Zhang Tianxi

Actress Tingting and cinematographer Xizi fall in love and their careers flourish.

1982 short film

Adapted from Zhang Yu's "The Appendix" and Chen Jun's "A Boring Story," the story revolves around Zhao Youliang, the mayor of a certain city, who holds significant power. However, his actions are constantly monitored closely by his secretary and wife, with the best intentions, making it difficult for him to act freely according to his own will, which distresses him. To implement the higher authorities' instructions for clean and honest governance, he begins to act alone frequently, wandering the streets and alleys like an ordinary citizen. He feels relaxed and enlightened, gaining insights he couldn't obtain from sitting in his office.

Fatal Parasitism Cab driver Ah Wei has been named and criticized by the newspaper for his poor service attitude. Girlfriend Ah Li wants to break up with him. When buying flowers, he was accused of stealing flowers by Ah Hao, a girl selling flowers. In a bad mood, he was impounded by the police for driving under the influence of alcohol. Unlucky, he wants to buy peach blossoms for good luck and comes across Ah Hao's stall again. Ah Hao refuses to sell the peach blossoms left for her lover. Ah Wei got drunk and went to Ah Hao's stall.

In early 1980s Hong Kong, three unemployed friends—Ah Long, Hai Zi, and Zhu Zhu—launch a fish stall on Longzhu Street but soon see their booming business collapse under Hai Zi’s small-time profiteering and poor ethics. When they fall apart and drift into hardship, Ah Long finds a second chance under street-vendors’ leader Kui Mei, learns the true value of hard work and integrity, and reunites with Hai Zi and Zhu Zhu to merge their stalls into a principled partnership.