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This book interviews many people in the industry and details the bustling years of the theater industry. The book's search of big names in theaters includes a number of senior theater advertising painters who painted theaters in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, witnessing the decline of billboards; the search of theater publicity includes a variety of film promotion tricks, special editions across generations, and the distribution of colors in theaters; the search of practitioners goes beyond box offices, computer rooms, and offices to find projectionists, theater managers, publicity and translators, etc., To talk about the changes in the industry.

The history of Hong Kong's projection industry has spanned over a hundred years. The author narrates relevant materials, attempts to trace old anecdotes in the industry, and shows the transformation process of Hong Kong theaters. There is also a special article describing several theaters that opened before the war, including Lee Theater, Po Hing, Yau Ma Tei, Ko Sing, etc. Some of them continued to operate until the 1970s and 1980s, covering an important part of the development history of local theaters.