Saturday, 31 December 2016

All Out of Love

Drama: All Out of Love / Liang Sheng, Must We Be Sorrowful
Chinese Title: 凉生我们可不可以不忧伤 / Liang Sheng Wo Men Ke Bu Ke Yi Bu You Shang
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, PPTV, Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Period: September 17, 2018 - November 22, 2018

Air Time: Monday - Thursday 22:00 (two episodes), VIP members watch 4 episodes in advance (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 70
Director: Liu Chun-Chieh
Production Company: Ciwen Media, Mitao Media
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Le Xiao Mi
Watch Episodes On: Viki (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

It narrates the drastic turn of events in the life of three people with complicated familial connections and the heart-wrenching romance that ensues.

Having lived in poverty and destitution, two children, JiangSheng (Sun Yi) and LiangSheng (Ma Tianyu) have only each other for company. Even though the two aren’t brothers and sisters by blood, they are by heart, and the two have never left each other. Both of them were able to get in their dream colleges but unfortunately, Liang Sheng gets involved in a car accident and is nowhere to be found. The incident unravels the mystery regarding Liang Sheng's true identity while Jiang Sheng searches for him day and night.

Cheng TianYou (Wallace Chung) accompanies her and slowly, he falls in love with this simple yet extraordinary girl. Liang Sheng returns with a new identity as the cousin of Cheng TianYou. Their intertwined identities causes turbulent events in their life. Just as calamities come unannounced, Liang Sheng gets diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia further complicating the relationship between the three.

Ending Spoilers

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Fun Facts

It is produced by Mitao Media.
Filming lasted around five months beginning September 4, 2016 and ending January 20, 2017.
Filming took place in Zhejiang, Shanghai and Paris.
Wallace Chung is reunited with Director Liu Chun-Chieh after two years.
Due to an injury before filming started, Alan Yu Menglong rolled on to the set in a wheelchair.
There were rumors that the cast and crew had to film additional scenes between Wallace Chung and Sun Yi, thus increasing their screen time significantly. Ma Tianyu and Sun Yi scenes had to be reduced, which had many Ma Tianyu fans frustrated at the unfair treatment. Fans speculated that Sun Yi was on Ma Tianyu's side when she posted a video of themselves on weibo with the caption, 'We're different." She took down the post later on. Ma Tianyu also wrote a post to appease fans saying that they should let bygones be bygones. He also deleted the post shortly after. (Source: Sohu)
Excerpt from the novel translation, "Her name was Jiang Sheng, his name was Liang Sheng. She thought he was her older brother, he thought she was his younger sister. The poor family financial situation and the pressure to survive made younger sister Jiang Sheng completely dependent and trust older brother Liang Sheng. This made her unconsciously fell into the emotional whirlpool that was contrary to ethics and moral principles. I called him Liang Sheng and made him call me Jiang Sheng. Perhaps this was merely a dream, a very long dream?" Jiang Sheng: “Since you left, there are only two things left to do in my life, to find you and to wait for you!” Cheng Tian You: “When I was very young, I heard a very beautiful saying. They said: A butterfly cannot fly over the vast sea. Now, I only understand, it is not that a butterfly cannot fly over the vast sea; actually after suffering many hardships a butterfly can fly over the vast sea, but finds out that the vast sea has never waited for its arrival. I am just like a butterfly who has suffered many hardships. Whereas Jiang Sheng, you are just like the vast sea who has never waited for a butterfly.” (Source: Shushengbar)
On September 28, 2018, All Out Of Love was bumped from primetime to the 10pm time slot. This was done to make way for The Years You Were Late. The reason is said to be due to a push for dramas that touch upon the economic reforms in China.
Beginning October 1st, All Out Of Love airs two episodes every Monday and Tuesday at 10pm on Hunan TV. Beginning October 3rd, Tencent members can watch episodes ahead of television viewers based on the revised viewing calendar. Beginning October 29, Hunan TV will air from Monday to Thursday at 10pm. Tencent VIP members continue to watch 4 episodes in advance.

