Tang Cheng had spent eight years training as a martial-role performer since he was a kid, all for nothing. He moved to the Shun'an neighborhood to live with his father, and overnight became a hot commodity, with everyone fighting to recruit him.
The rules for surviving in the alleyway underworld: pick a side and join a gang, or get beaten up and made an example of.
Tang Cheng: I just want to be an ordinary student with a special talent.
Everyone: No, you have to fight.
Tang Cheng: All of you, get lost! ...Hey, those little bastards hit pretty hard! ...Tmd, come at me one at a time! ...Is there no justice? No law? I won't rest until I get revenge... Um, is there a gang I can join? Any big shot willing to take me under his wing?
Qiao Yi: Who's calling me?
Qiao Yi, the legendary number-one tough guy at the teachers' factory, the "neighborhood boss" whose name no one dared say aloud. That's him?
He's skinny as a praying mantis, and talks like some poor poet.
Could he really rough people up with a weapon? Could he keep everyone in line and settle disputes?
Time passed...
Everyone: Are you convinced now?
Tang Cheng: I am. Brother Yi is the only real man here.
The underlings: Once Brother Yi leaves, you're taking over as boss.
Tang Cheng: Why would I be a boss? What do I want with that?
Being the boss is nowhere near as good as getting on top of the boss.
"Banda da" is pronounced "banr da banr" and means "roughly the same age."
A coming-of-age story with no school scenes.
A period novel with no getting rich.
The hormone-fueled, everyday life of 90s teenage street punks.
Two straight men, both go gay, versatile roles.
Happy ending or bad ending, undecided.
Theme: The days we spent hanging out and the punks we spent our days with
