Chapter 1500: Once friendship becomes true, it is more unforgettable than love.
After reading the story "Untouchable" that Li Yi showed him, Phils was completely stunned.
He didn't expect that this miracle director whom he met for the first time would understand him so well.
It can be said that the person described in the story, the one who does not deliberately care about Philip's disability and does not think about the inner needs of disabled people, "you are disabled" is as indifferent to Driss as if you have a mole on your face, and
This is exactly the "real" respect Philip wants.
Likewise, this is true respect that Phils wants.
This is why he interviewed so many people, but no one satisfied him. Although these people had rich resumes, many certificates, compassion, and love, none of them were what he wanted.
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He actually didn't mind that the people who came were here for money. He had plenty of money, but he did mind the look in their eyes and that they regarded him as an "alternative", a person who needed their care, sympathy, and pity.
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This was unacceptable to him.
In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone does not reject being cared for and helped. For people with disabilities, care and help are necessary but sensitive. They desire to be cared for but do not want to be discriminated against. People are in such a contradiction.
Tangled.
The same goes for Phils.
"Very good story!" Phils smiled.
"Thank you! However, a story is always just a story. With all due respect, has Mr. Phils ever met someone like Driss in the story?" Li Yi asked.
He was not worried about causing Phils' dissatisfaction. In fact, it was precisely this that Li Yi's casualness made Phils very satisfied.
Phils shook his head and said: "I'm looking for it, but I haven't met such a person yet. In fact, I didn't know what kind of person I wanted to find before, but Li, your story gave me
Inspiration! I think if he showed up, I would know about it.”
"What about you? Mr. Phils, the so-called art comes from life. In fact, the inspiration for this story comes from you, but it is always my own guess, so if possible, I would like to hear your opinion, Mr. Phils.
Thoughts." Li Yi said his purpose.
If it were anyone else, like Li Yi, an unknown person might suddenly come up to him and say something like this, which would definitely arouse the other person's dissatisfaction.
But Phils seemed to be very talkative. Perhaps Li Yi could not completely ignore the fact that he was a disabled person, but at least when Li Yi was talking to him, he was not worried about what his words would say.
It hurt Phils' sensitive nerves after his disability. This made Phils very happy.
"What do you want to hear?" Phils asked with interest.
"Anything is fine. I just want to talk to you about your thoughts and your affairs." Li Yi spread his hands and said.
This is also true. Although the original version of "The Intouchables" is based on real events, for Li Yi, he may be able to reproduce it directly, but he also needs to understand the real thoughts of people like them.
Although they are not the same person, Li Yi believes that there must be similarities and similarities.
Phils pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, there is almost no difference in the attitude towards me among those applicants just now. Do you know what it is?"
Li Yi smiled and said: "Sympathy? Pity?"
Phils shook his head, nodded again and said: "Yes, but it's not just that. In fact, it's not just them, including my housekeeper and servants. They saw me sitting in a wheelchair and couldn't move.
Even if I am paralyzed, I can't help but show that look. They will think that I am a very fragile person, and the people around me are trying their best to protect me.
So when they speak, they are always careful, worried that if they are not careful, they may touch the fragile nerves of a paralyzed person like me."
"So you are?" Li Yi asked.
Phils smiled self-deprecatingly: "Maybe, after all, I am paralyzed and unable to move. This is a fact. Generally, people with my current situation have fragile nerves and sensitive hearts, right?
If I am not fragile and strong enough, maybe any one of today's applicants can be qualified for this job.
But I don’t like the way they look at me. I understand what they think, because I was once like them. I felt that a paralyzed person like me, as long as I received the greatest care from me, would not be able to live without food and clothing in a mansion.
Worrying is enough, no one wants to do too much."
"So, what do you want to do? Or what are you eager to do?" Li Yi asked.
Phils smiled and said: "What I long for is actually the most normal and fulfilling life, it's just that paralysis blocks my steps.
I just need help in my daily life. My body is in a wheelchair, but I don’t want my spirit to be pushed into this wheelchair."
"Actually, I'm very happy to chat with you, because no one has chatted with me like this for a long time since I was paralyzed. They are always cautious and worried that what they say will make me sad or irritate me. In fact, it really doesn't happen like that.
of necessity.
But everyone feels that way, and they all feel that they must do this, otherwise it will be disrespectful to me and a form of discrimination..."
Phils is obviously a very well-educated person. His words and deeds, even though he is sitting in a wheelchair, still speak clearly and clearly, making people feel very comfortable. His speaking speed is smooth and soothing.
It was as if he hoped that what he said would be understood clearly by others.
This kind of person is very comfortable to get along with, and Li Yi also likes chatting with Phils.
"Sorry, actually before I came here, I also thought about whether it would be too presumptuous, or whether mentioning your situation would make you feel uncomfortable!" Li Yi said apologetically.
"No, no, no, you don't need to apologize, because you didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, I am very happy that you can come to me! You can believe that I am not that fragile." Phils shook his head and said.
Afterwards, Phils invited Li Yi and Xu Nannan to have dinner at his manor.
Li Yi did not refuse. It had to be said that Phils was indeed very charming. The elegance he had cultivated over a long period of time made people feel like a spring breeze.
After returning, Xu Nannan sighed and said: "I didn't expect that he is completely different from the rumors. It is really the rumors that harm people!"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "No, you are wrong. I believe many of the rumors you heard about him are true!"
"Oh? But the feeling he gave me today was completely different." Xu Nannan was a little confused.
