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Duckweed is directed by Peng Hui, an internationally acclaimed Chinese documentary filmmaker. It was named "Top 10 Chinese Documentary of 2007" and was selected in France's International Festival of Audiovisual Programs 2008.

Twenty years ago, university graduate Wu Yu went to Shenzhen alone from Sichuan with the dream of making it big. However, what awaited him was a life of hawking drinks under the blazing sun, making merely 300 yuan a month. The way things were going, it seemed the dream of becoming a billionaire was a joke... until Wu Yu spent all his money on buying stocks. Any little profits he made, he continued to invest in the stock market, and later he took the opportunity to enter the real estate business, making a great deal of money there. With his dream fulfilled, Wu Yu attempted to earn respect as a man of culture, so he decided to invest in movies and karaoke. But what he missed wasn't just respect, but roots as well - that's why he likened himself to a Duckweed...

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Product Title:	Duckweed (DVD) (Taiwan Version) 浮萍 (DVD) (台灣版) 浮萍 (DVD) (台湾版) 浮萍 (台湾版) Duckweed (DVD) (Taiwan Version)
Release Date:	2009-06-04
Language:	Mandarin
Subtitles:	English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Country of Origin:	China
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	1.33 : 1
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	All Region What is it?
Duration:	73 (mins)
Publisher:	Himalaya Records Corporation (TW)
Package Weight:	120 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1020326278

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He got drunk once. With tears, Wu Yu told the director, "Peng Hui, now I'm rich, but I have no root, i float in Shenzhen, just like duckweed."

Twenty years ago, Wu Yu came to Shenzhen with his dream. As he earned RMB 300 a month by hucksterign unmarketable beverage with his bike under the burning sun, he never expected to be a billionaire.

For many "rich people" in Shenzhen, their paths to wealth two decades ago was nothing more than smugling, stock market and real estate market speculation. Wu Yu followed a similar path. A decade ago when he was penniless in Shenzhen, he made a killing in the then unregulated Chinese stock market. Later he turned to the property industry, in which he became a billionaire very quickly.

He said, "In China, I will not do unlawful things, but I will never be a law-abiding citizen. Violator of law will be imprisoned, while law-abiding doesn't make any money." He became rich, well known in Shenzhen's business circles, and served on the board of a famous university. But now he began to miss his literary ideal during his early years. He wanted to break away from a "Sheer businessman", get involved in cultural investment, and sek some self-esteem in being a "literate person".

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