Saturday, 29 February 2020

As Long As You Love Me

Drama: As Long As You Love Me
Chinese Title: 爱情的开关 / Ai Qing De Kai Guan
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Tencent

Broadcast Period: March 30, 2020 - June 9, 2020

Air Time: Monday-Tuesday 22:00 (2 eps), released online 24:00 for VIP, next day for non-VIP
Genre: Modern, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 48
Director: Yang Hsuan
Production Company: Tencent Penguin Pictures, Yuekai Film & Television, Mango Entertainment
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Fei Wo Si Cun
Watch Episodes On: Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

It tells the story of two childhood friends who grew up together and have loved each other for many years. They are separated and reunited but a series of misunderstandings occur due to someone's plotting.

Zhou Yanzhao (Dylan Xiong) is the successor of Shenghai Group. Zhou Xiaomeng (Lai Yumeng) is the host of a children's show. Zhou Yanzhao fulfills his promise to Xiaomeng to return to the country to see her on her 22nd birthday. However, his father dies unexpectedly leaving him no choice but to succeed their real estate company. Moreover, Xiaomeng's mother is the suspect behind Zhou Yanzhao's death.

Taking over business operations, Zhou Yanzhao enters Shenghai Group and faces a tough opponent in Jiang Qingcheng. Zhou Yanzhao has a difficult time keeping the company afloat as he deals with betrayal, investment failures, engineering accidents and learns of a birth secret.

Bearing the heartaches from the misunderstandings, Xiaomeng never gives up despite facing ups and downs in her endeavors. She perseveres in her charity efforts to help children and continuously tries to become a better person. When the sky finally clears between the star-crossed lovers, they must work together to find the real mastermind behind their misfortunes.

Fun Facts

Filming lasted around four months from November 2017 to March 2018.
Filming took place in Shenzhen, Vancouver, Shanghai and Taiwan.
Dylan Xiong and Lai Yumeng reunite as an onscreen couple after starring together in Pretty Man 2.
Starting April 13, broadcast schedule was changed from Monday-Wednesday to Monday-Tuesday.

Cast

	Dylan Xiong as Zhou Yanzhao
	Lai Yumeng as Zhou Xiaomeng
	Dong Li as Jiang Ze
	Zhao Luoran

Supporting Cast

Mars Ma Xueyang as Chang Qingyan
Wang Bazhao as Zhou Binli
Yue Yueli as Jiang Qingcheng
Li Ruojie as Xiao Guang
Chen Xi as Zi Tong
Amy Wang Yuanhui as Qiao Zhen
Huang Sihan as Yang Xi
Wen Yuqi as Qin Laoshi

Episode Ratings

Hunan TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2020-03-30	1-2	1.231	8.554	6
2020-03-31	3-4	1.214	10.246	6
2020-04-01	5-6	1.168	10.063	6
2020-04-06	7-8	1.034	8.441	6
2020-04-07	9-10	1.108	10.464	6
2020-04-08	11-12	1.132	9.953	6
2020-04-13	13-14	1.157	9.677	6
2020-04-14	15-16	1.062	8.744	6
2020-04-20	17-18	1.198	10.406	6
2020-04-21	19-20	1.072	9.851	6
2020-04-27	21-22	1.188	11.075	6
2020-04-28	23-24	1.100	9.594	6
2020-05-04	25-26	1.164	9.250	8
2020-05-05	27-28	0.986	7.858	6
2020-05-11	29-30	1.179	10.002	6
2020-05-12	31-32	1.025	9.500	6
2020-05-18	33-34	1.083	9.956	4
2020-05-19	35-36	0.971	10.475	5
2020-05-25	37-38	1.066	11.419	6
2020-05-26	39-40	1.197	13.084	6
2020-06-01	41-42	1.197	10.271	6
2020-06-02	43-44	1.124	11.273	5
2020-06-08	45-46	1.097	9.814	5
2020-06-09	47-48	1.133	10.341	6
Average	1 - 48	1.120	10.013