Han Ye

Tencent

While Gu Yi (Shen Yue) works as an average corporate employee by day, she hosts a comedy show at night to nourish her true love of making others laugh. However, she finds herself baffled by audience member Dai Wen (Lin Yi), who never seems to react to her jokes. As she tries to get to know Dai Wen more, she realizes that the problem runs deeper than just differing senses of humor: he suffers from alexithymia, making it difficult for him to process or express any emotions at all, despite his best efforts. Could Gu Yi be the key to unlocking Dai Wen's ability to feel – and might one of those feelings be love? This Chinese drama was adapted from the novel of the same name by Zu Le.

Smile Code

Zhang Qing Ya

In a world where the internet reigns supreme over the lives of most people, few people give more than an afterthought to the idea of security. But cyber-villains lurk in dark corners of the web, ready to pounce on unsuspecting victims. Into this online world has come a gang of criminals who now plot to devastate China with their own brand of terror and fraud. But while these malicious, self-serving scammers, hackers, and fraudsters might have powerful IT tools at their fingertips, three heroes are about to emerge…

Qin Huai (Tan Jian Ci), Zhou You (Rong Zi Shan), and Chen Mo (He Lei) are three very different young men with wildly different personalities – ranging from streetwise extroverts to quiet gamers. What they all have in common, however, is a shared passion for technology and the power of the internet. They also share a deep-felt sense of justice. And although they do not trust each other to begin with, they soon realize that if they pool their skills, they might just be able to thwart the forces of evil! Will this Web 3.0-era version of the Three Musketeers save the day?

“Are You Safe?” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Cao Dun.

Are You Safe

💻 Gege, I got hacked! 😨

Pu Xuan Zi

MGTV

Lu Anran (Xing Fei), once the heir to her family's fortune, suffers the ultimate betrayal when her husband, Prince Qing Mu Ze (Jing Chao), orchestrates her family’s downfall. Devastated, she ends her life, only to wake ten years in the past with a burning desire for revenge. Determined to protect her family, she allies with Mu Ze's brother, Mu Chuan (Zhai Zi Lu), but as her heart begins to soften toward him, Anran must decide whether to pursue vengeance or focus on saving her family’s future. This 2022 Chinese historical romance drama is directed by Yi Jun.

Lost Track of Time

🌛Changing Fate🌜

Dong Qing

Youku

Deep in the heart of Lingnan City, hidden from the eyes of the blissfully unaware, lies a dark and dangerous world, run by powerful drug lords whose insatiable thirst for money and power has destroyed an unfathomable number of lives. Among those consumed by the drug lords’ power was Captain Cheng Ji, a member of the city’s hard-working Anti-Drug Brigade. Desperate to bring down those who would hurt one of her own, Officer Lin Qiang (Lin Peng) agrees to go undercover to infiltrate one of the city’s most powerful drug organizations.

Now successfully hidden deep within the ranks of the Qiu Hu Group, Li Qiang wastes no time in collecting the evidence and information needed to bring the organization down. As part of her mission, she befriends Zhang Xian He (Zheng Ye Cheng), the adopted son of the powerful drug lord and Qiu Hu Group rival, Ma Hong Tao. Working side-by-side, Li Qiang has no trouble using her relationship with Xian He to glean information. But the more they’re together, the more complicated her feelings become. Unfortunately, Li Qiang’s conflicting feelings are the least of her problems once Xian He uncovers her true identity.

With a deadly war between drug lords looming, her cover compromised, and her heart in shambles, Li Qiang’s life hangs by a thread. Poised to take down multiple organizations, Li Qiang willingly risks it all, but will her efforts prove fruitful or futile?

Brimming with danger and suspense, “Stealth Walker” is a 2021 crime drama directed by Hong Ling.

Stealth Walker

🖤 Undercover Love 🤍

Sina

In a world where magic and martial arts collide, Chu Xuan Ji (Crystal Yuan), a young woman deprived of her six senses, meets Li Ze Palace's star disciple, Yu Si Feng (Cheng Yi), during a tournament. As they forge a strong friendship, they begin to develop deeper feelings that challenge strict rules against romance. Unfortunately, Xuan Ji gets injured, forcing them apart. Compounding their troubles, Si Feng is cursed to wear a mask that can only be removed by true love. Four years later, fate brings them back together, revealing their intertwined destinies may hold the key to overcoming both past and present obstacles. Can their love conquer the trials ahead and unlock the secrets that bind them? This 2020 Chinese drama, adapted from the novel “The Glass Maiden” by Shi Si Lang, was co-directed by Yin Tao and Mai Guan Zhi.

