Under the Sun

Drama: Under the Sun / The Love Book
Chinese Title: 生活像阳光一样灿烂 / Sheng Huo Xiang Yang Guang Yi Yang Can Lan / 爱的正确标记法 / Ai De Zheng Que Biao Ji Fa
Broadcast Network: Dragon TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Mango TV, Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Period: August 10, 2020 - September 3, 2020

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps) except Saturday (1 ep), released online 22:00 (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Modern, Romance, Workplace
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 40
Director: Zhao Yichao
Screenwriter: Wei Jingna, Fu Jiaojiao
Production Date: 2017
Executive Producer: Li Zhiqian, Yuan Hui, Chen Mindong, Ding Qiao
Chief Producer: Xie Ying, Wang Wenyu, Zhou Jing, Liu Kai
Producer: Mu Xiaosui, Xiong Lan, Zheng Liang, Feng Xiaohong, Wang Xuezhe, Xu Xin
Origin: China

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story that follows a married couple after their wedding. Dad joins up with his mother-in-law in a pitting of wits and will with his wife.

For as long as she can remember, Bai Canlan (Song Jia) has always wanted to become a dink (double incomes no kids). When she met divorcee Zhao Yangguang (Yuan Hong) and his son, it was like hitting the lottery.

To get the life she always wanted, Bai Canlan starts a family with Zhao Yangguang but things do not go as planned. Zhang Yangguang is intent on trying to change Bai Canlan's mind about having their own kids. He turns to his mother-in-law Fan Peipei (Li Ping) for help, but even the two of them are no match for Bai Canlan. Just when Zhao Yangguang is about to give up, he learns that Bai Canlan is pregnant. Thinking it to be a miracle, Zhao Yangguang is determined to protect the baby's rights to live inside mom's belly.

Fun Facts

• Filming took place in Shanghai.
• Filming wrapped in 2017.
• Yuan Hong watched his weight carefully while filming and he only ate steamed vegetables everyday.
• The Chinese title translates to life is bright like the sun.
• The female lead's name Canlan means bright while the male lead's name Yangguang means sunlight.

Cast

	Song Jia as Bai Canlan
	Yuan Hong as Zhao Yangguang
	Liu Yun as Xu Zitong
	Tu Songyan as Yu Zhou
	Li Ping as Fan Peipei
	Guo Kaimin as Bai Zeming
	Fang Zibin as Cheng Hu
	Zhang Pan Liang Zi as Bai Yinuo
	Zhang Zhilu as Cheng Tianle
	Lu Yuncong as Zhao Huoyan
	Zheng Qi as Ye Dong
	Fu Juan as Xu Zitong's Father
	Zhang Han as Xu Zitong's Mother
	Zhou Shixuan as Lin Xitong
	Xu Chunxue as Hao Xuejia
	Zhou Feng as Zhang Miao
	Wu Tong as Liu Ding
	Barbie Liu Meiren as Tian Miao
	Fu Yunzhao as Mi Shu
	Lu Tu as Si Ji
	Zhang Dabao as Can Lan Shang Si Wang Zong

Supporting Cast

• Liu Shenghao as Wan Mingtai
• Liu Sijie as Wu Yong
• Hao Zongjun as Fan Tong
• Chen Xinru as Zhen Ruo
• Qu Gang as Zhang Yabin
• Hu Qingyun as Chen Dandan
• Xu Yulan as Wang Chunqu
• Guan Hongbo as Ma Han
• Shao Xiaojiang as Zhang Guozhu
• Tong Yu as Xiao Ju

Episode Ratings

Dragon TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)
		Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2020-08-10	1-2	1.282	4.581	5
2020-08-11	3-4	1.115	3.966	5
2020-08-12	5-6	1.356	4.729	3
2020-08-13	7-8	1.317	4.768	2
2020-08-14	9-10	1.262	4.585	2
2020-08-15	11	1.238	4.719	2
2020-08-16	12	1.169	4.371	3
2020-08-18	13	1.499	5.576	1
2020-08-19	14-15	1.319	4.73	4
2020-08-20	16-17	1.359	4.9	2
2020-08-21	18-19	1.402	4.982	2
2020-08-22	20	1.290	4.857	3
2020-08-23	21-22	1.309	4.840	3
2020-08-24	22-23	1.475	5.387	2
2020-08-25	24-25	1.571	5.979	2
2020-08-26	26-27	1.636	5.832	2
2020-08-27	28-29	1.454	5.192	2
2020-08-28	30-31	1.403	5.042	2
2020-08-29	32	1.423	5.332	2
2020-08-30	33	1.430	5.375	3
2020-08-31	34-35	1.355	4.937	3
2020-09-01	36-37	1.376	4.695	3
2020-09-02	38-39	1.413	5.18	4
2020-09-03	40	1.497	5.583	3
Average	1 - 40	1.409	5.112

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