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Days With Ambition and Pride

2023 · 1 season

A grounded, unhurried workplace drama about skilled craftsmen and the dignity of hard, exacting labor.

Created by
Zhou Youchao
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wang Lei, Yuan Shanshan, Cao Yunjin
Overview
Kang Benshan and Wang Ranqiu are workers at the Changxindian Railway Factory, having grown up in the “mouth” and “seam” areas at the heart of the ancient town of Changxindian in southwest Beijing. As skilled craftsmen, they tackle the toughest machine repairs and help build some of the finest trains.

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Created by
Zhou Youchao
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wang Lei, Yuan Shanshan, Cao Yunjin
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • friendship
    • ambition
    • class
    • loyalty
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Zhou Youchao
    Starring
    Wang Lei, Yuan Shanshan, Cao Yunjin, Guo Jinglin, Sun Shuang, Jill Hsu, Liu Zhiwei
    Length
    1 seasons, 45 episodes
    Network
    iQiyi
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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