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The Wrong Name on the List

61 episodesEN-USHidden IdentityRevenge

The Wrong Name on the List is a 61-episode FreeReels short drama. In 1980s rural China, a widow raises two sons alone. Both get into top colleges, but only one can go—so they draw lots. The younger rigs it; the elder steps aside to work. Years later, the elder builds a fortune. The younger hides his poor roots—and at his wedding, denies his own mother to her face.

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About The Wrong Name on the List

In 1980s rural China, a widow raises two sons alone. Both get into top colleges, but only one can go—so they draw lots. The younger rigs it; the elder steps aside to work. Years later, the elder builds a fortune. The younger hides his poor roots—and at his wedding, denies his own mother to her face.

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Inheritance / windfallBetrayal / revenge arc

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