Sweet Hawthorn Candy

This film (drama)Also known as冰糖葫芦，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2002Released in year 。The dialogue language is，Current Douban rating0.0(For reference only)。

The 203rd Courtyard is an ordinary residential compound in Beijing, retaining some traces of the old Wang Mansion, with quite a few new buildings as well. Building 8 is a tower-like high-rise in the center of the courtyard; inside, besides busy young and middle-aged residents, there are often some leisurely elderly people gathered at the entrance of the duty room. These elders discuss the past and present, commenting on current affairs and issues without holding back. In a series of incidents that are both coincidental and ordinary, the people here find themselves inadvertently drawn into a vortex of embarrassment yet thrill, one that changes their own fates while influencing the lives of others. Near seventy, old Wang suddenly wishes to acknowledge his mother, achieving a lifelong dream and winning a huge prize; it should be a joyful event, yet while sharing heartfelt words in front of a live television camera, it also brings a sense of melancholy. In the eyes of the world, the old man experiences a sense of nobility, while a tricycle driver, who can't read, seeks a fleeting taste of the romance found only in classical novels amidst the pursuit of practical and fashionable trends. Old Wang is a retired locksmith from a locking factory, and this honest man, who knows nothing about business, is unwittingly thrust into the role of a legal representative of a cultural company—a lock that for him is impossible to decipher. Amid the resignation, self-soothing, excitement, anxiety, shock, and bittersweet joy, it can be said that old Wang has truly indulged in the thrill of being a boss. Marriage is a beautiful thing, yet Master Mo, an old bachelor with a wedding deadline set by others, feels little of that beauty in the process; however, how can one really appreciate the sweetness of life without enduring certain trials? Seeking medical treatment and taking medicine is also inevitable for the common people. The engineer cannot understand why his daughter, who sits on the bench as a substitute in the women's soccer club, received a prostate inflammation and ended up being a "substitute" patient in the hospital. The gap between father and daughter was humorously yet bitterly filled in this way, just like the song from "Sweet Hawthorn Candy" that sings, "sour wrapped in sweet, sweet tinged with sour..." Who can say the essence of life isn’t exactly that? American girl Sarah became a Chinese daughter-in-law, resulting in another tale of a Chinese-Western mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in this tower; as they age, forgetfulness is inevitable. Old Ma and Big Old Li are dual in-laws in the building, but they become adversaries over a not-so-large sum of money, a matter that can leave one scratching their head. Where there are muddled minds, clever ones cannot be absent, yet having too many clever people can create difficulties, as the saying goes, "too many carpenters spoil the house." The absurdity of suing over a penny also happens in this high-rise, but the person involved, Director No. 2, insists he is not after money but fighting for the dignity of an ordinary person. How much is dignity worth today? Of course, money is a topic, but for General Dai, who has earned enough money, facing his dying wife, Zhang Guanglu, what sort of life story and reflections on life might he have? The market economy brings upheaval to our lives; traditional culture and the ideal culture we have adhered to for years have faced substantial impact. Residents of the high-rise, including the ordinary family, the old director father, and the associate professor son, cannot avoid confronting this challenge. Through their transitions from confrontation to understanding, this father and son experience a profound and warm emotional journey. This summer, a nine-year-old girl named Xiaobailing unexpectedly arrived at the building, just like the centenarian, Old Wen Qigu, and like everyone else—men, women, adults, and children—in a bitter summer, this child enjoyed summer's sweet and sour hawthorn candy, which is a novelty for old Beijingers. She actually tasted sour and sweet, cried once, and laughed once; amidst the laughter and delight, she savored a rich flavor. A tower, an unremarkable tower, stages a series of amusing yet intriguing everyday stories.