A Better Life (TV series)
2025 Chinese TV series or program
A Better Life (Chinese: 蛮好的人生, lit. "Pretty Good Life") is a 2025 Chinese workplace-drama television series directed by Wang Jun and starring Sun Li and Dong Zijian. Produced by China Central Television (CCTV), Shangshi Film & TV and Youku, the 36-episode series premiered on 17 April 2025 in CCTV-8's prime-time slot with simultaneous online release on Youku.
Plot
Hu Manli (Sun Li) is a 39-year-old star insurance broker in Shanghai whose life implodes when both her marriage and a career-making deal collapse on the same day.
The person behind the sabotage is Xue Xiaozhou (Dong Zijian), a disillusioned 28-year-old heir who has just entered the insurance business. After several confrontations, the pair recognise their complementary strengths and form a mentor–protégé partnership, rebuilding their reputations while confronting ethical dilemmas within China's modern insurance sector.
Cast
Sun Li as Hu Manli – 39-year-old elite broker
Dong Zijian as Xue Xiaozhou – 28-year-old industry newcomer
Myolie Wu as Qiu Lisu – insurance-firm executive and Ding Zhi Yuan's mistress turned lover.
Ye Qing as Tang Ling – Hu Manli's colleague
Sebrina Chen as Wu Ya – Xue Xiaozhou's girlfriend (doctor)
Gao Xin as Ding Zhi Yuan – Hu Manli's estranged husband
Xu Weiluo as Ding Da Er - Hu Man Li and Ding Zhi Yuan only son
Tong Lei as Zhong Ning – Hu Man Li's close friend and Ding Zhi Yuan assistant
Connie Kang as Li Yu Ke
as Li Fen Dou's only daughter
Wu Junmei as Dr. Tang (guest)
Zhang Chenguang as Hu Manli's father (guest)
Feng Lei as Branch manager (guest)
Zhao Longhao as Liu Guozheng (guest)
Production
The drama was selected by the Shanghai Municipal Cultural Development Foundation as a key cultural project. Principal photography took place from March 2024 to July 2024 at more than 80 Shanghai locations—among them the Bund, Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Xuhui campus and Hongqiao World Centre.
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