Mark Chao is a Taiwanese actor and model. He was born in Taipei on September 25, 1984 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2009. Since then, he has taken on roles in various films and television dramas, including “Love” (2012), “Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon” (2013), and “Eternal Love” (2017).

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As the newly appointed head of the Court of Judicature and Revision, the Emperor Gao Zong (Chien Sheng) personally gifted Dee Ren Jie (Mark Chao) the powerful “Dragon Taming Mace”. Seeing the Emperor’s gift to Dee as a personal threat, the Empress Wu Ze Tian’s (Carina Lau) tasks the head of the royal guard, Yuchi Zhenjin (Feng Shao Feng), with stealing the mace from Dee. But tracking down the elusive Dee and the Mace soon proves next to impossible.

Furious that her plans have been thwarted, the Empress sees an opportunity to exact her revenge when an unknown force begins wreaking havoc across the empire. Blaming Dee for the ensuing carnage, the Empress demands Dee’s head. But Dee refuses to fall prey to the Empress’s plans. Seeking to uncover the truth behind the strange wave of crime sweeping over the empire, Dee soon finds himself up against a number of unbelievable foes.

Realizing his opponents are too powerful to defeat on his own, Dee recruits the help of Shatuo Zong (Lin Geng Xin) and the defected sorceress, Moon Water (Sandra Ma). With these new allies by his side, will Dee be able to stop the monsters responsible for this wave of destruction or will he ultimately fall prey to the powers who wield them?

The third installment of the “Detective Dee” series, “Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings” is a 2018 Chinese action-adventure fantasy mystery film directed by Tsui Hark.

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly King

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With plans to launch a wedding business catering specifically to couples searching for that perfect “Instagram moment”, Wu Fu Chun (Mark Chao) is headed to Antarctica, to scope out its potential for those seeking the ultimate destination wedding. Brash, cheeky, and ostentatious, Fu Chun thrives on attention and loves to make a statement wherever he goes.

The polar opposite of Fu Chun, Jing Ru Yi (Yang Zi Shan) is a reserved, yet well-respected scientist, on her way to study auroras at a remote science station located deep in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica. Moving in completely different circles, Ru Yi could have happily gone her entire life without meeting Fu Chun, the flight they shared becoming nothing short of tedious as the hours they spent together slowly ticked by.

When their plane gets caught in an unexpected snowstorm, things go from bad to worse as the unimaginable happens. The sole survivors of a deadly crash, this unlikely pair are forced to work together to survive in one of the most brutal environments on Earth. As the two come to depend on each other, they find their hearts melting, but sentimentality and love won’t be enough to save them.

With resources running thin and hope quickly fading, will this desperate couple find a way to survive one of the deadliest places on Earth?

Adapted from the novel of the same name, “Till the End of the World’ is a 2018 adventure romance film directed by the novel’s author, Wu You Yin.

Till the End of the World

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Wu Fu Chun

ZJSTV, DragonTV

Can two star-crossed lovers find their happy endings in their mortal and immortal lives?

When an evil ghost lord tries to cause destruction, the beautiful High Goddess Bai Qian (Yang Mi) risks her life and loses her memories in her attempt to seal him away. When she is sent to the mortal world in order to regain her powers, she meets Ye Hua (Mark Chao) and the two fall deeply in love.

When Bai Qian and Ye Hua regain their immortality, Ye Hua tries to pursue Bai Qian again, but he is treated with indifference. Will Ye Hua be able to regain Bai Qian’s affections and have her fall in love with him all over again?

Eternal Love is based off the xianxia novel ‘To The Sky Kingdom.’

Eternal Love

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Ye Hua

Huayi Brothers

Will his first case be his last?

Detective Dee Ren Jie (Mark Chao) arrives in the capital city of Luoyang to work as an officer of the law, known as the Da Lisi. A sea monster has been terrorizing the town, and city officials have chosen the most beautiful courtesan, Yin Rui Ji (Angelababy), to be offered as a sacrifice to the sea monster. Empress Wu Ze Tian (Carina Lau) demands that Yu Chi Zhen Jin (Feng Shao Feng), the Chief Minister of Da Lisi, investigate the sea monster or he himself will be executed. 

When Detective Dee saves Rui Ji from being sacrificed to the sea monster, he is imprisoned by Yu Chi. Sha Tuo Zhong (Lin Geng Xin), the prison doctor, helps Dee escape from prison and investigate the mysterious sea monster. 

When the sea monster is somehow tied to Yuan Zhen (Kim Bum), Rui Ji’s lover, can the two lovers help Detective Dee uncover the sinister conspiracy that leads straight to the Imperial family?

“Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon” is a 2013 Chinese drama series produced, directed and co-written by Tsui Hark. It is a prequel to Tsui’s 2010 hit film “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame.” The film was followed by the sequel “Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings” (2018).

