City of the City: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The young man from the small town, Tao Wujie, was accepted into the Binjiang branch of Shenmao Bank, starting from the very bottom as a teller. His girlfriend, Tian Xiaohui, a Shanghai girl, entered a trust company through the introduction of her cousin. The two vowed to make great strides in the financial industry and strive to establish themselves in Shanghai as soon as possible. Tao Wujie, diligent and capable, stood out and was spotted and carefully mentored by the branch manager Zhao Hui and the audit director Miao Che, gradually finding his purpose and direction in his banking work; while Xiaohui, after entering the trust capital, brutally fought for survival, climbing up step by step only to discover that in this world of money, the two faced various challenges and tests. Wujie and Xiaohui, Zhao Hui and Miao Che, two generations of financial workers in the city, experienced career choices and fluctuations in fate. Facing temptations and dilemmas, they needed to make choices time and again: to go with the flow or to remain true to their original aspirations and end well?

Series details

• Title: City of the City
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2024-04-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-1
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 75663
• TVDB ID: 440068

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-04-09; final listed air date 2024-04-30; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from City of the City on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.