A Brief Introduction to If You Are the One

A Brief Introduction to If You Are the One

Harmony is the most important thing, nothing is uneasy, and humor is talented. Xiaogang Feng's first novel was written under excellent guidance.

1, written by Xiaogang Feng, is a famous film director. His representative works are good at humor, ridicule and banter. If You Are the One is his first original novel, which is worth looking forward to.

2. The linguistic features of If You Are the One continue Feng's humorous style, and there are many profound and tempered life proverbs, full of joy, but never superficial.

3. The people, feelings, events and scenes described in the novel are fashionable and even avant-garde. Different dating stories reflect the various living conditions of urban people, especially "white-collar workers", "petty bourgeoisie" and stock investors, which can attract readers' attention.

After ten years of brewing and five years of preparation, this novel was published at the end of 2008, because this year brought more feelings to Xiaogang Feng: "Many things happened this year, such as snowstorm, earthquake and financial crisis. In fact, everyone thinks that 2008 is a bit rough, but the future will go on, and I still believe that the future is good. I write my poor book to make readers laugh, because I want everyone to relax at the end of the year and welcome the new year. " Because of this, the people, feelings, events and scenes in If You Are the One are all marked with "time stamp": the protagonist Roi was praised by the other party as a junk stock that fell below the issue price when encountering petty bourgeoisie, and was laughed at by Liang Xiaoxiao. This kind of cold humor frequently makes readers smile, but behind the seemingly superficial "funny", we can see the warm and profound side of the story-positive for life, sincerity for friendship and persistence for love.

The people, feelings, events and scenes described in the novel are fashionable and even avant-garde. Different dating stories reflect the various living conditions of urban people, especially "white-collar workers", "petty bourgeoisie" and investors, which can attract readers' attention.

When Qin Fen first played "Sword Hammer" at the age of five, he never thought that this little trick would bring him wealth in decades.

Beijingers call it "Baojian Hammer", also called "Guess Ding Shell". When two children want the same thing and argue with each other, it is fair and effective to decide whether to win or lose by guessing fists.

That was in kindergarten. One day, Roi was hungry and his legs were shaking, so he colluded with another boy and sneaked into the kitchen. Although the kitchen is large, all the cabinets for storing food are locked. Looking around, I found only two buns and a peach. One steamed stuffed bun per person, who will take the peach? Boys proposed to use "bag scissors hammer" to decide. As a result, Roi won The boy is one year older than Qin Fen, strong and overbearing. But in the face of the result of "guessing the shell", the boy had no temper at all and willingly let Roi take the peach.

This incident left a deep impression on Roi. When you grow up, things change, and people become more complicated and thoughtful. Roi gradually fell into the problem of insomnia. It's a long night, and lying in bed is too boring and uncomfortable. I can't help but imagine and think deeply. There is no need to hide his shame. Roi often thinks of beauty, beauty and beauty contests. He found that every beauty contest, Carrie has the same wish, that is, world peace, which shows that world peace is out of reach. Why? Roi traced back to the source and found the root of the problem with its own ideas and analysis methods. That is to say, the contradictions and conflicts between all countries, races and people are all due to the unfair rule differences, so the contradictions gradually escalate and then evolve into fights.

At this time, Roi thought of "Baojian Hammer". Children can solve disputes in this way, but why not when they grow up? In his view, the reason is that when people grow up, there will be more bad attempts. They will be slow when they "guess the shell", and improvise boxing is commonly known as "spring hand". If this loophole can be solved, the "package shear hammer" will be widely used in all disputes, and peace is the most important.

In the tide of going abroad in the 1990s, Roi was also brought to the United States. It's called "studying abroad", but actually I haven't been to school for a day. He first went to a language school run by Iranians, which was lacking in other aspects, but applying for a student visa was his greatest strength. Most of the students in the class are housewives in the Middle East, always wearing headscarves and robes, and knitting sweaters in class. The course is nothing more than learning to sing, from Brave and Beautiful American House to Christmas Songs (Jingle Bells ……) and Happy Birthday to you for almost a year and a half. So up to now, the English foundation of Roi is basically the words in these songs, and the rest are nonsense. Someone asked him, "Where did you get it?" (What nationality), he replied "Beautiful Beijing, my sweet home". As a result, people praised his authentic English and poetic speech.

