Poster for Jingle Ma's new film "Happy Birthday." The film, based on Taiwan actress Rene Lau's novel, will premiere in Beijing next week. (Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/sina.com.cn) Photo Gallery >>>

    BEIJING, Jan. 10 -- Two Chinese love stories, both directed by Taiwan filmmaker Jingle Ma, will compete for audiences in Chinese cinemas soon.

    Starring Shawn Yue from Hong Kong and Gao Yuanyuan from the Chinese mainland, "Love in the City" opened in cinemas Tuesday. The other, named "Happy Birthday," based on Taiwan actress Rene Lau's novel, will premiere in Beijing next week.

    When asked about the two films' close release dates, the director said he wasn't worried. "The two films show two different attitudes towards relationships. 'Love in the City' is about adolescent love, while the other focuses on an adult perspective of a relationship," he said.

    He also said "Happy Birthday" was greatly influenced by screenwriter Sylvia Chang, signaling that a female perspective had been infused into the movie.

    In "Happy Birthday" Taiwan actress Rene Lau and Hong Kong actor Louis Koo play a couple who, although in love with each other, fail to be together at last.

    White-collar workers are the film's target audience.

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