Timmy Xu, born Xu Wei Zhou, is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter. He was born on October 20, 1994, in Shanghai, China, and made his official debut in the entertainment world in 2015, when he took on his first role in a film. In 2016, he released his first album and began his first Asian concert tour. Since then, he has released numerous albums, EPs, and singles, as well as taken on roles in both film and television dramas, including “Addicted” (2016), “The Evolution of Our Love” (2018), “My Girlfriend” (2019), “Almost Lover” (2022), and “City of Streamer” (2022).

Timmy Xu

After their marriage, Kudi Liu Li (Gülnezer Bextiyar) and her husband, Pei Xing Jian (Timmy Xu) settled into a peaceful, harmonious life. But when Xing Jian is demoted from his position and deported to the western state of Xizhou, their happy life takes an unexpected turn.

Starting a new life in Xizhou isn’t easy but by working together and supporting each other, they settle in. Taking a new position as an official, Xing Jian is unfortunate enough to draw the attention of the young noble, Qu Chong Yu (Liu Duan Duan). Wary of Xing Jian and his unbelievable assignment, Chong Yu does his best to make life miserable for the young couple. Only through their hard work and true love of the people do they manage to win Chong Yu over. Unfortunately, Chong Yu isn’t the only individual of rank and power who needs to be convinced of Xing Jian and Liu Li’s goodwill.

Detaining Xing Jian unexpectedly, the Grand Protectorate plans to keep the new official for his benefit but Liu Li refuses to leave her husband in the Protectorate’s hands. Rallying the people, Liu Li sets in motion a plan to retrieve her husband. With the help of the people, will she be able to bring her husband back safe and sound?

Adapted from the novel “Da Tang Ming Yue” by Lan Yun Shu, “Weaving a Tale of Love 2” is a 2023 Chinese historical romance drama directed by Chan Ka Lam, He Zhen Hua, and Yang Xiao Bo.

Weaving a Tale of Love 2

7️⃣ Needles & Threads🧵

After taking a position as a table tennis coach in Italy, Dai Min Jia (Deng Chao) thought all his ties with China’s men’s national table tennis team had been severed. Having retired from the team at the age of twenty-four, Min Jia has put that part of his life behind him. But when he’s approached with an offer to coach his former team, he finds it hard to say no.

Hesitant to take on the task of coaching a team on a heavy downward spiral, Min Jia isn’t sure coaching China’s team is worth the trouble. But with his wife Wang Ying (Sun Li) heavily pregnant, he decides it’s time to leave Italy and settle back down in his home country. Taking the job, Min Jia sets about the nearly impossible task of breaking the team’s losing streak and getting them back on their feet.&nbsp;

Over the next five years, Min Jia guides his team through numerous ups and downs. Training hard and competing even harder, will Min Jia be able to lead his underdog team to victory?

Inspired by actual events, “Ping Pong: The Triumph” is a 2023 Chinese sports film directed by Deng Chao and Yu Bai Mei.&nbsp;

Ping Pong: The Triumph

Tencent

He Xiao Ran (Victoria Song) is the MC of a late-night radio show. But events that tainted the last few years of her life as a student still haunt her. She secretly loved Xiao Shang Qi (Timmy Wu), a close male friend. But instead of ending u with him, she had to watch on helplessly as he pursued his dreams of love with another woman – their mutual friend Chen Fei Er (Gong Wan Yi). She was forced to endure the heartbreak of watching the man she loved begin on a relationship with her close friend. And for the sake of the friendships she valued, she kept her feelings under lock and key.

Eventually, she moved away and began working as a radio DJ. But her past comes back to bite her eight years later when Xiao Shang Qi comes to town after spending a long time abroad. He has been tasked with turning around the fortunes of an exclusive hotel that has fallen on hard times. Their paths cross again, and this time Xiao Shang Qi appears determined to right his previous wrongs. He tells her that he has never stopped thinking of her. But is it too late for reconciliation? Or could Cupid find a way to turn back the clock on a relationship that never was...but always should have been?

“Almost Lover” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Dai Xiao Zhe.

Almost Lover

🎡Deja Vous Lover Team❤️

In Shanghai, China, in the early 20th century, a few wealthy families have risen to wield enormous power and influence. Many of them, like the conniving Rong family, have risen to the very top, and are guilty of abusing their position to realize great financial and societal gains. Now the Rong family is looking for a tutor to help teach their son Rong Jia Shang (Timmy Xu) and his two sisters. Rong Jia Shang has spent years abroad at a military academy and has much to learn about the world outside the armed forces. His two sisters, meanwhile, need an English tutor so that they can gain admission to a foreign-run school.

