Xiao Wu
Starring Wang Hongwei, Jia's classmate and star of "Xiao Shan Going Home" and "Xiao Wu", "Platform" was also the first of Jia's films to star actress Zhao Tao, a former dance teacher. Zhao would go on to serve as Jia's muse as the lead female role in "Unknown Pleasures", "The World", and "Still Life", as well as acting in "24 City" and the short film "Cry Me a River" (both in 2008).