The 1976 Machinist

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In 1976, a modern machinist, Lu Zheng, transmigrates into a young man in rural Northwest China. Faced with an unwanted marriage and a biased family, he splits from his household and moves into a shabby hut with his wife Su Yufen. Using his mechanical skills, he starts by fixing tractors, joins the county auto repair factory, solves tough technical problems, wins a skill contest amid traps, and exposes the workshop director’s theft. He finally becomes head of the mobile maintenance team at the provincial transport company and heads to the provincial city with his wife for a new life.

The 1976 Machinist is listed on DramaWatch from the HappyShort catalogue. 70 episodes, playable in order from the HappyShort catalogue.

All 70 episodes of The 1976 Machinist add up to about 1 hour 33 minutes of viewing, which makes it an evening or two.

The 1976 Machinist is a HappyShort production; every episode streams here in sequence, free, without installing the app.

If it hooks you, the closest HappyShort titles by length are “The Young Master’s Biggest Weakness” and “The Bird That Spits Crimson Gold”. From another studio, “Love Cures Him Kills Me” is the nearest match.

Episodes

  1. Episode 1
  2. Episode 2
  3. Episode 3
  4. Episode 4
  5. Episode 5
  6. Episode 6
  7. Episode 7
  8. Episode 8
  9. Episode 9
  10. Episode 10
  11. Episode 11
  12. Episode 12
  13. Episode 13
  14. Episode 14
  15. Episode 15
  16. Episode 16
  17. Episode 17
  18. Episode 18
  19. Episode 19
  20. Episode 20
  21. Episode 21
  22. Episode 22
  23. Episode 23
  24. Episode 24
  25. Episode 25
  26. Episode 26
  27. Episode 27
  28. Episode 28
  29. Episode 29
  30. Episode 30
  31. Episode 31
  32. Episode 32
  33. Episode 33
  34. Episode 34
  35. Episode 35
  36. Episode 36
  37. Episode 37
  38. Episode 38
  39. Episode 39
  40. Episode 40
  41. Episode 41
  42. Episode 42
  43. Episode 43
  44. Episode 44
  45. Episode 45
  46. Episode 46
  47. Episode 47
  48. Episode 48
  49. Episode 49
  50. Episode 50
  51. Episode 51
  52. Episode 52
  53. Episode 53
  54. Episode 54
  55. Episode 55
  56. Episode 56
  57. Episode 57
  58. Episode 58
  59. Episode 59
  60. Episode 60
  61. Episode 61
  62. Episode 62
  63. Episode 63
  64. Episode 64
  65. Episode 65
  66. Episode 66
  67. Episode 67
  68. Episode 68
  69. Episode 69
  70. Episode 70

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