Fortune Teller
Mu Jing
Release year: 2019
Run time: 90 mins
Film type: Documentary
Synopsis
The fortune teller, Wu Shaobin, was born in the north-east of China, in Laixi, Shandong Province. He likes to eat and drink, and he is very eloquent and articulate, speaking frequently and with a straight face. He loves his homeland and the black land where he was born and raised, but life forced him to marry unfortunately, and as fate would have it, he "succeeded" in switching from being an employee of a state-run enterprise to becoming a "fortune teller" who travels from south to north. He is good at reading people's minds, analysing the eight characters with precision, and has a wealth of experience, so he is praised by everyone and calls himself a master. The master is a man of many moods and vulgar forms. In his early days, he used to squat by the roadside to help people with their worries and problems, and he travelled the length and breadth of the country, eating, drinking, and gambling. In the internet age, the masters hibernate on the internet, living in solitary rooms, grasping people's destinies and entertaining themselves with their legends. Make money and eat and drink! He helps women to protect themselves from trifles to ensure their relationships are smooth; he helps people to start their own businesses to turn bad luck into good fortune; he helps students to relieve stress and pray for success in their studies.
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