Struggle (TV series)

Struggle (simplified Chinese: 奋斗; traditional Chinese: 奮鬥; pinyin: Fèndòu) is a 2007 Chinese television series directed by Zhao Baogang, based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Shi Kang. It is part of the 'Youth' trilogy directed by Zhao, which includes My Youthfulness (2009) and Beijing Youth (2012).

Struggle
Genre	Youth Drama Romance
Based on	Struggle by Shi Kang
Written by	Shi Kang
Directed by	Zhao Baogang
Starring	Tong Dawei Ma Yili Wen Zhang Li Xiaolu Wang Luodan Zhu Yuchen
Opening theme	I'm Fine by Liu Qin
Ending theme	Comparative by Qiu Ye
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	32
Production
Producer	Zhao Baogang
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Beijing Xinbaoyuan Movie & TV Investment Co., Ltd
Original release
Network	Beijing TV
Release	16 May 2007 (2007-05-16)
Related
My Youthfulness

Synopsis

About the aspirations and struggles of China's Post-80's generation after graduation from college.

Cast

• Tong Dawei as Lu Tao
• Ma Yili as Xia Lin
• Wen Zhang as Xiang Nan
• Li Xiaolu as Yang Xiaoyun
• Wang Luodan as Mi Cai
• Zhu Yuchen as Hua Zi
• Ivy Chen as Fang Lingshan

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer	Length
1.	"I'm Fine (我很好)" (Opening theme song)	Liu Qin
2.	"Comparatively (相对)" (Ending theme song)	Qiu Ye
3.	"Left Side (左边)"	Rainie Yang

Reception

Struggle was well received by its post-80's generation audiences. Many rated the series highly, calling it "a milestone in Chinese TV productions" for the innovative break-away from the traditional style of Chinese television drama. The series' recreation of realistic youth life was also praised by its audience, most of which calling it the first Chinese television drama to successfully convey the feelings, attitudes, ways of thinking, colloquial language of the generation. ^{[1] [2]}

However, many Chinese netizens have complained that some scenes in the series are unrealistic, particularly which the scene which the 20-year-old protagonist owns and drives an Audi. ^[3]