Guo Jun is a Chinese actor who was born on October 1, 1968, in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. He graduated from the Shaanxi Opera School and made his acting debut in 1995, when he appeared in the drama “Water Margin.” He has since gone on to appear in scores of his dramas and movies, such as the international box office smash film “House of Flying Daggers” (2004). More recently, he has appeared in the dramas “A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College” and “One and Only” (both 2021).

Guo Jun

As an aspiring hero, Li Xiao Yao (He Yu) hopes to find a way to end the ongoing drought that plagues the land. Joining forces with Zhao Ling Er (Yang Yu Tong), a descendant of the goddess Nuwa, the two set off on a quest to find the Water Spiritual Bead, which has the power to bring the drought to an end. Along the way, they befriend a group of unique individuals who all agree to help them on their quest. With their new friends' help, Xiao Yao and Ling Er prepare to take on an evil sect in a desperate attempt to avert catastrophe and bring peace to the world. Adapted from the popular video game “The Legend of Sword and Fairy” produced by Softstar Entertainment, this 2024 Chinese fantasy drama was directed by Yang Long.

Sword and Fairy

Elder Shi

When a bridge over a canal collapses, the city of Yong An descends into chaos. The Emperor scapegoats his construction minister and has him thrown in prison. The minister’s family is left destitute, with his now-penniless daughter Shen Ran (Xia Nan) and her sister Shen Zhen (Ouyang Nana) forced to somehow make ends meet as they care for their ailing brother. Imperial prosecutor Lu Shi Yan (Jeremy Tsui), meanwhile, has been dispatched to investigate the bridge. But he is troubled by a recurring dream where he sees a mysterious woman’s face. When he meets Shen Zhen, he realizes that she is the woman he keeps dreaming of. Eventually, they decide to work together, but their quest leads them to develop unexpected romantic feelings. Can they discover the truth about the bridge? And will they find love on the way? This 2024 Chinese drama series was based on the novel “Chang’an’s First Beauty” by Well-Developed Lachrymal Glands and was directed by Huang Bin, Deng Wei En, and Chen Qiang.

Yong An Dream

💫Dreaming Love💫

Ge Tian Shi

Tencent

While alien Chai Xiao Qi (Wan Peng) is marooned on Earth, she falls for the handsome CEO Fang Leng (Bie Thassapak Hsu). After saving him, the duo falls in love and plans to marry. But when her “perfect” mate from her home planet tries to bring her back, she is forced to escape – mistakenly traveling down the wrong wormhole in the process. She finds herself back on Earth and is reunited with Fang Leng, but there’s a twist: she has traveled back in time to a year before they first met, and he now has no idea who she is. Can she win his heart again and get their union back on track? Or has fate ruined their romance forever? This 2022 Chinese drama series follows Season 1 and was directed by Gao Cong Kai.

My Girlfriend is an Alien 2

🛸 How to tame a  CEO³🛸 

Ke Ren

The free-spirited Sang Qi (Zhao Lu Si) promised her late brother she would fulfill his last wish by gaining entry to the Imperial College. However, this task is harder than it appears: the college only accepts men from noble families. Its new head, Yan Yun Zhi (Xu Kai Cheng), seeks to admit only the finest scholars in the land. Undaunted, Sang Qi heads to the college, but has a disastrous first encounter with Yun Zhi. Not all is lost, as her quest leads her to reconnect with her childhood friend Zhuo Wen Yuan (Ren Hao). But as she pursues admission, she finds that both Wen Yuan and Yun Zhi have fallen for her! Will love bloom along her journey to become an Imperial College scholar? This 2021 Chinese drama series was directed by Xu Pei Shan, adapted from the web novel of the same name by Hua Qian Ci.

A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College

♚ Imperial College Students ♚

Though raised by his brother, the Emperor, Zhou Sheng Chen (Ren Jia Lun) knew from a young age that he wanted to be more than just the Emperor’s brother. Determined to become a loyal and accomplished general, Sheng Chen left his brother’s house at the age of thirteen to begin that noble quest. While the young Sheng Chen was off defending the border, Cui Shi Yi (Bai Lu), the well-read daughter of an esteemed noble family, spent her days being groomed for a life as the Crown Prince’s wife.

Despite her betrothal to the Crown Prince, Shi Yi’s life was far from easy. Surrounded by enemies, her family soon became the target of several political schemes which proved devastating. An unfortunate victim of the political unrest, Shi Yi was rendered mute but her misfortune didn’t end there. With the terms of her betrothal changed by the Empress Dowager Regent, Shi Yi finds herself facing an uncertain future. Returning to the capital amid the turmoil, Zhou Sheng Chen is unable to escape his duties to the crown.

To quell any lingering animosity between the royal family and the Chi family, Zhou Sheng Chen accepts Shi Yi as his disciple. Despite their differences, master and disciple draw ever closer but their respective sense of duty and honor keep them from exploring the depths of their relationship. Constantly entangled in the turmoil of the palace, will Zhou Sheng Chen and Shi Yi ever be free to live the life they truly desire?&nbsp;&nbsp;

Adapted from the novel “One Life, One Incarnation - Beautiful Bones” by Mo Bao Fei Bao, “One and Only” is a 2021 Chinese romance drama directed by Guo Hu.

