The long-awaited TV series Blossoms Shanghai has been released in two versions — Mandarin (普通话) and the Shanghai dialect — on Dec 27, quickly soaring as one of the     1     (popular) dramas during the New Year’s period.

    2     (adapt) from writer Jin Yucheng’s award-winning novel, Fan Hua, the series takes audience back to Shanghai in     3     early 1990s, following the rise of A Bao, an ambitious young man     4     seizes the opportunities of the early stock (股票) market and     5     (transform) into a self-made millionaire, expanding his business to foreign trade.

Amid his journey to success, the protagonist (主角) has received help from multiple     6     (friend), including a seasoned former businessman, a capable employee from a foreign trade company,     7     a restaurant operator. However, his relationship with them undergoes a really big test due to a mysterious woman, and his own business also faces a crisis due to a powerful opponent from Shenzhen.

    8     (current), this drama has sparked heated discussions online, with some netizens     9     (praise) it as the “most artistic TV show of the year”. However, it has also received negative reviews. Some viewers said the television version’s story is too fragmented (零散) and not as “down to earth” as the     10     (origin) novel.