Wednesday, 18 July 2018

The Years You Were Late

Drama: The Years You Were Late
Chinese Title: 你迟到的许多年 / Ni Chi Dao De Xu Duo Nian
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: Tencent

Broadcast Period: September 28, 2018 - November 1, 2018

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (two episodes) (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Modern, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 54
Director: Lin Ke, Huang Lijia
Screenwriter: Yan Geling
Production Company: Huali Culture, Haining Huali Audio-Visual Film and TV Culture Co. Ltd., Huoerguosi Jiecheng Shiji
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the novel Buyu's Mountain Hostel by Yan Geling
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Riding on the tides of reformation, the story revolves around a former soldier adjusting to civilian life.

In the year 1985, a team of military medics receive a mission to provide reinforcements to soldiers. Because of that day, Mo Li (Yin Tao), Zeng Buyu, Zhao Yiqin (Qin Hailu), Wen Ting (Fan Zhibo) and Wang Jianyun (Tian Zheng) come to form a complicated relationship with the team of soldiers that they met. Years later, they have each moved on with their lives. Zeng Puyu is building a house in Beijing. Former soldier Mu Jianfeng (Huang Xiaoming) and Mo Li reignite feelings from the past after meeting each other once more. Wang Jianyun and Wen Ting consider marriage. However, Wen Ting realizes that she has a psychological problem and decides to leave. Mu Jianfeng also leaves Mo Li due to insecurities. He marries Zhao Yiqin instead while Mo Li marries another man.

The year 1998 was a time of economic reform in China. Zeng Buyu is inspired by writer Zhou Zaipeng to redesign the house into the Buyu's Mountain Hostel. Comrades from the past occasionally drop by to revisit old memories.

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Fun Facts

Filming took place in Beijing, China.
Geling Yan is a Chinese-American writer. Much of her work has been adapted into film.
It is part of the films to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Chinese economic reform in 2018.
Huang Xiaoming plays a demobilized soldier. To make his character more convincing, the Director arranged for Huang Xiaoming to undergo extensive physical training. He also had to lose 10 pounds for the role.
Yin Tao had to lose 15 pounds for the role.
Throughout filming, Huang Xiaoming had a very hectic daily schedule. At times, he was still running lines in between meals.
Due to the theme of the drama, it was suddenly announced that The Years You Were Late will be taking over the primetime slot for All Out Of Love. The reason is said to be due to a push for dramas that touch upon the economic reforms in China.

Cast

	Huang Xiaoming as Mu Jianfeng
	Yin Tao as Mo Li
	Qin Hailu as Zhao Yiqin
	Cao Bingkun as Feng Huan
	Fan Zhibo as Wen Ting

Supporting Cast

Tian Zheng as Wang Jianyun
Peng Yicheng as Zhou Zaipeng
Zhang He as Guo Donghai
Wang Tianye as Zheng Tong
Zhang Guangbei as Gao Tuanchang
Rachel Zhang as Zeng Buyu
Shu Yaoxuan as Shu Ping
Wang Chunyuan as Ren Baoguo
Roy Wang Xichao as Da Wei
Zhao Shuai as Xie Chengliang
Wei Ziyang as Yang Yong

Soundtracks

Xu Duo Nian Hou Qing Bao Zhao Wo (许多年后，请抱着我) by Cui Zi Ge (崔子格)
Ni Chi Dao De Xu Duo Nian (你迟到的许多年) by Hou Zhi Bin (侯志斌)

Episode Ratings

Hunan TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2018-09-28	1-2	0.439	1.756	8	0.500	2.000	6
2018-09-29	3-4	0.459	1.796	7	0.510	2.020	5
2018-10-02	5-6	0.333	1.358	9	0.500	1.960	7
2018-10-03	7-8	0.400	1.661	8	0.480	1.920	7
2018-10-04	9-10	0.380	1.545	9	0.550	2.210	6
2018-10-05	11	0.167	0.637	20	0.260	0.940	11
2018-10-06	12	0.255	0.936	14	0.370	1.300	11
2018-10-07	13-14	0.266	1.022	14	0.330	1.370	11
2018-10-08	15-16	0.405	1.594	8	0.510	2.070	5
2018-10-09	17-18	0.490	1.961	7	0.500	2.020	7
2018-10-10	19-20	0.483	1.915	7	0.530	2.130	8
2018-10-11	21-22	0.517	2.076	6	0.530	2.160	7
2018-10-13	23	0.431	1.554	8	0.580	2.000	4
2018-10-15	24-25	0.716	2.802	3	0.550	2.200	5
2018-10-16	26-27	0.826	3.260	2	0.690	2.800	4
2018-10-17	28-29	0.919	3.616	2	0.700	2.890	4
2018-10-18	30-31	0.897	3.604	2	0.690	2.850	2
2018-10-20	32	0.685	2.439	2	0.620	2.140	3
2018-10-21	33-34	0.678	2.686	3	0.540	2.390	4
2018-10-22	35-36	0.878	3.491	2	0.680	2.760	3
2018-10-23	37-38	0.870	3.426	2	0.770	3.130	1
2018-10-24	39-40	0.894	3.508	2	0.720	2.910	2
2018-10-25	41-42	0.915	3.753	2	0.700	3.090	3
2018-10-26	43-44	0.848	3.242	3	0.830	3.300	2
2018-10-28	45-46	0.695	2.700	4	0.620	2.610	3
2018-10-29	47-48	0.786	3.201	3	0.720	3.050	2
2018-10-30	49-50	0.777	3.113	3	0.720	3.020	2
2018-10-31	51-52	0.798	3.183	3	0.750	3.140	2
2018-11-01	53-54	0.777	3.066	5	0.710	2.940	3
Average	1 - 54	0.620	2.445		0.592	2.390