Candle in the Tomb: The Worm Valley

In both shows the leads are socially awkward outcasts. They also idolize their popular love interest.

Should be from the same adaptation. One is movie adaptation and one is series so it should be good.

part of the same series so it goes without saying that they're pretty similar. genres: action, adventure, fantasy, archaeology, etc

This was the TV adaptation of the 1st volume of all the books. All the leads were different actors though so likely was produced by a different group of people then. I believe all the TV adaptations belong to Tencent though….