A Beautiful New World (1999)

Name: A Beautiful New World
Director: 施润玖 Runjiu Shi
Released: 1999

美丽新世界

StatusFull movie
CountryMainland China Taiwan
LanguageMandarin
GenreComedy
Director施润玖 Runjiu Shi
Cast姜武 Jiang Wu .....Zhang Baogen 陶虹 Hong Tao .....Huang Jinfang 陈宁 Ning Chen .....Chen Minhui 任贤齐 Richie Ren .....Xiao Bai (as Xianqi Ren)伍佰 Wu Bai .....Liang
Runtime1:38
Douban8.0
Updated2026-08-06

Synopsis

A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first time to go to Shanghai, to collect his lottery prize - a brand new apartment. However, when he arrives, he is told by the developers that his apartment block will take a year and a half to complete. He decides to find a job in Shanghai and wait for his apartment to materialise...