Under the warm sunshine, two children were happily playing football on the bumpy lawn.
They were laughing and playing, with childish smiles on their faces.
This is the backyard of a suburban house. The lawn in the courtyard, children's toys, and the structure of the entire house are all standard Western backgrounds, and the characters inside are all foreigners.
Two kind fathers were leaning against the wooden fence in the backyard, watching their two children happily playing football and drinking cold beer.
The two kind mothers were preparing dinner in the kitchen.
It is obvious that this is a very harmonious and harmonious neighborly relationship, and the two families get along very happily.
The two fathers chatted about their jobs. One was a worker in a factory, and the other was a vendor who opened his own shop.
Although their jobs are different, they all feel that the business has been sluggish recently, and they are all thinking of other ways to earn some extra money to supplement their families. Otherwise, they may not be able to afford the high tuition fees for their children after they go to school.
At this time, a piece of news was broadcast on the nearby TV.
"The 'Oxygen Guard System' has been officially activated from today. It will be distributed in our living environment like oxygen, ubiquitous and indispensable."
"The Oxygen guard system will protect the private property of every citizen and make it sacrosanct. It will maintain the fairness of the law and make it impossible for any criminal to hide."
"The Oxygen guard system will not favor any class, any group or any individual. It will faithfully provide every citizen with the most complete protection in accordance with the highest principles of the sanctity of law and private property..."
"One congressman said that the official launch of the Oxygen guard system represents a new era in the development of human history, because under the protection of the Oxygen guard system, the free adjustment functions of the market will be fully unleashed. It can be done without human supervision.
play its greatest role, and the complete liberalization of the free market will inevitably create more wealth and bring greater happiness to human society..."
Just as the news reached this point, a mother in the kitchen said loudly: "Children, it's time to eat."
"Hey!" the two children responded, but they were still fighting for the last goal.
The two fathers looked at each other and smiled. One of the fathers waved his hand, turned off the TV, and came to the kitchen to help clear the table.
It was getting dark, the lights were on, and the two families had a happy dinner together.
A quiet and peaceful night.
The pace of the movie is very fast, as the two children grow up slowly, and their life experiences begin to change.
One child entered a factory and became an ordinary worker like his father, while the other child was determined to do business and started a small business.
Both of them are diligent, work very hard from dawn to dusk.
But as the business children grew up, they began to use the money they earned to buy the latest educational chips, learn various knowledge, and gradually earned more money and moved out of this community.
Since then, the two children have drifted apart and never contacted each other again.
At this time, the camera focused on this poor child.
He originally had a stable job in a factory.
But suddenly one day, the factory supervisor informed them that all of them were unemployed, because the factory had a batch of the most advanced machinery, and the entire production line could be controlled by machinery, and there was no need for any workers.
Many workers could not accept this reality. They angrily wanted to destroy these machines, but they were immediately knocked unconscious by the ubiquitous law enforcement units with high-voltage electricity. Some died on the spot, and some were carried on their backs for destroying valuables.
Heavily in debt, completely bankrupt and became a homeless man.
The poor protagonist had no choice but to continue working in other factories, but other factories were also constantly laying off workers, and new machines were constantly replacing these workers.
The poor protagonist can only continue to do odd jobs, his income is getting lower and lower, and his living standard is getting worse and worse.
Finally, one day, these large companies began to reach out to provide necessary supplies for daily needs. Food, water, air, and even space for activities were divided up one by one by these large companies.
At first, these large companies were very generous so that the poor could keep their houses, lawns and old cars. But soon the various maintenance costs overwhelmed the poor protagonist, and he had to sell his old house at a high price to move in.
These large companies arrange small cubicles with life cycle systems.
According to the amount of money sold for old houses at that time, the poor could live without worries about food and clothing for a lifetime.
But soon various problems appeared. The poor had no income. He found that the materials he needed were getting more and more expensive, and he was spending money faster and faster day by day.
He wants to sell his labor force, but in a world where machines have replaced people, his labor force is as worthless as himself. Perhaps the only thing he is valuable for is his attention and time. But it can only be through daily use.
Watching advertisements day after day, earning a little meager income to survive as a person.
His parents died one after another due to aging, and their bodies did not exchange for many things. In addition to recyclable water resources and a certain amount of free air, the minerals and other elements rich in the human body are only
Can be exchanged for a delicious piece of beef.
This piece of beef is very luxurious for the protagonist, because the circulatory system can only supply the living resources that he can barely survive, but the protagonist has almost forgotten what meat tastes like.
He carefully ate the piece of beef, with tears in his eyes, and whispered: "Thank you, Mom and Dad."
The protagonist's living space becomes smaller and smaller. When he first moved into a small cubicle, he could often go out for a walk and bask in the sun. However, gradually more and more land was surrounded by big companies, and what he could do was
The space for activities is getting smaller and smaller.
