Yan Shunkai

A family split between Taiwan and the mainland.

Based on the 1921 novella of the same name by one of China's most well-known modern writers, Lu Xun (Lu Hsun), the True Story of Ah Q is set during the 1911 revolution. Ah Q is a lowly peasant who wants to rise above his class, or at least get out of his grinding poverty. At first he thinks the way to do it is by marrying into a better station in life; later, he joins the revolution as he feels that is the only way he and others like him can transcend poverty. In this film version of Lu Xun's story, the character of Ah Q might benefit from a more rounded humanity to make him appealing to those not familiar with the harsh environment in China before the 1911 revolution.

The New Stories of Du Xiaoxi

A family split between Taiwan and the mainland.

Cheng Xiao Lu is a student in a training centre for tour guides. Playing tricks on others is a huge hobby of hers, and this gives the teachers a headache. Ding Jian, the newly arrived teacher, comes up with a number of punishments to stop Xiao Lu's doing, which results in hatred developing between them. After the training ends, Xiao Lu applies for a job in a travel agency, and Ding Jian gets hired by a travel agency that is competing with Xiao Lu's. Through their constant encounters at work, their previous hatred for each other gradually develops into mutual admiration. (Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = MyDramaList)