Zhao Li Xin

When unhappy circumstances force Feng Zhi Wei (Ni Ni) to run away from her powerful family, she must seek help from Prince Ning Yi (Chen Kun). This Prince has been wronged, and seeks to find the truth about mysteries from his past and attain justice. The Prince orders Zhi Wei to disguise herself as a man and gain admission to the elite, all-male Qingming Academy so she can become an advisor to the Emperor. As the political intrigue and deceit thicken, love begins to bloom between Zhi Wei and the Ning Yi — but will their paths lead them to happiness… or ruin? This 2018 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Tian Xia Gui Yuan and directed by Liu Hai Bo and Shen Yan.

The Rise of Phoenixes

Rise from the Ashes

Xin Zi Yan

Village-dwelling Li Xue Lian (Fan Bing Bing) and her husband concoct a plan that will ostensibly allow them to bypass a law that dictates that married couples may only own a single house. They sign the divorce papers, but soon after, she realizes that he has been duped...as he quickly marries another woman and pretends he never many any agreement to divorce Li Xue Lian so they could buy another house. He also starts spreading rumors about her having sexual relationships with other men in exchange for money.

Enraged, Li Xue Lian attempts to take the matter up with the local judiciary in an attempt to declare their divorce void. She even explores ways to punish her ex-husband using other – illegal – means. But even the process appears to be absolutely fruitless, she refuses to give up until justice is done. Even if she has to take the matter up with the highest court in the land, she vows, she will not let the matter go. But as her legal journey continues, it starts to become clear that she has a very personal reason for refusing to let up in her quest for justice.

“I Am Not Madame Bovary” is a 2016 Chinese movie that was directed by Feng Xiao Gang.

I Am Not Madame Bovary

The year is 1627, and China is in the last days of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The young Emperor has decided that he must wipe out the powerful eunuch Wei (Chin Shi Chieh) and do away with his supporters. Three warriors and firm friends, part of a secret order of Imperial Assassins, step up to the challenge. They are the mysterious Lian (Chang Chen), the promotion-chasing Jian Xing (Wang Qian Yuan), and a young man with a troubling medical ailment named Yi Chuan (Li Dong Xue).

But although their assignment to kill the eunuch appears straightforward at first, the further along the trio progresses with their quest, the more they realize that conspiracies abound at every turn. The past is also catching up with them, and the secrets they hide from one another also threaten to complicate matters. The trio all need money for very different reasons: One hopes to raise enough money to bribe an official, another hopes to free his lover from her captors, and the other wants to pay off a blackmailer who is attempting to expose his criminal past. When they receive a tempting counter-offer, however, their plan to kill Wei could hit the rocks!

“Brotherhood of Blades” is a 2014 Chinese movie that was directed and co-written by Lu Yang.

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