Game of Hunting

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Game of Hunting
Promotional poster
Also known asFive men in suits
GenreWorkplace
Drama
Written byJiang Wei
Directed byJiang Wei
StarringHu Ge
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
ProducerZhang Jing
Production locationsZhejiang, Yunnan
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesDream Sky Entertainment
Zhejiang Film & Television Group
Original release
NetworkHunan TV
Release6 November (2017-11-06) –
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09)

Game of Hunting (Chinese: 猎场) is a 2017 Chinese television series directed and written by Jiang Wei, which focuses on the occupation of Headhunters.[1] It stars Hu Ge as the protagonist.[2][3] The series aired on Hunan TV from 6 November to 9 December 2017.[4]

Synopsis[edit]

The premise follows persistent man Zheng Qiudong in the finance world as he navigates through business failures, economic pitfalls purposely set up by adversaries and unfortunate romances without losing his moral principles to become an elite of the financial world, described metaphorically as the “hunting ground”. After an unfortunate event, Zheng Qiudong's business falls apart and he has to start over from the beginning with the help of new alliances.

Cast[edit]

  • Hu Ge as Zheng Qiudong
    • An ordinary but ambitious and persistent man, who fell into a slump in both his career and love life.
  • Jian Renzi as Luo Yiren
    • Zheng Qiudong's first girlfriend who stayed by his side and encouraged him.
  • Chen Long as Lin Bai
    • Zheng Qiudong's mentor in the finance industry, and good friend.
  • Sun Honglei as Liu Liangti
    • Zheng Qiudong's prison comrade and his mentor in life.
  • Zhang Jiayi as Qu Fujing
    • The first major client of Zheng Qiudong.
  • Zu Feng as Bai Liqin
    • Zheng Qiudong's university best friend and later rival, who becomes involved in Zheng Qiudong and Luo Yiren's relationship.
  • Li Qiang [zh] as Yuan Kun
    • Zheng Qiudong's rival in work. A crafty man who would resort to underhanded means to achieve his goal.
  • Hu Bing as Chen Xiufeng
    • A capable finance executive, who is one of Zheng Qiudong's prime target.
  • Wan Qian as Xiong Qingchun
    • A composed, quick-thinking and capable businesswoman. She is Zheng Qiudong's best right-hand woman at work and later becomes his second girlfriend.
  • Zhang Lingzhi as Jia Yimei
    • Zheng Qiudong's third girlfriend.
  • Dong Yong as Yuan Tao
    • A policeman.
  • Li Naiwen as Chen Xiang
    • A mysterious businessman.
  • Du Jiang as Kai Wenyang
  • Zhao Lixin as Yu Fangzhi
  • Xu Ge as Hui Chenggong
    • Zheng Qiudong's subordinate.
  • Maggie Qin as Ma Xiaohong
    • Zheng Qiudong's subordinate.
  • Ke Lan as Gui Huang
  • Luo Haiqiong as Jian Na
  • Wang Qian as Hai Shan
  • Ma Yuan as Yu Chengfei
  • Zhang Ziyan as Qu Yunfeng
    • Qu Fujing's daughter.
  • Jiang Shan as Zhou Shuanghe
  • Yuan Ran as Feng Juanjuan
  • Xu Xiaofeng as Mi Na
  • Wang Lejun as Tao Huamei
  • Zhou Fang as Zhou Zhunlan
  • Zhu Jie as Tan Fei
  • Zhou Chengqi

Production[edit]

  • The script was named one of the Outstanding Scripts in 2015 by SARFT.[5]
  • The series is directed and written by Jiang Wei, who has worked on several critically acclaimed television series like Lurk and Borrow Gun.[6]

Soundtrack[edit]

Game of Hunting Original Soundtrack
No.TitleSingerLength
1."Bloom (盛開)" (Ending theme song)Hu Ge 
2."A Relationship (一場戀愛)"Aska Yang 
3."Scarborough Fair"Egide 

Ratings[edit]

  • Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue
Hunan Satellite TV CSM52 City ratings[7]
Air date Episode Ratings (%) Ratings share (%) Rank
2017.11.6 1-2 0.549 1.93 6
2017.11.7 3-4 0.608 2.09 5
2017.11.8 5-6 0.666 2.31 5
2017.11.9 7-8 0.766 2.63 3
2017.11.10 9 0.667 2.16 3
2017.11.11 10 0.741 2.47 4
2017.11.12 11-12 0.718 2.31 4
2017.11.13 13-14 0.729 2.49 5
2017.11.14 15-16 0.866 2.98 4
2017.11.15 17-18 0.875 3.04 3
2017.11.16 19-20 0.895 3.1 3
2017.11.17 21 0.767 2.48 4
2017.11.18 22 0.873 2.77 3
2017.11.19 23-24 0.788 2.48 4
2017.11.20 25-26 0.911 3.18 4
2017.11.21 27-28 1.13 3.89 3
2017.11.22 29-30 1.02 3.56 2
2017.11.23 31-32 1.056 3.68 1
2017.11.24 33 0.67 2.2 5
2017.11.25 34 0.869 2.86 4
2017.11.26 35-36 0.967 3.1 3
2017.11.27 37-38 1.068 3.75 2
2017.11.28 39-40 1.168 4.1 2
2017.11.29 41-42 1.122 3.86 2
2017.11.30 43-44 1.108 3.81 3
2017.12.1 45 0.788 2.57 4
2017.12.2 46 0.842 2.72 4
2017.12.3 47-48 0.9 2.9 4
2017.12.4 49-50 1.223 4.22 3
2017.12.5 51-52 1.153 3.92 3
2017.12.6 53-54 1.333 4.66 3
2017.12.7 55-56 1.154 4.04 3
2017.12.8 57 0.832 2.73 4
2017.12.9 58 1.053 3.46 3
Average ratings 0.917 3.11 -

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 8th Macau International Television Festival Best Director Jiang Wei Nominated [8]
Best Supporting Actor Sun Honglei Nominated
2018 24th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actor Hu Ge Nominated [9]
Best Supporting Actress Wan Qian Nominated
24th Huading Awards Nominated [10]
Best Producer Zhang Jing Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "《潜伏》之后 姜伟再战《猎场》". Netease.
  2. ^ "姜伟携手胡歌进入《猎场》 聚焦猎头难度大过《潜伏》". People's Daily.
  3. ^ "《电视剧《猎场》定档 胡歌领衔原创职场题材引期待". Sina.
  4. ^ "《猎场》终于定档！"猎头"胡歌11月见". Sina.
  5. ^ "广电总局公布2015年度优秀电视剧剧本扶持名单". Tencent.
  6. ^ "《潜伏》导演拍新剧《猎场》". NetEase.
  7. ^ "电视剧收视率排行榜 | 收视率排行" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  8. ^ "2017第八届澳门国际电视节奖项提名". Weibo (in Chinese). Macau International Television Festival. December 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "第24届上海电视节白玉兰奖中国电视剧单元入围名单公布". People's Daily (in Chinese). May 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "华鼎奖提名公布 《和平饭店》《归去来》闪耀榜单". Netease (in Chinese). October 22, 2018.

External links[edit]

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