# Go Go Squid 2 Dt.Appledog's Time (我的时代，你的时代)

**Go Go Squid 2 Dt.Appledog's Time** (我的时代，你的时代), formerly titled *Dear Beloved* (亲爱的，挚爱的), is a 2021 mainland Chinese idol drama adapted from Mo Baofei Bao's (墨宝非宝) novel *Mi Shi Kun You Yu* (密室困游鱼). Directed by Yu Zhongzhong (于中中) and starring [Hu Yitian](https://www.edgepedia.org/hu-yitian) (胡一天) and Li Yitong (李一桐), it is the sister series of the 2019 hit *Go Go Squid!* (亲爱的，热爱的) and follows that drama's supporting character Wu Bai as a competitive robot-fighting contestant.<sup>[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7216284593727651843)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Source | Mo Baofei Bao's novel 密室困游鱼; sister work of Go Go Squid! (adapted from 蜜汁炖鱿鱼)<sup>[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7216284593727651843)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://ycpai.ycwb.com/ycppad/content/2021-03/11/content_1525449.html)</sup> |
| Broadcast | Premiered 4 February 2021 on iQiyi as an exclusive web stream, with no satellite-TV broadcast; 38 episodes of 45 minutes<sup>[3](https://jform2.baidu.com/s?f=1&rs_src=0&rsf=101633403&rsp=8&rsv_pq=8b7d3bf60000d456&rsv_t=80ecbjnN1ni%2FPmuyufInMuEWINJlyKdblEedpo3xWlHUFKhNhSv1HX4ruRc&wd=%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%2C%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%E6%94%B6%E8%A7%86%E7%8E%87)</sup> |
| Cast | Hu Yitian as Wu Bai, Li Yitong as Ai Qing; Yang Zi and Li Xian made guest appearances reprising their Go Go Squid! roles<sup>[4](https://www.maoyan.com/news/2289135)</sup> |
| Ratings | Douban scores reported at 5.7, 5.6, and 6.2 by different outlets; iQiyi lists 7.5<sup>[5](https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5002055974390641.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://news.sohu.com/a/867000734_99913067)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://girlstyle.com/my/article/76968/3-%E6%9C%88%E5%BF%85%E8%BF%BD-%E7%94%9C%E5%88%B0%E4%B8%8A%E5%A4%B4-%E7%BB%9D%E4%B8%96%E5%A5%BD%E5%89%A7-top-5-%E4%BD%A0%E6%98%AF%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E5%9F%8E%E6%B1%A0%E8%90%A5%E5%9E%92-%E6%96%A9%E8%8E%B7%E8%B1%86%E7%93%A3-8-0-%E5%A5%BD%E8%AF%84-%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E4%BD%A0%E6%98%AF%E8%BF%99%E6%A0%B7%E7%9A%84%E9%A1%BE%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F-%E5%AE%9A%E6%A1%A3)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.iqiyi.com/lib/m_5443998796258114.html)</sup> |
| Awards | At the 26th Asian TV Awards (11 December 2021), Yu Zhongzhong was nominated for Best Director and Hu Yitian for Best Actor<sup>[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7216284593727651843)</sup> |

## Spoilers

### Premise and characters

The drama centers on Wu Bai (吴白), the genius younger cousin of [Go Go Squid!](https://www.edgepedia.org/go-go-squid) protagonist Han Shangyan, played again by Hu Yitian, and [Ai Qing](https://www.edgepedia.org/ai-qing) (艾情), a star robot-fighting operator originally played by [Wang Zhen](https://www.edgepedia.org/wang-zhen)'er in the predecessor and recast with Li Yitong here.<sup>[9](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20210216-1124358)</sup> Wu Bai has long admired Ai Qing; her success inspires him to enter professional robot fighting himself. In the opening episodes he enters a robot fighting league for the first time, reaches the national final, and narrowly beats Ai Qing for a spot at the Asian championship, after which she qualifies through a robot racing event; the two then find themselves teammates competing for China.<sup>[10](https://ycpai.ycwb.com/ycppad/content/2021-02/04/content_1458268.html)</sup> The series title comes from a line of Wu Bai's dialogue in the novel, "my era is your era" (我的时代就是你的时代).<sup>[11](https://mxgxt.com/news/view/693487)</sup>

The characters' online handles give the English title: Wu Bai competes as "Dt" and Ai Qing as "Appledog", and the show's tagline plays on the idea that in Dt's eyes only Appledog matters.<sup>[12](https://www.niusnews.com/%3DP257e5uu6)</sup> The story ends with the two, now leading their K&K team, winning a world championship for China and achieving their dreams together.<sup>[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7216284593727651843)</sup>

