The Showroom Tales

The Showroom Tales
Also known as	''Showroom Tales
Traditional	售樓處的故事
Simplified	售楼处的故事
Mandarin	Shòulóuchù de Gùshì
Genre	sitcom
Written by	Ying Ning Zhuang Dashan Wang Shaoxiong Yu Baimei Bai Zhilong Ma Xinghai Li Dan Lü Xin Lei Mingxin Gong Hanlin Xing Yusen
Directed by	Ying Da
Starring	Yu Meng Nie Ning Wang Yuning Li Ying Zhang Danlu
Music by	Liu Peng
Opening theme	"Kaishi Xin de Shenghuo" (开始新的生活) by Liu Peng
Ending theme	"Ganshou Ni de Ai" (感受你的爱) performed by Yu Meng
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin some Cantonese, English
No. of episodes	40
Production
Producer(s)	Ren Kelei Dong Ping
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Shenzhen OCT International Performance Media Co. China Zoomlion Van Ho Films Beijing Yingshi Entertainment Co.
Release
Original network	CCTV-3

The Showroom Tales is a Chinese sitcom first broadcast on CCTV-3 in 2003. The show focuses on 4-5 likable young sales agents working in a real estate showroom in Shenzhen.

It was directed by the "godfather of Chinese sitcoms" Ying Da (I Love My Family).

Cast and characters

Main

• Yu Meng as Luo Jingjing, a 25-year-old college graduate from Beijing.
• Nie Ning as Li Dan, a 21-year-old country girl from Jiangxi.
• Zhang Danlu as Jin Suji, a 23-year-old girl from northeast China. She only appears in the first 16 episodes, after which she left for a position at the nightclub.
• Li Ying as Wang Yuzhen, Jin Suji's replacement also from northeast China. She appears from episode 17 to 40.
• Wang Yuning as Li Junliang, the only male agent. He is also from northeast China.

Supporting

• Zhao Lingqi as Ye Yuhong, a 50-something office cleaner.
• Jin Zhu as Lu Xia, the supervisor of all agents.
• Gong Hanlin as Cao Youfa, the chief manager of the apartment complex.
• Liang Tian as Gao Gong, the owner of the apartment complex.
• Cai Ming as Bai Ling, a former sales agent who married a rich man she met on her job.

Guests

Over 40 established actors and comedians appeared on the show as guests, mostly portraying customers, including Pan Changjiang, Guo Da, Yu Rongguang, Xia Yu, Sun Yue, Xu Zheng, Guo Donglin, Yin Xiangjie, and Luo Jin.^[1]

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