One and Only

"Forever My One and Only" Team

Liu Wei

In late-Tang Dynasty China, Chu Chu (Su Xiao Tong) is a young woman from a long line of coroners. She dreams of becoming the most prominent coroner in the land – by winning an appointment to the Imperial Palace. But she knows that in order to do so, she must first travel to Chang’an, the Tang capital, to pass an exam and prove her worth. While in the capital, she meets Xiao Jin Yu (Wang Zi Qi), an imperial prince and a budding sleuth.

The two young people realize they can be an asset to one another: Chu Chu’s quick wits can help Xiao Jin Yu solve a number of tricky cases, while she can hope to raise her profile by solving the mysteries they tackle together. When they join forces to get to the bottom of a two-decade-old secret, they realize that solving the case could help them both fulfill their dreams. But their investigations lead them to suspect that there may be untold secrets pertaining to Xiao Jin Yu’s family, while high-ranking civil servants hatch devious schemes – and the duo starts to wonder if their partnership could eventually take a romantic turn…

“The Imperial Coroner” is a 2021 drama series that was based on a novel by Qing Xian Ya Tou and directed by Lou Jian.

The Imperial Coroner

The Imperial Coroners 

Emperor Xuan Zong

Tencent, iQiyi

A prosperous entrepreneur in modern-day China is undercut by a business partner, who tells him that he will have to take his revenge against him in another life – and then has him brutally beaten.

When he awakes, he has traveled back in time hundreds of years and now inhabits the body of a young man named Ning Yi (Guo Qi Lin).

He soon discovers that he is engaged to be married into the family of a successful cloth merchant. He also learns that he will become a matrilocal husband, which will mean he must live with his wife’s family, rather than the other way around, as per traditional Confucian custom.

At first, he is reluctant to go ahead with the marriage, and even attempts to escape. But when he meets his beautiful and charming fiancee Su Tan Er (Song Yi), he changes his mind, and the couple ties the knot.

But marrying into this family has a wide range of consequences. He soon discovers that scheming rival business rivals and dangerous bandits are planning to undermine Su Tan Er’s family.

He resolves to help his new wife, in-laws – and nation – by channeling his business acumen, knowledge of modern values...and his growing affection for Su Tan Er.

This drama was based on a novel by Fen Nu de Xiang Jiao.

My Heroic Husband

Husband is Awesome

Wu Cheng Hou

It is the late 10th century, and the Liao dynasty is at the zenith of its power. The powerful Liao rule much of what is now Northeast China, Mongolia, and Russia, as well as much of the Korean peninsula.

Prime Minister Xiao Si Wen and Princess Yan of the Liao have three daughters, but their favorite is the youngest – the hard-working and diligent Xiao Chao (Tiffany Tang).

Xiao Chao’s heart belongs to aspiring military commander Han De Rang (Shawn Dou), whose family have loyally served the Liao for decades. But her parents have other plans for her – and succeed in arranging for her to marry the Liao Emperor, Jin Zhong (Jing Chao).

She obeys and goes on to become the Emperor’s queen, as well as a fierce defender of the Liao – helping to mobilize the army, heading a 10,000-strong cavalry regiment and providing support for the civil administration. Eventually, she is named Empress.

In the meantime, however, Han De Rang has continued his own rise through the ranks of both the military and the government, becoming a powerful general and a minister.

Xiao Chao is prepared to do anything to help the realm…but can she contain her feelings for Han De Rang? And can he, in turn, control his heart, which still beats for his childhood sweetheart, now the Empress?

“The Legend of Legend of Xiao Chuo” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was directed by Jiang Jia Jun.

The Legend of Xiao Chuo

Yelü Cha Ge

iQiyi

Ten thousand years ago the God of War, Jiu Chen (Chang Chen), fought the vile demon lord in a battle so intense, it pushed him to the outermost edge of his limits. Desperate to save the world from the all-consuming evil of the demon lord, Jiu Chen fought with all his might and in the end, managed to seal the foul demon away for good.

Exhausted after his victory, the God of War fell into a deep slumber, his sleep a guarantee to the people that they were safe. And so they were until the young fairy maiden, Ling Xi (Ni Ni), accidentally wakes him from his slumber.

Despite his irritation at being disturbed, Jiu Chen can’t help but notice the fair maiden’s beauty. Smitten from the very beginning, the two soon fall in love but their happiness together is short-lived. Born with an evil miasma that can free the demon lord from Jiu Chen’s seal, Ling Xi is the living embodiment of everything evil in the world; her very existence, a dangerous threat to the world.

Encouraged by the gods to end the world’s suffering before it begins, Jiu Chen has two choices before him: save the woman he loves, or let the world fall to darkness. Forced to make an impossible decision, Jiu Chen struggles against his destiny, knowing that whatever he chooses, the fate of the world rests solely in his hands.

“Love and Destiny” is a 2019 historical fantasy romance drama directed by Lin Yu Fen.

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