Wu Qian is a Chinese actress who also goes by the name of Janice Wu. Born on September 26, 1992, she made her acting debut in the 2014 Chinese television series “Young Sherlock.” She has since appeared in other popular dramas, including “Braveness of the Ming” (2016) and “My Amazing Boyfriend” (2016).

Wu Qian

Tencent Video

Lin Ru Lan (Hu Yi Xuan) is a young woman who has suffered an unspeakable wrong. She wants retribution, and tries to bring the powerful head of the Embroidery Pavilion, Wu Lian (Qiao Zhen Yu), to justice. She attempts to launch a legal case against him, despite advice from the likes of her friend Meng Wan (Wu Qian), the wife of a powerful family patriarch. that her efforts will be futile – and that she will end up tarnishing her own reputation if she persists. In the end, she is unsuccessful, and takes her own life. But the case refuses to die with her...

Seven years later, a group of very different individuals, all with ties to Wu Lian and/or Lin Ru Lan, emerges – intent on bringing Wu Lian to justice. The group includes Liu Xin (Li Jia Hang), a man who was left badly injured by a brutal attack. They all have very different motives, but all are intent on seeing a man they consider a predator and a menace get his just desserts. But it won’t be easy: Wu Lian has friends in high places – and allies who would rather die than see his name tarnished!

This drama was based on a novel by Li Bo Jian.

“Faithful” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Zang Xi Chuan.

Faithful

🏮Lanterns of Justice⚖️

Growing up as the daughter of the Donghe Group, Xiang Yuan (Wu Qian) has always been aware of the fact that she would be forced to shoulder certain responsibilities. So when she is tasked with saving the Xi’an branch of the company from bankruptcy, she accepts the job with grace and determination.&nbsp;

Prepared though she might have been for the task at hand, Xiang Yuan was completely unprepared to have a run-in with her former crush, Xu Yan Shi (Vin Zhang) soon after her arrival. While in school, Yan Shi’s many charms captured Xiang Yuan’s heart. Sadly, try as she might, she never managed to win his affection in return; which made meeting him all these years later, more than a little awkward. Despite their past, and their awkward new beginning, Xiang Yuan and Yan Shi form an unexpected friendship.&nbsp;

While Xiang Yuan works hard to save the failing branch of her family’s company, Yan Shi struggles to overcome the injustices he’s constantly facing as he attempts to pursue a career as a navigation engineer. Supporting each other through it all, will Yan Shi and Xiang Yuan find the strength they need to make their dreams come true?

Adapted from the novel “Three Fields” by Er Dong Tu Zi, “Here We Meet Again” is a 2023 Chinese romance drama directed by Tien Jen Huang.

Here We Meet Again

🪐 My Orbit is You Team 💛

Hunan TV, Mango TV

Xu Hong Dou (Liu Yi Fei) is a woman who has worked in the hotel industry for most of her adult life. She is every inch the big-city woman, but her life hits a sudden bump in the road. Her best female friend has died, sending her life into a tailspin. Her work starts to suffer. And rather than continue to soldier on in the city, she decides to take a break from the high-paced urban lifestyle in a remote village. She heads out to the village of Yun Miao, near Dali, in Yunnan Province – in search of peace and quiet.

She soon discovers that life in an agricultural village is not quite as idyllic as she had imagined – navigating fields full of animal droppings and mud isn’t something she is used to! But she soon finds a sort of equilibrium. And she meets a group of fellow big-city types who have also decided to flee the big city in search of a more tranquil way of life. One of these individuals is named Xie Zhi Yao (Li Xian). Yun Miao is his hometown. And he has quit a well-paid job to start a tourism business that showcases Yun Miao. Xu Hong Dou soon realizes that she can put her own hotel industry knowledge to good use by helping him. But as they begin to work together, Cupid appears determined to bring them together! Could they find love in this quiet little village?

“Meet Yourself” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Ding Zi Guang.

Meet Yourself

The Windy Team

When a devastating earthquake rocks Xichuan, Luo Ben (Luo Yun Xi), an attorney hailing from the area, is shaken to his very core. With his younger sister living in the area hit hardest by the quake, Luo Ben knows he won’t find rest until he’s certain his sister is safe. Leaving just as quickly as he can, Luo Ben tries to steel himself for the worst, knowing full well that his efforts to find his sister might not go as well as he hopes.

