The Chef, the Actor and the Scoundrel casts three of China's veteran actors, who show their prowess with solid acting skills. Zhang Hanyu, Huang Bo and Liu Ye, under the direction of Guan Hu, present a boisterous and crazy tale. The slapstick comedy takes place in a restaurant in 1942, when a chef, an actor and a scoundrel have to confront two Japanese soldiers. Zhang fully displays his opera skills, Huang shows a gift for dancing, while Liu covers his pretty face with makeup too dirty to make him recognizable. The film premieres on Friday.