''Beijing Love Story'' (

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: 北京爱情故事) is a 2012 Chinese television series co-scripted and directed by

Chen Sicheng Chen Sicheng (born February 22, 1978 in Shenyang) is a Chinese actor, director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, and is known for his leading roles in the films ''A Young Prisoner's Revenge'' and ''Spring Fever''; ...

, starring himself, Li Chen, Zhang Yi,

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Zhang Xinyi Zhang Xinyi (, born 29 May 1981) is a Chinese actress and director. She ranked 95th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 99th in 2014, and 80th in 2015. Biography Zhang was born in 1981 in Ziyang, Sichuan province. After graduating f ...

and

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. This is Chen Sicheng's directorial debut. It premiered on

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on 8 January 2012. The series was one of the most watched during its broadcast. More than 1 billion views were recorded on Chinese video streaming sites by 9 February 2012, just 32 days after the first episode aired. Following the success, Chen later directed a 2014 film of the same name, which was a huge box office success. (Also befitting for a love story, he fell in love with co-star Tong Liya on the set and married her in 2014.)

Synopsis

Cheng Feng (Chen Sicheng), Wu Di (Li Chen) and Shi Xiaomeng (Zhang Yi) were good friends in their university days in Beijing, and formed a small band together. All three guys have different backgrounds and characters, but common aspiration and interest brought them together. The drama tells the story of how the three good friends face problems of love and career together.

Cast

as Cheng Feng :The playboy son of a successful business man, who has a complicated relationship with his father. * Li Chen as Wu Di :A honest, dependable and hardworking man. * Zhang Yi as Shi Xiaomeng :A guy who comes from a poor background in countryside Yunan, and his dream is to become successful in Beijing. *

as Shen Bing :The long-time girlfriend of Shi Xiaomeng, who comes from Yunan to Beijing to live with him. Her father died saving her when she was young, and she is left with an old and sickly mother. Cheng Feng sees her and immediately falls in love with her. *

as Yang Zixi :A magazine editor of a publishing house. She is Wu Di's ex-girlfriend, who broke up with him as she felt that he had no future. She falls in love with playboy Andy, but was later dumped by him. *

as Lin Xia :A magazine editor of at a publishing house. She is Cheng Feng's ex-girlfriend. Despite Cheng Feng's playboy tendencies, she feels that he treats her differently. However, she does not know that Cheng Feng only treats her as a normal friend. *

as Wu Mei :A high ranked executive at a finance company. She is Wu Di's boss, and also the ex-girlfriend of Wu Qiu (Wu Di's step brother). She was attracted to Wu Di's honest personality, and ends up together with him.

Soundtrack

Awards

International broadcast

*China –

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, January 8, 2012 *Hong Kong –

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, June 24, 2012 (Mandarin), December 15, 2014 (Cantonese dub) *USA – International Chinese Network, August 1, 2012 *Nigeria –

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, September 8, 2013 (dubbed in

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, as ''Soyayyar Matasan Beijing'') *Philippines - PTV, unknown date (dubbed in

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) *Indonesia – Vision 2 Drama, May 12, 2014 *Taiwan – Eye TV, August 16, 2014 *Fiji –

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, November 20, 2014 *Uganda – NBS Television, February 19, 2015 *Botswana –

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, April 17, 2015

References

External links

{{Chen Sicheng 2012 Chinese television series debuts Zhejiang Television original programming 2012 Chinese television series endings Television shows adapted into films Chinese romance television series Television series by New Classics Media Television shows set in Beijing