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Set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Old Tie is a skilled senior welder who mentors three apprentices, following their personal growth and struggles as they work together in a factory during China’s economic transformation.
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Seasons
1
Episodes
35
35 episodes

Nariyuki Yuiga is in his last and most painful year of high school. In order to gain the “special VIP recommendation” which would grant him a full scholarship to college, he must now tutor his classmates as they struggle to prepare for entrance exams. Among his pupils are “the sleeping beauty of the literary forest,” Fumino Furuhashi, and "the Thumbelina supercomputer," Rizu Ogata–two of the most beautiful super-geniuses at the school! While these two were thought to be academically flawless, it turns out that they’re completely clueless outside of their pet subjects…!?

Tie Wen
A struggling student becomes a caregiver to a fading badminton star, and as his sight slips away, the two forge a bond tested by time and fate.