''The Dream Factory'' ( zh, c=甲方乙方, p=Jiǎfāng Yǐfāng, l=Party A, Party B) is a 1997 Chinese

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang (; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and politician. He is well known in China as a highly successful commercial filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well at the box of ...

. It was one of the first notable and successful ''he sui pian'' movies (Chinese New Year films) made in mainland China. It was written by Feng Xiaogang and Wang Gang, adapting a

Wang Shuo Wang Shuo (, born August 23, 1958) is a Chinese author, director, actor, and cultural icon. He has written over 20 novels, television series and movies. His work has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Hindi, and m ...

novel.

Plot

Four friends in Beijing—three men and a woman—start a company which specializes in fulfilling their clients' dreams. Enacting their wildest fantasies, they encounter many oddball clients along the way.

References

External links

* * 1997 films Chinese comedy films Films directed by Feng Xiaogang 1997 comedy films Films based on Chinese novels Films set in Beijing Chinese New Year films {{China-film-stub