Istina o ljepoti je kinesko-hongkonška romantična komedija iz 2014. godine u režiji Aubreyja Lama s Bai Baiheom, Ronaldom Chengom, Zhang Yaoom i Guo Jingfeijem u glavnim ulogama.
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00:00The film begins when a young woman named Guo Ying experiences an unpleasant awakening in her relationship.
00:05The man she went out with told her that he had never really seen her as a girl.
00:09He even specifically remembers the day when he realized that Guo was not attractive at all and compared her face to a car accident.
00:16This brutal breakup leaves her deeply insecure in relation to her physical appearance.
00:21Unfortunately for Guo, her insecurities become even stronger when she enters the job market in search of a job.
00:27Her boring and monotonous face cannot attract potential employees, despite the fact that she was an excellent student of Chinese literature.
00:35Several agencies reject her and even file a complaint, indicating that she is not physically attractive.
00:40Frustrated by the rejection because of her appearance, Guo finally decides to perform a double eyelid surgery to improve her attractiveness.
00:48The procedure creates a bend on the eyelids, which results in larger and more symmetrical eyes in the shape of a beard.
00:53This is a fairly common operation in Korea, as well as in China.
00:56However, it is expensive, and a freshly graduated person like Guo cannot afford it.
01:01Therefore, Guo decides to earn money for the double eyelid surgery by doing any job she can find.
01:07In the end, she is employed in a maternity clinic that offers all kinds of services, from maternity care to egg donation.
01:14The clinic pays 7,000 yen to each volunteer if their clients hire them.
01:18Unfortunately, despite passing through 25 inspections, no client chooses Guo, leaving her insecure and without money.
01:25A few days later, Guo finds out that the student who had the highest percentage at her university was caught cheating during an exam.
01:32Therefore, the scholarship is withdrawn from that student and given to the next on the list, and that is Guo.
01:37This brings her a total of 3,000 yen.
01:39Fortunately, this amount of money is enough to enable the operation of a double eyelid surgery by an eye surgeon named Dr. Kim.
01:45In the positive turn of events, the operation goes perfectly for our heroine.
01:50Her eyes now look bigger and prettier.
01:53On the other hand, she also gets a call for an interview from one of the largest foreign companies in China, Daung Group.
01:58Daung is a top company from South Korea and is very methodical with its selection program.
02:03In the first round of the interview, the candidates pass through rigorous physical and team coordination tests.
02:09Guo is afraid that the surgeons from the operation could be easily visible, resulting in exclusion from the interview.
02:15South Koreans are very strict about plastic surgery, and such seizures are especially unacceptable in the older generation.
02:22However, Guo passes to the final round, where, together with four other candidates, she is examined directly by the administration.
02:29In the interview, face to face, she conquers the admiration of one of the directors of Daung, Raymond.
02:33The open director loves Guo's original perspective and her ability to admit that she does not know all the answers.
02:39It is enough that she is employed in a prestigious company.
02:42Unfortunately, on the first day at work, Guo experiences reality again.
02:45The chief secretary strictly warns her that she will be evaluated according to a high medical standard.
02:51In addition, the seating arrangement is also arranged according to attractiveness.
02:55The most attractive employees are placed closer to the executive director's office, while those less attractive, like Guo, are placed further away.
03:02In the meantime, Raymond comes to Guo for advice on the advertising campaign that the company planned to launch.
03:08Their conversation is awkward because she constantly tries to keep a distance from Raymond so that her surgeons from the operation would be unnoticed.
03:15But she also shows an excellent knowledge of the Chinese language, thinking up a brilliant slogan for an advertising campaign.
03:21After a few days, Guo notices Raymond going out of a rather dubious shop next to the street.
03:26After he leaves, she ...
03:28After he leaves, she enters the shop and discovers that it is a grown-up store.
03:33The owner confirms that Raymond bought a whole bunch of grown-up DVDs.
03:37At that moment, it turns out that Raymond is a woman who flirts with several suitable employees in the office.
03:43Although it's a little reckless, Guo doesn't take it too seriously.
03:46Months pass, and the working environment in Daungo becomes easier for Guo.
03:50She discovers that the chief secretary is obsessed with sending emails for even the smallest things, which constantly increases her workload.
03:57In the meantime, there is no chemistry with colleagues, which makes the work even more unbearable.
04:02In addition, the company organizes a taekwondo session to build a team spirit, but during those sessions, the detainees quarrel with ugly lower-level employees.