Soon after arriving in Xichuan, Luo Ben finds himself crossing paths with a hard-nosed rescue squad captain and Zhan Yan (Wu Qian), a brilliant doctor with whom he shares a rather unpleasant past. Despite their past differences, Luo Ben can’t help but come to admire the selflessness Zhan Yan demonstrates as she works tirelessly to help those suffering around her. As Luo Ben works alongside the rescue unit, he finds himself admiring their sense of camaraderie and their dedicated service.

Inspired by their work, Luo Ben and a group of other equally passionate individuals decide to join the rescue squad. Surviving their hellish training, Luo Ben and his fellow recruits are ready to start putting their lives on the line. Called into action when disaster next strikes, does this ragtag band of would-be heroes have what it takes to transform into an elite rescue unit?

Full of heart-stopping thrills and tender moments, “Light Chaser Rescue” is a 2022 Chinese action romance drama directed by Zhang Tong.

Light Chaser Rescue

✨Light Chasers✨

Xia Tian (Wu Qian) is a successful furniture designer. Now in her 30s, she feels that she is settled and content, and to all outside observers, she appears to have it all, including a devoted cosmetic surgeon boyfriend named Guan Xin (Yang Bing Zhuo) who hangs on her every word. Life is rosy and peaceful...until she bumps into her ex-boyfriend! This man, the head of a design company and is named Xu Ze Hao (Qin Jun Jie), turns out to be a real bother. He claims that he s still in love with her and begins to pester her to get back together.

She is frustrated with his persistence and initially just wishes he would go away. But his devotion to her appears to be true, and she begins to wonder if just maybe this man might be worth a second chance – if only he weren’t so annoying! But could her hand be forced when her doting boyfriend suddenly meets a woman from his distant past? Can love strike twice for these people? Or, when it comes to romance, is it better to let bygones be bygones?

This drama was based on a 2014 South Korean drama series of the same name.

“Discovery of Romance” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Yu Chung Chung.

Discovery of Romance

♡°Love Persists Team°♡

Having recently been released from prison, Mo San Mei (Zhu Yi Long) finds himself facing an uncertain future. As an unmarried thirty-something ex-convict, his father considers him a disgrace to the family and his sister isn’t much better. But despite his father’s disappointment, he still sees fit to give San Mei a chance to turn his life around.

Hoping to retire, San Mei’s father decides the time has come to pass the family business along to his wayward son. Without any real say in the matter, San Mei finds himself the new director of the family’s small funeral home. Living and working at the funeral parlor, San Mei settles comfortably enough into his new life. But things take an extremely unexpected turn the day Wu Xiao Wen (Yang En You) walks into his life.

Abandoned by her relatives after the death of her grandmother, San Mei has no choice but to take Xiao Wen in. With absolutely no idea what he’s doing, can this ex-con find a way to become the father this little girl needs?

A truly charming story about life, love, and loss, “Lighting Up The Stars” is a 2022 Chinese drama comedy film directed by Liu Jiang Jiang.

Lighting Up the Stars

Giving Hope

Qiao Jing Jing (Dilraba Dilmurat) is a top-billing star who has prided herself on having an impeccable reputation. Everyone believes she cannot put a foot wrong and excels at everything she does, and she is happy to let the public think just that. But the illusion of perfection could be set to shatter for her when a video of her playing an online video game starts to circulate online. The video shows her playing abysmally. Suddenly, she finds herself in trouble when a company starts to reconsider a lucrative endorsement deal contract with the game’s developer.

In a desperate bid to save the deal, she decides to prove her gaming mettle by entering a prominent gaming competition. To ensure she does well at the competition, she is forced to look for a coach – which eventually means she must reunite with her former classmate-turned aerospace engineer and gamer Yu Tu (Yang Yang). Back in school, she used to have a crush on him, but now she wants his help. Can he help her save the deal – and could their reunion have unexpected consequences?

“You Are My Glory” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Wang Zhi.

You Are My Glory

🐇 Jade Rabbit Team 🐇

Hunan TV

Meant to be a home full of warmth and love, “Sunshine House” was founded many years ago by a sweet woman, affectionately known as Grandma Lin (Wu Mian). Recognizing how important it was to have a place where the often overlooked and neglected elderly could live in peace, Grandma Lin always welcomed her residents with open arms and a friendly smile. But when she is diagnosed with late stage cancer, Grandma Lin has no choice but to entrust her beloved Sunshine House to her granddaughter, Ye Xiao Mei (Wu Qian).

