"It turns out that fighting can be so artistic!" A well-known media outlet in the United States published such a critical article after the film's release. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The info article showed great enthusiasm for kung fu movies from Hong Kong, China, "In the United States, there will soon be a wave of Chinese/Chinese kung fu craze, and all of this stems from a Chinese/Chinese kung fu movie that was recently released in some theaters. Its appearance has stunned many Hollywood filmmakers, and it turns out that Chinese/Chinese people make movies like this. This may seem violent, but there is no doubt that the Chinese have taken this violent aesthetic to the extreme! ”

This article caused a lot of shock in Hollywood, and many filmmakers watched this movie, and they have to admit that in terms of action design, the Chinese/Chinese people have been far ahead of Hollywood. And for American audiences who are accustomed to watching the exciting images of Hollywood blockbusters, the kung fu movie "Jingwu Heroes" without any special effects shots has made many of them shine. People flocked to movie theaters, and Paramount's cinema chain had to open more shows than planned to meet the needs of audiences.

Lin Mu's initial idea was just to promote China's kung fu, but he didn't expect the American audience to accept the film so quickly. It is a pity that the popularity of American audiences has not allowed Hollywood filmmakers to discover the huge commercial value of Chinese kung fu in the use of films, they think that this is a Bruce Lee-like movie, and the audience only walks into the cinema out of curiosity. The Hollywood press attributed the film's success to Paramount's publicity, and the industry was not optimistic about this kind of Chinese/Chinese film.

These reactions made Lin Mu obviously feel that the time was not ripe for Chinese/Chinese films to enter Hollywood, but this did not prevent his determination to introduce Chinese/Chinese elements into Hollywood films, and Lin Mu suddenly had the idea of going to Hong Kong. The early release of "Jingwu Heroes" is a very important signal for Lin Mu, and it is likely that the future will no longer develop along his familiar memories, so he needs to have a comprehensive understanding of the current situation of Hong Kong films. For Lin Mu, the memory of rebirth is undoubtedly his greatest advantage, but he knows that this advantage cannot last forever, and before his memories lose their value, he must grasp the rhythm of this era and keep his pulse on the pulse of his destiny. His current ability is not enough to control his own destiny!

And while Lin Mu was actively planning his trip to Asia, his relationship with Julia Roberts was in crisis again.

Julia Roberts has been thinking about this since the last time Lin Mu proposed marriage. She knew that in the ideology of the Orientals, marriage and family were very important. Although Lin Mu received an American education, he still retained the traditional Oriental thinking about marriage in his bones, and used a marriage to bind himself, Julia Roberts was a little unimaginable. In the eyes of Westerners, two people who love each other can only guarantee to love each other until they no longer love him (her), but Easterners attach great importance to the commitment to marriage, they believe that the responsibility of marriage goes beyond feelings, and many people are willing to spend their whole lives waiting for a relationship.

Julia Roberts felt loved by Lin Mu very much, and the two of them were in love with passion from beginning to end, and she couldn't guarantee that she would be able to hold on to this relationship after this passion. Love can withstand strong winds and waves, but it is most afraid of blandness.

Distraught, Julia Roberts walked out of the room, and in the garden, she met Lao Mu who was mruning flowers and plants. Julia Roberts usually doesn't have much contact with Lao Mu, but Lao Mu's humble attitude once left a good impression on her, and she always felt that Lao Mu gave people a sense of wisdom, which made Julia Roberts suddenly have the idea of chatting with this old Chinese man.

"Good morning, Mu!" Julia Roberts walked over, he saw old Mu fiddling with a pot of plants he had never seen before, she asked curiously, "Mu, what kind of plant is this, why have I never seen it before?" ”

"It's called bamboo, and it's a very common plant in southern China, and I grew up in a cradle woven from this plant when I was a child. In my hometown, there is a lot of bamboo, and when I was a child, I used to play in the bamboo forest. The seedlings of bamboo are called bamboo shoots, and it is a dish that is very popular among Chinese/Chinese people. "Lao Mu seems to be taking care of a young child, carefully taking care of the pot of young bamboos that are only half a person high." The climate in Los Angeles isn't ideal for growing bamboo, but it reminds me of my hometown! ”

"It's the kind of plant that giant pandas like to eat?" Julia Roberts was associated with bamboo as a plant by the giant panda in China.

"Yes, there are many types of bamboo, in fact, in Chinese/Chinese bamboo culture, people pay more attention to the aesthetic value of bamboo. In the minds of Chinese/Chinese people, bamboo is a symbol of nobility, beauty and happiness. There is a sage named Confucius in China, who called a person with a noble personality a gentleman, and the connotation of a gentleman comes from bamboo. This is because the natural characteristics of bamboo are hollow, knotted, tenacious, and evergreen, so bamboo is used to represent the modest character and loyal national integrity of the descendants of Yan and Huang. Lao Mu further explained the symbolism of bamboo in Chinese/Chinese culture.

"You Chinese people value tradition very much in their culture?" When it comes to Chinese/Chinese culture, Julia Roberts can't help but ask.

"China has 5,000 years of continuous cultural origin, and the belief in tradition has been deeply engraved into the bone marrow of every Chinese!" Lao Mu replied.

"Is this the difference between Chinese/Americans and Chinese?" Julia Roberts then asked.

"In fact, this can be seen from the movies made in the two countries, Chinese/Chinese people like to shoot some past events, because Chinese/Chinese people have a long historical tradition; But Americans always like to shoot something about the future, because the history of the United States is too short and there is no tradition yet, so Americans always look to the future! From this point of view, it is not necessarily a good thing to pay too much attention to tradition, and if you are immersed in the past, you will not be able to accurately understand the future! Old Mu's words meant abundance, but Julia Roberts's mind was not on it.

