Asian Drama

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Episodes: 24

During the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Zhao Da Sheng, the commander of the reconnaissance company, lost his memory due to injuries and was saved by fraternal troops. Zhao Da Sheng's comrade-in-arms Yu Zhong Jun, thought that he had died, and according to their previous promise, he took good care of Zhao Da Sheng's wife Wang Yu Lan and son Zhao Xiao Jun, and the three formed a new family. A few years later, Zhao Da Sheng, who recovered his memory, returned to his hometown, only to find that his wife had remarried a friend.

But he doesn't have much time , to deal with his personal issues - soon, he's ordered to lead a joint investigation team to investigate the Yangpu Port hazardous chemical explosion case. And as a member of Dongjiang City Discipline Inspection Commission, Da Sheng, takes the issue very seriously. Soon, Da Sheng, who is now investigating, discovers that the city is full of connections between politics and the military, and everything is not made easier by the fact that his former companion becomes the mayor of the city.

It tells the ups and downs of a group of young people in Beijing during the 1970s, reflecting the changing times through the struggles of the "little people" and depicting the next generation amidst a wave of reform and opening up.

Xiao Chun Sheng along with his two buddies Ye Guo Hua and Chen Hong Jun who are children of military families and government workers grew up in the courtyard. They experience what it's like to join the army, to take the gaokao, to go out to sea and to start a business, supporting each other along the way. Tong Xiao Mei is a Beijing girl pursuing her dream of being a doctor. This is an inspirational story of the growth and transformation of ordinary people during the reform era in China.

A narrative thread that revolves around the investigations conducted by team leader Feng Sen and Luo Xin Ran of the Inspectorate Office. They represent a new era of prosecutors who devote themselves to safeguarding people's rights and upholding justice.

At the commendation meeting of Dong Chuan province's "Top Ten Figures of the Rule of Law," He Shu Guo who is the director of the Second Prosecution Department suddenly comes face to face with the family members of a death row convict. In order to find out the truth, legal committee secretary Zhang You Cheng appoints Feng Sen as the leader of the prosecution team to investigate the case in depth. Feng Sen tries to do his job yet his unorthodox style of handling cases ignites several disputes. In the process of reopening an old case, layers upon layers of mist are gradually lifted to reveal a harsh truth. Feng Sen works with Luo Xin Ran of the Inspectorate Office as they stick to their professional ethics and refuse to cower in the face of threats, all in the name of maintaining authority of the law.

Because of their family situation and hard life, Jiang Sheng and her older half-brother Liang Sheng lean on each other to survive. Even though materialistic substance was scarce, the greatest happiness for both of them was to be by each other's side, and they start to develop feelings beyond their control. However, they choose to hide their feelings because their love is against ethics and morals.

After a car incident in their university days, Liang Sheng disappears. With the accompaniment of Cheng Tian You, Jiang Sheng searches high and low for Liang Sheng. Tian You also falls in love with the seemingly normal but extraordinary Jiang Sheng. Eventually, Jiang Sheng returns Tian You's devoted feelings, and they eventually got married. However, the reappearance of Liang Sheng complicates things, as he was revealed to be Tian You's cousin.

A Splendid Life In Beijing depicts the life of four brothers from their young years in the 1970s, when they grow up as ordinary people in Beijing’s alleys, till their fourties. Misfortune strikes when the oldest brother accidentally kills his neighbor with a fruit knife while fooling around. He has to pay for his actions and goes to jail. The second oldest brother’s dream is to have his own successful business. He starts out by buying and reselling mung bean sprouts, then opens his own mutton stall and later enters the fashion market. Even though his businesses continuously fail, he doesn’t give up. But he doesn’t only show persistence towards his work, he’s also persistent in pursuing his love. The second youngest brother throws himself into the stock market right after graduating from university. At the same time, he becomes entangled in a love triangle. Finally, the youngest brother has asthma and stammers. In order to not be a burden to his family, he trains hard and diligently practices tongue twisters and comic dialogues. He later becomes a postman and finds his true love through his job.

Based off the same name novel by writer Lu Yao