Released:
1999-02-19

Overview:
A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...

Director:
Shi Runjiu

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Jiang Wu
  as
  Zhang Baogen
• 
  Tao Hong
  as
  Huang Jinfang
• 
  Richie Jen
  as
  Xiaobai
• 
  Wu Bai
  as
  Ah Liang
• 
  Tong Zhengwei
  as
  Mrs. Cai