"Mu, you proposed to me recently!"

"That's a good thing!" Old Mu didn't understand why Julia Roberts frowned when she said this.

"But I've had some problems with my relationship recently, and I think it's due to the different cultural differences between the United States and China!" Julia Roberts finally confided in her heart.

"Why? Is it because of the problem? Lao Mu asked puzzled.

"This time it's my problem." Julia Roberts said with a gloomy expression: "I love it very much, but I find it difficult for me to accept the Chinese/Chinese concept of marriage!" ”

Lao Mu stopped what he was doing, "You think that marriage with you will restrict your freedom, so you want to hear my opinion, because it happens that I am also a Chinese/Chinese!" ”

Julia Roberts nodded, she really thought.

Lao Mu didn't directly tell Julia Roberts the answer she wanted, but told her two short stories.

"One day, Plato asked the teacher Socrates what love is? The teacher told him to go to the wheat field first and pick the largest and most golden ear of wheat in the field, during which he could only pick it once, and he could only walk forward without turning back. Plato did as his teacher said. As a result, he walked out of the wheat field empty-handed. ”

Socrates asked him why he couldn't pick it. He said: Because I can only pick it once, and I can't go back, even if I see the biggest and most golden one during the period, I don't know if there is a better one in front of me, so I don't pick it; When I walked to the front, I found that it was not as good as what I had seen before, and the largest and most golden ears of wheat had long been missed; So I didn't pick anything. ”

"Socrates said: This is love."

Another day, when Plato asked his teacher what marriage was, he told him to go into the woods and cut down the largest and most luxuriant tree in the woods, which was best placed as a Christmas tree at home. Again, you can only cut it once, and you can only go forward without looking back. Plato did as his teacher said. This time, he came back with an ordinary, not very lush, not too bad tree. ”

The teacher asked him how he brought this ordinary tree back, and he said, "With my last experience, when I was halfway to the distance and empty-handed, I saw that this tree was not too bad, so I cut it down, so as not to miss it and end up with nothing."

"Socrates said: This is marriage."

"Love is a flowing river, it moves, it changes with the passage of time, the change of environment. It has no limits and is not permanent. It is not controlled by people, and there are no standards. Marriage, on the other hand, is relatively static, and it is controlled and controlled by people who have different attitudes towards responsibility. But it is not a mutual dependence and exploitation. ”

Julia Roberts had heard this story for a long time, but listening to Lao Mu tell it so slowly still gave her a new understanding of the story.

Lao Mu began to tell his second story: "He met her on the train, he sat opposite her, he was a painter. He had been drawing her, and when he gave her the sketches, they learned that they lived in the same city. Two weeks later, she decided that he was the love of her life. ”

"That year, she became a bride, and it was like a dream come true, and it felt so good. However, life after marriage is like a match that has been struck, and after polishing it, there is no light. He was informal, unclean, unsociable, he admired freedom, he liked to be unrestrained, and although she was as well-behaved as a Lamb of God, he still felt that marriage constrained him. But they still love each other, and he is of good character and never messes with flowers. ”

She divorced him in tears, but took the keys to the house. She no longer cared about his unkempt hair, no longer cared what time he rested, no longer cared where he went or who he was with, she just went to tidy up the room and clean up the garbage as always. He was also accustomed to her intermittent visits, and loved her more romantically than in marriage, what candlelight dinners, hiking trips, rose beds, she did not enjoy in love and marriage, but in the present. Except that the marriage certificate became a divorce certificate, they were no different from husband and wife. ”

Later, he finally became a famous artist, and the one-foot-high sketches became a dozen dozen colorful bills, and she helped him run them, manage them, and spend them. They lived like that until he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. When he was dying, he took her hand and asked her why she would accompany him all her life without regrets. She told him that love is much longer than marriage, and that marriage is over, but love is not, so she will guard him for the rest of his life. ”

"Love is longer than the length of marriage, marriage is over, love can continue, love is not in the form of marriage, but in the content."

Two of Lao Mu's stories stuck with Julia Roberts for a long time, and she felt that she had to choose between marriage and love. She thought about it for a long time, and finally made a decision.

While moving out of 13 Kenwhit Avenue, Julia Roberts handed a letter to Old Mu and asked him to pass it on to Lin Mu.

"Really decided to go?" Lao Mu asked with some regret.

"I said I was still in love, but I couldn't promise to give him everything I had, do you think I'm a very selfish woman?" Julia Roberts asked.

"Selfishness is a difficult question to measure a person's choice!" Lao Mu shook his head.

"And what can be measured?" Julia Roberts asked

"Your own heart!" Old Mu helped Julia Roberts carry her luggage into the car, "I hope you don't regret this decision of yours!" May God bless you! He ended up hugging Julia Roberts.

One last glance from the car window at 13 Kenwhitt Avenue, Julia Roberts asked the driver to start the car, and although she had many fond memories of the place, she knew she would never again be the mistress of the house.

When Lin Mu returned to Kenwhitt 13 that evening, the first anomaly he felt was that Julia Roberts was not sitting in the living room watching TV as usual, and he would give Julia Roberts a warm hug every time he would come whenever he was at home. But today he searched all the rooms and didn't see Julia Roberts. "Did she go out?" This was Lin Mu's knee-jerk reaction, but in the garden, he encountered a second abnormal situation, Lao Mu was still there, in normal times, he should have left at this time.

"Lao Mu, do you need to prune a lot of flowers and plants today?" Lin Mu actually wanted to ask Lao Mu about Julia Roberts's whereabouts.

"I'm waiting for you here!" Lao Mu's answer surprised Lin Mu.

"Do you have anything to do with me?" Lin Mu thought that Lao Mu wanted to talk to him about his work. (To be continued.) )