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This month's drama hosted discussions
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The Chinese drama title 将门独后 can be translated as “The Sole Empress from a Military Family.”
There are homophones: 毒后 dú hòu (which can be translated as, “Deadly Empress” or “Poisonous Empress”) from the novel’s title has been changed to 独后 dú hòu (which can be translated as, “Only Empress” or “Sole Empress.”)
The production team released a new first trailer for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming officially finished on July 29, 2026.
Clip description:
Each has their own plans, concealing blades to secure their place in the world, secretly stirring up a storm. Amid the inner chambers of grand estates and the imperial court, a new game has begun. Fate must be broken.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 4️⃣ Dylan Wang Hedi 王鹤棣 as Xie Jingxing
* 8️⃣ Meng Ziyi 孟子义 as Shen Miao
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Niu Xudong 牛旭东 (stage name: Yao Chi 姚弛) as Pei Lang
* Wang Hui 王晖 (stage name: Wang Tonghui 王同辉) as Shen Wan
* Kong Xue’er 孔雪儿 as Shen Yue
* Yang Shize 杨仕泽 as Fu Yixiu
* Zheng He Hui Zi 郑合惠子 as Shen Dongling
* Yue Yang 岳旸 as Shen Gui
* Xiu Qing 修庆 as Shen Xin
* Sui Junbo 隋俊波 as Chen Ruoqiu
* Gong Beibi 龚蓓苾 as Luo Xueyan
* Wen Zhengrong 温峥嵘 as Ren Wanyun
Appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Yu Yang 于洋 as Emperor Wenhui
* Deng Shang 邓尚 (stage name: Deng Kai 邓凯) as Huangfu Hao
* Wang Runze 王润泽 as Su Mingfeng
* You Jingru 尤靖茹 as Ke Qingzhen
* Bai Shu 白澍 Prince/King Zhou (周王)
* Liu Min 刘敏 as Wan Yi Niang
* Sun Xuening 孙雪宁 as Li Mei
* Liu Weiwei 刘薇薇 (stage name: Liu Weiwei 刘威葳)
* Wu Yuheng 吴宇恒 as Ji Yishu
* Li Daikun 李岱昆 as Shen Yuan
* Li Shuo 李烁 (stage name: Li Yixiao 李依晓)
* Zhang Jinyao 张锦尧 (stage name: Zhang Yanyan 张棪琰)
* Zhang Lei 张磊 (stage name: Zhang Lei 张垒) as Ye Maochun
* Chen Heyi 陈鹤一 as Luo Ling
* Yao Chunlei 姚春雷 (stage name: Yan Jie 言杰) as Luo Lianying
* Geng Le 耿乐 as Xie Ding
* Guo Weijie 郭玮洁 as Shen Qing
* Xu Meiling 徐美玲 as Old Madam Shen
* Xu Haiqiao 徐海乔 as Xie Chi
* Guo Yunqi 郭耘奇
* Guo Jiahao 郭家豪 (stage name: Ren Youlun 任宥纶) as Gao Yang
* Cao Ye Run Ze 曹叶润泽 (stage name: Cao Yuchen 曹煜辰)
* Qi Yuchen 漆昱辰 (also known as Duebass) as Feng Anning
* He Lei 赫雷 as Shen Qiu
* Wei Zixin 魏子昕 as Prince Yu
🎬 Director: Yin Tao (Unveil: Jadewind, Blood River, Love of the Divine Tree, Destined, The Blood of Youth, Who Rules the World, Ancient Love Poetry, Love and Redemption, Under the Power, The Glory of Tang Dynasty)
✍️ Original creator: Qian Shan Cha Ke 千山茶客 (Legend of the Female General, The Glory, The Double)
✒️ Screenwriters: Ye Yang (Love’s Ambition, The Top Speed, Love in Flames of War, The Emergence of First Love, The Family, The Spring of Sparrow), Cheng Le 橙乐
🎞️ Production companies: Tencent Video, New Classics Television Entertainment 新丽电视, and Yuewen Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. 阅文影视
The disgraced Empress Shen Miao dies unjustly in the cold palace, but unexpectedly returns to her teenage years. She sees the true, deceitful faces of those around her and sets out on a strong path of revenge, changing the tragic fate of the Shen family. During her quest, she meets the seemingly frivolous but secretly cunning and mysterious young Marquis Xie Jing Xing. From suspicion to alliance, they join forces to fight tyranny and restore peace.
(Source: WeTV)
~~ Adapted from the novel "The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage" (重生之将门毒后) by Qian Shan Cha Ke (千山茶客).
Deposed Empress Shen Miao dies in the Cold Palace, her grievances unresolved. By a twist of fate, she returns to her girlhood, finally seeing through the hypocrisy of those around her. Determined and unyielding, she sets out on a fierce path of revenge, rewriting the Shen family’s tragic fate of sons lost and clan destroyed.
Along the way, she crosses paths with the young marquis Xie Jingxing – outwardly a frivolous dandy, but in truth shrewd, calculating, and shrouded in mystery. From mutual suspicion to sworn allies, the two join forces to challenge entrenched powers and bring stability to the realm.
The Legitimate Daughter of the Military Family: Stabilizing the Realm 《将门嫡女之定乾坤》, also known as Rebirth of the Poisonous Empress of the Military Lineage 《重生之将门毒后》, is an period romance novel by Qian Shan Cha Ke 千山茶客, a contracted author of Xiaoxiang Academy 潇湘书院. The first volume was published by Qingdao Publishing House in October 2016, followed by the concluding volume in February 2017. Each volume was priced at ¥59.80. In 2021, it was confirmed that the novel would be adapted into a television drama by Haotian Media.
The novel is published in two volumes and centers on Shen Miao, the legitimate daughter of a military family. After being betrayed and killed in her previous life because of her obsessive love for Prince Ding, Fu Xiuyi, she is reborn in her youth. Determined to protect her family, she joins forces with Xie Jingxing, the young heir of the Marquis of Lin'an, to seek revenge and seize power.
After her rebirth, Shen Miao outwits conspirators both within and outside her family while her relationship with Xie Jingxing – who outwardly appears to be a carefree playboy but is secretly a prince of Great Liang – evolves from hostility to partnership. Together, they gradually dismantle the imperial conspiracy and ultimately rule the realm side by side.
Through Shen Miao's transformation from an innocent noblewoman into a master strategist, the novel blends family feuds, court intrigue, and emotional conflict into a dual narrative of revenge and redemption. Centered on the theme of "rebirth and rising against fate," it features memorable characters such as the spirited young Xie Jingxing, incorporates iconic lines, and develops a romance built on two equally formidable protagonists working together.
Translated Synopses
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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The Chinese drama title 等风热吻你 can be translated as “Waiting for the Wind to Kiss You.”
The production team announced their main cast, Yang Yang and Chen Duling, for Tencent's conference today. The team released a few character posters.
Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
🍉 Rumours say that filming is expected to officially start on November 2, 2026. 🤞
Poster descriptions:
They once loved each other like a comet colliding with Earth, only for their relationship to end abruptly.
One was afraid to stay; the other was afraid to stop.
He became a restrained yet obsessive forensic pathologist, while she became a bold and dazzling actress.
On this rainy night, they unexpectedly reunite.
Disguising their feelings as hatred, they are drawn to each other like opposite magnetic poles, claiming each other without restraint.
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Ten years of hardship have concealed a heart full of unspoken feelings. Once, he was accustomed to holding back and yielding, afraid to ask her to stay. But his obsession had taken root, and for one person alone, he would never let go.
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Passionate and forthright, she once feared the constraints of love. In the past, afraid of being bound by love, she turned and walked away. Later, unable to conceal her feelings, she bravely pursued the one who made her heart flutter.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 7️⃣,9️⃣ Yang Yang 杨洋 as Xu Xingchun 许星纯
* 7️⃣,🔟,7️⃣ Chen Duling 陈都灵 as Fu Xueli 付雪梨
Episodes: 24 (according to Douban)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: October 28, 2036
Filming expected to officially start: 🍉 November 2, 2026
Table read expected to start: November 2, 2026
Estimated filming time: 80 to 90 days
Estimated filming wrap-up: mid to late January 2026
Arthur Chu Yu-ning / Qu Youning 瞿友宁 (A Touch of Green, I Live in Your Time, The First Frost, Tree in the River, Q Series: A Boy Named Flora A, In Time with You, They Kiss Again, It Started with a Kiss)
A chaste forensic doctor and a wicked actress engage in a sensual saga where love is both a trap and the only salvation.
Love and hate are intertwined, but where the wind blows, love spreads.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Fu Xue Li and Xu Xing Chun once had a love affair that felt like a comet hitting the Earth. They held a fatal attraction to each other in the loneliest moments of their youth, yet they also spectacularly messed it all up at the most powerless age.Six years later, they unexpectedly reunited, one a dazzling, flamboyant actress, the other a cold, ascetic forensic pathologist.
These two, already adept at disguise, fell for each other once again in the testy game of lust. Love is a terrible thing; it drives people to be selfish and cruel. It drives the sober down, while the self-controlled lose control. Then and now, love and hate whirlwind through like a hurricane. Let's see how they'll clean up this mess.
(Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Deng Feng Re Wen Ni" (等风热吻你) by Ji Ji De Mao (唧唧的猫).
《等风热吻你》 (which can be translated as “Waiting for the Wind to Kiss You”) is an urban romance web novel written by Jijide Mao (唧唧的猫). It was serialized and completed on Jinjiang Literature City, with a total of 181,729 Chinese characters. A physical edition was published by Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House in 2025. A limited edition of 40,000 copies featuring the author's signature opened for presale on July 5 of the same year and quickly sold out.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
The story focuses on the romantic entanglement between Xu Xingchun and Fu Xueli. During middle school, top student Xu Xingchun is drawn to the free-spirited personality of Fu Xueli, a poor student, after a chance encounter. The novel follows a broken-relationship-and-reconciliation narrative structure, depicting the clash between characters who are outwardly cold but inwardly flirtatious and those who are carefree and seemingly unconcerned about anything. The titles of all 55 chapters are organized around the word “kiss.”
As a companion novel to 《她的小梨涡》 (which can be translated as “Her Little Pear Dimples”), the work continues the central theme of reconciliation after a breakup, following the romantic entanglement between Xu Xingchun and Fu Xueli, a wealthy and beautiful woman in the entertainment industry.
The novel received a reader rating of 9 out of 10, based on 256 votes.
The side story, 《等风热吻你·番外》 (“Waiting for the Wind to Kiss You: Extra Stories”), began serialization on November 11, 2018. It continues the childhood-friends-and-school-life storyline and adds details such as the two characters' interactions during the New Year. During serialization, it accumulated 128,417 favorites.
The physical edition includes plot details such as Xu Xingchun having carried a hair tie belonging to Fu Xueli with him for ten years.
Translated Synopses
Note: All translated synopses and information I share in the "trailers & posters" posts are based on the original Chinese sources (Douban, Baidu Baike, Chinese Wikipedia, etc.) and were first published here. If you see them elsewhere, please know they originated from our sub. Thanks for reading!
Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
Each of the 4 major domestic streaming platforms holds this type of event a few times a year to introduce upcoming dramas. They will usually release about 20 to 40 trailers, teasers, and poster sets. Some dramas will only have one poster featured. The larger platforms release about 50 dramas a year.
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The production team released a new trailer for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming officially wrapped up on June 30, 2026.
Clip description:
“Against Fate” Trailer
Though fate is full of twists and turns, it cannot break the will to strive upward. Though the ways of the world impose limits, there are those with an unyielding spirit. As the winds of change rise, they bring their courage and resolve to challenge the divide between the noble and the lowly, embarking together on a path whose course is not determined by Heaven!
Note: The surnames Chen and Li have the same number of strokes (7️⃣ each) so the second characters of their real names Xing and Xue were considered (9️⃣ vs. 1️⃣1️⃣).
Special appearances (sorted by number of strokes in the surname):
* 2️⃣ Ding Jiali 丁嘉丽 as Duchess of Rong (荣国公夫人)
* 3️⃣ Ma Su 马苏 as Mrs. He (贺夫人)
* 4️⃣ Wang Hongyi 王弘毅 as Zhou Yuanhan (second character 弘 is 5️⃣)
* 4️⃣ Deng Shang 邓尚 (stage name: Deng Kai 邓凯) as Cui Bifang (second character 尚 is 8️⃣)
* 5️⃣ Ye Xin 叶新 (stage name: Ye Zuxin 叶祖新) as Zhao Yuanhong
* 6️⃣ Liu Lin 刘琳 as Jiang Honghua
* 7️⃣ Li Ze 李泽 (stage name: Hei Ze 黑泽) as Chen Xian
* 9️⃣ Zhao Tian’ai 赵天爱 as Luo Wan (second character 天 is 4️⃣)
* 9️⃣ Hu Jing 胡静 as Grand Princess / Eldest Princess 长公主 (second character 静 is 1️⃣4️⃣)
* 1️⃣1️⃣ Huang Yi 黄奕 (stage name: Huang Yi 黄羿) as Zhao Jinzhi
Episodes: 28*
Duration: 45 minutes (according to Baidu Baike)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official filming started: February 10, 2026
Official filming wrapped up: June 30, 2026
Filming location: Hengdian World Studios
*Baidu Baike states 28 episodes while MDL says 30.
🎬 Director: Zeng Qing Jie (Pursuit of Jade, Blossom, Immortal Destiny, Butterflied Lover, A Familiar Stranger)
🎬 Co-directors: Yu A Ke (Doppelganger, Growing Together, Hilarious Family), Chen Delong (Kill You Love You)
✒️ Original story / screenwriter: Cao Xiao Tian (The Glory, Faithful, Love between Fairy and Devil, The Lady in Butcher's House)
✒️ Screenwriters: Cao Zhuo Er (The Glory, My Precious), Lu Shu
Ting (The Glory, Bright as the Moon)
Drama Name
The Chinese drama title 金枝 can be translated as “Golden Branch.”
“金枝玉叶 (jīn zhī yù yè) is a Chinese idiom that literally means “golden branches and jade leaves.”
It first appeared in 《古今注·舆服》 Gu Jin Zhu · Yu Fu (Records of Past and Present · Carriages and Attire) by Cui Bao of the Jin Dynasty. Originally, it referred to the beautiful branches and leaves of plants, but later it was mostly used to denote descendants of emperors. Today, it can metaphorically describe someone of noble birth or someone physically delicate.
“晋·崔豹《古今注·舆服》:\
(Jin Dynasty) Cui Bao’s Gu Jin Zhu · Yu Fu (Records of Past and Present · Carriages and Attire):
“与蚩尤战于涿鹿之野，常有五色云气金枝玉叶止于帝上。”
“When (the Emperor) battled Chi You on the plains of Zhuolu, there were often five-colored auspicious clouds, and ‘golden branches and jade leaves’ would gather above the Emperor.”
Chen Que Er, mistaken for the Changying Princess Zhao Jin Zhi, enters Rongguo Mansion and secretly builds a powerful identity in the capital. She joins forces with Xianning Prince Lu Xingzhi, and together they establish the Xianyi Society, set trends with Chinese fashion, and run the Wan Guo Hui restaurant, all while navigating the city's political and social circles.
