Completed - MANDARIN - Romance, Drama - 141 minutes
A young girl seeking an education in Hong Kong is drawn into her shady aunt’s schemes to lure rich and powerful men. In time she falls in love with and marries a playboy but has to sell her soul to keep the relationship alive.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Ann HUI Writer(s) : Anyi WANG Cast : Sandra MA, Eddie PENG, Faye YU, Wei FAN, Isabella LEONG Producer(s) : Jerry LI (Alibaba Pictures), Wei YANG (Hehe Pictures), Danny LIU (Blue Bird Film)
Ge Weilong (Ma) travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong to pursue her education. In order to pay for her studies, she asks her aunt Mrs Liang (Yu) for help. However, her aunt leads a shady life and Weilong gradually becomes her puppet in luring rich and powerful men. Soon, Weilong becomes genuinely attracted to the playboy George Qiao (Peng) who wants to marry a wealthy girl to maintain his own high-end lifestyle. Thanks to Mrs Liang’s scheming, Weilong ends up marrying George, but in order to keep the absurd relationship alive she has to sell her soul.
Country(ies) : CHINA
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