Never Gone (film)
| Never Gone | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Simplified | 致青春2：原来你还在这里 |
| Directed by | Zhou Tuo Ru |
| Produced by |
Ke Liming Zhang Yibai |
| Written by |
Zhou Tuo Ru Xin Yi Wu |
| Starring |
Kris Wu Liu Yifei |
Production company |
Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment[1] |
| Distributed by |
Beijing Weiying Shidai Technology Wuzhou Film Distribution Huaxia Film Distribution[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | CN¥336.6 million[1] |
So Young 2: Never Gone (simplified Chinese: 致青春2：原来你还在这里; traditional Chinese: 致青春2：原來你還在這裡), commonly known as Never Gone, is a 2016 Chinese romantic drama film based on the popular novel by Xin Yiwu. The film is directed by Zhou Tuo Ru, produced by Zhang Yibai and stars Kris Wu and Liu Yifei. Filming kicked off in April 2015 in Shanghai.[2] Though the stories are unrelated, the film was promoted as the sequel to 2013 youth romance film So Young, and released in China on July 8, 2016. [3][4]
Plot
The story started in high school. Su Yunjin (Liu Yifei) is a struggling transfer student from a regional town, while rich heir Cheng Zheng (Kris Wu) is the star student who sits behind her. He fell in love with her and started to pursue her all the way through college, even though they studied and lived in different cities. Cheng Zheng was ultimately successful in pursuing Su Yunjin, who willed herself to follow her heart for once, even though she knew there would be many obstacles in their way. Soon, they were basking in happiness, and subsequently moved in together after university. However, reality caught up with them two years after graduation. Their vastly different personalities and disparate family background meant their relationship was unequal from the very beginning - their unspoken expectations of each other and all the misunderstandings that came with a mundane lifestyle caused them to part ways with each other.[5]
A few years later, both of them establish successful careers, and end up living in the same neighborhood, thus meeting and getting entangled in each other's lives again. They both try to move on with different relationships, but are unsuccessful. When Su Yunjin loses her mother to cancer, Cheng Zheng is the only one to comfort her, causing the former to rekindle their relationship.
Cast
- Kris Wu as Cheng Zheng
- Liu Yifei as Su Yunjin
- Kimi Qiao Renliang as Shen Ju'an
- Li Meng as Mo Yuhua
- Jin Shijia as Zhou Ziyi
- Li Qin as Meng Xue
- Hao Shaowen as Song Ming
Reception
The film grossed CN¥336.6 million in China.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "致青春·原来你还在这里（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "原来你还在这里" (in Chinese).
- ↑ "Never Gone" Kris Wu.shanghaiist
- ↑ Kris Wu "Never Gone".chinatopix.com
- ↑ "《致青春》公映 吴亦凡刘亦菲"放肆爱"" [Never Gone opens in cinemas today] (in Chinese). 8 July 2016.