Yang Zi is an award-winning Chinese actress and singer who got her start as a child actress. Born on November 6, 1992, she also is known by the name Andy Yang and is considered to be one of the “Four Dan of Actresses of the Post-90s Generation” along with Zheng Shuang, Zhou Dong Yu and Guan Xiao Tong. Yang Zi made her acting debut in the 2002 television series “Ru Ci Chu Shan.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Ode to Joy” (2016), “The Legend of Chusen” (2016) and “The Legend of Chusen 2” (2016-2017) and “Ashes of Love” (2018).

Yang Zi

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Mango TV

He Wei Fang (Yang Zi), the daughter of a merchant in the Tang Dynasty, is compelled into an unsatisfying marriage with Liu Chang (Wei Zhe Ming) due to her frail health. However, their clashing personalities – his indecisiveness and her stubbornness – causes the marriage to deteriorate. Wei Fang crosses paths with Jiang Chang Yang (Li Xian), known for his selfishness that earned him the nickname of "the most corrupt official in Chang An." However, beneath this facade lies a shrewd, altruistic strategist dedicated to the welfare of the country. Chang Yang helps Wei Fang escape her marriage of convenience and establish her own peony cultivation business, combining Wei Fang's exceptional skill and Chang Yang's resourceful backing to build a successful enterprise... but will love blossom between them like the flowers do? This drama was adapted from the web novel of the same name by Yi Qian Chong.

Flourished Peony

🌸 Peony Whispers 🌸

He Wei Fang / Mu Dan

When Princess Jiu Yao’s (Yang Zi) royal past was wiped away, she had no choice but to build a life far from home, masquerading as a man. Living a simple life, fate introduces her to future clan leader Tu Shan Jing (Deng Wei) and the demon Xiang Liu (Tan Jian Ci). Torn between these two and Prince Xi Yan Cang Xuan (Zhang Wan Yi), who has been searching for her, Jiu Yao must choose her path. After helping Cang Xuan secure the throne, Jiu Yao wishes to live a secluded life with Xiang Liu, but Cang Xuan has other plans. Can he let her go after years of searching? Directed by Yang Huan and Zoe Qin, this 2024 sequel to the Chinese fantasy romance series “Lost You Forever” delves into love, duty, and destiny.

Lost You Forever 2

⁉️Lost 4ever without u💘

Jiu Yao/Wen Xiao Liu

Mai Cheng Huan (Yang Zi) has always lived her life according to the wishes of her overbearing mother. But after her mother’s interference brings about the end of an important relationship, Cheng Huan decides enough is enough. Breaking free from her mother’s hold, Cheng Huan pours all her focus into advancing in her career, and takes a position as the manager of a family hotel. While the hotel heir, Yao Zhi Ming (Xu Kai) has doubts about Cheng Huan’s abilities, it doesn’t take long for him to recognize her many talents. Working side by side, Cheng Huan and Zhi Ming navigate the turbulent waters of family and business together, finding unexpected love along the way.

A classic tale of enemies to lovers, this is a 2024 Chinese romantic comedy drama directed by Tian Yu and Wang Cheng Xin.

Best Choice Ever

✨ The Best Love Story ❤️

Mai Cheng Huan

JSTV, Youku

Huang Ying Zi (Yang Zi), Jiang Yi (Fan Cheng Cheng), and their four closest friends were inseparable as children. But after their school days ended, they were all separated at the age of 17. When one of the group gets married, Ying Zi does her best to ensure they all reunite at the wedding. The dynamic of their friendship has changed in the years they’ve spent apart: The former friends are now aged 30. But as Ying Zi and Jiang Yi spend more time together, romantic emotions begin to re-emerge. Is it too late for friendship to evolve into love? Or will destiny finally bring them together? This 2024 Chinese drama series was based on the novel “Who Do You Like at Seventeen?” by Ying Shi Liu and was directed by Niu Chao.

Love Endures

Timeless Connections Team 

When Princess Jiu Yao (Yang Zi) was young, she spent her days dreaming of marrying her best friend, Prince Qiang Xuan (Zhang Wan Yi). But when fate stripped her title, stole her identity, and wiped away her royal past, Jiu Yao had no choice but to try to build a life far away from the place she once called home. Masquerading as a man, Jiu Yao seeks a simple life but when she meets future clan leader Tu Shan Jing (Deng Wei) and the demon Xiang Liu (Tan Jian Ci), life gets complicated once again. Caught between a man, a demon, and the long-lost prince who has spent years tracking her down, does love or tragedy await this lost princess? This 2023 Chinese fantasy romance drama series was directed by Qin Zhen and Yang Huan.

Lost You Forever

A Lady and Her 4 Gentlemen

After recovering the Four-Leafed Lotus, a powerful treasure, from a demon thief, the Sovereign Lord protector of the heavenly realm Ying Yuan (Cheng Yi) was shocked as Lotus transformed into two sisters: Yan Dan (Yang Zi) and Zhi Xi (Zoey Meng). Yan Dan fell for Ying Yuan, but fate kept them apart. Now, hundreds of years later, they reunite in the mortal realm, where Ying Yuan, now named Tang Zhou, is a demon hunter on the hunt for powerful ancient artifacts. He runs into Yan Dan, accompanied by her close male friend Yu Mo (Zhang Rui), and the trio joins forces to continue the quest. Unfortunately, neither Yan Dan nor Tang Zhou recall their shared history! As Yan Dan and Tang Zhou spend more time together, will they remember their past lives – and love? This 2022 Chinese drama series was directed by Guo Hu and Ren Hai Tao.

