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On the first day of work, this nurse poured boiling water on his boss's feet just to check if he really lost his senses during the meal so he could watch the beautiful secretary put rice straight into his eyes. The boss even criticized the boss's beard for being ugly, styling the boss to look like this and like this. But the strange thing is to face such a disrespectful nurse. Not only did the boss not fire him, but he seemed very happy and even paid several times higher than normal.
And it was these two men with completely different personalities and skin colors who eventually became best friends for life. The boss was named Philip, a super-rich tycoon who was completely paralyzed after a parachuting accident. From the neck down, he couldn't move, and that's why Philip was forced to hire an assistant to take care of him with a generous salary, causing the lobby to be filled with people the next day, everyone dressed neatly to their wishes.
Some people got this good job, some people graduated from prestigious schools, and some others received countless awards where the candidates tried to express themselves. But there was a black man who was different. He only wore a pair of white sneakers and a very ordinary hoodie, and his purpose of coming here was just to be beaten. He failed the interview, and he said hello to work as a secretary on the job refusal form.
It turned out that the black guy only needed to be rejected three times to receive unemployment benefits from the government, so he had no intention of being nice. With Philip, sometimes he mocked Philip for not having good taste; sometimes he criticized him, saying he had no sense of humor. When Philip asked him what talent he had, he even flirted with the secretary right in front of him, all just to end things quickly and leave. This made Philip laugh. Both helpless and unlike other candidates, too cautious and serious.
Philip liked his straightforward personality, so he deliberately teased him. He told him to come back tomorrow to get the papers to sign, but he didn't know that it was this small decision that changed the second half of both of their lives. The black guy named Ris had just been released from prison after serving time for robbery. After being released from prison, Ris had nothing to do but wander the streets and return to his house deep in the slums, a cramped room of only a few dozen square meters, which was the residence of eight brothers and sisters. Even bathing became difficult.
His mother worked all day while everything was taken care of by the eldest sister. Worse, Ris also discovered that the youngest brother seemed to be involved in a local gang. Phuong Anh wanted to intervene but couldn't do anything. After all, he himself had just been released from prison.
Late at night, his mother finally dragged her tired body home. Her son had been missing for half a year with no news, suddenly showed up just to bring home an Easter egg. It wasn't enough to pay the rent. It wasn't even worth a bar of chocolate. His mother wanted to know where her son had gone, but Ris didn't want his family to know that he had gone to jail because of feelings of guilt. The angry mother kicked Ris out of the house, leaving him with nowhere to go. Ris had to go back to the streets to share cheap snacks with friends and then chat about all kinds of disillusionments.
But the later the night got, the colder it became. The friends took turns leaving Ris cold and shivering. The blue night covered Paris at midnight. Unable to stand the cold of the winter night any longer, Ris took the last remaining change and snuck into the train to sleep, thanks to the air conditioning.
Finally, the rays of light arrived. The first sun shone on him, and he immediately arrived at the door of the villa, intending to get a refusal letter and leave. But without saying a word, the butler led him around the villa. Each room was extremely luxurious and spacious, and the servants were busy everywhere in the house, directing the rent. The most enviable thing was the clean, bright bathroom. After all, at home he couldn't even stretch his legs when he showered.
This place was no different from the street. At this moment, Philip was being treated. Ris held the signed refusal form and prepared to leave. I wonder what Philip said at this time? I want to ask about living on welfare. Doesn't someone else's salary make you feel ashamed? Why doesn't your conscience bother you at all? Well, I don't have you anymore.
Philip liked Dris' natural humor, so he decided to give him a month's probation. "Can't last for two weeks," Ris thought. Of course, I won't give up. After all, no one would refuse to experience the perfect bathroom for free, and the room with a super luxurious bed two meters wide was just for someone with no care experience like Ris, who always had all kinds of incidents happening.
On the first day of his apprenticeship, he fell asleep while carrying Philip in the wheelchair. Ris said he did a good job, but he almost let Philip kiss his ankle. He absolutely must not let go before fastening his seat belt. This is also a part of his life but he didn't tell me that when he showered, the shampoo never foamed. It was only when the housekeeper reminded him that he realized that the thing he used on his head was foot lotion. It was really confusing.
Finally, it was time to get dressed, but Philip let it be known that to promote blood circulation, it was necessary to wear some kind of bright-colored stockings. Ris thought that this was too feminine. Although his mouth repeatedly refused, the next second he carefully put it on for Philip. However, when faced with the gloves, Ris suddenly exploded completely because Philip couldn't go to the bathroom on his own. The nurse had to clean him up. This was Dris' final rule and limit.
