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| − | * filmmaker, journalist, musician | + | * filmmaker, journalist, musician |
| − | * he directed a trilogy of documentaries called ''Sensitive Capitalism'' released in 2010, 2012 and 2013 respectively | + | * he directed a trilogy of documentaries called ''Sensitive Capitalism'' released in 2010, 2012 and 2013 respectively |
* 46 years old (born the 19th of January 1974) | * 46 years old (born the 19th of January 1974) | ||
| − | * he was bullied at the prestigious school of Beijing YCIS (Yew Chung International School) and had only one disabled friend called Zhang Jing. She was on a wheelchair | + | * he was bullied at the prestigious school of Beijing YCIS (Yew Chung International School) and had only one disabled friend called Zhang Jing. She was on a wheelchair |
| − | * during his young years, he developed his strong, apathetic personality as a defence mechanism for being always put down by his pairs | + | * during his young years, he developed his strong, apathetic personality as a defence mechanism for being always put down by his pairs |
| − | * at the age of 18 he was accepted to Beijing Film Academy and had outstanding grades and soon got the interest of his teachers | + | * at the age of 18 he was accepted to Beijing Film Academy and had outstanding grades and soon got the interest of his teachers |
* in 1997, sometime after his graduation, he felt the urge of flying to Los Angeles to visit his friend Zhang Jing who was trying to make her way in Hollywood but was always type casted as a Chinese nerdy young woman, disabled and in love with the popular American white boy, who was never going to feel the same way | * in 1997, sometime after his graduation, he felt the urge of flying to Los Angeles to visit his friend Zhang Jing who was trying to make her way in Hollywood but was always type casted as a Chinese nerdy young woman, disabled and in love with the popular American white boy, who was never going to feel the same way | ||
* by the time he got to her apartment, a police car and an ambulance were parked on her street; she was being taken to the ambulance car, with her body covered in a bag; Guanyu often wonders how he could have felt the immediate need to go visit her, and what would have happen if he had gotten there a few minutes earlier | * by the time he got to her apartment, a police car and an ambulance were parked on her street; she was being taken to the ambulance car, with her body covered in a bag; Guanyu often wonders how he could have felt the immediate need to go visit her, and what would have happen if he had gotten there a few minutes earlier | ||
Latest revision as of 19:58, 25 September 2020
Guanyu
(a main Character in Peritia)
Contents
Personality
- Bitter: lacks confidence in people; lacks hope for change; often disappointed
- Perfectionist: he's obsessed with "to do lists"
- Strict: he's inflexible; expects efficiency above all
- Materialistic: he gives too much value to her belongings; had a hard time letting go of her "things"; values himself for what she owns
- Introverted: speaks very little; listens to every detail
- Conceited: extremely sure of himself, sometimes arrogant
- Argumentative: needs to have the last word in every discussion
Struggles
- bitter
- boring
- serious
- loner
- inflexible
- stubborn
Source of pain
- he wants to change the way the system works, but lacks the social abilities to be heard
- he wants to find a "partner in crime" but has very high standards
- he wants to teach others an alternative way of living, but fails to communicate clearly
- he wishes to make a film that would open people's minds, but has no investors
Needs
- ACCEPTANCE: of self, of circumstances, of reality
- FAITH: in oneself, in others, in the world, in God
- TRUST: in oneself, in others, in the unknown
- SELFLESSNESS: including sacrifice, altruism, heroism, and overcoming greed
- RESPONSIBILITY: including duty, standing up for a cause, accepting one’s destiny
- REDEMPTION: including atonement, accepting blame, remorse, and salvation
Wants
Wants the world to conform to his expectations.
- wants to find an investor for taking care of his movie making expenses
- wants spectators to understand the film, take notes, and get into action
- wants a partner/assistant to help him get to his goals, without wasting his time
- wants to produce transcendental content and share it globally
In pursuit of his goal (the world to conform to his expectations), they've been actively:
- he signed a contract with a major movie producer
- he made a deal, that could be questionable, but it doesn't get in the way of his goal
- he managed to gather a team of specialists to work in his documentary
Roadblocks to achieving their goal:
- he got emotionally involved with the principal subject of his documentary
- he feels like he's betraying Dinarah's trust, and manipulated her in order to comply with his part of the deal
- he got distracted, derailed from his path while getting to know Dinarah
Desires
Fame, power, riches.
Background
- filmmaker, journalist, musician
- he directed a trilogy of documentaries called Sensitive Capitalism released in 2010, 2012 and 2013 respectively
- 46 years old (born the 19th of January 1974)
- he was bullied at the prestigious school of Beijing YCIS (Yew Chung International School) and had only one disabled friend called Zhang Jing. She was on a wheelchair
- during his young years, he developed his strong, apathetic personality as a defence mechanism for being always put down by his pairs
- at the age of 18 he was accepted to Beijing Film Academy and had outstanding grades and soon got the interest of his teachers
- in 1997, sometime after his graduation, he felt the urge of flying to Los Angeles to visit his friend Zhang Jing who was trying to make her way in Hollywood but was always type casted as a Chinese nerdy young woman, disabled and in love with the popular American white boy, who was never going to feel the same way
- by the time he got to her apartment, a police car and an ambulance were parked on her street; she was being taken to the ambulance car, with her body covered in a bag; Guanyu often wonders how he could have felt the immediate need to go visit her, and what would have happen if he had gotten there a few minutes earlier
- he eventually was able to get inside her apartment to recover Zhang Jing's belongings; the sight of the room devastated him; she had lots of bills piling up over the table, an empty refrigerator, and a letter with his name written on it; when he opened the envelope, he read the only line that was written for him; it said "I was always destined to be Emma"; she was referring to a song both of them felt really deeply, from the band "Hot Chocolate", called Emma, released in 1974, the same year of their birth
Family
- from Chinese descent
- one younger brother
- his father, Dr Liu Wei, was a medical doctor
- his mother, Lin Sying, was a secretary and later a sophisticated housewife
- his parents married when Sying was 21 years old and Wei was 37 years old; she came from a poor family who worked for Liu's family for 3 generations, and got involved romantically with Wei secretly while working as his secretary since she was 18; Wei's father would not give his blessing for this relationship, however, he passed away two years later and Wei's mother accepted the union and even attended the ceremony
- his parents got married in the Chinese spring of 1973, months before their first child Lěi was born; the Liu family supported his excellent education, and fought bravely against the high society status quo, that would discriminate Lěi for having a "simple" heritage from his mother side
