Elephant News·Oriental Today Chief Reporter Wu Jingjing
"Flowers", which has attracted the attention and heated discussion of netizens, was officially launched on Dragon TV last night in the Shanghai language version. This contemporary urban drama directed by Wong Kar-Wai and starring Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, and Xin Zhilei is adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous Shanghai writer Jin Yucheng. The original work won the "Five One Project" Award and the Mao Dun Literature Award. It tells the story of a group of people in Shanghai. The life experiences of children in half a century.
Riding on the spring breeze of reform and opening up, Shanghai in the 1990s was full of opportunities and challenges. Young Abao (played by Hu Ge) takes his master uncle (played by You Benchang) as his disciple, and relies on "foreign trade with his right hand and stocks with his left hand" to become the all-powerful President Bao. On New Year's Eve, the high-spirited Mr. Bao left the Peace Hotel with 300,000 in cash. However, just as he was leaving, he was seriously injured in a sudden car accident and the 300,000 banknotes were scattered on the floor. When questioned by the police, Commander Cai, a retired worker who has a close relationship with Mr. Bao, and Lingzi, a hotel owner, both categorically stated that the 300,000 yuan was for themselves... The drama "Flowers" focuses on Shanghai in the early 1990s. It revolves around A Bao, played by Hu Ge, and tells the story of a little person represented by A Bao who seizes opportunities, displays his talents, and rewrites his destiny and grows up with his courage and down-to-earth determination to face difficulties. Lingzi, the owner of a Shanghai hotel played by Ma Yili, is a versatile and adaptable person; Miss Wang, played by Tang Yan, is the representative of the first batch of female white-collar workers in Shanghai; Li Li, played by Xin Zhilei, came to Shanghai from Shenzhen alone, opened a leading restaurant in Shanghai, and interacted with the Yellow River Lu's bosses battle wits and courage in the business world... showing the joys and sorrows, separation, diligence and perseverance, wisdom and affection of Shanghai people in the changing times.
Both inside and outside the movie, "Flowers" shows abundant Shanghai temperament. This high-quality IP was born out of Shanghai literature. During the filming, a large number of old objects representing Shanghai elements were used. According to the main creator, real-life shooting was conducted at locations such as the Bund, Peace Hotel, Fuzhou Road, Jinjiang Hotel, Garden Hotel, Zhang Yuan, and Baoyuan Road, in an effort to restore the charm of Shanghai of that era to the greatest extent possible. This typical Shanghai-style temperament has led many netizens to say that the Shanghai-language version of "Flowers" can allow people to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of Shanghai to the maximum extent. The original author Jin Yucheng once said, "Dialect is a kind of flavor, which is the flavor that best represents a region." The creators of the program also shared their understanding of the Shanghainese version, saying that the dialects of each region have their own unique charm and are a vivid reflection of the history and culture of a region. Shanghainese has many local slangs. Only through the Shanghainese dialect Only in this way can the emotions be expressed, so many viewers are looking forward to the broadcast of the Shanghai version.
