1. Plot summary: In the winter of 1924, 9-year-old Xiaodouzi was cut off the deformed finger on his left hand by his mother, a prostitute, and entered the Guan family opera troupe to learn opera.

2. In the troupe, only senior brother Xiao Shitou showed sympathy and care for Xiao Douzi.

3. Ten years have passed. Under the strict and cruel guidance of Master Guan, the acting skills of the two brothers have improved rapidly. Xiaodouzi took the stage name Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) and played the female role; Xiao Shitou took the stage name His stage name is Duan Xiaolou (played by Zhang Fengyi), and he plays a live role.

4. "Farewell My Concubine" co-starred by the two became famous in the capital, and the two brothers also became a hit.

5. The two agreed to co-star in "Farewell My Concubine" for the rest of their lives.

6. Duan Xiaolou married the prostitute Juxian (played by Gong Li) as his wife. She was attached to her senior brother's butterfly clothes and came to his senior brother's residence with a heavy heart. He gave his precious sword to Xiaolou and decided not to co-star with Xiaolou in "Farewell My Concubine".

7. At the call of Master Guan, the two brothers cooperated again.

8. After the Anti-Japanese War, the two were forced to sing for a group of undisciplined and unqualified National Army soldiers. Duan Xiaolou clashed with the soldiers. In the chaos, Juxian had a miscarriage, and then some soldiers arrested her and accused her of being a traitor. Butterfly clothing.

9. Duan Xiaolou tried his best to rescue Dieyi, and humbly went to Yuan Shiqing (played by Ge You), a bureaucrat who had played with Dieyi.

10. Juxian asked Dieyi to lie and beg for explanation, and showed Dieyi the words that Xiaolou would no longer sing with Dieyi.

11. So Dieyi remained unyielding in court, but was rescued by senior KMT officials because of his skills.

12. After liberation, their talents were not taken seriously. Cheng Dieyi, who accidentally tasted opium, had a bad voice. He broke his voice during a performance and decided to quit drugs. After suffering from drug addiction, he became a With the help of Mr. and Mrs. Lou, he finally got back on his feet, but was framed by Xiaosi, a child he had kindly adopted. Xiaosi forced him to take his place as Yu Ji and perform with Duan Xiaolou. Duan Xiaolou stopped performing regardless of the consequences, and Juxian For the sake of the overall situation, Duan Xiaolou persuaded him to perform, and Duan Xiaolou finally performed.

13. Dieyi was heartbroken and broke off diplomatic relations with Duan Xiaolou.

14. During the Cultural Revolution, Duan Xiaolou was framed by his mistress and forced to frame Die Yi. Duan Xiaolou refused and was dragged to the streets. At this time, Die Yi suddenly appeared, dressed as Yu Ji. Duan Xiaolou pretended to be a man, and was willing to be humiliated together with Duan Xiaolou. Duan Xiaolou saw that Dieyi had thrown himself into a trap, hoping to protect Juxian but had no choice but to frame Dieyi, and even called him a traitor. Dieyi was in pain after hearing this, thinking that Duan Xiaolou He only cared about Juxian, and saw that Juxian, whom he resented, was actually pitying and helping him at this moment, so he vented all his anger on Juxian, revealing that Juxian had been a prostitute, and Duan Xiaolou was forced to marry Juxian. Xian drew a clear line and said that he had never loved Juxian. Juxian hanged himself in despair.

15. After overthrowing the "Gang of Four", the two senior brothers performed "Farewell My Concubine" for the third time on the stage after being separated for 22 years. Senior brother Duan Xiaolou elicited Cheng Dieyi's words With the phrase "I am a man, not a woman", Dieyi realized that he was actually a man, and finally understood that he had been living in a drama.

16. So Yu Ji finished singing the third line and committed suicide with the sword filled with his emotions and fantasies that he gave to Overlord. Dieyi ended her life in the arms of her senior brother Xiaolou. His acting career also ended with this brilliant tragedy.

17. "Farewell My Concubine" is a literary film produced by Tomson Film Co., Ltd., adapted from Li Bihua's novel of the same name, directed by Chen Kaige, written by Li Bihua and Lu Wei, and starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, and Zhang Fengyi.

18. The film revolves around the joys and sorrows of two Peking opera actors for half a century, showing the thinking and understanding of traditional culture, human living conditions and human nature.

19. The film was released in mainland China and Hong Kong in 1993. Since then, it has been released in many countries and regions around the world, and broke the box office record for mainland Chinese literary films in the United States.