Zhao Lusi starts filming Farewell Letter, her first series as director
Chinese actress Zhao Lusi, also known as Rosy Zhao, has started filming Farewell Letter (告别信), the first series she is directing as well as leading. Production officially began on November 12 in Chengdu, and the series will stream exclusively on Youku.
Based on a bestselling novel by German author Kerstin Gier, the ten-episode light comedy follows Ge Li, played by Zhao, a woman around thirty who has just been through a disappointing blind date, lost her job and grown tired of her family's constant advice. On an impulse she writes blunt farewell letters to her friends and relatives. When the letters arrive, her quiet life is turned upside down, and the old friends, family members and colleagues who come back into her life push her to face the problems she had been avoiding.
The story is set between Sichuan and Chongqing, with a noodle shop and a publishing house among its main locations. Besides directing and starring, Zhao is also the show's chief stylist. Kong Lin, Ren Bin, Li Le, Li Meng, Yue Yang and Hu Yixuan make special appearances, and the series reunites Zhao with the production team behind Hidden Love.
Farewell Letter is her first project since Love's Ambition, the 2025 series with William Chan, and her first time back on a set in almost two years. Filming is expected to last around two months. No release date has been announced.
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