Picking up her grandmother’s mantle, Xiao Mei runs Sunshine House with the same warmth and love as her grandmother, caring for each resident as if they were her own family. Determined to breathe new life into the home, Xiao Mei takes on the arduous task of revamping and revitalizing, but not every resident is thrilled by these new changes. Taking on this new challenge with youthful determination, Xiao Mei knows she’ll win the residents over with time, but she soon has a bigger problem on her hands. A problem who goes by the name of Guo San Shuang (Bai Jing Ting). An unscrupulous salesman hoping to gain access to the nursing home in order to make easy money by selling medical supplies to the elderly residents, San Shuang settles his grandfather as a resident. But Xiao Mei can easily see what he’s up to and she has no plans to allow him to exploit her residents.&nbsp;

Though the two constantly butt heads, their youthful energy breathes new life into the home, bringing with it a chance to form new friendships, strengthen family bonds, and even inspire a little unexpected romance.

A touching story of love and family, “Octogenarians and the 90s” is a 2021 romantic family life drama directed by Xu Ji Zhou and Yi Jun.

Octogenarians and the 90s

🌻 Sunshine Home Team

Youku

Li Yu Bing (Steven Zhang) is a shy, quiet boy at elementary school. He dreams of becoming a professional hockey player and is blessed with enormous talent.

But he cannot stand his tablemate, the loud and abrasive Tang Xue (Wu Qian), who despite her shared love of the ice rink, enjoys bullying and belittling him.

When they grow up, they are unexpectedly reunited at university, where their fates have taken very different paths. Li Yu Bing is now the most celebrated ice hockey player at the university – while Tang Xue’s dreams of becoming a professional speed skater are beginning to crumble.

Li Yu Bing initially sees the reunion as an opportunity to take revenge on the girl who once made his elementary school days such a nightmare. He uses his position of influence within the university to enlist Tang Xue as his assistant – hoping to torment her.

But things do not go quite as planned. Little by little, Li Yu Bing notices that Tang Xue is not all bad, and understands that she can actually help serve as a great source of inspiration for his own sporting dreams.

In turn, he helps her fall in love again with the sport she was on the verge of giving up.

However, their newfound harmony on the ice is not going to be trouble-free – especially when the duo must contend with disapproving parents and love rivals…

This drama was based on a novel written by author Jiu Xiao Qi.

“Skate into Love” is a 2020 Chinese drama series directed by Chu Yui Bun.

Skate into Love

The Skating Love Team

Tencent TV

Zhao Qiao Yi (Wu Qian) and Yan Mo (Zhang Yu Jian) may have been high school classmates but the only thing they had in common was the desk they shared in class. One a top student, the other failing miserably, these two couldn’t have been more different and yet, it doesn’t take long for a strong bond to form between them.

Promising to study abroad together after high school, this unlikely pair seems to have the world before them. But when an unexpected family emergency forces Qiao Yi to back out on their plans the two drift apart and eventually lose touch. 

Four years later, the long-lost friends are reunited and old flames are quickly rekindled. Finally willing to accept her feelings for Yan Mo, Qiao Yi moves to the city, determined to pick things up where they left off all those years ago; but with Yan Mo already in a relationship, Qiao Yi’s love seems destined to fail. But is it really? 

Unbeknownst to Qiao Yi, Yan Mo hasn’t forgotten his old friend, nor the feelings he has for her. Unable to express those feelings, Yan Mo chooses to keep his actions and his feelings a secret. Always moving in the background, he works tirelessly to take care of his high school friend; but how long will he be able to keep this up before she realizes the truth?

Based on the popular Chinese novel, “I Don’t Like This World, I Only Like You” by Qiao Yi, “Le Coup de Foudre” is a 2019 drama directed by Wang Zhi.

Le Coup de Foudre

Love at First Sight Team

Zhao Qiao Yi

Tencent TV, iQiyi

A music-loving young woman named Yang Zhen Zhen (Wu Qian) lands what she thinks hopes be her dream job at Star Entertainment, one of China’s top talent agencies.
&nbsp;
Her first assignment could not be more daunting, however, as she becomes the personal assistant of Zheng Bo Xu (Huang Zi Tao) – a wildly popular but notoriously demanding Chinese pop star who once auditioned with her.