Later, he couldn't sing any more (because at that time, his job was also to use his voice, that is, to teach China children to sing Chinese songs and split his voice), so he changed to a school. This school is even more unique. It doesn't even have a classroom. There is only one principal's office in the shabby office building in the city center. The faculty and staff of the whole school add up to the principal. The headmaster is Italian. He put his legs on the table for a while, and his chest hair grew to his neck, like a grassroots backbone of the Sicilian mafia. The headmaster doesn't talk much to the students, with a strong accent and messy grammar, but he can still understand. His words are translated into Chinese, which means "the Los Angeles Immigration Bureau is run by our family". Students do not mention how much they like this sentence, and Roi is no exception. He can only go to school once a year, that is, pay tuition.

As for livelihood, Roi is a person with strong adaptability and viability. He doesn't care about anything, as long as he can make a living. He has delivered takeout food to restaurants, worked as a tour guide for travel agencies, sold insurance, and obtained a license as a real estate agent, that is, an intermediary for buying and selling houses. It is said that you can make a lot of money in this business, but it is not Roi. In fact, he worked hard, so he taught himself Zhouyi and knew a little about Feng Shui. Because China people buy a house, it is impossible not to talk about Feng Shui.

Roi is always holding a Feng Shui gossip instrument in his hand, wandering around the house in a serious way, drawing in the backyard, and his mouth is full of words, which is quite deceptive. But when you talk, you often talk too much, but you screw up your business. For example, there is a house with a price of $65,438 +0.2 million. The people who came to see the house were quite satisfied, and they came three times with their families. On the third trip, people asked: Who was the original owner? Why sell it? Roi answered truthfully without thinking, "Well, that's a bit circuitous. It turns out that this boss is an executive of Bank of America with an annual salary of millions of dollars. I bought a house after my promotion. But two years later, I went out and was killed by a car. Do you think it's bad luck? His wife is a housewife with three children and can't afford the mortgage, so she wants to sell it. " As a result, the person who looked at the house turned and left. No matter how deceptive Roi is, people don't consider it. Therefore, Roi has been in this business for quite a long time, and only sold a set of apartments of hundreds of thousands, and the commission he got was really pitiful. Fortunately, in this line of work, there is no need to commute by the hour, and time can be freely controlled, so during this period, he has been working in front of an industrial and commercial reporter of a Chinese newspaper. The so-called business reporter is actually advertising newspapers. He has a basic salary, but it is very low, but in any case, he still has a fixed income.

There are many people from China in LA, and Roi soon has a close social circle. Everyone plays together, the relationship is simple, there is no intrigue, no gossip. From this simple and precious friendship, Roi gained great spiritual pleasure. Most of these people are from Beijing, including restaurant owners, engineers from McDonnell Douglas, professors from state universities and librarians. Well, only the return on investment is unstable and marginal. But everyone thinks Roi's life is good. Although he is not rich, he is not particularly greedy for money. He enjoys life and lives very smartly.

Roi's last job in the United States was in an immigration company in Los Angeles, and his business card was printed with the words "settlement consultant". The so-called "settlement" means to pick up new immigrants from the mainland at the airport, help them find temporary accommodation, and then take them to the bank to open an account and apply for a social insurance number. His salary is low and he has no technical content, but in the eyes of new immigrants, he is a relative who has crossed the ocean in a foreign land and drifted to the hands of drowning people. Several new immigrant women almost fell in love with him a few days before landing, but Roi knew that all he did was after-sales service. At the deadline, he had to drive a Dodge Ram and stand in the terminal with flowers in his hand to be someone else's relative.