As they rise in power, they become entangled in court disputes. Ultimately, they expose the truth, rescuing slaves from the ruthless Wang Ji Xun, and emerge stronger from the crises they face together.
(Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = MyDramaList)
*Note: The cast announcement listed Chen Xingxu’s character as Lu Xingzhi.
Not an adaptation
Note: At the time of posting, the MDL synopsis includes the novel “Born in the Purple” (金枝) written by Shao Li (邵丽). The novel and author are not mentioned in the official announcement by the production team. Looking at the novel summary on Baidu Baike, it doesn't appear that the two are related.
Here are the links to the novel and author in case anyone is interested:
* Author: Shao Li 邵丽
* Novel: Born in the Purple 金枝
Chen Que'er [played by Li Yitong], a young woman of slave status, is mistakenly identified as a noblewoman of the imperial clan [typically the daughter of a prince].
After entering the Duke's Manor, she refuses to live as a puppet. Relying on her intelligence and resourcefulness, she builds a commercial empire, making names such as "Xianyi Society" and "Wanguo Hall" renowned throughout Dongjing. She forcefully carves out a place for herself among the powerful elite.
Through her rivalry and cooperation with the Prince Xianning [Lu Xingzhi played by Chen Xingxu], she remains true to herself. In the end, she joins forces with him to uncover a conspiracy and liberate countless slaves sharing her lowly status, completing a legendary journey from personal rise to fighting for an entire oppressed class.
Note: All translated synopses and information I share in the "trailers & posters" posts are based on the original Chinese sources (Douban, Baidu, Chinese Wikipedia, etc.) and were first published here. If you see them elsewhere, please know they originated from our sub. Thanks for reading!
Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
Each of the 4 major domestic streaming platforms holds this type of event a few times a year to introduce upcoming dramas. They will usually release about 20 to 40 trailers, teasers, and poster sets. Some dramas will only have one poster featured. The larger platforms release about 50 dramas a year.
In previous events, users have expressed that they appreciate the information. However, I think some users might not. I have checked with the mods about these posts so please don't bother them with unnecessary reports.
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I admit I dropped Against the Current around episode 39. The second half of the drama felt underwhelming, and I grew increasingly apathetic to the supposed love story between the FL and ML, and the FL becoming the bestest, most special and smartest woman to have ever walked the earth.
I did enjoy the performance of Tan Songyun as Lanxiang/Shen Jialan, and I thought Liu Xueyi as Lin Jinqi was solid, if not spectacular (don't kill me, LXY fans! *ducks*). The rest of the cast was good too, and there was a lot of things to enjoy in the overall production, like the way the first part of the drama conveyed the plight of the servants (refreshing to see the underdogs in ancient times put front and center, and it was a shame that focus shifted to the upper class Lin family in the second half), the cinematography (except the fight scenes, which the director didn't seem to know how to do properly, while the domestic scenes were beautifully shot).
The OST with Zhou Shen's theme song was hauntingly beautiful.
Sadly the drama eventually got bogged down by wanting too much but with too little runtime to handle it (I know I'm not the only one who got annoyed with the endless time-skips), and the feminism went from subtle and appropriate to outright preaching, to the point where the drama felt more like a lecture than trying to tell a good story.
Sure, life for women sucked in ancient times, and in Ming dynasty especially. I already know this, don't need 40+ episodes of drama trying to force-feed me that women should have access to education and handling their own finances or that patriarchy is terrible. I got it the first time.
But I do have one takeaway from this drama:
Li Meng is a freaking amazing actress.
Seriously, she stole every scene. Even when they gave her character a cheesy monologue in her final scene, I couldn't stop watching because she was so mesmerizing.
A bit like Deng Kai in Pursuit of Jade, who also completely stole every scene he was in, though unlike DK, Li Meng's role was meatier and more nuanced (but the writing in ATC is generally better than in POJ, despite its flaws with the overeager preachiness).
In a general great cast, Li Meng's portrayal of Zhao Xintang was the highlight. I grew tired of the FL (despite a great performance from Tan Songyun, it's the writers' fault, not hers that Lanxiang got boring), but never of Xintang. Her story, especially in the first half, was so compelling that I wished she had been the FL. She had all the nuance and complexity that was denied the FL, who got turned into a saint and brain-wise OP character.
I've watched her before in The Double (which I droped in the first half, though I enjoyed her unhinged performance), but in ATC she really got to show how talented she is.
I'd encourage people to watch ATC just for her, at least the first half.
Hopefully she'll get even more prominent roles in the future.
The Chinese drama title 剑来 can be literally translated as “The Sword Comes.”
The production team released a new trailer for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
The wrap up ceremony was held on May 4, 2026.
Clip description:
“Caged Bird” Trailer
“This year, may life be a little better.”
A steady job and the company of two or three close friends are all a young man hopes for.
Yet beneath the everyday bustle of a small town, secrets of fate lie half-hidden. Life and death, staying and leaving, have long been in the hands of others.
From an ordinary “good morning” to a desperate flap of wings refusing to accept fate – the boy in the cage wants to fight for a tomorrow of his own.
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Ma Meizhi 马梅芷 (stage name: Xia Meng 夏梦)
* Yang Xizi 杨肸子
* Li Zhiliang 李治良
* Vanda Margraf (Li Wanda) 李宛妲 as Ning Yao
* Zhang Junning 张钧𡩋（Zhang Junning 张钧甯 aka Janine Chang aka Ning Chang)
* Zhang Xincheng 张新成
* Chang Chen 张震
* Jia Bing 贾冰
* Vengo Gao Weiguang 高伟光
* Huang Minghao 黄明昊
Episodes: 24
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official announcement: October 27, 2025
Filming wrapped up: May 4, 2026
Estimated filming time: 150 days
Genre: cultivation xianxia
🎬 Screenwriter and director: Zhang Chiyu (Moon Man, Never Say Die)
Longquan Town is a town that cannot be more ordinary. Porcelain firing is the only high-end industry here. The ordinary boy Chen Ping An grew up here. He has no father and no mother and lives a lonely life. His mentor Qi Jing Chun, the girl from outside the village Ning Yao, and his friends Gu Can and Liu Xian Yang are his rare [sources of solace].
Recently, the town has been different from [before]. Not only have the dragon kilns closed one after another, but all kinds of [outsiders (not from the village)] have also poured in as if they are searching for treasures scattered all over the town. With the influx of more and more [outsiders], Chen Ping An [inexplicably found himself in mortal danger and swept into a] crisis with Ning Yao. The two continued to [fight off] the enemy and [developed feelings for] each other.
[Amidst the struggle], Chen Ping An gradually discovers the secrets of the town and the truth about the death of his parents. Under the influence of his mentor Qi Jing Chun, Chen Ping An finally chose to stand up for the injustice suffered by the town for three thousand years. Chen Ping An strives to comprehend the true meaning of swordsmanship, break free from the cage of fate, redeem himself and the people, and resolutely embarks [on a journey into the jianghu.]
(Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Jian Lai" (剑来) by Feng Huo Xi Zhu Hou (烽火戏诸侯).
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Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 6️⃣ Liu Xueyi 刘学义 as Tuoba Jun
* 7️⃣ Yang Mi 杨幂 as Feng Shui 冯娷 / Feng Yan’er
* 9️⃣ Hu Jun 胡军 as Tuoba Tao
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Yu Wei 于伟 (stage name: Yu Jinwei 于谨维)
* Wang Herun 王鹤润 as Jing Wen
* Wang Lulu 王璐璐 (stage name: Wang Yinglu 王影璐)
* Ren Zhong 任重
* Liu Yijun 刘奕君 as Zhangsun Yu
* Zhu Jiaqi 朱嘉琦
* Yang Le 杨玏 as Zong Ai
* Zhang Fan 张帆
* Lin Yongjian 林永健 as Feng Hong
* Luan Yuanhui 栾元晖 as Feng Miao
* Gao Xin 高欣 (stage name: Gao Xin 高鑫)
* Guo Xiaodong 郭晓东 as Cui Hao
* Dong Xuan 董璇
Episodes: 40 (according to Baidu Baike)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: March 30, 2026
Booting ceremony: ~April 2, 2026 (🍉 rumoured)
Filming wrapped up: July 25, 2026
Estimated filming time: 120 days
Filming location: Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang Province; Datong, Shanxi Province
Genre: major historical theme (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Yan Jian Gang (Miles to Go; Awakening; Winner; Orphan of Zhao; Zhong Guo Di; Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor; Ancestral Temple; Eastern Zhou; The Warring States Period; Qing Tian Zhu)
Won Outstanding Director Award at the 13th China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Awards (1993) for Qing Tian Zhu 擎天柱
✒️ Screenwriters: Jin Hai Shu (The Golden Hairpin, A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, The Wind Blows from Longxi, The Identity of Father), Li Xiang 李想 (Evelyn Li)
The story of Northern Wei Dynasty is set during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. The state of Northern Yan is destroyed by the powerful Northern Wei, and Princess Feng Shui, filled with both national and familial hatred, places her hope of restoring the fallen state on her niece Feng Yan’er, who had been reduced to slavery.
⚠️ Major plot spoilers! ⚠️
After Emperor Wencheng, Tuoba Jun, ascends the throne, Feng Yan’er is established as empress and gradually enters the center of power in Northern Wei.
Following the emperor’s death, she suppresses rebellions and stabilizes the court.Over time, she transforms from someone who longs for her lost homeland into someone devoted to the greater realm, advocating ethnic integration, promoting reforms, and learning from the cultural and institutional systems of the Central Plains – ultimately achieving a legacy of great accomplishment.
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We pick up where we left off, with Bingwen and Wanqiao in the middle of a heated argument. Wanqiao accuses Bingwen of forgetting their original purpose in infiltrating the Yu family and abandoning both their cause and her because of his growing feelings for Jinxuan.
As the argument escalates, Wanqiao threatens to give up her position as the 3rd Concubine, prompting an enraged Bingwen to slap her across the face. Once they have both calmed down, Bingwen assures Wanqiao that he will never allow anyone or anything to distract him from their ultimate goal. Wanqiao appears satisfied with his reassurance and leaves, although it's clear that the relationship between the siblings has deteriorated considerably.
Meanwhile, to absolutely no one's surprise, Xueting is alive after all. Unfortunately, he's being forced to work as a labourer in a mine. One night, Xueting secretly gathers a group of fellow labourers and begins organising an escape. Unbeknownst to them, however, Bingwen and Mou Linsen have already caught wind of their plans and are observing them from a distance.
Mou Linsen reveals that he has been reluctant to kill Xueting because he recognises his talent from his days running the Revival Paper. Bingwen agrees that Xueting is a man with considerable drive and courage. When Xueting finally puts his escape plan into action, Bingwen takes out a gun and shoots him, deliberately crippling him. His intention is to break Xueting's pride and leave him consumed by hatred, which they can later exploit to turn him against Changxuan.
Okay, I can already see where this is heading. I wouldn't be surprised if Xueting is eventually fed some ridiculous lie about Changxuan being responsible for the illegal mine or his suffering. Duhhhh.
Back at the Yu residence, Jinxuan's maid is putting away Bingwen's clothes when she notices that he had left a pair of baby shoes in his pocket. The maid remarks on how attentive Bingwen has been throughout Jinxuan's pregnancy, even leaving detailed instructions to ensure that she receives proper care. However, when Jinxuan lies down to rest, she suddenly experiences abdominal discomfort. To the maid's horror, Jinxuan begins bleeding.
At the hospital, the doctor informs the female members of the Yu family that Jinxuan has suffered a threatened miscarriage. Fortunately, her condition has stabilised, and both she and the baby are out of immediate danger. Baoru is understandably alarmed and asks what could have caused the bleeding. The doctor suspects that Jinxuan may have been exposed to something harmful.
Wanqiao, who is also present, looks noticeably unsettled upon hearing that Jinxuan's pregnancy has survived the ordeal. Baoru immediately orders a thorough investigation.
Back at the Yu residence, the entire family gathers to hear the findings. The butler reports that nothing suspicious has been found in the food or drinks Jinxuan consumed over the past few days. However, Qiujuan, Jinxuan's maid, mentions that her mistress recently began using a medicinal pillow gifted to her by Pingjun. Uh-huh. Here we go.
Pingjun readily admits that she gave Jinxuan the pillow, while Changxuan adds that he personally purchased the fabric used to make it. Nevertheless, Zhongquan orders the pillow to be brought in for examination. The family doctor inspects its contents and discovers that, mixed among the calming herbs, is a substantial quantity of musk, which he claims could disturb the pregnancy after prolonged exposure.
Zhongquan, who is already prejudiced against Pingjun, immediately accuses her of deliberately trying to harm Jinxuan and her unborn child. Changxuan springs to Pingjun's defence, firmly declaring that he believes in her innocence.
When Changxuan points out that Pingjun has absolutely no reason to bear a grudge against Jinxuan, Zhongquan counters that she might be jealous of Jinxuan's unborn child potentially becoming the first grandson of the Yu family. Both Baoru and Qixuan speak up for Pingjun, although Qixuan also reminds Changxuan that he must remain impartial.
Pingjun herself agrees to cooperate fully with the investigation, determined to clear her name and uncover the truth. Changxuan then requests a private conversation with his parents. We aren't shown what they discuss, but when Changxuan returns to the rest of the family, he informs Pingjun that Zhongquan has agreed to give him 3 days to investigate the matter. He reassures her that she has nothing to worry about.
That night, Bingwen drives Wanqiao somewhere in his car. After a while, he can no longer contain his fury and abruptly drags Wanqiao out of the vehicle. He points his gun at her, having realised that she was responsible for endangering Jinxuan's pregnancy, but Wanqiao is completely unrepentant. She coldly reminds Bingwen that the unborn child isn't just his baby. It's a child of the Yu family. Oh wow, between these two siblings, I honestly don't know who's more cold-hearted.
Wanqiao reminds Bingwen of their shared hatred for Zhongquan and the hardships they endured growing up, when they had nobody to rely on except each other. With a rather maniacal smile, she declares that killing the Yu family's first grandson would be an excellent way to begin their revenge. Bingwen can only stare at her, almost as though he no longer recognises the person standing before him.
Meanwhile, Xueting awakens to an excruciating pain in his injured leg. He repeatedly attempts to get up, but his leg can no longer support him. Eventually, he collapses onto the ground, his face contorted with pain and hatred.
Back at the Yu residence, Changxuan personally takes charge of investigating the medicinal pillow. That night, Nanny Zhou is summoned to meet him, while a suspicious-looking Qiuluo lurks nearby, clearly uneasy. In a flashback, we see Wanqiao approaching Qiuluo after the latter was reassigned to kitchen duties.
Returning to the present, Changxuan asks Nanny Zhou whether she has noticed any servants developing skin rashes from exposure to musk. Initially, Nanny Zhou cannot recall anyone, but eventually she remembers a particular maid who has been wearing long sleeves to cover her wrists, despite the increasingly warm weather.
A search of Qiuluo's room soon uncovers a container of ointment used to treat skin rashes, and her roommate reveals that Qiuluo left approximately half an hour earlier. Outside, in the pouring rain, Qiuluo attempts to flee, but before she can get away, a speeding car deliberately runs her over. The driver, of course, has been hired by Wanqiao.
