Drama: New City
Chinese Title: 新海 / Xin Hai
| Broadcast Date: TBA |
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 24
Director: Li Shaofei
Screenwriter: Zhao Sheng
Origin: China
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Synopsis and Plot Summary
A business war and story of complicated relationships follows two men, a former military and an orphan, as they strive hard to fight or their dreams and end up falling for the same woman.
Xinhai City in the beginning of the 1990's was a special economic zone undergoing rapid development. In the five years since arriving in Xinhai, demobilized soldier Zhao Guosheng (Jang Hyuk) has fought hard to become the biggest entrepreneur in the city. He has one dream to care for the parents left behind by his comrades who died in the war and aims to build a hero's monument in their honor.
A chance meeting leads him to fall in love with a woman named Xiao Xiao (Jian Renzi). Zhang Lin (Zhang Luyi) is an ordinary man who is anything but mediocre. After losing both of his parents at a young age, he stands up on his own two feet and makes it on his own. However, Zhang Lin has also gradually fallen for Xiao Xiao and the three are caught in a love triangle.
Fun Facts
- Filming lasted around three months beginning in March 2016 and ending in June 2016.
- It is part of the dramas that were affected by the Hallyu Ban, an unofficial ban that was in effect in China to restrict all forms of Hallyu aka Korean Wave due to the political disagreement between China and Korea over THAAD. On October 31, 2017, there were reports that both sides were making a move to mend diplomatic ties and news that the virtual ban has been lifted came days later. (Source: Sohu)
- Korean actor Jang Hyuk and Zhang Luyi play rivals in the drama.
- Zhang Luyi shared that he was worried at first that it would be difficult to run lines together when one speaks in Mandarin and the other speaks in Korean. However, Jang Hyuk is an experienced actor and it didn't take long before they were able to work well together.
Cast
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Jang Hyuk as Zhao Guosheng |
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Edward Zhang Luyi as Zhang Lin |
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Joyce Jian Ren Zi as Xiao Xiao |
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Maggie Fang Fang |
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Chen Minghao |
Supporting Cast
- Sun Haofu as Chen Siyuan
- Bao Kun as Yang Hongyu
- Zhu Zimo as Zhao Xiaoshan
- Zhu Yan as Gao Yan
- Lu Wensheng as Zhong Lushi
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