Actually, Li Yi was curious about what kind of results this short film could achieve.
Short films are not like movies, where the performance is good or bad, and the box office can be used as a reference. There are professional film critics and public ratings.
Generally speaking, if short films are released on the Internet, it is more intuitive to look at the click-through rate and the number of views.
But influence cannot be just looked at these things.
Because compared to movies and TV series, short films are too short. To put it bluntly, many people may think it is good when they watch it, but they will almost never mention it again, except under certain accidental circumstances.
But its influence is almost incomparable to that of movies and TV series.
Even the original "The Last Transfer in Tang Dynasty Mobei" was praised by many people as having the quality of a blockbuster, but unfortunately, it was still just a short film.
However, this time "A Bowl of Yangchun Noodles" seems to be an exception, because it is out of the circle and has been interpreted in various ways.
Different people see different things from this short film.
The famous editorial Yao Qing wrote in his personal column:
"This short film directed by Li Yi was actually a bit beyond my expectations, because at first glance, it was really unremarkable, but after watching it, I couldn't help but be moved by it.
I can’t help but ask myself, what moved me?
I thought, maybe it was the boss and his wife. Their silent concern for the mother and son was really rare. Over the years, the couple's kind and beautiful qualities have not changed. They have reserved seats for the mother and son until the mother and son finally appeared. People wished the mother and son well, and everyone was sincerely happy to see what they looked like now.
A selfless heart is as wide as the sky and the earth. I think the noodle shop owner is good at listening, good at discovering, good at understanding and has a very sympathetic heart. I think these qualities are the most precious and rare things!
The short film is very short, but there are many details. The first detail is that the mother and son only order one noodle. This really requires a lot of courage for the mother, because you don’t know if you will provoke people after you open your mouth. Laughing at, laughing at what? Laugh at you for being poor, laugh at you for not having enough to eat.
But what was the boss's reaction?
It is to say warmly: "Welcome", or to say with a smile: "It's cold outside, please sit inside!"
He shouted as usual: "Master, please have a bowl of Yangchun noodles!"
This seemingly indifferent and unremarkable reaction is precisely the most rare thing about it.
This reminds me of a time in a strange city where we, a family of three, went to a restaurant for dinner. Because the order was small, the young waiter was not afraid of us hearing at all and started talking loudly about us with other people in the restaurant. And laugh at us. I was very angry at the time. It was really embarrassing for a person of such caliber. A waiter is like this, but he doesn’t know, respect or love himself! I don't feel inferior to myself, I feel so unreasonably sad for him.
However, there are always people like that in the world who do not understand that respecting others means respecting themselves. Ignorant people are the most pitiful because they cannot see themselves and have no dignity.
I believe that this kind of thing is not uncommon in our society. I don’t know when it became a matter of course to dislike the poor and love the rich. I think maybe it is because of this that the short film was originally very dull. The details seem so rare.
In contrast, I find the noodle shop owner even more adorable. Such people have love in their hearts and people in their eyes. Respect others and win the respect of others. He used his own actions to illustrate the value of self-esteem.
When I first read it, I believe many people would be thinking, since the boss wants to show kindness, why does he only give half an extra portion of noodles? Instead of giving them three bowls of noodles as the boss lady said?
The boss’s response was that they would be embarrassed!
This detail reflects the boss lady’s compassion and the boss’s respect for people.
Let’s talk about the mother and son. Mother, this mother can be said to be a loving mother, a self-respecting and strong mother, an honest and trustworthy mother, a hard-working mother, and a capable and scheming mother. She is an excellent mother at home and an excellent employee at work.
From the first to the third appearance, the camera showed the mother and son's clothing multiple times. In the three appearances, the mother wore the same unseasonable diagonal plaid short coat for three consecutive years. This explains her life. Embarrassed, but the children were wearing different clothes. The first time the two children were wearing brand new sportswear, the third time the elder brother was wearing a middle school uniform, and the younger brother was wearing the slightly different uniform that his older brother wore last year. Big old clothes, but they are completely different the fourth time they appear. Both brothers are wearing brand new crisp suits, and the mother is also wearing new clothes.
Judging from the clothing, the mother is a mother who would rather suffer herself than let her children wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year to make them happy. In fact, such a mother is the same as many of our mothers. She would rather suffer herself than Let your children live a good life.
What is even more respectable is that she has far-reaching plans for the beloved son of her parents.
The debts owed by the husband to their orphaned and widowed parents, in fact, even if they defaulted on the debts and found another place to start over, not many people would say anything about it.
But if she does this, what impact will it have on her two children?
And she chose to grit her teeth and pay off the debt, which also set an example in the eyes of the children. The so-called teaching by words and deeds is nothing more than this.
Unfortunately, few people today think that far ahead.
In addition, from the perspective of eating noodles, on New Year’s Eve, in order to make my children happy, even though I didn’t have much money, I still took my children out to a noodle shop to give them a taste of Yangchun noodles. A bowl of noodles, but in order to make the child happy, the mother let the child eat as much as she wanted, but she ate less. The director's youngest son Chun'er said, "Mom, eat it too," and then "Brother, hurry up." Noodles, delivered to mother’s mouth.”
The scene of these three people meeting each other while eating noodles is really touching. Eating noodles on New Year's Eve reflects the mother's blessings and expectations for her son, and expresses her best wishes that her son will be successful and happy in the new year.
In fact, it is more of a sense of ritual, and wrapping the dumplings with tofu, coins, brown sugar and other things. Whoever eats the tofu means that they will be blessed in the new year, and whoever eats the coins means that they will be blessed in the new year. Will get rich, whoever eats the candy means a sweet life. Mother's kindness is completely reflected in this bowl of noodles.
For them, a bowl of noodles and blessings from the boss and his wife are probably the few encouragements they receive in these difficult days. What will happen to debtors? I believe many people who have been in debt can understand that it is really not that difficult.
Therefore, that consistent face and always warm and sincere blessings are priceless to the mother and son! "
