{"title":"Sunshine by My Side","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sunshine-by-my-side-box-3-standard-edition-blu-ray","title":"Sunshine by My Side Box 3 Standard Edition Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003eSunshine by My Side follows a young designer and an established advertising director whose connection crosses differences in age, experience and status. Xiao Zhan plays 26-year-old Sheng Yang opposite Bai Baihe as 36-year-old Jian Bing. This third box concludes the series with episodes 29–36.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent on a blind date by his mother, Sheng Yang is stood up at the restaurant, only to encounter the woman he has admired since boyhood. Jian Bing inspired him to enter the advertising industry, but the accomplished director is now struggling with her unfaithful husband and business partner, Xue Yiming. Having decided to divorce, she is drinking away her unhappiness when Sheng Yang comes to her aid. Their renewed acquaintance develops through work: he is no longer the boy she once met, and she is no longer the serene figure preserved in his memories. As his long-held affection deepens, she begins to see him differently too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe drama grounds its younger romantic lead in his professional pride, family loyalties and outlook on life. Screenwriter Li Xiao treats the relationship as a gradual meeting of two people’s emotional ages, rather than relying simply on the appeal of an age gap. Director and cinematographer Song Xiaofei used multiple cameras concealed around the sets to help the actors behave naturally without constantly anticipating the lens. The resulting attention to everyday gestures and difficult choices gives the romance its lived-in quality. The series recorded more than 1.399 billion views and became the most-watched contemporary drama of the second half of 2023 in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chongqing setting and design profession also connect closely with Xiao Zhan’s own background. Before acting, the Chongqing-born performer pursued design and helped establish a studio with friends. During filming, his familiarity with professional design software surprised the production team; some of the handwritten illustrations seen in the drama were also drawn by him. His casting as a designer was coincidental, but that experience gives Sheng Yang’s working life particular ease and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClient meetings, proposals, filming and editing reveal the practical demands of advertising. The characters negotiate the difficult balance between profit and quality, compete with rivals and face unreasonable requests, stagnant pay, managers taking credit and workplace sexism. These pressures extend beyond the romance, showing how professional ambition and ordinary frustrations shape their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside Xiao Zhan, known for The Untamed and Douluo Continent, and Bai Baihe, whose credits include Monster Hunt and Modern Marriage, the cast includes Tian Yu of Joy of Life, Zhu Zhu of Douluo Continent and Yuan Wenkang of Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace and The Imperial Doctress. Liu Xun, also seen in An Oriental Odyssey, plays the resourceful and amusing Song Chen, Sheng Yang’s trusted friend and confidant at the agency. Xiang Hanzhi of The Love Equations joins Wu Xingjian and Bu Guanjin, whose credits include The Legend of Hao Lan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWu Xingjian plays Hao Junjie, the music-college student who captains Jian Bing’s younger sister Jian Shuang’s ice-hockey team. After his role in A Lifelong Journey, this very different character helped establish his range; he later took over the role of Yan Bingyun in Joy of Life 2. Jian Yuxi portrays Sheng Yang at sixteen, having also played the younger version of Xiao Zhan’s character Shi Ying in The Longest Promise. Executive producer Xue Jijun’s credits include The Wind Blows from Longxi and Three-Body, while producer Gong Yu’s include Joy of Life and Mysterious Lotus Casebook. Song Xiaofei, the cinematographer of The Grandmaster and director of Sword Snow Stride, works from scripts by Li Xiao, associated with Mr. Fighting, and Jiang Wuji of Mr. Right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set includes trailers, a message from Xiao Zhan and making-of footage, together with an eight-page booklet and reversible inner sleeve. 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Box 1 contains episodes 1-14 of the 36-episode series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent by his mother to a blind date, Sheng Yang is stood up, only to encounter the woman who inspired him to enter advertising ten years earlier. Jian Bing has become a respected director, but her private life is strained by her unfaithful husband and business partner, Xue Yiming. Having decided to divorce, she is drinking alone when Sheng Yang finds her. He helps her home, and their unexpected reunion develops into a relationship between colleagues. He is no longer the boy she remembers, and she is no longer the serene figure preserved in his memories. As his longstanding affection deepens, she begins to see him differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe drama gives Sheng Yang a working life, pride in his craft and responsibilities to his family, rather than reducing him to an idealised younger boyfriend. Screenwriter Li Xiao approaches the romance through the characters' growing emotional understanding, not simply their age difference. Director Song Xiaofei draws on his cinematography background, concealing multiple cameras within the sets so that the actors can respond naturally without concentrating on the equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChongqing provides the setting, and Xiao Zhan's own background as a designer lends detail to Sheng Yang's work. His familiarity with professional design software and his hand-drawn illustrations contribute to the character's everyday credibility. Client meetings, proposals, filming and editing are all part of the story, alongside the difficult balance between quality and profit, competition for contracts, unrealistic client demands, stagnant pay, stolen credit and discrimination at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ensemble includes Tian Yu, Zhu Zhu, Yuan Wenkang, Liu Xun, Xiang Hanzhi, Wu Xingjian and Bu Guanjin. Liu Xun plays Song Chen, Sheng Yang's resourceful friend, colleague and confidant. Wu Xingjian appears as Hao Junjie, a music student and captain of the ice-hockey team that includes Jian Bing's younger sister, Jian Shuang. Jian Yuxi portrays Sheng Yang at sixteen. Xue Jijun serves as executive producer, Gong Yu as producer, Song Xiaofei directs, and Li Xiao and Jiang Wuji write the screenplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two dual-layer Blu-ray discs contain 636 minutes with original Chinese Dolby Digital audio and Japanese subtitles. 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Having decided to divorce, she is drinking away her unhappiness when Sheng Yang comes to her aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir unexpected reunion becomes a new connection between colleagues at different stages of their careers. Sheng Yang is no longer the boy Jian Bing remembers, and she is no longer the serene older woman of his childhood ideal. As they work and spend time together, his longstanding admiration deepens, while she begins to see him in a different light. Their romance develops alongside questions of age, experience, ambition and the responsibilities of adult life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Chongqing's advertising industry, the drama gives Sheng Yang an independent outlook, professional pride and strong family ties. Screenwriter Li Xiao approaches the age gap through the couple's growing emotional understanding. Director Song Xiaofei, whose background is in cinematography, places multiple cameras within the sets to help the actors move naturally without constantly performing toward a visible lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe workplace is part of the story rather than simply a backdrop. Client meetings, proposals, filming and editing sit alongside the pressure to balance profit with quality and compete for business. Unreasonable client requests, stagnant pay, superiors taking credit and gender discrimination complicate the characters' working lives. Xiao Zhan's own Chongqing roots and design experience inform Sheng Yang's professional manner, including his ease with design software; some of the handwritten illustrations seen in the drama are his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXiao Zhan and Bai Baihe lead the cast, supported by Tian Yu, Zhu Zhu, Yuan Wenkang, Liu Xun, Xiang Hanzhi, Wu Xingjian and Bu Guanjin. Liu Xun plays Song Chen, the lively colleague who becomes Sheng Yang's trusted friend and romantic confidant. Wu Xingjian portrays Hao Junjie, the music student and ice-hockey captain connected to Jian Bing's sister, Jian Shuang. Jian Yuxi appears as the teenage Sheng Yang. Xue Jijun is executive producer, Gong Yu produces, and Li Xiao and Jiang Wuji write the screenplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis standard-edition second box contains episodes 15-28 of the 36-episode series across two Blu-rays, with 636 minutes of main content. Chinese Dolby Digital audio and Japanese subtitles are included. 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