[3] By the time of the film's premiere at the Cannes Festival on 13 May 2009, it was known that Lou had circumvented the five-year ban imposed upon him after Summer Palace by having Spring Fever registered as a Hong Kong/French co-production.

Suspecting that her husband Wang Ping is cheating on her, Lin Xue hires an unemployed photographer named Luo Haitao to follow him.

Lin confronts Wang and storms into Jiang's office to make a scene.

As her boss has been good to her, Li helps to secure his release from detention, but comes to the realization he just wants to get into her pants.

In April 2009, it was announced that Spring Fever was to be shown in competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.