Chapter 5 Seoul
It wasn't until he got the entire script that Chen Chuqiao knew that the movie called Healing was not as simple as its name. It was not just a story about the recovery of a depressed patient.
At first, neighbor Park Taeyong accidentally discovered that the lights in Song Yunzhen's bedroom were still on at 11 o'clock. In the past, she never turned off the lights later than 10 o'clock every night.
Not long after, the ambulance rang. He opened the door and walked out quietly. He heard his parents downstairs saying that Song Yunzhen next door had committed suicide.
Song Yunzhen grew up in Jeju Island with her grandparents. Her grandparents were addicted to playing cards with other old people. They didn't care about Song Yunzhen and didn't need her to work. She naturally liked animals, and her grandparents wouldn't let her feed the chickens in the backyard, so she just
Squat on the ground and talk to them.
When she was 15 years old, her parents took her to Seoul. Song Yunzhen spoke the Jeju Island dialect. She couldn't dress up and looked like a country bumpkin.
She doesn't talk much to the people in her class. When people call her a country bumpkin, she glares at them at first, but then she doesn't get angry anymore. She has a good temper and never speaks loudly. She studies very hard and is very serious about learning to be like her classmates.
Speak the same.
The first time Song Yunzhen discovered that she had psychological problems was when she found that she had lost interest in almost everything. On her way home from school, her neighbor was walking her dog. She saw her dog jumping towards her excitedly, and she also
Stroke it as usual.
When Song Yunzhen returned home, she locked herself in the room and cried. Only she knew that the moment the dog pounced on her, she felt bored.
Her mother took her to see a doctor, who prescribed sleeping pills for her. Song Yunzhen suffered from severe insomnia and early awakening, which the doctor believed led to her negative emotions.
After taking sleeping pills, Song Yunzhen began to return to her normal schedule, but nothing else changed. When a classmate jokingly called her a country bumpkin as usual, she felt more irritated than ever before, yelled to shut up and left the classroom.
Song Yunzhen hid in the school toilet and called her mother crying. This time the doctor diagnosed her with depression.
The new medicine finally took effect, Song Yunzhen no longer felt anxious all the time, but the side effects were also extremely obvious, and she seemed to have lost all emotions.
Song Yunzhen could sit on the chair all day, doing nothing or thinking about anything. It was like her soul had left her body, and only her body stood there.
The classmates began to stay away from her and pointed at her. Song Yunzhen knew it, but she didn't react at all, and she didn't feel any waves in her heart.
Another side effect of the medicine is drowsiness. Because she repeatedly fell asleep in class and was complained by the teacher, her mother took time off for her to go home to recuperate. Her father was very dissatisfied with Song Yunzhen's looseness and even asked Song Yunzhen to take the medicine when she said it was because of the side effects of taking the medicine.
She stopped taking the medicine and was severely stopped by her mother.
From time to time, the couple would quarrel because of Song Yunzhen. Dad didn't understand depression and thought she was just lazy. He felt that a teenager had nothing to worry about and that she needed to learn to go out and make friends and get active.
When her parents quarreled over her again, Song Yunzhen was lying on the bed expressionless. She basically stayed in bed every day, and she was in a daze when she opened and closed her eyes.
Such a person who lies in bed all day doing nothing has thin cheeks, big dark circles under his eyes, and is listless.
She stared straight at the ceiling, feeling it was really annoying. She picked up the razor blade and was about to cut her wrists, but she became frightened. The voices of her parents arguing became louder and louder, and she cried as she listened, closing her eyes.
It was cut with just a little force.
Song Yunzhen watched the blood flowing out in large areas. Her throat hurt but it felt like it was blocked. She whimpered and couldn't scream. The blood slowly soaked a corner of her bed sheet. In a blur, she felt that she was real.
dying.
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Chen Chuqiao is a person with a very strong ability to empathize and is sensitive and delicate. Even if it has nothing to do with her, she will deeply empathize with her.
Every time I hear a sad song or story, if I don't change my attention in time, I will be immersed in that emotion and cry until I have tears in my eyes.
Reading is an indispensable pastime for Chen Chuqiao. Once again, she burst into tears because of the tragic life experience of the heroine in the novel. She choked and said, "I really want to spend money to hire a tutor for the heroine."
Everyone got a blank look, and Morgan said, "Can you stop taking it so seriously?"
Therefore, Chen Chuqiao was in a very low mood during most of the filming of Recovery. This is a very gentle movie, but the story it tells is not so perfect.
"It's okay, you're just sick." Park Taeyong looked at Song Yunzhen and said softly.
Song Yunzhen raised her head and looked at him, her eyes were like two pools of spring water, crystal clear, filled with ignorance, persistence and desire to seek answers.
"Really?" Her voice was full of hope.
"It's true," Park Taeyong gently pushed her messy bangs to both sides, "everyone gets sick." His voice trembled slightly, and he tried his best to keep it gentle.
The moment Song Yunzhen lowered her eyebrows, tears also flowed out.
Park Taeyong wiped her tears, his tone full of pleas, "Don't cry, listen carefully to the doctor and you will get better."
She didn't cry out, but her tears kept flowing down.
After the scene ended, Chen Chuqiao was unable to get out of this mood in the RV.
What kind of despair made Zhi Min premeditated his own death? Chen Chuqiao allowed tears to flow down his face, as if he vaguely understood something.
She couldn't explain clearly, she just felt that it was not Song Yunzhen who was comforted at that moment, but her.
