Ma Tian Yu is a Chinese singer and actor. Born on July 12, 1986, he also goes by the name of Ray Ma. Ma Tian Yu launched his singing career after placing sixth in the Chinese talent competition “My Hero” in 2006. He made his acting debut in the 2006 television series “Super Community” and has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Xuan Yuan Sword – Rift of the Sky” (2012), “Young Sherlock” (2014), “Kung Fu Mother-in-Law” (2015), “Ice Fantasy” (2016) and “Secrets of the Three Kingdoms” (2018).

Ma Tian Yu

Small-town girl Xie Quan Jia (Bu Guan Jin) swaps her rural farm life for a journey to the big city – on a mission to find her father. But rather than finding what she was hoping for, she ends up taking control of the powerful magnate’s estate. This turns out to be something of a poisoned chalice, however. The estate is saddled with debt, with the magnate owing money to the likes of the young nobleman Shangguan Gu Chuan (Ma Tian Yu)...

Her father has fled the city. So, still unsure of what to do about Shangguan Gu Chuan and this mountain of debt, Xie Quan Jia decides to make use of her father’s mansion. She lets Shangguan Gu Chuan stay and also opens up a wing for other visitors to stay in the city. Over time, Xie Quan Jia and a motley crew of mansion residents begin to form a camaraderie. Can they help change the city for the better – and find shared happiness?

“The Happy Seven In Changan” is a 2024 Chinese drama series that was directed by Wu Yu Ze.

The Happy Seven in Chang'an

😄City of Happiness Team🏯

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When the orphan Ji Ruo Chen (Ma Tian Yu) happens upon a mystical blue stone, he can’t help but be drawn to its power. Unable to resist the temptation, Ruo Chen steals the stone from its rightful owner, completely unaware that in doing so, his life is going to change forever.

With the stone in his possession, Ruo Chen is soon mistaken as the heir to the spirit realm and a disciple ready for cultivation. Taken to the spirit realm, Ruo Chen begins his studies under the leader of the Xi Xuan Clan and quickly rises through the ranks. Helped along with way by Zhang Yin Yin (Angelababy), the daughter of one of the sect’s leading members, it would have been only natural for the two to fall in love; and for a while, it seems as if they had. Unfortunately for Yin Yin, Ruo Chen’s heart was captured by fellow sect member, Gu Qing (Xuan Lu), and the two were soon to wed.&nbsp;

Determined to recapture Ruo Chen’s heart, Yin Yin pays a visit to the heavenly nine-tailed fox who agrees to teach her a special skill that will protect her beloved, but at a price. Willing to do whatever it takes to reclaim Ruo Chen’s love, will Yin Yin’s desperate act ultimately bring her eternal happiness or ever-lasting heartbreak?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Yan Yu Jiang Nan, “Divine Destiny” is a 2023 Chinese fantasy romance drama directed by Steve Cheng.

Divine Destiny

💎 Divine Stones 💎

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Raised in the wilderness by his grandfather, Mo Ge Li (Ma Tian Yu) has spent his entire life surrounded by nature. Completely oblivious to the modern world, he has never had any sort of companionship, aside from his grandfather and the animals he calls friends. But all that changes the day Ling Xi (Yang Zi) walks into his life.

A modern, independent, career woman, Ling Xi meets Mo Ge Li by accident and inadvertently brings him home with her. Painfully aware that she needs to return this wild man to his home as quickly as possible, Ling Xi does her best but nothing seems to work out the way it should. Out of options, Ling Xi does the only thing she can, she lets Mo Ge Li stay with her until she can find a way to take him home. But living under the same roof comes with some very unexpected complications and even more complicated feelings.

Can a boy from the wilderness and a modern city girl find a way to bring their two worlds together or will their differences drive them apart?&nbsp;

Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”, “My Mowgli Boy” is a 2019 romance drama directed by Han Yang.

My Mowgli Boy

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Hunan TV

Growing up in the same neighborhood, Qi Ming (Ma Tian Yu) and Yi Yao (Zheng Shuang) were the best of friends. Always the protective older brother, Qi Ming spent his entire childhood wishing he could give Yi Yao the warm and caring family she spent her days dreaming of. An inseparable pair, the two never imagined a life in which the other wasn’t a part.

