A former gangster opens a restaurant and accidentally adopts chaos. Dumplings and danger, served hot.
The reformed Zhao Hongbing returned to his hometown, and while running a "Xinxingyuan" restaurant with his comrade-in-arms Xiao Beijing, he was looking for Xiaolong, the son of his old friend. In the process of looking for Xiaolong, Zhao Hongbing met the barber Xiaojing due to a misunderstanding, and gradually became attached to each other in the process. Zhao Hongbing provoked Dahu because of taking in and taking care of Xiaolong, and Xiaolong's naughty also made people around him criticize Zhao Hongbing's behavior. All kinds of troubles also followed, overwhelming Zhao Hongbing, and the big tiger was also eyeing the "Xinxingyuan" hotel in the dark
Acting
Xu Juncong's exhausted ex-tough guy weariness
Production
Authentic rust-belt Northeast China atmosphere
Writing
Comedy-drama tonal whiplash that shouldn't work but does
Director
Liu He
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Dongbei' setting evokes China's rust belt, where deindustrialization left ex-workers turning to gray-market survival.
Director Liu He previously worked in TV; this 77-minute theatrical cut was allegedly trimmed from a longer version for streaming platforms.
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