Later, Song Yunzhen found the right medicine for her, and her spirits gradually improved. Her father also reduced social activities and was not as cold as before. He became much closer to her. She also made several good friends, and her relationship with Park Taeyong became increasingly close.
The end of the movie shows her sitting in front of the window in a daze, with the door locked. After she committed suicide and was rescued, a dog was raised at home, and it was constantly picking at the door.
"Stop arguing!" Song Yunzhen looked indifferent and shouted loudly to stop.
The camera stopped on her indifferent face.
"Song Yunzhen is very lucky in this situation. She cooperates with the treatment, has family and friends who actively help, and has appropriate medicine."
"No one can know exactly why they have depression. This is a very complicated disease," the doctor told Chen Chuqiao. "We can't judge their behavior from our own perspective. You can't understand their feelings.
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"I guess we have to respect her choice, don't we?" the priest said.
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The whole movie is very warm, and the soundtrack and lighting effects are also peaceful and beautiful. At the end of the movie, the sound of a violin sounds, and the camera turns from Song Yunzhen's face to the scenery outside the window. It is no different from the first day she arrived in Seoul. The only difference is
Autumn is here and the leaves are turning yellow.
Healed has received rave reviews since its release.
-You think this is a story about a depressed patient recovering from the beauty around him, but in fact it is more about how depression can knock you down when you don't know it.
-A very special book with a good ending
-Song Yunzhen can cry very well, and Chen Chuqiao can cry very well.
-Nam Joo Hyuk moved to the big screen. From his raw acting skills to Park Taeyong's performance, it can be said that he has made great progress. This role is relatively thin, so I look forward to his future performance.
-The very beautiful Chen Chuqiao's performance as Song Yunzhen is completely unobtrusive. Song Yunzhen is like a girl covered in dust. She is good-looking but not outstanding. Chen Chuqiao grasped this degree very well.
-Surprising new director and new actor.
-You can describe her performance in this drama as young and promising.
The scene of Song Yunzhen's suicide was protested because it was too bloody, and the movie was finally restricted to only 15 people.
Many companies contacted Chen Chuqiao. Her mother asked her if she still had the idea of continuing to make movies. She didn't hate it and wanted to try it. Because she liked the concept of soop, she signed a contract with this company according to her wishes.
After recovering, she did not take on any more roles. After discussion with her agent, she temporarily rejected all scripts before February 2016.
Before finishing her exams, which are equivalent to the Korean college entrance examination, Chen Chuqiao only needs to concentrate on preparing for the exam.
For this reason, she even vigorously compressed her exam time. After discussing with her teacher, she decided to test the water first in the autumn exam. If her grades were acceptable, she could relax in the second half of the year. Otherwise, she would have to continue studying for the summer exam next year.
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The preparation time for the exam is very urgent, so I did not take it lightly during this period in Korea and maintained close contact with my tutor.
But of course it was impossible for Chen Chuqiao to study all the time. After her good friend Jessi invited her to attend her farewell party for joining the army, she agreed immediately.
I met Jessi on Instagram. Although she is much older than her, she has a very straightforward and cheerful personality. They are both foreigners. They speak more English when they are together. They do not pay attention to the relationship between senior and senior, and they take good care of her.
Chen Chuqiao travels frequently to Switzerland and South Korea. She is young and has little opportunity to make friends. Through Jessi, she has also met many people, all of whom are older brothers and sisters, and they are also willing to play with her.
Chen Chuqiao was confused when she hung up the phone. She didn't know why Jesse said she was going to join the army.
On the day of the party, I simply dressed up and bought a bouquet of flowers. I didn’t know what gift to give in this situation, but flowers should never go wrong.
Before she could open the door and go in, Chen Chuqiao had already heard the noise inside. As soon as she entered, everyone cheered and called her, "Yo yo, Chu Qiao is here!" Jesse quickly came up to hug her when she saw her.
After greetings, Chen Chuqiao handed the flowers to Jessi, "I didn't know what gift to get, so I bought a bunch of flowers. I hope you like it."
Jesse took the flower in surprise and said, "Oh my God!" He hugged her and said, "I like it very much, thank you."
Zheng Jisuk sat and said strangely, "This is the first time I try to speak like a person from Jeju Island." He pursed his lips and looked like he was about to cry, imitating Chen Chuqiao's speech when he won the Baeksang Arts Award.
He stood up and hugged her. He said in Busan dialect, "Chu Qiao, please don't betray Busan."
Everyone laughed, and Chen Chuqiao spread his hands and said, "No." He high-fived and hugged Li Xing, Park Jae-bum and others one by one.
After sitting down, they all congratulated her on winning the last newcomer award of the three film awards. While chatting, several brothers were concerned about Chen Chuqiao's life as usual.
"Are you okay with your boyfriend?" Zheng Jishi raised his chin and asked her.
"Pretty good."
Li Xinghe sighed, "We don't have girlfriends, and our maknae are never single."
After hearing this, everyone said yes and condemned Chen Chuqiao one after another.
"Hey Yigu," Chen Chuqiao felt embarrassed and thought of something again, "Don't all the brothers have female companions?"
Her eyes fell on Zheng Jishi and Park Jae-bum. She had seen a lot of these two flirting with girls, and the videos of them in nightclubs were also accompanied by girls.
"Ouch..." Both Jung Ki-seok and Park Jae-bum said it was nothing, and continued to criticize Chen Chuqiao, educating her that foreign relationships are unstable.
Several people gathered around Chen Chuqiao and taught her love scriptures, which made her miserable and she couldn't help but think of the first time they met.
Chapter completed!