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''Book of Love'' (), also titled ''Finding Mr. Right 2'' in English, is a 2016
romance 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 ...
directed and written by
Xue Xiaolu Xue Xiaolu is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the top Chinese female directors''.'' Her first major feature was '' Ocean Heaven'', (2010) which stars Jet Li, followed by '' Finding Mr. Right'' (2013) starring T ...
and starring
Tang Wei Tang Wei (; ; born 7 October 1979) is a Chinese actress. She rose to international fame for her role in Golden Lion-winning ''Lust, Caution'' (2007) by Ang Lee, for which she was banned by the Chinese government until her comeback in ''Crossing ...
and
Wu Xiubo Wu Xiubo ( , born 5 September 1968), is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He rose to prominence for his role in the television drama ''Before the Dawn (2009)'', followed by a series of hit shows such as ''Angel Heart'' (2012), ''Divorce Law ...
. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, it was released in China by EDKO (Beijing) Distribution on April 29, 2016. ''Book of Love'' is director-writer Xue Xiaolu's follow-up to the 2013 hit ''
Finding Mr. Right ''Finding Mr. Right'' () is a 2013 in film, 2013 romantic comedy film written and directed by Xue Xiaolu. The film was a box-office hit, grossed nearly US$85 million in China. The title translates literally as "Beijing Meets Seattle". A sequel ...
'', and it reunites her with lead actors Tang Wei and Wu Xiubo from the first movie, although the two films' plots are not related. Notably, the two leads have separate storylines throughout the movie, only communicating with each other through handwritten letters until their first meeting towards the end of the film.


Plot

Jiao Ye (played by Tang Wei) is a
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hostess in
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who accompanies customers as they gamble and earns a living from their tips. Her father, who brought her to Macau from
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, was an inveterate gambler who has since died, leaving her with a large pile of debts and a gambling habit of her own. Despite this, she is a good-natured girl who balances her money problems with a longing to find some meaning in her life and a boyfriend she has feelings for. Daniel Luo (Wu Xiubo) is a real estate broker in
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who moved there with his parents from
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20 years prior, although they subsequently divorced and both returned to China. Daniel has since built an outwardly successful life for himself in California, selling properties to wealthy Chinese buyers, but his parents' divorce when he was young still affects him, and he refuses to get into any kind of close emotional relationship. Both Jiao and Daniel come across an old book, ''
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'', which tells the story of New York writer
Helene Hanff Helene Hanff (April 15, 1916April 9, 1997) was an American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the author of the book ''84, Charing Cross Road'', which became the basis for a stage play, television play, and 84 Charin ...
and her 20-year correspondence with British bookseller Frank Doel, whose shop was at 84 Charing Cross Road in
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. Daniel and Jiao, both in foul moods and blaming the book for recent misfortunes in their lives, decide to get rid of it by mailing the book to the address in the title. Unbeknown to either of them, the current proprietor of 84 Charing Cross Road, Mr Thomas, is an elderly gentleman who enjoys
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and redirects the letters from Jiao and Daniel to each other. Over the course of the next year, Daniel and Jiao begin a regular correspondence by sending letters to 84 Charing Cross Road, each believing the other to be a Chinese person living in London. Mr Thomas continues forwarding their letters without their knowledge. The letters are hostile at first, but eventually a genuine friendship develops. Jiao incurs a large debt and accompanies a rich client to
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to pay it off. Meanwhile, Daniel befriends an elderly Chinese couple who own a house he wants to buy, but since he knows they would never approve of his plan to tear their house down and replace it with two new ones, he tries an underhanded tactic to trick them into selling. As part of his plan, he also takes them to Las Vegas for a vacation, and nearly crosses paths with Jiao several times, although neither knows what the other looks like. Daniel begins to feel guilty about what he is doing, and his plan is eventually found out by the old couple. Jiao's relationship with her client ends, and she and Daniel console each other through their letters. Around the same time, they also both decide to reveal their real identities to each other. However, Mr Thomas passes away before the letters admitting their identities can be forwarded on, and both Jiao and Daniel believe the other person has decided to break off the relationship. They also have no way of getting in touch with each other anymore. Realizing their growing feelings for each other, and desperately seeking news of what has happened to the other person, Daniel and Jiao travel separately to 84 Charing Cross Road, where they learn the truth about who has been forwarding their letters, and are also told about Mr Thomas's upcoming funeral. At the service, they just miss finding each other, although Daniel realizes that Jiao was also in attendance when he sees a tribute card she leaves for Mr Thomas at the funeral. However, none of their attempts to locate the other person work. Having given up, both Daniel and Jiao return to 84 Charing Cross Road one last time to leave a farewell letter, where they finally meet. The film ends as the two stroll through London's
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at night, chatting about their lives.


Cast

Source:''"北京遇上西雅图之不二情书 (2016)"''
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Tang Wei Tang Wei (; ; born 7 October 1979) is a Chinese actress. She rose to international fame for her role in Golden Lion-winning ''Lust, Caution'' (2007) by Ang Lee, for which she was banned by the Chinese government until her comeback in ''Crossing ...
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Wu Xiubo Wu Xiubo ( , born 5 September 1968), is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He rose to prominence for his role in the television drama ''Before the Dawn (2009)'', followed by a series of hit shows such as ''Angel Heart'' (2012), ''Divorce Law ...
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Kara Hui Kara Wai Ying-hung BBS (; born 3 February 1960) is a Hong Kong actress best known internationally for her roles in wuxia films produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s. Wai has since portrayed a wide range of roles on screen ...
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Paul Chun Paul Chun (; born 17 May 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in '' The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Early and personal ...
*Wu Yanshu *
Cherry Ngan Cherry Ngan () is a Hong Kong singer, actress and model. She is best known for her role in the 2013 Chinese film ''The Way We Dance'' for which she nominated as best actress at both the Hong Kong Film Award and the Golden Horse Awards. As well a ...
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Wang Zhiwen Wang Zhiwen (, born June 25, 1966) is a Chinese actor born in Shanghai, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the lis ...
* Lu Yi *
Zu Feng Zu Feng (; born February 23, 1974) is a Chinese actor and director. Zu first attracted attention in 2008 for his role as Li Ya in the successful TV drama '' Lurk''. He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, includi ...
*Wang Qian *Liu Zhihong *
Zhang Yibai Zhang Xiaoling, better known by his stage name Zhang Yibai () (born 14 April 1963, in Chongqing, China) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer. Directorial career Zhang began his career in television and music videos before dir ...
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Ai Liya Ai Liya (; born 1 December 1965 in Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China ...
* Sam Lee *Chen Chuang *Han Zhang


Reception

The film was number-one on its opening weekend in China, with .


References


External links

*{{IMDb title, 4960242 Hong Kong romantic drama films Chinese romantic drama films Films directed by Xue Xiaolu 2010s Hong Kong films 2010s Chinese films 2010s Mandarin-language films