By Li Fei | 00:00 UTC+8 January 22, 2022 |
SHANGHAI’S current hit movie “B for Busy,” about the love lives of middle-aged locals and using the Shanghai dialect almost entirely, has become the talk of the town.
In addition to the love stories of Mr Bai, a 50-year-old Shanghai uncle who is the lead character in the movie’s title, the Shanghai alleys, fruit shops, cafes, apartments and lifestyle featured in the film are familiar to local residents.
Wandering around the historic area where Bai lives and finding the cafes and small shops where the love stories happen has become another sequel chapter beyond the film.
Some shops have retained their same appearance as in “B for Busy,” but others have returned to their original look.
The small coffee shops, discount food stores and restaurants in the film, even the pastry Bai loves, stimulate in many local people the memory of “the same Shanghai life as mine.”
It’s fun to follow Bai to grab a cup of coffee in the city, or stand in queue to buy his favorite Shanghai snacks. I just did it, and I met a lot of “B for Busy” fans at these shops.