At four points in his life, meet Mr. Bao Jinshan, the Mongolian calligrapher from the city of Ordos, in Inner Mongolia, through his great talent with the brush, pen, paper and ink plate, the four treasures of calligraphy. A worker, an apprentice, a teacher and a preserver of the ancient Mongolian language, Mr. Bao dedicated his life's work to this great form of art and communication that is calligraphy.

In this mockumentary, we follow amateur documentary filmmaker and poodle aficionado Flávia on a journey in search of Cristal, a flamboyant poodle and former showbiz star who is trying to adjust to a new stage in her life. Amid fond conversations about a glamorous past and simple strolls by the sea, Flávia captures with a keen eye the difficulties, anxieties, and small joys of a former star.