Gina Jin

Fan Xian (Zhang Ruo Yun), the illegitimate son of the finance minister, found love with Lin Wan Er (Li Qin), the daughter of the Princess Royal. They wanted to live peaceful lives, but a scheming prince plotted his demise. Fan Xian was forced to fake his death to escape certain doom. Now, he has decided to return to learn the truth behind a dastardly conspiracy. Can he break through the webs of lies and deceit to expose the plotters – and live happily ever after with his beloved bride? This 2024 Chinese drama series is the sequel to “Joy of Life” and was directed by Wang Juan.

Joy of Life 2

Ye Ling Er

Drawn in by the prospect of a lucrative job offer, computer programmer Pan Sheng (Lay Zhang) gets on a plane with a group of other recruits to join an overseas gaming company. However, things are not as they seem: during a layover, Pan Sheng and the others are whisked away to an abandoned factory in the countryside, where they're imprisoned and forced to participate in cyber fraud schemes. Pan Sheng meets Liang An Na (Gina Jin), an aspiring model who was unwittingly recruited to help lure in potential victims. One of An Na's targets ends up addicted to the group's online gambling scheme, even attempting suicide after draining his savings. His girlfriend alerts the police, and dedicated police officer Zhao Dong Ran (Yong Mei) takes the case on, aiming to dismantle the operation and rescue the trapped workers. Will Pan Sheng and An Na make it out?

No More Bets

Liang An Na

iQIYI

The head of a culture-related firm decides to create a brand new type of variety TV show that will showcase traditional Chinese culture and history to a young and modern audience. The show will explore how traditional artisans ply their centuries-old crafts. But putting this ground-breaking show together will prove to be a challenge – nothing quite like it has ever been made.

The firm assembles a team that comprises Tao Tang (Zhang Bo), a young expert in Chinese traditional culture and artifacts, as well as an experienced TV show maker named Mu Zhong Yun (Guo Xiao Dong). Presenting the show will be a veteran TV show host named Wang Xi Ning (Li Xiao Ran). Everything appears to be getting off to a good start until a young producer named Yu Zai Zao (Zhang Nan) is appointed as the show’s chief director. Yu Zai Zao’s ways are unorthodox, and initially appear to throw the show’s future into doubt. But could Yu Zai Zao’s unique perspective win over the rest of the cast and crew – and help the show become a success?

“Hi Producer” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Gao Han.

Hi Producer

Duan Yu Cheng (Wang An Yu) has always dreamed of becoming a world-class high jumper, but his height appears to be a major obstacle. Undeterred, he seeks the guidance of renowned athletics coach Luo Na (Jin Chen) and enrolls at the university where she trains athletes. As Yu Cheng faces numerous challenges and setbacks, his unwavering determination and the support of Luo Na and his teammates become his driving force. Will he overcome the odds and transform his lifelong dream into reality – and maybe even find love, too? This 2022 Chinese romance drama was adapted from the novel “Blazing Trail” by Twentine and was directed by Yi Zheng.

Falling Into You

Jumping Into Your Heart 

Youku

In a high-stakes tech firm, Zhao Jiang Yue (Jin Chen), a tough and unyielding leader, faces unexpected turmoil when Gu Jia Xin (Wang Zi Yi), the heir to a business empire and renowned racing driver, becomes her temporary assistant. Known for his aversion to corporate life, Jia Xin clashes with Jiang Yue’s strict ways at every turn. Their initial friction gives way to a surprising turn of events as Jiang Yue enlists Jia Xin’s help to win over Xu Ning Yuan (Liang Da Wei). As they work closely, Jia Xin’s feelings for Jiang Yue start to blossom, sparking a mutual attraction neither expected. Will their budding romance survive the pressures of the business world and personal ambitions? This 2022 Chinese drama series was directed by Gao Cong Kai.

Why Women Love

The Why Why Love Team

When an embarrassing video leaks online showcasing top star Qiao Jing Jing's (Dilraba Dilmurat) gaming ineptitude, it threatens her lucrative contract with the game developer. She decides to hone her skills online and save the deal. This leads her to reunite with her former crush and classmate Yu Tu (Yang Yang), now an aerospace engineer and a proficient gamer, for help.... while concealing her identity. Can he help her win a competition that might save the contract? And will their reunion lead them into an unexpected romance? This 2021 Chinese drama series was directed by Wang Zhi.

You Are My Glory

🐇 Jade Rabbit Team 🐇

Dragon TV

In a period of economic reform, three men will push the boundaries to reach success. 

Song Yunhui (Wang Kai)&nbsp;is a highly intelligent man who becomes a technician and builds a great foundation for his career. Despite his success, he finds himself struggling to advance in rank due to discrimination against his poor background. 

Like his brother-in-law Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao (Yang Shuo) is also from a poor background. However, despite being a poor, rural boy, with a lack of education, he becomes a well loved leader that others look up to. 