Love and Redemption

Destined ❤ Love Team

Hao Feng

iQiyi

It is the early years of the tumultuous Republic of China period of mainland Chinese history (1912–1949). Shanghai is a city divided into a number of jurisdictions, known as Concessions, mostly ruled by foreign powers – and crime is rife.

Gangs roam the city streets, knowing they can commit crimes in one concession and escape to another without a trace. The police’s methods have become increasingly brutal, while more and more of the police force is becoming corrupt.

Amid the chaos, one young man named Wu Qian (Huang Zi Tao) enters a lucrative but shady competition, in a desperate bid to help his best friend, Wei Cheng Feng (Liu Yu Ning), whose grandmother has been struck down by a debilitating illness.

However, taking part in this competition proves to be fateful for Wu Qian. He finds himself dragged into a bitter struggle between foreign despots and the local police.

But along the way, he also makes the acquaintance of when he meets beautiful, patriotic freedom fighter He Hong Yi (Zhang Xue Ying), who convinces him that the concessions system should be overthrown. The two are drawn together – only to be wrenched apart by the chaos around them.

With overseas tyrants and home-grown crime chiefs all vying for control of the city, Wu Qian and soon He Hong Yi find themselves caught up in a violent and dangerous power play – and ultimately separated.

Wu Qian longs for a reunion with He Hong Yi, but faces a massive setback when he is tortured and imprisoned by corrupt police officials. Fortunately, Wu Qian is a real tough cookie who is not short on street smarts and martial arts skills…

Can he fight his way out of prison, and into He Hong Yi’s arms? And how will their shared struggle against the corrupt system end?

“Hot-Blooded Youth” is a 2019 Chinese drama series produced by Li Li Ying and Bai Yi Cong.

Hot-Blooded Youth

The Youthful Team

Lu Si Di

Hunan TV

Following the tragic and untimely death of her concubine mother, Sheng Ming Lan’s (Zhao Li Ying) life becomes a nightmare. Her stepmother and half-siblings mistreat her, leaving her seething from the injustice, and longing for revenge on those responsible for her mother’s downfall. However, Ming Lan is constantly looked down upon, despite her beauty and keen wits. She decides to pretend that she is content with her fate, but will secretly devise a way to bring down those who wronged her mother. Fate shines on Ming Lan when she meets Gu Tingye (Feng Shao Feng), the hedonistic but determined son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, eventually falling in love and marrying. Tingye hopes to help his beloved take her revenge. But as evil schemes begin to unfold, will they succeed in their shared goal? This 2018 Chinese drama, based on the novel of the same name by Guan Xin Ze Luan, was directed by Zhang Kai Zhou.

The Story of Ming Lan

MEI DAXIA  (大俠)

Dan Ju

Set during the Japanese occupation of China, a young man is kidnapped by a powerful organization and trained to become a spy. Ming Tai (Hu Ge) is a naïve youngest brother of the Ming family, but his skills are recognized by Wang Tian Feng (Liu Yi Jun), the leader of the powerful Kuo Min Tang organization, and trained to become a spy. Partnered with Yu Man Li (Song Yi), Tai is given the code name “Scorpion” and sent to become an underground spy for the Communists. Tai’s adopted oldest brother, Ming Lou (Jin Dong), also is a powerful secret agent who has ties to the Kuo Min Tang, the Communists and the New Government, but his true loyalties are a mystery. Ming Cheng (Wang Kai) serves as his brother’s trusted sidekick. Sister Ming Jing (Liu Min Tao) tried to shield Tai from the dangerous political arena but to no avail. Can Tai work together with his brothers to somehow bring down their enemies and help end the Japanese occupation? “The Disguiser” is a 2015 Chinese dramas series directed by Li Xui. It is based on the novel “The Spy War on Shanghai Beach” by Zhang Yong.

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