Tan Xihe

Set in the Shaanxi province of Northern China, In The Wild Mountains is a simple yet insightful tale of village life and how economic changes in the country affect even the most remote regions.

In the early 1990s when the Chinese men's table tennis team is at a low ebb, head coach Cai Zhenhua is tasked with forming a new team to finally fight to the top at the 1995 World Ping Championship in Tianjin, China.

A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped. Their enforced confinement leads to them exploring their feelings for each other and those around them.

Writer Gao moves into a new apartment neighboring rude Zhang and his wife. The Zhangs have already forced four neighbor families to leave for different disputes. Now they are clashing with cadre Liu because of a dog issue.

Ceramist Miss Lin Yan regains her health after a heart transplant surgery. But the subsequent events terrify Lin. Her ceramic art gift disappears and she begins to be plagued by nightmares. She believes that this situation is caused by the transplanted heart located inside her body. The weird situation also astonishes Mr. Jiang, her doctor-in-charge.

Weakened by illness but strong in mind, Mei Changsu enters court politics to seek justice for a tragedy long forgotten.

After his mentor Zan Maochang’s death, archaeologist Fang Kun joins an excavation of a newly discovered tomb, where he reunites with his former lover, Luo Qing. Their investigation sparks controversy and draws the attention of artifact criminals. Together with Qi Dacang from the public security bureau, they must confront challenges to protect the tomb and preserve cultural heritage.

Zhou Ying is sold to the powerful Shen family by her foster father, yet successfully escapes by sneaking into merchant Wu Ping’s palanquin. The Wu family agreed to take her in after witnessing her remarkable business acumen, and she ends up marrying Wu Ping. The drama will chronicle the life of the Qing Dynasty's richest female merchant, and her struggles to keep the Wu family business afloat during the last years of the Qing Dynasty. Shen Xingyi is a happy-go-lucky young sir who has never known hardship in his life. After meeting Zhou Ying, he eventually decides to change his ways and becomes a mature noble who is willing to protect his country and family from disaster. He has a seemingly unrequited love for Zhou Ying.

Qian Fei, an employee in a bank, was planning a fulfilling life. But after being abandoned by her fiancé, she had to redefine her life. Li Yifei, from a rich family, always prioritized his career. His girlfriend couldn't endure poverty and left. To cover her mortgage, Fei rent out a room to Yifei, and they became collaborators. Fei bravely faced challenges and grew through the process. Their journey was marked by collisions, but they fell in love and decided to face the future together.

Zhang Yi'ang, a veteran detective, is sent to Sanjiangkou to investigate a case but soon finds himself caught in a web of crime and corruption. While pursuing a powerful criminal network, he unexpectedly receives help from a group of bungling thieves, who inadvertently aid his mission to unravel the truth behind a murder.

Renhe Hospital nurse Zhang Shumei is forced to resign after being suspected of accidentally killing a patient. Zhang Shumei’s 4 year old daughter is abducted, and she herself dies in a car accident a couple of years later. 30 years later, Zhang Shumei’s son Zhuang Shu returns to the hospital as a surgeon who is intent on unraveling the secret behind his family’s misfortune.

After the sudden loss of her husband, Mingzhu, pregnant and newly married, is forced to confront hidden family secrets. With strength and resilience, she faces numerous challenges and works to rebuild her life, bringing her family together in the process.

Qiao Yang, an associate chief physician, and Zhou Jingwen, a successful plastic surgeon, were once classmates but became estranged due to a past misunderstanding. Ten years later, they reunite at Gemu Plastic Surgery Hospital, where their professional rivalry turns into a partnership. Despite frequent clashes, their shared dedication to medicine leads them to work together to tackle complex surgical challenges and save lives.

Mu Di, a graduate student majoring in folk music and suona escapes from a big city and returns to her hometown to start an alternative struggle.

Detective Ji Bai and new criminal profiler Xu Xu may seem like an awkward teacher-student pair at first glance, yet they are actually the best partners in the police force, solving one crime after another. Ji Bai slowly falls in love with Xu Xu, yet she is a girl who is as slow as a snail when it comes to love. Just as Xu Xu starts to reciprocate Ji Bai's feelings, the dormant "Angel's Killer" reappears.

Xiao Haozi, an imperial chef in the palace is betrayed and falls into Youlan Lake. In the modern world, Duan Mingtian experiences a similar fate. Through a twist of fate, Xiao Haozi finds himself in the modern world, beginning a new journey.

A story spanning 40 years that follows the struggles of three generations of farmers and rural cadres.