Jinxuan eventually returns to the Yu residence to recuperate. With Pingjun's innocence now established, Baoru apologises on Zhongquan's behalf for jumping to conclusions and wrongly accusing her. Baoru also announces that, from now on, every servant will undergo stricter background checks by the household butler to prevent any more dangerous individuals from infiltrating the family. Unfortunately, she has absolutely no idea that the biggest viper of them all is sitting right behind her.
Changxuan visits Zhongquan in his study and requests that his father personally apologise to Pingjun for accusing her without evidence. Lolol, the audacity of Changxuan. But I have to admire how firmly he stands up for his wife.
Naturally, Zhongquan is having none of it. He refuses to lower his dignity as head of the family by apologising to his daughter-in-law. Changxuan doesn't press the apology any further, but he insists that Zhongquan must at least show Pingjun some basic respect. Zhongquan is furious that his own son now dares to lecture him on how to behave, all because of Pingjun.
Changxuan calmly counters that if his father's treatment of Pingjun doesn't improve, the two of them will simply move out of the Yu residence. But Zhongquan is every bit as stubborn as his son and tells Changxuan to do as he pleases.
Elsewhere, Jinxuan has a heart-to-heart conversation with Baoru. She confesses that she initially didn't want the baby, but the moment she realised she might lose it, something changed. The possibility of losing her child frightened her, and she discovered a maternal attachment she hadn't expected to feel.
Having come so close to losing the pregnancy, Jinxuan is now determined to carry it to term. Unbeknownst to them, Bingwen is standing outside the room, listening to their conversation.
Later, Pingjun brings tea to Changxuan in his study and thanks him for standing by her when she was suspected of causing Jinxuan's miscarriage. Changxuan promptly pulls Pingjun onto his lap and tells her about the private conversation he had with his parents earlier.
In a flashback, we discover that Changxuan told his parents he and Pingjun haven't consummated their marriage.
He explains that Pingjun has yet to fully accept him as her husband and that he intends to respect her wishes rather than pressure her into physical intimacy. His parents' reactions absolutely cracked me up. Baoru is so exasperated that she smacks Changxuan on the chest, while Zhongquan, looking unusually flustered, awkwardly asks whether his son has, errrrrrr, some kind of performance problem in his nether region.
Back in the present, Changxuan tells Pingjun that Baoru has been asking about their future plans. The conversation soon takes a romantic turn, and the two begin kissing passionately. Changxuan's hands eventually move towards the buttons of Pingjun's dress, but she immediately stops him. A visibly disappointed Changxuan asks whether she still hasn't allowed him into her heart, and Pingjun struggles to find an answer. However, Changxuan doesn't push her any further. Instead, he tenderly kisses her forehead and reassures her that he won't pressure her until she is truly ready.
Meanwhile, Xueting remains in captivity, still struggling with the pain of his injury. He recalls overhearing two guards discussing Pingjun's marriage to Changxuan. If looks could kill, Changxuan would already be six feet under.
Elsewhere, Bingwen and Wanqiao have another conversation about their plans. Bingwen reaffirms his commitment to destroying the Yu family, but this time he makes one request: Wanqiao must spare his unborn child. Wanqiao dismisses his plea, arguing that the baby should never be brought into the world in the first place.
Drawing from her own experience, she admits that she has never been able to truly love her own child, Wanxuan, simply because the child belongs to the Yu family. Wanqiao reminds Bingwen that they've already gone too far to turn back. She promises to remain by his side until the bitter end, even offering to dirty her own hands if he can no longer bring himself to do what is necessary. When Wanqiao reaches out to touch him, however, Bingwen looks emotionally withdrawn. It's like something between them has already broken beyond repair.
Back at the Yu residence, the family welcomes the return of Jun Daiti, an old family friend and Changxuan's childhood friend. Daiti is a modern, forward-thinking young woman whose father has connections with the American military. She also has plans to establish a girls' school in Nanhuai. Pingjun watches as Changxuan and Daiti interact with the easy familiarity of two people who have known each other since childhood. Their comfortable camaraderie leaves Pingjun feeling rather left out, and to make it worse, she later overhears two maids gossiping about how Changxuan and Daiti were apparently almost betrothed as children.
That night, Pingjun seems distracted, and Changxuan immediately notices that something is bothering her. When she admits that she has a lot on her mind, Changxuan smiles knowingly and asks whether she's jealous, but Pingjun immediately denies it. Changxuan is clearly not convinced of course.
He reassures her that Daiti is nothing more than a childhood friend and that Pingjun is the only woman he loves. But Changxuan being Changxuan, he simply cannot resist slipping in a cheeky remark about how he's still waiting to enjoy his proper, legitimate status as her husband. He never misses an opportunity, does he?
Pingjun reminds him that he promised to give her more time. Changxuan assures her that he's a man of his word and intends to keep that promise. The episode ends with Xueting being released from forced labour. Apparently, someone has purchased his freedom. Oho, just like that, Xueting is back in play.
Episode 29
Xueting is brought before Mou Linsen, who congratulates him on surviving his ordeal and expresses admiration for how calm and composed he remains despite everything he's been through. But Xueting is no longer the naive young man he once was. He knows perfectly well that Mou Linsen hasn't rescued him out of the goodness of his heart and that he must want something in return.
Mou Linsen tells Xueting how Changxuan supposedly tried every trick in the book to prevent him and Pingjun from leaving Nanhuai, and how he subsequently took advantage of Pingjun's amnesia to marry her. He then offers to help Xueting seek revenge against Changxuan, praising his journalistic talents and his ability to use the press to exert pressure on powerful warlords. To complete Xueting's transformation into our latest villain, Mou Linsen presents him with a rather fitting gift: an elegant walking stick, befitting his new status as a gentleman.
Meanwhile, our loverboy Changxuan is missing his wifey! He calls Pingjun from his office to sweetly inform her that he's sending her some bayberries. He's about to hang up when he realises that Pingjun seems reluctant to end their conversation. Changxuan couldn't be happier, and he immediately takes the opportunity to flirt with his wife over the telephone.
After their call ends, Pingjun approaches Changxuan's desk and takes out their marriage certificate. The document still bears only Changxuan's signature in the bottom-left corner. Pingjun smiles as she looks at it and quietly tells herself that she will be waiting for Changxuan to come home.
Elsewhere, Mou Linsen and Bingwen are impressed by how quickly Xueting has secured a position in the Propaganda Department and arranged an eventual meeting with Tao Ziyi. Mou Linsen then hands Bingwen a document containing information about a dark conspiracy from the past. It turns out that the Yu Army's defeat during the Qingshiling campaign wasn't simply a military failure.
According to the document, a group of men disguised as Yu soldiers intercepted a vital supply convoy, depriving the legitimate Yu forces of desperately needed military resources while making off with their supplies. Soon afterwards, a newspaper article exposes another shocking allegation.
According to the report, Tao Zili had raised funds supposedly intended to support the Yu Army during its war against the Wan forces years earlier. Instead, he had secretly diverted gold bars to the enemy. The betrayal allegedly left Mingxuan's regiment hopelessly outgunned and ultimately contributed to its destruction at the hands of the Wan Army.
Naturally, Zhongquan is furious to learn that Tao Zili's treachery might have played a role in his beloved eldest son's death. Changxuan also sees the newspaper report and immediately rushes back to Nanhuai. Unfortunately, before he gets home, all hell has already broken loose at the Yu residence.
Pingjun has been dragged before Mingxuan's memorial tablet and forced to kneel. Zhongquan accuses her father of causing Mingxuan's death through his greed and declares that, as Tao Zili's daughter, Pingjun must atone for her father's sins. You're seriously forcing an amnesiac woman to kneel and apologise for the alleged crimes of a father she doesn't even remember? If you've got the guts, Zhongquan, go after Tao Zili himself. Or at least confront someone who actually knows what happened! But noooooo, let's make Pingjun suffer instead. Thank you, writers, for giving me yet another entry for Pingjun's ever-expanding trauma log.
The rest of the family tries to reason with Zhongquan, pointing out that Pingjun had absolutely nothing to do with the alleged betrayal, but the stubborn old man refuses to listen.
And so poor Pingjun is forced to kneel throughout the entire night, right up until daybreak, before the memorial tablet of a brother-in-law she never even met, supposedly paying for the sins of a father she has no recollection of.
Changxuan finally arrives home the following morning, and disregarding his father's order, he shoots open the locked door to get to Pingjun. Changxuan may be his own worst enemy at times, but you really have to admire how fiercely he stands up for Pingjun whenever someone mistreats her. He doesn't give a damn whether the person responsible happens to be his own father.
Changxuan bursts into the room and immediately goes to Pingjun, reassuring her that he's finally home. Unfortunately, Zhongquan arrives almost simultaneously, and father and son launch into yet another heated confrontation. The argument quickly turns personal, with Zhongquan accusing Changxuan of never having liked Mingxuan since childhood and even blaming him for dragging his elder brother down during the battle. Changxuan responds with a long, piercing stare. Wow, the mixture of hurt, contempt, anger and frustration in Cheng Lei's expression here! There are so many unspoken emotions in that single look that I simply have to make a GIF of it.
As Changxuan prepares to carry Pingjun away, Zhongquan attempts to stop him. Changxuan finally snaps and practically dares his father to kill him. After all, he bitterly remarks, Zhongquan must have imagined killing him countless times since Mingxuan's death.
That night, Pingjun reflects on everything that has happened and struggles with the possibility that her own father was directly responsible for Mingxuan's death. Feeling guilty and uncertain about how she can continue facing the Yu family, she suggests that perhaps she and Changxuan should separate. Changxuan falls silent for a moment before asking why she always tries to push him away whenever they encounter an obstacle. Pingjun explains that she doesn't want to become a burden to him, but Changxuan firmly reassures her that she will never be a burden to him in this lifetime. As her husband, he wants her to know that she can always rely on him. He then tenderly kisses her forehead, and the two share a loving embrace.
Changxuan, Boren and Ruitong begin investigating the circumstances surrounding the Yu Army's defeat. Ruitong reports that Mingxuan supposedly had to change his planned retreat route because Datong Bridge collapsed during heavy rain on the day of the battle. Something about the timing immediately strikes Changxuan as suspicious. Upon examining the old combat reports, they discover that Zhangjia Village, near Heishitan, had been caught in the crossfire.
However, after the fighting ended the following day, the surviving villagers reportedly crossed Datong Bridge. If the bridge was still standing the following day, how could it have collapsed during the battle? That would mean the reason given for Mingxuan's sudden change of route was false.
Changxuan learns that the combat report was written by Mingxuan's former adjutant, Jiang Chongyi, who was subsequently discharged from the army following the Battle of Heishitan. Determined to uncover the truth, Changxuan visits Jiang Chongyi at his residence. He questions the former adjutant about the battle and, in particular, why Mingxuan deviated from the original plan.
Jiang Chongyi looks noticeably nervous but maintains that Datong Bridge had been washed away by the heavy rain. Changxuan immediately confronts him with the evidence that villagers crossed the bridge the very next day. In other words, the official report was forged.
Jiang Chongyi finally admits that the account was fabricated. According to him, the Yu Army's planned ambush was discovered by the Wan forces because of a flaw in Mingxuan's deployment. To cover up his mistake, Mingxuan changed the original battle plan. Changxuan refuses to believe that his brother would have made such a blunder, but Jiang Chongyi sticks to his story.
That night, Changxuan stays up late poring over the combat reports. Although Jiang Chongyi's explanation makes sense, Changxuan still finds it difficult to believe that Mingxuan would have deliberately concealed such a serious mistake.
After Changxuan leaves to wash up, Pingjun begins putting away the documents scattered across his desk. That's when she notices a report concerning a classified operation led by Changxuan himself. According to the report, Changxuan had commanded a small detachment to destroy an enemy weapons depot, and the mission was recorded as a success.
Pingjun begins to wonder whether Changxuan's operation might somehow be connected to Mingxuan's decision to deviate from the original battle plan. Elsewhere, Zhongquan summons Changxuan and demands an update on his investigation. Changxuan looks visibly troubled and remains unusually quiet.
His father immediately assumes the worst, accusing him of merely pretending to investigate the matter to protect Pingjun. Zhongquan even accuses Changxuan of never having truly cared about Mingxuan. He gives Changxuan a document proving Tao Xili secretly helping the Wan army. According to the document, a Tao family merchant vessel bearing Yu Army markings had secretly transported field guns to the Wan forces.
These additional weapons supposedly strengthened the enemy's firepower and contributed to the Yu Army's defeat at Heishitan. Zhongquan then gives Changxuan an ultimatum. Either divorce Pingjun, or Zhongquan will shoot her himself.
Changxuan, who has remained silent until now, finally produces the combat reports revealing Mingxuan's alleged error in his deployment plan. But Zhongquan refuses to believe that his beloved eldest son could have been responsible for such a mistake. Instead, he accuses Changxuan of fabricating evidence simply to protect Pingjun.
Changxuan responds bitterly that, in his father's eyes, Mingxuan could never do anything wrong. No matter what evidence is presented, Mingxuan will always be the perfect son, while Changxuan will always be the one at fault. Zhongquan insists that Mingxuan would never have made such an elementary military mistake. Changxuan finally loses his temper.
He shouts that he doesn't give a damn whether his father believes him or not and declares that Mingxuan was responsible for the defeat at Heishitan. Just as their argument reaches boiling point, Jiang Chongyi enters the study, accompanied by Pingjun, Baoru and Minru. Jiang Chongyi finally reveals that Mingxuan wasn't responsible for the army's defeat after all.
In a flashback, we learn that Pingjun had secretly sought out Jiang Chongyi to question him about what really happened during the battle. She correctly deduced that Jiang Chongyi must have been concealing something even more significant. After all, why would a man who had served Mingxuan loyally risk tarnishing his former commander's reputation unless he was trying to protect someone else? Pingjun suspects that the person he's protecting is Changxuan. She tells Jiang Chongyi that Changxuan has never truly moved on from Mingxuan's death. Although learning the truth may hurt him, she believes that facing it might finally allow Changxuan to truly move on from Mingxuan's death.
Back in the present, Jiang Chongyi explains that Mingxuan had personally sworn him to secrecy. We then return to the Battle of Heishitan in another flashback. Mingxuan received a report that Changxuan had led a small detachment to bomb an enemy weapons depot.
Although the operation itself was successful, Changxuan's premature attack alerted the enemy and compromised the Yu Army's original ambush plan.
With their strategy exposed, Mingxuan had little choice but to confront the Wan Army head-on. Rather than allow his younger brother to shoulder the consequences, Mingxuan declared that he would take full responsibility. Later a younger, impulsive Changxuan arrived at the height of the battle, eager to prove himself. Even in the middle of the fighting, Mingxuan was concerned about his younger brother's safety. He warned Changxuan against recklessly joining the battle, but the stubborn young man ignored him and rushed forward anyway.
Back in the present, Jiang Chongyi explains that Mingxuan instructed him to conceal the truth in the official report. Mingxuan feared that the knowledge of having compromised the battle plan would be too much for Changxuan to bear, especially when he was still a young soldier at the beginning of his military career. Changxuan is left completely stunned. He initially refuses to believe Jiang Chongyi, accusing him of lying, and even insists that Mingxuan would never have gone to such extraordinary lengths simply to protect him.
