Chen Daoming

In the 1940s, the world was turbulent, and it was crucial to decipher enemy's communication codes timely and accurately. Rong Jinzhen showed a unique talent. He was noticed by more because he accidentally solved the difficult problem. IMDB

Adapted from a Chinese novel, "Joy of Life" centers on a modern man who wakes up to find himself a baby in another era.

Set against the end of China's Cultural Revolution, a devoted professor, Lu Yanshi, is finally released from a labor camp after decades of imprisonment and returns home, only to find his beloved wife, Feng Wanyu, suffers from trauma-induced amnesia. Though she patiently awaits the "return" of her husband, she no longer recognizes the man standing before her. Lu dedicates himself to remaining near her, devising tender strategies—such as reading his own past letters aloud as a mysterious, kindly stranger—in a heartbreaking effort to reawaken her memory and resurrect their lost life together.

Based on Qian Zhongshu’s classic novel, this series follows Fang Hongjian, a drifting intellectual returning to China in the 1930s after dubious studies abroad. As he navigates work, romance, and social pretensions, his life becomes a comedy of misunderstandings and disappointments, revealing the absurdities of class, ambition, and human nature.