''Sunshine By My Side'' is a 2023 Chinese urban romance TV series produced by

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and

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. It is directed by Song Xiaofei, written by Li Xiao and Jiang Wuji, and starred by

Xiao Zhan Xiao Zhan (, born 5 October 1991), also known as Sean Xiao, is a Chinese actor and singer. He began his career in the entertainment industry when he participated in the idol survival show ''X-Fire'' (2015) and joined the Chinese boy group X ...

, Bai Baihe, Tian Yu, and Zhu Zhu, with Yuan Wenkang, Liu Xun, Xiang Hanzhi, Wu Xingjian, and Han Qiuchi as the main actors, Yang Haoyu, Wang Lin, and Dai Lele as special actors, and Wu Dairong and Bu Guanjin as guest actors. It tells the love story of Jian Bing and Sheng Yang who support each other along the way. The drama is adapted from the TV series " My Boy ". It started filming on September 27, 2022 and completed filming on February 7, 2023. It is scheduled to premiere on

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's prime time on September 1, 2023, and will premiere on iQiyi and Tencent Video.

Synopsis

This drama tells the story of an advertising director "Jian Bing" (played by Bai Baihe) and a newcomer designer "Sheng Yang" (played by

) who meet by chance. The two people with completely different personalities gradually develop feelings for each other in their daily interactions. This leads to a hilarious yet positive and inspiring story.

Cast

Reception

A high-profile urban emotional drama "The Sun With Me" has achieved remarkable results when it just started broadcasting. Starring Xiao Zhan and Bai Baihe, this drama has attracted the attention of many audiences from the very beginning. Xiao Zhan showed his strong ability to carry dramas. With his excellent acting skills and high popularity, the drama was not only a great success in terms of ratings, but also set a record for CCTV's highest ratings in the past five years, ranking among the CCTV ratings. Currently, the series has also been streamed overseas, earning a high score at 8.8 points out of 10 on the US review aggregator, IMDb. Due to Xiao Zhan's unstoppable momentum, "The Sun Is With Me" was also co-broadcast on CCTV, iQiyi, and Tencent Video, which is unprecedented and shows that it is very popular. In addition, the number of episodes broadcast online is 4 episodes earlier than the TV broadcast, and the ratings of "Sunshine With Me" so far on CCTV have exceeded 1.

References

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