Back in 2009, Gu Dongyang was commissioned to shoot a promotional film for the city hosting the Shanghai World Expo. Instead, he turned around and made Blossoms Shanghai, and the series was showered with praise when it aired.
“Cinematic quality!”
“A beacon for Chinese television dramas!”
“A masterpiece that’s a feast for the eyes. Everyone in the industry should study every frame to learn what good taste looks like!”
From then on, Gu Dongyang became a star descended from heaven, sweeping away the era of terrible dramas.
His A Journey to Love set off a tourism boom in Dali and earned official thanks!
His The Long Season ushered in a Northeast China cultural renaissance!
After becoming a legend in television, the film industry was about to be gripped by the fear of falling under his control…
(Also known as The Whip of Chinese Entertainment, They Don’t Want to Improve, So I Make Them, and This Director Is Ridiculously Powerful, But He’s Sick in the Head.)
