Start over

Author: Hao Guochen
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The middle-aged female worker Anyang once had a glorious past, always being recognized as an advanced worker in the factory. However, in today's wave of reforms, she not only lost her job but also, due to her negligence, lost the genuine affection of her husband. She wanders at the crossroads of life, searching for her own path again. Starting Over portrays a group of modern urban common people: the indomitable Anyang; the petty bourgeois personality of Anyang's mother; Dezhong, who struggles to survive in the cracks of the city; the rural girl Bailing, who persistently pursues her own happiness; the beautiful and intelligent college student Anyue; Yifang, who would do anything to protect her family; and Han Dayong, who is exhausted between his wife and female secretary, family and career. They tell us one after another emotional stories that make us quietly shed tears, evoking joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, leaving us moved and unable to restrain our emotions. The middle-aged female worker Anyang once had a glorious past, always being recognized as an advanced worker in the factory. However, in today's wave of reforms, she not only lost her job but also, due to her negligence, lost the genuine affection of her husband. She wanders at the crossroads of life, searching for her own path again. Starting Over portrays a group of modern urban common people: the indomitable Anyang; the petty bourgeois personality of Anyang's mother; Dezhong, who struggles to survive in the cracks of the city; the rural girl Bailing, who persistently pursues her own happiness; the beautiful and intelligent college student Anyue; Yifang, who would do anything to protect her family; and Han Dayong, who is exhausted between his wife and female secretary, family and career. They tell us one after another emotional stories that make us quietly shed tears, evoking joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, leaving us moved and unable to restrain our emotions.