The Rong family decides to hire Feng Shi Zhen (Jing Tian), who aces the test they set for her and creates a good impression on them. Little do they know, however, that she is a justice-loving spy who is plotting, along with her comrades, the downfall of the Rong family and others like them. But this mission risks becoming compromised when Rong Jia Shang begins to fall for his stunning new teacher. As she gets to know him, Feng Shi Zhen also develops feelings for her student. But the closer they get to one another, the greater the dangers ahead become. And when they discover details of a wide and decades-old conspiracy, they inch close to revealing a truth that will shake the city to its core.

“City of Streamer” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Jin Chen and Gan Lu.

City of Streamer

Hunan TV, Youku

During the reign of Emperor Taizong, a baby girl by the name of Kudi Liu Li (Gülnezer Bextiyar) was born. Liu Li was also born with an innate talent for embroidery, but her mother, known as “Number One Needle in the World,” knew the dangers that such skills would bring, and warned that she must never touch needle and thread. Alas, misfortune fell regardless when her mother was framed by Zhuo Jin Niang (Li Xin Yi). Imprisoned and faced with imminent death, she entrusts young Liu Li to an old friend in the palace.

Leaving Liu Li in the care of a kind eunuch, the little girl grew up well, her natural talent with needle and thread, becoming, over time, the talk of the palace.&nbsp;With jealous eyes now constantly on her, a brilliant young scholar by the name of Pei Xing Jian (Timmy Xu) sees the danger she’s in and takes it upon himself to protect her. Together the two safely evade numerous plots against them and in the process, uncover a secret from Liu Li’s past; a secret that sets her on a path of revenge.

As Liu Li seeks revenge, she soon finds herself caught up in an ugly battle between the nobles, witnessing dark secrets of the royal palace, as the power within shifts to the usurper, Wu Zhou. Precariously walking the line between life and death once again, Liu Li and Xing Jian will have to use all their wits to overcome the obstacles ahead.

Based on the novel of the same name by Lan Yunshu, “Weaving a Tale of Love” is a 2021 historical romance drama directed by Chan Ka Lam and He Zhen Hua.

Weaving a Tale of Love

🧵Team 7️⃣ Needles & Threads🧵

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

Youku

Growing up, Ding Xiao Rou (Qiao Xin) had a pretty normal life but at the age of 17, everything changed. Through a series of misunderstandings, Xiao Rou finds herself on the bad end of a stranger’s curse, a curse that dooms her to spend the rest of her life unable to find true love.

As the years pass, Xiao Rou is reminded time and time again, of the stranger’s curse, as one after another, her romantic relationships fail. Cursed and alone, Xiao Rou begins to wonder if she’s doomed for all time.

On the verge of giving up all hope, Xiao Rou meets Chi Xin (Timmy Xu) and suddenly, everything changes.

Directed by Yu Zhong Zhong, “My Girlfriend” is a 2019 romantic drama based on the novel of the same title by Wei Xiao Bao.

My Girlfriend

The Cursed Love

Dragon TV, ZJSTV

Love isn’t always found in the places you expect it.

Ai Ruo Man (Zhang Tian Ai) is a successful career woman. But her strong personality and independent nature chases men away in her personal life. 

Lu Fei (Zhang Ruo Yun) is a gentle, easy-going man who loves to cook, clean and tend to his garden. Women appreciate his kind spirit, but not enough to date or marry him.

Ai Ruo Man and Lu Fei have been best friends for the past 15 years. As they both enter their 30s, can they help each other find the mate of their dreams?

“The Evolution of Our Love” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by An Zhu Jian.

The Evolution of Our Love

Love in Progress Team

Ding Yu Yang

Bai Luo Yin (Timmy Xu) discovers that his estranged mother has remarried a high-ranking official, making him stepbrothers with Gu Hai (Johnny Huang), his new classmate. Navigating the complexities of their new family dynamic, Luo Yin must confront the tensions of adolescence and the challenges of living under the same roof as someone who was once a stranger. As they clash with each other and collaborate with their classmates, the lines between rivalry and camaraderie blur, leading them to explore a deeper connection. Can these stepbrothers redefine their relationship beyond mere family ties, or will the weight of their circumstances drive them apart? This 2016 Chinese BL drama, based on a novel by Zhu Wen Jiao (Chai Ji Dan), was directed by Ding Wei.

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