In this short scene, the young actor , who has just returned from a six-year acting apprenticeship in Hong Kong, speaks to the audience about his upcoming film, "Shanghai Jiaotong." He explains that he is returning to China because of a "slight stroke of luck" that has brought him the opportunity to work with "a renowed director" and a "major movie star" . He says that the "content" of the movie is "very risky" and that he will "keep close tabs" on it and "tone it down." .