"That's because we were recognized by him. Otherwise, have you noticed that during the interview process, he almost didn't say a word. It was a kind of arrogance in his bones. Whether they are suitable or not, actually once they walked in,
It showed right from the beginning that Phils was not willing to communicate with them at all.
Of course, even if a person like him is angry or unhappy, he will not show it like ordinary people, but will simply choose to ignore it, so naturally it will inevitably give people a feeling of arrogance or inferiority." Li Yi
explained.
In fact, this is easy to understand. The way other people look at him is either sympathy, pity, or even gloating, and these are not what he likes.
A well-educated person like Phils will not blame or abuse the other person because of those sympathetic, pitiful, or even gloating looks, words, or reactions. He will just quietly ignore you.
Is such a temper weird? For most people, it is actually quite weird.
In addition, so many people applied for the job, but none of them passed. It is conceivable that this in itself will give people the impression that he is very demanding and difficult to work with.
In fact, he is indeed difficult to deal with, and most people really can't stand him.
In fact, filming "The Intouchables" was really not that easy.
One of the highlights of this movie is the classical music in the movie, because the original version was set in France, and the male protagonist is also a European, and Europeans have the capital to show off, Chopin, Schubert, Berlioz, Beethoven
, Bach, Courbet, Monet, Van Gogh,... all kinds of art masters are famous or unknown, and I don’t know how long it will take to count them. And the director of "The Intouchables" has a very natural character "personality conflict"
", with the help of the magic of music without borders, it profoundly achieves the goal of killing two birds with one stone. It not only makes the movie enjoyable to watch, but also gives music a lofty mission, and by the way conveys the good wish to eliminate the indifferent distance between people.
But if Li Yi wanted to make a film, he definitely couldn't completely copy the plot of the original version. After all, the original version was originally a French film, but Li Yi was not familiar with French and French things.
So adaptation is inevitable, so how to adapt it?
He needs to understand what people like Philip are like?
Their thoughts, their lives, etc., etc.
Fortunately, with the existence of Phils, Li Yi can solve these problems through him.
So in the following time, Li Yi often visited Phils and talked with him about his life and his preferences.
Although Phils was paralyzed, Li Yi discovered that he did have his own unique charm, and his elegance at all times seemed to have been integrated into his bones. Although he was paralyzed, he was not as fragile as he imagined.
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On the contrary, he is very talkative and has a wide range of interests, such as music, art, etc. It can be said that these things are also engraved in his bones.
Li Yi felt that he had gained a lot. Although he was not proficient in it, at least he had talked more with Phils, and he gradually began to try to like and understand those things.
Although there are some things that he simply cannot accept or appreciate, such as abstract art, etc. Li Yi really doesn't like them.
Like Phils, who can make a painting with random splashes of ink look super glamorous, but Li Yi is confused.
Occasionally, Li Yi would push his wheelchair around outside, invite Phils to his home, etc.
Gradually, we became friends.
Phils's daily life is actually quite exciting. He will invite the band to perform at his home and invite Li Yi to enjoy it together, although Li Yi is not very able to appreciate it.
Of course, Li Yi is also good at something, such as movies, some Chinese customs, history, etc.
It's a pity that Phils still hasn't found his "Dris", but Li Yi has an idea.
On this day, Li Yi came to Phils' mansion and suddenly asked: "Are you interested in trying to be an actor?"
"You want me to star in "The Untouchables"?" Fiers knew what Li Yi was thinking as soon as he heard it.
Li Yi nodded and said: "Not bad, how about it? Are you interested?"
Although it sounds a bit outrageous to let a paralyzed person act in a play, Li Yi feels that if Phils is willing to play the role, it will definitely be a true performance.
Phils was silent.
Li Yi did not urge or force him. He did regard the other party as a friend, although this friend was a bit special.
Li Yi's original intention actually had no other ideas. He just felt that, to be honest, if an actor could play a role like Philip, maybe some actors with superb acting skills could do it, but what if there was a better one?
Some things cannot be performed, no matter how similar the performance is, but it is not, it is not!
For example, Phil's elegant temperament and elegance engraved in his bones are really difficult to act.
"Sorry, I was abrupt!" After a long time, Li Yi said apologetically.
"No, I'm just thinking about a question." Phils pondered for a moment and said.
"Oh? What's the problem?" Li Yi was curious.
"Do you think I can find someone like Driss?" Phils looked at Li Yi and asked.
This question made Li Yi silent because he didn't know either.
"I don't know!" Li Yi spread his hands and said.
"I need to think about it!" Phils said again.
Li Yi nodded.
This is really not urgent. This is actually a whim of his. In fact, if Phils really agrees, Li Yi will still have concerns.
Although Phils hopes that he can treat him as an ordinary person, the fact is that he is really not an ordinary person.
This is a very contradictory point.
Philip in "The Intouchables" is such a contradictory person. In fact, to put it bluntly, after losing his limbs, he is eager to find someone to replace him. You can see that Philip's body has such a strong flame of freedom flowing. He is undoubtedly
He longs to be reborn, but sadly his heart has been sealed by his own hands and feet. He longs for freedom so much, but is so afraid when freedom comes. He doesn't have the courage to open his heart, so he escapes.
Therefore, at this time, he urgently needs someone like Derris to help him open the door to his heart.
In fact, what Xu Nannan heard before was indeed correct.
Although after getting familiar with Phils, Li Yi felt that it was pleasant to get along with him and talk to him, but people like him are indeed not that easy to get along with. At least for people he doesn't approve of, it is difficult for you to talk to him.
