Learn Chinese through Chinese Movie- May 2011
-非诚勿扰 "If You Are the One"
"If You Are the One" 非诚勿扰 ( in pinyin: fēi chéng wù rǎo
English translation: Do not disturb if you are not sincere )
If You Are the One is a misleading title, as it implies grand romanticism, while the original Chinese title translates to something like "Don't waste my time if you aren't serious." The implication there is that these are people who use personal ads to seek something meaningful, and not just empty hook-ups. The problem: people have a different idea about what "serious" means, and that push-and-pull is the ultimate conflict between Qin Fen and Smiley. Can they muddle through their differences and find a happy ending for themselves?
Directed by Feng Xiaogang
Written by Feng Xiaogang
Starring : Ge You, Shu Qi
Cinematography: Lü Yue
Genre: Love
Release date(s) : December 18, 2008
Country:
China
Language: Mandarin
Qin Fen (Ge) is a man in his late 40s who returns to China after many years overseas. He becomes a multimillionaire after selling an "innovative invention" to a high-profile (but foolish) angel investor (Fan). With his new fortune, Qin decides to put an end to his bachelor life and advertises open invitations to potential partners online, citing only "if you are the one", which actually means "don't disturb if not sincere".
Subsequently, he encounters various candidates from a homosexual former friend, a cemetery saleswoman, a pathological amnesiac, an ethnic minority pecking hen, an erotophobic widow, an expecting single mother to a stock-holding trader. Eventually, he crosses path with air stewardess Liang Xiaoxiao (Shu). While helping Liang get over her agonizing love affair with a married man (Fong), Qin strikes up an unexpected friendship with Liang, which eventually blossoms into love during a trip to Hokkaido.