## From esports to robot fighting

The novel belongs to the same fictional world as *Go Go Squid!*, whose competition backdrop was cybersecurity (esports). The production company bought both sister-novel IPs together for series development and moved this installment's setting to competitive fighting robots, a field the producers described as more forward-looking and aligned with interest in intelligent technology; professional fighters and technicians advised the project, the cast trained before shooting, and the competition arena was reproduced at full scale.<sup>[13](https://www.sohu.com/a/452545823_120848598)</sup> The K&K team name was written into the plot as Ai Qing's ambition to be a King, not a Queen, of robot fighting, with Wu Bai holding that two Kings can coexist.<sup>[13](https://www.sohu.com/a/452545823_120848598)</sup>

## Reception and performance

**Heat.** The premiere broke an iQiyi in-platform heat value of 8000 within 22 hours, and the drama topped Maoyan's all-network heat chart for 35 consecutive days before concluding on 12 March 2021.<sup>[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7216284593727651843)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.maoyan.com/news/2289135)</sup> During the Spring Festival window (8 to 14 February) it led web-drama market share for seven straight days, with a peak single-day share of 10.42%, though heat declined after the paid early-access finale was released.<sup>[3](https://jform2.baidu.com/s?f=1&rs_src=0&rsf=101633403&rsp=8&rsv_pq=8b7d3bf60000d456&rsv_t=80ecbjnN1ni%2FPmuyufInMuEWINJlyKdblEedpo3xWlHUFKhNhSv1HX4ruRc&wd=%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%2C%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%E6%94%B6%E8%A7%86%E7%8E%87)</sup>

**Compared with its predecessor.** The series did not replicate the 2019 hit's reach. The Yangcheng Evening News contrasted Douban engagement of 23,000 "watched" for this drama against 343,000 for *Go Go Squid!*, and attributed the gap partly to the change from a dual-satellite-plus-multi-platform release to iQiyi-only streaming, and partly to the retitling away from the *Dear* brand, which weakened recognition of the connection.<sup>[2](https://ycpai.ycwb.com/ycppad/content/2021-03/11/content_1525449.html)</sup> Critics also faulted the softened characterization of Ai Qing, once a formidable team operator and now written as dependent on Wu Bai, and found the robot-battle staging simplistic, with the hero's robot relying on a single "catapult" skill and recurring arena hazards.<sup>[2](https://ycpai.ycwb.com/ycppad/content/2021-03/11/content_1525449.html)</sup> A Tmtpost analysis placed the drama among cases where the "big IP plus traffic stars" formula underdelivered, citing the esports-to-robot change that alienated some novel fans and an "industrial saccharine" romance style.<sup>[14](https://www.tmtpost.com/5087109.html?rss=souhu)</sup>

**Scores.** Douban ratings reported in the sources disagree: a Weibo blogger's roundup of Mo Baofei Bao adaptations lists 5.7,<sup>[5](https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5002055974390641.html)</sup> a Sohu ranking lists 5.6,<sup>[6](https://news.sohu.com/a/867000734_99913067)</sup> a Girlstyle feature lists 6.2,<sup>[7](https://girlstyle.com/my/article/76968/3-%E6%9C%88%E5%BF%85%E8%BF%BD-%E7%94%9C%E5%88%B0%E4%B8%8A%E5%A4%B4-%E7%BB%9D%E4%B8%96%E5%A5%BD%E5%89%A7-top-5-%E4%BD%A0%E6%98%AF%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E5%9F%8E%E6%B1%A0%E8%90%A5%E5%9E%92-%E6%96%A9%E8%8E%B7%E8%B1%86%E7%93%A3-8-0-%E5%A5%BD%E8%AF%84-%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E4%BD%A0%E6%98%AF%E8%BF%99%E6%A0%B7%E7%9A%84%E9%A1%BE%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F-%E5%AE%9A%E6%A1%A3)</sup> and one encyclopedia entry reports a 7.0 score at the finale.<sup>[1](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7216284593727651843)</sup> iQiyi's own page shows 7.5.<sup>[8](https://www.iqiyi.com/lib/m_5443998796258114.html)</sup> Viewer reactions were split between praise for the sweetness of the romance and criticism of the staging.<sup>[15](https://inf.news/entertainment/2bfe0bf6fcce54608d5d3a369b09a374.html)</sup>

