Drama Info:
Title: The Old Dreams (Guang Yin Li De Gu Shi) 光阴里的故事
Episodes: 36
Release Date: February 20, 2022
Film Location: Qingdao
Summary: The Chinese drama is set in Qingdao from the 1990s to the early 2000s. It tells the twists and turns of Chen Yi Duo and Bi Lai Fu, who lives in Chen’s house. It depicts a group of passionate young people in the 1990s during the changing times and is an inspirational story of growing up and struggle, as the youth pursue a better life.
Plot Synopsis:
When Chen Yi Duo was seven years old, Bi Shi Xi, an old comrade-in-arms of her father Chen Da Dong, sends his son Bi Lai Fu from the Great Northern Wilderness to Chen’s house so that Lai Fu could receive a better education.
Lai Fu comes to live with Yi Duo and they grow up with a group of friends in the factory compound.
Yi Duo fails the college entrance examination and does not go to university. She becomes employed in the bicycle factory where her father works. In order not to increase the burden on his adoptive parents, Lai Fu also takes the initiative to choose to work in the factory.
The two children who grow up together slowly go their separate ways, as Lai Fu and Yi Duo begin to face hardships in life and love.
In 1998, the automobile industry develops rapidly, and the old bicycle factories gradually declines. Lai Fu feels that the bicycle factory was the memory of their generations.
In order to preserve his memories, he contracts the assembly workshop, attracts investment to innovate the production line, and reunites with old friends to start a new business.
They use new ideas for production and management, making the old-fashioned “flying” bicycle factory young again.
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Cast & Characters:
Lin Yun 林允 as Chen Yi Duo 陈一朵
Chen Da Dong’s daughter, one year younger than Bi Lai Fu, she is born and raised in Qingdao. She has a stubborn energy that dares to love and hate, refuses to admit defeat, and boyish qualities of straightforwardness and boldness. When she was growing up, she fights with Bi Lai Fu all the time.
Gao Zhi Ting 高至霆 as Bi Lai Fu 毕来福
Born in a rural area in the Northeast, his mother died when he was 7 years old. Later, he enters the Chen family. As the times change, Li finally changes from a boy to a responsible young man.
Supporting Characters
Ge Zheng 葛铮 as Luo Jin Hu 罗金虎
He Peng 贺鹏 as Xu Fen Dou 徐奋斗
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Airing Schedule:
Start: February 20, 2022
Frequency: 3 episodes everyday
End: March 4, 2022
