Shot in 1995, but banned until 2004, this is an adaptation of Su Tong's novel about a shrewd amoral country boy who arrives in the big city in the 1930s and works at a rice emporium.. Initially pushed around, he learns the ropes in his new environment quickly, eventually climbing to the position of boss by marrying the daughter of the house.
The sad Xiao Dan seeks help from his classmate Zhou Jian (played by Chen Zhijian), but Zhou Jian also has a lot of troubles at home, and he is powerless. Under the temptation of big sister Hu Li (played by Pu Chaoying), Zhou Jian was contaminated with drugs and was out of control. Gradually, Zhou Jian and Xiao Dan began to help Hu Li with drug trafficking, and the two got deeper and deeper. Xiaodan became a showgirl in the karaoke bar run by Hu Li. In the end, Xiao Dan still became addicted to drugs. Xiong Jian abandoned her. Xiao Dan could only raise money to take drugs by selling himself. The desperate Xiao Dan felt that life was better than death, but still could not resist the call and temptation of drugs.
Hao Wei was a gun-maker, he made a mysterious perfect gun during the Cultural Revolution. Now he works as a film print transporter for cinemas, yet the temptation of guns drives him into the deeper crime.
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