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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huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 发布 HSK 5
běn rén I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned HSK 5
shāo somewhat; a little HSK 5
to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive HSK 5
yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
dàn crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball HSK 5
yìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
dào virtue; morality; ethics HSK 5
rēng to throw; to throw away HSK 5
làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out HSK 5
jià price; value; (chemistry) valence HSK 5
qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
huí to recall; memories HSK 5
nián líng (a person's) age HSK 5
(bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
sǔn shī loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage HSK 5
zhōu Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲) HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
jiàn zhù to construct; building HSK 5
fēng insane; mad; wild HSK 5
qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 奇, husky (dog) HSK 5
zhī to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiàng (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) HSK 5