''Entering a New Era'' () is a 2018 Chinese

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

directed by Fu Ning and starring Lu Yi and

Yuan Quan Yuan Quan (, born 16 October 1977), also known as Yolanda Yuan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama where she majored in drama. Career Yuan starred in her first film ''Rhapsody of Spring'' (1998), w ...

. It aired on Hunan Television starting November 5, 2018.

Synopsis

The series focuses on the life of a former soldier-turned-entrepreneur Fang Bangyan in the wave of China's reform and opening-up launched in 1978 by

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CC ...

Cast

Main

* Lu Yi as Fang Bangyan, an ambitious ex-serviceman who self-learn English and German, and becomes an entrepreneur. *

as He Xiaoying, born into in a family of officials, Fang's wife.

Supporting

* Zhu Yuchen as Kang Ning * Xu Honghao as He Youling * Liu Tingzuo as Lin Yun * Wang Weiwei as Liang Yue * Han Tongsheng as He Zhengqing * Ding Yongdai as Fang Xiaowu * Zhang Lingxin as He Xiaoyan * Wu Mian as Zheng Lan * Wu Gang as Hou Bingzhong *

Chang Chen-kuang Chang Chen-kuang (; born 1956) is a Taiwanese actor. He is also known by the names Jack Chang, Morning Chang, or Morni Chang. Chang was shortlisted several times for the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor, winning the honor in 1992 and 2004. He is of ...

as Zhang Wei * Wang Weiyi as Fang Bangyun * Zhang Tong as Lin Shuzhen * Tong Chenjie as Gu Pan * Yue Xiuqing as Qin Fang * Liu Yi as Tao Ran * Tan Kai as Xiu Qi * Li Xinbo as Fang Ling * Zhang Haoyue as Zhao Feipeng

Soundtrack

Production

Production started in April 2018 and ended in August of the same year. The TV series is a collaboration between Lu Yi and Yuan Quan after six years in the Chinese-South Korean coproduction ''My Ex-wife's Wedding''.

References

{{Reflist 2018 Chinese television series debuts 2018 Chinese television series endings Chinese period television series