Great Expectations is hailed as Charles Dickens' masterpiece. A gripping tale of love and loss, aspiration and moral redemption, that follows a young orphan Pip (Xiaomao) from poverty to a life of unexpected opportunity and wealth.In Part 1, Pip (Xiaomao) is raised by his short-tempered older sister and her husband who run a small repair shop in the outskirts of Shanghai. Pip dreams of leaving his life of poverty behind after becoming playmates with the beautiful Estella (Bingbing), daughter of the eccentric Ms. Havisham (Bai Xiaojie). His prospects for the future are bleak, until one day a mysterious benefactor gives Pip the opportunity of a lifetime.