Lovers

Creative Statement

At its core, this story is very simple: love is meaning. Those words are what I found, in the course of writing, gives me the most strength. Whether in marriage, romance, betrayal or loss, in the vastness of life, love is the one essence beneath all appearances of emotion that connects most truly with our inner selves.

Synopsis

Tian Fei's wife, Zuo Ya, and Wan Qihong's husband, Cao Xiaobei, have both gone missing. Tian Fei and Wan Qihong team up to look for them, following highway surveillance cameras all the way from Beijing to Haixi. They try everything, but still find no trace of their spouses...... In another time, 19-year-old Cao Xiaobei comes to Haixi to see the girl he loves, Zuo Ya, and the two young people leave memories of their love in the small city. As past and present intertwine, the secrets of love and marriage gradually come to light......

Genre:

Drama, Romance

Director/Screenwriter:

Lei Zhilong

Producer:

Qiu Sheng

Production Company:

Beijing Yulong Shaonian Culture Media Co., Ltd.

About the Director/Screenwriter

Lei Zhilong: independent writer. Since 2001 he has been active on the Beijing stage as a theatre director, playwright and actor. He began writing for film in 2013 and has written screenplays for films including Hello, Mr. Insane!, A Cool Fish and The Eleventh Chapter, all well received. The TV series Grand Attire, which he wrote alone, was broadcast on Youku and Dragon TV in 2022.

About the Producer

Qiu Sheng: graduate of the Department of Film and Television of the Central Academy of Drama, working in film development and production. He previously worked at a leading Chinese film production company and took part in developing and producing films including A Cool Fish and Caught in Time.

About the Production Company

Beijing Yulong Shaonian Culture Media Co., Ltd.: with content development at its core, the company also works in shooting and production, licensing and cooperation, and aims to become an incubator of quality film and television content.

Logline

Tian Fei and Wan Qihong come to Haixi together, each looking for their missing spouse. In another time, 19-year-old Zuo Ya and Cao Xiaobei fall in love in Haixi. As past and present intertwine, they discover that love is meaning.