"I held back my socks. I sacrificed myself. To complete the task, I think I understand. Ris is more like Philip's right-hand man. It's just that Ris is always a bit unreliable. He likes to peek at Philip's secretary. Just when the secretary passes by, after eating, Ris's eyes would light up, so he directly stuffed rice into Philip's eyes to test whether Philip really had no feeling left.
He did an experiment with boiling water at night. Philip wanted to answer the phone. Ris handed him the phone straight away. He completely forgot that Philip was disabled. Because of his disability, Dris's carelessness meant something funny happened; the housekeeper even found an electric baton and knife in Dris' pocket. Everything made people worried.
One day, Philip wanted to go see an art exhibition, but just as he opened the door, the maid, Van, refused to put Philip in the car like an animal. Gris said while pulling the car cover next to him. "It would be a waste to have a Maserati without using it." Ris decided on the spot that he would help Philip find his speed and passion again.
The passion was gone a long time ago, but as soon as he reached the gate, a car stopped right in front of him. Philip said that the neighbor was a habitual criminal. No matter how many times he said it, it was useless, but Ris didn't think so. "Hey, brave friend, are you still awake? I hope I didn't scare you. Have a cup of coffee. Come here. I'll show you a precious object."
"What are you doing? Come here. Read it out loud. Let me see. Please stop parking. I can't hear you. Park your car this way or there are social rules that are impossible in the upper class." Ris solved the problem simply and brutally; then the two went to Philip's painting gallery. Staring at a white canvas, Ris knew nothing about art when he realized the painting was torn.
"This piece costs up to 30,000 Euros," Ris jumped up and said that if Philip just gave me 50 Euros, he could paint countless paintings on the spot with more nosebleeds. Ris always doesn't know how to keep his temper when Philip wants to eat. A piece of chocolate he left, saying that if you don't have hands, you don't have chocolate. You don't know how big or small you are when joking around, but this made Philip feel very comfortable.
His friends warned Philip, who just got out of prison and always carries weapons and tends to be violent. The man from the slums has no confidence. Hidden somewhere is exactly what I need. No pity. "He always gives me the phone. You know why? Not because he forgot that I'm disabled."
The relationship between Philip and Dris is very special. Everyone is so respectful of Philip's status and reputation, especially after he became disabled, making them more cautious. But when he was with Ris, he could always laugh and talk cheerfully, seemingly forgetting his situation like they were real friends. Understanding each other is an experience that Philip has never had, even when he was healthy.
However, Ris is not as rude as he seems. One night, a moan echoed from the pager. Ris immediately ran to the room to see that Philip was profusely sweating, a side effect of his medication. Every time like that, Philip endured it alone, but Ris didn't say anything. He just quietly used a towel to wipe away his sweat.
Philip used his cool hand to cool down and kindly stayed by his side until Philip felt better to prevent other unexpected situations from happening. Dris decided to take Philip out for some fresh air, to walk on the streets of Paris at 4:00 am. Philip told Dris that this is called Chima pain syndrome. He felt like a piece of cold steak was thrown into a hot bowl.
Despite the fact that he can no longer feel, he still feels the pain. Ris asked if there was any other way to alleviate the symptoms. At that moment, two beautiful girls passed by. Philip smiled; Ris also understood and immediately saw Philip again.
Ris started convulsing. First, he let him take a breath, then took Philip to relax for a long time. This is something Philip had never dared to think about after being paralyzed. With Ris by his side, it seemed like he was back to his old self. They grew new arms and legs and talked all night long.
At this time, Philip confided to Ris that his real disability was not being in a wheelchair but losing her. Philip was raised from a young age to be a strong person who was admired by everyone. So he tried his best to get into a top university and met his wife while in college. He also founded a company and achieved financial freedom; he truly became a successful person admired by everyone.
Philip loved his wife very much, but his wife had five consecutive miscarriages, which meant that they could not have children and could only adopt to make up for the regret that followed. Both husband and wife loved paragliding. The feeling of looking down from above and covering the whole world fascinated Philip and helped him relieve the stress in his heart, but a fierce storm destroyed everything.
Ris did not know how to comfort the boss. Philip suddenly announced that Ris had passed the probationary period, and the first thing he needed to do after being officially received was to return the chemical egg. It turned out that the egg was stolen by Ris on the first day of the interview. It was a gift that the Russian Tsar once gave to the Queen. Philip bought it at an auction and gave it to his wife. It not only has a commemorative meaning but is also extremely precious.
