A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
November 24, 2023
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 11
Finale:
January 26, 2024
Original Title:
保留席位
Alternate Titles:
Bao Liu Xi Wei
VBL系列《保留席位》
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Sanlih E-Television
Countries:
TW
Gu Jing is a good chef who owns a creative and retro restaurant. He opens his restaurant anytime he wants. Gu Jing finds that there is a boy who always gets the quietest seat, and that boy is Liu Li. Liu Li is a gay-themed novelist who rents a room upstairs from Gu Jing’s restaurant. Gu Jing starts to send Liu Li a bowl of spicy beef noodles. Gu Jing has become the person that Liu Li confides in, the person who keeps him company during the breakup. Gradually, Liu Li realizes that his fantasies may be different from reality.
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