Sunday, 25 February 2018

City of Desire

Drama: City of Desire
Chinese Title: 欲望之城 / Yu Wang Zhi Cheng
Broadcast Network: Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Date: TBA

Genre: Modern, Romance, Workplace
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin
Episodes: 42
Director: Liu Jin
Screenwriter: Chen Tong
Production Company: New Classics Media
Producer: Li Xuezheng, Li Xiaobiao, Chen Xiaowei
Origin: China / Hong Kong
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A man dealing with anxiety and depression after a painful divorce manages to find warmth when he least expects it and it reignites his passion towards life.

In order to chase after her dreams, Qiao Na aborts her own baby which leaves her husband Jiang Nianhua (Wu Xiu Bo) in shambles. After getting divorced, Nianhua accumulates much wealth through sheer determination and hardwork but he isn't able to enjoy the fruits of his labor as he is diagnosed with severe depression. Just when he has decided to give up on life, he encounters a young corporate woman named Lin Li (Angelababy). Not long after they meet, Lin Li deals with the fallout from a toxic relationship with her boyfriend whom she works with and she becomes devastated at the realization that she should no longer be with him. Both bearing emotional troubles of their own, Nianhua and Lin Li get to know each other through work and a romance ensues.

Fun Facts

It is produced by New Classics Media.
Filming lasted six months beginning on November 5, 2017 and ending on April 30, 2018.
It is Angelababy's second drama since giving birth.
Angelababy and Wu Xiu Bo who play a couple in the drama have a 21-year age gap.
Episode count was changed from 45 to 42 in the records filed with NRTA (formerly SARFT).

Cast

	Wu Xiubo as Jiang Nianhua
	Angelababy as Lin Li
	Ren Zhong as Wang Yang
	Zhu Zhu as Qiao Na
	Zhu Jiaqi as Ai Lun
	Ni Hongjie as Jin Xiaoling
	Wang Yang as Li Cha
	Ronald Zhai Tianlin as Hai Gui Jing Ying
	Wang Yizhe as Li Sha