Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Wild Bloom

Drama: Wild Bloom
Chinese Title: 风吹半夏 / Feng Chui Ban Xia / 野蛮生长 / Ye Man Sheng Chang
Broadcast Network: Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI

Broadcast Date: November 27, 2022

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps) except Fri-Sat (1 ep) with 4 eps on premire for VIP, Daily 22:30 (1 ep) for non-VIP with 2 eps on premiere (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Business, Female-Centric, Period, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 36
Director: Zan Wu
Screenwriter: Zhang Ting
Production Company: iQIYI, SEG, 24 FPS Pictures
Executive Producer: Gong Yu, Cai Jian
Chief Producer: Wang Xiaohui
Producer: Dai Ying, Gao Jinxi, Cai li, Zhang Yan, Fang Xiangyun
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the novel Bu De Wang Sheng (不得往生) by A Nai
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

During the 1990s, Xu Banxia is a woman with vision and strength who overcomes many obstacles in the male-dominated steel industry to carve out a place for herself.

Xu Banxia's (Zhao Liying) mother died of complications while giving birth to her. Ever since she was a child, her father never cared for her. In spite of her situation, Xu Banxia has grown tough, proud and fearless in the face of challenges. With the rapid development of China’s economy, Xu Banxia and her good friends Xiao Chen (Huang Chengcheng) and Tong Xiaoqi (Ou Hao) venture into the transport of scrap steel.

In an industry where men have an absolute advantage, Xu Banxia relies on her adventurous spirit and pragmatic attitude to weather many untold hardships and even survives a test of life and death. She eventually opens up an international steel import business and finally harvests their first pot of gold. At this time, competitive is fierce. Xu Banxia develops a keen sense for the market to gradually expands their business, pushing herself to grow in her field while also finding love.

Fun Facts

Filming began on October 20, 2021.
Before the cast was announced, several of Zhao Liying's fan accounts were banned from Weibo due to fan wars over the rumored reunion between her and Legend of Fei co-star Wang Yibo in this drama.
It is among the shows with a heat index exceeding 10,000 on iQIYI.

Cast

	Zanilia Zhao Liying as Xu Banxia
	Oho Ou Hao as Tong Xiaoqi
	Li Guangjie as Zhao Lei
	Liu Wei as Wu Jianshe
	Ke Lan as Gao Yuejin
	Ren Zhong as Feng Yu
	Feng Jiayi as Qiu Bizheng
	Wang Jinsong as Xu Youren