As time passes, the bond between Qi Ming and Yi Yao only gets stronger. Helping her through a series of unfortunate events and challenging obstacles, Qi Ming finds himself slowly developing other, more intimate feelings for his lifelong friend but it’s not until he and Yi Yao graduate college and move away, that she admits those feelings are reciprocated.

Unfortunately, the demanding nature of their careers soon gets in the way of their blossoming love. With no other choice, Qi Ming and Yi Yao are forced to separate, their dreams of a happy life together suddenly gone. But not all hope is lost, for life is like a flowing river and its course may lead to better things ahead.

Based on one of China’s bestselling novels, “River Flows to You” is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Lin Hong Guang.

River Flows to You

Beautiful Life With You Team

Can you fight through your emotions when you know something is wrong?

Jiang Sheng (Sun Yi) and Liang Sheng (Ma Tian Yu) are step-siblings who grew up through a difficult childhood with only each other to rely on. When their feelings for each other turn into more, despite not being blood related, they both try to suppress their feelings because they feel it is wrong.

Years later, Liang Sheng gets into a car accident and disappears without a trace. With the help of Cheng Tian You (Wallace Chung), Jiang Sheng looks for Liang Sheng without any luck. Tian You falls in love with Jiang Sheng, and the two get married.

But when Liang Sheng reappears, what difficult choices will Jiang Sheng have to make?

“All Out of Love” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Liu Jun Jie. It is based on the novel Liang Sheng, Can We Not Be Sad by Le Xiaomi.

All Out of Love

Never Sad Team

Liang Sheng

When the twin sons of an emperor and a concubine are separated, one grows up to become emperor and one lives secretly as a commoner.

Twin brothers Liu Ping and Liu Xie (Ma Tian Yu)grow up very differently but end up back together in adulthood with only each other to lean on. Liu Xie is raised by his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Dong, and becomes Emperor Xian while Liu Ping is secretly taken out of the palace and grows up as a commoner with Sima Yi (Elvis Han).

When fighting breaks out among different factions, Emperor Xian loses control of the kingdom to the powerful warlord Cao Cao (Tse Kwan Ho). When Emperor Xian learns about the existence of his twin brother, he summons him to the palace. 

Can Liu Ping, with the help of Sima Yi, Empress Fu Shou (Regina Wan) and other Han loyalists, help the emperor save the Eastern Han Dynasty?

“Secret of the Three Kingdoms” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Patrick Yau. It is based on the novel San Guo Ji Mi by Ma Bo Yong.

Secret of the Three Kingdoms

Our Lips are Sealed Team

Liu Xie

One hundred years after a great war between the Ice Tribe and the Fire Tribe, the only two remaining royal heirs of the Ice Tribe struggle for power. 

Prince Ka Suo (Feng Shao Feng) and his younger half-brother, Yong Kong Shi (Ma Tian Yu), are the only pureblood illusionists and royal heirs left in the Ice Tribe. Ka Suo reluctantly ascends to the throne to help rebuild the kingdom, but he wants nothing more than the freedom to be with his love, Li Luo (Victoria Song), who can never marry him despite rising to become a powerful sorceress because she was born a commoner. 

Kong Shi does everything in his power to take the throne away from Ka Suo, while Yan Da (Zhang Meng), the only daughter of the Fire Tribe royal family, is willing to give up everything for Kong Shi. 

When both Kong Shi and Li Luo suddenly go missing, can Ka Suo protect his kingdom alone when another war breaks out? 

“Ice Fantasy” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Ju Jue Liang. It is based on the novel City of Fantasy by Guo Jing Ming.

Ice Fantasy

Gone with the Shirt Team

Ying Kong Shi/Li Tian Jin

Jiangsu TV

It was a time of great turmoil in 1st-century imperial China. 

