Huang Xiao Wan

Yi Ran (Lu Yang Yang) struggles to make ends meet through working at a variety of odd jobs. While she's often frustrated with her life, she's found an outlet for her anger: leaving negative reviews when she's dissatisfied with a business. However, after she leaves a negative review at a hotel, the perfectionist hotel director and heir to the hotel group Xiao Mu Cheng (Xing Zhao Lin) tracks her down and asks her to help fix the hotel's problems by hiring her as a professional guest! Yi Ran agrees, beginning her work with Mu Cheng to address guest issues and other problems at the hotel. The two often clash due to their different backgrounds, but find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other in more ways than one.

The Quirky and the Charming

Ling Yi Shu

The quick-witted Yun Xiang (Chen Xiao) survived a mysterious massacre that devastated an entire clan. He hid for fifteen years, but has now decided to learn the truth about the slaughter and punish those responsible. He enlists a motley crew of allies, including the beautiful but secretive fighter Shu Ya Nan (Mao Xiao Tong), the expert swordsman Jin Shi Liang (Liu Guan Lin), and the peerless martial arts practitioner Su Ming Yu (Tang Xiao Tian) to assist him. But his new allies each have a secret, and as they draw closer to the truth, deadly secrets from the past become known. Will the group help Yun Xiang find the truth he is looking for – or seal his undoing? This 2023 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Fang Bai Yu and was directed by Patrick Yau.

The Ingenious One

Empress Guo

Hunan TV

During the Warring States period, Qu Yuan (Ma Ke), a prodigy scholar from a prominent family, defies societal norms by falling in love with Mo Chou Nu (Zhang Xin Yu), a slave. Determined to be together, they elope to escape the strict class boundaries that threaten their relationship. However, their quest for a peaceful life is quickly disrupted as they become unwittingly entangled in the complex political intrigues of the palace's power elites. As external forces challenge their bond, Qu Yuan and Chou Nu must fight to preserve their love against overwhelming social and political pressures. This is a 2017 Chinese historical drama series exploring forbidden love and social constraints.

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