However, since their meeting, Lin Yi-nan's life fell into chaos – at work, she was severely criticized by her supervisor; her boyfriend broke up with her; and she was sentenced to community service at 888 Night Market as a punishment for destroying an electric circuit.

The friendliness of A-hua and the vendors gradually dispelled the loneliness that Lin Yi-nan felt in a foreign place, and their relationship was no longer tense.

To protect the night market, A-hua led the vendors to protest and work with media to reveal the stories of their hardships and dreams.

[4] The film drew attention for its use of Taiwanese Hokkien,[5] and was compared to Cinema Paradiso and the work of François Truffaut.

Night Market Hero is the first Taiwanese film to be shown in mainland China since the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement was signed on June 29, 2010.