I'm a Boss is a 2009 Chinese television comedy-drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong, starring Jiang Wu as an idiosyncratic and Quixotic mid-aged Ma Yiming who, forced to leave his government career, enters the business world as an entrepreneur. Ma Yiming is a likeable character who is selfless, dependable, diligent, upstanding, and full of righteousness, but who is also utterly unsuccessful; his frequently amusing misfortunes highlight the contrast between the ideal that the Communist-Party propagates and the capitalistic reality in contemporary Chinese society.
| I'm a Boss | |
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| Also known as | I am a Boss |
| Traditional Chinese | 我是老闆 |
| Simplified Chinese | 我是老板 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǒ Shì Lǎobǎn |
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| Written by | Gong Xiangdong |
| Directed by | Zheng Xiaolong |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Xiangxin Weilai" (相信未来) performed by Eric Moo |
| Ending theme | "Nanren Sishi" (男人四十) performed by Kao Ming-chun |
| Composer | Meng Ke |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Cao Ping |
| Cinematography | Wang Junbo |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Beijing Television |
| Release | May 1 – May 12, 2009 |
Broadcast
editThe show was first broadcast in May 2009 on Beijing Television.[1] In Taiwan, it was shown on Videoland Max-TV in March 2010.[2]
Cast and characters
edit- Jiang Wu as Ma Yiming, the protagonist
- Zhang Heng as Shi Hong, a nurse and Ma Yiming's wife
- Wang Lei as Shi Jun, Shi Hong's jobless brother, though he claims he owns a million-dollar company
- Wang Jingsong as Ma Yiping, a taxicab driver and Ma Yiming's brother
- Wang Yajie as Li Qinqin, a landlady
- Niu Piao as Feng Zhiyuan, a businessman
- Xu Zheng as Xu Tianlai, a businessman
- Li Jingjing as Bai Lihua, a businesswoman
- Fu Miao as Chen Xi, a gold-digging secretary
- Li Xiaomeng as Ranran, a young bartender
- Liu Yiwei as a businessman
- Fang Zige as Ma Yiming's superior
Awards and nominations
editXu Zheng was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th Huading Awards.[3]