Wednesday 9 June 2021

Fleet of Time

Movie: Fleet of Time
Chinese Title: 匆匆那年 / Cong Cong Na Nian

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Genre: Romance, School, Youth
Language: Mandarin
Director: Zhang Yibai
Screenwriter: Li Han, Liu Han, Ju Ye Hui
Production Company: Beijing Galloping Horse Group
Producer: Li Ruigang, Wang Changtian, Zhang Xiaobo, Zhang Yibai, Gu Yongqiang, Zhang Tao
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Jiu Ye Hui

Love Meter

Synopsis and Plot Summary

Due to Qi Qi's relentless questions, Chen Xun who is in his thirties starts reminiscing about the old days with his first love Fang Hui. His recollection of those pure and innocent feelings is introspective. It is not only a piece of Chen Xun's youth but also a time that belongs to the post-80's generation. The story that spans ten years follows them from the start of secondary school to their graduation from university.

While attending the wedding of a high school friend, Chen Xun (Eddie Peng) recalls his first love Fang Hui (Ni Ni). He met her during school and felt the first time his heart stirred, thus beginning over a decade of entanglement. From high school to university, from the new millennium to a period when the nation was dealing with the SARS epidemic, they fell for each other yet their relationship ended reluctantly.

Representing the generation of post-80s youths together with their friends Qiao Ran (Wei Chen), Lin Jiamo (Zhang Zixuan), and Zhao Ye (Zheng Kai), they were once committed to love, they were once teased by fate and unwilling to give up. Over the passing years, they grew up to be tenacious but lost each other. Holding on to the past that he cannot forget, Chen Xun follows the clues in his memories to find Fang Hui and to muster up the courage to let go of his regrets.

Fun Facts

It was shot in Beihang University, Capital University of Economics and Business and Beijing.
Filming lasted from Feb 2014 to June 6, 2014.
Author Jiu Yue Hui saw Eddie Peng at an event and was drawn by his sunny disposition. She thought he was the best choice to play Chen Xun.
Zhang Yibai bought the rights to make the movie in 2011, but it was only in 2013 when he was convinced by screenwriters Li Han and Liu Han to kick off the project.
Jiu Yehui felt that the character Fang Hui is quiet and determined. When Zhang Yibai and Jiu Yehui met Ni Ni, Jiu Yehui thought she suited the role.
Back in Time is a 2014 drama adaptation based on the same novel that Fleet of Time is based on.

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