Set in 1920s Tianjin, northern China, and centres on the rivalry between the son of a martial arts master and his most talented apprentice. When the old master dies, the two face off to take over his prominent martial arts academy. But rather than obey the rule of settling disputes behind closed...
Set in 1998. Two young men, Liu and Gao, come to Beijing from Shandong Province. The cousin who is leaving for Hainan Province entrusts the minibus he contracted to the two men. They run the minibus and compete in the competitive suburban transport market.
In the summer of 1991, a rape case broke the peace of a small town. The fathers of two girls in the local middle school were the policemen in charge of the case.
Famous psychology professor Ye Yuandong is invited by a popular movie star Anya to consult on a new movie about hypnosis. He arrives at a private villa where he meets a group of filmmakers - actors, screenwriters, directors - who begin discussing a plot suspiciously similar to a case from his own...