A third man, Yang Xun (Dong Zijian) is on the road to becoming a self-made entrepreneur and thrives on finding business opportunities. 

During the hardships of China's economic reform, can these three men find success?

Like a Flowing River

The River of Life

Liang Si Shen

Dragon TV / Jiangsu TV

The Tan family spans many generations of doctors, with many past ancestors who were imperial physicians. But when powerful enemies frame their family, the royal court passes a ruling that future generations of the Tan family are forbidden from practising medicine. The kind, intelligent and talented Tan Yunxian (Liu Shi Shi) secretly learns the art of traditional Chinese medicine from her grandmother and helps to cure plagues and illnesses among the common people. Yunxian overcomes many societal obstacles in her passion and pursuit of medicine. And when she meets Emperor Zhu Qizhen (Wallace Huo), he wields a great deal of influence in Yunxian fulfilling her destiny to become the first female physician of the Ming Dynasty. “The Imperial Doctress” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Lee Kwok Lap.

The Imperial Doctress

Healing Team

Wang Mei Lin

Hunan TV

Long coveted for its ability to grant wondrous powers to whoever eats it, the Mei fruit of Qing Qiu has been under the protection of the fox clan for generations. But when the precious fruit is stolen, the sole witness, Fei Yue (Jiang Kai Tong), and her family members are thrust into a series of adventures, in a desperate attempt to bring the fruit back to its rightful home.

As members of the fox clan journey forth to find the missing fruit, the obstacles before them are great. Often entangled in the affairs of humans, the cunning foxes must do all they can to survive; but the humans are the least of their worries. Pitting their wits against powerful families, wolf demons, and a goddess, the fox clan will do whatever it takes to bring the precious Mei fruit home for good.

But will the efforts of a single clan be enough when it seems both Heaven and Earth are against them?

A collection of tales based on Pu Songling’s “Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio”, “Legend of Nine Tails Fox” is a 2016 action, adventure, fantasy drama directed by Liu Yufen, Gao Linbao, and Xu Huikang.

Legend of Nine Tails Fox

Legend Fox Nine

In a time of great unrest at the end of the Warring States period, Jing Ke (Le Geng) attempts to assassinate King Zheng of Qin and fails. Now on the run from Qin’s soldiers, Jing hires Gai Nie (Lu Yi), the world’s best swordsman, to protect his son, Jing Tian Ming (Jiang Jin Fu; Wu Zu Jin Xi as the child Tian Ming). When Gai single-handedly defeats 300 armed soldiers at the Qin border, the angry King Zheng orders that both Gai and Tian Ming be killed at any cost. The king’s ministers hire Wei Zhuang (Sun Yi Zhou), a brilliant swordsman who studied under the same master as Gai, to go after them. Gai and Tiang Ming, meanwhile, meet a group of Mohist swordsman and a young girl named Gao Yue (Hu Bing Qing) and are taken to the Mohist Fortress, a secret place nestled between towering mountain peaks that houses the Mohist School, a final stronghold of anti-Qin forces. Among them is Rong Duan Mu (Michelle Chen), the skilled Mohist doctor and Gao Yue’s older sister, with whom Gai falls in love. But when King Zheng sends a massive group of elite troops and Wei brings his own tram of swordsmen assassins, the epic battle that ensues at Mohist Fortress will determine the next king. “The Legend of Qin” is a 2015 Chinese historical drama series directed by Zheng Wei Wen. It is adapted from China’s No.1 martial arts animation film by the same title.

The Legend of Qin

The Moonlighting Team

Chi Lian

Sohu TV

An immortal soul, with the ability to communicate with spirits that roam the earth, yet doomed to spend eternity in deepest poverty, Wu Xin (Elvis Han) wanders the world hungry, penniless, and alone. Desperate to escape this miserable life, he heads to the mountains in search of a place to rest. Falling asleep at some point during the Qing dynasty, Wu Xin wakes to find the world around him changed dramatically, in more ways than one.

Making her way to the mountains in a desperate attempt to escape an arranged marriage with the most unpleasant man, Li Yue Ya (Jin Chen) stumbles across sleeping Wu Xin. After Yue Ya falls asleep next to Wu Xin, the immortal wakes to find himself lying next to a beautiful woman, nearly fifty years in the future. Taking pity on this lost soul, Yue Ya offers Wu Xin her food, which he accepts gladly. 

In exchange for her kindness, Wu Xin takes Yue Ya under his wing. Under the guise of a monk and his sister, the pair sets out into the world, to make their fortune as monster hunters. Taking jobs as they come, the unlikely duo fights some of the world’s most vile creatures, finding adventure, fortune, and love along the way.

Based on Ni Luo’s novel of the same name, “Wu Xin: The Monster Killer” is an action-packed 2015 fantasy drama directed by Lin Yufen and Gao Linbao.

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