96°C Café
| 96°C Café 96°C 咖啡 |
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| Genre | Romance Idol drama |
| Starring |
Tay Ping Hui Desmond Tan Julie Tan Romeo Tan Chris Tong Ian Fang |
| Opening theme |
Webisode: 《咖啡恋》 by Teresa Tseng 曾咏霖 Episode: 《啡情歌》 by Wei En 薇恩 |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 8 (webisode) 20 (episode) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Picture format | 16:9 Widescreen |
| Original release | 29 April – 24 May 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Webisode: Of Love & Hidden Charms Episode: Break Free |
| Followed by |
Webisode: Get Social Episode: I'm in Charge |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 96°C 咖啡 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 96°C 咖啡 | ||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiŭ Shí Liù Dù C Kā Fēi |
96 °C Café (Chinese: 96 °C 咖啡) is MediaCorp’s first transmedia project related to coffee and romance. It was broadcast from 29 April to 24 May 2013 on free-to-air channel MediaCorp Channel 8 and consists of 20 episodes. Prior to the drama serial, prequels of 2 webisodes each week were released on xinfirst's portal progressively, for a period of 4 weeks, Mondays from 18 February to 11 March 2013.
It was two of the lowest-rated drama series at 9pm, the other is Sudden.
Web Series Plot:
Nestled in a small lane in Singapore is a little-known café called 96 °C Café. Former IT engineer, Liqiao, 28, a photography buff runs the café with his wife, Xijie, 27, a dessert chef.
Liqiao loves coffee, and is always the one brewing coffee behind the bar counter, leaving Xijie to hang out with the customers. Xijie, whose homemade tiramisu is a hit with customers, has a habit of reading by a small table next to the bar counter during quiet times. Although business is rarely thriving, there’s always a string of regular customers patronising the café and sharing their stories with Liqiao over a cup of coffee.
A day before Christmas, the couple was starting their day at 96 °C Café when Xijie realised that she left her tiramisu at home. She then decided to head home to collect it while Liqiao stayed behind to manage 96 °C Café. Time passed and just as Liqiao was wondering when Xijie would be back, he received a call from the hospital informing him that his wife was involved in an accident. A panicked Liqiao rushed to the hospital to find an unconscious Xijie. Doctors treating her said she was in a critical condition and advised Liqiao to prepare for the worst. Helpless, the agnostic Liqiao prayed for a miracle.
The next day, Liqiao, who spent the night at the hospital, was awakened by the sounds of footsteps. He went into Xijie’s room to find the doctors and nurses surrounding his wife. The doctor congratulated Liqiao of Xijie’s miraculous recovery and said she could be discharged immediately.
Incredulous but nonetheless happy, Liqiao brings Xijie home only to find her becoming withdrawn and exceedingly aloof towards him. She spends all her time making tiramisu, and refuses to step out of their home, let alone manage 96 °C Café. Liqiao attributes her change to post-accident trauma, and did not mind as long as she's by his side.
Liqiao continues to run 96 °C Café but Xijie no longer joins him and he always leaves the little table, Xijie's favourite, empty, in case she decides to come back to the café. Without helpers, Liqiao decides to put out a notice to hire staff.
Yuchen, 21, a Fine Arts student, comes to interview for a job at 96 °C Café with the company of her friend, Shuting, 21. Shuting has a basic knowledge of coffee and Liqiao thinks she’s cut out for the job. However, it's Yuchen who wants the job and Liqiao, impressed with her enthusiasm, decides to hire her.
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