''Old Boy'' (

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: 老男孩 ) is a 2018 Chinese television series starring Liu Ye and

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alongside Lei Jiayin and Hu Xianxu. It aired on

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from March 4 to April 19, 2018.

Synopsis

A handsome commercial airline pilot Wu Zheng ( Liu Ye) and a beautiful but temperamental, elite private school English teacher Lin Xiao Ou ( Lin Yichen) meet by chance in Australia in rather unpleasant circumstances. Their relationship starts off on the wrong foot but the fate will make them cross paths many times.

Cast

* Liu Ye as Wu Zheng *

as Lin Xiao'ou *

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as Shi Fei *

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as Xiao Han *Guo Shutong as Ye Zi *Wang Yanzhi as Fei Wenli *Li Jianyi as Li Liqun *Ni Hongjie as Ding Fangru *Wang Ding as Li Lei *Zhou Qi as Zhou Zhou *Wang Ce as Zhou Zhengyi *Wei Wei as Ye Xin *Zeng Li as Xiao Wei *Chi Feng as Wang Xiujuan *Liang Jingxian as Wang Shan *Yang Xizi as Li Keman *Tan Kai as Captain Zheng *Li Guangjie as Xiao Yue *Lin Peng as Lu Dazhi *Hua Mingwei as Principal Ou *Zhou Xianxin as Wu Shuying *Li Jialin as Aunty Wen *Hu Kun as Xiao Qi *Zhang Lan as Mother Ou *Liu Qi as Wang Yifu

Soundtrack

Production

The series is directed by Yu Cuihua (''

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'', ''Fu Chen'') as its executive producer and Di Kun (''

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'') as its artistic director. Tangjia Sanshao, the original author of the novel, acts as the promotional ambassador of the series. This is the first cross-over collaboration between entertainment media (television) and literary work. The series was filmed in Shanghai, Beijing and New York from April to August 2017.

Awards and nominations

References

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