繁花.
Blossoms Shanghai
導語：2024年開年第一爆劇，非《繁花》莫屬。自開播以來，幾乎承包了微博熱搜。該劇籌備6年，拍攝3年，由知名華語電影導演王家衛執導，改編自金宇澄同名小說，匯聚了胡歌、馬伊琍、唐嫣等上海籍演員，更有范志毅、孔祥東等滬上文體界名人客串，被網友們戲稱為“上海人自己的哈利波特”。
目前《繁花》這部劇已經成功收官，但這股“繁花熱”卻還在持續蔓延......
香港銷量很高的英語報紙《South China Morning Post》發文報道了這一現象：
Produced by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, the series is based on the award-winning novel of the same title written by Jin Yucheng and stars top mainland star Hu Ge.
該劇由香港導演王家衛監製，改編自金宇澄的獲獎同名小說，由內地一線明星胡歌領銜主演。
It tells the story of aself-made millionairein 1990s Shanghai as China’s economy went into overdrive.
該劇講述了 20 世紀 90 年代中國經濟騰飛的上海，一個白手起家的百萬富翁的故事。
Such has been its nationwide popularity, particularly in Shanghai, since it was launched at the end of December, people in the city where it is set are said to greet each other by asking if they have watched it, according to a report by the news outlet, The Paper.
據《澎湃新聞》報道，自 12 月底開播以來，該劇在全國尤其是上海大受歡迎，據說上海的人們在打招呼時都會問對方是否看過該劇。
Viewing figuresare so high that each episode has as many as 10 advertising breaks.
《繁花》收視率如此之高，以至於每集都有多達10個廣告時段。
除了大量的網播廣告，《繁花》在劇外也展現出了一些熱播效應，引發了觀眾們對於《繁花》同款的瘋狂打卡！
01
和平飯店
A key setting in the series is Shanghai’s famousPeace Hotel, where the lead character Boss Bao opens a company and regularly meets friends.
該劇的一個重要場景是上海著名的和平飯店，男主角寶總在這裡開了一家公司，並經常與朋友聚會。
The hotel, on the city’s Bund, has exploited the huge popularity of the show by offering a 1,460 yuan (US$204) Blossoms Shanghai set meal.
位於上海外灘的和平飯店利用該劇的超高人氣，推出了 1460 元（204 美元）的“繁花”套餐。
The two-person package includes dishes from the TV series such asrib and rice cake, anddry-fried beef Hor Fun.
雙人套餐包括電視劇中的菜餚，如排骨年糕和幹炒牛河。
A hotel employee told the media that they prepare 20 sets per day and have received are large number ofbookings.
一位酒店員工告訴媒體，他們每天準備 20份套餐，並已收到大量預訂。
The hotel has also renamed one of its suites, where Boss Bao’s company is located, the “Blossoms Shanghai Suite”, which, priced at between 15,930 and 16,888 yuan, is 30 per cent more expensive than other suites.
酒店還將寶總公司所在的那件套房更名為 "繁花套房"，價格在15,930 元至 16,888 元之間，比其他套房貴 30%。
The suite has been fully booked for the first half of January, said the hotel.
酒店方面表示，該套房 1 月上半月的房間已被預訂一空。
02
黃河路“至真園”
除了和平飯店，黃河路也是現在上海的“宇宙中心打卡點”，人多得不得了。劇中李李的飯店“至真園”，原型就是黃河路上的老飯店“苔聖園”。
A restaurant called Tai Sheng Yuan, where scenes in the series are also shot, has been sold out for the past two weeks and ismagnetfor tourists who take photos of the outside of the building.
一家名為“苔聖園”的餐廳也是劇中場景的拍攝地，在過去的兩週裡，這家餐廳的預定已經爆滿，吸引了眾多遊客在餐廳外拍照留念。
Many diners have ordered the restaurant’s 10-person Blossoms Shanghai-themednostalgicset meal for 1,680 yuan, although it has been getting mixed reviews.
許多食客都點了該餐廳的 10 人份繁花主題懷舊套餐，價格為 1,680 元，但評價褒貶不一。
03
寶總同款西裝
受追捧的還有劇中寶總的標誌性穿搭。在劇情設定中，他的西裝是由寧波紅幫裁縫量體打造。作為國家非物質文化遺產的紅幫裁縫，也因此被寶總帶火了。
Fans of the show have noticed that the suits worn by Boss Bao are made by tailors from Ningbo in the eastern province of Zhejiang.
劇迷們注意到，寶總穿的西服是由浙江寧波裁縫製作的。
As a resultbespoketailors in Ningbo have been flooded with enquiries from people keen to have the same type of clothes worn by the main character.
因此，寧波的定製裁縫店接到了大量諮詢電話，都希望能買到劇中主人公穿的同款衣服。
WORD STUDY
詞彙學習
self-madeadj.白手起家的，靠個人奮鬥成功的
millionairen.富豪，百萬富翁
viewing figures收視率
Peace Hotel和平飯店
rib and rice cake排骨年糕
dry-fried beef Hor Fun幹炒牛河
bookingn.預訂
magnetn.磁體，磁鐵；有吸引力的人（或地方、事物）
nostalgicadj.思鄉的；引人懷舊的
bespokeadj.定製的
上海出生，香港成名
王家衛為何成為電影製作人
來聽聽他的英文采訪
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