Xi Mei Juan is an award-winning Chinese actress. She was born on April 20, 1955, in Chuansha, Shanghai, China, and made her acting debut in theater in 1976. She made her film debut in 1990 and took her first role in a television drama in 1996. Since then, she has appeared in countless theatrical productions, films, and television dramas, including “The Long River” (2022).

Xi Mei Juan

In the fifteenth year of his reign, Emperor Kang Xi (Luo Jin) was forced to overcome the greatest challenge of his young life when his empire was nearly washed away by the raging current of the Yellow River. Having recently experienced a bout of uncommonly heavy rainfall, the mighty swollen river began to spill over its banks. Washing away home, destroying crops, and taking countless lives, the people of Kang Xi’s empire turned to him for guidance, certain their mighty leader would know how to save them.

Unable to find a solution to the problems at hand, Kang Xi decided to recruit the empire’s brightest individuals into his service. Setting up a series of civil service examinations, candidates from across the empire came, hoping to secure a place by the Emperor’s side. Among these hopefuls was Chen Huang (Yin Fang), a bright young man with a head full of ideas and the confidence needed to turn them into action.

Passing the Emperor’s rigorous tests, Chen Huang and his colleagues were tasked with finding a solution to the problems plaguing those most affected by the raging Yellow River. With countless lives on the line, will the Emperor and his new team of advisors find a way to save their people before it’s too late?

A story of hope in the face of disaster, “The Long River” is a 2022 Chinese historical drama directed by Zhang Ting.

The Long River

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Growing up, Li Xiao (An Yue Xi) had only one dream, to someday become as fashion editor, working for one of the industry’s top magazines. Focusing all her energy into making her dreams come true, all of Li Xiao’s hard work paid off when she landed a job at the very same publishing house that had inspired her, all those years ago. Unfortunately, the job she applied for wasn’t the job she got.

Forced to join the overworked and underrated proofreading department, Li Xiao has no choice but to make the best of her current situation. Encouraged by the department’s director, Qian Wenfeng, Li Xiao is determined to work hard, in the hopes that someday she’ll be transferred to the editorial department. However, things don’t always go as planned and with the proofreading department swamped with work, Li Xiao’s chances of moving on are slim.

Stuck in a job she never wanted, Li Xiao finds herself wondering how she’s ever going to survive in this tough new world. But when fate brings Zhou Zi Mo (Xing Zhao Lin), into her life, things start to look a little less grim. With love and friendship on her side, Li Xiao comes to find that sometimes life’s little unexpected turns end up bringing us the most joy.

“Standing In The Time” is a 2019 drama directed by Fu Dongyu.

Standing in the Time

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Identical twin sisters Hui Bao and Hui Xiang (both played by Shu Qi) are budding actresses who hunger for theater stardom, but only Bao has found success performing in a play written by her lover Nan (Shawn Yue). When Bao falls ill, however, Xiang steps in to replace her - and seemingly outshines her twin on stage and wins Nan's affections. A deadly love triangle unfolds, fueled by jealousy, rivalry, and suspicion as one of the sisters goes missing – with nobody sure which of the duo has vanished. This 2012 Hong Kong suspense-drama film was directed by Carol Lai.

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