In 2003, Han Dong, a teenager who dropped out of high school, arrives at Beijing with a dream of becoming a journalist.
Huang Minmin
Writer
Chen Chengfeng
Writer
Li Jingrui
Writer
Wang Jing
Director
Huang Wei
Writer

White-K
Han Dong

Miao Miao
Xiaozhu

Zhang Songwen
Huang Jiang

Song Yang
Zhang Bo

Wang Yiquan
Brother Biao

Zhou Yemang
Director of the Newspaper

Jia Zhangke
Coal Mine Owner

Qin Hailu
Mrs. Huang Jiang

Kong Lingmei
Landlady