

Four friends trade textbooks for toxic workplaces and even more toxic men. Shanghai's hottest mess.
Lin Xiao, Gu Li, Nan Xiang, Tang Wanru - these four best friends, after waving goodbye to their school campus and entering the workforce, they are faced with various challenges in their life: friendship, love, and career. Together, they become lost in life, having long forgotten their past courage.
Costume
Every frame looks like a magazine spread—budget went HARD on wardrobes.
Production
Shanghai as glittering prison, all glass towers and lonely lights.

Director
Edward Guo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This franchise dominated Chinese box offices despite critical hatred, sparking debates about 'little fresh meat' cinema and female-targeted commercial filmmaking.
Kai Ko was arrested for drug possession shortly after filming; his scenes were edited to minimize presence, explaining some abrupt cuts.