Sincerity in Rice Cakes (40 episodes) - AllShorts
Zhou Zhiliang is an artisanal rice cake master carrying on his family's craft in Hexi Village. When the price of rice goes up, he raises his price from five…
Zhou Zhiliang is an artisanal rice cake master carrying on his family's craft in Hexi Village. When the price of rice goes up, he raises his price from five to six yuan, only to be branded 'black-hearted' by the entire village—and the proposal cakes ordered by Aunt Niu's family are even thrown to the ground in disgust. Infuriated, he leaves the village to work at Xiuying Bakery in town. Relying on authentic, quality ingredients, his rice cakes quickly become a huge hit, catching the attention of the state supply and marketing cooperative. Meanwhile, the villagers greedily turn to Zhou Jinbao's cheap, shoddy rice cakes, sparking a chain of disasters: proposal cakes crack apart, longevity cakes pull out an elder's teeth, and children choke. Desperate, the villagers beg him to return, but he turns them down flat. Armed with true craftsmanship, Zhou Zhiliang triumphs over every rival, passes down his craft, and becomes a legendary rice cake grandmaster.