Sunday, 22 November 2020

Psychologist

Web Drama: Psychologist
Chinese Title: 女心理师 / Nu Xin Li Shi
Broadcast Website: Youku

Broadcast Date: November 23, 2021

Air Time: Daily 18:00 (2 eps) with 6 eps released on premiere for VIP, (1 ep) for non-VIP with 2 eps released on premiere (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Modern, Romance, Suspense
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 40
Director: Sam Quah
Production Company: Cosmic Bliss
Producer: Gao Feng, Gao Xiaoxi
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Bi Shumin
Watch Episodes On: Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story that aims to highlight real problems revolving around mental health in the modern day told from the perspective of a female psychologist.

Because of a public service announcement (PSA) for suicide intervention, He Dun (Yang Zi) encounters a huge blow in her career as a psychologist . Feeling low, she goes out for a meal with her best friend where she accidentally runs into Jiahui (Wang Jia) and Qian Kaiyi (Jing Boran). Qian Kaiyi is the host of a radio program that deals with emotional psychology. Under his insistence, He Dun collaborates with him on the show.

As the radio program picks up, He Dun's counselling clinic becomes busier by the day. At this time, her teacher Ji Mingcong becomes involved in a scandal and in trying to get to the bottom of things, she discovers a secret about him that nobody knows.

Alas, problems come one after another - He Dun's best friend is caught in a conflict between a third-party and her father, her mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, what's worse, she discovers that Jiahui used her to get back at Ji Mingcong. He Dun's sleepwalking relapses while a painful experience as a child that has long become a dusty memory comes to mind once more. Can the female psychologist untie the knot that has been in her heart for so many years?

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Fun Facts

The boot ceremony was held on November 1, 2020 to mark the beginning of filming.
Filming wrapped after 130 days at 4am on March 11, 2021.
Jing Boran and Yang Zi reunite after 11 years since they starred in the 2009 drama Girl Rushes Forward.
Jing Boran has gotten used to referring to his co-star as xiao (little) Yang Zi.
Filming took place in Sanya, Hainan.
Sam Quah gathers the same crew that worked on the high-grossing 2019 Chinese film Sheep Without a Shepherd.

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