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You Are Desire (白日梦我)

You Are Desire (白日梦我, Bai Ri Meng Wo; also known as You Are My Desire) is a 2023 Chinese youth romance television series adapted from Qi Jian's (栖见) novel of the same name, starring Zhuang Dafei (庄达菲) as Lin Yujing and Zhou Yiran (周翊然) as Shen Juan.1 • 2 It ran 30 episodes, first streaming on Mango TV from August 12, 2023 and then airing on Hunan Satellite TV's prime-time slot from August 30, 2023.3

Key factDetail
Native title白日梦我 (Bai Ri Meng Wo); English title You Are Desire, also known as You Are My Desire2
SourceAdapted from the novel Bai Ri Meng Wo by Qi Jian (栖见)2
Episodes / run30 episodes (plus one special); Mango TV from August 12, 2023, Hunan Satellite TV from August 30, 20232 • 3
Lead castZhuang Dafei as Lin Yujing, Zhou Yiran as Shen Juan1
Key crewDirector Deng Ke (邓珂); chief screenwriter Xia Fengyan (夏风颜); producer Wang Hanlu (王晗簏)2 • 4
ProductionJiangsu Strawbear Film Co. with Mango TV; produced with Shanghai Lulai Culture and Media2 • 4
Hunan TV ratingsPeak rating 0.330%, episode average 0.287% (CVB calendar)5

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Plot

After her parents' divorce, high schooler Lin Yujing moves with her father to the city of Pucheng and becomes desk mates with Shen Juan, a classmate rumored to be an ill-tempered loner who was held back a year.6 • 2 Spending time together sparks a friendship that is disrupted by further family drama for Lin Yujing, who is adjusting to her father's remarriage; she is warmly welcomed by her stepmother and stepbrother Fu Mingxiu.7 • 2 The two are separated in high school and unexpectedly reunite at university, where Lin Yujing learns that Shen Juan has been living with the trauma of a loved one's death; with her help and that of their classmates, he emerges from that shadow and returns to competitive shooting, the sport he had given up.8 • 4

The supporting ensemble includes Fu Mingxiu (Chen Heyi), Gu Xia (Fan Shiran), Wang Yiyang (Bian Tianyang), He Songnan (Wang Chuan), Xu Ruyi (Liao Yinyue), and Nie Xinghe (Jin Chao).9 • 4

Production and broadcast

The series was produced by Jiangsu Strawbear Film Co., Ltd. (Strawbear Entertainment Group) in co-production with Shanghai Lulai Culture and Media, with Mango TV as the broadcast platform under Mango TV's 2023 "New Mango S Plan," in which Strawbear participated as a strategic partner.4 • 3 Deng Ke directed, Xia Fengyan served as chief screenwriter, and Wang Hanlu was the producer.2 • 4

Release pattern. The drama premiered online on Mango TV on August 12, 2023, with six consecutive daily updates in the first week and four episodes weekly thereafter for members, and began its satellite run on Hunan TV's Golden Eagle solo drama theater on August 30, 2023, two episodes per night Monday through Thursday.5 Strawbear's interim report describes the release as a repeat of the "online first, TV next" (先网后台) broadcasting model, and calls the series a milestone for the group.3

Reception

On Hunan Satellite TV, the CVB ratings calendar recorded a peak rating of 0.330% and an episode average of 0.287%.5 During its run the series topped Mango TV's internal drama chart and placed repeatedly on industry rankings including Maoyan, Vlinkage, Guduo, and Datawin.4 On December 31, 2023 it received Mango TV's annual member-favorite drama award.5

Audience scores differ by platform: Rakuten Viki users rate it 8.8 out of 10 from more than 32,000 ratings, IMDb lists 7.0/10 from 376 votes, and Douban stood at 5.1/10 from 16,028 raters as of July 18, 2025.10 • 11 • 5 Chinese press coverage was broadly positive: the Yangzi Evening News praised its portrayal of Generation Z characters' growth arcs and its treatment of family, friendship, and love, while Beijing Youth Daily noted that the drama depicts young people's laughter and tears during coming of age.5

Themes

The series frames its romance within a coming-of-age story about Generation Z youth. Producer Wang Hanlu summarized its view of love as "the self always comes before love; before becoming someone else's light, 'I' must first become myself."12 Reviewers highlighted the characters' reconciliation with their families of origin, mutual healing between the leads, and friends helping one another through difficulties as the drama's core emotional threads.5

References

  1. You Are Desire, Strawbear Entertainment Group
  2. You Are Desire, DramaWiki
  3. Strawbear Entertainment Group, Interim Report 2023, HKEX
  4. 《白日梦我》温暖收官，庄达菲周翊然并肩追梦不负青春, The Paper
  5. 白日梦我（2023年邓珂执导的电视剧）, Baidu Baike
  6. 白日梦我 卫视版, Mango TV
  7. You Are Desire, Apple TV
  8. 白日夢我, HamiVideo
  9. You Are Desire (2023) Full cast & crew, IMDb
  10. You Are Desire, Rakuten Viki
  11. You Are Desire (TV Series 2023), IMDb
  12. 苏产青春剧《白日梦我》登湖南卫视, Yangzi Evening News

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › East Asian web and streaming serials › Titles Sp to Z

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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