Cao Wei Yu

“Desert Rose” Ye Liu Xi (Ni Ni) is blighted with amnesia and desperately wants to discover the truth about her past. Chang Dong (Bai Yu) is wracked with anxiety after a mysterious desert storm left his 18-member team seemingly buried underneath the hot desert sand two years ago. When their paths cross, Chang Dong realizes that Ye Liu Xi could help him discover the truth about what happened to his ill-fated team. She, meanwhile, thinks that this battle-scarred warrior could help her find the answers she’s after. But the closer this duo gets to the truth, the deeper into the fiery desert they must go – and the heart of the desert turns out to be full of unspeakable dangers. Can they find the answers they are looking for...or will they suffer the same gruesome fate as Chang Dong’s team? 

“Parallel World” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was based on a hit novel by Wei Yu and directed by Su Chao Bin.

Parallel World

In 1926, Mu Wan Qing (Zhang Jing Yi) returns to Shanghai, seeking answers about her parents’ separation and her brother’s death under the guise of simply burying her deceased mother’s ashes. With the help of powerful allies Tan Xuan Lin (Chen Xing Xu) and Xu Guang Yao (Lin Yan Jun), she delves into a web of secrets, uncovering a past more tangled than she ever imagined. Wan Qing must decide if the answers she seeks are worth the price of her heart, as family, loyalty, friendship, and love collide in a city on the brink of chaos. This 2021 Chinese historical romance drama was directed by Lin Jian Long and Chen Guo Hua.

Fall in Love

♡ Once Upon in Love ♡

Tencent

Luo Tian Ran (Yang Chao Yue) is a fiercely independent and strong-minded young woman with a high sense of self-worth.

Although she is tone-deaf, she dreams of making a splash in the music industry as a songwriter.

However, due to some ill-fated interventions from a pair of her friends, she ends up having to move out of her house.

Fate intervenes, and her path crosses with a pop superstar named Jin Ze Yi (Timmy Xu), who comes across as something of a spoiled brat. Despite his cold exterior, he is actually secretly childlike and needy.

The duo is forced to live in the same house on a temporary basis.

At first, it seems they will never see eye-to-eye, as their personalities are so very different. However, over time, Luo Tian Ran gradually falls for Jin Ze Yi’s charms – and the feeling becomes mutual.

Could love bloom between this decidedly odd couple?

This series was based on "Full House," a web-based comic series written by South Korean author Won Soo Yeon.

“Midsummer Is Full of Love” is a 2020 Chinese drama directed by Zhang Li Chuan.

Midsummer is Full of Love

Fabulous Midsummer

In 1937, shortly after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Shanghai. After more than three months of brutal fighting, the Japanese army showed no signs of weakening. Suffering heavy losses, the Chinese army was forced to make an impossible decision: retreat and lose the city, or stay and risk being entirely overrun.&nbsp;

In an act of unprecedented bravery, Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jin Yuan (Du Chun) of the 524th Regiment, of the poorly equipped 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, led 452 young officers and soldiers into battle. Knowing their mission would undoubtedly fail, the brave young men followed their Lieutenant Colonel to the Sihang Warehouse. There they made their last stand against the 3rd Imperial Japanese Division, a division consisting of nearly 20,000 troops. Against impossible odds, these 400 soldiers held out against the relentless Japanese army for four days, providing the rest of the Chinese army the time they needed to retreat.

Though these brave men ultimately lost the battle, their stand at the Sihang Warehouse would bolster the morale of the Chinese army and earn them a place in history as legendary heroes.

Based on actual events, “The Eight Hundred” is a 2020 historical war film directed by Guan Hu.

The Eight Hundred

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Medical school sweethearts, Yan Shu Ren (Shawn Dou) and Sun Shu (Vivi Miao) had everything going for them. One a Ph.D. candidate and the other an underclassman, they were both on a path to success, both in work and in love, until family difficulties and major crises drove them apart. Forced to drop out of school, Yan Shu Ren left Sun Shu without so much as the word "Goodbye". Heartbroken, Sun Shu decides to finish her studies abroad to escape the memories she’s haunted by at every turn.

