The Dream Factory

The Dream Factory 1997

jiǎfāng fāng

Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.

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4.44 Intermediate Director Feng Xiaogang IMDb 7.3

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qiāng to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
wéi yuē to break a promise; to violate an agreement; to default (on a loan or contract) HSK 7
jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
lián that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row HSK 7
wholesale; bulk trade; distribution HSK 7
yuē to speak; to say HSK 7
zhōu careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable HSK 7
zhì liú (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger HSK 7
kǒu zi hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent HSK 7
xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
jìng to salute; salute HSK 7
zhàn to dip in (ink, sauce etc) HSK 7
cǎn zhòng disastrous HSK 7
luò xià to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile) HSK 7
xiǎo kàn to look down on; to underestimate HSK 7
shū intravenous infusion; to get put on an IV HSK 7
chǎng pasture; grazing land; ranch HSK 7
jiāo anxiety; anxious HSK 7
diàn to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
yíng to cater to; to pander to HSK 7
to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
wèi fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference HSK 7
jìn shēng to promote to a higher position HSK 7
shāo to bring sth to sb; to deliver HSK 7
yuè honeymoon HSK 7
liàng to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate HSK 7
dēng to step on; to tread on; to wear (shoes); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [dèng] HSK 7
tāo qián to pay; to spend money; to fork out HSK 7
hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
jiě to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment HSK 7
chènzhe while HSK 7
guò yǐn to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling HSK 7
jiē to replace; to take over (a position or post) HSK 7
jìng qǐng please (do sth) (deferential form) HSK 7
huǒ to act jointly; to form a partnership HSK 7
līn to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng] HSK 7
suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
Western opera HSK 7
wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
gāo zhǎng to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high HSK 7
lìng commanding officer HSK 7
zhōng xīn heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial HSK 7
tóng huǒ colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice HSK 7
miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
liǎo jié to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up HSK 7
zhà to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc HSK 7