YANGNIU ZAI BEIJING {FOREIGN BABES IN BEIJING} {PT. 3
OF 20} {MANDARIN CHINESE} (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic series chronicling the love affairs
of two American girls living in Beijing who become
involved with the inhabitants of a traditional Chinese
courtyard. In this episode, pedicab driver Qingzi tries
unsuccessfully to stop Robert, who has come to the
teahouse to look for Louise. Encouraged by Jessie and
Qingzi, Tianliang embraces Louise in front of Robert,
hoping that Robert will leave in embarrassment. Robert
asks Tianliang for a private conversation, but the two
get into a fight as Robert accuses Tianliang of making
up to Louise only to go to America. In the meantime, at
a family dinner, Tianliang's father Mr. Li expresses his
opposition to Tianliang's involvement with Louise; he
believes it is not appropriate for a Chinese man to
marry a foreign girl. At the police station, where
Tianliang and Robert have been taken after their fight,
Qingzi and Jessie try to explain to the police what
happened, but the police insist that they have to hold
the two young men for at least twenty-four hours.
Louise tells the police that she is the cause of the
fight, declaring herself Tianliang's fiancŽe -- a
statement that shocks the young man's parents when
they overhear it through the window. To everyone's
surprise, Robert explains to the police that he and
Tianliang were not fighting but rather discussing
martial arts. He then congratulates Tianliang on his
love with Louise. The police are confused but have to
let the young men leave. Back home, Tianliang gets into
an argument with his father about Louise. The next day
in Jingshan Park, Louise and Tianliang talk about their
future. Tianliang worries that Louise will be unable to
adapt to the simple life in the courtyard. She insists
that she wants to marry him -- not the courtyard or his
family. In the meantime, Tianliang's brother Tianming,
a travel agent, comes to the foreign students' dormitory
to try to persuade Jessie and other students to join his
company's tour of Beijing. Jessie, who is thinking of
finding herself a Chinese boyfriend, is pleased to
exchange phone numbers with Tianming. In the
courtyard, Louise is teaching Tianliang English in his
room. The episode ends as Mr. Li overhears the pair
say, "I love you," to each other in English.
(This program is in Mandarin Chinese.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Sun TV,
2003.
Details
- NETWORK: CCTV (China)
- DATE: November 30, 1995
- RUNNING TIME: 0:47:21
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:70252
- GENRE: Drama, night-time serial
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, night-time serial - China; International Collection - China
- SERIES RUN: CCTV (China) - TV series, 1996
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Wu Biao … Supervising Producer, Chief Supervising Producer
- Wang Wanbing … Supervising Producer
- Xuan Guoyi … Supervising Producer
- Liu Tong … Producer, Created by
- Lu Li … Producer, Created by
- Song Zhenshan … Producer
- Zhang Zhe … Production (Misc.)
- Zhou Wei … Production (Misc.)
- Sun Ying … Production (Misc.), Production Manager
- Liu Jizong … Production (Misc.), Production Manager
- Wang Binlin … Director, Chief Director
- Li Jiangxin … Director
- Xu Qiaonan … Direction (Misc.), Executive Director
- Feng Huanzhong … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Tang Xiaohui … Created by
- Jian Jia … Writer
- Li Weihai … Writer
- Guo Feng … Composer, Lyricist, Singer
- Liang Yanling … Singer
- Kalin (transliterated) … Cast, Louise
- Du Ruiqiu (transliterated) (Rachel DeWoskin) … Cast, Jessie
- Chen Yude … Cast, Mr. Li
- Ding Yi … Cast, Mrs. Li
- Liu Tao … Cast, Li Tianliang
- Ye Hui … Cast, Li Tianming
- Elina (transliterated) … Cast, Nadia
- Yijiyuan Shizi (transliterated) … Cast, Zhizi (transliterated)
- Liang Qinggang … Cast, Mr. Lu
- David Wei … Cast, Robert
- Li Nan … Cast, Lu Xiaoqing
- Chen Peng … Cast, Du Lianhuang
- Li Jing … Cast, Qin Fen
- Andre … Cast, Jack
- Zhong Aizhen … Cast, Jisi (transliterated)
- Gina (transliterated) … Cast, Carrie
- Fu Xiaona … Cast, Ji Suhong
- Walide (transliterated) … Cast, David
- Feng Xiangru … Cast, Mrs. Ji
- Liu Tong … Cast, Manager Han
- Tang Xiaohui … Cast, Woman Teacher
- Liu Xuan … Cast, Xiaohu