[CN] Paris Sonata

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English Title: Rive Gauche or Parisian Love Song or Paris Sonataa or In Love with D Major (Unofficial)
Chinese Title: 巴黎戀歌
Pinyin Title: Ba Li Lian Ge
Vietnamese Title:
Production: Jessie & Jones Production (Ruby's company), Shanghai Zhong Jie (known for producing Qiong Yao serials)
Director: Zhou Xiao Peng
Screenwriter: Fei Be, Wang Wei
Filming Settings: Shanghai (Production started April 5th, 2005 but first release pictures of filming is from April 18 with shooting at Shanghai's Lu Xun park) and shoot on location in France for 10 days, with wrap up in July
Year in Production: Filming starts April 5, 2005
Number of Episode: 30 episodes
Theme: Urban love story

Cast:

Ruby Lin as Yu Man Zhi 于蔓芝
Under the music teaching of He Yu Tong; A gifted pianist travelling in France (Chen Wanchien is Ruby's pianist teacher to prepare Ruby for her role as Yu Man Zhi)

Ren Quan as Ji Wei 纪伟
Under the music teaching of his mom, He Yu Tong; A violinist

Leanne Liu (Liu Xue Hua) as He Yu Tong 贺语彤
Ji Wei's mother, her extramarital affair caused the end to her son's music career

Ren Xiao Fei as Qiu Xiao Wei 丘小薇
He Yutung's niece, she also studied under her aunt since she was little

Shaun Tam (Tan Jun Yan) as Ren Yun Kuan 耘宽
Zheng Xiao Ning as Yu Chong Tian 于崇天
Yan Qing Yu as Wang Qian 汪倩
Liu Tao as Yu Yue 余悦
Ding Wen Qi as Liang Qing Xuan 梁晴萱 (Yu Man Zhi's father)
Li Ming as Ji Kai 纪凯

Synopsis:

Talented pianist Yu Manzhi strolling down a Paris street, mischievously starts playing on the keyboard belonging to a street performer. In a cafe, Ji Wei shuttles b/w customers, bringing customers red wine, coffee. The sound of the piano outside the cafe sounds somewhat familiar, like the song he and a girl named Angel wrote 10 years ago. Those notes comes from "Angel Concerto," they bring his memory back to a time long ago.....

Ten years ago, under the personal tutelage of pianist He Yutung, a pair of young, perfectly matched musicians were born: one is her favorite disciple, one who strives to excel Yu Manzhi; one is her own son, a prodigy Ji Wei. Ji Wei discovered his mother's extramarital affair when he was 11 years old. He cannot accept it. Thus during the selection for philharmonic orchestra, he suddenly disappeared. In order to escape from reality, Ji Wei afterwards by chance arrived in Paris. But music no longer was his career. The violin only becomes an alternative in his life.

Ten years later, Yu Manzhi becomes a successful pianist in Paris. Because her parents are divorcing she returns to Shanghai to prevent them from separating. At the same Ji Wei is also returning to Shanghai to see his dying mother. He is temporarily working in his friend Xie Feng's cafe in Shanghai. Due to release of Yu Manzhi's CD, Ji Wei looks at the CD cover of Yu Manzhi, he has never forgotten about her.

Yu Manchih fellow classmate Qing Zuan is an idol singer. In the cafe, she meets Ji Wei, and falls for him. Qui Xiaowei is He Yutung's niece, she also studied under her aunt since she was little. After college graduation works as a DJ for a radio station. In order to promote the CD, Yu Manzhi goes on Xiaowei's program. She finds out Ji Wei has returned home and about her teacher He Yutung's illness. Therefore she goes to Ji Wei's home to see her.

Ji Wei discoveres his love for Manzhi is as before. But at her side she already has Ren Yunkuan. He Yutung dies not long after. Ji Wei becomes depressive, Qing Zuan makes a move on him. Yu Manzhi wants to encourage Ji Wei to return to music, but never thought that their relationship was used by a reporter to create news. Ren Yunkuan sees a scene of Yu Manzhi and Ji Wei revealing their true feelings. Ji Wei terminates the contract w/ the record company, again returning to work in Xie Feng's cafe. By now Yu Manzhi is under pressure, decides to be engaged to Ren Yunkuan. Never thought that Xiaowei, who knows about everything and sympathizes Ren Yunkuan and gradually falls in love with him. The desolate Ji Wei, under Qing Zuan's support, turns to music writing.

Yu Manzhi and Ren Yunkuan's wedding is not moving smoothly. She is unable to forget Ji Wei. Qing Zuan accuses Yu Manzhi doing things as pleases has hurt Ji Wei. Ji Wei knows about Qing Zuan's feelings for him, but he is unable to forget about Yu Manzhi. Due to the news of Yu Manzhi's engagement, he retreated once more. At this time, Ji Wei's former girlfriend he had while living in Paris Yu Yue wants to get back together w/ him. Wanting to get back together w/ Ji Wei, Yu Yue accepts a designing job w/ Yu Manzhi.
Under Ren Yunkuan's plans of retaliation, Yu Manzhi and Ji Wei have a huge misunderstanding. Ji Wei writes "Angel Concerto" to express his love for Yu Manzhi. Yu Manzhi is moved and finally reunites with him, ends her engagement to Ren Yunkuan. Ren Yunkuan wants to ruin Yu Manzhi's career. Xiaowei is injured in a traffic accident and needs a blood transfusion, accidentally discoveres that she is is Ji Wei's older half-sister w/ the same mother different father. And her biological father is none other than Yu Manzhi's father Yu Chungtien.

The truth is out. The fact is Ji Wei's father Ji Kai already knows about his wife's affair, but he does not talk about it, forgives He Yutung. Ji Wei is unable to accept the truth, decides to return to the River Gauche cafe to work. Ji Wei runs into and old friend Pierre, listening to him talking about his mother's struggle and pain when she decided to give up on music. He finally overcomes his emotions/worries, decides to return to Shanghai to bravely face his relationship w/ Yu Manzhi, and to face his mother's past.

A year later at a concert, Yu Manzhi, Ji Wei, Qing Zuan, Ren Yunkuan meet again. The god of destiny once drove them apart, but once again allowing them approach each other.

Credit: RubyStation

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[noopie910]

I like ruby lin! But I don't really like the actor :(

Hmmmm.. Haven't seen this series in Singapore yet....

[LittleKungFuGirl]

I suppose I can`t blame you. Ren Quan can`t pull off facial hair very well.