The movie begins with a young man named Gao
lying unconscious in a wrecked car at the
bottom of a cliff. Xing, a native village
girl, stares at the car from a distance.
A few moments later, Gao wakes up and leaves the
car, stumbling across a stony terrain. He barely
walks a few meters away from the crash site when
Xing approaches and knocks him out with a stone.
The scene shifts to eight hours
before the ghastly car accident.
Gao, who is a gem hunter is
joined by Xiana, his dealer,
and Qin, his technician, as the trio stands on
a sidewalk. There, Gao spots two sketchy men in
a car closely watching him from down the street,
and immediately realizes that they’re hired thugs.
Gao bids Xiana and Qin goodnight before
entering his car and driving off.
As he anticipated, the men also start
up their engine and closely tail him.
Gao hits the gas and speeds off, prompting a
fierce car chase which causes the accident.
Back in the present, Gao wakes up and finds
himself in a primitive but strange village. Here,
women are the dominant gender as they hunt and
provide for their families while the men do chores
and take care of the kids. Fathers are the home
keepers and cook the meals while the mothers serve
as guards and soldiers, protecting their husbands.
The village is a secluded area completely cut off
from the outside world as they have no technology
or knowledge of any scientific products.
Gao also learns that Xing is the Queen of
the tribe and is astonished to discover this.
Initially, Gao disbelieves her and
assumes that the villagers are just
nerdy cosplayers with great
costumes and a perfect setup.
He curses at Xing and the rest of the women,
which annoys the beautiful tribe leader.
Xing is pissed at his attitude and keeps
Gao in a wooden cage as punishment.
Later, Gao realizes that
they are indeed real people
and decides to return to the city
as soon as possible. However,
Yun He, the tribe’s astrologer, tells Gao that he
can’t leave the village without Xing’s permission.
After a few hours, Gao begs Xing to release him
from the cage and take him to his car. Xing,
though skeptical, decides to have mercy on him
and obliges. The two head back to the crash
site as Gao searches his car for useful supplies.
Gao finds a metal bat in the trunk and playfully
swings it around. Mistakenly, he hits Xing on
the head, causing her to pass out on the floor.
Gao seizes the golden opportunity to escape and
wears a backpack as he runs into the nearby woods.
A few minutes later, the car’s
fuel tank starts leaking, and soon,
Xing is surrounded by a ring of blazing
flames. The villagers spot the fire and
quickly rush to the scene as they pour
buckets of water to extinguish the flame.
Gao hears the villagers screaming from
the woods and feels guilty for leaving
Xing behind. He rushes to the scene
and pours a bucket of water on himself
before entering the fiery ring and carrying
Xing out of it. Right as they leave the site,
the car explodes, and the duo lands in a
nearby pond, much to the villagers’ relief.
In the following scene, Gao is back in the
village and finds his phone in his backpack.
He plays a song on it, which attracts Xing’s
attention as she rushes into the room.
Xing fears the strange device and tries to smash
it, but Gao assures her that it is harmless. He
offers her his earphones, and the duo listens to
music together as Xing falls asleep moments later.
Gao lays a sleeping Xing in bed, after
which he frantically searches the room,
hoping to find a map that can lead
him back to the city. In the room,
Gao ecstatically finds a sapphire gemstone and
decides to ask Xing about it when she wakes up.
The next morning, Xing tells him that the sapphire
was a gift from her dead mother. A greedy Gao
offers her several items, such as: a bowl of
instant noodles, a novel, and even his phone,
in exchange for the stone. However, Xing refuses
to part with the gem, explaining that it is her
most prized possession. Gao is disappointed
but resolves to steal the gem instead.
Later that day, Xing asks Gao to
meet her in an open field at night
so that they can “watch the stars” together.
Gao accepts the offer as Xing sheepishly smiles
and leaves his shed. That night, the duo lay on
the grass and stares at the starry sky. Suddenly,
Xing pounces on Gao and tries to remove
his clothes, much to his surprise.
He throws her off, and the two get into
a heated argument. Gao is shocked to
discover that in the village, to “watch
the stars” means to “have sex.” Hence,
why Xing pounced on him. Suddenly, Gao sprints to
the village to escape, with Xing in hot pursuit.
Xing is angry at Gao, and imprisons
him when they return to the village.
Gao explains to Xing that he didn’t know the
phrase’s hidden meaning and took it at face
value. He also states that where he comes from,
people express their feelings romantically,
like confessing their love when it
“snows.” Xing finally understands
Gao but still has him spend the night in
the cell while she returns to her shed.
