I'm a Boss is a 2009 Chinese television comedy-drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong, starring Jiang Wu as an idiosyncratic and Quixotic mid-aged Ma Yiming who, forced to leave his government career, enters the business world as an entrepreneur. Ma Yiming is a likeable character who is selfless, dependable, diligent, upstanding, and full of righteousness, but who is also utterly unsuccessful; his frequently amusing misfortunes highlight the contrast between the ideal that the Communist-Party propagates and the capitalistic reality in contemporary Chinese society.

I'm a Boss
Also known asI am a Boss
Traditional Chinese老闆
Simplified Chinese老板
Hanyu PinyinWǒ Shì Lǎobǎn
Created by
Written byGong Xiangdong
Directed byZheng Xiaolong
Starring
Opening theme"Xiangxin Weilai" (相信未来) performed by Eric Moo
Ending theme"Nanren Sishi" (男人四十) performed by Kao Ming-chun
ComposerMeng Ke
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes34
Production
ProducerCao Ping
CinematographyWang Junbo
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
  • Beijing TV Art Center
  • Flower Film & TV
Original release
NetworkBeijing Television
ReleaseMay 1 (2009-05-01) –
May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12)

Broadcast

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The show was first broadcast in May 2009 on Beijing Television.[1] In Taiwan, it was shown on Videoland Max-TV in March 2010.[2]

Cast and characters

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  • Jiang Wu as Ma Yiming, the protagonist
  • Zhang Heng as Shi Hong, a nurse and Ma Yiming's wife
  • Wang Lei as Shi Jun, Shi Hong's jobless brother, though he claims he owns a million-dollar company
  • Wang Jingsong as Ma Yiping, a taxicab driver and Ma Yiming's brother
  • Wang Yajie as Li Qinqin, a landlady
  • Niu Piao as Feng Zhiyuan, a businessman
  • Xu Zheng as Xu Tianlai, a businessman
  • Li Jingjing as Bai Lihua, a businesswoman
  • Fu Miao as Chen Xi, a gold-digging secretary
  • Li Xiaomeng as Ranran, a young bartender
  • Liu Yiwei as a businessman
  • Fang Zige as Ma Yiming's superior

Awards and nominations

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Xu Zheng was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th Huading Awards.[3]

References

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