Monday, 4 September 2023

Alliance

Drama: Alliance
Chinese Title: 好事成双 / Hao Shi Cheng Shuang
Broadcast Network: CCTV-8
Broadcast Website: Tencent

Broadcast Date: September 19, 2023

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps) except premiere 20:30 (1 ep) with 5 eps for VIP, Daily 19:30 (1 ep) for non-VIP except premiere 21:30 (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Family, Life, Modern, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 36
Director: Teng Huatao, Wang Wei
Creative Director: Yang Xiaobei
Screenwriter: Qian Jingjing, Xu Ziyuan
Production Company: Xixi Pictures
Executive Producer: Yang Xiaobei, Li Liming
Chief Producer: Teng Huatao
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the novel Shuang Xi (双喜) by Lang Lang
Watch Episodes On: Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Lin Shuang used to be a top student from a top university. She gave birth shortly after marriage to become a full-time mom but having experienced a betrayal, divorce was imminent. Lin Shuang needs to return to the workplace in order to fight for the custody of her daughter.

After a failed marriage, Lin Shuang (Zhang Xiaofei) runs into former classmate Gu Xu (Huang Xiaoming) who has returned from abroad. After so many years, he never expected they'd cross paths again. He is furious to learn that she had wasted all her years of studies after getting married. As Lin Shuang faces all sorts of tests, Gu Xu who secretly helps her can't help but fall for her too. Lin Shuang applies what she's learned and works hard to usher in a new chapter in her life.

Fun Facts

The title translates to the Chinese saying, "Good Things Come in Pairs."
The booting ceremony was held on November 3, 2022 in Shanghai.
It was announced four months later on February 21, 2023 that filming has wrapped.
The billing order between the two leads is based on whose name has the least strokes in Chinese.
Alliance has the highest popularity points for a modern drama on Tencent as it hit 30,000 as of October 1.

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