Zhang Han Yu

Years ago, Xiao Yan (He Luo Luo) made a promise to Nalan Yanran that he could not break. For the past three years, the hot-blooded youth has worked hard to fulfill his vow and has finally seen his oath fulfilled. Unfortunately, with one quest now at an end, another begins when his family suddenly falls under attack.

Amidst the chaos of the attack, Xiao Yan’s father is taken by the Yulan Sect. Determined to rescue his father and return glory to the Xiao family, Xiao Yan heeds the advice of Master Yao Chen (Qiu Xin Zhi) and returns to the Jianan Academy to further his cultivation. Upon his arrival at the Academy, Xiao Yan is reunited with his childhood sweetheart, Xiao Xun Er (Ding Xiao Ying), and the rather mysterious young woman, Zi Yan (Gu Yu Han).&nbsp;

Surrounded by friends, old and new, Xiao Yan is more determined than ever to gain the abilities he requires to fight against the Yulan Sect. With his friends by his side, will Xiao Yan find the strength he needs to rescue his father and restore honor to his fallen family?

Adapted from the novel “Fight to Break the Sky” by Tiancan Tudou, “Battle Through The Heaven” is a 2023 Chinese fantasy romance drama directed by Yang Zhen Yu.

Battle Through the Heaven

Heaven's fighters' Team ⚔️

Xiao Zhan

During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), Imperial Japanese forces have taken charge of swathes of Chinese land. However, the would-be colonial powers are blighted by resistance fighters who have targetted trains carrying food, ammunition, and other supplies to the Japanese army. The fighters are a rag-tag group of railway workers and miners, and are led by the veteran Hong (Zhang Han Yu). Securing supplies for mountain-based guerilla combatants is a must in the resistance movement.

Hong’s operation operates out of a railway yard in Lincheng. But with the aid of the linguist and double agent Old Wang (Fan Wei) and the nurse Zhuang Yan (Zhou Ye), he starts making breakthroughs. This all sparks the ire of the Imperial Japanese, however, who dispatch a crack investigator to ensure that a huge stash of weapons reaches its intended target. Will Hong manage to intercept the cache’s passage through China – or will the fiendishly clever uncover the secret operation?

“Railway Heroes” is a 2021 Chinese movie that was directed by Yang Feng.

Railway Heroes

The year is 2019 and in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, doctors begin admitting patients who appear to have fallen ill with some kind of disease with symptoms quite unlike any other illness. Perplexed by the outbreak, doctors at front-line healthcare clinics such as the Wuhan Jin Yin Tan Hospital – including Wen Ting (Yuan Quan), Tao Jun (Zhu Ya Wen), Wu Chen Guang (Li Chen), and Zhang Jing Yu (Zhang Han Yu) – find themselves treating hundreds of patients per day, all of whom appear to have fallen ill with the disease.

The illness turns out to be a new form of the coronavirus – later to be dubbed COVID-19. But these healthcare workers have no idea what kind of illness they are fighting, what kind of drugs might help them treat the sick, nor how to prevent it from spreading. Aware that they are standing firmly in harm’s way as the epidemic balloons into a pandemic that will bring the entire world to its knees, the medics have no choice but to fight the deadly virus head-on...

“Chinese Doctors” is a 2021 Chinese movie that was directed by Andrew Lau.

Chinese Doctors

Hunan TV

The year is 1941 and East Asia is being torn apart by war – on land, at sea, and in the air. Imperial Japanese forces have occupied Hong Kong and work with native collaborators in a bid to impose strict Japanese martial law.

Into this lethal fray steps a young man named Ye Chong (Allen Ren) a fierce patriot and a devoted communist. Recruited by Chinese communist forces, he agrees to go undercover as a double agent.

His role will be to infiltrate the collaborators who are helping Japan tighten its grip on Hong Kong. The role involves becoming the “Autumn Cicada,” a spy who will relay information back to his communist comrades who are still plotting to throw off the Japanese yoke.