Zheng Bo Xu often berates Star Entertainment staff and criticizes his assistants in public. But Yang Zhen Zhen’s talents and charms eventually win him over.

Eventually, the duo form a powerful bond: She helps smooth out some of the pop star’s rough edges while working with superstar Zheng Bo Xu helps Yang Zhen Zhen transform into an accomplished manger. Along the way, the pair also begins to develop feelings for one another…
&nbsp;
But things get complicated for both parties when the agency’s co-owner champions an aspiring young singer named Yu Zi Rui (Niu Jun Feng). This rising star threatens to become the next big thing at Star Entertainment – eclipsing even Zheng Bo Xu.
&nbsp;
And when the young musicians’ and manager’s paths cross with a nefarious international crime gang, things get decidedly tense for everyone involved.
&nbsp;
Who will become the brightest star in the Chinese pop world? Will superstar Zheng Bo Xu fall for Yang Zhen Zhen? And will they stay safe from the clutches of the malevolent crime lords?
&nbsp;
“The Brightest Star in the Sky” is a 2019 Chinese drama series produced by Teng Zhen Zi.

The Brightest Star in the Sky

My Lucky Star ⭐ team 

Yang Zhen Zhen

What would be her most surprising case?

Ye Yuan An (Wu Qian) is the daughter of the Assistant Minister of Revenue during the Tang Dynasty. Somewhat of an amateur sleuth, Yuan An loves solving mysteries and constantly in competition with Zhao Lan Zhi (Zhang Yu Jian), a police officer who is trying to do his job.

Yuan An has the assistance of Mu Le (Zheng Ye Cheng), a young man she took in as a family servant after saving him from danger. 

But what will Yuan An do when she discovers Mu Le’s true identity?

“An Oriental Odyssey” is a 2018 Chinese drama series. It is based on a novel by Miao Juan.

An Oriental Odyssey

The Tang Yamen Team

JSTV

The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi (Zhou Xun) is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks.

After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies against her. Her relationship with Emperor Qianlong (Wallace Huo) becomes eroded even when Ruyi is able to overcome the challenges. 

Can Ruyi maintain her role as Empress under such difficult circumstances?

“Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Wang Jun. It is adapted from the novel Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan by Liu Lianzi and is a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2011 television drama “Empresses in the Palace.”

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Qing Hair and Those Who Dare

Tian Yun Jiao

Dragon TV

A child of the wilderness, Chi Yun (Huang Xiao Ming) grew up without many worldly possessions but he never saw that as a bad thing. A devout student of the martial arts, Chi Yun had everything he thought he would ever need, until the day he met Xuan Yang Ruo (Victoria Song). Falling in love the moment he first laid eyes on her, Chi Yun wanted nothing more than to make her his own. But without anything to offer her beyond his love, how could she possibly say yes?

Despite the obstacles that stood between them, Chi Yun never gave up. Spending years attempting to woo her, Yang Ruo’s feelings for the handsome martial artist eventually began to soften. Finally reciprocating Chi Yun’s feelings Yang Ruo and her lover might have been happy, had Yang Ruo’s older brother not promised her hand in marriage to the powerful nobleman, Lingyun Cheng Lun (Peter Sheng).&nbsp;

Keenly aware that their marriage is merely for political advantage, Cheng Lun agrees to keep his relationship with Yang Ruo platonic, but after spending time with her, his heart begins to yearn for something more. Will Yang Ruo's heart be swayed by her husband or will it remain true to the man who has loved her for years?

Adapted from the first two books of the novel series, “The Book of Mountain and Sea” by Tong Hua, “A Lifetime Love” is a 2017 Chinese fantasy romance drama directed by Li Hong Yu.

A Lifetime Love

ENDLESS LOVE TEAM

After being abandoned in a flowing river as a child and saved by a Taoist monk, a young man must search for a magical stone that holds the key to his future.

Chen Chang Sheng (Lu Han) is the fourth Prince of the royal Chen bloodline, but he was abandoned as a child and has an incurable disease that could end his life before the age of 20. He decides to leave the Taoist temple, where he has become a disciple, in search of a magical stone that could change the course of his life.

Along his life-changing journey, Chang Sheng encounters Xu You Rong (Gülnezer Bextiyar), a young woman whose life he saved as a child, and she joins him on the journey. The two fall in love, but Bai Luo Heng (Janice Wu), a princess and protector of the beast clan, is determined to save Chang Sheng and capture his heart.

