Be Happy(2011)

Be Happy is a Taiwanese drama series following Zhang Weijian, a 40-year-old copywriter trapped in a dead-end job under an abusive boss, surviving on meager savings and avoiding debt. His carefully controlled existence shatters when he receives a stage 4 cancer diagnosis with less than a year to live. Rather than pursue grueling treatment, Weijian decides to spend his remaining time and money freely, abandoning decades of financial restraint. His reckless new lifestyle leads him to meet Big S, a spirited woman who transforms his final chapter. As Weijian sheds his old inhibitions, the series explores themes of mortality, redemption, and finding joy in life's unexpected turns. The show balances dark subject matter with warmth, examining what truly matters when time runs out.