With the development of information in the early 1990s, two IT guys started out secretly making Chinese character cards. They catch the attention of the director of the computer science institute and go on to become a major force in the industry.
Xiao Chuang and Pei Qing Hua are students at the Institute of Computer Science of Yenching University. They were making a computer card to improve the ability of computers to process Chinese text. Various research teams under their leadership seize the chance to ride on the waves of reform. From making foreign computers to conducting independent research, the two step into the fast lane to become part of the first batch of entrepreneurs in the internet age. As they witness the ups and downs of the era whilst realizing their ideals, they also find love. Their journey to becoming business prodigies in the field also reflects the history of China’s rapid development at the end of the 20th century.
Strong found family and senior/junior relationships.
Both are period dramas where you can watch technology become what it is today.
- Focusing on, but not limited to, computers and TV/film industry in Our Times
- Focusing on, but not limited to, railroad and trains in Always on the Move
- Same production team (director and screenwriter)
- Very good production value
- Old feels. Our times happens during the 90's while Hikaru no Go in the early 2000's
- Overcoming struggles
- Strong Friendship
- Both are adaptations (Our times is adapted from a novel while Hikaru no Go is adapted from a manga)
Main lead Wu lei with similar ambition and triumph
The two stories are similar in the 90s era of how young people fought their way to success
The two stories shows that time really will and How was china at that time with it's youth working so hard and enduring a lot of hardships
Both drama are Bromance drama but in a close comradery relationship
friendship is the base for both dramas