Age of Legends

Drama: Age of Legends
Chinese Title: 橙红年代 / Cheng Hong Nian Dai
Broadcast Network: Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV
Broadcast Website: Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Period: September 17, 2018 - October 11, 2018

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (two episodes) (See Viewing Calendar)
Initial Release Date: 2018
Genre: Action, Modern, Police
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 47
Director: Liu Xin
Screenwriter: Zhou Yu, Zhang Chanjuan
Production Company: Huace Croton, Golden Shield Television, Emperor Entertainment Group, Zhongwen Zaixian, JQ Pictures
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Xiao Qixiao
Watch Episodes On: Viki (eng subs), Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Set in the forty years after the beginning of reform in China inside a city called Jiangbei is a story about a group of ordinary citizens and cops who put up a struggle against crime and corruption.

Liu Ziguang (William Chan) is a righteous young man of the new generation. After encountering harsh experiences living abroad for eight years, he returns to Jiangbei in search of a better life. Meanwhile, female detective Hu Rong (Sandra Ma), police superintendent Hu Yuejin (Wu Gang) and team leader Han Jin (He Minghan) are representatives of the police force who seek to uphold their mission to protect the people. Liu Ziguang and Hu Rong's paths cross and they begin to get to know each other and to fall in love. However, the road to happiness is fraught with obstacles as Liu Ziguang's past links him to an international case across borders.

Fun Facts

• Filming took place in Tianjin and Beijing.
• For the sake of the role, William Chan underwent rigorous physical training before filming began. In one week, he started getting tan and grew facial hair.
• The script took two years to complete and underwent 9 revisions.
• Filming lasted 136 days beginning on August 3, 2017 and ending on December 16, 2017.

Cast

	William Chan as Liu Ziguang
	Sandra Ma as Hu Rong
	Liu Yijun as Nie Wanfeng
	Sebrina Chen Yao as Li Wan
	Ye Zuxin as Bei Xiaoshuai
	He Minghan as Han Jin
	Ren Zhengbin as Hou Sihai
	Li Jianyi as Guo Daye
	Hu Xiaoling as Wei Ziqian
	Han Xiuyi as Sun Wei

Supporting Cast

• Wang Ji as Mei Jie
• Hu Jing as Li Sha
• Guo Yiming as Tang Fei
• Liu Jie as Hu Rongma
• Wu Gang as Hu Rongba
• Wang Tonghui as Li Jianguo
• Hu Jun as Zhang Zong
• Feng Guoqiang as Song Jianfeng
• Wang Ge as Zhuo Li

Soundtracks

• Guang (光) by William Chan (陈伟霆)
• Cheng Hong Nian Dai (橙红年代) by Zhou Hua Jian (周华健)
• Bie Lai Wu Yang (别来无恙) by Lei Jia (雷佳)
• Xing Fu De Ding Yi (幸福的定义) by Zhuang Xin Yan (庄心妍)
• Xin Guang (心光) by Zhang Jie (张杰)
• Cheng Hong Nian Dai Pian Tou Qu (橙红年代片头曲) by Chun Yin Le (纯音乐)

Episode Ratings

Dragon TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
		Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2018-09-17	1-2	0.577	2.197	6	0.220	0.810	13
2018-09-18	3-4	0.479	1.810	7	0.240	0.870	13
2018-09-19	5-6	0.497	1.920	8	0.270	1.040	12
2018-09-20	7-8	0.523	2.019	6	0.290	1.120	11
2018-09-21	9-10	0.483	1.898	5	0.300	1.150	13
2018-09-22	11	0.509	2.011	5	0.270	1.040	10
2018-09-23	12-13	0.565	2.122	5	0.310	1.140	9
2018-09-24	14-15	0.437	1.163	6	0.280	1.020	10
2018-09-25	16-17	0.514	1.903	8	0.320	1.180	12
2018-09-26	18-19	0.437	1.647	10	0.290	1.070	11
2018-09-27	20-21	0.484	1.844	8	0.350	1.300	10
2018-09-28	22-23	0.542	2.098	4	0.310	1.160	10
2018-09-29	24	0.556	2.134	4	0.310	1.180	10
2018-09-30	25-26	0.536	1.951	4	0.270	0.940	9
2018-10-01	27-28	0.504	1.936	5	0.350	1.270	9
2018-10-02	29-30	0.567	2.201	5	0.350	1.290	12
2018-10-03	31-32	0.532	2.093	7	0.350	1.270	12
2018-10-04	33-34	0.526	2.050	7	0.460	1.680	8
2018-10-05	35-36	0.615	2.274	5	0.490	1.730	8
2018-10-06	37	0.623	2.295	5	0.490	1.710	7
2018-10-07	38-39	0.818	2.861	4	0.530	1.880	7
2018-10-08	40-41	0.744	2.728	3	0.500	1.830	6
2018-10-09	42-43	0.693	2.567	3	0.530	1.910	6
2018-10-10	44-45	0.734	2.672	3	0.580	2.090	5
2018-10-11	46-47	0.842	3.084	3	0.610	2.170	4
Average	1 - 47	0.573	2.139		0.371	1.354

Zhejiang TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
		Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2018-09-17	1-2	0.269	1.027	14	0.180	0.680	17
2018-09-18	3-4	0.303	1.149	12	0.220	0.810	14
2018-09-19	5-6	0.349	1.351	10	0.240	0.930	13
2018-09-20	7-8	0.387	1.495	9	0.250	0.990	12
2018-09-21	9-10	0.344	1.357	10	0.310	1.180	12
2018-09-22	11	0.298	1.183	11	0.230	0.900	12
2018-09-23	12-13	0.294	1.103	11	0.210	0.770	12
2018-09-24	14-15	0.346	1.237	9	0.280	0.990	11
2018-09-25	16-17	0.316	1.173	10	0.250	0.940	13
2018-09-26	18-19	0.269	1.014	12	0.200	0.740	14
2018-09-27	20-21	0.285	1.087	12	0.260	0.950	14
2018-09-28	22-23	0.306	1.186	10	0.280	1.050	11
2018-09-29	24	0.400	1.537	9	0.260	0.990	13
2018-09-30	25-26	0.411	1.498	6	0.310	1.050	8
2018-10-01	27-28	0.341	1.308	9	0.300	1.090	10
2018-10-02	29-30	0.407	1.582	8	0.410	1.510	9
2018-10-03	31-32	0.345	1.356	10	0.380	1.390	10
2018-10-04	33-34	0.380	1.477	10	0.390	1.400	12
2018-10-05	35-36	0.496	1.831	7	0.530	1.850	7
2018-10-06	37	0.385	1.424	8	0.500	1.770	6
2018-10-07	38-39	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
2018-10-08	40-41	0.327	1.213	14	0.350	1.280	16
2018-10-09	42-43	0.303	1.130	16	0.300	1.100	12
2018-10-10	44-45	0.389	1.426	10	0.370	1.340	10
2018-10-11	46-47	0.375	1.379	12	0.370	1.350	10
Average	1 - 47	0.347	1.313		0.308	1.127

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