Cast

	Wallace Chung as Cheng Tian You
	Ray Ma Tianyu as Liang Sheng
	Sun Yi as Jiang Sheng
	Alan Yu Menglong as Cheng Tianen
	Zoey Meng Ziyi as Song Wei Yang
	Lenox Lu Nuo as Bei Xiaowu
	Wang Zhi as Ning Xin

Supporting Cast

Huang Yilin as Su Man
Edward Zhang Xiaochen as Lu Wen Jun
Rain Wang Herun as Jin Ling
Vivien Li Meng as Xiao Jiu
Wang Yizhe as Ba Bao
Nelly Telong as Ke Xiaorou
Xu Fanxi as Jiang Mu
Yan Luyang as Li Le
Dong Li Wu You as Meng Haoran
He Junlin as Liang Sheng (Young)
Cheng Tianci as Bei Xiaowu (Young)
Feng Xueya as Jiang Sheng ( You Nian Shi Qi )
Wei Zhihao as Liang Sheng ( You Nian Shi Qi )

Soundtracks

Zui Mei De Yu Jian (最美的遇见) by Xu Jia Ying (徐佳莹)
Jin Zai Yuan Fang (近在远方) by MaShangYou (马上又)
Guang Yuan (光源) by Zhang Lei (张磊)
Ni Cong Wei Wang Ji (你从未忘记) by Wang Zheng Liang (王铮亮)
Ru Guo Wo Men Xiang Ai (如果我们相爱) by Meng Hui Yuan & Zhang He Xuan (孟慧圆&张赫宣)
Tian Shi Yu Mo Gui (天使与魔鬼) by Zhou Pin (周品)
Wei Ni Zhuan Shu (为你专属) by Pin Guan (品冠)
Ai De Tong Hua (爱的童话) by Ren Ran (任然)
Xiao Ji Dong (小悸动) by Kiki Fu Yan (Kiki富妍)
You Yi Zhong Xi Huan (有一种喜欢) by Zhou Zi Yan (周子琰)
Sheng Ming You Yi Zhong Jue Dui (生命有一种绝对) by Qu Wan Ting (曲婉婷)
Wo Bu Yuan Rang Ni Yi Ge Ren (我不愿让你一个人) by Jia Jia (家家)
Bu You Shang De Ai (不忧伤的爱) by Wallace Chung (钟汉良)
Sheng Sheng Bu Xi (生生不息) by Ray Ma Tianyu (马天宇)

Episode Ratings

Hunan TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2018-09-17	1-2	0.695	2.786	4	0.750	2.990	6
2018-09-18	3-4	0.756	2.979	4	0.710	2.810	5
2018-09-19	5-6	0.853	3.448	4	0.840	3.440	4
2018-09-20	7-8	0.752	3.077	4	0.700	2.930	5
2018-09-21	9	0.471	1.956	6	0.460	1.860	7
2018-09-22	10	0.609	2.392	4	0.590	2.290	4
2018-09-23	11-12	0.742	2.857	4	0.840	3.300	4
2018-09-25	13-14	0.765	3.019	4	0.720	2.950	5
2018-09-26	15-16	0.717	2.856	5	0.770	3.110	5
2018-09-27	17-18	0.712	2.858	4	0.740	2.980	5
2018-09-28	19-20	0.485	3.935	7	0.420	4.320	7
2018-09-29	21-22	0.475	3.778	6	0.400	4.030	8
2018-10-01	23-24	0.608	4.399	4	0.540	4.650	6
2018-10-02	25-26	0.452	3.848	7	0.420	4.150	8
2018-10-08	27-28	0.445	4.118	7	0.320	3.810	13
2018-10-09	29-30	0.534	4.898	5	0.380	4.430	11
2018-10-15	31-32	0.548	4.694	5	0.340	3.750	8
2018-10-16	33-34	0.528	4.610	6	0.380	4.230	8
2018-10-22	35-36	0.405	3.565	9	0.290	3.220	12
2018-10-23	37-38	0.628	5.173	5	0.360	3.900	10
2018-10-29	39-40	0.686	6.312	6	0.320	3.870	11
2018-10-30	41-42	0.614	5.631	7	0.320	3.830	10
2018-10-31	43-44	0.643	5.732	7	0.320	3.790	11
2018-11-01	45-46	0.594	5.460	7	0.340	4.070	10
2018-11-05	47-48	0.654	7.120	6	0.280	4.200	11
2018-11-06	49-50	0.702	6.263	6	0.320	3.780	11
2018-11-07	51-52	0.695	6.545	6	0.370	4.760	8
2018-11-08	53-54	0.733	6.576	5	0.350	4.300	9
2018-11-12	55-56	0.679	6.359	4	0.330	4.110	11
2018-11-13	57-58	0.587	5.362	5	0.340	4.080	10
2018-11-14	59-60	0.683	6.307	6	0.370	4.650	10
2018-11-15	61-62	0.715	6.243	6	0.420	4.810	9
2018-11-19	63-64	0.529	4.702	8	0.340	4.050	13
2018-11-20	65-66	0.533	4.528	7	0.380	4.260	10
2018-11-21	67-68	0.554	4.919	7	0.390	4.620	10
2018-11-22	69-70	0.543	4.706	7	0.400	4.570	10
Average	1 - 70	0.620	4.556		0.460	3.803