Plot Summary:Two young adults in Shanghai, living separate lives, do what they can to break out of their postmodern loneliness. Bin, from the town of Dali, goes to Shanghai to escape a monotonous life. Meanwhile, Qin has a relatively rich family, does nothing all day, and usually feels depressed for no reason. Their two worlds overlap in the least consequential of ways- also seemingly the most substantial.
Bin, from the town of Dali, runs a tourist shop with his mother. He goes to Shanghai to escape his monotonous life, and to see the broader world. Meanwhile, Qin from Shanghai, has a relatively rich family. She does nothing all day long, and usually feels depressed for no reason. She is also on a quest to find meaning in her existence.