Off-screen: a Sunday afternoon, downtown square.
A sad-faced lady approaches, wanting to sit down and hesitating. Ai Xin looked up, smiled, and asked the lady to sit down, which she did reluctantly, and subconsciously brushed her somewhat disheveled hair, looking a bit nervous. Ai Xin gestured for her to relax, then rested the drawing board on his legs, removed the pencil from his ear and began to draw, his drawing movements were spontaneous, revealing professionalism and confidence.
Aisin: You seem upset?
Lady: How do you know?
Ai Xin: I studied painting, this observation is still there.
Lady: (a little want to cry) I'm not happy and what do you have to do with it?
Ai Xin: Yes, there is no relationship between us, I just want everyone I see to be happy.
Lady: (slightly moved, but still a little hesitant, a long time) that, then I ask you a question?
Ai Xin: You ask!
Lady: Do you, do you think I am - looking - particularly ugly? (Strokes her hair again, waiting nervously for an answer, obviously this answer is important to her)
Ai Xin: No, who said that? Who's so feckless? You're quite good looking.
Lady: (smiles from the bottom of her heart, but immediately puts it away again) You lied to me!
Ai Xin: I didn't lie to you, you look really distinctive, very much like a woman in a very famous oil painting, especially the eyes, that kind of light melancholy, with a kind of fluttering noble temperament. It's so similar. Oh! Come to think of it, it's one of Chen Yi Fei's oil paintings, named "Melancholy Autumn", the painting is of a beautiful woman, looking out of the window, thinking of her beloved in a faraway place. Just because of that look, the painting even won an international award?
Lady: Really? (Fishing out a small mirror from her bag, she felt sorry for herself, and quickly put it away again) You are a student of the Academy of Fine Arts, aren't you?
Ai Xin: Yes, I'm from the Academy of Fine Arts
Ms: Artists are different, they can see things more accurately than ordinary people!
Ai Xin: Heh, thank you, thank you!
Lady: Actually I - I've always been a very inferior person, afraid to socialize with others.
Ai Xin: So why bother? In fact, everyone has their own flash of light, just some people's obvious, such as a beautiful face, well-proportioned body, and some people's merits are hidden behind their appearance, such as good character, calm personality, elegant temperament ...... I would think that the latter is more lasting and more valuable.
Lady: words, but the world's eyes ......
Ai Xin: Why bother with other people's eyes? Your life is your own!
Ai Xin has finished the painting, but does not give it to the lady right away.
Ai Xin: I have a request?
Lady: Huh? What request?
Ai Xin: Can you give me this painting? How about I draw you another one?
Lady: (quickly grabbed the painting) That's not possible! (Holding the painting and scrutinizing it, he smiled heartily and said to himself: It's really pretty. (Slowly rolls up the painting, puts her hands behind her back and bites the corner of her mouth) Thank you!
Ai Xin: You're welcome!
Lady: Well, goodbye then! (Treading briskly away)
Ai Xin: Goodbye
Looking at the far away lady, Ai Xin has to fall into contemplation, it seems that he himself has something on his mind.
A man comes out. Walking and talking on his cell phone at the same time
Man: What? They suddenly stopped signing! How much did they lose? Over a million dollars? (one hand scratching at his head) What? The bank's president, Mr. Zhang, is calling again? By the end of the month? Oh, my God, we can't get the money by the end of the month if we don't make the deal! Okay, okay, you can do it yourself, don't bother me! (Turns off cell phone, walks two steps, cell phone rings again) Hello, who is it? Wrong number! (Angrily turned off, immediately rang again) You have a disease ...... Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! (Voice becomes softer) Where are you? In New York ah, well, what! In New York? Honey, you do not joke, I am now annoying! I'm not kidding! （What are you doing there? Didn't you go to your classmate's house in Shanghai? How come you're in England in the blink of an eye, huh? America. America. What? Speak up! I can't hear you clearly. Wish me happiness? Wish me--happiness (lost in thought, almost collapsed, Ai Xin rushed over to support him)
Ai Xin: Sir, are you alright? Will you sit down for a while?
Man: Sit down? Oh, sit down, it's time to - sit down. (sits down, eyes glazed over)
Ai Xin: How are you? Are you all right? (The man touched his forehead and looked blank.)
Ai Xin: Mister, you sit up straight, I'll draw a portrait for you, no charge.
Man: Draw a portrait? Oh, draw a portrait, draw it, young man, just draw me a - draw a posthumous portrait! (slumps back in his chair, eyes closed)
Ai Xin: You're a real joker, mister!
A scholarly-looking old man stood quietly beside them, watching Ai Xin draw.
Ai Xin: (Begins to draw) Hey, sir, your looks, it's quite strange, the proportion of the head seems to be, seems to be not quite right ah.
Man: (opening his eyes) No. What's wrong with me today? What is wrong with me today? The company crossed, his wife ran away, and now even my looks are not right! Oh! Well, well, not right on not right! There's no point in living anyway.
Ai Xin: Mr. Don't worry, you listen to me slowly give you an analysis, we engage in art know a saying, is three court five eyes. The so-called three court is that from the human hairline to the center of the eyebrow, from the center of the eyebrow to the bottom of the nose, from the bottom of the nose to the chin, the length is equal. But look, your hairline to the brow that section, that is the forehead, is not obviously longer than the other two sections ......
Man: (hastily interrupted) So what?
