Go Lala Go!

Go Lala Go! was about a Chinese woman in Beijing who learns how to balance a relationship and professional work in a work place.{{Cite web|last=Tsui|first=Clarence|date=2010-10-28|title=Film review: Go Lala Go! - A Vapid Sex and the City in China|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/728725/go-lala-go|access-date=2022-02-16|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}} It was directed by Xu Jinglei, who also stars as the title character. The film is based on a novel, Du Lala's Promotion, by Li Ke. Other actors in the film include Stanley Huang and Karen Mok.

The costumes for Go Lala Go! were designed by Patricia Field, which caused the South China Morning Post to make comparisons to the American television series, Sex in the City which was also costumed by Field.

Go Lala Go! was released to Mainland Chinese audiences on 15 April 2010, where it competed for ticket sales with the American remake, Clash of the Titans.{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/90875/6947763.html|title="Clash of the Titans" vs. "Go Lala Go!"|publisher =People's Daily Online|date=12 April 2010|accessdate=4 December 2010}}

After the success of "Go Lala Go!", Xu Jinglei directed another film Dear Enemy and co-starred with Stanley Huang again. The film is said to be like an updated and improved version of "Go Lala Go!"{{cite web | url = http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?stanley_huang_and_xu_jinglei_will_cooperate_again_as_intimate_enemies_16576.aspx | title = Stanley Huang and Xu Jinglei will cooperate again as Intimate Enemies | publisher = Asia Pacific Arts | date = 30 March 2011 | access-date = 3 April 2011 | archive-date = 26 August 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130826044400/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?stanley_huang_and_xu_jinglei_will_cooperate_again_as_intimate_enemies_16576.aspx | url-status = dead }}

Patrick Frater of Variety called the film "a precursor to the current wave of Chinese contemporary romance films."{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/fox-pay-tv-unit-produce-go-lala-go-2-1201631367/|title= Fox Int'l Channels to Co-Produce Chinese Movie 'Go Lala Go 2'|author= Patrick Frater|date= 2 November 2015|accessdate= 2 November 2015|work= variety.com}}

A sequel, Go Lala Go 2, was released on 4 December 2015.

• Dear Enemy
• Go Lala Go 2

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• {{in lang|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20180922091127/http://dulala.ent.sina.com.cn/ Go Lala Go!@Sina Entertainment Official Website]
• {{IMDb title|1621780|Go Lala Go!}}
• [http://twitchfilm.net/reviews/2010/05/go-lala-go-review.php Review on Twitchfilm.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524121916/http://twitchfilm.net/reviews/2010/05/go-lala-go-review.php |date=24 May 2010 }}
• [http://www.beyondhollywood.com/go-lala-go-2010-movie-review Review on beyondhollywood.com]

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