Five years later, Shu Ren and Sun Shu are brought together once more. Doctors working at the same hospital, Shu Ren hopes to rekindle the flame he and Sun Shu once shared but she’s not so eager. Hurt by Shu Ren in the past, Sun Shu isn’t willing to give her heart to a man who once broke it but when her mother falls ill, things begin to change. 

With Shu Ren by her side, Sun Shu begins to realize her feelings for him have never really changed. Happy once more, life is good but when Shu Ren uncovers a secret about his mother’s death eight years ago, everything is thrown into turmoil. Dealt another cruel hand, can Shu Ren and Sun Shu overcome what lies before them or was their love doomed from the start?

"From Survivor to Healer" is a 2019 romance drama directed by Cao Dun and Cheng Qiang.

From Survivor to Healer

The survivors!

Tencent TV

They are both chosen in their own ways to protect their people and the country.
 
Ning Que (Chen Fei Yu) is the only survivor of General Lin Guang Yuan’s regime, which came under a calculated and brutal attack of another dangerous general. Ning Que manages to escape to Du City with his maid, Sang Sang (Song Yi Ren), and joins the best martial arts academy there.

When Sang Sang becomes ill with a mysterious illness, Ning Que takes her to a doctor, only to discover that Sang Sang is the reincarnation of Yong Ye, a mysterious and powerful being that is prophesied to bring about chaos.

With evil forces now trying to get their hands on Sang Sang to channel her power, Ning Que must put his life on the line to save Sang Sang and his people.

“Ever Night” is a 2018-2019 Chinese drama series directed by Yang Yang. It is based on the novel Jiang Ye by Mao Ni.

Ever Night

The Ever Night Team

Beijing Enlight Pictures 

The host of the most-listened-to late-night radio program, Chen Mo (Deng Chao) was living the good life. His career was solid, his fame grew, and best of all, he got to go to work every day with the love of his life, his radio show co-host, Xiao Rong (Du Juan). But everything changed the night a lonely listener called into the show, his words inspiring Xiao Rong to leave Chen Mo for good. With the loss of his love and co-host of his career, his life begins a serious downward spiral that ultimately ends him making a ridiculous bet that’s sure to end in disaster.

Meanwhile, Chen Mo’s “little brothers” aren’t faring any better, in either life or love. Mao Shiba (Yang Yang), a struggling inventor living off his cousin, Chen Mo, spends most of his days running from a local police officer, Li Zhi (Bai Bai He). For some reason, Li Zhi seems to have it out for him, unfortunately for Shiba, which he can’t seem to figure out why.

At the same time, Chen Mo’s other “brother”, Zhu Tou, has spent the past eight years in a relationship with his college sweetheart, Yan Zi. Though they’ve been together for years, they’ve spent most of their time apart, as Yan Zi has spent the majority of those years traveling the world at Zhu Tou’s expense. Tired of missing his globe-trotting girlfriend, Zhu Tou hopes a marriage proposal will bring her home for good but can either of them really be happy after spending so much time apart?

With so much working against them, will these down-and-out souls find a way to be happy in both life and love?

Based on the popular web novel by Zhang Jiajia, “I Belong to You” is a fun yet thought-provoking 2016 romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yibai.

I Belonged to You

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Tormented by rumors about her elder sister Qiao Bai Yu's death, teenager Qiao Qing Yu (Zhang Jing Yi) and her family move away from their village to the province's capital. However, Qing Yu still has her suspicions about what happened, and eventually teams up with her new classmate Ming Sheng (Zhou Yi Ran) to help her investigate the truth. Together, Qing Yu and Ming Sheng discover what really happened to Bai Yu, heal old family wounds... and even find love. This 2024 Chinese drama was directed by Liu Zi Wei and adapted from the web novel "Huan Yu" by Qiang Yu.

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