Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freed—the love story that enthralled millions of readers around the world—through the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of
Wei Yihang, a cynical and reclusive teenager, has been in remission since his brain tumor operation two years ago. After meeting fellow brain tumor patient Ma Xiaoyuan, Wei begins to open up socially, as the pair share various imaginary travel adventures and try to live life as "ordinary people" which they are unable to be because of their respective illnesses.
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After Ma dies, Wei packs up her belongings. One year later, Wei finishes his classes in college. He then makes a trip to Qinghai by himself, where he finally arrives at the lake he frequently hallucinates. There, Wei sees images of himself with Ma playing in the waters. It occurs to him that those images are not hallucinations, but life in a parallel universe where he, Wei, and all his fellow cancer friends are healthy and living ordinary lives.
"I put all my views on life over the past few years into this movie. As I grow older, I find that being alive is not easy. Everyone has exhausted everything to live, let alone those who are sick and families with patients. I hope everyone can feel love and warmth through this movie, don't complain about life, and cherish every minute and every second. To live well is a gift from heaven."
The Party compared its relationship with the Chinese people to that of fish and water. The Communists argued that water (people) can live without fish (Communist Party members). But fish cannot live without water, thus stressing the importance of popular support for the success of the revolution. This special relationship between the Chinese Communists and the Chinese people was built through a long process of trial and error, not always without failures. And there were many failures during the Great Leap Forward, leading to attempts at rectification through the Socialist Education Campaign in 1964 and the Cultural Revolution in 1966.
Indeed, most village leaders during the Great Leap Forward were actively present in the daily lives of the people. They worked at the construction sites with the villagers most of the time, and ate the same kind of food as the ordinary villagers.
The retreat of the national government from rural areas is considered progressive by the liberal free market economic mindset. It appears that the state is giving society in general, and rural people in particular, the power to take control of their own livelihood. Farmers should have welcomed the rural reorganization. But the reality is more complicated.
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Shanghai is my home town. It is the largest city in China with almost 20 million people. Shanghai is China's New York City, very crowded, very modern, and full of activities. My home was in a good neighborhood, only two blocks from the most popular street in Shanghai. Actually, my home consisted of only one room, about 300 square feet. There were six people in my family living in that one room. It's small, isn't it? But back then, our home was, in comparison, spacious. A lot of family of a five or six people would live in one room under 150 square feet, probably smaller than your bedroom.
Two ladies were working there to take messages. If someone called me, the lady would write down my name, my address, the caller's name, the caller's return phone number. Then she would hang up and come all the way to where we lived on the third floor, and shouted my name from the ground, "Ji-Li, you have a phone call." So I would running down to get at a piece of information then run all the way to the booth to make a return call. Tough life, isn't it?
All our lives, we were told to love him, and we did. We were told we were so lucky to have Chairman Mao as our savior. We were so lucky to live in socialist China while 2/3 of the people around the world were suffering, were dying miserably in capitalist countries.
Many people were killed. Many people killed themselves. Gai Jiao-Tian, very famous Peking opera actor, was beaten to death. Rong Guo-Tuan who was the first Chinese who won World Ping Pong Championship for China was accused of being a spy because he used to live in Hong Kong. And Hong Kong was not a part of China back then. Therefore, he was tortured and humiliated relentlessly. Finally, he hung himself from a tree at age of 31. In his last letter, he said, "I am innocent. My reputation is more important than my life."
We were living in fear daily. We didn't know what they were doing to Ji-Li's father, we didn't even know whether he was alive or dead. During that time I was often sick and had fainting spells. My supervisor did not allow me to take sick leave. He told me to lie down at the back of the store where I worked if I could not stand up.
There's another reason for me to keep telling my story. When I first came to America 20-some years ago, I was so impressed by the beautiful and affluent life most of American children lived. Huge houses, nice cars, tons of toys, countless books, there are even school buses to pick you up every day. I thought if I shared my story with you, you might appreciate your lives a little more. That was my initial intention.
My grandmother was the only one who didn't make it to America. She passed away in 1992 at age 96. I still miss her very much. My sister's family lives in Seattle area. She was a math teacher until 2008. My two nephews are growing up so fast they have all read Red Scarf Girl.
My brother moved back to Shanghai a few years ago to start his own business. His little son loves my second book, The Magical Monkey King Mischief in Heaven, which is an adaptation of a famous Chinese folktale. My parents live in the Bay Area with me. My mother walks one hour every day. My father is still acting. He was in A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, and won the Best Actor Award in the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain at age 80. 2ff7e9595c
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