Shao Yihui
Winner Profile
Best Screenplay
Screenwriter, B for Busy
Jury Citation
In B for Busy, screenwriter Shao Yihui builds, on a romantic foundation, the prose-poem quality of a romance narrative. The dialogue is well crafted and rich in detail, and the depiction of everyday life is distinctive. Taking an eye-level perspective close to feminism, the screenplay portrays Shanghai's urban culture and its ensemble of men and women in a lifelike, varied and credible way, in close keeping with the aesthetics of Shanghai's local culture, and gives the film its distinctive style. Winner of Best Screenplay.
B for Busy: Synopsis
Lao Bai (Xu Zheng), a painter divorced for many years, is introduced by a friend to Ms. Li (Ma Yili), who is also divorced and raising a child. Lao Bai falls for her at first sight, but Ms. Li seems to have reservations and holds back. Lao Bai runs an art class for adults at his home, and Gloria (Ni Hongjie) is one of his students. Gloria is passionate and outgoing. She is married, but her husband lives abroad and seldom comes home, and she seems to have feelings for Lao Bai that go beyond those of a student. Beibei (Wu Yue) is Lao Bai's ex-wife. They divorced years ago, and it was Beibei who betrayed Lao Bai, yet his mother still hopes they will remarry one day. In the lanes of Shanghai, the story of one man and three women begins to unfold.