First Time (2012 film)

This article is about the Chinese film. For the American film, see The First Time (2012 film).

First Time (Chinese: 第一次) is a 2012 romance film written and directed by Han Yan (韓延).^[1][2] A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is a remake of the South Korean film ...ing (2003).

First Time
Directed by	Han Yan
Screenplay by	Han Yan
Produced by	Bill Kong
Starring	Angelababy Mark Chao Jiang Shan
Cinematography	Charlie Lam
Edited by	Angie Lam
Music by	Keith Chan Zhou Jiaojiao
Production company	BDI Films
Release date	8 June 2012 (2012-06-08)
Running time	106 min.
Countries	China Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

Plot

Song Shiqiao (Angelababy), 22, lives with her devoted mother, widowed shop owner Zheng Qing (Jiang Shan). Shiqiao, who always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, cannot exert herself physically as she suffers from form of myasthenia, a neuromuscular disease, that her father died of; the medication she takes also causes memory lapses. One day, at a charity fair, she bumps into Gong Ning (Mark Chao), a former high-school friend she always liked, and the two end up dating, despite the initial disapproval of her mother. Gong Ning dropped out of university to spend more time with a rock band he leads; also, his girlfriend, dancer Peng Wei (Cindy Yen), has dumped him because of his inability to focus his life. However, for Shiqiao, Gong Ning is the perfect partner.^[3]

Cast

• Angelababy as Song Shiqiao
• Mark Chao as Gong Ning / Lü Xia
• Jiang Shan as Zheng Qing, Shiqiao's mother
• Cindy Yen as Peng Wei, Gong Ning's ex-girlfriend
• Allen Chao as Gong Ning's father
• Tian Yuan as Gu Qi, rock band member
• Bai Baihe as Wei Jiajia, rival rock singer
• Huang Xuan as Li Rao, Peng Wei's new boyfriend
• Zhao Yingjun as rock band member
• Wu Xiaoliang
• Fan Lin