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Lan Yu takes place in 1988 Beijing. The protagonist of the story, Lan Yu, is a country boy who arrives in Beijing to study architecture. Short of money, Lan Yu prostitutes himself for one night at a local gay pool-hall. He meets Chen Handong, the owner of a trading company and son of a senior government official, who takes Lan Yu Home for the night and beds him. After the sexual initiation, Handong and Lan Yu soon are meeting each other on a regular basis. Lan Yu yearns for a committed relationship with Handong, despite Handong’s insistence that he wants a play mate and not a life-long companion. Handong showers expensive gifts on Lan Yu, but he warns Lan Yu that they will eventually break up.
After a tumultuous relationship, they begin living together as a couple amd Handong presents Lan Yu with a newly built villa and a car. However, this relationship soon crumples as Handong enters into a romance with Jingping, a translator who helped his company in trade negotiations. Handong marries her, and Lan Yu moves out, severing contact with Handong.
Before long, Handong is divorced. He runs into Lan Yu by chance at the airport one day which leads to a rekindling of their romance. After the ups and downs, Handong finally discovers that Lan Yu is his true love. However, Handong’s company comes under investigation for illegal activities, and he faces long term imprisonment.
Lan Yu sticks by Handong, and sells the villa, car and pools his savings to get Handong out of trouble. Just when the lovers can finally be together again, tragedy strikes.
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Director: Stanley Kwan
Writer: Jimmy Ngai (screenplay)
Release Date:22 November 2001 (Hong Kong)
Cast: Ye Liu, Jun Hu, LI Huatong, Shuang LI, Fang Lu, Jin Su, and Zhang Yongning |
Genre: Drama / Romance
Language: Mandarin
Country:Hong Kong / China
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