Zeng Qing Jie

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  

Commander Ling Chang Feng (Zhao Yi Qin) and his wife Tang Qian Yue (Lu Xiao Yu)’s three-year anniversary should be a joyous day – but a surprise attack on their town turns the day into a nightmare. When Qian Yue and the town's survivors turn into vicious "madmen" after their injuries, Chang Feng is plunged into a desperate race to uncover the outbreak's cause and find a cure. With the safety of his loved ones and his entire town hanging in the balance, Chang Feng must navigate a web of mystery and danger to save those he holds dear. The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking as he fights against an ever-encroaching darkness. Can he find a cure before it’s too late? This 2023 Chinese historical romance series was directed by Zeng Qing Jie.

Butterflied Lover

Butterflied on Battlefields

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As kids, Jian Xi Le (Xiao Yu) was in love with her friend Ding Ran (Cao En Qi) – a love that lasted for years, but the spark of romance never truly ignited between them. Life caused them to drift apart, only to find themselves abruptly reunited when Xi Le goes for a medical check-up – only to find Ding Ran the doctor in charge! The embarrassment intensifies when her mother announces she’s getting remarried… to none other than Ding Ran’s father. Forced to spend time together again, the former friends soon rekindle their bond. But this time, it seems romance may finally be in the air. Has Ding Ran also carried a candle for Xi Le all these years? Could they finally find love, or will the complicated nature of their new “family relationship” foil their chances? This 2022 Chinese drama series was directed by Zeng Qing Jie.

Never Too Late

Better late than never

Shi Qi (Ke Ying) is a talented and good-natured artist who, during one of her painting assignments, learns of an affair between the chancellor’s cruel and exploitative daughter, Shen Qin (Kay Song), and the ruler of the realm, King Ning (Wang Ze Xuan). Shen Qin, however, is engaged to marry the powerful general Xiao Han Sheng (Ryan Cheng). But when Shi Qi accidentally witnesses deadly and nefarious goings-on at the court, she finds herself drawn into trouble. Shen Qin devises a way to enlist a magician to swap her face with that of Shi Qi – so that she and the painter can “switch” identities.

As such, Shi Qi ends up “engaged” to Xiao Han Sheng, while Shen Qin takes up the painter’s identity. But the “real” Shi Qi has already crossed paths with Xiao Han Sheng many years ago – even though he has no idea who she truly “is” now. King Ning, meanwhile, is still keen to continue his relationship with the woman he believes to be Shen Qin. As the two women begin to live each others’ lives, though, both King Ning and Xiao Han Sheng begin to suspect that the women they are with have undergone enormous personality changes. Could something be amiss, they ask themselves. Will the truth come out? And will Shi Qi and Shen Qin ever regain their “true” faces?

“A Familiar Stranger” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Zeng Qing Jie.

A Familiar Stranger

Switched Identities 🔮✨

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Fu Ze Yi (Xiao Kai Zhong), the heir to a large family-run business conglomerate, has come to stay at the hotel where Jing Zhi Xia (Joey Chua) works. When she sees him, she recognizes him as Lin, a man she thinks once cruelly abandoned her, leaving her broken-hearted. She angrily confronts him, but she soon learns that he isn’t the man she remembered. A traumatic incident has led him to develop an alter ego, and his two different personalities are now battling for control over his body. And although Ze Yi seemed poised to win as the dominant personality, reuniting with Zhi Xia gives Lin a new lease of life. Lin wants to rekindle his love for Zhi Xia, but Ze Yi has also fallen for her! Can either of these competing personalities win her heart? This 2022 Chinese drama series was directed by Zeng Qing Jie.

Fall in Love

How to raise a CEO² 

Jin Rongrong (Lu Yan Qi), the sharp general manager of conglomerate Jinchao, is in a fierce power struggle with her brother for the CEO position. After a fateful night at a bar, she’s saved by Gu Congbei (Yang Ze), a charming guitarist who turns out to be the youngest son of another powerful business family. Seeing an opportunity, she proposes a marriage of convenience to secure her position as CEO, but things quickly get complicated when hidden secrets and unexpected emotions come into play. As their arrangement deepens, will they fall in love? Or will their ambitions and deceptions tear them apart? This 2022 Chinese drama was directed by Zeng Qing Jie.

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