Two middle-aged men with very different looks wander between the Bridges of Shanghai. One, dressed in a suit, aims to find a wealthy woman through short videos to achieve class leapfrog. The other, unkempt and unwilling to work a regular job, hopes his fans will support him forever. Under the impact of the live streaming economy, the absurdities of the lower strata of this era are gradually unveiled…

Dongting Lv

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Radio and Television at East China Normal University, with “The Scream” being my debut feature-length documentary. My graduation work “Waiting for money” has been officially selected for competitions at Hishort! , China Academy Awards of Documentary Films, Shanghai Youth Film Festival, MUST Chinese Youth Film Festival & Golden Rooster Screening , and Macau International Movie Festival. It has also been permanently archived by Guangzhou Library. The academic research focuses on “Image Classification and Portrayal of Marginalized Groups in Independent Documentaries”.