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The Baking Challenge

2023 · 1 season

A warm, upbeat underdog story where cooking battles and team spirit make for an easy, satisfying watch.

Created by
Fei Wang, Allen Lan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wang Yanlin, Zhao Xiaotang, Kenny Bee
Overview
The down-and-out star chef He Xuan once looked down on dim sum. To reclaim everything he had lost and make a comeback, he was forced to participate in the "Dim Sum King" pastry competition. To this end, He Xuan apprenticed under the "Pastry God," assembled a team of genius teammates, embarked on the path of dim sum, traveled and trained, overcame challenges, and advanced to the finals with passion and skill, ultimately growing into the true "Dim Sum King."

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Created by
Fei Wang, Allen Lan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wang Yanlin, Zhao Xiaotang, Kenny Bee
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • ambition
  • found family
  • work
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Fei Wang, Allen Lan
Written by
Zhe Li
Starring
Wang Yanlin, Zhao Xiaotang, Kenny Bee, Zheng Fanxing, Xi Meijuan, Lan Manyu, Zhao Bin
Length
1 seasons, 24 episodes
Network
iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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