... which they stay together, just as Wong said, "all the characters in my work are optimistic." (Shao, nd.) As a result, in Happy Together, Lai Yin-Fai and Ho Po-Wing dance tango charmingly when Ho is injured, and Lai regards it as his happiest memory although a very short one; in Fallen Angels, He Zhiwu does not care about the hurt at ... his wife in Ashes of Time. The optimistic characters employ every minute looking for ways to enjoy happiness, and such optimism represents their responses to the desperation in the post modern city. Similarly, the author's optimism reflects his romantic ...

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