A cunning crisis management ploy turns street vendor Zhou Dajiang into the live-streaming partner of top-tier influencer "Little Jasmine" (Xiao Haimo), catapulting him overnight into the new darling of the live-streaming scene. Riding a wave of viral fame with non-stop trends, the story peels back the curtain: what do influencers' real lives look like without beauty filters? What secrets lie hidden in the live-streaming industry, deeper than a black hole? In this "Influencer Adventure" game, the boss battles never end—each challenge more formidable than the last.
Li Ruyi is a young man from Northeast China. His film director career is not going as planned and his father-in-law is trying to persuade Ruyi to take over his hot pot restaurant. Success can take surprising forms, as one keeps putting all their effort to realize their dreams!
Ma Chenggang, a wealthy man in Xihong City, worries that his eldest son is too spoiled to succeed him. Determined to raise a capable successor, he takes an unconventional approach. They conceal their wealth, moving the family to a dilapidated neighborhood, and maintain an illusion of poverty, so that his son could develop qualities such as hard work, knowledge, careful budgeting, physical fitness, and perseverance.
Jia You Wei, a middle-aged man who has accomplished nothing, is diagnosed with a brain tumor and has only ten days left to live. He sells his old house, rumored to be demolished and reunites with several others who used to live there. They decide to indulge themselves in the final ten days of their lives. In this way, the quintet who parted ways 22 years ago in the family compound gathered together once again, only to realize that each of them has faced their own hardships in life.
Yu Liangsheng heads to western Sichuan to find his sister, Yu Xiao, only to discover she’s been kidnapped by traffickers. Teaming up with drifter Gu Xiaoman, he becomes entangled in a larger conspiracy. With hidden agendas and comedic misadventures, what awaits them at the end of their journey?
Former boss Wei Pingan makes his living by selling cemeteries. For the sake of a promise, Wei Pingan tries to find out the truth, but finds that the people who spread the rumors do not care about the truth, but only about what they believe to be the truth, and Wei Pingan himself is caught in a new rumor.
"Northeast Partner" is a light-hearted and humorous Northeast-style comedy. The film has a rich plot and constant reversals, which will bring the audience a hearty comedy experience. The film uses the clue of true and false winners to connect many unexpected bridges. In order to avoid borrowing money, Li Dazhuang has a lot of tricks, and Wang Kun is forced to do all kinds of fake dramas in order to pretend to be rich. Moreover, the film is closely related to reality and has a lot of tricks. For example, after winning the lottery, there are many operations to conceal the winning, the real reaction of brothers borrowing money, and Pengci touches a windfall. It can be said that the design is ingenious and novel. At the same time of being funny, It also resonates with real people
The film consists of five story units: "Concert on the Clouds", "The Enemy and Enmity of the Square", "Welcome to Jina Village", "Calm Down", and "Sunset Red Scout". It tells the struggle of ordinary characters in the new era to pursue a better life. The story shows the country’s development and progress, people’s livelihood changes, and the people’s sense of gain, happiness, and security.
The plot spans nearly 30 years and tells the story of a poor boy from the northeast, "Xiao Bao", who follows his village's hairdresser, "Er Ge" (Sha Yi), to Shenzhen, a special zone. The two are forced to take care of the baby, and then they meet up with a cold-hearted young woman named Ma Lu (Ma Li).
Once Upon a Time in the Northeast tells a story of a few young Northeast youth with totally different personalities, who fell into trap of a few Hong Kong villains. They outwitted Hong Kong villains using different plans. This comedy story is extremely funny and reflected how popular Northeast China Culture is.