Only Side by Side With You

The series tells the story of Shi Yue, an ex-special force member but now the mysterious owner of a bar, who butts head with Nan Qiao when she was meeting potential investors at his bar 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.

• Chinese name: 南方有乔木
• English name: ONLY SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU
• Genre: Romance, Urban
• Based on: “Only side by side with you” by Xiao Hu Ru Wei
• Written by Qiao Bingqing, Zhang Aimin, Li Wenting
• Directed by Lin Yan
• Starring:
- William Chan as Shi Yue
- Bai Baihe as Nan Qiao
- Qin Hai Lu as An Ning
- Li Xian as Chang Jian Xiong

Production
• Production time: March 7, 2017 – July 2017 using 400 quadcopters
• Production company: Shanghai Ningmeng Television Media Co., Ltd., Changjiang Culture
• No. of episodes: 40
• Running time: 45 minutes

Broadcast
• Premiered on Zhejiang TV and Jiangsu TV, iQiyi, Tencent, Youku, and Sohu: March 25, 2018:
- Zhejiang TV rating: 0.477
- Jiangsu TV rating: 0.501
- Tencent views: 2.372 billion
- Sohu views: 49 million
• Malaysia – Astro Shuang Xing released: March 28, 2018

IMDb: 7.2
Douban: 5.3

Award
• TV Landmark 2018 of China Television Media: Excellent drama of the year

Chang Jian Xiong
Shi Yue's ex-comrade in the Special Forces, and Nan Qiao's childhood friend. He has an unrequited love for Nan Qiao.