Scripted series · iQiyi
Dream of Golden Years
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Zhou Ye
Xia Xiaolan
36 eps
Zhai Xiaowen
Zhou Cheng
36 eps
Dong Xuan
Liu Fen
36 eps
Lawrence Wong
Du Zhaohui
36 eps
Zhao Da
Liu Yong
36 eps
Tu Ling
Li Fengmei
36 eps
Jiang Yi
Chen Xiliang
36 eps
Zheng Wei
Kang Wei
36 eps
Lin Xiao
Bai Zhenzhu
36 eps
Fan Linfeng
Pan Baohua / Pan San
36 eps
Chai Ye
Xia Hongxia
11 eps
Wei Qing
Old Madam Xia
11 eps
Hu Xiaoting
Wang Jingui
8 eps
Chen Wei
The Noodle Stall Owner
5 eps
Ashin Shu
Wang Jianhua
8 eps
Jiang Zixin
Xia Ziyu
10 eps
Jiang Bowen
Chen Qing
7 eps
Ai Dong
Xia Dajun
12 eps
Li Xiaochuan
Xia Changzheng
7 eps
Wang Yichan
Zhang Cui
8 eps
Yang Yue
Ms. Qi
5 eps
Zhang Duo
Tang Hong'en
18 eps
Guo Jun
Principal Sun
5 eps
Cui Yi
Chen Qing's mother
5 eps
Liu Min
Guan Hui'e
9 eps
Liao Xueqiu
Zhou Cheng's grandmother
3 eps
Zhang Gong
Wang Guangping
1 eps
Jie Bing
Xu Guozhang
1 eps
Ji Peng
Cao Liu
1 eps
Kan Yu
Ke Yixiong
8 eps
Zhang He Hao Zhen
General Manager Wang
5 eps
Li Jinrong
Xia Weimin
6 eps
Chen Yisha
Liu Mei
6 eps
Li Jiawei
Xiaolan's aunt
6 eps
Zhao Yiji
Wu Hao
9 eps
Yao Zhen
Ye Xiaoqiong
9 eps
Shan Ren
Zhou Wenbin
2 eps
Gua Ah-leh
Grandma Yu
19 eps
Wen Yechen
Gong Yang
13 eps
Wang Jianxin
Kang Lianming
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dream of Golden Years actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dream of Golden Years reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
After being set up by her company, 36-year-old executive Xia Xiaolan wakes up as her 18-year-old self in a poor village. Determined to change her fate, she pursues education while building a business empire from nothing. Along the way, she finds love, support, and a renewed sense of purpose, proving that courage and determination lead to true success.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jia ZhiqiProducer
- Wang XiaohuiExecutive Producer
- Dai YingExecutive Producer
Direction
- Huang ChunDirector
- Zhu Dong NingDirector
Music
- Hu Xiao'ouOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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