Wednesday, 9 January 2019

V Love

Web Drama: V Love / Micro Times
Chinese Title: 微时代 / Wei Shi Dai
Broadcast Website: Tencent

Broadcast Date: July 21, 2014

Air Time: Monday-Friday 12:00 (one episode)
Genre: Idol, Inspirational, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 40
Director: Liu Yizhi
Screenwriter: Ella Chan
Production Company: H&R Century Pictures, Yueshi Media, Tencent Pictures
Producer: Yang Mi, Zeng Jia
Distributor: H&R Century Pictures
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Viki (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story of complicated relationships that follows the lives of 4 men and 4 women born in the eighties and nineties who are growing up in the internet age.

A group of friends are studying at Bohan University. They are Hua Youxi (Leon Zhang), Wu Anpo (Dilraba Dilmurat), Kang Weiwei (Li Xirui), Ying Dong (Vengo Gao), Wan Jia (Xiao Yuyu), Mei Bao (Yang Chengcheng) and Han Dingyi (Vin Zhang). In the short months leading up to graduation, they enjoy their remaining time as students and have their own experiences when it comes to love.

Teppanyaki chef Hua Sanmao (Shawn Yue) comes into their lives in search for the whereabouts of his first love and his persistence moves those that he meets. Idol singer Ai Di (Tan Weiwei) returns to school to fulfill the dreams of a first love. Gao Qi (Monica Chan) is a cunning schemer and a fraud. She uses others to her advantage but fails when it comes to family. Entertainment reporter Ye Feifei (Bibi Zhou) intends to reveal an earth-shattering secret, yet faces a moral dilemma. Ou Hui (Kim Bum), an oddball food connoisseur, falls into a passionate romance. International star Luo Yi (Yang Mi) reunites with an old lover yet finds that it is not always easy to walk together until the end.

Fun Facts

Filming took place in Bali and Shanghai.
It is Yang Mi's first time as producer. Even though she was producer, she was wiling to reduce many of Hawick Lau's scenes, her boyfriend at the time, so that only a few shots of his cameo remained.
The alcohol on set was real. During a scene between Xiao Yuyu and Shawn Yue, she picked up a glass and added an ad lib to say cheers. To her surprise, Shawn Yue downed his glass. Afterwards, she found out that he had low tolerance because he was drunk and asleep in the car.
Vin Zhang admits that he is similar to his character Han Dingyi who has a gentle and considerate personality. However, he has a different attitude towards love as he would actively pursue the person that he likes.
Li Xirui and Kim Bum are a couple in the drama. In real life, they were also good partners. Li Xirui reveals that she was touched by Kim Bum's professionalism and consideration. They had to film scenes completely in Chinese on the first day. Kim Bum would practice whenever the camera was not on him.
Yang Mi was very punctual while filming and was never late for hair and makeup and other commitments.
For an online series, it had quite a high budget.
Although it starred newcomers, the cast has gone on to make a name for themselves.

Cast