Follows a big star who brings a film crew to her remote hometown for a shoot, and while the production is afflicted by disagreements between the crew, a bored local restaurant owner finds excitement to be the stand-in for the star.
Beidiao screenwriter Wei Fei has always dreamed of becoming a pure literature writer, but because of his livelihood, he has no intention of devoting himself to creation. Father Lao Wei came to Beijing to help his son, but he could only make a lot of jokes out of help. The father and son, who hadn't seen each other for many years, gradually understood each other under the brief run-in in Beijing and the encouragement and support of friends, and Wei Fei also retained his persistence in his dream.
Set in a bustling alleyway during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1940s, the film centres on a wife, Zhan Zhou, who was being charged with the bloody dismemberment of her husband – a killing that seems impossible for her to have committed alone. The murder thrusts Zhan into the spotlight and the court of public opinion, forcing her towards a fate intertwined with that of her own country.
