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Reporter: The movie, "Wo-De-Nan-You-He-Gou (我的男友和狗)," or "One Minute More," has Janine Zhang playing the protagonist--who struggles with work, a dog and romance--and Peter Ho playing the partner who supports her.
In order to step into their roles, Janine Zhang says she and Peter have been building a strong bond with Li La, despite them both being allergic to dogs:
"Two months before filming took place, we needed to keep close contact with Li La. The funny thing is that both Peter and I are allergic to dogs, but we couldn't avoid letting Li La lick our faces when we played with her. So, before we would go play with Li La, Peter and I would remind each other to take allergy medicine to reduce the symptoms."
Janine Zhang, who became more widely known on the Chinese mainland for her role as Emperor Taizong's concubine, Xu Hui, in the historical TV drama, Wu-Mei-Niang-Chuan-Qi, or Empress of China, which also stars actress Fan Bingbing and up-and-coming Hong Kong actor, Aarif Lee.
In "One Minute More," Janine Zhang plays Cai Wanzhen, an editor of a fashion magazine. Peter Ho plays her boyfriend, Shen Haojie, who takes meticulous care of her, allowing Cai to excel in her career; he also helps take care of her pet dog.
Peter Ho explains how the relationship between his character and Janine's is impacted when Cai adopts the golden retriever:
"As Cai starts taking care of the dog, Li La smooths out our ties, but when I come into conflict with my girlfriend, Li La kept us together because we couldn't decide which one of us would take care of the pet and bathe her. And if we still felt strongly for each other, then there would also be little burden in keeping the dog and staying together."
The movie is an adaptation of the bestselling Japanese novel by Harada Maha of the same name.
Harada's characters tend to be work-addicted, attractive and ambitious women and often have a supportive boyfriend lurking about.
Directed by Taiwan filmmaker Chen Wei Ling (陈慧翎), "One Minute More" is a classic Harada story about Cai Wanzhen, who would invest 14 hours a day into her work with all of her housework done by her boy friend--it's a love-or-career dilemma.
But the real focus is on the couple's dog, Li La — a well-groomed golden retriever that acts as a surrogate baby. Cai Wanzhen begins to wake up early, cook and take care of Li La.
Unexpectedly, the pet nudges Cai to get her priorities straightened out and ultimately ditch the job-comes-first mindset.
Janine Zhang says she thinks the movie is a heart-warming one:
"I believe the movie would warm audiences' hearts. Surrounded by blockbuster films from Hollywood, audience members may relax when watching this movie and come to realize it's time to rethink their relationships with those around them, including both pets and their families. I really think it's a thought-provoking film."
This touching story of a career-minded woman, her sweetheart and their dog, which has already been shown in theatres in Japan and Taiwan, will soon reach the big screens of the Chinese mainland this coming summer.
For Studio Plus, I'm Xu Fei.
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