十年前因为演出张国荣版电影《夜半歌声》而一炮走红的黄磊，对《夜半歌声》一剧有特殊的情感，为了将其改编成电视剧闭关创作了半年。日前，该剧在北京举行了简单的开机仪式。

Chinese art house director Huang Lei's remake of "The Phantom Lover"starts to shoot in Beijing.

This new version includes Taiwan actress and hostess Hsi-Yuan Hsu and actor Ho Jun Tung, along with screen couple Huang Lei and Sun Li.

It's the second time that Huang Lei has appeared in this tragic love story. He was in the 1985 version that made Hong Kong screen legend Leslie Cheung a household name .

The Phantom Lover is set in 1940's China and tells the story of a talented singer who falls deeply in love with a sweet, innocent girl from a wealthy family. Their love is resisted by the girl's father and the bitter jealousy of the fiancé he chose for her.