Yong-Jiu Grocery Store () is a 2019 Taiwanese television series directed by Kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting. The series was adapted from the comic by Ruan Guangmin of the same name, and starring Derek Chang and Christina Mok. It airs on CTS Main Channel and SET Metro starting August 16, 2019.三立電視 官方網站 戲劇 用九柑仔店.SETTV. August 16, 2019.用九柑仔店-華視.CTS. August 16, 2019.
Yong-Jiu Grocery Store became the 17th-highest rated Taiwanese drama in 2019.
Plot Yang Chun-Lung (Derek Chang) is an elite employee of a construction company. Just turned 30, he bought a house, his job was also favorable, and he became the youngest senior manager of the company. The prospect is so open, but behind that are days of intense work, social parties that make him tired and confused. Seeing the fathers and uncles in the company sacrifice their health, family, and friendship for the sake of work, he suddenly wondered if this was the life he wanted? And then a phone call broke the trajectory of Yang Chun-Lung's life. His grandfather Yang Chin-te (Lin I-hsiung) suddenly fell seriously ill, the situation was not very optimistic. Chun-lung quit his job, rushed back to his hometown, only in time to see his grandfather lying on a hospital bed, falling into a coma, unconscious.
After the doctor explained his illness, Chun-lung plans to close the grocery store. If Grandpa regains consciousness, he will bring him back to Taipei to live with him. Grandpa's longtime neighbors, though sorry for the grocery store and his hard work for many years, also understand Chun-lung's difficulty. In just one night, Chun-lung was immediately summoned to Taipei by the company to handle a difficult project. In the process, facing the questioning voice of the old homeowner Zhao, Chun-lung dreamily discovers that although life in Taipei is bustling, what he misses is his childhood in his hometown....
Cast Derek Chang as Yang Chun-Lung Chen Dingzhong as Yang Chun-Lung (child) Chen Shaohui as Yang Chun-Lung (teenager) Christina Mok as Chen Chao-Chun Weng Nini as Chen Chao-Chun (young) Lin I-hsiung as Yang Chin-te Edison Wang as Yang Chin-te (young) Lei Hung as Yong Bo J.C. Lin as Yong Bo (young) Lung Shao-hua as Miao Gong Lin Yu-hsien as Miao Gong (young) Huang Hsi-tien as Shui Kun Emerson Tsai as Shui Kun (young) Wang Man-chiao as Shu-chih Yang Min as Shu-chih (young) Roy Chiu as Chiang En-Pei Hou Yan-xi as Tsai Liang-Chin Xie En Ci as Tsai Liang-Chin (young) Allen Chen as Jian Zhong Sheng Hu Qian He as Jian Zhong Shen (young) Ding Guo Lin as Yu Yun Sun Ke Fan as Yu Yun (young) Chen Ya Chen as Feng Yu Zhang Wen Qi as Zheng Shu Fen Lu Yi En as Zheng Shu Fen (young) Gingle Wang as Yin Yueh
Reception + Episodes ratings Chapter Air Date Average Ratings Rank 1 August 16, 2019 0.78% 4 2 August 23, 2019 4 3 August 30, 2019 0.68% 3 4 September 6, 2019 0.66% 3 5 September 13, 2019 3 6 September 20, 2019 0.66% 3 7September 27, 2019 0.65%3 8 October 4, 2019 0.78% 3 9 October 11, 2019 0.66% 10 October 18, 2019 0.67% Average ratings 0.69% --
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result202055th Golden Bell Awards Best Television SeriesYong-Jiu Grocery Store Best Director in a Television SeriesKao Pin-chuan, Tseng Ying-ting Best Writing for a Television Series Chen Jie-ying, Huang Hsuan-Ying, Hsiao I.-Wei Best Leading Actress in a Television SeriesChristina Mok Best Supporting Actor in a Television SeriesHou Yan-xi Best CinematographyChing-Di Li, Stanley Liu, Garvin Chan Best Art and DesignLiao Yen-chou, Huang Yen-chun 3rd Asian Academy Creative Awards Best SoundGeorge Chen, Annie Lo, Jimmy Lin
Broadcast Region Network Dates Notes (local) CTS Main Channel, SET Metro August 16, 2019 – October 18, 2019 (Every Friday 22:00-23:30)Original Vidol TV August 16, 2019 – October 18, 2019 (Available every Friday at 23:30) IQIYI Taiwan Starting from August 17, 2019 (available every Saturday at 00:00) Line TV Taiwan Star Chinese Channel Starting from August 17, 2019 (Every Saturday 22:00-23:30) FOX+ Starting from August 17, 2019 (Available every Saturday at 22:00) Netflix Taiwan The whole series has been released Disney+ (Star) Starting from November 12, 2021 myVideo June 10, 2020 TVBS Entertainment Channel July 11, 2021 - (Every Sunday 22:00－00:00) Astro Hua Hee Dai August 17, 2020 - (Monday to Friday 21:30-23:00) Selected countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, South Asia Viki Starting from August 16, 2019 (Available every Friday at 00:00) With subtitles
References
External links
Official site at CTS Official site at SETTV Official Facebook