In order to observe the mysterious celestial bodies that were not "captured" a few years ago, astronomical observers called lunatics (Chen Chutong) stopped at the foot of the deserted Gobi Mountain and set up a temporary observation station to wait for the celestial bodies to rotate to a special angle. "Capture".
Gong Li stars in this low-key drama about a single mother who will do anything to provide for her son. Sun Liying (Li) struggles to care for her hearing-impaired child Zheng Da (Gao Xin) after her taxi driver husband divorces her. After Zheng Da gets his hearing aid smashed in a fight with classmates, Sun Liying sets out to raise 5,000 yuan (a small fortune) to buy him a replacement. A friend helps her set up an unauthorized bookstall, which soon gets raided by the police. Later she splits her time delivering newspapers and cleaning house for a rich businessman. This film was screened at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival.
One day, Fan Xiaoxin, who works as a tour guide, receives a request from Li Li's boyfriend and decides to take care of Li Li for 10 days. Lili lost her sight in her accident and was disappointed in her awaiting her surgery. Her boyfriend is burdened with such Lili, so she entrusts her Lili to her Pansha Oshin and returns to Japan. To appease her depressed Li-Li while waiting for her boyfriend to contact her, Pan Xiao Xin helps her Li-Li by traveling with her to her favorite attractions.