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on When her country gets overrun by the Huns, a Chinese teenager girl steals the conscription order from her sick father and dresses up as a boy to fight for the army, but if her secret gets revealed she will face the death penalty. (Mulan 1998)

The logline doesn't reveal WHY the teenager wants to fight the invaders, but that will determine the strength of her motivation and whether the reader will empathize with her. The situation could lead to an action-packed adventure if we have…
on In the depths of the depression, a small time con artist teams up with a seasoned pro to con $500,000 from a ruthless mobster to avenge the mobster’s murder of his mentor.

This story has a lot of possibilities. It could be a comedy like "The Sting" or a thriller like "The Godfather." A lot will depend on the character of the con artist.