Hsu Kuei-ying

Cheng En, the eldest in his family, is born to be unlucky. When his brother accidentally makes his colleague pregnant, he meets their wedding planner, who apparently is also unlucky.

Four love stories by four talented Taiwanese first-time directors – well-known lyrist, Vincent Fang Wenshan; TV host, Huang Zijiao; online novelist, Jiu BaDao; and commercial director, Chen Yixian.

Several residents of a Taipei apartment complex try to sort out their tangled romances in this Taiwanese drama helmed by Ming-Tai Wang. Hair stylist Angel can't get her aloof beau, Alan, to commit to their relationship -- a problem that escalates when Alan's first love moves in next door. Meanwhile, he's also having a fling with a middle-aged Mafia mistress who lives in the building.

NJ Jian, su esposa Min-Min y sus dos hijos forman una típica familia de clase media, que comparte su apartamento en Taipei con la anciana madre de Min-Min. NJ tiene 45 años y trabaja como socio en una empresa informática que el año anterior obtuvo importantes beneficios, pero que pronto podría quebrar si no cambia de estrategia. Las cosas empiezan a ir mal para los Jian cuando el hermano de Min-Min, Ah-Di, se casa. De alguna manera entre todos los problemas que tienen deben aprender lo hermosa que es la vida y cómo hay que cuidarla, sea cual sea la situación que nos toque vivir.

The film consists of three stories: One about a 5-year-old girl, one about a teenager, and still another about a 30 something woman involved in an affair with a married man. Without providing a definite answer whether the three leading actresses are playing the same person in different stages of life, the movie instead hovers on several consistent themes that keep on emerging in all the stories. For example, the image of drops of blood on the clothes, in the shape of maroon flowers.

Cop Abula arrests a pregnant illegal immigrant, Xiao Qing, who came from mainland China to look for the father of her baby. Upon arrest, Xiao Qing gives birth to a baby girl in the police station, causing disorder in the place. Abula takes care of her and even helps to search for the father. On the other hand, Abula has to face other worries, like the problem between him and his son, Ah Yi. In addition, there is the Mafia who makes life difficult for Abula as he refuses to accept bribery. In the end, Abula resorts to the improper way of solving the problem, resulting in a hilarious ending to the story.

In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.

After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values.

Three Taiwanese friends go through political, romantic and cultural changes, from childhood to middle age.