She co-stars opposite equally buzzy actress Liu Haocun (One Second,Only Falls Rush In).
People for the first time were allowed to have their own businesses.
It was a huge thing at the time.
Wen Qi (Vicky Chen), Vivian Qu and Liu Haocun on the red carpet in Berlin with Girls on WireGerald Matzka/Getty Images
That was sort of like the beginning of the dream, explains Qu.
That generation people is represented in the film by Fang Dis mother and Tian Tians father.
That generation took a lot of risks.
They had a life thats like a reckless gambler kind of life.
They had to work so hard, and the competition was so fierce.
A cousin would be their closest child companion instead of a sibling, which most of them wouldnt have.
These interesting images, beautiful images, touching images, really drew my attention, she continues.
The film also probes the wider social impact of Chinas economic boom.
No other country had such a fast economic development in 30 years as China.
This story has a lot of inspiration from real-life.
I chose the profession of the stunt double for Fang Di as a sort of metaphor.
If you look read history for the last 2000 years, its mostly about men.
Women just dont exist in a way.
Were like the stunt double.
We do all the work and then somebody gets the close-up.
She suggests the body is more open to films addressing societal issues than in the past.