Back in the city, Xana and Qin earnestly search
for Gao to no avail. They check the road where his
car swerved down the cliff but are disappointed to
find nothing. Qin uses a drone to search the area,
but a magnetic field disrupts the aircraft
and causes Qin’s monitor to go blank.
When the duo return home, they meet Li An, a
businesswoman with whom Gao signed a contract.
The contract mandates Gao to meet with Li An
every 15 days, and failure to do so attracts
a 60 million fine. So far, it’s been 13 days since
his disappearance, and Li An has come to find him.
Xana lies that Gao took a trip to
the mountains and would be back
soon. Li An is unconvinced but gives the duo
48 hours to find Gao before she takes action.
Back in the village, Xing takes Gao to the woods.
Xing confesses her love for him and asks him to
marry her as she dumps a bucket of ‘chicken
blood’ on him. Apparently, Xing misheard him
last night and thought he said ‘blood’ instead of
‘snow’ (As both words sound similar in Chinese).
Gao is pissed at her and walks away in
frustration but is caught in a trap shortly after.
Gao desperately begs Xing to free him from
the trap. However, Xing asks him to accept
her wedding proposal before she does this, and a
defeated Gao ultimately agrees. On their way back,
Gao finds one of the blades of Qin’s drone lying
in the bushes. Seeing this, he registers that his
friends are looking for him, and decides to
escape from the village as soon as possible.
That night, Gao and Xing converse and decide
to get married the next day. Gao asks Xing
about the village’s terrain and learns
that there’s a secret cave in the forest.
He figures that the cave is an exit from the
village and plots to use it to escape. Gao
also learns that the village has a wine
reserve and begs Xing to take him to it.
She obliges, and the duo heads to the village’s
central pantry. Without her knowledge,
Gao drops some sleeping pills into the
wine barrel as a ploy to knock all the
villagers out during their wedding. Later, the
couple returns to Gao’s room, and Xing offers
him her sapphire stone as an early wedding gift.
Gao feels guilty but collects the gem anyway.
The following night, the couple has their
wedding ceremony and observes the tribe’s
unique rites as Xing goes down on one
knee and confesses her love for Gao.
Gao accepts her to be his wife.
Afterwhich, the villagers sing
and play a love song as the newlyweds
dance in unison. To end the feast,
Gao proposes a toast and urges the villagers
to drink their respective bowls of wine. The
unsuspecting natives swallow the drugged drink,
but Gao tosses his away when no one is watching.
A few hours later, the villagers fall asleep
while Gao packs a bag and leaves the village.
He goes through the woods and eventually reaches
the cave, which connects to the outside world.
Determined, Gao enters the dark cave
and begins his journey to the city.
The next morning, he finally reaches the end
of the cave and races to the top of a mountain,
smiling as he sees a nearby road.
Back at Gao’s house, Li An arrives with her
men as the 48-hour deadline is almost over.
Li An asks Xana and Qin about Gao’s whereabouts,
but the duo reveals that they have no idea where
he is. Hearing this, Li An offers Xana a contract
that would transfer ownership of the house to her.
Xana refuses to sign the paperwork, but Li An
gives her no choice. The businesswoman signals
her men to hold the duo hostage, as Xana is
forced to sign the paper with a thumbprint.
Fortunately, Gao barges through the
front door right in time to stop them.
Qin takes advantage of the distraction
and swallows the signed contract while Gao
speaks to Li An. Ultimately, the businesswoman
leaves the house and promises to keep in touch.
When she leaves, Gao freshens up and
shares a meal with his friends, who ask
where he’s been the entire time. Gao wants to
protect the villagers from the outside world,
so he tactfully avoids their
questions and lies to his friends.
After their meal, Gao shows them the sapphire gem
he got from Xing. The duo marvels at the stone in
disbelief as they haven’t seen a sapphire of
that size in years. Finally, Gao hands the gem
to Xana alongside a soil sample from the village
for testing. Later that day, the trio visits
Gao’s uncle, Wen, at a nursing home and puts on a
clown costume to entertain the elderly occupants.
In the following scene, the villagers wake
up and frantically search the area for Gao.
Xing is heartbroken by his disappearance and soon
after, figures that he escaped along with the gem.
Overcome with sadness; she decides to go to the
city to search for him. The village’s astrologer,
Yun He, initially disapproves of
her heading to the city. However,
when Xing begs her, Yun He takes
Xing to the cave’s entrance
and warns her to be careful of the
city people before the queen departs.
