| Lease Wife | |
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| Directed by | Lu Xuechang |
| Written by | Gong Xiangdong Lu Xuechang |
| Starring | Li Jiaxuan Pan Yueming |
| Cinematography | Liu Yonghong |
| Music by | Dong Wei |
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Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | US$205,000[1] |
Lease Wife (Chinese: 租期; pinyin: Zū Qī) is a 2006 drama film directed by Lu Xuechang, and is the story of a man who pays a prostitute to pretend to be his wife when he goes back to his village to visit his family. It is also known as The Contract.[1]
Lease Wife is Lu's fourth feature film and stars Li Jiaxuan as the prostitute, Lily, and Pan Yueming as the businessman, Guo Jiaju, who hires her.