In Season 1, Episode 3, Frank resolved the political crisis in his constituency. (hereinafter referred to as F)
Story background: In Frank's hometown constituency, a 17-year-old girl (Jessie, hereinafter referred to as J) died in a car accident. The reason is that she drove to a famous local sculpture and wanted to send a message to her friend to make fun of the symbol, and the car ran out of control and ran off the road. F's political opponent (a member of the opposition party) seized this matter and publicized it, which easily caused F, who had just taken control of the education reform, to get into a lawsuit. So F put down his own business urgently and ran back to his hometown to deal with the crisis.
The scenario is as follows:
F apologized to J's parents (at this time, F did some work and the atmosphere was slightly relaxed), and put forward some rectification measures they took to avoid such a thing from happening again. But J's father didn't appreciate it and scolded F, saying, "You should have done all these measures in advance." .
F didn't answer directly, but asked him, "Do you want me to resign, Mr. masters?" Do you want me to resign? )
On the screen, J's mother raised her face and was somewhat moved. J's father looks embarrassed. He just vented his anger according to F's words, but I didn't expect the politician in front of him to climb the telephone pole.
F continued to push hard. "Just one word, and it will be done, if it can satisfy you." If you think this will satisfy you, you ask me to resign, and I'll resign at once. )
At this point, J's mother lowered her eyes. She thinks it's too much.
And J's father opened his mouth and didn't know how to respond. He glanced at F quickly, afraid to look him in the eye and turned away.
His daughter's death made him angry and he wanted an explanation. However, it seems unreasonable to let this "hometown" who has been away from home for many years take responsibility.
His own words, with the help of politicians, pushed him to the edge of the moral cliff, and he was in a dilemma.
The air suddenly became quiet.
At this point, F handed the priest a "ladder" in time and asked him to "help" J's father down.
He said,
Once I asked the priest, what should we do in the face of so much unnecessary pain?
He said to me:' What else can we do, except to accept what seems meaningless and try to get something meaningful from it.
I once asked the priest, what should we do in the face of these meaningless pains?
The priest said: What can we do except try our best to dig out something meaningful from these meaningless pains? )
The priest (holding a ladder) followed closely, indicating that it was true. He said,
He's right. This is how God works through us.
Well, that's how God works through us. )
Just a few words is a link between the preceding and the following, that is, telling dad that it is useless to immerse himself in useless pain, which gives F a chance to open the next topic.
So F asked the question again: "Will you let me work for you?" Do you want me to do something? )
Then, J's parents looked at each other, and his mother's face was no longer sad, and the sadism on his father's face almost disappeared. They are no longer immersed in the past, and they want to do something, something that can make their daughter's death valuable, something that doesn't just immerse themselves in meaningless pain.
At this point, the purpose of F has been achieved. Although he also spent money, he did not directly use money to buy off his parents and give them old-age care. Doing so will only make the world think that he is just using money to settle things.
F also used money, but he donated the money to the school where Jesse was going to study, set up a scholarship, and gave her parents a way to let others remember her daughter forever. Let parents feel that their daughter's death is valuable.
He succeeded in defusing the crisis.
Voice-over tells his heart:
What you know about my people is that they are a noble people.
Humility is the form of their pride. This is their strength and weakness.
If you can be humble in front of them, they will do anything you ask.
Therefore, in this world, nobility and kindness are both advantages and disadvantages. Because of these "advantages", it is easier to be used by some people with ulterior motives. Sometimes, let go of your nobility and kindness, let go of your so-called self-esteem, and maybe you will see another world.