The unique feature of his film is the actors - they are not professional but celebrities on micro-blogs. Among micro-bloggers in the cast are publisher Zhang Lixian, folk singer Zhou Yunpeng and screenwriter Shi Hang. The film is based on the true story of a Beijing plainclothes policeman named Zhang Huiling, who has been working for more than 10 years in Shuangyushu, a community of Haidian District, Beijing. It depicts the stories of ordinary Chinese people struggling in the metropolis.
Zhang Lixian
as Zhang Huiling
Kong Qian-Qian
as Qian-Qian
Zuo Ye-Ben
as Mister Lu
Zhou YunPeng
as King of Thieves
Bai Yan-Sheng
as Li Wuyi
陈政阳
as Xiao Chen
于洋
as Yue Yan