''Tiny Times 4'' ( zh, s=小时代4：灵魂尽头) is a 2015 Chinese

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

and the fourth installment of the ''Tiny Times'' franchise directed and written by

Guo Jingming Guo Jingming (; born June 6, 1983), also known as Edward Guo, is a Chinese young adult writer, director, and businessman. While in high school, Guo began publishing articles online under the pen name Disiwei (“Fourth Dimension”), which ea ...

. Originally scheduled for release in February 2015; it was delayed to July 2015.

Kai Ko Kai Ko Chen-tung (; born Ko Chia-kai on 18 June 1991) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and film director. Ko rose to fame with ''You Are the Apple of My Eye'' (2011), for which he won Best New Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards and the 12th Chi ...

's scenes were edited out from the film due to his drug use in September 2014.

Plot

Gu Li finds herself at a loss due to the heavy amount of debts let behind by her father. At the same time, she finds herself struck with cancer. Too proud to admit her struggle to anyone, Gu Li sets off a chain of self-destructive events, leading her to become estranged from her best friends and ultimately her boyfriend, Gu Yuan. Meanwhile, Lin Xiao becomes engaged with the mysterious Lu Shao. Unhappy with this, Gong Xun orders her to be sacked, which in turn causes a scuffle between him and a protesting Lu Shao. Gong Xun falls into a coma, and the traumatized Lu Shao dumps Lin Xiao. Nan Xiang, who gets a job at M.E Magazine thanks to Lin Xiao's connections, quickly reveal her true colors as she climbs the corporate ladder thanks to her new-found relationship with Lin Xiao's boss, Gong Ming. Wan Ru, who has been disfigured due to a fight between her friends, distanced herself from the group as she struggles to heal from both the physical and emotional scar.

Cast

Yang Mi Yang Mi ( zh, s= 杨幂, t=, p=, born 12 September 1986), also known as Mini Yang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress in '' Tang Ming Huang'' (1990) and transitioned to adult roles in the 2000s, gaining recogni ...

Amber Kuo Kuo Tsai-chieh (, born 19 February 1986), also known as Amber Kuo, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Career Kuo made her debut in the music video of "我們小時候" (When We Were Young) by Taiwanese singer Tank. She was also featured in Ste ...

Cheney Chen Chen Xuedong (, born 28 June 1990), also known as Cheney Chen, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Zhou Chongguang in the film series ''Tiny Times'' (2013–2015). Career Predebut Chen was born in Wenzhou, Zhe ...

Bea Hayden Kuo Hsin-yen (Chinese: 郭碧婷; born 16 January 1984), better known by her stage name Kuo Bea-ting or English name Bea Hayden, is a Taiwanese actress and model. She is best known for her work in the '' Tiny Times'' film series. Biography K ...

Evonne Hsieh Sie Yi-lin (; born 19 March 1990), also known as Evonne Sie, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese actress. Sie made her acting debut in Chinese film series ''Tiny Times (film series), Tiny Times'' (2013-2015), which helped her achieve popularity in ...

*Lee Hyun-jae * Vivian Dawson * Ming Ren *

Jiang Chao Jiang Chao (, born 12 August 1991), also known as Jo Jiang, is a Chinese actor and singer. He graduated in Beijing Contemporary Music Academy, and was the Jinan Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a populat ...

* Wang Lin * Kiwi Shang *Anatoly Shanin *

(scenes edited)

Reception

Box office

The film made an estimated US$36 million in its opening weekend in China, coming in second place at the Chinese box office behind '' Forever Young'' and fourth internationally behind '' Minions'', ''

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'' and ''Forever Young''.

Critical reception

Derek Elley of ''

Film Business Asia ''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for '' Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and ''Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder o ...

'' gave the film a 7 out of 10, calling it "a satisfying conclusion to the BFF/fashionista saga that's even, surprisingly, touching."

Box office

The film grossed RMB111 million (US$17.8 million) on the opening day including midnight release of RMB6.85 million (US$1.10 million) with total gross US$77.8 million.

Original soundtrack

References

{{Guo Jingming Chinese romantic drama films Tiny Times 2015 films Films set in Shanghai Films shot in Shanghai Films based on Chinese novels Adaptations of works by Guo Jingming Chinese sequel films