Great Expectations

Details

 * Title: 远大前程 / Yuan Da Qian Cheng
 * English title: Great Expectations
 * Episodes: 58
 * Genre: Period, comedy, romance
 * Opening theme song: Great Expectations 远大前程 by NZBZ (南征北战)
 * Ending theme song: Truth or Lies 真假 by Zhang Jie (张杰)
 * Broadcast network: Hunan TV
 * Broadcast period: 2018-Apr-01 to 2018-May-05
 * Air time: 19:30

Synopsis
A small town man brings along his mother and his best friend to the big city to find work. Their temporarily lodge with an old buddy of his, who is at the time the center of conflicts between union workers fighting for their rights and unscrupulous bosses trying to crush their protests. The man learns to navigate the political landmines and climbs up the society ladder. Yet, he is privately dissatisfied with the man he has become. He later finds a purpose in life and a cause greater than money and power.

Cast

 * Chen Si Cheng as Hong Shan Yuan
 * Yuan Hong as Qi Lin
 * Tong Li Ya as Lin Yi Yi
 * Fu Da Long as Yan Hua
 * Zhao Li Xin (赵立新) as Lu Yu Cheng
 * Huang Zhi Zhong (黄志忠)
 * Ni Da Hong as Huo Tian Hong
 * Jin Shi Jye (金士杰) as Huang Shang
 * Wang De Shun (王德顺) as Chu Tian Shu
 * Zhang Shuang Li (张双利) as Guai Ye
 * Liu Hao Ran as Huo Zhen Xiao
 * Chen Hao (陈昊) as Chen Zheng
 * Amber Kuo as Yu Meng Zhu
 * Li Yi Jun

Production Credits

 * Producer: Dong Meng 董萌, He Jin 何瑾
 * Director: Xie Ze 谢泽
 * Screenwriter: Chen Si Cheng