The Dream Factory

The Dream Factory 1997

甲方乙方 jiǎfāng yǐfāng

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

Cast

Ge You Ge You Yao Yuan Liu Bei Liu Bei Zhou Beiyan He Bing He Bing Liang Zi Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang Qian Kang Ying Da Ying Da Patton Xu Fan Xu Fan Tang Lijun Yang Lixin Yang Lixin Technician Li Qi Li Qi Fat Cook Fu Biao Fu Biao Zhang Fugui Li Bin Li Bin Aunt Qi

Vocabulary

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千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon Idiom ∼HSK 6
肃然起敬 肅然起敬 sù rán qǐ jìng to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
百依百顺 百依百順 bǎi yī bǎi shùn docile and obedient; all obedience Idiom ∼HSK 6
不遗余力 不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear; a well-known reputation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
酒逢知己千杯少 酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down Idiom ∼HSK 6
肝胆相照 肝膽相照 gān dǎn xiāng zhào to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion Idiom ∼HSK 6
软硬兼施 軟硬兼施 ruǎn yìng jiān shī use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 敬酒不吃吃罰酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom); fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
神不知鬼不觉 神不知鬼不覺 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué top secret; hush-hush Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
命根子 命根子 mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
忍痛割爱 忍痛割愛 rěn tòng gē ài to resign oneself to part with what one treasures Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
甭管 甭管 béng guǎn (coll.) regardless of; no matter (where, who etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
麻利 麻利 má li swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
开涮 開涮 kāi shuàn (coll.) to make fun of (sb); to play tricks on Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
奉送 奉送 fèng sòng (honorific) to give ∼HSK 6
仗义 仗義 zhàng yì to uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by ∼HSK 6
吉普车 吉普車 jí pǔ chē jeep (military vehicle) (loanword) ∼HSK 6
进帐 進帳 jìn zhàng variant of ∼HSK 6
战功 戰功 zhàn gōng outstanding military service ∼HSK 6
三六九等 三六九等 sān liù jiǔ děng 三: three · 六: number six · 九: nine ∼HSK 6
训练有素 訓練有素 xùn liàn yǒu sù 训: teach, instruct; exegesis · 练: to practice, drill, exercise, train · 有: have, own, possess; exist · 素: white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally ∼HSK 6
刑场 刑場 xíng chǎng execution ground ∼HSK 6
砍头 砍頭 kǎn tóu to decapitate; to behead ∼HSK 6
无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán - wú gù (idiom) no cause or reason; completely uncalled for ∼HSK 6
踏踏实实 踏踏實實 tā tā shí shí steady; steadfast ∼HSK 6
野狗 野狗 yě gǒu wild dog; feral dog; stray dog ∼HSK 6
新闻界 新聞界 xīn wén jiè the press; the media ∼HSK 6
慈善机构 慈善機構 cí shàn jī gòu charity ∼HSK 6
未婚 未婚 wèi hūn unmarried ∼HSK 6
摊子 攤子 tān zi booth; vendor's stall; (fig.) organizational structure; scale of operations ∼HSK 6
吹口哨 吹口哨 chuī kǒu shào to whistle ∼HSK 6
有情 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love; sentient beings (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
泡病号 泡病號 pào bìng hào to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill; to malinger ∼HSK 6
钢盔 鋼盔 gāng kuī metal helmet; (military) helmet ∼HSK 6
胜仗 勝仗 shèng zhàng victory; victorious battle ∼HSK 6
肩章 肩章 jiān zhāng epaulet; shoulder loop; shoulder mark ∼HSK 6
小屁孩 小屁孩 xiǎo pì hái kid; youngster; (derog.) brat ∼HSK 6
领章 領章 lǐng zhāng collar insignia ∼HSK 6
屁话 屁話 pì huà bullshit; nonsense ∼HSK 6
反攻 反攻 fǎn gōng to counterattack; a counteroffensive ∼HSK 6
国葬 國葬 guó zàng state funeral ∼HSK 6
叨唠 叨嘮 dāo lao to be chattersome; to talk on and on without stopping; to nag ∼HSK 6
文静 文靜 wén jìng (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet ∼HSK 6
撒野 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously ∼HSK 6
良民 良民 liáng mín good people; ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class) ∼HSK 6