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8 | ''Betelnut Beauty'' (Chinese title: 愛你愛我) is a Taiwanese romantic comedy by Lin Cheng-sheng, released in 2001. It stars Li Xinjie (a.k.a. Lee Sin-jie and Angelica Lee) and Creator/ChangChen. |
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10 | While the plot is ostensibly about the relationship between a young drifter and a betelnut salesgirl, the main interest of the movie is its depiction of a quintessentially Taiwanese phenomenon, the sale of betelnuts from transparent roadside booths by young women, who attract the attention of prospective customers by wearing outrageously skimpy clothing. |
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13 | !!''Betelnut Beauty'' provides examples of the following tropes: |
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15 | %%* BoyMeetsGirl: Feng and Fei-fei. |
16 | * DangerTakesABackseat: Happens to Guang, a small-time crook who gets on a rival mobster's wrong side. |
17 | * GenkiGirl: Fei-fei. Bordering on ManicPixieDreamGirl in her relationship with Feng. |
18 | * GoingToTheStore: Fei-fei runs away from home by claiming she's just going to buy groceries. |
19 | %%* GoodBadGirl: Yili. |
20 | * HappyRain: Fei-fei, annoyed by her mother, steps outside just as a summer downpour is falling. She releases pent-up frustration with a long shout, and Feng joins her under the rain. |
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22 | * ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:Feng gets killed because his cell phone was ringing.]] |
23 | %%* TheSlacker: Feng. |
24 | %%* {{Stripperiffic}}: The betenult salesgirls' outfits. |
25 | * TheTriadsAndTheTongs: The local betelnut trade is under the unofficial control of one Mr. Ming, a mobster. |
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