Ahhhhh, my heart really breaks for Changxuan here. You can see just how devastating the revelation is. He's so overwhelmed that he can barely process what he's hearing, and his immediate reaction is anger and denial, almost as though rejecting the truth is the only way he can protect himself from its implications. But the revelations aren't over yet. Zhongquan finally speaks.
He tells Changxuan that he knows his son has resented him for years because he believes his father chose to save Mingxuan instead of him during the battle. We finally learn what actually happened that day.
In a flashback, we see Zhongquan checking on Mingxuan's condition before rushing over to Changxuan, who was trapped beneath the wreckage. Zhongquan personally attempted to remove the debris and free his younger son. However, when the soldiers managed to extract Mingxuan from the ruins, Zhongquan temporarily left Changxuan's side.
At that moment, Changxuan regained consciousness just long enough to overhear his father saying that saving Mingxuan was what matters most. It's the remark that has haunted him ever since. But Changxuan lost consciousness again shortly afterward and never witnessed what happened next. Zhongquan actually returned to his side and insisted that his younger son must also be rescued, despite the lack of available reinforcements. A younger Bingwen offred to help extract Changxuan from the wreckage.
When the Wan forces launched another attack, Zhongquan refused to abandon Changxuan. However, his advisers disregarded his orders and forcibly carried him away from the battlefield, despite his protests. Then comes yet another heartbreaking revelation. Mingxuan, who had already been evacuated for medical treatment, regained consciousness while being transported away from the battlefield. His first concern was Changxuan's safety, and he ordered the soldiers to turn the vehicle around, determined to return and rescue his younger brother. Unfortunately, as the vehicle turned back towards the battlefield, it triggered a landmine. The resulting explosion killed everyone aboard, including Mingxuan.
The way Changxuan cries like a broken man *sob*
So after all these years, Changxuan is finally learning that the brother he believed had overshadowed him throughout his life actually died trying to save him. And the father he believed had abandoned him had, in fact, fought to remain by his side.
Back in the present, Changxuan struggles to process everything he's just heard. He lets out an anguished laugh, caught somewhere between disbelief and overwhelming guilt. After a moment, he turns towards Jiang Chongyi with a bitter, almost derisive expression. He still refuses to believe the story, insisting that Jiang Chongyi must be fabricating everything to preserve Mingxuan's reputation. But Zhongquan reveals that he and Baoru have known the truth all along, and they simply never intended to tell Changxuan. That is when Changxuan finally begins to break.
With tears streaming down his face, he turns to Baoru and asks whether Mingxuan really died because of him. Baoru can only apologise for keeping the truth from him all these years. Changxuan is utterly devastated. Unable to accept what he's hearing, he repeatedly insists that everyone is lying to him, and then storms out of Zhongquan's study, with Pingjun following behind.
Later that night, Changxuan stands alone before Mingxuan's memorial tablet. His grief finally erupts into anger, and he bitterly tells his brother that he had no right to sacrifice his life for him.
Changxuan never asked for such a sacrifice, and he certainly didn't need Mingxuan's self-righteousness. But beneath that anger lies an unbearable sense of guilt. His voice breaks as he tells Mingxuan that he would have gladly faced a court-martial for his mistake and be the one who died rather than have his brother sacrifice his life for him.
The guilt soon becomes too much to bear, and Changxuan angrily declares that he will never be grateful for what Mingxuan did. Completely overwhelmed, he sinks to the floor and breaks down in tears. Outside, Pingjun can only watch helplessly as Changxuan finally confronts the grief, guilt and resentment that have haunted him for so many years.
Meanwhile, the episode shifts to a rather different development. Tao Ziyi is waiting at a restaurant for a blind date arranged by her uncle. And guess who turns up? XUETING!
Except this is no longer the struggling journalist we once knew. Xueting is now the Head of the Propaganda Department, dressed every inch like a wealthy and powerful gentleman, complete with his walking stick. Ziyi has absolutely no intention of marrying him and is about to leave when Xueting stops her by revealing that her uncle has been secretly smuggling large quantities of contraband salt and iron ore, and that he was the one who personally prevented the scandal from being published in the newspapers.
Ziyi is unimpressed and still doesn't understand why she should agree to marry him. Xueting then reminds her that they have something rather important in common. They both want to destroy Yu Changxuan.
He proposes that they join forces, with their marriage serving as a convenient way for him to secure the Tao family's financial backing. With Governor Chu supporting him, Xueting is confident that it's only a matter of time before he brings Changxuan down.
Thoughts
The Tragedy of Mingxuan's Death and Zhongquan's True Feelings for Changxuan
You know what I love about this drama, apart from Cheng Lei's portrayal of Changxuan? It's how events that we assume are already established facts, particularly those buried in the characters' pasts, turn out to have another side to them. Just when we think we understand what happened, the writers reveal something that completely changes how we interpret the characters and their relationships. Episode 29 delivers perhaps one of the most heartbreaking revelations yet.
Changxuan was never the unloved child he believed himself to be.
Throughout the drama, I often wondered why Zhongquan seems to hold his younger son in such contempt. Why was he so emotionally distant towards Changxuan during his childhood? And why, even after Changxuan proved himself a capable military commander, did their relationship remain so strained? Zhongquan seldom speaks of him with warmth or pride. Instead, Changxuan seems to spend his entire life living in Mingxuan's shadow, constantly struggling to earn his father's approval, but this episode finally offers a heartbreaking explanation for Zhongquan's behaviour.
It isn't that Zhongquan doesn't love Changxuan. It's that his love for his surviving son is tangled up with the grief of losing his eldest. We finally see that Zhongquan never simply abandoned Changxuan on the battlefield. Despite being the Commander-in-Chief, whose safety should have been a priority, he personally tried to free his younger son from the wreckage and refused to leave him behind. His subordinates ultimately had to carry him away against his wishes when the enemy attacked again.
The love was always there, even if Changxuan never knew it. However, there's another, far more painful side to this revelation. Changxuan's reckless military decision set off a chain of events that ultimately led to Mingxuan's death. Had he not acted prematurely and compromised the original battle plan, events might have unfolded very differently. I don't think Zhongquan holds Changxuan responsible for deliberately causing his brother's death. After all, Changxuan was still young, inexperienced and eager to prove himself. But knowing that one son's actions contributed to the circumstances in which another son died must be an incredibly bitter pill for any parent to swallow. Perhaps every time Zhongquan looks at Changxuan, he is reminded not only of the son who survived, but also of the son he lost. What makes it even more sad is that Changxuan has spent years interpreting his father's emotional distance as proof that he was never loved.
I think Baoru and Zhongquan deal with their grief very differently. Baoru is generally more open with her emotions, and perhaps that makes it easier for her to express her love for Changxuan without allowing Mingxuan's death to overshadow their relationship. Zhongquan, on the other hand, is a proud, stubborn man who has never been particularly comfortable expressing his feelings. He's accustomed to commanding armies, making difficult decisions and maintaining an authoritative image, not sitting down with his son and having an honest conversation about his grief. Unfortunately, his inability to communicate his love has inflicted years of emotional suffering on Changxuan.
I can sympathise with Zhongquan's grief, but I don't excuse the way he has treated Changxuan. He's repeatedly compared his younger son unfavourably with Mingxuan, dismissed his achievements and allowed their relationship to deteriorate. Whatever his reasons, Changxuan has spent much of his life believing that nothing he does will ever be enough. The truth that might have helped them understand each other was deliberately kept from him for years.
Of course, learning the truth now is hardly a comfort. Imagine spending your entire life resenting your father for supposedly abandoning you and trying to prove yourself against your deceased elder brother, only to discover that the brother you believed had always overshadowed you actually died trying to save your life. How is Changxuan even supposed to begin processing something like that?
I think one of the things this drama does supremely well is exploring Changxuan's complicated feelings towards his elder brother. His grief, guilt, resentment and deep-seated inferiority complex are so wonderfully intertwined that it's difficult to separate one emotion from another. He loves Mingxuan, but he also resents having spent his entire life in his shadow. He mourns his brother's death, but there's also that lingering bitterness of never being able to measure up to him in their father's eyes. Now with the truth revealed, all those conflicting emotions have become even more painful.
It's this emotional complexity that makes Changxuan such a multifaceted and believable character. Because isn't that how relationships work in real life, especially within families? We can love someone dearly and still harbour jealousy, resentment, guilt or even anger towards them. Love doesn't exist in isolation from these darker emotions, and feeling them doesn't make that love any less genuine. I really appreciate that the writers allow Changxuan to experience all these contradictory feelings rather than reducing his relationship with Mingxuan to something as simple as brotherly love or sibling rivalry. Cheng Lei brings those layers to life so beautifully, especially that heartbreaking scene before Mingxuan's memorial tablet.
Talking about Mingxuan, the more we learn about this man, the more he seems like an absolute saint. No, scratch that. Mingxuan IS practically a saint. He's responsible, courageous, loyal, compassionate and fiercely protective of his younger brother. He takes responsibility for a military disaster he didn't cause, deliberately conceals Changxuan's mistake to spare him the consequences and ultimately loses his life trying to rescue him. I'm almost convinced the writers have deliberately made Mingxuan as close to flawless as possible, and I think there's a reason for that.
Mingxuan represents the ideal that Changxuan has spent his entire life being measured against. The constant comparisons between the brothers aren't simply there to show Zhongquan's favouritism. They also highlight just how different the two men are.
Mingxuan is measured, responsible and self-sacrificing. Changxuan, in his younger years and pre-war period, is impulsive, arrogant, reckless and desperate to prove himself. Where Mingxuan seems naturally suited to being the dutiful eldest son, Changxuan struggles against the expectations placed upon him, but there's another important distinction between them.
Mingxuan died young, and in death, his image has become almost untouchable. His virtues are remembered, his sacrifices immortalised, and he remains forever the exemplary son and brother. Changxuan, however, is still alive. Living means making mistakes, hurting people, facing consequences and having to learn from them.
We have watched Changxuan make some truly terrible decisions, especially his relationship with Pingjun. We have also seen his courage, loyalty, compassion and willingness to sacrifice himself for those he loves. He can be incredibly tender one moment and infuriatingly possessive the next. He's far from perfect, and that's what makes him so compelling, which is why I feel that Mingxuan's almost saintly characterisation is a deliberate contrast to Changxuan's imperfections. One brother represents an ideal that has been frozen in time, while the other is a deeply flawed man who is still learning what it means to become a better person. That's what this drama has been about all along. Beneath the romance, political intrigue and warlord conflicts, TLOA is fundamentally the story of Yu Changxuan's personal growth.
He begins as an arrogant young man desperate for recognition, convinced that power and control are the answers to everything. But through war, loss, love and now the devastating truth about his brother's death, he's gradually being forced to confront the consequences of his actions and everything he thought he knew about himself. One thing is certain: Cheng Lei has been absolutely phenomenal at portraying a man who carries so much emotional baggage beneath that proud, commanding exterior. Watching Changxuan angrily reject his brother's sacrifice while simultaneously wishing he had been the one who died instead was heartbreaking.
Bingwen and Wanqiao: An Alliance Beginning to Unravel
I don't know what goes on in Bingwen's mind anymore. He seems to want to have his cake and eat it too. On the one hand, he desperately wants to protect his unborn child, who could become the first grandson of the Yu family. On the other, he's actively plotting the downfall of the very family his child belongs to. How exactly does he expect these two things to coexist?
Does Bingwen seriously believe Mou Linsen's grudge is purely personal and directed only at Changxuan? What does he think that cunning old fox will do once Changxuan and Zhongquan are out of the picture and Bingwen potentially inherits control of the Yu Army? Bingwen's entire position and influence depend on his association with the Yu family. Unlike Mou Linsen, who commands his own military forces and has an extensive network of political connections, Bingwen comes from humble origins and has no independent power base to fall back on. Everything he has accumulated over the years could be taken away from him in an instant. He's incredibly shortsighted if he believes Mou Linsen will simply leave him alone once the Yu family has been destroyed.
Mou Linsen and the Yu Army can never truly coexist. Changxuan's leadership may pose an immediate threat to Mou Linsen's ambitions, but the problem extends beyond Changxuan himself. It's the military strength and political influence of the Yu Army that Mou Linsen ultimately wants to eliminate. Whoever happens to command that army is almost beside the point. Why would Mou Linsen tolerate Bingwen inheriting such a powerful military force when he has spent years trying to undermine it? Then there's Wanqiao.
I find it difficult to reconcile Bingwen's supposed love and concern for his adopted sister with the sacrifices he has expected her to make for their revenge. He willingly allowed Wanqiao to marry into the very family they despise, forcing her to share a bed with a man she hates and bear his child, all in the name of their common cause. That's an extraordinary sacrifice to demand of someone you supposedly love and want to protect. While Bingwen gets to play the devoted husband to Jinxuan and now the doting father-to-be, Wanqiao has spent years trapped in a marriage she never wanted, raising a child she struggles to love because that child is also a member of the Yu family. Can you imagine the resentment that must have been building inside her all these years?
I'm not excusing Wanqiao's actions, especially her willingness to harm an unborn child and her ruthless decision to have Qiuluo murdered. But I think we're witnessing the consequences of years of bitterness, resentment and emotional repression finally catching up with her. Now Bingwen is asking her to spare his unborn child; I can understand why she might see it as a betrayal. Where was that same consideration when she was expected to sacrifice her own happiness and become Zhongquan's concubine?
Wanqiao's patience is wearing dangerously thin, and I'm beginning to wonder how much of her sanity is still intact. Her increasingly reckless actions seems to me that she's losing whatever restraint she once possessed. The more desperate Wanqiao becomes, the more mistakes she makes. Qiuluo's murder is yet another crime that needs to be covered up, and every attempt to conceal their involvement creates another potential weakness in their elaborate conspiracy. The greatest threat to their plans isn't even Changxuan anymore. It's the growing division between Bingwen and Wanqiao themselves. Mou Linsen might not even need to lift a finger. These two are perfectly capable of destroying each other. With so many servants around, how is it that no one has noticed their clandestine meetings? Lol
⚠️ Note: The character posters are from the leads’ other dramas. More details are available in the next section below.
The Chinese drama title 大唐辟珠记 can be translated as “The Tang Dynasty Pearl Chronicles.”
The production team announced their main cast, Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong, for Tencent's conference today. They released a concept poster.
Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming is expected to start in December 2026. 🤞
Since the production team has not released character posters for this drama, I added a couple of posters from the leading actors’ previous dramas:
Tian Xiwei from the 2025 drama Moonlit Reunion (images 2 and 3)
Song Weilong from the 2025 drama Youthful Glory (images 4 and 5)
Announcement description:
Every step fraught with danger, solving bizarre and bizarre and uncanny cases; Hearts racing with love, falling for each other amid a life-and-death mystery.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 5️⃣ Tian Xiwei 田曦薇 as Princess Bao Zhu 宝珠公主
* 7️⃣ Song Weilong 宋威龙 as Wei Xun 韦训
Episodes: 🍉 36
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: October 28, 2026
Official filming expected to start: December 2026
Estimated filming time: ~120 days
Filming location: Hengdian World Studios
Genre: costume, romance (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Fei Zhenxiang 费振翔 (Bu Rang Jiang Shan, Dongji Island, She and Her Girls, Kunlun Tomb, Love Like the Galaxy, Candle in the Tomb series)
✒️ Screenwriter: Fang Qiangqiang 方羌羌 (Back to Life, Be Passionately in Love, Love’s Rebellion, Thousand Years for You, Once upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain, The Legend of Qin, Wu Xin: The Monster Killer)
Princess Bao Zhu of the Tang Dynasty is brutally buried alive but is unexpectedly rescued by Wei Xun, a tomb robber suffering from a strange illness. Having narrowly escaped death, the princess sets out for Youzhou to find her older brother, accompanied along the way by the deadly martial artist who transforms into a cat.
With deadly dangers lurking at every turn and mysterious cases occurring frequently, the two join forces with a group of unusual companions. Together, they navigate the martial world and the imperial court, solve mysteries and overcome crises, and work to protect the Tang Dynasty amid its turmoil.
(Source: Chinese = Tencent Video || Translation = MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Da Tang Pi Zhu Ji" (大唐辟珠记) by Fan Ka (饭卡).
The Tang dynasty’s Princess Wanshou, who enjoyed the emperor’s exceptional favor, dies of an illness at the tender age of just seventeen.
A petty thief secretly opens a gloomy underground tomb, only to discover that the princess was buried alive. A hideous qitou (魌头) mask covers her face.
Murderous schemes lurk within the imperial palace, the court is rife with intrigue, and the martial world is swept by rising tides of turmoil…
…
— None of this has much to do with the two of them.
You ride a donkey, I lead it by the reins. With a lineup straight out of Journey to the West, we struggle to make our way east to seek refuge with our elder brother.
Our biggest headache is that our travel funds are perpetually running short. As for food, clothing, lodging, and all three meals a day, wherever we go, we invariably stumble upon a major case. And whenever a major case turns up, we become the designated suspects…
…
This is a fictional story set against an imagined backdrop inspired by the mid-to-late Tang dynasty. Neither the story nor its characters are based on real-life counterparts. The emphasis is on legendary adventure, with less focus on mystery and crime-solving.
Translated Synopses
Note: All translated synopses and information I share in the "trailers & posters" posts are based on the original Chinese sources (Douban, Baidu Baike, Chinese Wikipedia, etc.) and were first published here. If you see them elsewhere, please know they originated from our sub. Thanks for reading!
Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
Each of the 4 major domestic streaming platforms holds this type of event a few times a year to introduce upcoming dramas. They will usually release about 20 to 40 trailers, teasers, and poster sets. Some dramas will only have one poster featured. The larger platforms release about 50 dramas a year.
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The Chinese drama title 开到荼蘼 can be translated as “blooming to the end” or literally "blooming until the túmí flowers.” More information about the drama title is at the bottom of the post.
The production team released a new trailer for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming officially wrapped up on October 11, 2026.
Clip description:
“Love and Hate” Trailer
Peeling back the lies, never having forgotten, nor forgiven.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 5️⃣ Bai Mengyan 白梦妍 (stage name: Bai Lu 白鹿) as Wang Yunna 王韵娜
* 🔟 Samantha Ko Hoi-ling / Gao Haining 高海宁 as Wei Shudong 魏淑东 (Zuo Wensi’s sister)
* 1️⃣1️⃣ Chang Huasen 常华森 as Zuo Wensi 左文思
Special appearance:
* 1️⃣2️⃣ Peng Guanying 彭冠英 as Teng Haiqi 腾海圻 (Wei Shudong’s husband)
Appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Wang Xuannan 王炫南 as Huang Yaozu 黄耀祖
* Wu Bi 吴彼 as Li Youcheng 李友诚
* Yang Yuxi 杨雨僖 (stage name: Yang Yiru 杨一如) as Feng Yan 冯艳
* Zhang Zhensuo as 张振锁 (stage name: Zhang Liang 张亮) as Guan Jinbiao 关劲彪
* Fan Shiran 范诗然 as Wang Jina 王姫娜
* Huang Mengying 黄梦莹 as Zhang Li 张丽
Episodes: 16 (according to Baidu Baike and MDL)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: July 24, 2026
Official filming started: July 24, 2026
Official filming wrapped up: October 11, 2026
Estimated filming time: 80 days
Filming location: Foshan, Guangdong Province
Genre: revenge (according to Baidu Baike) and romance (according to Douban)
🎬 Director: Li Mu Ge 李木戈 (Light Beyond the Reed, Snowfall; Fireworks of My Heart; Heroes (2022); Rattan; Goodbye, My Princess)
✍️ Original creator: Yi Shu 亦舒 (Lady Liberty, The Tale of Rose, Best Choice Ever, My Best Friend's Story, Last Romance)
📝 Chief Script Supervisor: Dong Run Nian 董润年 (Dongji Island, A Fangirl's Romance, Mr. Six, Love in the Forlorn City)
✒️ Screenwriter: Lu Tian 陆天 (Beloved, Please Enlighten Me)
A young woman’s glamorous life shatters when she is suddenly imprisoned, only to discover that the romance she trusted was built on lies and schemes. Betrayal turns love into hatred, igniting her desire for revenge. When the bitter bloom finally fades, will she be left with ruin or a chance to begin again?
(Source: WeTV)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Kai Dao Tu Mi" (开到荼靡) by Yi Shu (亦舒).
Wang Yun Na [played by Bai Lu] returned to Hong Kong after seven years away and accidentally met Zuo Wen Si [played by Chang Huasen], a designer. Zuo Wen Si invited her to be his model, and the two fell in love.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Wang Yun Na's father fell ill and hoped that the two could get married as soon as possible. Zuo Wen Si agreed. At this time, Wang Yun Na's former lover appeared again. This person was none other than Zuo Wen Si's sister, [Wei] Shu Dong's [played by Samantha Ko] husband, Zuo Wen Si's brother-in-law, Teng Hai Qi [played by Peng Guanying]!
(Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Kai Dao Tu Mi" (开到荼靡) by Yi Shu (亦舒).
Kai Dao Tu Mi 《开到荼蘼》 (“Blooming to the End”) is a novel by Hong Kong author Yi Shu 亦舒. It was first published in 1987, with a mainland edition released by Haitian Publishing House in April 1998. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Hong Kong, the novel has also been slated for a screen adaptation.
⚠️ Major plot spoilers! ⚠️
The story centers on the emotional entanglement between Wang Yunna, Zuo Wensi, and Teng Haiqi, incorporating themes of extramarital affairs, same-sex relationships, and murder while exploring how love evolves from its idealized beginnings to the realities of life.
Wang Yunna was once involved in an affair with Teng Haiqi. After the truth comes to light, Zuo Wensi kills Teng Haiqi and is imprisoned. In the end, Wang Yunna and Zuo Wensi are unable to remain together. The title, Kai Dao Tu Mi 《开到荼蘼》 ("When the túmí flowers bloom"), symbolizes the end of a relationship, drawing on the Chinese idiom 开到荼蘼花事了, which signifies that something beautiful has reached its conclusion.
More details about the idiom 开到荼蘼花事了 are in the next section.
Plot details:
⚠️ Trigger: self-harm
Kai Dao Tu Mi 《开到荼蘼》 (“Blooming to the End”) follows Wang Yunna, who leaves for the United States after suffering a devastating emotional blow. Years earlier, she had been the mistress of Teng Haiqi. Their affair ended violently after love turned to hatred, with Wang Yunna injuring Teng with a knife before attempting to harm herself.
⚠️ Lots of major plot spoilers! ⚠️
Seven years later, she returns to Hong Kong and meets Zuo Wensi, a rising star in the fashion industry. The two become engaged to be married, only for Wang Yunna to discover that Zuo Wensi's brother-in-law is none other than her former lover, Teng Haiqi, triggering a new nightmare. It is also revealed that Zuo Wensi is gay and is being manipulated and controlled by Teng*.
Using his financial influence, Teng forces Wang Yunna to leave Zuo Wensi by offering to repay her family's enormous debts. At the same time, he uses a video of Wang Yunna [likely compromising] to blackmail Zuo Wensi into remaining by his side.
Heartbroken, Wang Yunna decides to leave for North America once again. Just then, news breaks that Teng Haiqi has been murdered. It is later revealed that Zuo Wensi killed Teng after seeing the video of Wang Yunna. He is subsequently sentenced to six years in prison.
In the end, Wang Yunna and Zuo Wensi are never reunited. Like the blooming of the túmí flower, their love reaches its final bloom before coming to an irrevocable end.
*🍉 Note: Fan summaries of the novel state that Zuo Wensi and Teng Haiqi were romantically involved. Teng had invested in Zuo’s business and used this, along with Wang Yunna’s video, to manipulate and control him.
Drama Name:
The Chinese drama title 开到荼蘼 (Kāi Dào Tú Mí) is a literary phrase that literally means “when the túmí flower blooms” or “blooming until the túmí flowers.”
“开到荼蘼花事了” is a Chinese phrase originating from the Song dynasty poet Wang Qi’s (王淇) poem Spring’s End: Strolling Through a Small Garden 《春暮游小园》.
The original line reads:
“开到荼蘼花事了，丝丝天棘出莓墙。”
“When the túmí blooms, the season of flowers comes to an end; fine strands of heavenly brambles emerge beyond the moss-covered wall.”
The túmí is a deciduous shrub in the rose family that produces white flowers in summer. Because it blooms later than other flowers, ancient people regarded it as the marker of the end of the spring flowering season. The phrase uses the blooming of the túmí to symbolize the nearing end of prosperity, serving as a metaphor for the passing of youth, the conclusion of love, or the disappearance of beautiful things.
Dream of the Red Chamber 《红楼梦》 echoes this meaning through the phrase “when youth and splendor reach their peak” (韶华胜极), using flower lots and prophetic verses to foreshadow Sheyue’s fate and the decline of the Jia family.
Wang Qi’s poem established the literary foundation for this imagery. Su Shi’s line “The túmí does not compete with the spring flowers; it blooms in solitude at the very end” 荼蘼不争春，寂寞开最晚 and Ren Zhuozhai’s line “The year’s spring blossoms reach their conclusion with the túmí” 一年春事到荼蘼 both continued this symbolic meaning. Because the túmí does not compete with other flowers in spring, it became a typical image in classical poetry representing the late spring season.
Translated Synopses
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
Each of the 4 major domestic streaming platforms holds this type of event a few times a year to introduce upcoming dramas. They will usually release about 20 to 40 trailers, teasers, and poster sets. Some dramas will only have one poster featured. The larger platforms release about 50 dramas a year.
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The Chinese drama title 瓦猫 can be translated as “Tile Cat” or “Roof Cat.”
🐱 Wa Mao 瓦猫 refers to a traditional Chinese roof ornament, often shaped like a cat or another mythical creature, placed on rooftops to ward off evil spirits and protect the household.
The term is often associated with traditional architecture in Yunnan, where Wa Mao 瓦猫 are often clay figurines with exaggerated features.
The production team announced their main cast, Ni Ni and Shawn Dou Xiao, for Tencent's conference today. They released a concept poster.
Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming is expected to start in November 2026.
Since the production team has not released character posters, I added a few posters from the leads' previous works:
* Ni Ni from the 2026 stage play A Dream Like A Dream 女梦之梦 (images 2 and 3)
* Shawn Dou from the 2022 drama Love in Flames of War (images 4 and 5)
Announcement description:
The Wa Mao roof cat protects homes, cultural heritage, and the passage of time; I protect you and the warmth of the human world.
Through the ups and downs of the times, we express our feelings through craftsmanship and remain devoted to one another, preserving the everyday warmth of life.
The drama Tile Cat 《瓦猫》 is officially announced today. It is the first television series by Pawo Choyning Dorji, director of a film nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 🔟,8️⃣ Ni Ni 倪妮 as Ning Huaiyuan 宁怀远
* 🔟,9️⃣ Shawn Dou Xiao 窦骁 as Rong Ruihong 荣瑞红
Episodes: 28 (according to Baidu Baike, Douban and MDL)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: October 28, 2026
Official filming expected to start: November 2026
Estimated filming time: 70 days
Filming location: Yunnan Province
Genre: romance (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji 帕武·多杰 (movies: The Monk and the Gun, Tales of Taipei, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, Hema Hema：Sing Me a Song While I Wait)
In 1938, China was in the midst of war, and Kunming became the last utopia in the war. Rong Rui Hong, a tile cat craftsman, ran away from home to escape from a caged life, and met Ning Huai Yuan, a painter who hid her identity to avoid being hunted, at the Mituo Temple in Wuhua Mountain.
Invited by Wen Mu Bai, the two went down the mountain and lived in the Rong family's School of Literature. Here, Rong Rui Hong and Ning Huai Yuan successively uncovered their past, supported each other, and finally broke through their own chains and gained nirvana.As the war swept Kunming, the two had to go their separate ways to follow their mission.
(Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = Google Translate)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Wa Mao" (瓦猫) by Ge Liang (葛亮).
⚠️ Note: The synopsis from Baidu Baike contains more details and is spoilery.
In 1938, as war engulfed China, Kunming became the last utopia amid the flames of war. Rong Ruihong, a tile-cat artisan, left home to break free from a life that felt like a prison. At the Mituo Temple on Wuhua Mountain, she encountered Ning Huaiyuan, a painter who had concealed his identity to evade pursuit. At the invitation of Wen Mubai, the two descended the mountain and took shelter at the literary academy on the Rong family’s estate.
There, Rong Ruihong and Ning Huaiyuan gradually uncovered their buried pasts. Supporting one another, they finally broke free of their own chains and underwent a rebirth. As the flames of war swept across Kunming, the two were forced to go their separate ways in pursuit of their respective missions.
Rong Ruihong inherited her family’s mission and became the new generation’s “Master Cat,” safeguarding her homeland. Ning Huaiyuan took up Mr. Wen’s unfinished mission and ventured far from home to protect and carry on the cultural legacy.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Caught up in the turmoil of war, displacement, and the changing political situation, the two lost contact and never heard from each other again.
With the arrival of the new millennium, a journey spanning Yunnan and Tibet brought to light a diary that had been sealed away for half a century, revealing two names forgotten by history and a deeply moving love story.
《瓦猫》 Wa Mao is a novella written by Ge Liang, first published in the first issue of Dangdai Bimonthly in 2021.
The novel is one of his “Artisans Series (匠人系列)” of works. Its origins lie in Ge Liang’s involvement in the preservation of the manuscript of 《据几曾看》 Ju Ji Ceng Kan, a book written by his grandfather, Professor Ge Kangyu.
Wa Mao won the novella award at the Second Cao Xueqin Chinese Literature Award.
Using the wa mao (roof cats) as its central thread and witness, the novel depicts the joys and sorrows, separations and reunions of four generations of the Rong family, artisans who make tile cats, amid the changes of the times. Its timeline begins during the Second Sino-Japanese War, passes through the period when educated youth were sent to the countryside, and extends to contemporary tourism development and the renovation of old city districts.
