Tiny Times 4

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| name = Tiny Times 4

| image = Tiny Times 4 poster.jpeg

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| caption = Chinese Poster

| director = Guo Jingming

| producer =

| writer = Guo Jingming

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| starring = Yang Mi
Amber Kuo
Cheney Chen
Bea Hayden
Evonne Hsieh

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| cinematography = Randy Che

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| released = {{Film date|2015|7|9|}}

| runtime = 116 minutes

| country = China

| language = Mandarin

| budget =

| gross = US$77.8 million{{cite web|url=http://english.entgroup.cn/boxoffice/cn/daily/?date=07%20/27%20/2015|title=Daily Box Office > China |author=Clifford Coonan|accessdate=July 28, 2015}}

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Tiny Times 4 ({{lang-zh|s=小时代4：灵魂尽头}}) is a 2015 Chinese romantic drama film and the fourth installment of the Tiny Times franchise directed and written by Guo Jingming. Originally scheduled for release in February 2015; it was delayed to July 2015.{{cite web |url= http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20150117001037-260308 |script-title=zh:郭敬明難幫柯震東小時代4減戲分 |date=2015-01-17 |accessdate= 2015-01-23 |work= China Times|language=zh}}{{cite web |url= http://movie.douban.com/subject/24847343/|script-title=zh:小时代4：灵魂尽头 (2015)|accessdate= October 11, 2014|work= movie.douban.com|publisher= douban.com|language=zh}}

Kai Ko's scenes were edited out from the film due to his drug use in September 2014.{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/china-releasing-schedule-revealed-at-seminar | title=China releasing schedule revealed at seminar |date=2015-04-10 |accessdate= 2015-04-12 |work= Film Business Asia}}

Plot

Gu Li finds herself at a loss due to the heavy amount of debts let behind by her father. At the same time, she finds herself struck with cancer. Too proud to admit her struggle to anyone, Gu Li sets off a chain of self-destructive events, leading her to become estranged from her best friends and ultimately her boyfriend, Gu Yuan.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiao becomes engaged with the mysterious Lu Shao. Unhappy with this, Gong Xun orders her to be sacked, which in turn causes a scuffle between him and a protesting Lu Shao. Gong Xun falls into a coma, and the traumatized Lu Shao dumps Lin Xiao.

Nan Xiang, who gets a job at M.E Magazine thanks to Lin Xiao's connections, quickly reveal her true colors as she climbs the corporate ladder thanks to her new-found relationship with Lin Xiao's boss, Gong Ming.

Wan Ru, who has been disfigured due to a fight between her friends, distanced herself from the group as she struggles to heal from both the physical and emotional scar.

Cast

Reception

=Box office=

The film made an estimated US$36 million in its opening weekend in China, coming in second place at the Chinese box office behind Forever Young and fourth internationally behind Minions, Terminator Genisys and Forever Young.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/international-box-office-terminator-genisys-minions-inside-out-baahubali-results-1201474737/|title='Minions' Henchmen Nab $124M & No. 1 In 4th Frame; 'Terminator' Generates $47M – Intl Box Office|author=Nancy Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|date=July 12, 2015|accessdate=July 13, 2015}}

=Critical reception=

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a 7 out of 10, calling it "a satisfying conclusion to the BFF/fashionista saga that's even, surprisingly, touching."{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/tiny-times-4|title= Tiny Times 4|author= Derek Elley|date= September 22, 2015|accessdate= October 6, 2015|publisher= Film Business Asia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926003900/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/tiny-times-4|archivedate=September 26, 2015}}

Box office

The film grossed RMB111 million (US$17.8 million) on the opening day including midnight release of RMB6.85 million (US$1.10 million) with total gross US$77.8 million.{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/tiny-times-sequel-sets-china-2-d-record |title= Tiny Times sequel sets China 2-D record |date= 2014-07-18 |accessdate= 2014-07-21|work=Film Business Asia}}{{Cite web|url=http://english.entgroup.cn/617351/|title=Tiny Times 4.0 China Boxoffice, China film Boxoffice, Weekly Boxoffice, Yearly Boxoffice (2015)-EntGroup|website=english.entgroup.cn|access-date=2017-10-08}}