In the cinema, "International Market" is still playing.

As the plot progresses, many viewers have already been deeply immersed in it, and their hearts also rise and fall with the fate of the male protagonist Dexiu in the play.

This drama does not have gorgeous special effects or thrilling action fights, but its story development centered on "family" touches the hearts of every audience.

For young people born in the 90s and 00s, it may not be so touching, but for the older generation, in that era, their life experiences had many similarities with those of "De Xiu" in the story.

In the plot, in order to earn money for his younger brother to go to college and let the family live a better life, De Xiu and his good friend Da Jiu traveled across the ocean to West Germany to work as miners.

Although they were mentally prepared, the harshness of the conditions still exceeded their imagination.

They work more than ten hours a day, digging coal in the dark underground, and face the risk of accidents and loss of their lives at any time.

Every late night, sitting at the window looking in the direction of home, De Xiu always thinks of his family who are thousands of kilometers away.

A man who is not afraid of going down the mine and dares to risk his life will only take off all the camouflage armor on his body and silently shed a man's tears at this time.

This scene, in silence, had a power that touched people's hearts directly, and many audience members shed tears.

Below the stage, Li Taiyong wiped his eyes vigorously, his heart filled with shock.

He was completely impressed by the acting of Huang Zhengmin, who played the male lead.

Just this picture, the emotions shown in it seem to penetrate the screen, he is indeed a movie emperor-level figure...

If only this was a Korean actor...

Inexplicably, this thought flashed through Li Taiyong's mind.

The plot continues, perhaps kind people will be more favored by God. In his spare time, De Xiu met a beautiful nurse girl named Yingzi.

The two got together, but just when their relationship was heating up, bad news came.

A mining accident occurred at the mine where De Xiu worked. With a loud bang, De Xiu was buried at the bottom of the mine.

With a faint breath, De Xiu vaguely saw his father. He still remembered his original promise and proudly reported the situation at home to his father.

My mother is still healthy, my younger brother is very hardworking and has been admitted to the best university in Seoul, and my younger sister is getting more and more beautiful but she also makes some willful mistakes occasionally...

"Dad, I'm really tired..."

"But I really...protected my family well..."

When this clip of De Xiu's crying voice was played, the audience in the theater also shed tears.

This man has devoted everything he has to his family without reservation.

Outside the mine, Yingzi learned the news of Dexiu's death. She knelt down and begged the mine manager for rescue, but was still coldly rejected.

In the end, it was the workers who broke through the blockade and rescued De Xiu, who was still alive.

Under Yingzi's careful care, Dexiu's health recovered, but because his visa expired, he had to separate from Yingzi again.

Three years later, when De Xiu returned home, he finally had enough money to send his younger brother to college and let his family live in a big house.

Finally one day, Yingzi returned to China and they got married.

But when taking the family photo at the wedding, the moment the flash went on, De Xiu closed his eyes tightly.

——He had stayed in the dark mine for too long and had developed a conditioned reflex to close his eyes when seeing bright things.

Later, after several years of self-study, De Xiu received an admission letter from the Ocean University. He never forgot his dream of becoming a captain.

But on the same day, the younger sister had a quarrel with her mother because she was dissatisfied with the small dowry, and De Xiu heard all of it.

He did not blame his sister, but remembered what his father had once told him.

Then, my aunt passed away and my alcoholic uncle wanted to sell the grocery store.

Without my aunt's shop, my father would not be able to find his way home, right? But my uncle was adamant, and De Xiu agreed to buy it out of desperation.

It was during the war, and for the sake of his sister's dowry and to collect enough money to buy his aunt's shop, De Xiu wanted to go to the front line to earn a salary.

This move was strongly opposed by his mother and especially his wife.

"You've already done enough. How much more do you want to do? Why do you always have to sacrifice yourself?!"

"Do you think I want to go?" This was the only answer De Xiu could give in response to his wife's crying and persuasion.

"This is my life! What can I do with this life?!"

His father's instructions became this man's lifelong will.

For the sake of that promise, De Xiu went to the battlefield despite everyone's opposition.

The cruelty of the battlefield is far beyond imagination. Even the logistics far away from the front line are often bombed.

Even though he was covered in bruises from the aftermath of the explosion, the first thing De Xiu thought of was to protect the salary he had just received.

When he returned to his family two years later, there was still no trace of sadness on De Xiu's face.

But his wife still noticed his disabled left leg. On the street, De Xiu had a smile on his face, while his wife, filled with heartache and grief, pounded his chest hard.

With the money he earned with his life, De Xiu successfully bought the store, saved his father's hope of returning home, and fulfilled his sister's wish of getting married in style.

At his sister's wedding, when taking a family photo, De Xiu once again closed his eyes tightly facing the camera.

At this point, De Xiu finally fulfilled his promise to his father and took good care of everyone in the family.

The only regret is that I didn’t find my sister who was lost when I boarded the ship, and I didn’t wait for my father to appear.

It was not until he saw a family-finding program on TV that De Xiu rushed to the scene. With tears in his eyes, he described the information and showed half of his sister's sleeve to the camera.

After experiencing many disappointments, De Xiu never gave up until one day he found a woman who had been adopted and lived in the United States since childhood.

Through the hemorrhoid behind the ear, De Xiu finally confirmed that this was his sister.

Watching the TV, both sides cried together.

Perhaps it was because she had finally waited for her eldest daughter, and the mother passed away shortly after fulfilling her wish. It seemed that she could finally go find her lover with peace of mind.

Many years later, De Xiu also became a white-haired old man.

In the house, the family, children and grandchildren gathered together, and amidst laughter and joy, De Xiu suddenly stood up and left and returned to his room.

He sat on the ground for a long time, looking at the photo of his father on the table, tears streaming down his face unconsciously, and muttering to himself.

"dad..."

"I kept my promise, took care of the family, and found Moshun..."

At this point, the old man's voice trembled and tears streamed down his face.

"but..."

“This is really hard work…”

Just like that, De Xiu held the only coat left by his father and burst into tears in the room where he was the only one.

He didn't dare cry too loudly because this sadness belonged only to him.

In this small space separated from the living room by only a wall, on one side there are the laughter of his family, while he himself is silently releasing the sadness and grievances that have accumulated over a lifetime.

Here, the video ends.

At the scene, none of the hundreds of audience members stood up and left. In the huge theater, there were only sobbing sounds of varying degrees, which then turned into loud crying.

A movie that broke through everyone's defenses.