Fan Zhiyi starred in the first 14 episode of "Flowers bloom in Shanghai" and played the factory director. Although he doesn't have many scenes, his outstanding performance has aroused widespread concern and heated discussion, and even made it on the hot search list for several days. In the play, Master Fan, the factory director played by Fan Zhiyi, is a simple and grounded role, and the way of communication with Miss Wang is also very natural.
Fan Zhiyi established a deep friendship with Hugh while filming, and Hugh always regarded Fan Zhiyi as his idol. In honor of Hugh, Fan Zhiyi specially gave him an autographed jersey. The deep affection between Master Fan and Miss Wang in the play also adds a lot of warmth and emotion to the whole story.
Apart from Fan Zhiyi and Hugh, other characters in Flowers in Shanghai also have complex emotions and life choices. The whole story brings the audience into a contest about feelings and career, which makes people worry and regret the fate and choice of each role.
Brief introduction of Shanghai flower
Flowers in Shanghai is a contemporary urban drama directed and supervised by Wong Kar-wai, starring Hugh, Ma Yili, Xin, Ryan, and Fan, Dai Jun, Zeng Meihuizi,, and Cheng Liang. The play premiered on CCTV 8 on February 27th, 2023, and was broadcast on Happiness Theater of Jiangsu Satellite TV and Oriental Theater of Oriental TV at 0/0/0.2/9: 30 in 2024. Tencent video is broadcast simultaneously.
The play is based on Jin Yucheng's novel of the same name, and the story will revolve around Po. In the early 1990s, when everyone was competing for the upper reaches, Po also became a treasure manager, with both successes and failures, leaving a legend among the Shanghai hipsters. There have been glories, endless streams, men and women, ups and downs, friendship and true feelings of an era.