Known for Acting
In the early 1990s, "Public Order Defence Squads" in China — usually made up of discharged military personnel, unemployed young adults and local hooligans — were supposed to maintain public order in villages and towns. Most of the time, however, they ended up dealing with all sorts of mundane matters in their towns. The story begins with a mysterious case of serial dog killings. LI Lizhong, leader of the local defence squad, starts an investigation into the case, following a set of strange clues and studying them using piecemeal knowledge of primitive criminology and ichnology. After a string of hijinks, the squad catches the dog killer. However, the evidence also shows that the case is closely related to the accidental death of Lizhong’s father.
Ding Zhonghua, who settled in the city, returns to the countryside to celebrate the birthday of his 69-year-old father Ding Baogen. The old and seriously ill father is unwilling to go to the city with Ding Zhonghua. Even if living would be easier with his son, he is not ready to let go of his hometown and his lost wife. Ding Zhonghua does not know, whether he should let his father live in his homwtown, or to force him to the city for medical treatment....
On the socialist road, the development of China's highways is closely linked to the fate of the people. "Dalu Chaotian" takes the construction of Sichuan highway as the incision, and takes the construction of Chengya Expressway, Yaxi Expressway and Yakang Expressway as the theme. It tells the development of the times by telling the fate and emotional stories of the three generations of road and bridge workers accompanying the reform and opening up.
When the man who first seduced her returns to the village after a decade to resume his advances, Hu Cuihua, now married with a young son, is caught on the horns of a dangerous dilemma.
Li Dong Hai is rushed off his feet every day at his job with the Disabled Federation. He helps everyone and never asks for anything in return. His son thinks Li Dong Hai's selflessness is extreme, en example of which arises when Huang Kun, a poor paraplegic, proposes marriage to Wang Jing. The girl's mother objects but Li Dong Hai comes to the rescue with 200,000 renminbi that he had saved for his own son's marriage. His wife complains but, unexpextedly, his son supports his decision. About to welcome the new couple, however, Li Dong Hai gets some bad health news...
