted to change the subject.

"Do you like music? What did Chopin think of Beethoven? ”

Hearing Philip's question, some people in the audience already laughed out loud: one of these two people was talking about black music, the other was talking about classical music, and they couldn't talk about going together at all.

Sure enough, after a few words, Liszt again mercilessly mocked Philip's tastes - they knew all the different, and Liszt could not hide his contempt.

However, this attitude made Philip happy: the other party laughed at his musical taste, but not at his disability, which is too rare for a disabled person.

He also motioned for the butler to ask.

"Why are you here to work?" It's still the same question as before.

And this time, Liszt's answer was also quite simple, "Money, otherwise what else could it be?" ”

Compared with the person who answered humanistic care just now, this answer seems to be much simpler and vulgar. However, the answer is much more true. And that's the answer Philip likes: he doesn't like people talking about his injury, and that kind of care isn't what he wants.

"Don't you have anything else to pursue besides money?"

He asked the question again, and this time, Liszt smiled a little wisely, "Of course there is, a great pursuit." ”

As he spoke, he winked his eyes at the woman sitting in front of him. After this teasing gesture, he smiled knowingly at Philip. And this smile also made Philip laugh.

The ridicule between this seemingly vulgar man made Philip very relaxed.

This person is different from everyone else: when the other people come in, they talk about their own care, they all seem to be full of compassion and have a strong concern for the patient, but they all reveal a 'I care about you, you are the patient, you are different from us' attitude all the time.

And unlike them, the black Liszt did not have such an attitude. Although he seemed to be very impolite, and his words were rather shameless, he did not have the kind of caution in his words, and pretended to be cautious about Philip's illness.

This made Philip, who seemed a little restless in the wheelchair, finally have some smiles: even if the black man in front of him is not so sensible, he did not stare at the paralysis of the other party, but regarded him as an equal.

"If you hire me, then sign it, and I'll stay and work, or tell me quickly, I'm leaving."

"I don't think I can sign it for you right away."

Liszt was still talking, and at this moment, Philip started his wheelchair from behind and slowly turned out, he wanted to make sure that the other party really did not mean to discriminate against his disability.

"Oh, you...... Seems to be a bit of a hassle. ”

Seeing Philip's disability, Liszt spoke softly. This attitude of some disappointment, but not overly expressive, made Philip quite happy.

"Come tomorrow at nine o'clock, and I'll give you an answer."

Philip made an answer and let him go.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, the audience knew better what the outcome would be than Liszt, who didn't know the situation, and it was clear that Philip had made up his mind to make him his caretaker.

On the one hand, it shows Philip's mentality after his disability, and on the other hand, it also shows the difference between Liszt and other applicants.

A handicapped old rich man with low self-esteem and excessive self-esteem, and a black man with little knowledge or professional ability, but with quite good communication skills and no excessive thoughts—these are the images of these two people.

Here, he did not discriminate against Philip, which was a prerequisite for the establishment of a friendship between the two men.

And this is what makes people feel a little ironic: generally speaking, between blacks and whites, it is the latter that discriminates against the former. Here, however, the white man is more worried about his discrimination—and the arrangement of fate seems strange.

The camera of the movie turned, and it was no longer a palatial house. Liszt, who returned home, also presented the situation of his family in front of people.

His family situation is obviously not very good, a room of younger brothers and sisters, crammed into the same room, even when bathing, it is impossible to get some privacy. His mother went out to work, earning only enough money to make ends meet, and the family was extremely poor.

Completely different from Philip's home, Liszt's residence is like a pig's nest, and the gap is beyond imagination.

And in his conversations with his relatives, people soon got some new information: his brother seemed to be associating with some inconsistencies of people, who, given the usual virtues of black Americans, were either drug dealers or violent people -- and it was evident that Liszt was worried about his living situation. But there was nothing he could do about it - he himself seemed to have just been released, without a job, and his life was full of stress.

As is the case with many black people, there is nothing special about his life. It's just an ordinary black man, not smart, not rich, not special. His life was just as embarrassing. For him, finding a job is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

At this time, people have already seen a lot. Because blacks did not discriminate against Philip in any way, Liszt had already gained Philip's friendship. On the other hand, Liszt's living conditions are obviously not very good.

If this is a film about the friendship between two people, then the question is obvious: Can Philip not discriminate against Liszt? (To be continued......)