Shao Kao plot
Wang Quan and Liu Jinglei, who like so many others try to earn their living in Beijing, see the time of the spring festivals fast approaching, but have not a cent to make. They see the solution in the kidnapping and extortion of a prostitute; he can't go to the police. So they order a call girl, He Dandan, and after having sex with her, they want her money. But Dandan also has no money, so her family has to transfer money. Meanwhile, Jinglei grows increasingly fond of Dandan. He is persuaded by her to release her. But Wang Quan thinks otherwise.