This Is Not What I Expected
| This Is Not What I Expected | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Xu Hongyu |
| Produced by |
Peter Chan Xu Yuezhen |
| Based on | Finally I Get You by Lan Bai Se |
| Starring |
Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhou Dongyu |
Release date |
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| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | US$18 million[1] |
| Box office | US$30 million[2] |
This Is Not What I Expected (Chinese: 喜欢你) is a 2017 Chinese romance comedy film directed by Xu Hong Yu and produced by Peter Chan, starring Zhou Dongyu and Takeshi Kaneshiro. It is adapted from the novel Finally I Get You written by Lan Bai Se.[3] The film was released on April 27, 2017.
Plot
29-year-old Gu Sheng Nan (Zhou Dongyu) is a chef at Western restaurant in a hotel who is in a secret relationship with the hotel's general manager. After a financial crisis hit the hotel, the manager breaks up with her and she loses her job at the same time. In this state of distress, she meets the picky and arrogant Lu Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), who is there to take over the hotel, and forms a relationship with him. They become a couple despite their wildly different personalities, bonding over their love for food.
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as Lu Jin
- Zhou Dongyu as Gu Sheng Nan
- Sun Yizhou as Xiao Meng
- Xi Mengyao as Xu Zhao Di
- Tony Yang as Cheng Zi Qian
Reception
The film grossed a total of CN¥209.9 million in China.[4]
References
- ↑ Liz Shackleton (13 March 2017). "The 24 hottest projects at this year's Hong Kong Filmart". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "This Is Not What I Expected (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "喜欢你". Baidu. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "喜欢你（2017）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2017.