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“Nothing Gold Can Stay” is based on the true story of the widowed Zhou Ying, who overcomes her tough life and goes on to become a legendary businesswoman in the late Qing. Starting as a street performer, she ends up as the widow of the son of the wealthy Wu family. Caught up in the family's internal conflicts, she relies on her shrewdness and perseverance to build a business empire.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
DETAILS
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” is based on the legendary true story of Zhou Ying and the Wu family of Anwu Town, in Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province. Zhou Ying, a witty and fun street performer, accidentally gets married with Wu Pin, the young master of the prominent Wu family.
Unfortunately, Wu Pin dies shortly after they marry, and the widowed Zhou Ying becomes embroiled in all sorts of intrigues and conflicts within the Wu family. In spite of her emotional turmoil and family strife, Zhou Ying relies solely on her willpower and acumen and manages to master the art of business. She singlehandedly leads the collapsed business of the Wu family through the cutthroat business world and corrupt politics, not only bringing the Wu family back to glory, but also turning it into a business empire.
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” looks back at the inspirational legend of this unlikely businesswoman, and portrays a sentimental picture of China at the time. It follows the emotional journey that Zhou Ying undertakes as a woman, starting as a young girl and transforming into the unprecedented businesswoman of the highest caliber in the late Qing. It's a journey not only about youth, growing up and maturing, but also about love, responsibility and justice.
- Release Date:
- 2017
- Genre:
- Drama,
- History,
- Romance,
- Biography
- Rating:
- Starring:
- Sun Li
- Xiao Chen
- Myolie Wu
- Peter Ho
EPISODES
S1:E1 Episode 1
Zhou Ying's adoptive father, Zhou Laosi, sells Zhou Ying to pay off his gambling debts.
S1:E2 Episode 2
Zhou Ying is chosen to be Shen Xingyi's concubine but she refuses. She’s whipped and locked up.
S1:E3 Episode 3
Zhou Ying gets to work in the school and shows her talent. Shen Xingyi hides her servitude contract.
S1:E4 Episode 4
Shen Yuesheng's death causes the two families to fall out. Zhou Ying confesses to her lies.
S1:E5 Episode 5
As Zhou Ying is leaving the Wu family, she sees the dying Wu Pin and returns to look after him.
S1:E6 Episode 6
Wu Weiwen asks Hu Yongmei to marry Wu Pin right away. Her father however cancels the wedding.
S1:E7 Episode 7
The Wu family is joyous about the wedding, but Zhou Ying can't get used to her new role.
S1:E8 Episode 8
Du Mingli pays a visit to the Shen family. Soon after, Shen Xingyi returns home from prison.
S1:E9 Episode 9
After seeing a map of the world, Zhou Ying overhears Hu Yongmei talk with Wu Pin and gets jealous.
S1:E10 Episode 10
Zhou Ying gives Wu Pin the medicine from she’s got from Joseph, and he wakes up.
S1:E11 Episode 11
At the congee stall, Shen Xingyi finds out that Zhou Ying has married Wu Pin and gets jealous.
S1:E12 Episode 12
Zhou Ying gets to stay with Wu Pin and Zhou Laosi tries to buy back Zhou Ying from Shen Xingyi.
S1:E13 Episode 13
Shen Xingyi offers to buy Zhou Ying for three hundred taels, so Zhou Laosi goes to find her.
S1:E14 Episode 14
Hu Yongmei asks Wu Pin to marry her, but Wu Pin tells her that Zhou Ying will be his wife forever.
S1:E15 Episode 15
When Wu Pin is picking jujubes for Zhou Ying, he falls from the tree and is knocked unconscious.
S1:E16 Episode 16
Wu Pin dies of previous illness. Zhou Ying is desolate but Du Mingli and Zha Kun feel relieved.
S1:E17 Episode 17
Wu Weiquan complains that Zhou Ying has brought bad luck to the Wu family with her arrival.
S1:E18 Episode 18
Wu Weiwen orders Zhou Ying to leave the eastern courtyard of the Wu family.
S1:E19 Episode 19
Zhou Ying rushes back to the desolate eastern courtyard and receives the Hall of Styles clan seal.
S1:E20 Episode 20
Zhou Ying wants her shares in the Sanyuan Pawnshop back, but Wu Weishuang won't budge.
S1:E21 Episode 21
An autopsy shows that Wu Pin was killed by poison. Soon after, Zhou Ying has a miscarriage.
S1:E22 Episode 22
Zhou Laosi and Shen Xingyi save Zhou Ying, and she decides to take her revenge.
S1:E23 Episode 23
Zhou Ying scares Baolai into telling the truth, while Wang Shijun returns to reveal more truth.
S1:E24 Episode 24
Zhao Baishi hates opium and asks Zhou Ying to destroy her poppy fields.