Even though Ris was very stubborn, he still immediately contacted his sister to find out where the fruit was kept other than with Philip. Ris's humorous and generous personality also influenced other people in the villa, especially the female housekeeper. Ris immediately recognized that she and the gardener had feelings for each other.
At this time, the butler told Ris that Philip actually has a female pen pal. They have been exchanging letters for six months but have never met her face or heard her voice. Philip said that he needed pure love, but Ris understood that he was having low self-esteem, and with the loss of his arms and legs, Philip also lost his courage.
So Ris immediately picked up a letter, and sure enough, the back had a phone number handwritten by a pen pal. This was one hint that was obvious, but Philip pretended not to see. Ris immediately called. Philip hastily avoided the call, but as soon as the woman's voice rang out, everything became real.
"Naturally, hello, Eleonor? I'm Philip. Philip, I'm writing a letter. Let her write and then write again." Suddenly, I thought to myself, "Why don't I call her?" Ris, like his hands and feet, helped him take this step. After that, Philip couldn't stop anymore. Anytime, anywhere, no matter the occasion, he talked on the phone with his pen pal, discussing poetry, discussing art.
The mind was more compatible than in the book, but more importantly, Philip knew she was a beautiful woman weighing only 52 kg, not a dinosaur like Ris said. At the same time, there was news that made Philip worried: she wants to see his photo. Ris thinks this is a good thing. T says she wants to go further, so Philip should be more assertive and directly send photos taken in the wheelchair to clearly state the situation.
Even though Philip agreed, the inferiority complex in his heart still made him secretly contact her. The butler changed to a photo of him being full of energy when he was still healthy. As soon as the photo was changed, Ris rushed in. The butler quickly hid the photo of Lany's car. It turned out that Ris came to remind Philip that his daughter had become very bad.
It happened on the first night that Ris came to stay. Just then, on the rooftop, he saw Philip's daughter flirting with a blonde guy who always seemed to laugh at him. Ris tried his hand at painting Philip's daughter. In addition, she questioned the girl who stubbornly wanted to smoke and mocked Ris for knowing how to draw. She always thought that Ris was a black person and was not even literate. Her arrogant and unreasonable attitude was completely unlike a child's.
Children at this age don't know when Ris has integrated into this family. He can't ignore the bad things around Philip. Day by day, Ris's caregiving job becomes more and more mature. Joy and happiness become more and more fun. The main melody in both of their lives is no longer objected to the self-adhesive gloves.
Philip bought Ris a suit that fit well. He attached a motor to the wheelchair with Philip on the streets. Under the influence of Philip, Ris also began to be interested in art. He thought that the works he drew had a bit of style. However, no one dared to agree, but after being packaged a bit as an artist by Philip, someone actually bought it for 10,000 Euros.
Soon it was Philip's birthday. The program arranged by the housekeeper was the same every year because Philip liked classical music. Surprisingly, Ris now also knew a little about it. After Philip had enjoyed enough, Ris took out his music player and turned on the vibrant pop music. Along with Ris's cheerful dance, everyone present danced along with Philip, like deep and full classical music.
Experience is like pop music, young and full of energy. They are completely different and should have gone their separate ways, but they magically become friends in the hot pot of life, learning and relying on each other. This is Philip's happiest time in years. Before going to bed, Ris gave Philip a birthday present. It was a letter from a pen pal with a photo of a woman inside. She was even more beautiful than he imagined.
Philip has a small inscription on the back: "Hope to see you soon at a cafe in Paris next week." Ris put the photo on the nightstand, turned around, and left, wishing his friend good night. Philip was both excited and nervous. He hadn't felt so nervous in a long time. How many pairs of pants had he changed? Austria couldn't regain his confidence. Philip was afraid that the meeting would ruin everything. A date for a disabled person was like a gamble, but Philip still went and arrived a few hours early, but Ris didn't go with him.
The day before, he saw Philip's daughter crying alone in bed. Turns out her name was that blonde bastard who, after having a good time, dumped her for no reason. Ris knows what to do. "Remember me? Yes, what's going on? What you said about Elissa wasn't nice at all."
"I didn't say anything."
"Shut up now. Be a man."
"Sorry, girl, okay, sorry. Take your hands off. You don't have to tell me. Tell her exactly. You also have to bring her the freshest croissants every day. In the morning, take care of yourself and go to work. Be kind and polite. Got it?"
