Go Ahead (Chinese: 以家人之名; pinyin: Yǐ Jiārén zhī Míng) is a 2020 Chinese television drama series, which revolves around three non blood-related kids who became each other's family. It premiered on Hunan TV on August 10, 2020.^[1] The series was a hit, and was well received by audiences for its warm familial theme.^[2] It aired on iQIYI globally with multi-language subtitles on October 8, 2020. In Vietnam, it aired on FPT Play on August 12, 2020 and on YouTube by Huace TV Vietnam on November 11, 2020. Netflix also gained the rights to air the show.

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Go Ahead
以家人之名
Genre	Family Romance Drama
Screenplay by	Shui Qianmo (水阡墨) Wang Xiongcheng (王雄成)
Directed by	Ding Ziguang (丁梓光)
Starring	Tan Songyun Song Weilong Zhang Xincheng
Country of origin	Mainland China
Original language	Mandarin Chinese
No. of episodes	46 (40 in DVD version)
Production
Producer	Long Ya (龙亚)
Production locations	Xiamen, Fujian
Production companies	Huace Pictures Beijing Laoyou Film and Television Culture Film Zhang Xincheng Film and Television Culture Studio Beijing Xingyun Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Original release
Network	Hunan TV
Release	August 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)

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Li Jianjian (Tan Songyun), Ling Xiao (Song Weilong), and He Ziqiu (Zhang Xincheng) are three individuals unrelated by blood but become each other's family. They bond over their shared family troubles and support each other through the ups and downs of life. The story follows them through childhood, high school, college, and eventually adulthood. As they grow up, re-kindle relationships with their biological family, and experience hardships in life, the bond between the three becomes strained. But somehow, they always find their way back to each other.^[3]

• Tan Songyun as Li Jianjian (李尖尖)
• Song Weilong as Ling Xiao (凌霄)
• Zhang Xincheng as He Ziqiu (贺子秋)
• Tu Songyan as Li Haichao (李海潮)
• Zhang Xilin as Ling Heping (凌和平)
• He Ruixian as Tang Can (唐灿)
• Sun Yi as Qi Mingyue (齐明月)

Filming began on September 16, 2019 and concluded on December 29, 2019 in Xiamen.^[4]

The drama received mixed to positive reviews. In China, ratings started out very strong but dropped significantly as the series went on. Many viewers did not enjoy the storyline of two so-called adoptive brothers suddenly falling in love with their biologically unrelated sister who they grew up with referring to it as a dog-blood (cheesy) drama with too many stereotypical tropes and were disappointed by the slow plot in the latter half of the series.^[5] It ended with a rating of 6.9 on Douban.^[3] Among international viewers particularly in Asia, the drama was a big hit and received generally positive reviews.