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Joy of Life

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  • Status: Returning Series
  • First Aired: November 26, 2019
  • Seasons: 3
  • Episodes: 83
  • Networks: CCTV-8, iQiyi, Tencent Video
  • Genres: Drama, Comedy
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Joy of Life(2019)
Comeback King
Latest season's average rating is higher than the previous season's.

TMDB Rating: 8.1 (105 votes)

Overview

Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with modern concept. In the fiction, Zhang himself acts as a young man Fan Xian with mysterious life who lives in a remote seaside town of Kingdom Qing in his childhood, under the help of a mysterious mentor and a blindfolded watchman. Fan goes to the capital when he grows up, where he experiences plenty of ordeal and temper. Fan persists in adhering the rule of justice and goodness and lives his own glorious life.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

46 episodes • 2019Avg: 8.0

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Nov 26, 20198.0
2Episode 2Nov 27, 20198.0
3Episode 3Nov 27, 20198.0
4Episode 4Dec 2, 20190.0
5Episode 5Dec 2, 20190.0
6Episode 6Dec 3, 20190.0
7Episode 7Dec 3, 20190.0
8Episode 8Dec 4, 20190.0
9Episode 9Dec 4, 20190.0
10Episode 10Dec 9, 20190.0
11Episode 11Dec 9, 20190.0
12Episode 12Dec 10, 20190.0
13Episode 13Dec 10, 20190.0
14Episode 14Dec 11, 20190.0
15Episode 15Dec 11, 20190.0
16Episode 16Dec 16, 20190.0
17Episode 17Dec 16, 20190.0
18Episode 18Dec 17, 20190.0
19Episode 19Dec 17, 20190.0
20Episode 20Dec 18, 20190.0
21Episode 21Dec 18, 20190.0
22Episode 22Dec 23, 20190.0
23Episode 23Dec 23, 20190.0
24Episode 24Dec 24, 20190.0
25Episode 25Dec 24, 20190.0
26Episode 26Dec 25, 20190.0
27Episode 27Dec 25, 20190.0
28Episode 28Dec 30, 20190.0
29Episode 29Dec 30, 20190.0
30Episode 30Dec 31, 20190.0
31Episode 31Dec 31, 20190.0
32Episode 32Jan 1, 20200.0
33Episode 33Jan 1, 20200.0
34Episode 34Jan 6, 20200.0
35Episode 35Jan 6, 20200.0
36Episode 36Jan 7, 20200.0
37Episode 37Jan 7, 20200.0
38Episode 38Jan 8, 20200.0
39Episode 39Jan 13, 20200.0
40Episode 40Jan 13, 20200.0
41Episode 41Jan 14, 20200.0
42Episode 42Jan 14, 20200.0
43Episode 43Jan 15, 20200.0
44Episode 44Jan 15, 20200.0
45Episode 45Jan 20, 20200.0
46Episode 46Jan 20, 20200.0
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

36 episodes • 2024Avg: 9.8Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1PlottingMay 16, 20249.3
2TrapMay 16, 202410.0
3Locating the WhereaboutsMay 16, 202410.0
4EnemyMay 16, 202410.0
5Returning from the DeadMay 16, 202410.0
6An ExplanationMay 17, 20249.0
7The Path NorthwardMay 17, 202410.0
8RectificationMay 18, 202410.0
9The Same EndMay 19, 202410.0
10ConfrontationMay 20, 202410.0
11SetupMay 20, 202410.0
12FarceMay 21, 202410.0
13Selfish MotivesMay 21, 202410.0
14Fulfilling a PromiseMay 22, 20249.0
15Lonely OfficialMay 22, 202410.0
16Spring Imperial ExaminationMay 23, 202410.0
17Ways of an OfficialMay 23, 202410.0
18Guarding JusticeMay 24, 202410.0
19Unspoken RuleMay 24, 202410.0
20Reviewing Exam PapersMay 25, 202410.0
21SubstituteMay 25, 20249.5
22Set UpMay 26, 20249.0
23UnderstandingMay 26, 202410.0
24Bestowed MarriageMay 27, 202410.0
25Wedding DayMay 27, 202410.0
26Take Care of It HimselfMay 28, 202410.0
27Inquiry on CapitalMay 28, 202410.0
28Changing DestinyMay 29, 202410.0
29AssassinsMay 29, 202410.0
30Life and DeathMay 30, 202410.0
31Rampant AngerMay 30, 202410.0
32Pledging to ResistMay 30, 202410.0
33Surrounded by EnemiesMay 30, 20248.5
34Resolving a CrisisMay 30, 202410.0
35The Biggest TroubleMay 30, 202410.0
36Secret WeaponMay 30, 202410.0
Season 3 Poster

Season 3

1 episodes • TBA

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1Episode 1TBA0.0

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