Smile Code
Smile Code
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Smile Code

7.0 / 10
2024
1 season
34 episodes
Drama

Gu Yi is a stand-up comedian in Shanghai who juggles a day job and nighttime performances. Her simple goal is to make everyone laugh, but one day she encounters an audience member, Liang Daiwen, who seems immune to her humor. This leads to an unexpected clash between a woman driven by comedy and a man who never laughs.

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Seasons

  • Overwhelmed

    1.Overwhelmed

    08-11-202448m

    Following a friend’s advice, Liang Dai Wen attends a stand-up comedy show. By day, Gu Yi works as an editor at a magazine; by night, she performs stand-up at Ounce. She confidently...

  • Redeeming Past Failures

    2.Redeeming Past Failures

    08-11-202449m

    Guan Xing Xin reluctantly takes the job her adoptive parents arranged for her at a magazine company. Zhang Jun Jie hadn’t expected such an “odd character” to show up, and Gu Yi fee...

  • Could He Be a Robot?

    3.Could He Be a Robot?

    08-11-202449m

    Gu Yi wakes up in Ounce with no memory of Liang Dai Wen bringing her home. They run into each other by chance at the sports park, where Liang Dai Wen gets hit by a flying basketbal...

  • It's a Harsh Reality

    4.It's a Harsh Reality

    08-11-202447m

    Guan Xing Xin and Liang Dai Wen seek solace at Ounce. Gu Yi is surprised to see the two of them together, and Liang Dai Wen immediately explains that Guan Xing Xin is not his girlf...

  • Communication Disorder

    5.Communication Disorder

    08-11-202446m

    Liang Dai Wen is having dinner with Gu Yi and asks him to recommend some good romantic dramas to learn from. Liang even puts on a fake smile for Gu Yi, and that's when Gu Yi realiz...

  • Emotional Status

    6.Emotional Status

    09-11-202444m

    Liang Dai Wen admits to Gu Yi that he has alexithymia and hopes Gu Yi won't hold any prejudice against him. Gu Yi encourages Liang Dai Wen to share his trauma.

  • The Woman In His Dreams

    7.The Woman In His Dreams

    09-11-202447m

    Liang Dai Wen and Gu Yi talks about his condition. She asks him who he dreams about when he sleepwalks. Liang Dai Wen dreams of his mother, but he lies and says he doesn't dream ab...

  • A Relationship Killer

    8.A Relationship Killer

    10-11-202452m

    Gu Yi tries to create a romantic atmosphere at home. But in the end, the aromatic candles light up the mess on the table. When Liang Dai Wen returns home and sees that, he knows th...

  • Learn to Smile

    9.Learn to Smile

    10-11-202449m

    In order to help Liang Dai Wen learn to smile, Gu Yi creates a schedule for him, guides him through exercises and plays music for him, but Liang Dai Wen remains unresponsive.

  • Turbulent Emotions

    10.Turbulent Emotions

    11-11-202446m

    Liang Dai Wen reveals the reason he tends to speed when he's emotionally agitated. When he was little, he once witnessed his father speeding after taking a call at the airport. He...

  • The Dream of Stars

    11.The Dream of Stars

    11-11-202451m

    Gu Yi boldly shares about her unrequited love on stage, and even her mother's past, how she loved and hated without holding back. As Liang Dai Wen, Xu Guan Rui, and Wang Mei Xia li...

  • An Apple of His Own

    12.An Apple of His Own

    12-11-202447m

    Gu Yi teaches Liang Dai Wen how to use metaphors to express emotions. In exchange, Liang Dai Wen asks Gu Yi not to go on a blind date, and Gu Yi agrees.

  • By Your Side

    13.By Your Side

    13-11-202449m

    Gu Yi works overtime for the selection of chief editor for the sub-journal, and Liang Dai Wen lets her practice presentations with him. The next day, he gifts her a small wooden ca...

  • A Weird Feeling

    14.A Weird Feeling

    14-11-202449m

    Gu Yi realizes Liang Dai Wen has increased her performance pay in secret and even rushes back to play the role of a tree to make her happy. She can't help but ask Liang Dai Wen if...

  • Avoiding Love

    15.Avoiding Love

    15-11-202449m

    Gu Yi secretly prepares a birthday surprise for Liang Dai Wen. But it triggers his traumatic memories.

