Drama Info:
Title: Smile to Life (一二三，木头人) Yi Er San, Mu Tou Ren
Episodes: 24
Release Date: September 30, 2022
Film Location: China
Summary: The Chinese drama is adapted from Jiu Sui He’s novel of the same name, telling the love story between Xu Duo Cheng, a girl suffering from frostbite, and Jiang Nan, a down-and-out musical genius.
Plot Synopsis:
Xu Duo Cheng, a vigorous pianist, misses the chance to be selected for the orchestra due to frostbite. While she laments the impermanence of her fate, she unexpectedly runs into Jiang Nan in the bathroom, a former singer whose career was not going well due to a tough market.
Due to many misunderstandings, the two are accidentally photographed by reporters. They get involved in a romantic turmoil and enter a relationship under contract.
With the encouragement of Xu Duo Cheng, Jiang Nan gradually steps out of the bottleneck of his career, and his music career reaches an unprecedented peak. However, Xu Duo Cheng’s increasingly severe frostbite makes her retreat, and their relationship faces many tests.
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Cast & Characters:
Mao Na 毛娜 as Xu Duo Cheng 许多橙
A passionate, cheerful, optimistic and kind-hearted pianist. Her life was disrupted by the sudden disease ALS. She accidentally meets singer Jiang Nan in the bathroom of the shopping mall. In order to help Jiang Nan restore his image, she signs a contract with him and becomes Jiang Nan’s fake girlfriend.
Chang Zhe Kuan 常喆宽 as Jiang Nan 江楠
Once a musical genius, but his fame has dulled. The encounter with Xu Duo Cheng illuminates his gloomy life, and helps him re-understand the meaning of life, break through his creative bottleneck, and create another peak in his music career. At the same time, he also falls in love with Xu Duo Cheng.
Supporting Characters
Jiang Shen 蒋申 as Gu Jia Yi 顾佳宜
Actress, Jiang Nan’s ex-girlfriend. After breaking up with Jiang Nan, her popularity reaches the status of a first-line actress in China. She tastes the glory of fame and fortune, but also suffers the pain of fame and fortune. When she discovers that there Xu Duo Cheng enters Jiang Nan’s life, her jealousy was ignited.
Huang Qian Shuo 黄千硕 as Zhan Zhi Lin 展之麟
He once formed a band with Jiang Nan and made his debut, and they were the best of friends. But Jiang Nan suddenly proposed to disband the band, and Jiang Nan has since turned against him. Originally, he wanted to take revenge on Jiang Nan by using the innocent Xu Duo Cheng, but he learned that she was suffering from frostbite, and also unknowingly falls in love with her.
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Airing Schedule:
Start: September 30, 2022
Frequency: 1 episode every Friday to Sunday
End: November 13, 2022