04:10This additionally confirms the idea in Guo's head that the only way to progress in the company is to be physically attractive.
04:16That weekend, the chief secretary forces her to come to the office and sort out all the files, but without a single row.
04:22By chance, Raymond is also in the office and notices Guo working.
04:26He comes in and starts a conversation, asking if she is free.
04:29Surprised, Guo lies that there is a boy who works at Microsoft.
04:33Raymond then jokingly asks to see a photo of her boyfriend.
04:36However, their conversation is interrupted by a beautiful woman who persuades Raymond to hurry for lunch.
04:41Then it turns out that Guo has begun to develop feelings for Raymond, but seeing him constantly flirting with several beautiful women, she becomes fearless.
04:48A few days pass, and the employees of Daungo are getting ready for the annual spring ball.
04:53To show Raymond her sexual side, Guo dresses up in a tight, elegant gown.
04:58However, she can hardly move for fun because of her clothes, and she remains sitting in one corner completely alone.
05:04After a while, she notices a few of her male colleagues looking at the pretty girls for fun.
05:09Even Xia, an average pretty employee, gets a lot of attention because she wears a tight gown as a decoration of her necklace.
05:15This makes Guo think that big breasts are equally important for a woman.
05:19After the fun is over, Raymond finds himself alone with Guo again.
05:23He praises her simplicity and lies that he would chase her to be free.
05:27This raises Guo's morale, however, she first saw how attractive people get positive treatment at work.
05:34From this, she visits Dr. Kim again, consulting him on the reconstruction of her nose and temples.
05:39He gives her green light, but says that the procedure will cost a lot of money, which she does not have at the moment.
05:44Later, at work, Guo talks to one of the higher executive directors named Monica and receives valuable advice on fashion.
05:51Then she starts to dress smartly, which only strengthens her overall attractiveness.
05:56Just as she expected, all the work on her appearance pays off, because her chair is moved closer to the executive director.
06:02After a few weeks, the employees get a few days off for the spring festival.
06:07However, Guo continues to work even during these holidays to raise enough money for the reconstruction of her nose and temples.
06:14She gets a temporary job as a sales agent and starts giving people a tour of several apartments in Beijing.
06:20One afternoon, an old couple comes to see one of the apartments.
06:24Desperate to earn money from the sale of the apartment, she runs to chase him.
06:27She tells the older couple that there is almost no need to pay for the purchase, and the rents in that area are unusually high.
06:34But when the older couple calls their young son to oversee the movement, Guo is speechless.
06:39The son of the couple is none other than her boss, Raymond.
06:42He arrives quickly and admits that she lied about the advantages of the apartment.
06:45Then he mocks Raymond for not being late because of the lies.
06:48Surprised by her surprise, he quickly rejects the topic and invites her to a concert.
06:52Surprised by the offer, Guo hesitates for a while, but eventually accepts.
06:56In the next scene, Guo collects all the money she has and goes to the reconstruction of her nose and temples with Dr. Kim.
07:01She needs the rest of the holiday of the summer festival to recover from the surgery.
07:05In the end, the results of the procedure fascinate her.
07:08Guo believes that she is now prettier than before and is very happy with the outcome.
07:11Unfortunately, when the day for the meeting comes, Raymond informs Guo that the concert is canceled.
07:16Determined not to allow her efforts to fail, she invites him to dinner, to which he gladly accepts.
07:21That night, Guo and Raymond meet in an expensive restaurant.
07:24Strategically, he sits in a dimly lit place so as not to look drastically different from Raymond.
07:29From their conversation, it turns out that Raymond does not have a girlfriend at the moment.
07:33However, he has a temporary relationship with several women.
07:36Then he discovers that he broke up with his last girlfriend two years ago.
07:40On Guo Yin, the horror of their breakup was that his ex-girlfriend lied to him about her plastic surgery.
07:46After that incident, he began to hate people who underwent such surgeries to improve their physical appearance.
07:52This discovery leaves Guo speechless and she spends the rest of the evening hidden in a dimly lit part.
07:58Later, when she returns home, she decides to admit all her surgeries to Raymond the next day.
08:03However, the next day, when Guo arrives at the office, her determination disappears.
08:07She receives an expensive gift from Raymond, while all her colleagues admire her beauty.
08:11Therefore, she lies to everyone that she has become prettier because of the new products for her skin.
08:16In addition, the chief secretary tells her that convenient employees for luxurious business trips are being selected,
08:21while the ugly ones are sent on difficult tasks.