Ai Xin: I have studied Zeng Guofan on the face of a heirloom book "Iceman", according to the above statement, such people are smart and agile, talented, but the first half of their lives are floundering, especially in their prime years, but also suffered a great deal of change, career and marriage may be a big crisis ah!
Man: (closed his eyes again, leaned back and subconsciously touched his forehead) No wonder! I've always felt that this big brain is not right, (stood up and turned towards Ai Xin) you say how my parents gave me such a big brain?
Ai Xin: I haven't finished yet, the book also says that after this big setback, if the person complains about the sky, discouragement, this life is likely to fall apart, but if he can continue to fight, reorganize the river mountain, with his talent, there will be a phenomenal achievement, the future of the blessing can not be limited, ah?
Man: Ah? I'm afraid I don't have the strength to do that. Hmph, I'm afraid I don't have the strength.
Ai Xin: Why not? Look (handing the painting over) how spirited you are!
Man: (looking at the painting, muttering to himself) this - is it me, (frowning tightly, like thinking about what, for a long time, like a sudden epiphany, holding Ai Xin's hand, excitedly) young man, you really woke up the dreamer ah! You're right, this setback is nothing. If I can't even bear this blow, what kind of a man am I? I want to regroup! I want to regroup! （
(After the man left, Ai Xin sat down, rubbing his head tiredly, and the old man sat down gently across from him. Aisin noticed the old man next to him and quickly steeled himself.)
Ai Xin: Old man, you want a portrait too?
Dean: Draw it (looking kindly at Ai Xin) You draw here every Sunday?
Ai Xin: Oh, almost two years!
Dean: Why then, or is it free?
Ai Xin: On the one hand, to do something for others, on the other hand, can also improve their own painting level, you see, I give you a free portrait, you are not for me to do free modeling?
Dean: (smiling) You really know how to count. Young man, how about you give me a portrait too?
Ai Xin: (also laughed) Hey! The old man, I will not look at what like, just now those words, are I made up.
Dean: And why?
Ai Xin: In order to make him happier, in order to let him still full of passion and hope for life.
Dean: Is that what you do with everyone?
Ai Xin: In my eyes, every life in the world is a gift from the Creator and should be happy and joyful, but that's just my hope, and in life - there is always pain and misfortune.
Dean: So, what about yourself? Are you - happy?
Aisin: Me? (Snapping to attention, looking up at the old man) I'm happy! Very happy. Hey, the old man looks familiar!
Dean: Oh? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. (A long time) young man, look at this sunshine, how good ah!
Ai Xin: Yes!
Dean: You say dark clouds, can it block this sunshine?
Ai Xin: (looking up at the old man in front of him, thinking that his question was strange and didn't seem to be an ordinary person) The dark clouds will eventually disperse.
A moment of silence. Ai Xin gives her the painting.
Ai Xin: Old man, does it look okay to you?
Dean: (did not answer immediately, quietly looking) from a professional point of view, your painting is almost perfect, whether it is anatomy or perspective, or contrast of light and dark, are all impeccable, but there is one thing, young man, I do not know if you have found it?
Ai Xin: Really? (looked at the old man in front of him in disbelief, felt more familiar, and looked at the painting carefully)
Dean: Although you have been trying to bring happiness to others, you are not happy in your own heart, look at your brushstrokes, they are so heavy, and I can feel the conflict and pain in your heart from your brushstrokes. (Ai Xin was so shocked that the pencil in his hand fell to the ground)
Ai Xin: Huh? You are? (bends down to pick up the pencil)
Dean: He Neutral.
Ai Xin: He Neutral? (surprised and excited) Dean! No wonder you look so familiar, how did you?
Dean: First of all, I want to tell you a good news, that your oil painting "Indomitable Life", has been selected for the 18th Paris International Painting Exhibition, which is the first time in the past ten years that our art works have been selected. This is not only the infinite honor of our academy, but also the honor of our art world. Congratulations, Ai Xin! (Holding Ai Xin's hand)
Ai Xin: Really! Wonderful (from excitement to pensive again) Dean, in fact, I have always wanted to be your student ......
Dean: You are already my student. You've been guaranteed admission to my graduate school as soon as next semester begins ......
Ai Xin: (snatching) Next semester? How many more months? (breaking his fingers) I, I'm afraid there is no -- next semester (tears came out of his eyes)
Dean: No, you not only have next semester, there is a long, long way to go in life, come with me Ai Xin. (pulling up Ai Xin's hand)
Ai Xin: go, where to go?
Dean: Go, go to the hospital!
Ai Xin: hospital? I, but ......
Dean: I only received a call from the hospital this morning, know that you - know that you have leukemia, why are you hiding it from everyone!
Ai Xin: I ......
Dean: I know how you think, you have love for others, how you have no love for themselves, leukemia is not incurable ah, just now I convened the entire faculty of the school held an emergency meeting, decided to tomorrow, that is, tomorrow, to engage in an auction of the works of teachers and students of the Academy of Fine Arts, the money received will first be used as your medical treatment. The proceeds of the money first as your medical expenses, all of them raised their hands to agree. In addition, the students also know, many students have volunteered to donate bone marrow for you ......
Ai Xin: Dean, how can I thank you?
Dean: Let's go (pulling Ai Xin's hand), like the tree in your drawing, to have unyielding life!
Do you think this will work?