The novel is set in the ancient town of Longquan in southwestern China. From the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, Longquan was a place where the craft of making tile cats was passed down among ceramic artisans. It was also home to several prominent scholars from the National Southwestern Associated University, who re-established important research institutions there, including the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, the Tsinghua Institute of Chinese Studies, and the Society for the Study of Chinese Architecture.
Ge Liang brings the surging currents of the times into the everyday lives of artisans, creating a tension between continual change and enduring stillness.
The novel was selected for the Chinese Fiction Society’s 2021 Best Fiction of the Year and Yangtze River Literary Review’s 2021 Annual Literature Rankings.
Translated Synopses
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Okay, so I finally noticed something that helps me differentiate between Wei Rao and A-chou!😭
A-chou has the mark in her eye that Tian Xiwei naturally has, whereas Wei Rao doesn't have that mark at all! I used to find it so difficult to tell them apart, especially when they're dressed similarly, but now that I've noticed this little detail, I can't unsee it. 😭
I'm honestly so glad I finally figured it out because I was getting confused trying to distinguish between the two! Did anyone else notice this, or am I just late to notice this detail?😭
The Chinese drama title was updated from 聊斋 (Liao Zhai) to 新聊斋 (New Liao Zhai).
🍉 The latest rumours say that the drama may be released in November 2026. 🤞
The production team released a new trailer for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming officially finished on September 17, 2025. The distribution license was obtained on July 13, 2026.
Clip description:
“A Glimpse of All Beings” Trailer
Illusory appearances deceive the eyes; reality and illusion are difficult to distinguish. Everyone’s emotions are bound to something. How can good and evil be judged by appearances alone? The world offers countless different encounters, yet what we see is only one side; what remains unseen conceals a thousand layers.
Tune in to savor the many flavors of life in Xin Liao Zhai《新聊斋》.
Six stories:
1: Beginning of Summer, Radiance Renewed · Calamity of a Lovely Face – The Head of the Beauty
2: Grain Buds, Mist Rises · Words Ashamed on Paper – Pure Autumn
3: Grain in Ear, Cicada Sheds · Karmic Knots Entwine – Judge Lu
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 7️⃣ Zhang Miaoyi 张淼怡 as Xi Yue
* 1️⃣1️⃣ Chang Huasen 常华森 as Xia Fei Xue
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
1: The Head of the Beauty 《美人首》
* Ye Xin 叶新 (stage name: Ye Zu Xin 叶祖新) as Pei Zhao Rong
* Fei Xia 费霞 (stage name: Jelly Lin Yun 林允) as Princess Yao Hua / Chun Hua
2: Su Qiu 《素秋》
* Yang Shize 杨仕泽
* Sebrina Chen Yao 陈瑶 as Su Qiu 素秋
* These two actors were not listed for today's trailer release.
* Zhang Zhixi 张芷溪 as Han Qingyue
* Ma Wenyuan 马闻远as Yu Shen
3: Judge Lu 《陆判》
* Chen Ruoxuan 陈若轩 as Zhu Erdan
* Jackie Li Jiaqi 李嘉琦 as Zhang Lanyi
4: Nie Xiaoqian 《聂小倩》
* Sun Fanqing 孙凡清 (stage name: Song Zu'er 宋祖儿) as Lao Lao (maternal grandmother)
* He Shiyu 合诗雨 as Nie Xiaoqian
* Gao Han 高寒 (stage name: Gao Heyuan 高鹤元) as Ning Caichen
5: Master Long Fei 《龙飞相公》
* Zhang Zihan 张子涵 (stage name: Zhang Chenxiao 张宸逍) as Long Fei
* Chen Yun 陈昀 (stage name: Chen Xiaoyun 陈小纭) as Xue Daowei
* These two actors were not listed for today's trailer release:
* Zhao Huawei as Dai Hu
* Zhang Xuan as Bai Shuang
6: Xiao Xie 《小谢》
* Wu Yuheng 吴宇恒 as Tao Wangsan
* Yang Xizi 杨肸子 as Ruan Xiaoxie
* Yang Yutong 杨雨潼 as Qiu Rong
Episodes: 40
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Filming official started: April 27, 2025
Official filming wrapped up: September 17, 2025
Filming location: Hengdian World Studios
Distribution license obtained: July 13, 2026
Director: Sha Weiqi (Since the Red Moon Appeared, Twelve Letters; Love Me, Love My Voice; A River Runs Through It; To Fly with You)
📚 Liao Zhai is also known as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. It is “a collection of Classical Chinese stories by Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling, comprising close to 500 stories or "marvel tales" in the zhiguai and chuanqi styles, which according to some critics, served to implicitly criticise societal problems. Written over a period of forty years from the late 1600s and ending in the early 1700s, it circulated in manuscripts that were copied and recopied among the author's friends but did not appear in print until 1766. Since then, many of the critically lauded stories have been adapted for other media such as film and television.”
The drama tells of strange and uncanny happenings among ordinary folk. Humans, spirits, demons, and gods mingle in worldly affairs; flowers, trees, birds, and beasts all possess souls. Humans may harbor demonic nature, while demons can grow human hearts. A classic of Eastern ghost tales is brought to life once again – one volume of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liao Zhai) that judges good and evil across life and death, and paints the myriad forms of the human world.
A mysterious beauty’s severed head appears in the bustling marketplace. A fox spirit, trapped in the treacherous depths of human desire, struggles to escape her fate. When the Judge of the Underworld descends to swap heads and hearts, chaos erupts. A paper doll awakens to life with the final stroke of a brush, a wooden puppet grows a beating heart, and a withered tree stirs with forbidden longing. In this world where the boundaries between flesh and fantasy blur, ancient magic and human folly collide – revealing that even the most lifeless things may hunger for a soul.
(Source: TMDb)
~~ Adapted from the classical Chinese stories collection "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi" (聊斋志异) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松龄).
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 7️⃣ Zhang Miaoyi 张淼怡 as Cui Xiaoxiao 崔小筱
* 🔟 Ao Ruipeng 敖瑞鹏 as Wei Jie 魏劫
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Ma Qiuyuan 马秋元 as Princess Yongling 永苓郡主
* Xiao Yuliang 肖宇梁 as Ye Youfang 夜游方 / Zhao Zhe 赵遮
* Zhang Li 张丽 (stage name: Zhang Li 张俪) as Si Ling 思陵
* Zhang Xiaochen 张晓晨 as 卫竟陵
* Tong Mengshi 佟梦实 as Dongyuan 洞渊/ Ye Yi 叶易
* Zhang Bo 张搏 (stage name: Gala Zhang Yao 张耀) as Tang Youshu 唐有术
* Rao Jiadi 饶嘉迪as Yu Ling'er 余灵儿
* Vengo Gao Weiguang 高伟光 as King Can 璨王
* Huang Weide 黄维德 as Qin He 秦贺
* Cai Zhengjie 蔡正杰 as Qin Lingxiao 秦凌霄
Appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Shi Lijuan 史丽娟 (stage name: Yang Xue 杨雪) as Fox King 狐王
* Shi Hanglu 石杭鹭 as A Yuan 阿渊
* Zhang Zhizhong 张志忠 as Xia Yuansong 夏元松
* Li Zhimo 李祉默 as Wei Wuya 卫无涯
* Li Luoyi 李洛伊 as Wei Youya 卫有涯
* Wu Tiantian 吴甜甜 as Ling Zhishan 灵芷珊
* Zhang Qi 张琪
* Gao Shangyuan 高上媛 (stage name: Shang Qi 上淇) as Lady Wanrou / Wan Rou Niang 绾柔娘
* Tang Zhenchao 唐振超 as Crown Prince 太子
* Yan Biguo 阎必果 as Wei Feng 威风
* Xue Jun 薛军 (stage name: Xue Bayi 薛八一) as Lian Shi 莲师
* Mu Liyan 穆丽燕 as Grandmother Wei 卫祖母
* Wei Yingqi 魏英琪 as Zhu Er 珠儿
The rest of the cast was not included in today's release.
Special guest appearances:
* Yan Yikuan
Supporting actors:
* Guo Jianuo as Wei Jingfeng
* Zhou Yige as Wei Lin
Episodes: 32 (according to Douban and MDL – Baidu Baike states 40)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: June 3, 2026
Official filming started: June 3, 2026
Official filming wrapped up: September 28, 2026
Estimated filming time: 110 days
Filming location: Hengdian World Studios
Genre: Xianxia (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Chen Dan (Director: Against the Current; Cinematographer: Filter, Enter the Forbidden City, Jian Bing Man)
✍️ Original creator and screenwriter: Kuang Shang Jia Kuang 狂上加狂 (Are You the One, Love of the Divine Tree)
✒️ Screenwriters: Ying Zhinan (Are You the One, Pledge of Allegiance, Mom Wow), Zhao Tianyou (Are You the One, The Movie Emperor, Love of Thousand Years)
When Cui Xiaoxiao [played by Zhang Miaoyi] descends the mountain for training, she accidentally enters a distorted spacetime from two hundred years in the past. In this “wrong world / spacetime (错世 cuò shì),” she meets a young man, Wei Jie [played by Ao Ruipeng], and through a series of twists of fate, she ends up taking his place on the path of tribulation and becoming a demon.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
This fated encounter in the mistaken world causes Cui Xiaoxiao’s powers to greatly advance, while at the same time she becomes regarded by the world as a demonic figure, suffering repeated physical and emotional injuries. Nevertheless, she responds positively, doing everything she can to relieve others’ hardships, while also seeking opportunities to return to her own world.
In the process, she gradually comes to understand Wei Jie’s inner world and discovers that he is only an ordinary young man who has been hurt and longs to be loved. The two come to understand and develop feelings for each other.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
At this point, Wei Jie’s true identity is revealed: he is in fact the Ancient Flame Emperor who failed his tribulation. He deliberately chose Cui Xiaoxiao and sent her into the mistaken world to take his place in becoming a demon, so that he could return to his divine status. However, during his time spent with Cui Xiaoxiao, Wei Jie has already been influenced and has regained his human innocence and sincerity.
In the end, the two resolve their emotional barriers, join hands to confront the mastermind behind the plot against Wei Jie, and fight to protect all living beings.
The master once said that for someone with Cui Xiaoxiao’s “Ten Injuries” fate, she was actually quite lucky. If she had been born two hundred years earlier, with her pure yin destiny [yin constitution and fate], she would have become the nemesis of the demonic sect master Wei Jie. In that case, the clueless Xiaoxiao would have been hunted to the ends of the earth, her bones ground to dust and ashes…
Xiaoxiao secretly broke into a cold sweat: Wei Jie was naturally dark and ruthless, cruel in temperament. Fortunately, two hundred years ago, he had already been killed by his disciple Qin Lingxiao, who endured hardships and bided his time. There was no longer such a demon in the world – only his infamous reputation that would stink for ten thousand years.
Later, Cui Xiaoxiao accidentally traveled back two hundred years into the past, and even took in a handsome, unruly young man as her disciple.
Cui Xiaoxiao was greatly relieved, and silently prayed to her master’s spirit in heaven: Our Ling Mountain Talisman Sect has finally begun to flourish! I will definitely nurture my disciple properly!
After finishing her prayer, she turned to look at her tall and strikingly handsome disciple, smiling as she asked, “Disciple, I forgot to ask just now – what is your surname?”
The disciple looked at his master’s bright, sparkling eyes and slowly replied, “My surname is Wei. My name is Wei Jie…”
Short introduction:A wrong timeline, meeting the right person…
Female lead:A miserable life where sheaccidentally took the ancestor of the demonic lord as her disciple, and ended up leading him onto the path of becoming a demon lord.
Male lead:A blissful life where heaccidentally became a disciple of a cute master, and receives her affectionate smiles every day.
Translated Synopses
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Kinda scared of what this episode will bring. Hehe, from yesterday and how it ended, clearly the fluff is over. I hope the casualty counter stops at just 2.
My monitor stopped working so I am using just my laptop for everything right now, and It's frustratingggg.
So I need the episode to go easy on me, lmao.
Just some reminders for those who are just joining us:
We are following the Netflix and YOUKU SVIP schedule till further notice. ❤️
Please no negative comments about the actors and actresses, but we can be angry at characters; that's fine. I get angry at characters all the time, so this is a safe space. 😊
Please remember to use spoiler tags when discussing any episodes beyond this post, or I cannot be held responsible when Wei Rao decides to slap you or asks you to slap yourself.👍🏽
Episode 21:
Owning an estate is hard work sister.
While the scholars argue about how to proceed with the guy who has been captured, the arrogant scholar, whose name I know I should remember because he keeps showing up, suggests questioning the maids, and so they do. I think Wei Rao notices Gejin is acting weird.
General Qi shows up saying that an intruder broke into the estate to steal valuables, but Chilan caught him, so the intruder murdered her.
After she dismisses the scholars and maids, Gen Qi tells her there is something they need to see at night.
Later that evening:
Wei Rao and the boys discover hidden copper coins.
Turns out the guy they caught yesterday is actually a servant of the Han family, and when the estate changed hands, the Hans did not have enough time to move all their wealth.
He was ordered to stay in the estate to guard the remaining wealth.
He murdered Chilan because he was afraid she had discovered the secret.
Chilan was not his only victim; he murdered a father and son as well.
They investigate further and find chests filled with Gold. Gen Qi says Wei Rao should keep it and feed her people on the estate. Lu Zhuo suggests thinking clearly and coming up with a clever plan because Han Liao will not let this gold go.
Wei Rao and The Boys.😂😂
So Gejin is also part of the Han family servants.
She tries to run away but is caught by Han Liao and his men. (How did he heal so fast damnit)
They look like two besties, lmao.
The emperor sits there watching his sons; the other 3 are clearly enjoying the act and laughing, while Prince Duan sits with a serious look on his face as if planning something.
They are attacked by assassins.
Lady Zheng protects the emperor along with Prince Duan. 🙄
The empress is protected by the guards.
Gen Qi and the Palace Guards manage to defeat the assassins. (These were not that strong because this was planned; my heart feels it.)
Turns out it was a test for the princes.
A fight that still happens in every household, even in modern times...How parents treat their youngest compared to their eldest children.
Lady Zheng says that she will help Wei Rao and Lady Li make amends.
At the banquet, Lady Li gives Wei Rao and Shu some pendants.
They give Lady Zheng her spying maid as a gift.😂
Lady Zheng had been planting Talismans in the palace, trying to get Lady Li framed for practicing witchcraft; she had Wei Shu give Rao'er a talisman to make it look like Wei Rao was the one behind it all.
Lady Zheng and Lady Li decide to join forces.
Updated Table - For Now.
Some changes here and there.
Gejin continues reporting to Han Liao in hopes of becoming his concubine.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Schemers, too cozy, I think they forgot about the divorce lmao.
At court, Han Liao frames Lady Wu'an and accuses her of abusing Gejin.
Smug Han Liao is mad at Wei Rao for rejecting him.
After all the planning Han Liao and Gejin did, they still failed.
Gejin switches up on Han Liao and starts begging Wei Rao for mercy; Wei Rao brings up Chilan's death.
The Empress and her son plan their future.
Prince Jing plans to spread a sickness over at Wei Rao's estate.
