In this look behind the scenes at BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI, director Wong Kar Wai explores his relationship to his birthplace of Shanghai, while key crew members discuss the series’ stunning recreation of the city in the roaring 1990s.

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, You Benchang, Ma Yili

Mentored by the aging financial maestro Uncle Ye, the ambitious Ah Bao transforms himself into Mr. Bao, a rich, influential stock trader. Even after he’s the victim of a hit-and-run attack that nearly kills him, life g...

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, You Benchang, Ma Yili

Mr. Bao finds himself entangled in a stock-market fiasco that cripples many small-time traders and damages his reputation. His friends rally round him at Tokyo Nights, a small, unglamorous restaurant that Mr. Bao co-ow...

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Xin Zhilei, Dong Yong

A provincial factory manager, Mr. Fan, wants to do business with Mr. Bao, but—dazzled by Li Li and the riches he sees at the Grand Lisbon—he tries to sweeten the deal. Mr. Bao plays hardball.

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Dong Yong

A goofy, mink-clad interloper named Mr. Wei tries to steal Mr. Fan’s business, but Mr. Bao is helped by Miss Wang, his adoring contact at the Foreign Trade Office whom many people think is his girlfriend.

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Dong Yong

Mr. Bao and Mr. Fan sign a contract to distribute made-in-China San Yang shirts. This groundbreaking deal leads to Mr. Bao giving Miss Wang a thank-you gift that will come back to haunt them both.

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Xin Zhilei, Ma Yili

Li Li gives an enigmatic gift to Mr. Bao, who warns her that the Grand Lisbon won’t last more than three months. Thanks to a brilliant marketing move by Mr. Bao, San Yang shirts become a smash hit at the hottest departme...

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Xin Zhilei, Ma Yili

Li Li’s rivals on Huanghe Road’s restaurant row begin sabotaging her business. Mr. Bao has his own problems: thuggish counterfeiters have begun cranking out knockoffs of San Yang shirts, threatening to destroy sales just...

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Ma Yili

In a bold move, Mr. Bao drives into the industrial boondocks to cut a deal with the knockoff-selling gangsters. Fearing for his safety, Miss Wang follows him there, risking her life to make sure he’s not in danger. Her bra...

Directed by Wong Kar Wai • 2023 • China
Starring Hu Ge, Xin Zhilei, Ma Yili

Li Li remains under attack by a group of restaurant madames led by the hotheaded Mei Lin, who sponsors a coup in the Grand Lisbon’s kitchen. Li Li goes to Tokyo Nights for help from Mr. Bao, a move that earns her Ling Zi...