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An ordinary man doing it all – comedy, mystery, and romance.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Tan Jian Ci: Yuan Mu

Zhou Yi Ran: A Shu

Director

Zhao Qi Chen

Screenwriter

Li Ye Mao, Qiu Ting

Chinese Title

四方館

Square Pavilion / Universal Pavilion

Genres: Period, Romance, Team, Comedy, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 37

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Cast

Tan Jian Ci: Yuan Mu	Zhou Yi Ran: A Shu
Du Chun: Wang Kun Wu	Kan Qing Zi: Yu Chi Hua
Chen Xiao Yun: Ashilan	Xu Hai Qiao: Duo Mi
Wei Zi Xin: Yu De Shui	Zhang Shu Lun: An Xiu Yi
Wang Cheng Si: Lao Ji	Shao Wei Tong: Qing'er
Zhou Li Jie: Shen Bai Lan	Wang Zi Fei: Lin Su Su

Romcom/Romance Checklist

[In Progress]

How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML: 

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /

The FL: 

Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot / 

Describe the Relationship (the tropes):

Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 

Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):

Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Remarks

[Drama Info] 

Cast & Crew is all over the place. They're mostly dramas with good reputation, though.

• Zhao Qi Chen (director): New Life Begins, My Heroic Husband
• Li Ye Mao (main screenwriter): Love Is Panacea
• Qiu Ting (screenwriter): Islands, Moonlight

Airing concurrently with Zhang Wan Yi's Are You the One. We're just missing a Deng Wei drama for the Lost You Forever boys(' fans) to duke it out again. 

• Interestingly, ZWY and TJC are both doing comedy. 
• ZWY also has a drama with the same director for the The Rise of Ning (with Ren Min). 
• TJC also has a drama with ZWY's current FL, Wang Chu Ran in Love Has Fireworks.

New Life Begins recurring cast: 

• Wei Zi Xin (the butler who was also in The Princess Royal)
• Chen Xiao Yun.

[Ending]

Recommendations

Preliminary recs are random / a peek at the list. These may be updated if drama is completed

Genre List:

Scheming / Palace Romances / Comedy

Director	Comedy	Comedy