For example, the selection of the three candidates appears to have occurred without solicitation from the candidates themselves. Furthermore, they were given the freedom to select their own assistants for the campaign with the caveat that they were limited to a total of two colleagues to fill these roles (Chen, 2007). Furthermore, the three obligatory candidates were products of influential families. As such, their parents played an active role in guiding their children through the electoral process, extremely intent on victory. Actually, Cheng Cheng is the son of a television producer, Luo Lei is the son of the director of the police department, and Xu Xiaofei is the daughter of the school teacher (Chen, 2007). Examples of parental intervention in the film include Cheng Cheng's stepfather writing the lion's share of Cheng's final speech, as well as Luo Lei's father's facilitation of a school trip on the monorail, as a means to "impress "Luo's classmates. (Chen, 2007, 10.23pm). Furthermore, the audience learns halfway through the film that Luo Lei is the current Class Monitor (Chen, 2007, 25:55). Indeed, Luo Lei relies heavily on the use of propaganda and intimidation as a means of securing votes resulting in maintaining his position. Perhaps the faculty's choice of Luo Lei as class supervisor for the previous two years stems from his social hierarchy.