Can Chang Sheng find what he is looking for and fulfill his destiny?

“Fighter of the Destiny” is a 2017 Chinese drama series directed by Zhong Shu Jia. It is based on the novel Way of Choices by Mao Ni.

Fighter of the Destiny

Subbers of the Destiny

Bai Luo Heng

Tencent

How far back do their destinies cross in history? Xue Ling Qiao (Kim Tae Hwan) is a mutant man with superpowers who has been roaming the Earth for 500 years but has been trapped in a deep sleep for the past 100 years. When B-actress Tian Jing Zhi (Wu Qian) gets into a car accident, Ling Qiao is released from his sleep trap. He uses his powers to heal her wounds and bring her back to life. With nowhere else to go, Ling Qiao forces his way into rooming with Jing Zhi in her apartment, becoming embroiled in her crazy world of trying to make it as an actress under the shadows of a perfect A-list star. As they bicker their way to a better relationship, they are shocked to learn that their fates have been entangled by a conspiracy that spans many centuries! “My Amazing Boyfriend” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Deng Ke.

My Amazing Boyfriend

The Mutant Team

Tian Jing Zhi

SZTV, JXNTV

In 1927, during the Early Republic of China times, a smart young woman wants to continue expanding her knowledge. &nbsp;This beautiful and elegantly-made drama focuses on her struggle and story within the Xuan family and events in China during this turbulent period in history.


&nbsp;


Shen Bi Yun (Zhang Meng) decides to put her personal happiness aside to marry into the wealthy Xuan family, which owns the ancient Book Converging Pavilion, a four-hundred-year-old library of rare volumes in Jiangnan. Her motives for joining the Xuan Family are many, and not entirely centered on the great library.


&nbsp;


The fourth son, Xuan Xiao Ji (Han Dong), takes pity on Bi Yun and tries to help her escape the family and its old-fashioned ancestral rules, but Bi Yun is determined to stay.


&nbsp;


Can Bi Yun withstand the internal struggle for power and money within the Xuan family in her quest to open up the family library to the people?


&nbsp;


“A Scholar Dream of Woman” is a critically-acclaimed&nbsp;2015-2016 Chinese drama series.

A Scholar Dream of Woman

Gone with the Shirt Team

Xuan Min Ming

In matters of the heart, it’s all about the timing. When Zhao Mo Sheng (Tiffany Tang) was at university, she fell in love at first sight with law student He Yi Chen (Wallace Chung). Although it takes Yi Chen longer to warm up to Mo Sheng’s bubbly personality, the two eventually become a couple. But misunderstandings arise when Yi Chen’s foster sister, He Yi Mei (Jian Ren Zi), competes for Yi Chen’s attention. Mo Sheng decides to follow her father’s wishes to continue her education in the United States, where she ends up marrying and then divorcing Ying Hui (Kevin Tan). Seven years later, Mo Sheng is a professional photographer and returns to China. When she coincidentally bumps into Yi Chen after seven long years, will the timing finally be right for the star-crossed lovers? “My Sunshine (Director’s Cut)” is a four-episode condensed version of the 2015 Chinese drama series directed by Liu Jun Jie. It is based on the novel “Silent Separation” by Gu Man, who also wrote the novels that were made into the popular dramas “Boss & Me” and “Just One Smile Is Alluring.”

My Sunshine (Director's Cut)

Zhao Mo Sheng (Young)

Anhui Television

Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao (Han Dong) is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing Dynasty. As he makes his way from the brothel where he was born in Yangzhou to the capital city of Beijing, he encounters all kinds of trouble and mishaps.

When he is kidnapped and taken to the imperial palace, Xiao Bao impersonates a eunuch to survive. By accident, he meets the young Emperor Kang Xi (Wei Qian Xiang) and the two become unlikely friends.

Through sheer luck, cunning and other accidents, Xiao Bao is able to help Kang Xi protect his throne from dangerous challengers while surviving several kidnappings by cults and other dangerous groups. He also goes on to have seven wives, including the beautiful Shuang Er (Zhang Meng).

But can Xiao Bao ultimately choose between his conflicting loyalties to the emperor and the anti-Qing regime?

“The Deer and the Cauldron” is a 2014-2015 Chinese drama series directed by Lai Shui Qing. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jin Yong (Louis Cha).

Shows

About

Discussion