Over at court, the Hans are exposed by our divorced lovebirds, and while that happens, Prince Jing comes running in to tell the emperor about the Cranes and the good omen they bring when spotted, and these cranes somehow flew outside the Empress's palace only.
The Emperor concludes that the Hans were planning all of this to make Prince Jing, the crown prince, so he strips them of their robes and titles.
And the Empress is to be detained in her palace.
Casualties: 4
Thoughts:
Firstly, I didn't reply to many comments yesterday; I was tired, so I spent all day sleeping, but I read everything when I woke up this morning.💛💛
I don't trust the Feng Sheng Scholar; I like the arrogant one more. I don't think he could be bribed to betray Lady Wu'an.
LOVED when our scheming couple started scheming about the copper and what else could be hidden there, and Gen Qi was so lost...She is not made for you, brother!
I'm so happy Lady Li gave Aman to Zhuyu to help Wei Rao.
I can't prove it, but Lady Zheng and her family planned whatever happened at that event.😂
Okay, it was a test from the Emperor...and Lady Zheng was clued up on it, so she did plan to protect the Emperor; she wouldn't have if it was real. 😂🙂
Mother, Son, and Daughter are playing around with the Zheng family. 😂😂
Wei Shu is not a bad person; she is in a very bad place right now, being hit by her husband...so anything she does would be out of desperation.
I know Han Liao is annoying afffff; I want to hit him every time I see him, but he is a stubborn cockroach, and I love it when he loses every time.
The plan to get rid of the Hans while getting punishments for the Empress and Prince Jing was flawless. Our scheming couple is 👍🏼
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 2️⃣ Ding Zhoujie 丁舟杰 (stage name: Ding Yuxi 丁禹兮) as Shen Yan
* 8️⃣ Meng Ziyi 孟子义 as Hao Nian
🍉 The latest rumours say that Shen Yan is a professor of criminal psychology while Meng Ziyi is a TV anchor. Their occupations have not been officially announced. 🤞
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Myolie Wu Hang-yee / Hu Xing'er 胡杏儿
* Zhao Kechun 赵柯淳 as Li Boyan
* Gao Tianchi 高天池 (stage name: Gao Ziting 高至霆)
* Mei Qianyi 梅倩仪 (stage name: Song Yanfei 宋妍霏)
Appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Kong Lingmei 孔令美
* Bai Bingke 白冰可
* Zhang Wenxin 张文昕 as Zheng Ying
* Zhang Xingjian 张行健 as Cheng Xiaofan
* Li Xiaoqian 李孝谦
* Chen Kuixi 陈奎希
* Yan Kuan 严宽 (stage name: Yan Yikuan 严屹宽)
* Tong Chenjie 佟晨洁
* Wu You 吴悠 (stage name: Wu Youyou 吴悠悠) as Ling Nan
* Lu Jie 陆婕 (stage name: Lu Keran 陆柯燃) as Zhang Jia
* Lin Liankai 林连凯 (stage name: Lian Kai 连凯)
* Miao Ruopeng 苗若芃
* Sui Junbo 隋俊波
Episodes: 24 (according to Baidu Baike and MDL)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: August 21, 2026
Official filming started: August 21, 2026
Estimated filming time: 90 days
Filming location: Guangdong Province
Genre: romance (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Han Yan 韩琰 (Director: Xiao Fang, Such a Good Love, I Miss You, Run for Young. Screenwriter and director: Game Breaker: Unawakened City)
✒️ Screenwriter: TBA
📽️ Production companies: Tencent Video, Beijing Kaihuo Culture Media
It tells the story of two former lovers who were separated by fate for many years before unexpectedly reuniting. As memories of their shared past resurface and long-buried feelings begin to stir once again, they find themselves caught between lingering regrets and rekindled affection.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Amid the emotional pull of the past and the possibility of a new beginning, they embark on a journey to continue the love story that was left unfinished, embracing a romance that arrives long after the summer they once shared.
(Source: Chinese = Tencent Video || Translation = MyDramaList)
Note: Both the synopses from Baidu Baike and MDL are similar.
Note: All translated synopses and information I share in the "trailers & posters" posts are based on the original Chinese sources (Douban, Baidu, Chinese Wikipedia, etc.) and were first published here. If you see them elsewhere, please know they originated from our sub. Thanks for reading!
Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 6️⃣ Liu Yuning 刘宇宁as Gao Yuan (police officer)
* 6️⃣ Sun Honglei 孙红雷 as Han Yongqiang (criminal)
* 7️⃣ Zhang Yifan 张艺凡 as Han Yongyu
* 1️⃣2️⃣ Elvis Han Dongjun 韩东君 as Han Yongjun
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Wang Jinsong 王劲松 as Deng Qi
* Liu Huan 刘欢 as Feng Zhigang
* Liu Ying 刘颖 (stage name: Ying'er 颖儿) as He Hongxia
* Su Xiaoding 苏小玎 as Fan Yaguo
The rest of the cast was not included in today's release.
Special guest appearances:
* Wang Jundi as Gao Yan
* Liu Shuailiang as Bi Mingliang
Special appearance:
* Huang Xiaolei as Feng Tou
Supporting actors:
* Wang Jianxin as Yan Ping
* Fu Miao as Lü Zhixin
* Rong Zixi as He Xue
* Xing Hanqing as Hai Dongqing
* Wan Peixin as Hong Dali
* Lu Tong as Xiao Wen
* Du Juan as Li Mei
* Kai Xuan as Liu Zhuo
* Sun Xiaojun as Ma Dachun
* Wu Qiang as Cui Wu
* Zhao Ran as Fu Jinwei
* Guo Junwei as Zheng Zhi
“Friendship” guest appearances:
* Liu Tianzuo as Lao Wu / Old Wu
* Kong Lin as Jiang Mingzhu
* Zhao Xuan as Gou Bin
* Yuan Man as Zhou Shouyi
Episodes: 36 (according to MDL)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement and start of filming: May 21, 2026
Estimated filming time: 180 days
Filming location: Yunnan Province
Genre: suspense, crime (according to Baidu Baike)
Under guidance of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission 中央政法委 (Source: Sina)
🎬 Director: Wu Bai (The Narcotic Operation, The Cheetah, Tiger Wolf Rabbit, Walk the Line, Crime Crackdown, Sniper, Mystery of Antiques, Day and Night)
✒️ Screenwriter: Chen Yuxin (The Narcotic Operation, Burning (2020), The Thunder, Crime Crackdown, The Big Case on the Mekong River, Brother vs. Brother, Zheng Fu 征服)
The Thunder won the Magnolia Award for Best Chinese TV Series at the 26th Shanghai TV Festival (2020)
The Thunder was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 30th China TV Golden Eagle Awards (2020)
📽️ Production companies: Tencent Video, Zhewen Pictures, New Classics Media, China Chang'an Publishing & Media Co., Ltd.
Note: Director Wu Bai and Screenwriter Chen Yuxin collaborated on The Narcotic Operation, and Crime Crackdown which starred Sun Honglei.
The drama tells the story of judicial and law enforcement authorities combating organized crime and the corrupt forces protecting it amid the normalization of anti-gang and anti-crime campaigns. Set against cold, bleak streets, the story portrays the struggle between justice and the forces lurking in the shadows.
Synopsis (originally from Tencent):
Evidence begins in 2008. Han Yongqiang, the driver of Li Xuedong – the director of the Chengyang Economic Development Zone Administrative Committee – sees his fate take a dramatic turn after forming a “family” with Li’s mistress.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Navigating the dangerous edge between power and organized crime, he endures oppression and bloodshed, transforming from a mere pawn into a player. He ultimately drives Li Xuedong to his death and rises step by step into a crime boss, building a network bound by blood ties and shared interests.
By 2018, a suspicious falling death case involving his daughter, Han Shanshan, exposes the staggering extent of his influence – manipulating public opinion, interfering with the judiciary, and turning black into white – pushing his crimes to their peak.
Yet justice is never absent. Led by criminal police officer Gao Yuan, the anti-organized crime task force presses on through layers of obstruction and protection from powerful backers. Despite repeated setbacks – “three investigations, three denials,” the deaths of witnesses, and the destruction of evidence – they remain unwavering.
In the end, relying on next-generation forensic techniques and an unshakable commitment to the truth, they uncover key figures and decisive physical evidence, ultimately shattering Han Yongqiang’s seemingly impenetrable empire.
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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The Chinese drama title 亲吻的敌人 can be translated as “Kissing Enemy.”
The production team announced their main cast, Wang Yuwen and Ao Ruipeng, for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
They released a new concept poster.
Filming is expected to start in late November 2026. 🤞
Since the team has not released character posters, I added a few posters of the leads’ previous and upcoming dramas:
Wang Yuwen from the 2026 drama My Page in the 90s (images 2 and 3)
Ao Ruipeng from the upcoming drama My Queen, My Rules (images 4 and 5)
Announcement description:
It begins with scheming, but we wager on sincerity.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 4️⃣ Wang Yuwen 王玉雯 as Liang Yishan 梁以珊
* 🔟 Ao Ruipeng 敖瑞鹏 as Yin Zhenghe 尹正赫
Episodes: 🍉 24 (to be confirmed)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: October 28, 2026
Official filming expected to start: late November 2026
Estimated filming time: 100 days
Filming location: Shenzhen
Genre: romance (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Zhou Jiu Qin 周九钦 (The Dark Side of the Sun, The Tower of Whispers, The Flower and the Empress)
Yin Zheng He, a legend in the legal world, has never lost a case. Distinguished, formidable, and contemptuous of everyone around him, he stands at the pinnacle of his profession. Liang Yi Shan, a self-made lawyer who grew up in a welfare institution, is sharp, composed, and meticulous in her calculations. To uncover the truth behind an old case involving her father, she pretends [she cannot speak] and deliberately approaches Yin Zheng He, determined to bring this star lawyer down from his pedestal. But amid schemes within schemes and plans within plans, she has calculated everyone's moves except her own growing feelings for him.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
As the truth from twenty years ago draws ever closer, she tears open a path toward the truth in plain sight, while he secretly lays an inescapable net. Their calculations, tests, and deceptions ultimately turn into an unspoken understanding in which they entrust their backs to each other time and again. They are each other's most formidable opponents, as well as lovers who ultimately entrust their true hearts to one another.
(Source: Chinese = 朱红院 Weibo || Translation = MyDramaList)
⚠️ Note: The synopsis from Baidu Baike is more detailed and spoilery.
Before young lawyer Yin Zhenghe and Liang Yishan first face off in a divorce and child custody case, Liang Yishan attempts to assess her opponent by arranging a chance encounter with him while pretending that she could not speak. Through their exchanges in sign language, they develop a favourable impression of each other.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
In court, Liang Yishan's keen insight and tenacity leave Yin Zhenghe thoroughly convinced by his defeat. Afterward, the two cross swords several more times in cases involving an unjust accusation of secretly filming someone, inheritance disputes, and the accidental death of a domestic worker. In court, they refuse to yield an inch, yet outside it, they are kindred spirits.
From opponents who admire one another to partners who gradually develop romantic feelings, they remain steadfast in their commitment to justice, using their professional expertise to defend the truth.
Ultimately, they establish a law firm together that serves grassroots communities, achieving success in both their careers and a relationship between equals.
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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I'm up to episode 12 of tigers sniff the rose on Tencent Video, and i finally understand why i keep having to rewind certain scenes to remember who's connected to whom. yan shang, mu wanyao and the grand princess all have such different positions in this mess. the grand princess has the power to have yan shang away and try to control the situation, while mu wanyao is willing to enter her residence herself to get him back. that contrast says a lot about all three of them. what i find interesting is that the tension isn't just about romance. it's also about power, loyalty and how far people are willing to go for someone they care about. even a seemingly small decision can change the whole dynamic. honestly, this is the kind of historical drama that gets more interesting when you start figuring out who's really on whose side. you don't need to memorize every character right away, but once the connections start clicking, there's a lot more to pay attention to. i ended up making a little character relationship chart to keep track of everyone, so i'm sharing it here in case anyone else is following along and getting a bit lost too. no major spoilers, just trying to make sense of this very complicated cast
OMG, so funny to see Dr Liu, Ai Chen and Zhou Zheng working as extras (World War Two Chinese soldiers) and also so sweet of our Dr Liu to rescue Ai Chen from being embarrassed by the PD for being illiterate.
And poor Zhou Zheng has glioma, a form of brain tumour. No wonder he live life in such a careless and carefree manner. But I was sobbing when he removed his pink wig and to see him kneeling on the floor to beg Dr Liu to respect his choice of not telling his mother about his sickness…
Zhou Zheng was really a good influence on Dr Liu as his words that family and friends are the best cure for pain were the magic words that inspired the latter to return to Dongbei and Little West Heaven. That and the words of his deceased mother.
LOL. The new and ‘improved’ Dr Liu scared and shocked the shit out of everybody. Loved his brother’s reactions whom said that he was going to called the police and the secret smile he has when he left for work.
Of course, bad luck follows our Dr Liu. First day back at Little West Heaven and he is held hostage and injured by an escaped prisoner but he held true to his medical ethics and operated on said prisoner who was shot by the police. But it was so hilarious to see Dr Liu tried to save his life by saying to the prisoner that he is a good doctor while showing the banner of thanks he received from Jiao Jiao’s family.
The Chinese drama title 潮热雨季未解之谜 can be translated as “The unresolved mystery of the sweltering rainy season.”
The production team released a new first trailer for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming officially wrapped up on September 22, 2026.
Clip description:
I'm waiting for someone who only appears during the rainy season. 🌧️☀️
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 8️⃣ Zhou Ye 周也 as Lin Shilan 林诗兰
* 9️⃣ Hu Xianxu 胡先煦 as Tan Jin 谭尽
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Wu Tong 吴桐 (stage name: Wu Xize 吴希泽) as Tan Ziheng 谭子恒
* Lin Fang 林方 (stage name: Lin Yilun 林依轮) as Lin Yang 林洋
* Zhao Tian'ai 赵天爱 as Su Ge 苏鸽
* Dong Xuan 董璇 as Lü Xiaorong 吕晓蓉
* Dai Yangtian 戴阳天 (stage name: Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇) as Lin Yongqiang 林永强
Appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Feng Zhendong 冯振东 (stage name: Yuan Ye 原野) as Zhou Zhao 周照
* Yuan Ran 苑冉 as Gao Shan 高珊
* Ke Shuqin 柯淑勤 as Aunt Shen 沈姨
* Gao Yuqing 高玉庆 as Wang Daxing 汪大兴
* Gao Shuqiao 高舒乔 as Young Lin Shilan 小林诗兰
* Chang Lufeng 常鲁峰 as Tan Qianlei 谭千磊
Episodes: 20* (according to Baidu Baike and Douban – MDL states 24)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement and filming started: June 23, 2026
Official filming wrapped up: September 22, 2026
Estimated filming time: 90 days
Filming location: Xiamen, Fujian Province
Genre: romance (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Jiang Ji Zheng 蒋继正 (The Early Spring, Had I Not Seen the Sun 1 and 2, Discovery of Romance, Crush, The Eternal Love Season 2, Lost Love in Times)
✍️ Original creator: Fan Da Wang 番大王 (Flourish in Time, Sweet Dreams)
This novel is an original Chinese full-length novel. It tells the story of Lin Shilan, who survives a disaster but suffers psychological trauma afterward. She ultimately overcomes her trauma and embraces a new life.
