Shot in Taichung, film crew of teen romance “Nine Pastry, Mint, and Summer” said everything went well.

College romantic comedy “Nine Pastry, Mint, and Summer” began shooting in early April, with 90 percent of scenes filming in Taichung. The movie stars the rising star, Mason LEE, who was nominated as the best supporting actor in the 54th Golden Horse Awards. Executive Producer David Tang Zai-Yang was amazed by the good weather of Taichung, which allowed the filming to go smoothly starting from the very beginning. Director-General Cho Kuan-Ting of the Information Bureau of Taichung Government visited the movie set recently to show support to the film crew. Mr. Cho expressed the government’s commitment to make Taichung the best city for shooting films, and promised to continue with the promotion of the film and television industry and provide professional assistance during filming in the future.

Director-General Cho of the Information Bureau visited the set of the movie “Nine Pastry, Mint, and Summer” on the night of April 27. He gave encouragement to the film crew, and brought with him the famous Castella cake from local store. Golden Bell Award winner Alice Ko Chia-yen was also present at the filming site. She laughed about working with Mason LEE for the fifth time, and said that they have played mother and son, siblings, neighbors, and couple in previous films. “I am in almost every movie Mason filmed in Taiwan,” said Ko. She invited the audience to go see the movie in theater to find out more about the roles they played this time in the new movie.

Not long ago, when the crew was shooting at Dongfong Green Bikeway, leading actor Mason Lee was extremely impressed with the breathtaking view along the way, and couldn’t help but shout out “It is simply heaven for biking!” LEE kept saying that he would come back again after the shooting. For David Tang, the Executive Producer, it was an honor as a “Taichungnese” to take crew members around the city to eat all the famous local street food, including pork bun, wonton soup, radish cake, and Bawan (Taiwanese meatball). The food successfully won everyone’s heart. “What a city of food!” said the crowd.

In recent years, more and more film crews have come to Taichung for shooting. Taichung City will continue to promote the film and television industry and provide professional assistance needed during production. The Central Taiwan Film Studio is scheduled to open this year, and the Central Taiwan Film Center in Shuinan already began construction. Taichung is expected to attract more talents from home and abroad, and will see a booming film and TV tourism industry.