Sunday, 3 May 2020

Simmer Down

Drama: Simmer Down
Chinese Title: 好好说话 / Hao Hao Shuo Hua
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: Mango TV

Broadcast Date: April 25, 2022

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 20:00 (2 eps) except Fri-Sat (1 ep) with 6 more eps on premiere for VIP, Daily (1 ep) for non-VIP wit 2 eps on premiere (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Modern, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 40
Director: Yang Dong
Screenwriter: Hao Rong, Xiang Yuehong
Production Company: Zuo Cheng You Yu, Tencent Pictures, Jaywalk Studio, Shandong TV Media Co. Ltd., China Youth New Power Pictures
Producer: Zhang Yan
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Viki (eng subs), Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Communication is the key to forming bonds between people. This is a story that follows ordinary disputes and revolves around a TV host who works as a mediator.

Simmer Down is a TV show with a unique concept to mediate between aggrieved parties. Its host Yang Guang (Chen Xiao) excels at his job, but he was never willing to get himself directly involved nor does he know how to act when the problem comes knocking at his own door.

When lawyer Liao Wang (Wang Xiaochen ) appeared before him on behalf of his mother who left him 30 years ago to claim their old house, Yang Guang has no choice but to face his family problems that he's been avoiding throughout his life. Meanwhile, the arrival of a new host threatens Yang Guang's livelihood. Can he find a way out of his conundrum?

Fun Facts

Filming lasted three months from October 21, 2019 to January 19, 2020.
Filming took place in Suzhou.

Cast

	Chen Xiao as Yang Guang
	Wang Xiaochen as Liao Wang
	David Wang Yaoqing as Li Hengji
	Zeng Li as Niu Zhiling
	Leon Lai Yi as Luo Xiu
	Zhu Jintong as Su Jingjing