How Long Will I Love U

How Long Will I Love U (Chinese: 超时空同居) is a 2018 Chinese fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Su Lun, based on an idea by Xu Zheng who also produced the film. The film stars Tong Liya and Lei Jiayin, and tells a story about a young woman from 2018 and a young man from 1999 who become roommates after a spacetime merge inside their apartment.

How Long Will I Love U
Official poster
Traditional超時空同居
Simplified超时空同居
MandarinChāo Shíkōng Tóngjū
LiterallyExtra-Spacetime Cohabitation
Directed bySu Lun
Produced byXu Zheng
Screenplay bySu Lun
Story byXu Zheng
StarringLei Jiayin
Tong Liya
Music by
  • Peng Fei
  • Zhao Zhao
CinematographyWang Junming
Edited byChen Zhongming
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Budget$6 million
Box office$136.7 million

Reportedly filmed on a ¥40 million budget, How Long Will I Love U grossed ¥900 million ($130 million) in China[1] where it premiered on 18 May 2018.[2] Foreign critics generally note the fine on-screen chemistry between Lei and Tong,[3][4] who previously co-starred in the 2013 TV series Weaning.

Cast

  • Lei Jiayin as Lu Ming, a down-on-his-luck property designer in 1999
    • Lei Jiayin as Lu Shiyi, a billionaire, whom Lu Ming "became" in 2018
  • Tong Liya as Gu Xiaojiao, a frustrated young woman in 2018
    • Han Jiaying as Young Gu Xiaojiao in 1999
  • Zhang Yi as Zhao Junyi, Lu Ming's supervisor (in 1999)
  • Wang Zhengjia as Gu Qixiang, Gu Xiaojiao's father and Zhao Junyi's boss (in 1999)
  • Yang Le as Xiaoma, real estate agent (in 2018)
  • Fan Ming as Potato wholesaler (in 2018)
  • Xu Zheng as Noodle (Lamian) Chef (in 2018)
  • Tao Hong as Gu Xiaojiao's supervisor (in 2018)
  • Li Nian as Xiaoya, Gu Xiaojiao's former classmate (in 2018)
  • Li Guangjie as Sicheng, Xiaoya's husband (in 2018)
  • Yang Di as Waiter (in 2018)
  • Yu Hewei as Scientist

Soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Don't Forget Me (不要忘了我)" (Theme)Chen XiDong DongdongLei Jiayin/ Tong Liya04:38
2."The First Love Place (初恋的地方)" (Theme)Sun YiLiu Chia-changJeff Chang[5]03:43
3."Fangjian ("房间", "Room")"Liu RuiqiLiu RuiqiLiu Ruiqi02:36

Production

Su Lun was hired as director and screenwriter,[6] Xu Zheng read her drafts and gave notes for improvement.[7]

The film pays homage to Alejandro Agresti's The Lake House and Robert Schwentke's The Time Traveler's Wife.[8]

Lei Jiayin said that Liu Haoran was considered for the role of young Lu Ming, but because of funding problems, he had to play the role's youth and adulthood.[7]

Production started on September 8, 2017 in Shanghai and ended on November 14 of that same year.[9][10]

Release

How Long Will I Love U gross revenue breakdown[11]
TerritoryGross Revenue ($)
China$135,346,907
United States$746,933
Australia$547,919
New Zealand$105,309
Total:$136,747,068

On April 4, 2018, the crew announced that the film was scheduled for release on May 18, 2018. On April 15, the cast and crew attended the Press Conference in Beijing. On April 26, the first official trailer for the film was released along with a teaser poster.[12]

How Long Will I Love U's opening day gross was 52.5 million yuan, by the weekend, the film's accumulated grossed reached 236 million yuan.[13][14]

According to Box Office Mojo, the film grossed $136.7 million in 4 international markets.[15][11]

Awards

See also

References

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