My Best Friend's Story

My Best Friend's Story (Chinese: 流金岁月) is a 2020 Chinese drama television series directed by Shen Yan and starring Ni Ni and Liu Shishi.^[1] It is adapted from the novel The Golden Years (流金岁月) written by Yi Shu.^[2] The series follows the story of friendship between two stunningly beautiful women who forged a close bond when they were still young. They supported each other through thick and thin.^[3] The series airs on CCTV-8 and iQIYI starting from December 28, 2020 to January 15, 2021.^{[1][4][5][6][7]}

My Best Friend's Story
Promotional poster
Chinese	流金岁月
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú jīn suìyuè
Genre	Womance Drama Family
Based on	The Golden Years (流金岁月) by Yi Shu
Written by	Qin Wen
Directed by	Shen Yan
Starring	Liu Shishi Ni Ni
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	38
Production
Executive producers	Zhuang Dianjun Wang Xiaohui Xu Jia
Production location	Shanghai
Production companies	New Classics Media iQIYI Tomorrow Film Ju Zheng Ying Ye
Original release
Network	CCTV-8 iQIYI
Release	December 28, 2020 (2020-12-28) – January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Related
Last Romance (1988 Hong Kong film) directed by Yonfan

Plot

Jiang Nansun (Liu Shishi) and Zhu Suosuo (Ni Ni) were born into two completely opposite families, but this did not prevent them from becoming each other's best friends. They have known each other since they were very young and spent a carefree childhood with each other. Jiang Nansun is a daughter who was born with a golden spoon. Although she was a good girl since she was a child, there is actually a rebellious power hidden in her heart. Zhu Suosuo grew up in a broken family, so she has an unlimited desire for marriage and family.

The dual changes of family and love left Jiang Nansun at a loss. At this moment, Zhu Suosuo stepped forward and took in Jiang Nansun, who had nowhere to go. With Zhu Suosuo's help, Jiang Nansun insisted on completing her studies and entering the workplace. However, Zhu Suosuo, who finally got married and suffered an emotional change after marriage. At this time, Jiang Nansun gradually matures in thought and perception. The two girls supported each other and healed each other.

Cast

Main

• Liu Shishi as Jiang Nansun
  • Han Xitong as Jiang Nansun (young)
• Ni Ni as Zhu Suosuo
  • Yang Kexin as Zhu Suosuo (young)
• Dong Zijian as Xie Hongzu, Zhu Suosuo's husband
• Tian Yu as Fan Jingang, Ye Jinyan's assistant
• Wang Xiao as Yang Ke
• Tony Yang as Wang Yongzheng
• Eric Yang Le as Zhang Anren
• Chen Daoming as Ye Jinyan

Supporting

• Yuan Quan as Dai Xi Daisy, Jiang Nan Sun's aunt
• He Hongshan as Yuan Yuan
• Wu Yue as Qi Xin
• Yu Xiaowei as Li Yifan
• Chang Chen-kuang as Mr. Jiang
• Wang Lin as Xie Jianan
• Yang Xinming as Professor Dong
• Tan Kai as Zhu Suosuo's father
• Wu Yanshu as Granny Jiang
• Guo Yang as Li Lian
• Wu Yufang as Mrs. Jiang
• Wang Yuanda as Xiao He
• Qu Zheming as Luo Jiaming
• Shi An as Li Ang
• Hou Changrong as Uncle
• Zhu Yin as Aunt
• Tong Yue as Mr. Ma
• Shi Yueling as Manager Pan
• Feng Hui as Bao Luo
• Tom Price as Ai Dehua
• Zhu Zhu as Female Customer
• Huang Zhenghao as Fei Yuqing
• Ma Ye La Ma Ge Lu as Ma Yila
• Jin Feng as Ai Bo Er
• Guo Tongtong as Zhou Qing
• Rong Fei as Tony
• Rong Zixi as Zhao Malin
• Zhao Yang as Da Luo
• Ke Yu as Nan Fang
• Sun Qiang as Wang Feiyu
• Chang Di as Xiao Yu
• Cao Lei as Xiao Ding

Ratings

• Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

Broadcast date[8]	Episode #	CCTV-8 CSM59 network ratings
		Ratings (%)	Audience share (%)	Rank
2020.12.28	1-2	0.521	1.798	11
2020.12.29	3-4	0.539	1.791	11
2020.12.30	5-6	0.528	1.767	11
2020.12.31	7-8	0.473	1.469	3
2021.1.1	9-10	0.714	2.492	3
2021.1.2	11-12	0.593	1.933	8
2021.1.3	13-14	0.723	2.336	7
2021.1.4	15-16	0.717	2.388	7
2021.1.5	17-18	0.691	2.283	7
2021.1.6	19-20	0.689	2.248	7
2021.1.7	21-22	0.702	2.253	7
2021.1.8	23-24	0.754	2.355	6
2021.1.9	25-26	0.834	2.630	5
2021.1.10	27-28	0.854	2.657	6
2021.1.11	29-30	0.754	2.432	9
2021.1.12	31-32	0.817	2.709	9
2021.1.13	33-34	0.843	2.799	8
2021.1.14	35-36	0.899	2.958	9
2021.1.15	37-38	0.860	2.757	9

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
27th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Television Series	My Best Friend's Story	Nominated	[9]
	Best Director	Shen Yan	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Qin Wen	Nominated
	Best Actress	Ni Ni	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Di Kun	Won	[10]
26th Asian Television Awards	Best Drama Series	My Best Friend's Story	Nominated	[11]
33rd Flying Apsaras Awards	Outstanding Television Series		Nominated	[12]