chan kar-fu (takeshi "he's so dreamy" kaneshiro) is a shy piano tuner. one day, he goes to a house, to tune their piano, and finds that the couple are breaking up as he works. yau wing fu (aaron kwok), packs his belongings into an orange box and joins chan kar-fu on his way home. yau wing fu is a novellist; well, actually, he does nothing, but he does like the occassional flutter on the horses. yau wing fu imposes himself on chan kar-fu and the two end up sharing his apartment.

all is rosy until mok man-yee (kelly chen) moves in upstairs and begins tormenting yau wing fu with her piano playing. chan kar-fu likes the piano playing and mok man-yee, but his shyness prevents him from expressing this, whilst yau wing fu has no fear and dives right in to a relationship with her. things take a turn for the strange when mok man-yee dumps him, he moves out and writes a fantasy love story about two people; cross (chan kar-fu) and zero (mok man-yee), which is then relayed to the viewer.

takeshi kaneshiro is great as the quiet and reserved man who can't express his feelings, whilst aaron kwok does some good work as the brash womaniser. kelly chen is also (suprisingly) good as the object of both men's affection. the film plays out as a romantic comedy with a healthy dose of unpredictable hong kong randomness thrown in for good measure; creating a fable about those who are prepared to take a chance pursuing romance and those who aren't.

good stuff.