Young Jojo suddenly comes into a stack of casino chips worth a million and decides to pay off her runaway father’s debt, asking the down-on-his-luck debt collector Hua to gamble on her behalf. In Macau’s chaotic casinos, they form an unlikely alliance, navigating wins, losses, and life’s challenges together. When the final bet arrives, fate cruelly tests them, stripping them of everything, yet revealing the true gift life has been offering. I Blew Out the Candle Before Making a Wish explores money, family, and responsibility, capturing the shadows and resilience of human nature.

导演、女演员、教授和学生相约在山上进行午后约会。上山途中，导演莫名听到枪声，彷彿天启的声音。他兴致勃勃跟老师描述他心中的电影片段，而女演员到来，这些关于电影、关于导演与女演员的生活、也关于老师与学生的感情，逐渐地被戳破。迷茫午后，木屋外的餐桌上剩下四个困顿的灵魂，而导演心里头的抢匪也还是被困在银行铁门内，宛如困兽。

Yeh, a gifted student, transfers to Edison Junior High, a private school renowned for its academic performance. Disturbed by the gloomy atmosphere and distorted institutions, the rebellious Yeh begins to challenge everything he sees and feels. Little does he know that he is slowly falling into the treacherous trap of the mysterious "Dorm 420".

2007 film by Jay Chou