Pure Hearts: Into Chinese Showbiz is the maiden work of Ph.D. Bi Zhifei, a 36-year-old director. It took him several years to write the screenplay, and to produce the movie. This is an unprecedented work where a bold decision was made to star 17 students learning in the Acting Department of eight the most prestigious Arts academies in China. The movie portrays the unforgettable pleasures and sorrows among a kind and earnest acting instructor and his 17 good-looking students after entering the showbiz during their four years of college.