Sunday 6 March 2022

Gen Z

Drama: Gen Z / Hou Lang
Chinese Title: 后浪 / Hou Lang
Broadcast Network: Dragon TV
Broadcast Website: Youku

Broadcast Date: May 14, 2023

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps) except Fri-Sat 22:00 (1 ep), online 22:00 for VIP, Daily (1 ep) for non-VIP (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Life, Medical, Modern, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 40
Director: Han Xiaojun
Screenwriter: Liu Liu
Production Company: Youhug Media, Youku
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story about promulgating Chinese medicine follows a twenty-something woman who is all alone in this world. A professor looking to pass on his knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine to the younger generation takes her under his wing. However, she doesn't get along with his son who is also in the same class.

Ren Xinzheng (Wu Gang), a professor at a university for Chinese Medicine dedicated to spreading his knowledge to youths, has resigned from his job to start a new class in the hopes of cultivating successors who can truly inherit the way of traditional Chinese medicine.

Sun Toutou (Zhao Lusi) who is in her twenties has no family. She does not ask about the past nor hope for the future. She accidentally runs into trouble because of an incident where she stands up for what's right. Ren Xingzheng helps her in time, learns about her story and lets her join his traditional Chinese medicine class so she can restart her life. Since then, Sun Toutou who used to care about nothing embarks on the path of studying under the tutelage of Ren Xinzheng.

No one expected that Sun Toutou and Ren Xingzheng's son Ren Tianzhen (Luo Yizhou) would dislike each other from the start causing a lot of trouble for themselves. The road of mentorship is long and difficult with master and apprentice having very different personalities. Sun Toutou continues to grow in the face of obstacles to gradually fall in love with the magnificent culture of traditional Chinese medicine. She and Ren Xingzheng go from being enemies to having a mutual understanding and eventually cherishing each other.

In the process of searching, the master preaches and solves the doubts, allowing the students to find their own destiny; through their kindness, bravery, and youthful passion, the students inspire the master to teach. Sun Toutou together with her teacher and classmates walk together on the road of chasing their dreams.

Fun Facts

The Chinese title translates to, "Waves."
The boot ceremony was held on February 10, 2022.
It is IXFORM member Luo Yizhou's first starring role in a drama.
Veteran actor Wu Gang and Zhao Lusi portray a teacher and student. There were jokes about Chen Pingping (Wu Gang's role in Joy of Life) and Chen Qianqian (Zhao Lusi's role in The Romance of Tiger and Rose) being in one drama.
The script took screenwriter Liu Liu seven years to complete.

Cast

	Wu Gang as Ren Xinzheng
	Rosy Zhao Lusi as Sun Toutou
	Luo Yizhou as Ren Tianzhen
	Alina Zhang Meng as Yang Xiaohong
	Jiang Shan as Song Linglan
	Xi Meijuan as Zhang Jiru
	John Zhou Chengao as Peng Shiyan
	Zhu Junlin as Zhao Liquan