The film, set against the vibrant backdrop of Beijing, delves deep into the social realities of contemporary China: a rapidly developing economy that presents people with new challenges regarding values, ethics, family relationships, and women's status, as well as contradictions and conflicts between material and spiritual aspects of life, and wealth disparity. With its rich portrayal of urban life, light-hearted and humorous storyline development, vivid and brilliant performances by stars, genuine and simple human nature, and thought-provoking social phenomena, the movie has become a pioneering work in the new wave of Chinese city films...