Chen Mo and Meiting

Chen Mo and Meiting simplified Chinese traditional Chinese pinyin Chn M h Miting is a 2002 Chinese romantic drama film written and directed by Liu Hao. It was Lius directorial debut and stars Du Huanan and Wang Lingbo as the titular Chen Mo and Meiting.

After writing the screenplay for Chen Mo and Meiting, Liu set out to find the money to finance his project. Eventually Liu was forced to search for benefactors from the phone book, eventually raising 140,000 from a friend in Shanghai.Given the small budget, the film production was limited with Liu and the crew living in a small basement to save on housing costs. Postproduction was funded primarily from Liu and his producers selling calendars on the street, eventually paying off debts over the course of two years. ........

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