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Google translated description from Baidu:

By telling the story of the magnificent struggle of several generations, the play reflects the development spirit of China's manufacturing industry, grasping the pulse of the times and being brave in innovation under the new test of the market economy era

Google translated synopsis from Baidu:

The Northern Machinery Company was about to go bankrupt due to poor management. Sun Heping, who was the general manager of overseas sales in Southeast Asia, was urgently recalled to be the factory manager. With the strong market awareness formed by years of hard work in the international market, Sun Heping led Beiji to join the Henzhong Group, which was helmed by his old classmate Yang Liu, and carried out drastic reforms to the enterprise. After several years of development, Beiji, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was reborn and successfully listed in Hong Kong. In order to realize the dream of Sinotruk's refurbishment and truly make Beiji bigger and stronger, Sun Heping actively sought to acquire the Red Star Heavy Truck, which was controlled by his old classmate Liu Bing, but was blocked by Yang Liu with all his strength, because Yang Liu thought that the Hanzhong Group should be It is not that Beiji has become the world's largest heavy-duty truck assembly company. Three former classmates and three entrepreneurs full of dreams, in order to realize the rapid development of China National Heavy Duty Truck Industry, launched a thrilling game, and finally contributed their own light and heat to the Chinese manufacturing dream from different angles

Trailer (no subs): https://youtu.be/5SWY-NrVJ3o

With 2-3 more on the way! 🤯

The Nine Graverobbing Families:

UPPER (businessmen who ordered graverobbing)
-Zhang Family
-Hong Family
-Li Family

MIDDLE (hands-on graverobbers)
-Chen Family
-Wu Family
-Hei Family

LOW (antique dealers)
-Huo Family
-Qi Family
-Xie Family

Ah gotcha! Cool!

I dont recall anyone official posting a date before this, but maybe?

All the involved parties are posting on socials that itll be December 2nd.

December 2nd!!! Let’s go!!

(Via Fluke’s IG post)

I'm down for either, I just need to get my heart in place for either of them.

Exactly. We've had a few close-but-not-quite scenes from Peat (and a good many other actors). This was not that. And I don't think it worked.

I mean, from the handful of documentaries and behind-the-scenes ive watched, it seems like they do use boom mics. I don't know what's going on with this drama. The hypothesis is that it came down to funding.

Pilot trailer. Not in the drama.

Yes. I noticed that change as well. He also wasn't drunkenly clingy. In the book, didn't someone have to come help him get the girl off him?

Same. I am sincerely hoping that the drama won't go as far. Prapai and the group need to get there in time, it just needs to happen.

I do when I don't want someone to worry.

I think the reason why Prapai wasn't more forceful is because that is a circle of highly influential people (probably the same reason he delivered the gift personally as well). You don't want to find yourself on their bad side or the subject of their malicious gossip. It would have major consequences for his business and leisure activities. Prapai is also very polite, so it would take something quite extreme for him to do anything too negatively forceful. He thought he could handle it with his usual easygoing charm. Which he did eventually, with a tad bit of extra force.

But yes, I definitely 100% understand Sky's point-of-view and can't really blame him for that interpretation. But, he should have discussed it. After all, he was missing a lot of context. And any number of other scenarios that would have looked very much the same from the back where Sky saw but only a few seconds of interaction.

Ah, yes. The effects that trauma can have on what someone would normally do. I very much wish he was okay enough to exactly that - because that would be in-character for him to do in any other circumstance.

*Waves*

Indeed. Changes tend to be quite small-scale. Although they can still have a pretty big impact. Take for instance some of Ae's actions in LBC. Mame could have made some of his thoughts in the book into dialogue in the series, and people would have received those events a little better.

Same with the diary here. In the book, according to the translation I read, it was a piece of paper on his desk. It was less intrusive that way.

All in all, Love in the Air has the most of these little deviations (especially the LoveStorm segment). But she's still delivering what her fans expect by making a faithful adaptation to the source material. And I like that (even if I sometimes disagree with what gets included or not).

*Also, your comment should probably be marked as a spoiler. Do you mind?

There’s a difference there. Not being able to cry and fake crying are different. It’s very clear in the drama that theyre trying to portray Sky as someone who cries. And Peat isnt able to perform that aspect rn. If they stuck to the books and made it where he’s close but never quite there, it probably wouldve been delivered better.

Mame always sticks super close to the book.

In the book it wasnt a diary though. It was a piece of paper he had left on the desk (at least according to the translation i read). I dont know why they made it into a legit diary situation in the drama.

Sky’s ex paid off one of the race workers to tell Sky that Prapai will wait for him at his apartment. But theyd previously asked Prapai to borrow the apartment and he gave them a key since he doesnt use it anymore.