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

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Dee Ren Jie

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A college freshman, Zheng Wei (Yang Zi Shan) is determined to marry her childhood friend someday so she follows him to the same university and enrolls in the civil engineering department. Excited to join her friend, Lin Jing (Han Geng), in their next great life adventure, Zheng Wei wastes no time in visiting Lin Jing at his dormitory only to find that her life-long friend has left for America. Unable to understand why Jing would leave without saying goodbye, Wei is devastated by her friend’s abandonment.&nbsp;

Sad as she is, Wei isn’t left to wallow in her grief for long as her three new roommates are determined to help her move on. With their help, Wei is able to let go of the pain her best friend left behind and move on. Determined to live her best life and never look back, Wei lets go of the past and finds a way to move on.

As time passes, Wei makes other friends on campus, including a couple of architecture majors. Visiting them on campus one day, Wei bumps into Chen Xiao Zheng (Mark Chao), a disciplined and hardworking architecture major with a cool exterior and every colder heart. Unimpressed by Wei’s laid-back attitude, Xiao Zheng is the last person to ever consider Wei as anything more than a nuisance, but fate has other plans.&nbsp;

As Wei and Xiao Zheng spend more time together, they find their opposing qualities are exactly what makes them interesting. In a classic case of opposites attracting, Wei and Xiao Zheng end up spending the rest of their college years in a relationship. However, not all things are meant to last and as graduation approaches, the two find their paths in life are destined to diverge.

Heartbroken once again, Wei decides not to dwell on the past but accept that what once was may never be again. Determined to keep moving forward, Wei finds a job and settles into a new stage in her life; but as time passes, she learns that some things from the past don’t always stay in the past.&nbsp;

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, “So Young” is a 2013 Chinese drama film directed by Zhao Wei.

So Young

Love comes in many forms, it shapes our lives in ways we can’t even begin to comprehend. Never was this truth more evident than when eight lonely souls, in search of the one who can make their life complete, find themselves entangled in an ever-evolving story of life and love.

Devoted to her family in every way, Yi Jia (Ivy Chen) is the ideal daughter. A member of her college cycling team and frequent helper at her family’s restaurant, she is everything her parents could ever hope for in a daughter. Unfortunately, she has no real personality of her own. Unexceptional in every way, Yi Jia blends in wherever she goes, an overlooked nobody who is often outshone by her flamboyant best friend, Xiao Min (Amber Kuo). Talented, confident, and assertive, Xiao Min is the exact opposite of Yi Jia, but that has never gotten in the way of their friendship. Even when Xiao Min starts dating the aspiring film director, Ah Kai (Eddie Peng), Yi Jia is always there to support her friend and is happy to count Ah Kai as a friend. But when Yi Jia finds herself caught up in an ill-fated love affair, this intrepid trio’s friendship is put to the test.

Meanwhile, successful entrepreneur and flippant playboy, Mark (Mark Chao) is in the process of moving to Beijing. As his feisty real estate agent, Xiao Ye (Zhao Wei), shows him some of the city’s most lavish homes, he finds himself strangely drawn to her. A single mother who takes no sass, Xiao Ye is nothing like the women he’s been chasing all these years. As he spends more time with her, he begins to wonder if he might have been looking for love in all the wrong places.

At the same time, wealthy businessman, Chao Ping (Doze Niu) and his materialistic mistress, Rou Yi (Shu Qi), are going through a rough patch in their relationship. After one particularly ugly fight, Rou Yi finds herself being rescued from Chao Ping’s rage by Xiao Kuan (Ethan Juan), an innocent soul with a friendly, boy-next-door personality. Offering her a place to escape her hectic life in the limelight, Rou Yi accepts Xiao Kuan’s hospitality and eventually his friendship. During their time together, Rou Yi has time to contemplate her life and begins to wonder if it isn’t time to make some serious life changes.

The story of eight souls interwoven by fate, “Love” is a 2012 Taiwanese-Chinese romance film directed by Doze Niu.

Love

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Chen Zai Tian (Vic Zhou) is a womanizing layabout of a police officer. He relies on tipoffs from his underworld informants to help him crack cases – and, in many cases, these often lead him to triumphs that he claims as his own. He lives a hedonistic life, and solving crimes is mainly his side interest. His polar opposite is the justice-loving Wu Ying Xiong (Mark Chao), a straight-laced officer whose zeal for busting crime often gets him into trouble.

The duo is brought together – and must form an unlikely alliance when a series of confounding cases requires them to stop a gang that appears to even have moles in the police force. Collaborating with an officer as different as he is not easy for Chen Zai Tian – and the same is true for Wu Ying Xiong! But things get even more difficult for this duo when Chen Lin (Ivy Chen), the daughter of a triad gang boss, arrives on the scene. Could this woman spark a love rivalry between the two cops? And will it derail their bid to restore order to the streets?

“Black & White” is a 2009 Taiwanese drama series directed by Tsai Yueh Hsun and Gao Lin Bao.

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