Beijing, 1988. On the cusp of middle-age, Chen Handong has known little but success all his life. The eldest son of a senior government bureaucrat, he heads a fast-growing trading company and plays as hard as he works. Few know that Handong's tastes run to boys more than girls. Lan Yu is a country boy, newly arrived in Beijing to study architecture. More than most students, he is short of money and willing to try anything to earn some. He meets Handong in a pool-hall and ends up for what turns out to be a life-changing sexual initiation. Handong and Lan Yu meet often, and the boy is soon very secure in his love for the man. But Handong insists that he wants a play-mate, not a lifelong companion, and warns Lan Yu that they will eventually break up. Meanwhile he showers expensive gifts on Lan Yu, expecting to deflect the boy's love by turning it into gratitude or dependency. Lan Yu is undeterred, until the night he catches Handong with another boy. Handong begins to give Lan Yu even more lavish gifts -- a newly built villa on the outskirts of Beijing and a car -- and they begin living together as a couple. But again Handong shies away from his feelings for the boy. But fate can play cruel tricks ...

Starring: Hu Jun, Jun Hu, Liu Ye, Su Jin, Ye Liu
Directed by: Stanley Kwan
Produced by: Zhang Yongning, Yongning Zhang, Jian Qin

Box-Office Grossing - $116,192 (USA)

Awards -
Glitter Awards 2003
- Won Best Feature - International Gay Film Festivals
Golden Bauhinia Awards 2002
- Won Best Actor (Jun Hu)
Golden Horse Film Festival 2001
- Won Best Actor (Ye Liu), Best Director, Best Editing & Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source
Hong Kong Film Awards 2002
- Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, 2 Best Actor (Jun Hu & Ye Liu), Best Supporting Actress (Jin Su), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume & Make Up Design, Best Film Editing, Best Original Film Score & Best Screenplay
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 2002
- Film of Merit