Call for Love

2007 Chinese film

Call for Love
Official poster

Traditional Chinese	愛情呼叫轉移
Simplified Chinese	爱情呼叫转移

Hanyu Pinyin	Aìqíng Hūjiào Zhuǎnyí


Directed by	Zhang Jianya
Written by	Liu Yiwei Shu Huan
Produced by	Han Sanping Sun Jianjun
Starring	Xu Zheng
Cinematography	Zhi Lei
Edited by	Cheng Jie
Music by	Tan Yizhe
Production companies	Beijing Film Studio Pegasus & Taihe Entertainment Beijing Orange Sky Golden Harvest TV & Film Production Warner China Film HG Shenzhou TV
Release date	February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Call for Love (Chinese: 爱情呼叫转移; pinyin: Àiqíng hūjiào zhuǎnyí) is a Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Zhang Jianya. The film premiered in China on February 8, 2007.^[1]^[2]^[3] It stars Xu Zheng, Fan Bingbing, and Eva Huang.

Plot

After being married for seven years, Xu Lang, a white collar office manager, has started to get tired of the same routine in his marriage. After asking his wife for a divorce, he is given a magical cell phone by an angel. The cell phone allows him to have romantic encounters with different women. After various dates and courtships with 12 beautiful women, he still cannot meet the right one. He attempts to mend things over with his wife, only to find that his ex-wife has met another man and found happiness. The movie ends with Xu meeting his old love interest from 15 years ago, suggesting a new relationship between them.

Cast

Xu Zheng as Xu Lang, protagonist
Liu Yiwei as Angel
Jiang Hongbo as boring wife
Song Jia as Girl #1, easy girl
Fan Bingbing as Girl #2, ninja cop
Eva Huang as Girl #3, valley girl
Michelle Bai as Girl #4, girl with intimidating mom
Ning Jing as Girl #5, gold-digger
Annie Yi as Girl #6, career woman with trust issues
Qu Ying as Girl #7, overprotective dog lover
Qin Hailu as Girl #8, feminist freak
Shen Xing as former classmate, Xu Lang's destined romantic partner
Gong Beibi
Che Yongli
Brenda Wang
Huang Jianxiang (cameo)
Chen Luyu (cameo)

References

^ "Liúyíwěi dǎzào hèsuì xǐjù xúzhēng lǐngxián "àiqíng hūjiào zhuǎnyí"" 刘仪伟打造贺岁喜剧徐峥领衔《爱情呼叫转移》 [Liu Yiwei Creates New Year Comedy Xu Zheng Leads "Love Call Transfer"] (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. October 20, 2006. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ "Dūshì tónghuà "àiqíng hūjiào zhuǎnyí" měilì shōu guān chénxīng liàngxiàng" 都市童话《爱情呼叫转移》美丽收关沈星亮相 [Urban fairy tale "Love Call Transfer" beautifully closed, Shen Xing debuts] (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. December 27, 2006. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ ""Àiqíng hūjiào zhuǎnyí" shǒu rì piàofáng jìn bǎi wàn gèdì shòu hǎopíng" 《爱情呼叫转移》首日票房近百万各地受好评 ["Love Call Transfer" box office nearly one million on the first day, well received everywhere] (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. February 12, 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2021.