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...
| Release Date | February 19, 1999 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 美丽新世界 | |
| Runtime | 1h 37min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Mandarin | |
| Original Language | Chinese | |
| Production Countries | Taiwan, China | |
| Production Companies | Imar Film Co., Ltd.Xi'an Film Studio | |