Liu Xiu (Yuan Hong) and his brother Liu Yan (Zong Feng Yan) are peasant brothers but realize their higher calling to lead the rebel forces who want to overthrow the oppressive Xin Empire and restore the Han Dynasty. Joining them on this dangerous quest are the great military strategist Feng Yi (Li Jia Hang) and loyal friend Deng Yu (Kenny Kwan), as well as the beautiful Yin Li Hua (Ruby Lin). 

Yin Li Hua is the love of Liu Xiu’s live, and despite facing many near-death battles, the two stay by each other’s side and get married. But when Liu Xuan (Yu Bo) becomes the new Han emperor, he executes Liu Yan because he considered Liu Yan as a threat. 

Liu Xiu needs to build his military power in order to defeat Liu Xuan, but that means giving up his bond to Yin Li Hua and marrying a military warlord’s niece, Guo Shan Tong (Wang Yuan Ke). 

How much of his heart will Liu Xiu sacrifice as Emperor Guangwu in order to establish the new Eastern Han Dynasty? 

“Singing All Along” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Lin Feng and produced by Ruby Lin. It is based on the novel series Xiuli Jiangshan (The Beautiful Land) written by Li Xin.

Singing All Along

Chang Ge Xing 

Yan Zi Lin

The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of the young and quiet swordsman. During the Tang Dynasty, Baili Tusu (Li Yi Feng) has been infected with a mysterious aura from a demonic sword known as the Sword of Burning Solitude. The dark energy has led him to grow up alone and live without a family. When he meets two warriors, Ouyang Shao Gong (Qiao Zhen Yu) and Fang Lan Sheng (Ma Tian Yu), who are on the hunt for a magical jade that can be used to create a resurrection elixir, Tusu joins the men on their hunt. Tusu also meets Feng Qing Xue (Yang Mi), an immortal girl who is searching for her brother, and together they wander the land to face their destinies and restore balance to the world. “Legend of the Ancient Sword” is a 2014 Chinese drama series directed by Liang Sheng Quan and Huang Jun Wen.

Sword of Legends

Ancient Sword

Can they put their differences aside for the greater good? Chen Jing Chou (Jiang Jin Fu) is a playful, childish descendant of the Chen Dynasty. Yu Wen Tuo (Hu Ge) is the descendant of the rival Northern Zhou Dynasty who is on a mission to recover his fallen empire. When Jing Chou’s shifu (master) is placed into a frozen limbo by Satan, Jing Chou and Wen Tuo join forces to hunt down 10 mystical weapons that can close the Gates of Hell and banish the evil demons from the human world. Joining them on this epic journey are Tuo Ba Yu’er (Liu Shi Shi) and Du Gu Ning Ke (Tiffany Tang). Can the bickering group put their personal feelings aside for the good of humanity? “Xuan Yuan Sword 3 Legend - Rift of the Sky” is a 2012 Chinese drama series produced and directed by Lee Kwok Lap. It is adapted from “Xuan-Yuan Sword,” a role-playing game series.

Xuan Yuan Sword - Rift of the Sky

Sword Fanatics Team

Lu Cheng Zhi

CCTV

Four thieves do what they do best for the good of the common people during the Ming Dynasty. Li Ge Xiao (Wallace Huo) is a master swordsman with an intellect that no one else can match. In his former life, he was a high-ranking marshal but after suffering a devastating loss at the hands of his nemesis Ying Wu Qiu (Edwin Siu), Ge Xiao became a man on the run. When natural disasters bring great suffering to the people of the Ming Dynasty, they eagerly await government relief in the form of a cargo of gold. But the gold shipment is stolen during the delivery by a group of mysterious men. Ge Xiao is called out of hiding to help recover the stolen gold. He assembles three other thieves to form a strange band of masked vigilantes known as the Yi Zhi Mei. Yan San Niang (Liu Shi Shi) is a master pickpocket and thief. He Xiao Mei (Ma Tian Yu) is a master of disguise and hidden weapons, and Cai Hu (Shi Yan Neng) possesses superhuman strength. Can the unusual group fight corruption, injustice and oppression? “Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei” is a 2011 Chinese drama series directed by Lee Kwok Lap. It is a remake of the popular Korean dramas “Iljimae” (2008) and “The Return of Iljimae” (2009).

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