Erlong Lake: Blossoms of Hometown Dreams: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Security Zhang Hao bragged to his villagers in Erlong Lake village. To cover it up, he had to transform into a commercial genius, claiming to have brought "enormous investments" back with him and returned with a "professional team". His return coincided with his long-time friend, Li Minghan, a graduate student who had devoted herself wholeheartedly to her hometown's development and rural revitalization efforts. In this unique context of northeastern rural China, where the two people vastly differ in terms of their origins, working styles, and educational backgrounds, they offer a series of punch lines that harmoniously blend differences. As the hope of the entire village, Zhang Hao, unwittingly becomes the common target of 'tiger parenting' and at the same time, eager for success but lacking both business acumen and experience, becomes a prey to the scams.

Series details

• Title: Erlong Lake: Blossoms of Hometown Dreams
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2024-10-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-07-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Youku
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 40 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 78498

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-10-11; final listed air date 2024-10-24; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-08-31; final listed air date 2025-09-15; episode order: 28.
• Season 3: premiered 2026-07-17; final listed air date 2026-07-30; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Erlong Lake: Blossoms of Hometown Dreams 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.