"Got it, got it, go away."
Then Ris drove to a building where his mother was working. The salary of a cleaning staff was not worth much, but his mother still saved and sacrificed her time to raise him. Ris wanted to repay her but didn't know how to do it.
Philip called him and said he wanted to go out and get some fresh air. Ris knew Philip was about to give up, but this time he decided to run away with Philip and temporarily escape. Life was suffocating, and they boarded the private plane. Philip gave Ris 10,000 Euros.
"Ris, I can't believe it. Maybe I actually have artistic cells," Ris thought while flying through the sky as if wanting to reach the city in the clouds. Before dawn, this is the place Philip used to love the most, flying with his wife countless times. Now he decided to fly one more time to say goodbye to the past. Ris was extremely excited. This was a life he had never experienced before.
But they had just returned home. Life had given Ris a new life. His younger brother appeared at home with a scar on the corner of his eye. He got into trouble when he joined the Ris gang and immediately called his sister to reassure everyone. Philip witnessed all this. He said that Ris and his younger brother have very good personalities.
"Same," Ris told Philip, but he also said that he was not his mother's biological child; he was adopted when he was five years old and immigrated here. His mother remarried many times and had more children. In the end, he doesn't even remember clearly my real name; he can only choose a family name. Breaking up is Ris's lifelong pain.
But now he's grown up and doesn't want to let go. As a man, he has to share the burden with his mother. "I think we should stop here, and I can't take care of a disabled person all his life." Ris also has his own family; he can't be with Philip 24 hours a day.
The next morning, Ris packed his luggage. The secretary came to say goodbye, even the housekeeper. Not wanting to leave, she returned her resume calendar for Ris. Philip just looked from afar without saying anything. When he went out, there was a car parked right in front of the door, but this time Ris didn't use violence; he reminded the man not to park in front of this house.
For the first time, he solved the problem with gentle words. It was just the photo in his resume that surprised him. It was a photo that the secretary accidentally put in. Then Ris took his younger brother back to his mother's side to resolve the problem satisfactorily. Having problems with gangs, he realized he couldn't fit back into the old circle.
Thanks to the knowledge learned from Philip's side, Ris easily got a job with constant efforts. Ris's life gradually went into orbit, but Philip's life gradually lost balance. Every day someone brings fresh breakfast, but the new nurses all wear blue and unpleasant white shirts. Their mouths are full of polite words, their hands and feet careful like the formulas in a textbook, as rigid as the cold machines they are.
They always seemed to remind Philip that he was a gradually disabled man. He didn't want anyone to touch him and had a dirty mustache on his face. That night, the Chima pain syndrome started again. A new nurse didn't even dare to approach him, like an idiot, asking him what medicine he wanted to take. The same butler couldn't stand it anymore and told Ris to see an old friend.
So lonely, Ris felt heartbroken like a knife. "How have you been lately? What's that? Are you copying any famous person?" Next, they drove crazy on the road at too fast a speed, immediately attracting the attention of the police. Ris bet that he would soon be able to cut off the police but was soon stopped by two police cars.
Ris continued to bet that the police would not only let them go but would also clear the way for them. After they got out of the car, the police restrained Dris. Dris said that there was a patient in the car who needed emergency treatment. Philip heard it and immediately cooperated to pretend to be foaming at the mouth.
Great acting from both of them, plus the wheelchair in the trunk, was enough to fool anyone, and they were really at the beginning of a legal speed race. To have a companion with you to do crazy things when you are middle-aged is surely a rare thing in life. They drove until dawn, all the way to the sea, and the sea can always soothe the soul. Having someone like that in life is more than enough.
A rich man is paralyzed, and a self-indulgent wanderer is equally lonely and not understood, like the movie title: "Those Who Don't Can Touch." In the end, Philip chose Ris, which is both a thing they gave up, but two people who seemed to never be able to meet each other ended up becoming close friends. They did not depend on anyone, and both had independent and free personalities.
In fact, if you understand the movie title in reverse, you will see its true meaning: as long as you are willing to sincerely reach out your hand, you can touch truly precious things. Then Ris stood up and returned the faer egg to Philip. He would give him his final gift.
Philip was very surprised until a shadow appeared. Even more precious is that this movie is adapted from a true story. Philip is currently residing in Monaco. After remarrying, he has two daughters. Update: Ris, in the movie, is currently the CEO of a closed company. He married and had three children, and to this day they still maintain a deep friendship, watching the tides rise and fall, admiring the miracles of life.