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The First Half of My Life

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by cookie 15-09-2025

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The First Half of My Life​ is a journey of awakening and rebirth of La Zi Jun, a woman who used to be a devoted housewife until her marriage suddenly fell apart. After the shock of divorce, she decided to return to office life and reassert herself. With the help of her best friend Tang Jing and her partner Xia Han, she gradually overcame the crisis and found herself again, thus starting a new chapter of her life. Chinese name:《我的前半生》​

  • English name: The First Half of My Life
  • Genre: Psychological, romance, urban, modern
  • Director: Shen Yan
  • Screenwriter: Qin Wen
  • Original work: Based on the novel of the same name by writer Diec Thu
  • Number of episodes: 42 episodes, each episode is about 45 minutes WikipediaWikipediatv.sohu.com
  • Broadcasting platform:
  • Television: Beijing Television and Dragon (Eastern) Television from 04.07.2017 to 26.07.2017
  • Online: iQiyi, Tencent Video
  • Country of production: China ​
  • Production unit: New Classics Media

La Zi Jun (played by Ma Yili) after marrying Chen Jun Sheng (played by Lei Jiayin) retired to be a full-time housewife. Her life seemed perfect until her husband filed for divorce, which took her by surprise and turned her life upside down overnight. On her journey to recovery, she received help from her best friend Duong Tinh (played by Vien Tuyen), a strong, independent woman, and Ha Ham (played by Can Dong), a calm and thoughtful colleague. Thanks to them, Tu Quan gradually emerged from the shock, started over, and matured both cognitively and emotionally. From a weak woman, she rose to become a model of resilience and self-reliance, and discovered a new chapter full of hope in the "second half of her life".

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