Fresh Air from Drama (剧来风, 2004)

Fresh Air from Drama

(剧来风, 2004)

This popular show, mainly in Jinan Mandarin, ran in the Shandong TV (SDTV) from September 1 to September 30, 2004. It was an instant hit in Shandong at that time, and advertisers even bid up to ¥1.2 million to compete for the privilege of being the Gold Sponsor. Its ratings shot up to 7–9 percent in the first two weeks; by comparison, the average rating of shows in Putonghua was less than 1 percent. All the episodes are archived at https://archive.org/details/20220111_20220111_1824 too.

哈利波特牛筋轶事

Dubbed from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
The dubbed version became a new story of how a local professional school illegally recruits as many students as possible to make a profit.

陈年米饭铺

Dubbed from Zhang Yimou’s Hero (2002)
Jet Li became a sales manager of a fly-by-night company.

虎口脱险

Dubbed from La Grande Vadrouille (1966, France/United Kingdom)
The German officer responds to the nun in Jinan Mandarin: “Just had an egg bun with a Shandong-style sweet sauce. Awesome!” (吃了个鸡蛋包弄了碗甜沫，杠赛了！)

大腕

Dubbed from Feng Xiaogang’s Big Shot’s Funeral (2001)]
The funeral ceremony of the internationally renowned film director Don Tyler takes place in the Temple of Confucius in Shandong. Chosen as the overture for the ceremony is a famous aria from Puccini’s opera Turandot, “No one shall sleep tonight” (图兰朵：今晚无法入眠), sung in Putonghua. In Jinan Mandarin, the original Italian title of the aria, “Nessum dorma,” becomes the colloquial phrase, “We’re not gonna sleep tonight” (今天晚上不睡觉).

还珠弟弟

Dubbed from True Lies (1994, USA)
The dubbed version became a new story of how a Jinan film director charges exorbitant tuition for a program that trains actresses who crave movie stardom.

小鱼儿和花缺德