Gossiping About a Hit Period Short Drama [The 1970S]

*Ensemble cast | Daily life | Family squabbles | Building a fortune* *Coming soon: The Little Cannon Fodder in the Apartment Block Is Reborn [The 1970s], Getting Rich Starts with a Vegetable Patch [The 1980s]* [Synopsis] When Bai Lan, a laid-back woman, woke up, she found herself inside a popular short drama set in the past. She had become the background female side character who got rich and beautiful. Her ending was unknown, her appearances were limited, but her character was perfect. Before Bai Lan could celebrate, she realized that her family life was quite different from the drama's plot. First, her virtuous eldest sister, Bai Lian, was demanding a divorce. Then her gentle second sister, Bai Li, got into a fight with someone at the factory. After that, her clever third sister, Bai Ping, stole the man who was supposedly her boyfriend. Bai Lan couldn't figure out why things had changed, but she wasn't one to brood. If her eldest sister wanted a divorce, they could find out why and let her go through with it if that was what she wanted. Her second sister's fight wasn't a big deal either. They'd deal with it as they should. As for her third sister stealing her boyfriend? If a man could be stolen, she didn't want him anyway. Men with three legs are hard to find, but men with two legs are everywhere. Bai Lan thought that since she was already here, she might as well find herself a tall, handsome man in this life. Then, as soon as she stepped outside, a tall, handsome man bumped into her. Bai Lan was delighted. There had been plenty of drama lately at the Bai family's crowded courtyard compound at No. 3 Xinghua Alley! Lots of people were waiting to laugh at the Bai family's expense! But look how things turned out! The eldest Bai daughter did get divorced, but her life just kept getting better. The second daughter was even more impressive. She got into a fight at the factory and ended up being commended for her contribution. And the youngest, who had broken off her engagement with the factory director's family, actually found herself a good man. In the end, even the factory director's family was brought into the fold by the Bai family's third daughter. Bai Lan didn't care about the gossip going around. She didn't think her third sister, Bai Ping, marrying into the factory director's family was such a good thing. Anyway, she liked her own man just fine. And living in a courtyard compound was just fine too. There was always plenty of excitement to watch. Today, one family had a mix-up during a matchmaking meeting. Tomorrow, someone else would lose face trying to steal another person's job. The day after that, a different family would have a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law showdown. There was something new to watch every day. Bai Lan had a wonderful time watching it all. And as time went by, life just kept getting better. In the end, she had a happy family and a successful career, and moved into a courtyard house of her own. Coming soon: Getting Rich Starts with a Vegetable Patch [The 1980s] Synopsis: Tian Tian was a sales clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative in a small town in Guangdong Province. She'd heard that in the 1960s and 1970s, this was a golden job. But by the 1980s, when Tian Tian was working there, the job had become pointless. Every day, she heard about some young man or woman heading to Shenzhen or Guangzhou to make big money. At last, Tian Tian decided to take unpaid leave and head to Shenzhen to find work, bringing her 250 yuan in savings. Quick-witted and clever, Tian Tian soon found her footing in Shenzhen and met plenty of people. Then an old woman tried to sell Tian Tian two mu of worthless vegetable fields. At the time, Tian Tian thought she had come to Shenzhen to work and make big money. What would she want a vegetable patch for? She turned down the fields and kept grinding away at work, happily earning a few hundred yuan a month. Years later, Tian Tian was still working in her thirties, while high-rises had sprung up on that vegetable patch. She heard that the landlord had made a fortune from those buildings. Tian Tian regretted it so, so much. Especially after working for ten years, she finally realized that you couldn't get rich by working for someone else. Then she died in an accident. At the moment she died, Tian Tian thought that if she could have another chance, she definitely wouldn't let that vegetable patch slip through her fingers. Then Tian Tian was reborn. The first major thing she had to do after being reborn was buy that worthless vegetable patch. To buy land, she needed money. So Tian Tian set out to earn her first pot of gold. After that, Tian Tian had planned to build apartments and live off the rent, but as she kept making money, she accidentally became a wealthy businesswoman in the Greater Bay Area! Theme: Your fate is in your own hands.