When a Snail Falls in Love

When a Snail Falls in Love (Chinese: 如果蜗牛有爱情; pinyin: rú guǒ wō niú yǒu ài qíng) is a 2016 Chinese television series directed by Zhang Kai-zhou and produced by Daylight Entertainment. It stars Wang Kai, Wang Ziwen, Xu Yue, and Yu Heng. It is based on Ding Mo's novel of the same title, who also wrote Love Me If You Dare starring Wallace Huo.[2][1] The series aired on Dragon TV from 24 October to 12 December 2016.

When a Snail Falls in Love
GenreCrime
Suspense
Romance
Based onWhen a Snail Falls in Love by Ding Mo
Written byZhu Zhu
Directed byZhang Kaizhou[1]
StarringWang Kai
Wang Ziwen
Country of originChina
Original language(s)Chinese
No. of episodes21
Production
Producer(s)Hou Hongliang[1]
Running time30 minutes[2]
Production company(s)Daylight Entertainment
Release
Original networkDragon Television
Original release24 October (2016-10-24) –
12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
Chronology
Related showsLove Me If You Dare
Memory Lost
External links
Website

The series saw 200 million online hits the first week,[3] and on 15 November the production team announced that the show had reached 1 billion views online.[4] The show is also popular with international viewers, with a 9.4[5] out 10 score on Viki, and has been praised for its suspenseful storyline and tightly woven plot.[6]

Synopsis

Ji Bai is a stone-faced team leader of the Violent Crime Unit. Xu Xu is a new intern specializing in offender profiling. Tasked with solving a series of crimes that are somehow mysteriously connected, the two develop feelings for each other. Xu Xu draws comic panels of their relationship, portraying herself as a snail and Ji as a lion.[2]

Cast
  • Wang Kai as Ji Bai (季白) - Detective of at Ling Police Department
  • Wang Ziwen as Xu Xu (许诩) - Profiling intern at Ling Municipal Police
  • Xu Yue (徐悦) as Yao Meng (姚檬) - Police intern at Ling Police Department
  • Yu Heng (于恒) as Zhao Han (赵寒) - Police Officer at Ling Police Department
  • Zhao Yuanyuan (赵圆瑗) as Ye Zixi (叶梓夕) - Member of the Ye family and Ji Bai's childhood friend
  • Wu Xiaoyu (武笑羽) as Ye Qiao (叶俏) - Heiress of the Ye Corporation.
  • Zhang Yanyan (张棪琰) as Brother Lu (噜哥) - Head of a drug cartel

Soundtrack
When a Snail Falls in Love - Original Television Soundtrack (如果蜗牛有爱情电视剧原声音乐大碟)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."A Snail's Walk (蜗牛行)"Yu Zijiang 
2."A Happiness's Final Destination (幸福的终点)"Zeng Jian (version 1), Wang Ziwen (version 2)4:12
3."Profile - Suspense"Liu Sha1:53
4."Profile - Reasoning"Liu Sha2:00
5."Profile - Premonition"Liu Sha1:43
6."Profile - Romance"Liu Sha3:35

Ratings
  • Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue
Dragon TV CSM52 City Rating Statistics[7]
Air date Ratings (%) Audience share (%) Rank (timeslot) Total rank
October 24, 2016 0.627 4.005 1 2
October 31, 2016 0.752 4.768 1 2
November 7, 2016 0.733 5.05 1 3
November 14, 2016 0.752 4.727 1 4
November 21, 2016 0.774 4.745 1 7
November 28, 2016 0.916 5.002 1 -
December 5, 2016 0.948 5.192 1 -
December 12, 2016 0.888 4.690 - 6

Awards and nominations
Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2nd China Quality Television Drama Ceremony Weekly Drama of the Year (Dragon TV) Won [8]
Most Marketable Actor Wang KaiWon
Tencent QQ Star Awards Quality Network Drama of the Year Won [9]
Most Powerful TV Actor Wang KaiWon
Trendy TV Actress Wang ZiwenWon
22nd Huading Awards Top 10 Dramas of The Year Won [10]
5th Annual DramaFever Awards Best Chinese Language Drama Nominated

International broadcast
Country Network Premiere
Sri Lanka Rupavahini
(dubbed into Sinhalese)		 2018[11]
 Philippines GMA News TV 2019

References
  1. "'When a snail falls in love' to air on Dragon TV". Shanghai Daily. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. "《如果蜗牛有爱情》赢口碑 王凯王子文组新CP模式" (in Chinese). People's Daily. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. "《如果蜗牛有爱情》王凯金句频出 王子文甜蜜拜师" (in Chinese). China Daily. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. "Weibo account announcement" (in Chinese). 如果蜗牛有爱情. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. When a Snail Falls in Love, retrieved 5 June 2020
  6. "Drawn to the suspenseful plots, diverse characters, and gripping storytelling techniques, foreign fans of Chinese crime dramas can be found all over the globe". Global Times. 14 November 2016.
  7. "电视剧收视率排行榜 | 收视率排行" (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. "品质盛典：孙俪着戏装现身 胡歌现场致敬老艺术家". NetEase.
  9. "星光大赏荣誉榜丨李易峰、赵丽颖斩获"最受欢迎电视剧男女演员"". Tencent. 10 December 2016.
  10. "华鼎奖百强名单出炉 《小别离》获榜单第一名". People's Daily.
  11. "Kirilliyo - කිරිල්ලියෝ". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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