The role is perilous, and beset with danger at every turn. When Japanese intelligence officers learn that a mole has infiltrated the military ranks, a deadly hunt begins – in an effort to expose, capture, and torture the Autumn Cicada.

Fortunately, a handful of sympathetic freedom fighters is ready to help Ye Chong complete his mission – including the beautiful He Ying (Li Man).

“Autumn Cicada” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was directed by Fu Ning and Li Ang.

Autumn Cicada

The Spy Who Loved Me Team

Xu Yong Ren

It is May 14, 2018, and 100 or so passengers are aboard Airbus flight A319 from Chongqing to Lhasa, Tibet. The aircraft suffers a major blow when the cockpit’s windshield cracks. The pilots radio air traffic control to report on their perilous situation. But then the unthinkable happens – the glass shatters, sending the pressure spiraling throughout the aircraft. The passengers panic, and one of the pilot team is taken out of action, leaving the former air force ace-turned steely nerved veteran captain Liu Chang Jian (Zhang Han Yu) to find a solution to the problem, along with his first mate Liang Dong (Du Jiang). The plane plummets almost 2.5km, and the captain manages to intervene just in time, but the really tough flying is only just getting started.

The aircraft is flying above the Tibetan Himalayas, oxygen reserves are running low and a storm starts to brew outside, making Liu Chang Jian’s seemingly impossible task that bit harder. Pandemonium breaks out among the passengers, but the lead flight attendant Bin Nan (Yuan Quan) is determined to calm their nerves and make them place their trust in her, the crew...and the captain.

“The Captain,” which was based on a true story, is a 2019 Chinese movie that was directed by Andrew Lau.

The Captain

The Flight Attendants

Can a young man find his mother’s killer and return peace to the martial arts world?

Xiao Yan (Leo Wu) is a helpless 9-year-old when his mother is killed by evil enemies. Despite his best efforts, Xiao Yan’s martial arts abilities are not developing as his family had hoped. But all that changes when he accidentally summons the Medicine Lord, Yao Chen (Baron Chen), with his mother’s ring when he is 15. With the help of Yao Chen, Xiao Yan becomes a great martial artist who is intent on bringing his mother’s killer to justice. 

With the loyal Xiao Xun'er (Lin Yun) by his side, can Xiao Yan defeat the evil forces and restore peace to the land?

“Fights Break Sphere” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Yu Rong Guang. It is based on the novel Doupo Cangqiong by Tian Can Tu Dou, the author who also wrote the novel that the 2018 drama series “Martial Universe” is based on.

Fights Break Sphere

The Heaven's fighters' Team

With the rise of rebel forces, China’s already fragile Qin Dynasty quickly began to crumble. At the behest of King Huai, the ambitious ruler of neighboring Chu, Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang Yu (Feng Shao Feng) led the rebel army into Qin. Sworn brothers-in-arms, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu served their king well. As successful military generals, King Huai is well-aware of their many talents and understands just how powerful men in their position can be. Recognizing the possible threat they pose to his reign, King Huai devises a plan to divide the sworn brothers before they can cause him any trouble.

Announcing that whoever can reach the gates of Qin first will become the land’s new Emperor, King Huai seals the fate of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. Determined to win Qin for his own, Xiang Yu leads his army against the main forces of Qin while Liu Bang uses the diversion created by his brother-in-arms to invade unnoticed. Feeling betrayed by Liu Bang’s actions, Xiang Yu swears revenge, his hatred only intensifying when he realizes Liu Bang has declared his love for Yu Ji (Liu Yi Fei), the woman Xiang Yu himself loves.

Driven by his need for revenge, Xiang Yu will stop at nothing to get what he wants, but has no idea that his fate actually lies in the hands of another. Supported behind the scenes by their brilliant benefactors, Zhang Liang (Zhang Han Yu) and Fan Zeng (Anthony Wong) have actually been the ones directing both men’s fate from the very beginning. Wielded like paws on a chess board, which young general will arise victorious in this epic battle of survival?

A story of brotherhood and betrayal, “White Vengeance” is a 2011 Chinese historical film directed by Daniel Lee.

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