Since its release in China, Waiting Alone has been an award-winning public favorite. The film depicts the first-person story of Wen (Xia Yu), a store owner and aspiring author who believes he has met the woman of his dreams (Li Bingbing). One issue, though, is that he appears to be caught in the friend-zone. With the help of his best friends and the one female in the world who he absolutely trusts (Gong Beibi), he tries various methods to win her over.