Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai's first television series, Blossoms Shanghai, began airing on December 27.
香港电影导演王家卫的首部电视剧《繁花》于12月27日开播。
The 30-episode period drama -- which has been six years in the making -- is adapted from the 2012 novel of the same name by Jin Yucheng,
这部共30集、制作周期长达六年的年代剧,改编自金宇澄2012年创作的同名小说,
which won the 9th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2015 and is written in Shanghainese.
该小说于2015年获得第九届茅盾文学奖,并且是用上海话创作的。
Set in Shanghai during the 1990s, the romantic drama revolves around a young man, Abao (played by Hu Ge), who rises from humble beginnings to become a successful entrepreneur in the space of 10 years.
这部爱情剧背景设定在上世纪90年代的上海,讲述了一个名叫阿宝(胡歌饰演)的年轻人,在十年间从平凡中崛起,最终成为一名成功的企业家的故事。
Along the way, he receives help from allies such as Ling Zi (played by Ma Yili), Miss Wang (played by Tiffany Tang), and Uncle Ye (played by You Benchang) and faces off against rivals such as Li Li (played by Xin Zhilei) in his quest to expand his business empire.
一路上,他得到了玲子(马伊琍饰演)、汪小姐(唐嫣饰演)和爷叔(游本昌饰演)等盟友的帮助,并在寻求扩张商业帝国的过程中与李李(辛芷蕾饰演)等对手展开了竞争。
Jin wrote Blossoms Shanghai hoping it would help dispel stereotypes of Shanghai and help readers understand the culture of the city.
金宇澄创作《繁花》的初衷,是希望通过这部作品消除人们对上海的刻板印象,帮助读者了解上海文化。
Blossoms Shanghai will be aired in two versions: one in the local dialect, Shanghainese to be streamed on Tencent's WeTV and one dubbed into Putonghua, the official language of China, on the CCTV 8 network.
《繁花》将以两种版本播出:一种是在腾讯视频上用上海方言播出,另一种是在央视八套上用中国官方语言普通话播出。
Staying true to the novel's distinctive local flavor, the television series' leads were all born and raised in Shanghai and a lot of the dialogue is in Shanghainese.
为了忠实于这部小说独特的地方风味,该剧的主演都是在上海出生和长大的,很多台词都是用上海话进行的。
A lot of effort was made to recreate the look and feel authentically of Shanghai in the '90s.
此外,为了重现90年代上海的风貌和感觉,剧组也付出了很多努力。
In typical Wong Kar-wai style, the show's filming took three years to complete; the director is well known for being very particular about each and every shot, often requiring actors to perform a scene 10 or more times.
该剧的拍摄历时三年,是典型的王家卫风格;众所周知,王家卫导演对每一个镜头要求都非常严格,一个场景往往要求演员反复表演10次甚至更多次。
He likewise spent five years filming his 2004 film 2046 and three years on the 2013 movie The Grandmaster.
2004年上映的电影《2046》,他同样花了五年时间进行拍摄;而2013年的电影《一代宗师》,拍摄周期则为三年。