Engineer Zhao Shuxin has been promoted and clones a robot in his image to attend his meetings, resulting in comic situations.
Direction
Huang Jianxin's precise visual comedy
Production
Crude robot design that ages perfectly
Writing
Sharp satire of promotion culture
Director
Huang Jianxin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during China's '85 New Wave, it sneaked political critique past censors through absurdist sci-fi.
Liu Zifeng played both roles with minimal costume changes—director Huang preferred psychological doubling over flashy effects.
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