If I Were You
Traditional Chinese	變身男女
Simplified Chinese	变身男女
Hanyu Pinyin	Biànshēn Nánnǚ
Directed by	Li Qi
Written by	Li Qi Qin Wen Chu Zheng
Based on	Zi Yue (籽月) If I Were You
Produced by	Zhang Qi
Starring	Jimmy Lin Yao Di Wu Ma
Cinematography	Liu Zhangmu Li Hao
Edited by	Sun Defu
Music by	He Miaoshu
Production companies	Shaoxing Xinrui Film and Television Development co., LTD
Distributed by	Fujian Hengye Film Distribution co., LTD Shanghai Xuanying Film and Television dissemination co., LTD
Release date	January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

If I Were You (Chinese: 变身男女; pinyin: Biàn shēn nánnǚ, Transfiguration of man and woman) is a 2012 Chinese romantic comedy film directed and written by Li Qi, starring Jimmy Lin, Yao Di, and Wu Ma.^[1][2] The film was released in China on Chinese New Year.^[1] The film is based on Biànshēn nánnǚ, a romantic novel of the same name, by the popular youth author Zi Yue.

Cast

• Jimmy Lin as Shan Min, a stamen man and rich second generation who works at the Zhejiang Music Radio Station.
• Yao Di as Xiao Ai, an orphan longing for love.
• Wu Ma as the old man, who is an inventor. He invents a magic umbrella, which causes Shan Min and Xiao Ai to switch bodies.

Other

• Xu Dexin as the fat man, who is Shan Min's best friend.
• Xu Songzi as Shan Min's mother.
• Wulan Xinzi as Shan Min's former girlfriend.
• Tanya as Shan Min's lover.
• Yang Di

Release

The film premiered in China on 26 January 2012.