08:24Hearing this, Guo decides to continue lying for now.
08:27A few days later, Raymond and Guo go on a business trip to the city of Qi in southern China.
08:32There, after a fight with a taxi driver, the two chase each other on camels to the hotel.
08:36The duo slowly begins to get closer, and Raymond even thinks about intimacy with her.
08:40Unfortunately, Guo slips into the bathroom and hits her with a beard.
08:44This throws implants out of her face and makes her incredibly ugly.
08:48Scared, she calls Dr. Kim on the phone just to find out that she is on vacation in Switzerland.
08:52Without other options, she makes up an excuse for Raymond and runs away from the hotel, leaving him confused.
08:57Upon returning to Beijing, Guo quickly goes to Dr. Kim's hospital, where another senior surgeon operates on her face.
09:03After completing the procedure, the surgeon talks about a new product on the market called No Brain Implants.
09:08These silicone implants solidify and enlarge the breasts, giving them a more abundant appearance.
09:13Although Guo is reluctant at first, she eventually agrees when the surgeon says that the implants will be free,
09:18because she will be the first patient to get them.
09:21Shortly after that, she also undergoes a breast enlargement surgery.
09:25In the meantime, Monica, the executive director of the company, has been rejected for progress,
09:29despite excellent results throughout the year.
09:32The executive director discovers that he lied to the company that she was not present during the interview.
09:37On top of that, Monica even has a baby, which is against the company's policy, which prohibits pregnancy.
09:42Although the executive director will not let Monica go, he refuses to give her progress, despite her excellent work performance.
09:48Guo, who has now recovered from her surgery and returned to work, sees this incident.
09:53This further forces her to hide all her plastic surgery, because she is afraid that she will lose her job if the truth is revealed.
10:00Then Raymond comes to her and invites her to dinner at his house.
10:03That night, he arrives at Raymond's house, looking absolutely beautiful.
10:06Duo does not waste time talking and immediately goes to bed to make love.
10:10Unfortunately, Guo's happiness suddenly ceases the next morning.
10:14The hospital where she had the surgery publishes a video about new implants and the change they can make in a woman's appearance.
10:20Although the model's face is blurred, everyone in the office is sure that it is Guo.
10:24Embarrassed and frightened, she runs away from Raymond's house without explanation and takes a taxi to her village.
10:30However, in her village, Guo becomes a small local star because of her beauty.
10:34Local people gather in front of the eyes of the saleswoman Rezanac just to see her.
10:38After a few days, Guo's local star Slava interviews her in a marketing company.
10:43She uses her intelligence and sincerity to win over the directors and gets a call for the final round.
10:48This makes Guo realize that it is not her beauty, but her sincerity that attracted Raymond to her.
10:53So he returns to the company in Beijing to make a reservation and has a final conversation with Raymond.
10:59When he meets him, he admits his mistakes and asks Raymond if he would go out with her if she was not physically attractive.
11:04Without hesitation, he replies that he would not.
11:06This leaves her with a broken heart, so she gives up and leaves the company forever.
11:11A few days pass and both Raymond and Guo try to continue with their lives.
11:16However, both hardly forget each other.
11:19During the filming of the advertisement for Dawn, Raymond remembers how brilliantly Guo came up with the slogan for the advertising campaign.
11:24He remembers how smart, sincere and simple she was.
11:28Realizing that she may never meet someone like her, she rejects Guo's message and asks him to meet her as soon as possible.
11:34Then he rushes to her new workplace.
11:36On the other hand, Guo misunderstands Raymond's message and thinks he wants to completely break up with her.
11:41Traumatized by the last connection, he does not want to go through the humiliation of breakup again.
11:46That's why he runs away from his job because he knows that Raymond will soon come there to meet her.
11:50But before he manages to escape, Raymond is stopped on the street.
11:53He begs her to stop and listen to him.
11:55In a panic, Guo rushes to cross the road to escape from him, but is surprised to find himself in the middle of an incoming call.
12:01Before the car hits her, Raymond pushes her aside.
12:04Unfortunately, they hurt each other in the process, disfiguring their faces.
12:08In return, Raymond is then taken to Dr. Kim's hospital, where a renowned surgeon reconstructs his face.
12:15His new giant and narrow nose make his reconstructed face visibly better than the one he was born with.
12:21In the last scene of the film, we see a brief overview of future events.
12:24Guo and Raymond get married and have a child.
12:27However, they are worried about the day when their son will ask why nothing looks like the two of them.
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