The following synopsis from Baidu Baike is the rest of the novel summary.
A girl who survives a flood disaster keeps returning to the past during every rainy season, until she meets a mysterious boy who also has the ability to time travel; together, they set out to unravel the mystery of these temporal crossings.
The drama tells the story of 17-year-old Lin Shilan, who narrowly survives a flood in her hometown but suffers psychological trauma. Each year when the rainy season arrives, the people and scenes of her hometown reappear before her eyes, as if two timelines are overlapping.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
In the fourth year after the disaster, outside a psychiatric department, she meets her high school classmate Tan Jin, who can see the same hallucinations. Sharing the same experience, the two begin a cyclical journey of traveling through time during the rainy season, gradually coming to understand each other and fall in love amid repeated rescues and partings.
The drama is adapted from the novel of the same name by Fan Dawang.
At the age of seventeen, Lin Shi Lan narrowly survives a devastating flood in her hometown, but the experience leaves her deeply traumatized. Every rainy season thereafter, the people and places of her hometown begin appearing before her eyes as though two different timelines have overlapped.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Four years after the disaster, while outside a psychiatric clinic, she unexpectedly meets Tan Jin, a former high school classmate who can see the same visions. Sharing a similar experience, the two embark on a journey through a recurring rainy-season time loop, traveling between moments in the past and present.
(Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Chao Re Yu Ji Wei Jie Zhi Mi" (潮热雨季未解之谜) by Fan Da Wang (番大王).
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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The Chinese drama title 春禾之上 can be translated as “Above the Spring Shoots.”
春禾 (spring grain, young shoots, seedlings) is a metaphor for children and adolescents – young lives still growing and in need of protection.
之上 (above, over) suggests watching over, safeguarding, or standing guard over them.
The production team released a new first teaser for Tencent's conference today. Please see the bottom of the post for more details about the conference.
Filming officially finished on August 25, 2026.
Clip description:
First Teaser
Only by respecting life can we understand the weight of protecting it; only by accompanying children as they grow can we see the original intentions of juvenile justice. Ensuring that every child can be seen in the light is worth giving it our all.
A realistic drama about growing up and protecting children.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 5️⃣ Dai Xu 代旭 as He Liang
* 1️⃣4️⃣ Tan Songyun 谭松韵 as Ji Sanmei
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
Liu Jun 刘军 (stage name: Liu Jun 刘钧) as Luo Shenglong
Liu Tie 刘铁 (stage name: Liu Yitie 刘奕铁) as Zheng Xinyu
Liu Weiwei 刘薇薇 (stage name: Liu Weiwei 刘威葳) as Liu Hong
Chen Wei 陈卫 as Mama Li
Yang Xinming 杨新鸣 as Tian Boxi
Zhou Lula 周陆啦 as Lu Chenxing
Shang Xinyue 尚新月 as Ai Xiaobei
The rest of the cast members were not included in today's release.
Starring:
* Shen Tai
* Yang Fan
Episodes: 40 (according to Baidu Baike and MDL)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: June 1, 2026
Official filming started: June 1, 2026
Official filming wrapped up: August 25, 2026
Estimated filming time: 90 days
Filming location: Xiamen, Fujian Province
Genre: contemporary cases (according to Baidu Baike)
Two of the three directors for this drama, Zang Xichuan and Guo Xiaoming, were also the directors for Endless Protection which starred Ren Suxi and Vengo Gao Weiguang. It has a current Douban score of 8.6 with 165K+ ratings.
The screenwriters, Li Xiao and Yu Miao, are also the creative team behind the 2026 crime drama Yu Hong starring Ma Yili, Esther Wang Jiajia and Zhang Zhehua – where Li Xiao is the screenwriter and Yu Miao is the screenwriter and director.
🎬 Director: Zang Xichuan (Endless Protection, In the Moonlight, Winner, Supersensory Maze, The Long Way Back, Faithful, Dream Garden, Team Dragon Descendant)
🎬 Co-directors: Hao Yiran, Guo Xiaoming (B-team director: Endless Protection; Actor: The Long Way Back, Faithful, Age of Glory)
✒️ Screenwriters: Li Xiao (Yu Hong, Her, The Tale of Rose, Sunshine by My Side, In Spite of the Strong Wind), Yu Miao (Screenwriter and director: Yu Hong, The Winners; Director: I Am a Superstar; Screenwriter: May-December Love 1 and 2)
Dr. Ji Sanmei (played by Tan Songyun), who holds a doctorate in law, joins the Juvenile Prosecution Department of the Jihai High-Tech Zone Procuratorate as a juvenile prosecutor. Partnering with criminal police officer and close friend He Liang (played by Dai Xu), she relies on her keen insight and rigorous logical reasoning to solve a series of cases, safeguarding the growth and well-being of minors.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
What they do not realize, however, is that the real danger has long been lurking close at hand. Standing on the edge of difficult choices and inner struggles, the two remain steadfast in their faith in the rule of law, embarking on a confrontation between justice and evil.
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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The Chinese drama title 冬风吹又生 can be translated as “Winter Wind Blows and Life Returns.”
The production team announced that filming officially finished today, October 28, 2026. They released a wrap up first trailer, character posters and wrap up ceremony photos (posted in the comments).
Clip description:
First Trailer
The past stands between us, but true feelings are hard to hide; time and again, we push each other away, only to miss each other again and again.
Leading actors (sorted by the number in the surname):
* 7️⃣ Chen Duling 陈都灵 as Yu Jiuqi
* 8️⃣ Qu Chuxiao 屈楚萧 as Sun Xi
Special appearances (sorted by the number in the surname):
* 7️⃣ Chen Minghao 陈明昊 as Yu Kaixuan
* 1️⃣2️⃣ Jiang Xin 蒋欣 as Wen Wen
Appearances (sorted by the number in the surname):
* Liu Ruilin 刘芮麟 as Fu Linchuan
* Zhu Yan Man Zi 朱颜曼滋 as Zhu Duomei
* Wu Xun Zhi Xia 吴浔知夏 as Sun Tingting * Wu Yanshu 吴彦姝 as Lin Xiu’e
* Wang Duo 汪铎 as Ge Fan
* Miao Ruopeng 苗若芃 as Wang Heyuan
* Hu Xiaoting 胡小庭 as Meng Huihong
* Han Donglin 韩东霖 as Chen Mulin
* Han Dong 韩栋 as Sun Yuwen
Episodes: 26 (according to Douban)
Duration: 40 minutes (according to Douban)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: July 20, 2026
Official filming started: July 20, 2026
Official filming wrapped up: October 28, 2026
Estimated filming time: 90 days
Filming location: Changchun, Jilin Province
Genre: romance (according to Douban)
🎬 Director: Han Shuai 韩帅 (Director and screenwriter: Green Night, Summer Blur; short films: Oedipus, The Time to Live and The Time to Die)
The Time to Live and The Time to Die won Best Short Film in the “Horn Short Film (号角短片)” category at the 4th Dalian Art Image Exhibition, and Best Narrative Film at the 11th “Banxia Memorial (半夏的纪念)” International College Student Image Exhibition. (Source)
✒️ Screenwriter: Fang Qiangqiang 方羌羌 (Be Passionately in Love, Love’s Rebellion, Thousand Years for You, Once upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain, The Legend of Qin, Wu Xin: The Monster Killer)
Yu Jiu Qi, an adopted daughter, falls in love with Sun Xi, the son of her family's sworn enemy. Bound by a decades-old blood feud, guilt forces them apart. Three years later, Sun Xi returns, reigniting both their buried love and lingering hatred. Beneath the freezing northeastern winter, they pretend to be strangers while secretly drawn to each other. Can love finally break the cycle of vengeance?
(Source: WeTV)
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Dong Feng Chui You Sheng" (冬风吹又生) by Chun Ya (淳牙).
Unofficial synopsis: 🍉
Adapted from the Douban novel of the same name. The story takes place in a small northeastern Chinese city blanketed in snow yet brimming with warmth and vitality. It follows the “Romeo and Juliet”-style romance between the protagonists Sun Xi and Yu Jiuqi.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Standing between them is more than two decades of bitter feud between their two families. Yet, they both choose to “betray” their families and begin a secret romance in faraway Beijing. Their relationship continues until Yu Jiuqi, unable to let go of her family, makes the painful decision to end things.
After returning to her northeastern hometown, Yu Jiuqi believes she has already moved on. However, when she encounters Sun Xi, who has also returned home, she realizes that her love for him remains strong. After enduring the emotional struggle and torment of repeatedly pulling away and being drawn back together, she decides to stop hesitating and embrace a new life with the person she loves.
The story of Dong Feng Chui You Sheng 《冬风吹又生》 takes place in a small northeastern Chinese city blanketed in snow yet filled with warmth and vitality. Centering on the “Romeo and Juliet”-style romance between the protagonists Sun Xi and Yu Jiuqi, the story unfolds gradually.
The work features a dramatic and suspenseful plot, with twists and turns that keep audiences captivated. Its characters are vivid, multi-dimensional, and full of life. While focusing on the romantic relationship between the male and female leads, it also incorporates a portrayal of family dynamics, creating multiple richly developed characters and complex interpersonal relationships.
With its final rankings of second place in the Romance Category Evaluation Group (言情组观察团), fifth place on the Sales Ranking, and sixth place on the Recommendation Votes Ranking, the work won third place in the Romance Category of the annual Long Novel Rally Competition.
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“Yu Jiuqi, how long have we known each other?”
“Almost twenty years, I guess.”
“Twenty years. Up until today, how many times have you dumped me? Even if I’m not good enough for you, you’ve gone too far by treating me this way.
Character Details: (unofficial 🍉)
❄️ Female Lead Yu Jiuqi – played by Chen Duling:
Yu Jiuqi is lively and cheerful, with exceptional social skills. She is a bank clerk and also an unofficial helper at her father’s bathhouse business. She worries about everything and treats everyone kindly, being considerate, warm, and thoughtful. She manages both major matters and small details with care, making her the beloved “Little Jiu” in this modest northeastern city.
However, beneath the young woman’s sunny smile lies an unspoken pain and sadness that has nowhere to go. Her complicated family relationships and her love story are gradually becoming overwhelming, slowly crushing her….
❄️ Male Lead Sun Xi – played by Qu Chuxiao:
Sun Xi’s father is a notorious murderer known throughout the small city. He barely saw his father while growing up, and his parents were never legally married. After his father’s crime came to light, his mother abandoned him and went to South Korea. Sun Xi was raised by his uncle’s family, where shallow familial affection came with a harsh reality: he learned at an early age that the label attached to him was “the son of a murderer.”
Insults, beatings, and contempt followed him throughout his childhood. As an adult, he left for Beijing alone to make a life for himself. Fortunately, through his own efforts, he partnered with others to run a hotel, escaping the small city that had shown him endless hostility and never welcomed him. But in doing so, he also lost the person he loved most – Little Jiu….
According to the casting call for supporting characters:
❄️ Ge Fan (Male, 27) – played by Wang Duo:
Manager of a KTV. A down-to-earth “northeastern-style overbearing CEO” type – straightforward, sunny, and an extremely doting older brother.
❄️ Fu Linchuan (Male, 31) – played by Liu Ruilin:
The son of the owner of Fu’an Mall, known as “Young Boss Fu.” A wealthy second-generation heir who longs for the warmth and everyday life of ordinary people.
❄️ Wang Heyuan (Male, 40) – played by Miao Ruopeng:
KTV owner. Well-versed in social dealings, calculating and shrewd, a self-serving opportunist. A hypocritical man who loves to say pleasing words.
❄️ Chen Mulin (Male, 28) – played by Han Donglin:
Young, successful, handsome, and wealthy. A perceptive yet sharp-tongued relationship advisor who believes in staying single.
❄️ Sun Tingting (Female, 17) – played by Wu Xun Zhi Xia:
A rebellious girl with unconventional behavior. A girl who idolizes her older brother and often causes trouble despite having good intentions.
❄️ Wang Huan (Female, 25):
The female lead’s close friend and colleague. An independent, capable single mother with a bold personality.
Translated Synopses
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Today is Tencent's 2026 V视界 (V Vision) conference.
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Two families are like a vine and a tree, growing alongside each other. One day, the vine comes to feel that the tree is a shackle, while the tree, too, begins to feel that the vine will strangle it.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* 6️⃣ Sun Li 孙丽（stage name: Sun Li 孙俪） as Ma Honglei
* 🔟 Qin Hailu 秦海璐 as Chen Xiaolian
Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname):
* Wang Shengdi 王圣迪as Yang Wenzhu
* Feng Wei 冯威 (stage name: Feng Shaofeng 冯绍峰) as Yang Yingming
* He Sitian as Zhao Xiaoman
* Fang Bin 房斌 (stage name: Fang Zibin 房子斌) as Zhao Shunkui
* Qin Junjie 秦俊杰 as Geng Geng
Sun Li and Feng Shaofeng play a couple (Yang family). Their daughter is played by Wang Shengdi.
Qin Hailu and Zhang Zibin play another couple (Zhao family) – who are friends with the Yang family. He Sitian plays their daughter.
Qin Junjie plays a detective.
Episodes: 22 (according to MDL)
Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
Official cast announcement: April 3, 2026
Filming started: March 20, 2026
Official filming wrapped up: June 15, 2026
Estimated filming time: 90 days
Filming location: Xiamen, Fujian Province
Genre: suspense (according to Baidu Baike)
🎬 Director: Jian Chuan He (Born to Be the One, Ode to Joy 1 to 5, All Is Well (drama))
✒️ Screenwriters: Xiu Yunmeng (Serial Homicide, In the Grip of Love), Yue Ziyue 岳梓月, Lu Xiaoyan 路晓延, Cui Shihao (Challenges at Midlife)
Detective Geng investigates a murder tied to an unsolved kidnapping. The victim's mother grows distant from her husband while another couple stands by her. As the truth emerges, the cold case resurfaces.
(Source: TMDb)
~~ Adapted from the web novel "Yuan Di Tao Li" (原地逃离) by Li Da Fa (李大发).
⚠️ Note: This synopsis from Baidu Baike has plot spoilers. ⚠️
A kidnapping case from five years ago and a present-day “crime of passion” murder intertwine the entanglements between two families.
Ma Honglei [played by Sun Li] and her husband Yang Yingming [played by Feng Shaofeng] help support their childhood friends, Zhao Shunkui [played by Fang Zibin] and his wife Chen Xiaolian [played by Qin Hailu]. Their daughters, Yang Wenzhu [played by Wang Shengdi] and Zhao Xiaoman [played by He Sitian], are as close as sisters.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
After the college entrance exams (Gaokao), Zhao Xiaoman is disfigured in an explosion, while Yang Wenzhu is kidnapped along with two other classmates and then mysteriously vanish.With Chen Xiaolian’s support, Ma Honglei embarks on a five-year search for her daughter, until five years later, she and Geng Geng [played by Qin Junjie] – the police officer who originally handled the kidnapping case – discover a crucial new lead….
Meanwhile, during five years of captivity, Yang Wenzhu struggles to save herself, only to fall into an even deeper abyss.
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