《Blossoms》 is a contemporary urban drama directed and produced by Wong Kar-wai, starring Hu Ge, and starring Ma Yili, Tang Yan and Xin Zhilei.
The play is adapted from Jin Yucheng's novel of the same name. The story will revolve around A Bao. In the early 1990s, during the great era of Huanghuang, everyone was vying for the top spot. A Bao has also become Mr. Bao. He has succeeded and failed. In Shanghai,A legend has been left behind among the young people who have been involved in the trend.There have been times of splendor and splendor, there have been times of long flowing water, men and women, ups and downs, expressing the friendship and trueness of an era.
The story revolves around A Bao (played by Hu Ge). In the early 1990s, during the great era, everyone was vying for the top spot. A Bao also became Mr. Bao. He had successes and failures, and he was one of the most successful people in Shanghai.The next part of the legend.There have been times of splendor and splendor, there have been times of long flowing water, men and women, ups and downs, expressing the friendship and trueness of an era.
Hu Ge / Abao | Tang Yan / Miss Wang (Wang Mingzhu) | Ma Yili / Reiko | Xin Zhilei / Li Li |
You Benchang / uncle | Zheng Kai / Mr. Wei (Wei Hongqing) | Chen Long / Taotao | papi sauce / Linghong |
Dong Yong / Mr. Fan (Fan Xinhua) | Fan Tantan / Lu Meilin | cuckoo / Xuezhi (Beidi) | Wuyue / Section Chief Jin (Jinhua) |
《Blossoms》In the ending of the original novel, everyone has their own destiny, and most of them have tragedy as the core.
《Blossoms》The novel is written by Jin Yucheng. The book is divided into 31 chapters. The odd and even chapters each have a time narrative line, one tells the story from the 1960s to the 1980s, and the other tells the story from the 1990s.Two narrative lines intersect.The three protagonists in the novel are Shanghainese who comes from a military family, Abao who comes from a capitalist family, and Xiaomao who comes from a worker's family. It tells the stories of these three Shanghainese from childhood to adulthood.
With a large number of character dialogues and a dense storyline, it calmly tells the Shanghai past of three childhood friends, A Bao, Hu Sheng, and Xiao Mao, like a storyteller. It starts with ten-year-old A Bao. One thing leads to another.After talking about things, Zhang San and Li Si, with their own tone, behavior, and clothing, they divide their respective environments and live their own lives.At the end of the novel, Abao and Hu Sheng follow Xiao Mao's last words and go to help French people Rui Fuan and Anna. These two French young people stay in Xiao Mao's house and are ambitious to write a Shanghai script. The French factory owner falls in love with China.textile woman.
Excerpts from the novel——
The two walked for a while, and Hu Sheng said, thinking of Xiao Mao, he is no longer visible, and he cannot be seen alive. He remembers Anita Mui's song, Talking and laughing, people are sad, endless years of wind blowing, now I take a step back, I can only seek stability,Be realistic.Abao didn't make any sound.Hu Sheng said, I have always heard from Lingzi that A Bao is weird. He never says a word in his life, never gets married, smiles but doesn't smile, or tells jokes. What on earth is A Bao thinking in his heart.
《Blossoms》Episodes 1 to 4 updated: December 27, 2023;
《Blossoms》Episodes 5 to 6 updated: December 28, 2023;
《Blossoms》Episodes 7 to 8 updated: December 29, 2023;
《Blossoms》Episodes 9 to 10 updated: December 30, 2023;
《Blossoms》Episodes 11 to 12 updated on: December 31, 2023;
《Blossoms》Episodes 13 to 14 updated: January 1, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 15 to 16 updated: January 2, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 17 to 18 updated: January 3, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 19 to 20 updated: January 4, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 21 to 22 updated on January 5, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 23 to 24 updated: January 6, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 25 to 26 updated: January 7, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 27 to 28 updated: January 8, 2024;
《Blossoms》Episodes 29 to 30 updated: January 9, 2024;
1. There is no such thing as despair in the world, only desperate people.
2. Life cannot be restarted, but you can start again from every choice point.
3. Your biggest enemy is always yourself.
4. On the road of life, the kind of people you meet will determine the kind of life you will have.
5. The most precious thing in the world is human nature, and the most tragic thing is the distortion of human nature.
6. Time is the best antidote, because time can dilute everything, smooth everything, and change everything.
7. The correct direction of life is not something that will never change once it is determined, but can be adjusted at any time.
8. There are always some people, a period of time, and one thing that we remember deeply and will never forget.
9. Strong people can withstand all storms, but fragile people collapse in ordinary moments.
10. Failure is not the end. Only when you can’t figure yourself out will you choose to give up.
Raising funds
In order to raise funds for Blossoms, director Wong Kar-wai filmed a series of related advertisements to help finance the project.
Location shooting
Shanghai Film Chedun Film and Television Base will build multiple Shanghai street scenes for the drama and movie Blossoms, truly reproducing the Shanghai-style style in the early days of reform and opening up.
Shooting process
In April 2020, the working team for the TV series version of Wong Kar-wai's Blossoms made an appointment for a high-standard studio in Hengdian and moved in in May.
On January 24, 2022, after two years of filming, the drama was finally completed and released - Blossoms - to Reuters; according to the Shanghai Film and Television Park's updated shooting updates from October 10th to October 16th, the crew of the dramaScenery and filming work are still in progress.
Approved for distribution
In November 2023, the play received a distribution license.