Little Fanzi, a waitress in a restaurant, is a girl who is not at ease with her job and is full of fantasies. She fantasizes that one day she will be able to take off her "unprofitable waitress uniform" and become a singer and a medical worker.However, reality shatters her fantasy again and again, and Fanzi becomes depressed, hating her job even more and venting her frustration on the customers. Zhang Zhi, a university student who grew up as a childhood friend of Fanzi, is unwilling to watch Fanzi's depression, so he often comes to comfort her, telling her that all work is to serve the people...
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Ma Jingwu Director
First release January 1, 1981 · Produced in China · Original title 端盘子的姑娘
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北京电影学院青年电影制片厂
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China
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Original title
端盘子的姑娘
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Chinese
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Chinese
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China · January 1, 1981
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