Name: Tiny Times 2.0
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Released: 2013-08-08
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Yang Mi, Cheney Chen, Bea Hayden, Amber Kuo, Evonne Hsieh

Yang Mi is a Chinese actress and singer who was ranked seventh on the China Celebrity List by Forbes China in 2014 and was named Influential Woman of the Year at the 2015 Women’s Media Awards. Born on September 12, 1986, Yang Mi also goes by the name Mimi Yang. She made her acting debut at the age of 4 when she appeared in the historical television drama “Tang Ming Huang” in 1990. After a few other roles, Yang Mi focused on her studies until she returned to acting in 2004. She rose to fame with her role in the 2006 television drama “The Return of the Condor Heroes” and has since starred in many popular films and dramas, including “Palace” (2011), “Beijing Love Story” (2012), “Clear Midsummers Night” (2013), “Legend of the Ancient Sword” (2014), “The Micro Era of Love” (2014), “The Interpreter” (2016), “Eternal Love” (2017) and “Legend of Fuyao” (2018). Yang Mi married Hong Kong actor Hawick Lau in 2014 and her father-in-law is actor Lau Don.

Yang Mi

Cheney Chen, who also is known as Chen Xue Dong, is a Chinese actor and singer. Born on June 28, 1990, he originally began his career as a music trainee under Cube Entertainment but dropped out to return to China to pursue acting. He made his acting debut in the 2013 film “Tiny Times” and went on to star in the many sequels. He also has starred in “Bad Sister” (2014), “Oh My God” (2015), “Decoded” (2016) and “L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties” (2016).

Cheney Chen

Bea Hayden is a Taiwanese actress and model who is one-quarter American. Born on January 16, 1984, she began her career as a model in 2002. She went on to appear in music videos and then made her acting debut in the 2006 television drama “Golden Age.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television series, including “The Starry Night, The Starry Sea” (2017).

Bea Hayden

Amber Kuo is a Taiwanese singer and actress born in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 19, 1986. She first got a break in the entertainment industry when she appeared in 2006 music videos for singers Tank, Stefanie Sun, and Real. The following year she released her debut solo album “Invisible Superman.” She made her movie debut in “Au Revoir Taipei” (2010), and later the same year voiced the character Astrid in the Taiwanese version of “How to Train Your Dragon.” She starred in “Tiny Times 1.0” and “Tiny Times 2.0” in 2013, and also appeared in the subsequent installments in the series, “Tiny Times 3.0” in 2014, and “Tiny Times 4.0” in 2015. More recently, she has appeared in the movies “Lord of Shanghai” (2017) and “Always Miss You” (2019).

Amber Kuo

Evonne Hsieh, or Xie Yi Lin, as she's also known, is a Taiwanese actress. She was born in Yuli, Hualien, Taiwan, on March 19, 1990 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2012. Since debut, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Tiny Times 1.0” (2013) and “Women Who Flirt” (2014).

Evonne Hsieh

Tang Wanru

Chen Tung Ko is a Taiwanese actor and singer born on June 18, 1991, in Penghu County, Taiwan. He made his entertainment business debut with a leading role in the 2011 movie “You Are the Apple of My Eye,” for which he won the Best New Performer prizes at both the Golden Horse Awards and the Chinese Film Media Awards. The film also won him a Best Actor nomination at the Changchun Film Festival. Later the same year, he released a full-length studio album entitled “Be Yourself” – his only musical release to date. He has since gone on to appear in hit movie titles, including the “Tiny Times” series, as well as “The Road to Mandalay” (2016).

Chen Tung Ko

Li Yue Ming is a Chinese actor born on January 5, 1985, in Hangzhou, China. He attended the Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 2003. He went on to make his debut in the drama “Fire Blue Blade” in 2012. The following year, he appeared in both “Tiny Times 1.0” and the follow-up “Tiny Times 2.0.” In 2014, he landed his first leading role, appearing as one half of a campus couple in the movie “Zero Point Five Love.”

Li Yue Ming

Rhydian Vaughan is a Taiwanese-British actor born on March 10, 1988, in Llanidloes, Wales. He spent most of his youth in the United Kingdom, where he attended the drama academy East 15 Acting School. He started his career in earnest when he appeared in two music videos for Taiwanese solo singer Rainie Yang in 2006. He made his full-length movie debut in “Winds of September” (2008). He then went on to appear in “Love” (2012) and the first two of the “Tiny Times” series of movies in 2013. More recently, he appeared in the movies “Lord of Shanghai” (2017) and “Reborn” (2018).

Rhydian Vaughan

H&R Century Pictures

Picking up where “Tiny Times 1.0” left off, fashion magazine assistant editor Lin Xiao (Yang Mi) is still best friends with high school buddies and fellow Shanghai fashion aspirants Gu Li (Amber Kuo), Nan Xiang (Bea Hayden), and Tang Wanru (Evonne Hsieh).

However, a fateful birthday party takes an unpleasant turn when one of the friends unearths a skeleton in the closet – a romantic secret that threatens to divide the group. What’s more, a death in the family then leaves Gu Li in charge of the family firm – with rival businesspeople already taking aim at the company.

Things are also getting complex for Lin Xiao, who is still struggling to please her perfectionist boss – and developing doubts about the fidelity of her long-term boyfriend. Meanwhile, workmate Zhou Chong Guang (Cheney Chen) is starting to catch her eye…

Can the quartet get their friendship back on track, or is their relationship now soured beyond repair? Will Gu Li keep the business vultures away from the family business? And will Lin Xiao stick with her long-time lover, or take a chance on a new flame?

The movie is the second of four “Tiny Times” movies, based on a hit series of novels.

“Tiny Times 2.0” is a 2013 Chinese movie written, produced, and directed by Guo Jingming.

Tiny Times 2.0

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