Tl:dr this classic Chinese 1990's comic is still highly entertaining for modern audiences. The unique story is timeless, and since it was a high value production when released it doesn't feel dated.
The comedic story is about a small group of friends who run a company that lets other people have their dramatic fantasies come true, generally involving improvised historic setpieces and improvised solutions by the characters.
People unfamiliar with mainland Chinese cinema will likely not know this movie, even though it was a huge success and still considered a classic nowadays. It stars Ge You, who can be considered the biggest male star of his generation in China. It's one of the earlier truly popular Chinese movies from a time when most entertained was produced in Hong Kong or Taiwan.
The Chinese title "Jia Fang Yi Fang" refers to party 1 and 2 in a legal contract, which is used to set the expectations and limits in the reenactments in the movie.
The comedic story is about a small group of friends who run a company that lets other people have their dramatic fantasies come true, generally involving improvised historic setpieces and improvised solutions by the characters.
People unfamiliar with mainland Chinese cinema will likely not know this movie, even though it was a huge success and still considered a classic nowadays. It stars Ge You, who can be considered the biggest male star of his generation in China. It's one of the earlier truly popular Chinese movies from a time when most entertained was produced in Hong Kong or Taiwan.
The Chinese title "Jia Fang Yi Fang" refers to party 1 and 2 in a legal contract, which is used to set the expectations and limits in the reenactments in the movie.