Immortal Samsara

  Turtle-Flipping Deity Team

Tencent

Budding young cellist Lin Zhi Xiao (Yang Zi)’s perfect world falls apart when her father becomes ill, forcing her to give up her dream job. To make matters worse, she breaks up with her seemingly loving boyfriend. While wallowing in misery at the hospital where her father is being treated, she meets doctor Gu Wei (Xiao Zhan), who is also facing personal challenges. Over time, they develop a bond of understanding. Could love follow and bring joy back into both their lives? This 2022 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Bolin Shi Jiang and was directed by Lu Ying.

The Oath of Love

🩺 Therapy Plays Your Heart 🎻

Youku

Psychologist He Dun (Yang Zi), struggling after a career setback, meets Qian Kai Yi (Jing Bo Ran) through a mutual friend. Persuaded to co-host a radio program about psychological counseling, He Dun's professional life begins to improve as their show gains popularity and her clinic attracts more clients. As her relationship with Kai Yi deepens, she faces a significant challenge when her mentor Ji Ming Cong (Huang Jue) becomes embroiled in a scandal. Determined to uncover the truth, He Dun simultaneously battles personal and professional pressures that trigger past traumas. Her attempts to help others are complicated by her own unresolved psychological issues, forcing her to confront her inner struggles and reassess her life's direction. This is a 2021 South Korean romance drama based on the novel by Bi Shu Min and directed by Ke Wen Li.

Psychologist

Mind and Heart Healers ❤️‍🩹

Jiangsu TV, iQiyi

Ai Qing (Li Yi Tong), a top robot combat player known as Appledog, is a professional and friendly gamer with numerous fans. Under Ai Qing’s tutelage, Wu Bai (Hu Yi Tian), or DT, becomes a rising star in the robot combat scene, now captaining the promising Pirate team that challenges Ai Qing's Appledog team. Despite their professional rivalry, their personal connection deepens, with romantic possibilities emerging between them. The ultimate test of their skills and relationship comes during the annual Robot Combat Competition, where multiple teams compete for a prestigious trophy. Based on a novel by Mo Bao Fei Bao and featuring actors reprising their roles from "Go Go Squid!", this is a 2021 Chinese drama directed by Yu Zhong Zhong.

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The Puppy Love Team

iQiyi

Mo Ge Li (Ma Tian Yu), raised in the wilderness by his grandfather, has lived a life isolated from modern society, with only animals as companions. When Ling Xi (Yang Zi), a career-driven woman, accidentally encounters him, she unexpectedly brings him to her home. Struggling to return him to his original habitat, Ling Xi ultimately allows Mo Ge Li to stay with her. Their cohabitation leads to unexpected challenges and complex emotions as they navigate their drastically different worlds. As they spend more time together, they begin to understand and appreciate each other's unique perspectives. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", this is a 2019 South Korean romance drama directed by Han Yang that explores the potential for connection between two seemingly incompatible individuals.

My Mowgli Boy

🌴 The Jungle Team 🌴

Dragon TV

Tong Nian (Yang Zi) might be a brilliant IT programming student, but when it comes to love, her score is anything but perfect. Having fallen for Hang Shang Yan (Li Xian), one of the best pro gamers in the world, Nian tries everything she can think of to get Shang Yan’s attention. Sadly, no matter how hard she tries, she always ends up failing miserably. Will she ever find a way to catch the eye of a man who never seems to notice anyone? Based on the novel “Stewed Squid with Honey” by Mo Bao Fei Bao, this 2019 Viki Original Chinese romantic comedy series was directed by Li Qing Rong and Xiang Xu Jing.

Go Go Squid!

🍯 Honey Stewed Squid! 🐙 

JSTV

Jin Mi (Yang Zi), a frost flower fairy born to the Flower Deity and Water Immortal, is raised in isolation in the Flower Realm, protected by a magical pill that suppresses her emotions and prevents love. Her quiet life changes when she rescues Xu Feng (Deng Lun), the Fire Immortal, who takes her to the Heavenly Realm at her request. There, she becomes entangled in celestial politics and the growing rivalry between Xu Feng and his half-brother, Run Yu (Luo Yun Xi), the Night Immortal. As Jin Mi's suppressed emotions awaken and her bond with Xu Feng deepens, she finds herself caught in a dangerous love triangle that will shape the fate of the realms. This 2018 Chinese fantasy romance, directed by Chu Rui Bin, is based on the novel Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost by Dian Xian.

Ashes of Love

Gone with the Shirt Team 

Jin Mi

Master of the medicinal valley and disciple of the Jade Emperor, Zi Xuan (Allen Ren) was well on his way to becoming a deity when he met Bai Yao Yao (Yang Zi). A little white snake spirit roaming the mortal realm as a human, Yao Yao had no intention of falling in love with a mortal but sometimes, the best things in life happen when we least expect them.

Entwined by fate, Zi Xuan and Yao Yao should have had a beautiful life together but when demon catcher, Fa Hai (Mao Zi Jun), finds the two together, he becomes obsessed with tearing them apart. Desperate to save the life of the mortal she loves, Yao Yao breaks a heavenly seal, inadvertently releasing chaos and destruction upon the human world. In order to save the world, Zi Xuan sacrifices himself, leaving a devastated Yao Yao to face a dismal eternity alone.

A thousand years pass before Yao Yao allows herself to walk among men once more. As she travels, she finds Zi Xuan, now reborn as Xu Xian (Allen Ren). Though Xu Xian remembers nothing from his past life, Yao Yao remembers everything and vows that this time, things will be different.

Inspired by an ancient Chinese folk talk, “The Destiny of White Snake” is a 2018 fantasy romance drama directed by Yi Tao and Liu Guohui.

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