The City of the Family

Drama: The City of the Family
Chinese Title: 那座城这家人 / Na Zuo Cheng Zhe Jia Ren
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Period: December 2, 2018 - December 24, 2018

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (two episodes), episodes available online 24:00
Genre: Drama, Family, Modern
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 40
Director: Shao Jinghui
Screenwriter: Li Yan
Production Company: EE-Media, Golden Shield Television
Producer: Meng Fanyao
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the literary novel Ping An Kou by Li Yan

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

After suffering from a devastating calamity due to the earthquake, the story set in Tangshan is an emotional journey about two households, three generations and nine people with different last names who come to form a family.

In the year 1976, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake suddenly struck and buried Wang Daming (Ma Yuan) and his wife beneath a pile of rubble. After six days and seven nights, Wang Daming is saved and upon gaining consciousness, he learns that his wife who was pregnant at the time and his father did not survive. Everywhere he looks, every household in the neighbourhood grieves the loss of a family member.

Wang Daming lives his days unable to recover from the incident when Yang Ai (Tong Lei) walks into his life. She is an ordinary worker for a ceramic factory. Yang Ai is orphaned. Her older sister also lost her family during the earthquake except for her youngest son who is mute. Because of their meeting, Wang Daming and Yang Ai gradually become family to each other and they try to pick up the pieces to make a new home.

Fun Facts

• Filming took place in Beijing and Tangshan.
• The 1976 Tangshan earthquake is one of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history.

Cast

	Ma Yuan as Wang Daming
	Tong Lei as Yang Ai
	Sa Rina
	Li Jianyi
	Yu Shuige as Liu Yunen

Supporting Cast

• Kong Songjin as Wang Weidong
• Wu Di
• Zhang Yabei
• Wang Yanzhi
• Zhou Xianxin
• Peng Shiteng
• Wang Yuchao as Sun Lei

Soundtracks

• Chong Sheng (重生) by A Yun Ga (阿云嘎)
• Hu Die (蝴蝶) by Zeng Di (曾缔)

Episode Ratings

Hunan TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
		Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2018-12-02	1-2	0.315	1.176	9	0.350	1.360	7
2018-12-03	3-4	0.338	1.326	12	0.330	1.410	8
2018-12-04	5-6	0.394	1.524	10	0.440	1.820	7
2018-12-05	7-8	0.396	1.518	9	0.390	1.600	7
2018-12-06	9-10	0.373	1.440	10	0.430	1.770	13
2018-12-07	11	0.180	0.612	16	0.240	0.810	10
2018-12-08	12	0.269	0.908	11	0.380	1.230	8
2018-12-09	13-14	0.316	1.141	9	0.360	1.370	6
2018-12-10	15-16	0.354	1.379	10	0.340	1.430	9
2018-12-11	17-18	0.435	1.681	9	0.400	1.650	7
2018-12-12	19-20	0.404	1.650	11	0.450	1.900	6
2018-12-13	21-22	0.332	1.305	13	0.430	1.730	5
2018-12-14	23	0.172	0.608	22	0.280	0.940	10
2018-12-15	24	0.206	0.731	14	0.320	1.090	11
2018-12-16	25-26	0.285	1.062	10	0.410	1.640	7
2018-12-17	27-28	0.332	1.307	9	0.480	2.010	4
2018-12-18	29-30	0.297	1.132	13	0.350	1.420	8
2018-12-19	31-32	0.406	1.586	9	0.440	1.770	6
2018-12-20	33-34	0.397	1.516	9	0.430	1.730	6
2018-12-21	35	0.222	0.792	18	0.280	0.960	12
2018-12-22	36	0.206	0.721	16	0.270	0.920	9
2018-12-23	37-38	0.313	1.150	11	0.380	1.480	7
2018-12-24	39-40	0.454	1.792	9	0.460	1.900	6
Average	1 - 40	0.322	1.220		0.376	1.476

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