Life Plan A and B
Life Plan A and B (Chinese: 荼蘼; pinyin: Tú mí) is a 2016 Taiwanese melodrama created and produced by TTV. It stars Rainie Yang, Yan Yulin and Johnny Lu. It is the second instalment in Q Series. First original broadcast began on October 7, 2016 on TTV airing every Friday night from 10:00-11:50 pm.[1][2]
| Life Plan A and B | |
|---|---|
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| 植劇場－荼蘼 | |
| Genre | Melodrama Romance |
| Written by | Mag Hsu |
| Directed by | Wang Xiaodi Huang Tianren |
| Starring | Rainie Yang Yan Yulin Johnny Lu |
| Opening theme | "Traces of Time in Love 年輪說" by Rainie Yang |
| Ending theme | "The Lessons of Love 相愛的方法" by Rainie Yang |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wang Xiaodi |
| Producer(s) | Liao Jianxing An Zheyi |
| Production location(s) | Taiwan |
| Running time | 110 minutes Fridays 10:00–11:50 pm |
| Release | |
| Original network | TTV |
| Original release | October 7 – November 11, 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Love of Sandstorm |
| Followed by | Jiang Teacher, You Talked About Love |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Synopsis
Ru Wei and You Yan have a simple relationship. But in every simple relationship there are many difficulties. They are not rich, but they try very hard to enjoy life; even if it means for their three meals a day they only eat instant noodles, they can still make hundreds of flavours. They are very serious about their relationship and trying their best to achieve something in life – hoping one day they can become who they want to become. One day, Ru Wei has a 'lucky chance' in life. Her company wants to send her to Shanghai, with a promotion and higher pay. These two who are deeply in love cannot bear to have a long distance relationship. With all the uncertainties in their future, can they still stand by each other? If your life "schedule" suddenly changes and forces you to choose between love and career, how can you choose one? Will you also be swaying between the two, unable to decide what to do? If only we can know the outcomes of both options before we choose one, how much better and easier would that be...
Cast
- Rainie Yang as Zheng Ruwei
- Yan Yulin as Tang You Yan
- Johnny Lu as Rong Yi Chao, Eason
- Chang Fu-chien as Tang De Gang
- You Yan's father
- Chen Chi-hsia as Zhou Ya Qing
- You Yan's mother
- Ricie Fun as Gao Mei Yu
- Hsieh Ying-hsuan as Ms. Zhang
- Andy Wuas Zhao Hui
- Diane Lin as Tang You Shan
Soundtrack
- Opening theme: "Traces of Time in Love 年輪說" by Rainie Yang
- Ending theme: "The Lessons of Love 相愛的方法" by Rainie Yang
- "Being Single 單" by Rainie Yang
- "How Sad 多難得" by Yvonne Hsieh
Episode ratings
| Air date | Episode | Average ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2016 | 1 | 0.57 | 4 |
| October 14, 2016 | 2 | 0.56 | 4 |
| October 21, 2016 | 3 | 0.67 | 4 |
| October 28, 2016 | 4 | 0.64 | 4 |
| November 4, 2016 | 5 | 4 | |
| November 11, 2016 | 6 | 0.92 | 3 |
| Average ratings | 0.66 | - | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22nd Asian Television Awards[3] | Best Original Screenplay | Mag Hsu | Won |
| 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Rainie Yang | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Johnny Lu | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing for a Television Series | Mag Hsu | Nominated | ||
| 12th Seoul International Drama Awards[4] | Best Mini-series | Life Plan A and B | Nominated |
References
- "楊丞琳睽違5年回來拍台劇！ 甜笑紅唇照5張先曝光". ETtoday新聞雲. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "推掉1.2億邀約 楊丞琳只為演荼蘼 - 中時電子報". chinatimes.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "【恭喜】蔡振南奪亞洲電視奬視帝 楊貴媚獲最佳女配 | 蘋果日報". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- "Seoul International Drama Awards". seouldrama.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.