Hi guys!

I'm looking for a historical drama that was shown on CCTV a while ago (like 4/5 years ago). I think it was about traders and one of the main characters was called Chen Tiansong and it shows how he grows up being poor but he was a very clever boy and he was top of his class etc. Later in the drama he became an influential man in his city. It maybe was set in the 1880s - early 1900 (I think).

I'd very much appreciate your help :-) 

when I typed the name i got this drama but the Tiansong was Yang and there was a family named Chen so it migjt not be right .... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_Flavor

  It is taiwanese from 2006-2007 

 Park Ae-jeong:

Hi guys!

I'm looking for a historical drama that was shown on CCTV a while ago (like 4/5 years ago). I think it was about traders and one of the main characters was called Chen Tiansong and it shows how he grows up being poor but he was a very clever boy and he was top of his class etc. Later in the drama he became an influential man in his city. It maybe was set in the 1880s - early 1900 (I think).

I'd very much appreciate your help :-) 

The title is Xin An Family about a tea trading family. The version you watched would have been this:

http://tv.cctv.com/2012/11/30/VIDE1354276362893523.shtml (30 min trailer)

http://tv.cctv.com/2012/12/01/VIDE1354368861482804.shtml (episode 1)

Which I will refer as the CCTV 39 episode 'happy ending version.

There's also an extended version of 49 episodes which contain scenes deleted from the CCTV version and continue the story of Chen Tiansong and other characters follow the 'happy ending' until the eve of Japanese invasion in the 1930s. 

 Erudite:

The title is Xin An Family about a tea trading family. The version you watched would have been this:

http://tv.cctv.com/2012/11/30/VIDE1354276362893523.shtml (30 min trailer)

http://tv.cctv.com/2012/12/01/VIDE1354368861482804.shtml (episode 1)

Which I will refer as the CCTV 39 episode 'happy ending version.

There's also an extended version of 49 episodes which contain scenes deleted from the CCTV version and continue the story of Chen Tiansong and other characters follow the 'happy ending' until the eve of Japanese invasion in the 1930s. 

Yes. Its this one thank you so much. Also sorry for the very late reply. Thanks again :)