Nothing But Thirty

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Nothing But Thirty
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Chinese 三十而已
Hanyu Pinyin Sān Shí Ér Yǐ
GenreDrama
Written byZhang Yiji
Directed byZhang Xiaobo
Starring Jiang Shuying
Tong Yao
Mao Xiaotong
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes43
Production
Executive producerXu Xiao'ou
Production location Shanghai
Production companiesLinmon Pictures (Shanghai Ningmeng Film & TV Media Co., Ltd.)
Original release
Network Dragon Television
Tencent Video
Anhui Television
ReleaseJuly 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)

Nothing But Thirty (Chinese :三十而已; pinyin :Sān Shí Ér Yǐ) is a 2020 Chinese drama television series directed by Zhang Xiaobo and starring Jiang Shuying, Tong Yao and Mao Xiaotong. [1] The series follows the story of three vastly different urban women who have reached their thirties while facing challenges at a crucial stage in their lives, as they leave behind their youthful, carefree 20s to embrace the "adult" life of a 30-year-old, and ultimately decide to take matters into their own hands. [1] The series began airing on Dragon Television and Tencent Video on July 17, 2020. [1]

Contents

Plot

The story chronicles the life of three women with different backgrounds and different personalities.

Gu Jia is strong willed, and is both a housewife and a businesswoman. She helped her husband become the CEO of a fireworks company, and fought rich housewives who bullied her son. Wang Manni is rebellious, and is confident at both her workplace and at home. Zhong Xiaoqin is content with her average life, with a normal job and a husband who likes fish.

However, their lives are suddenly disrupted by external factors. Gu Jia begins to suspect her husband Xu Huanshan of having a young mistress, Wang Manni faces difficulties with sales and relationships, and Zhong Xiaoqin's idea of a perfect marriage is destroyed. How will the three women deal with the challenges of turning thirty?

Additionally a couple with a son close in age to Gu Jia's son Ziyan, who operate a food truck appear as silent characters. They occasionally interact with the main character and consistently appear at the end of the show before the closing credits.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Production

The name "Sān Shí Ér Yǐ" (三十而已) based on a sentence "As thirty, I stood firm" (三十而立) comes from Analects . [2]

Reception

Nothing But Thirty received mainly positive reviews. [3] Douban gave the drama 6.6 out of 10. [4]

Ratings

Episode #Broadcast date Dragon TV CSM59 city network ratings [5] [6]
Ratings (%)Audience share (%)Rank
1-2July 17, 20200.8753.1155
3July 18, 20201.2194.6434
4-5July 19, 20201.4925.2894
6-7July 20, 20201.4745.5853
8-9July 21, 20201.4545.3553
10-11July 22, 20201.565.7353
12-13July 23, 20201.5165.5923
14-15July 24, 20201.1314.0844
16July 25, 20201.1734.5014
17-18July 26, 20201.4695.3273
19-20July 27, 20201.6826.1282
21-22July 28, 20201.7196.4282
23-24July 29, 20201.6686.1832
25-26July 30, 20201.8166.6182
27-28July 31, 20201.8676.5171
29August 1, 20201.7266.3742
30-31August 2, 20201.8946.9411
32-33August 3, 20201.8376.6852
34-35August 4, 20201.9216.9452
36-37August 5, 20201.1764.2654
38-39August 6, 20201.6766.0642
40August 7, 20201.4675.4482
41August 8, 20201.3875.2662
42-43August 9, 20201.6435.9241
Average ratings1.5355.625

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
27th Shanghai Television Festival Best Television Series Nothing But ThirtyNominated [7]
International Communication AwardWon
Best DirectorZhang XiaoboNominated
Best Original ScreenplayZhang YingjiNominated
Best Actress Tong Yao Won
Best Supporting Actress Mao Xiaotong Nominated
Best Supporting ActorLi ZefengNominated

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