Zoey Meng

After losing her mother at a young age and later being abandoned by her husband, Dou Zhao (Zoey Meng) becomes disillusioned with family and love. However, when she unexpectedly finds herself reborn as a young girl, she decides to use the opportunity to prevent her stepmother from seizing the family inheritance. While Dou Zhao fends off malicious rumors started by her stepmother, she meets Song Mo (Li Yun Rui), a noble in disguise who is trying to find out the mysteries behind his family's downfall. The two decide to marry and form an alliance, hoping that their union can help them quell the various familial scandals and political unrest waging around them. Can this marriage of convenience lead them to true love together? This drama was adapted from the novel "Nine Layers of Purple" (Jiu Chong Zi) by Zhi Zhi.

Blossom

Nine Blooms of Purple ꨄ︎  

Dou Zhao

“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

What happens when a group of total strangers starts living under one roof? The answer is simple: ANYTHING!

Returning for its sixth season, this ever-popular matchmaking reality program has brought together a group an entirely new group of participants, all eager to see if they can find love. Coming from all different walks of life, this group of strangers have been invited to spend the next thirty days living together and the results could either be incredible or disastrous!

With a front-row view, a group of celebrity panelists, including Rainie Yang, Du Hai Tao, Laurinda Ho, Zoey Meng, Jerry Yan, and Patrick Nattawat Finkler provide commentary on the interactions between the housemates. Each an expert in different areas, will these panelists be able to predict which residents are destined to find love?

As unpredictable a game of love as ever, “Heart Signal 6” is a 2023 Chinese variety show distributed by Tencent Video.

Heart Signal 6

💘 Love Experts 💘 

Hua Liu Li, the daughter of a powerful military family, is sent to the capital to dispel rumors about her family's loyalty. Feigning weakness to avoid attention, she captures the interest of the cold and calculating Crown Prince Ji Yuan Chao, who quickly sees through her act but is intrigued by her duality. Determined to outsmart each other, Yuan Chao and Liu Li engage in a fierce battle of wits. As their fiery spirits collide, unexpected sparks of romance begin to fly. Based on the novel “The Times Spent in Pretense” by Yue Xia Die Ying, this 2023 Chinese series was directed by Zhou Jia Wen.

Royal Rumors

Psst! Guess What I Heard

What happens when a group of strangers starts living together under one roof? The answer is simple: ANYTHING!

Back for its fifth season, this ever-popular matchmaking reality program has brought together a group of strangers, and this time, they’re all from Shanghai. Coming from all different walks of life, this new group of strangers has been invited to spend the next thirty days living together and the results could either be incredible or disastrous!

With a front-row view, a group of celebrity panelists, including Angelababy, Zoey Meng, Silence Wang, Wu Xin, and Lee Seung Hyun provide commentary on the interactions between the housemates. Each an expert in different areas, will these panelists be able to predict which residents are destined to find love?

As unpredictable a game of love as ever, “Heart Signal 5” is a 2022 Chinese variety show distributed by Tencent Video.

Heart Signal 5

💘 Heart Signal Team 💘

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

In a martial arts-dominated world, two rival factions face off against one another in a bid for domination: The House of Sunset Drizzle and the Six-Half Hall. Wang Xiao Shi (Joseph Zeng) is a young, green, but highly skilled novice whose master gives him a difficult first mission: He must carry a box to a contact at the House of Sunset Drizzle, and travel to a tavern in a coastal town to do so. But the Six-Half Hall has got wind of his mission and attempts to intercept him. He outwits them, but when he reaches the tavern, he finds it full of cut-throat bandits who want to kill him and take the treasure.

But two strangers come to his rescue – the ice-cold and ambitious Bai Chou Fei (Liu Yu Ning) and the feisty Wen Rou (Yang Chaoyue). The latter is a high-born woman who would rather hone her martial arts skills and protect the weak than be forced into a dull and lifeless marriage. The trio soon forms a bond of friendship, but while their actions win them favor with the House of Sunset Drizzle, the Six-Half Hall is irked by them, and vows to wipe them out. They are soon joined by Su Meng Zhen (Baron Chen), another hero they save from an ambush. As they venture deeper into the world of martial arts, this small band’s friendship will face many tests – and many adventures lie in store!

“Heroes” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Li Mu Ge.

Heroes

🤜 Fearless Heroes 🤛

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

In a realm dominated by the formidable Wen clan, Wei Wu Xian (Xiao Zhan) forms an unexpected bond with the righteous Lan Wang Ji (Wang Yi Bo). Their discovery of the Wen clan chief's sinister plot leads them to challenge his schemes, but their efforts result in Wei Wu Xian’s mysterious disappearance, leaving their world in turmoil. Sixteen years later, Wei Wu Xian returns to a land plagued by mysterious murders and rekindles his alliance with Lan Wang Ji. Together, they must unravel the dark conspiracy behind the killings and confront the shadowy figure orchestrating the chaos. Can they solve the mystery and restore peace, or will the dangers of the past resurface to thwart their quest? This 2019 Chinese drama, based on the hit novel Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, was directed by Steve Cheng and Chan Ka Lam.

The Untamed

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

Ye Hong Yu, "The Dao Addict"

Hunan TV

Can you fight through your emotions when you know something is wrong?

Jiang Sheng (Sun Yi) and Liang Sheng (Ma Tian Yu) are step-siblings who grew up through a difficult childhood with only each other to rely on. When their feelings for each other turn into more, despite not being blood related, they both try to suppress their feelings because they feel it is wrong.

Years later, Liang Sheng gets into a car accident and disappears without a trace. With the help of Cheng Tian You (Wallace Chung), Jiang Sheng looks for Liang Sheng without any luck. Tian You falls in love with Jiang Sheng, and the two get married.

But when Liang Sheng reappears, what difficult choices will Jiang Sheng have to make?

“All Out of Love” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Liu Jun Jie. It is based on the novel Liang Sheng, Can We Not Be Sad by Le Xiaomi.

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