  • His Own Voice

    16.His Own Voice

    15-11-202447m

    Without Gu Yi by his side, Liang Dai Wen has been living a boring life. Meanwhile, Xu Guan Rui is taking good care of Gu Yi as Liang Dai Wen sees them.

  • Confession

    17.Confession

    16-11-202451m

    Gu Yi and Liang Dai Wen make a date to celebrate her birthday at his house. She politely declines Xu Guan Rui's invitation. He questions why she won't choose a normal person with e...

  • Continuing Treatment

    18.Continuing Treatment

    16-11-202447m

    Liang Dai Wen requests Gu Yi to continue treating him, which leaves Xu Guan Rui quite upset. Gu Yi and Xu Guan Rui openly share their feelings, but she still can't let go of Liang...

  • Fulfilling a Promise

    19.Fulfilling a Promise

    16-11-202444m

    To fulfill his promise, Liang Dai Wen decides to get guidance therapy in the United States and become a complete person before he finds Gu Yi again.

  • The Reason for Leaving

    20.The Reason for Leaving

    17-11-202448m

    Guan Xing Xin tells Gu Yi the reason why Liang Dai Wen left—it turns out he returned to Dalian because his father suddenly fell seriously ill. Gu Yi feels both heartbroken and guil...

  • Moving On

    21.Moving On

    18-11-202449m

    Mei Xia travels all the way to Donghai to celebrate the Lunar New Year with Gu Yi, Guan Xing Xin, and Yu Du Le. At Gu Yi's invitation, Xu Guan Rui arrives laden with gifts to join...

  • Where the Heart Leads

    22.Where the Heart Leads

    18-11-202449m

    Gu Yi announces that Ounce is about to shut down, leaving the audience and comedians like Yu Du Le in tears on stage…

  • Lost in Thought

    23.Lost in Thought

    19-11-202449m

    Gu Yi goes to Long Play Planet again for work purposes. Xu Guan Rui confesses to her again romantically with a galaxy of stars. Gu Yi is deeply apologetic as she expresses her grat...

  • Gladly Agrees

    24.Gladly Agrees

    19-11-202446m

    Guan Xing Xin clashes with her adoptive parents once again. Zhang Jun Jie and Gu Yi talk about their pasts, with Zhang Jun Jie sharing his thoughts on Liang Dai Wen and voicing his...

  • Family Time

    25.Family Time

    20-11-202446m

    Gu Yi, Wang Mei Xia, and Liang Dai Wen return to their hometown, where the three share a joyful dinner together. Encouraged by Mei Xia's attitude of acceptance, Liang Dai Wen opens...

  • A Proper Farewell

    26.A Proper Farewell

    20-11-202446m

    Mei Xia and Gu Yi return to Donghai. Yu Du Le tells Gu Yi that there might be a problem with his relationship with Guan Xing Xin...

  • Old Friends

    27.Old Friends

    21-11-202450m

    Gu Yi wakes up in the middle of the night and finds Liang Dai Wen sleepwalking. Later, she dreams of a young Mei Xia performing on stage. Liang Dai Wen and Yu Du Le find Gu Yi at t...

  • Resentment

    28.Resentment

    22-11-202445m

    Liang Dai Wen arrives at his father's house, and a flood of memories rushes back. The girlfriend his mother once envisioned for him happens to align perfectly with Gu Yi.

  • Cherish

    29.Cherish

    23-11-202446m

    Xu Guan Rui gives his blessing to Gu Yi and Liang Dai Wen's relationship. He even goes on stage to sing Errenzhuan to make Gu Yi happy while confessing his feelings for Gu Yi.

  • Facing It Together

    30.Facing It Together

    23-11-202450m

    Amid the warm atmosphere of a family gathering, Gu Yi thinks of Mei Xia and can't hold back her tears.

  • Important Decision

    31.Important Decision

    23-11-202446m

    Gu Yi uses her own story with her family as the magazine's new topic. It resonates with many people

  • Reopening

    32.Reopening

    23-11-202451m

    The plagiarism controversy resurfaces. Liang Dai Wen visits Zhang Qing Ya and expresses his sincere gratitude. His reputation crisis has been successfully resolved.

  • Living Together

    33.Living Together

    23-11-202446m

    Liang Dai Wen invites Gu Yi back to his house again. Both of them begin their sweet life together.

  • Familiar Stage

    34.Familiar Stage

    23-11-202446m

    Gu Yi is enjoying a tender moment with Liang Dai Wen when Zhang Jun Jie calls. On a whim, she invites him to Ounce to watch the performance.

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