Saturday, 6 April 2024

City of the City

Drama: City of the City
Chinese Title: 城中之城 / Cheng Zhong Zhi Cheng
Broadcast Network: CCTV-1
Broadcast Website: iQIYI

Broadcast Date: April 9, 2024

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 20:00 (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Life, Modern
Language: Mandarin
Director: Teng Huatao
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Teng Xiaolan

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

In the backdrop of Lujiazui Financial City in Shanghai, a fierce clash unfolds among bank newcomer Tao Wuji, branch VP Zhao Hui, and audit chief Miao Che, revolving around interests and original intentions. As emotions and law collide, Tao Wuji evolves into a new guardian of order in the financial realm. City of the City intertwines the pivotal choices of two generations of financial experts with China's financial evolution, revealing the unseen battles within a robust regulatory framework.

Fun Facts

The booting ceremony was held in Shanghai on March 26, 2023.
Filming wrapped after five months on August 24, 2023.
Creating the concept for the show began in 2018, and 4 drafts of the script for the second episode alone were written.
In order to sort out the financial history of Shanghai, the team did a lot of homework and interviewed bank executives in Shanghai, staff of Lujiazui Financial City, and reporters who have been in the financial field for many years.
The new era bank businesses involved in the story touch upon cloned credit cards, loan officers flying orders, Internet loans, student loans, support for small, medium and micro enterprises and other livelihood financial services that are closely related to people's lives.

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