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A Sketchy Job

2025 · 1 season

A short, quiet romance that builds slowly around pretend intimacy and the ache of hidden selves.

Created by
MR.D
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhang Ruicheng, Su Yuhang, Wang Ruizi
Overview
An unemployed actor takes on the role of a lifetime—pretending to be the boyfriend of a reclusive heir with secrets of his own.

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Created by
MR.D
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhang Ruicheng, Su Yuhang, Wang Ruizi
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How it feels

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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
    • identity
    • deception
    • love
    • class
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    MR.D
    Starring
    Zhang Ruicheng, Su Yuhang, Wang Ruizi
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes, 10 min each
    Network
    YouTube
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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