Green Tea

Set primarily on a Beijing University campus, the film follows Wu Fang's social world as she navigates blind dates and conversations that reveal deeper human dynamics. The campus environment frames quiet humor and observant wit, contrasting conservative appearances with inner desires. Scenes unfold in campus cafes and nearby urban spaces, anchoring the story in a modern, metropolitan setting.

🎭 Identity

The film probes how surface identities shape attraction, with Wu Fang and Lang Lang representing two faces of the same person. Perception drives romance as characters mistake appearances for deeper truths, until glances, glasses, and costumes reveal the complexity beneath. The recurring storytelling moments—like the fortune-telling tale—blur fiction and reality, challenging what we think we know about someone.

💬 Love Perception

Dating scenes on the campus highlight the gap between desire and knowing someone. Wu Fang's quiet humor and conservative presentation clash with Mingliang's curiosity and longing, while Lang Lang embodies a more self-assured, seductive image. The film uses these contrasts to examine how attraction is built on fragile, performative layers.

⚖️ Power

The backstory of the fortune-telling friend's mother and her violent, controlling husband exposes how patriarchal power can shape women's lives, even when portrayed as fiction. The juxtaposition of family violence with social performance on campus highlights the cost of silencing pain. The final tension—culminating in death and ambiguity—invites reflection on how power, fear, and secrecy influence intimate relationships.

🪞 Fiction

A central device is the storytelling around the friend's life and the parallel doppelgänger, Lang Lang, which makes it hard to separate truth from fiction. Wu Fang's own mask—glasses and demeanor—distorts how others see her, while Lang Lang's charisma makes Mingliang question who he truly loves. The film ends with a visual metaphor that lingers between observation and revelation.