When Xing arrives at the city, she runs into Yi
Tian, a famous astrology social media influencer
who is searching for a female co-host. Xing’s
strange attire and quirky behavior pique his
interest, and he offers to sign her to
his company. Yi asks for her manager,
but a confused Xing merely hands him a
card that Gao left behind in the village.
Yi finds a number on it and traces Gao to
a nearby nursing home. At Xing’s request,
Yi drives her to the revealed location to
look for Gao. When they arrive at the nursery,
Gao spots Xing from a distance and runs before she
sees him. He hides behind some bushes and observes
Xing as she searches for him. Xing eventually
gives up and walks towards the home’s exit
but immediately turns around when she
hears Gao sneeze from a nearby bush.
Gao pops out with his clown costume, but Xing
doesn’t recognize him and merely watches as he
jumps away. Moments later, Xing joins Yi in the
car, and the duo drives away from the home. While
conversing, Yi tells an ignorant Xing that clowns
aren’t real creatures but are mere humans wearing
masks. Xing is astonished by the revelation and
figures that the strange clown she saw at the home
was indeed Gao. She begs Yi to return her to
the nursery, and the media influencer obliges.
Sadly, when they reach the nursery,
Gao and his friends are long gone,
and Xing is left disappointed once again.
Yi volunteers to take Xing to his house,
but the tribe leader refuses and sits
on a pavement in front of the nursery,
declaring that she’d wait for Gao to return.
Yi desperately tries to get her to leave,
but she refuses and even remains
seated under the pouring rain.
Meanwhile, Gao feels guilty for hiding from
Xing and gets Qin to find her location.
A few minutes later, Qin informs him that
Xing, together with Yi, is still at the
nursing home. Gao thanks Qin for his help
and immediately drives back to the nursery.
There, Gao spots Xing sitting in the rain
with Yi beside her. He pulls up in front
of the duo and winds down his window. Xing
is shocked to see him and immediately grabs
him by his shirt. Gao frantically begs her not
to punch him and comes up with an absurd lie,
stating that it is wrong to hit
people in the rain. Xing is naive,
so she believes him and enters his car
as he drives her back to his house.
Immediately they arrive, Xing points
her crossbow at him, but Gao manages
to calm her and puts the weapon down. Xing
asks Gao to return her sapphire. However,
the cunny gem hunter distracts her by
offering a cake. Xing tries the sugary treat
and forgets about the stone as she viciously
munches on it, savoring its foreign taste.
When she’s done with her meal, Xing spends the
rest of the day exploring the house as she adapts
to the new environment. She shoots an arrow at
the television set, thinking it to be a monster,
but Gao explains that it is simply a gadget that
can’t hurt her. Xing is fascinated by the modern
world and celebrates as she swings a punctured
feather pillow, making a mess of the house.
The following day, Xana visits Gao and is
shocked to find the living room in a mess.
Shortly after, Xing approaches her
while eating a bowl of instant noodles.
Xana snatches the dish from Xing and demands to
know who she is and her relationship with Gao.
Xing is pissed off by Xana’s attitude and grabs
her by the face as the dealer screams in fear.
Gao is woken up by the scream and rushes
downstairs to find what happened. He finds
Xana wrapped in a blanket with a cloth over her
mouth. Gao quickly frees her and is horrified to
learn that Xing is responsible. Xana is furious
and asks him who the strange-looking girl is.
Immediately, Gao grabs Xana and
takes her to his room upstairs.
There, he comes clean and reveals what happened
when he went missing. Gao explains that Xing is
the Queen of a secluded matriarchal village where
women rule and men are submissive. Xana initially
disbelieves him but realizes he’s telling the
truth when Gao shows her Xing’s native crossbow.
In the living room, Xing hears a knock
on the window and is shocked to find Yi
outside the house. She rushes to the door and
tries to open it but can’t figure out how.
With Yi’s direction, Xing finds the door’s
handle but uses brute force to turn it. Thus,
breaking it. Eventually, she gives up trying
to open the door and breaks it entirely.
Gao and Xana hear the sound of the crashing door
and rush downstairs to find what happened. Gao
is livid to find Yi in his home and drags
him out, before locking his gate. However,
Yi refuses to leave and reveals that he knows
Xing is from a secluded island. Gao is shocked
to hear this and threatens Yi to stay away
from her, as heads back to the house with Xing.
The following day, Gao takes Xing to a
fashion store to get some new clothes.
Xing tries on some outfits while Gao steps out to
give her some privacy. Outside, Gao is astonished
to see Li An approaching from a distance, and
is scared to have her discover Xing. Hence,
he immediately hides behind a wall and closely
watches as the stern woman enters the store.