In the end, he could only look through the glass at the outside environment, which was changing day by day. A vacant lot was built with buildings and demolished, turned into a square, and then demolished and planted with lawn.
Finally, the outside world seems to have returned to the beautiful pastoral era, with fresh air and grass growing. But people are all isolated behind the glass. They can only watch, but cannot breathe a breath of fresh air outside.
What the poor protagonist has in front of is ordinary glass, but he cannot break it, because once he does so, he will have to compensate not only the glass, but also the fresh air outside.
The price of this fragrant air with the scent of flowers was completely different from the filthy air in the circulation system, and he couldn't afford it at all.
Because of the existence of the law enforcement unit, there is no need to purchase tempered glass. There is no need to spend extra costs.
The poor protagonist can only look at the green space in the distance, imagining that he once had a rough lawn in the backyard of his house, and that a childhood playmate once played football happily with him on it.
At this moment, he saw a handsome and tall young man showing off his skillful football skills on the lawn. His movements were very graceful, just like the top football players.
After the poor protagonist stared blankly for a while, he suddenly noticed that the young man's face seemed to be somewhat similar to that of his childhood playmate.
In this world, through education chips, the advanced knowledge of scientists and the sports skills of athletes can be input into the human brain. And advanced genetic technology can keep people young forever and extend their life span many times.
So even though the poor protagonist has turned into an old man in his 50s who looks older than his actual age, his childhood friend still maintains the image of a young man.
The poor protagonist's emotions seemed to explode at this moment. It is difficult to describe his emotions, whether he was excited and angry or angry and desperate.
He smashed the glass desperately, rushed towards the figure, and called the name of his childhood friend.
The ubiquitous law enforcement units did not kill him on the spot because the playmate acquiesced to him - the poor protagonist breathed his own fresh air and stepped on his own expensive lawn to talk to himself.
He even asked his valet service robot to bring over two chairs, and the two of them sat on the lawn looking into the distance and chatting like their parents.
The poor protagonist first recalled those unforgettable days in the past with him, but this childhood friend only responded to him politely and perfunctorily, and did not evoke any emotional ripples.
The educational chip fills the rich protagonist's brain with useful things, and the useless content has been silently deleted.
When discussing his own life, the poor protagonist's anger broke out. He questioned this unfair world and asked why air could not be freely obtained despite being everywhere.
The rich protagonist asked somewhat strangely: "Air is a resource. Since it is a resource, it is scarce. Why can it be obtained freely?"
"The same is true for wealth. Wealth is not scarce in this world, but people are still flocking to it and pursuing wealth desperately."
"For this society, there will always be many worthless people, and we rich people, out of compassion and kindness, shoulder the burden for this society and provide the most basic living security for these worthless people. We are the ones who bear the burden."
devotees of this society.”
"Everything you see, including the lawn under your feet and the air you breathe, is my personal property, and you can be my personal property if I choose. My personal property is protected by law enforcement and is sacrosanct.
of."
"I have never done anything that violates the law. I started from scratch and built my business from a small business to its current scale. In the process, I made unimaginable efforts and relied on my wisdom to solve one problem after another.
question."
The light in the eyes of the poor protagonist gradually dimmed. It was impossible for him to refute his childhood friend, because the other party could quote all legal provisions from scriptures and had excellent eloquence. The poor protagonist was no match for him in any case.
The poor protagonist is also unable to resist at all. Law enforcement units everywhere will kill him the moment he wants to die with the rich protagonist.
And just when he was about to go back frustrated, the rich protagonist stopped him again.
"You are lucky. I am not a ruthless person who only wants to get rich. I am also the biggest philanthropist in today's society."
"Although you always invade my private property and cause me a lot of trouble, I have always maintained maximum tolerance and restraint and saved many people from the hands of law enforcement units. In order to achieve a permanent solution
Regarding this issue, I decided to donate generously and make the largest charity project in my life to provide you with spaceships and fuel so that you can have the opportunity to open up a new world."
"Of course, this adventure is full of dangers. You have the right to choose freely. Whether you go or stay, I will respect your decision, but I also hope that you can respect the law and my personal property."
At the end of the film, countless people like the poor protagonist board a spaceship bound for another planet.
Before the spacecraft ignited and took off, the poor protagonist saw the rich protagonist on the display screen in front of him. They looked at each other deeply across the screen.
But no matter how they look and speak, they can't understand each other after all. The poor and the rich have become two completely different species.
Finally, the spacecraft ignited and took off, crossing the sky and flying into the vast space.
The rich protagonist sat down in the rocking chair on the lawn contentedly, petted his pet dog, and continued reading.
Although he has mastered too much knowledge, reading still brings him a feeling of happiness.
"It's great. All problems are solved in a way that has the best of both worlds."
The afterglow of the sunset gradually dimmed, and the rich protagonist leaned on the rocking chair with a smile on his face. He fell asleep peacefully like a baby.
