Only Side by Side with You

Based onNan Fang You Qiao Mu
by Xiao Hu Ru WeiWritten byDirected byLin YanStarringCountry of originChinaOriginal languageMandarinNo. of seasons1No. of episodes40ProductionProduction locationShanghaiProduction companiesOriginal releaseNetworkReleaseMarch 25 (2018-03-25) –
April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)

Only Side by Side with You (Chinese: 南方有乔木; pinyin: Nan Fang You Qiao Mu) is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Xiao Hu Ru Wei (小狐濡尾). It stars William Chan and Bai Baihe.^[1] The series premiered on Jiangsu TV and Zhejiang TV on March 25, 2018.^[2]

Synopsis

The series tells the story of Shi Yue, an ex-special force member, but now the mysterious owner of a bar, who butts heads with Nan Qiao when she goes to his bar to meet potential investors after falling out with her cheating fiancée. Shi Yue discovers that Nan Qiao seems to be someone related to his past, so he purposely gets close to her to find out more, ultimately falling for her in the process.

Cast

Actor	Character	Introduction
William Chan	Shi Yue	Owner of a bar, who used to be a member of the Blue Sky Special Forces.
Bai Baihe	Nan Qiao	A drones designer, owner of Ji Ke Company.
Li Xian	Chang Jianxiong	Shi Yue's ex-comrade in the Special Forces, and Nan Qiao's childhood friend. He has an unrequited love for Nan Qiao.
Qin Hailu	An Ning	A woman related to Shi Yue's past who had an extreme influence on him.
Michelle Bai	Wen Di	Manager of Ji Ke Company, Nan Qiao's business partner.
Zhang Youhao	Hao Jie	An IT expert, Shi Yue's close friend.
Wang Ruoshan	Ouyang Qi	A Veterinary physician. Nan Qiao's close friend.
Cao Lu	Qie Hao	Manager of Lucid Dream bar, Shi Yue's good friend.
Du Zhiguo	Nan Hongzhou	Nan Qiao's father.
Zheng Xiaoning	Chang Aiguo	Chang Jianxiong's father.
Wang Weiwei	Nan Qin	Nan Qiao's sister.
Tie Zheng	Nan Si	Nan Qiao's brother.
Huang Tianqi	Zheng Hao	Nan Qiao's nephew.
Zhang Yixin	Xiao An	Employee of Ji Ke Company.
Zhou Ran	Qin Shiyu	Employee of Ji Ke Company.
Huang Yilin	Xia Qing	Employee of Ji Ke Company.
Zhang Weiwei	Brother Q	Employee of Ji Ke Company.
Ma Liang	Zhou Ran	Nan Qiao's ex-fiance.
Zhang Zilun	Brother Tai	Shi Yue's enemy.

Production

Filming

The series started filming in March 2017 at Shanghai and wrapped up in July 2017, taking a total of 113 days.^[3][4] About 400 quadcopters were employed for filming the set of the series.^[5]

Soundtrack

Ratings

• In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.^[6]

Episode #	Original broadcast date	CSM52 Jiangsu TV (%)			CSM52 Zhejiang TV (%)
		Ratings	Audience share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience share	Ranking
1–2	March 25, 2018	0.567	1.994	6	0.348	1.224	9
3–4	March 26, 2018	0.403	1.446	10	0.401	1.44	11
5–6	March 27, 2018	0.447	1.613	10	0.487	1.756	9
7–8	March 28, 2018	0.615	2.195	6	0.418	1.503	11
9–10	March 29, 2018	0.564	2.042	8	0.491	1.774	9
11–12	March 30, 2018	0.692	2.43	4	0.493	1.76	6
13	March 31, 2018	0.494	1.81	5	0.384	1.43	7
14–15	April 1, 2018	0.631	2.198	4	0.532	1.85	6
16–17	April 2, 2018	0.571	2.08	5	0.556	2.021	6
18	April 3, 2018	0.426	1.544	7	0.453	1.65	6
19–20	April 4, 2018	0.521	1.766	8	0.49	1.654	9
21–22	April 5, 2018	0.499	1.652	7	0.481	1.592	8
23–24	April 6, 2018	0.423	1.406	8	0.554	1.866	5
25	April 7, 2018	0.411	1.465	8	0.433	1.529	7
26–27	April 8, 2018	0.46	1.63	7	0.495	1.75	6
28–29	April 9, 2018	0.439	1.607	8	0.441	1.614	7
30–31	April 10, 2018	0.456	1.648	9	0.491	1.792	8
32–33	April 11, 2018	0.476	1.709	8	0.542	1.963	6
34–35	April 12, 2018	0.445	1.603	7	0.54	1.966	6
36–37	April 13, 2018	0.505	1.69	4	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
38	April 14, 2018	0.392	1.38	6	0.457	1.61	5
39–40	April 15, 2018	0.443	1.558	5	0.428	1.501	6

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
24th Huading Awards	Best Actor (Modern Drama)	William Chan	Nominated	[7]
中国电视媒体综合实力大型调研	Outstanding Drama of the Year		Won	[8]

International Broadcast

• Malaysia – Astro Shuang Xing (CH307 HD / CH324) – From 26 March 2018, Mondays to Fridays, 6 PM.

References