Just One Smile Is Very Alluring

Just One Smile Is Very Alluring
Also known as A Smile is Beautiful
Weiwei's Beautiful Smile
Love O2O
Genre Romance, Youth, Contemporary
Created by Gu Man (original story)
Written by
  • Gu Man
  • Shen Feixuan
  • Wen Ting
  • Ou Yang
  • Good Story Workshop [1]
Directed by
  • Lin Yufen
Starring
Opening theme "A Smile is Beautiful" by Silence Wang
Ending theme "Just One Smile Is Very Alluring" by Yang Yang
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of episodes 30
Production
Location(s) China
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) Shanghai Croton Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Distributor Shanghai Croton Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Release
Original network JSTV, Dragon TV, Youku, Tudou
Picture format HDTV 1080i, SDTV 576i
Audio format Stereophonic
Original release August 22 (2016-08-22) – September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)
External links
Production website
Just One Smile Is Very Alluring
Simplified Chinese 微微一笑很倾城

Just One Smile Is Very Alluring (Chinese: 微微一笑很倾城; lit. A Smile is Beautiful) is a 2016 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name written by Gu Man, starring Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang. It airs on JSTV and Dragon TV from August 22, everyday at 7:30 pm, Anhui TV from August 24, Shenzen TV from September 29, as well as being broadcast online on Youku channel, Youtube, and DramaFever.[2][3]

Just One Smile Is Very Alluring is a huge commercial success in China. It is currently the most watched Chinese modern drama, with over 15 billion views online.[4]

Plot

Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang) is the campus goddess, who also excels in her studies. She aspires to be an online game designer/engineer, and goes by the alias of Luwei Weiwei in the online role-playing game Dreaming of Jianghu. After she gets dumped by her online husband Zhenshui Wuxiang, she gets approached by the number one player Yixiao Naihe, who suggested that they get married so they both can participate in a couple game. The newly formed couple instantly hit it off, and undergoes many adventures together in game.

However, Wei Wei never expected the identity of her gaming husband to be her college senior, Xiao Nai (Yang Yang), who is described as the cream of the crop in both sports and academics. When Wei Wei discovers his real identity, they have already fallen in love with each other. Together, they face many obstacles as due to their good looks, many are jealous of them. What would happen to their relationship then? [5]

Cast

Main Cast

The most popular guy in Qing University; a year 4 student majoring in computer science and a basketball player. He is also the CEO of Zhi Yi technology company. Appears to be gentle and kind, but hides a sly/cunning personality. Known by the web name "Yixiao Naihe" (一笑奈何); a famous figure and top player.
The belle of the computer science faculty; a year 2 student in Qing University. She is bright, smart and helpful; and aspires to be a game designer. Known by the alias "Luwei Weiwei" (蘆葦微微); the only female player in the Top 10 ranking.

Supporting Cast

People in Qing University

People in Zhi Yi Technology

People in Dreaming of Jianghu

Wei Wei's ex-husband in the game, known by the alias "Zhenshui Wuxiang" (真水無香). He is also Meng Yiran's cousin. A person who judges people by appearance; he dumps Wei Wei thinking she is ugly and marries "Xiaoyu Yaoyao".
Known by the alias "Xiaoyu Yaoyao" (小雨妖妖); she is regarded as the number one beauty in the game. Leader of the Xiao Yu clan, she is a hypocritical and attention-seeking person.

Others

Music

Reception

Critical response

Upon release, it became a hot-issued topic, gaining a large number of views in a short time and attention from media outlets, with Zheng Suang and Yang Yang get praised for their portrayal in drama. The storyline is unique because the drama shows the characters inside the game, with evades the most standard cliches as though written by a fan for the fans. [6][7] The drama is so well done with building the story and follow closely in accordance to the original novel. And the chemistry between Xiao Nai’s friends and the special bonds between Wei Wei and her friends are indeed fantastic.[8][9]

However the whole drama is very short and the lack of content is balanced by the cheesy dialogues and interesting conversations. And the second half managed to bring a lot of interesting topics on friendship, life, rivalry, and university life, and young love.[10]

Yang Yang experienced a surge in popularity, allowing him to top the Vlinkage Celebrity List for 13 times in 6 months.[11][12] It has been watched streaming over 15 billion views on Youku channel with rating 9.9/10 and around 80 million views on Youtube Croton Mega Hit channel.[4] It also become popular on DramaFever , gained fans from North America.[12]

Ratings

China Dragon TV / Jiangsu TV premiere ratings (CSM50)[2]
Episodes Broadcast date Dragon TV Jiangsu TV
Ratings (%) Audience share (%) Rankings Ratings (%) Audience share (%) Rankings
1-2 2016.08.22 0.745 - 4 0.737 - 5
3-4 2016.08.23 0.716 - 6 0.73 - 5
5-6 2016.08.24 0.82 - 5 0.919 - 3
7-8 2016.08.25 0.774 - 5 0.873 - 4
9-10 2016.08.26 0.864 - 4 0.935 - 2
11 2016.08.27 0.927 - 3 1.151 - 2
12-13 2016.08.28 0.845 - 5 1.042 - 3
14-15 2016.08.29 0.912 - 5 0.998 - 3
16-17 2016.08.30 1 - 3 0.971 - 4
18-19 2016.08.31 0.927 - 4 0.904 - 5
20-21 2016.09.01 0.845 - 5 0.878 - 4
22-23 2016.09.02 1.105 - 2 1.065 - 3
24 2016.09.03 1.197 - 3 1.255 - 2
25-26 2016.09.04 0.992 - 4 1.121 - 2
27-28 2016.09.05 1.073 - 2 1.015 - 3
29-30 2016.09.06 0.967 - 3 0.999 - 2
Average ratings 0.910 0.965

Broadcast

Channel Location Broadcast start date Note
Jiangsu TV, Dragon TV Mainland China August 22, 2016 Monday to Sunday 19:30 - 21:00 (two eps)
DramaFever U.S., Canada and Latin America August 23, 2016 Monday to Saturday (two eps)
Anhui TV Mainland China August 24, 2016
Astro HD Malaysia August 25, 2016 Monday to Friday 18:00 - 19:00
Shenzen TV Mainland China September 29, 2016 Everyday 19:30 (two eps)
CHOCO TV Taiwan October 1, 2016
TVB J2 Hongkong 2017

See also

References

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