Nothing Gold Can Stay (2017)

Both dramas feature a strong female lead going through life adversities and runs their own businesses. Red Sorghum is set in about 20 years after the Qing Dynasty ended.

The Empress Dowager Cixi also appears in Nothing Gold Can Stay, although she plays a very bit part only.

Very similar storyline, drama's setting also based on almost the same era at the very end of Qing Dynasty which was the most corrupted time. Also storyline is related to a strong character lady that lead thru the hard time.

A female-centric narrative about intelligent and capable women overcoming adversity in a world dominated by men.

Has the two male lovers going for the female protagonist.
Both have great storylines and both set back to the Chinese dynasties.

Around the same time that erra - Qing Dynasty, which was the last dynasty in China's history. Storyline a little similar, involving about a humble girl and a noble young master from a rich family. And behind the noble family's ugly secrets.

If you like more stories about Qing Dynasty, this Royal Romance is another good one, except this drama's setting is more to internal palace's harem. Storyline is quite interesting, besides than the usual intrigue between those concubine, also has lots of unexpected circumstances and surprises.

-period drama
-FL is also an entertainer who faces prejudice
-strong willed FL who rises from nothing to become patriarch of the family business
-ML falls for the FL but she is not interested. This is a super slow romance

SIMILAR GENRE: slice-of-life/ romance/historical/humor/comedy/ ensembl/ bad-ass-female-lead/ character-development
Both of them has similar Ensembl genre( realistic generations of family interactions and dynamics). Both of them have romance spiced with humor. In Nothing Gold Can Stay romance is not the main element, it heavily focuses on a particular time in old China(? guess it is around industrial evolution). Both Main Female Leads are very strong and steadfast in their character. Good costumes, cinematography, very good acting, and a fabulous storyline. MFL in both dramas has their own thin, while CSS is good with machines Nothing Gold Can Stay's lead is good at being merchant/trade (it is like a war of business and because it is small business at the beginning its is easy to relate)

Tightly plotted, well acted Sun Li drama with an epic FL v.s. villain showdown and very genuine side characters.

- smart FL;
- smart ML;
- FL is great at making money and business relations;
- ML is loyal to FL;
- ML is from a rich family;
- ML was a playful kid not doing much before meeting FL

Big female lead drama about a young woman during the republican era, who finds her standing within her husband's family through her own talents and leads the family's business into a new era.

Quite similar in main aspects, FL family got downed because of problem with government and FL took over the household affair, with sweat and tear leading the family to be one of the most wealthy family. Also, ML also join in political. HOWEVER, thought NGCS is a masterpiece and very very aspiring, it's needed brain power to watch, BIA is simpler.

Complex, strong leading ladies who marry into positions and create impact. Both dramas depict the social and family life during their respective times very well.