## Place in the series

The drama is the second screen installment of Mo Baofei Bao's linked novels. It keeps the predecessor's romance-plus-competition structure while shifting the professional field, and it brings back the earlier leads: [Li Xian](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-xian) and Yang Zi guest-starred as Han Shangyan and Tong Nian, and the two couples' storylines were marketed together, with about 20 percent of the show's Weibo trending topics tied to the predecessor.<sup>[4](https://www.maoyan.com/news/2289135)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[16](https://23813463.s21i.faiusr.com/61/ABUIABA9GAAghqX2gwYo9fiCZQ.pdf)</sup> Among adaptations of the author's novels, it sits in the middle-to-lower range of Douban scores, below *One and Only* (周生如故, 7.3) and *Love Is Sweet* ([很想很想你](https://www.edgepedia.org/love-me-love-my-voice), 6.7) and near *The Road Home* (归路, 5.8).<sup>[5](https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5002055974390641.html)</sup>

## References

1. [我的时代，你的时代 (快懂百科)](https://www.baike.com/wikiid/7216284593727651843)
2. [大热前作《亲爱的，热爱的》加持，《我的时代，你的时代》为何依旧反响平平？(羊城晚报)](https://ycpai.ycwb.com/ycppad/content/2021-03/11/content_1525449.html)
3. [我的时代，你的时代收视率 (百度搜索汇总)](https://jform2.baidu.com/s?f=1&rs_src=0&rsf=101633403&rsp=8&rsv_pq=8b7d3bf60000d456&rsv_t=80ecbjnN1ni%2FPmuyufInMuEWINJlyKdblEedpo3xWlHUFKhNhSv1HX4ruRc&wd=%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%2C%E4%BD%A0%E7%9A%84%E6%97%B6%E4%BB%A3%E6%94%B6%E8%A7%86%E7%8E%87)
4. [《我的时代，你的时代》热播，胡一天当众示爱苏甜表白李一桐 (猫眼电影)](https://www.maoyan.com/news/2289135)
5. [墨宝非宝6本小说改编的电视剧评分情况 (新浪新闻)](https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5002055974390641.html)
6. [10部「低于6分」热门甜宠剧 (搜狐)](https://news.sohu.com/a/867000734_99913067)
7. [3月必追「甜到上头」绝世好剧 TOP 5 (Girlstyle)](https://girlstyle.com/my/article/76968/3-%E6%9C%88%E5%BF%85%E8%BF%BD-%E7%94%9C%E5%88%B0%E4%B8%8A%E5%A4%B4-%E7%BB%9D%E4%B8%96%E5%A5%BD%E5%89%A7-top-5-%E4%BD%A0%E6%98%AF%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E5%9F%8E%E6%B1%A0%E8%90%A5%E5%9E%92-%E6%96%A9%E8%8E%B7%E8%B1%86%E7%93%A3-8-0-%E5%A5%BD%E8%AF%84-%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5%E4%BD%A0%E6%98%AF%E8%BF%99%E6%A0%B7%E7%9A%84%E9%A1%BE%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F-%E5%AE%9A%E6%A1%A3)
8. [我的时代，你的时代 (爱奇艺剧集页)](https://www.iqiyi.com/lib/m_5443998796258114.html)
9. [机器人格斗收获爱与荣耀 (联合早报)](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/movies-and-tv/story20210216-1124358)
10. [胡一天李一桐携手追梦，《我的时代，你的时代》今晚上线 (羊城晚报)](https://ycpai.ycwb.com/ycppad/content/2021-02/04/content_1458268.html)
11. [我的时代，你的时代 - 明星关系图](https://mxgxt.com/news/view/693487)
12. [陸劇《我的时代，你的时代》胡一天×李一桐開播 (妞新聞)](https://www.niusnews.com/%3DP257e5uu6)
13. [《我的时代，你的时代》：爱情观与竞技技术的迭代升级 (搜狐)](https://www.sohu.com/a/452545823_120848598)
14. [为什么"大IP+流量"的组合拳，在剧集领域越来越不灵了？(钛媒体)](https://www.tmtpost.com/5087109.html?rss=souhu)
15. [從李現楊紫到胡一天李一桐，《我的時代，你的時代》不變的是撒糖 (資訊咖)](https://inf.news/entertainment/2bfe0bf6fcce54608d5d3a369b09a374.html)
16. [剧集营销演示文稿 (剧酷传播)](https://23813463.s21i.faiusr.com/61/ABUIABA9GAAghqX2gwYo9fiCZQ.pdf)

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