Battling expectations
4 years, 5 months ago

Battling expectations

China Daily  

The new drama series Nothing But Thirty examines the challenges and confusion faced by Chinese women in their 30s. When screenwriter Zhang Yingji was wandering on a Beijing street one winter night, she came across workers leaving a luxury retail store after their shift. The scene was etched in her mind, giving Zhang, who has worked on script-writing for nearly a decade, inspiration to create Wang Manni, a major role in the recent TV series Nothing But Thirty. Now running on Shanghai-based Dragon TV and streaming site Tencent Video, the 43-episode drama that examines the challenges and confusion faced by women in their 30s, has made a big splash online, striking a chord with many viewers in China.

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Urban women-themed TV drama gets 5.6 billion views
4 years, 4 months ago

Urban women-themed TV drama gets 5.6 billion views

China Daily  

Actress Tong Yao in Nothing But Thirty. Nothing But Thirty, a Chinese hit TV drama about urban women, has racked up more than 5.6 billion views online as of Tuesday since its July 17 release, data showed. It has topped the daily online video view chart for Chinese TV dramas, which is compiled by Maoyan, a platform that provides film …

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