Yang Mi is a Chinese actress and singer who was ranked seventh on the China Celebrity List by Forbes China in 2014 and was named Influential Woman of the Year at the 2015 Women’s Media Awards. Born on September 12, 1986, Yang Mi also goes by the name Mimi Yang. She made her acting debut at the age of 4 when she appeared in the historical television drama “Tang Ming Huang” in 1990. After a few other roles, Yang Mi focused on her studies until she returned to acting in 2004. She rose to fame with her role in the 2006 television drama “The Return of the Condor Heroes” and has since starred in many popular films and dramas, including “Palace” (2011), “Beijing Love Story” (2012), “Clear Midsummers Night” (2013), “Legend of the Ancient Sword” (2014), “The Micro Era of Love” (2014), “The Interpreter” (2016), “Eternal Love” (2017) and “Legend of Fuyao” (2018). Yang Mi married Hong Kong actor Hawick Lau in 2014 and her father-in-law is actor Lau Don.

Yang Mi

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As a successful attorney with a thriving career, the last thing on Qin Shi’s (Yang Mi) mind is marriage. Her parents, however, can think of nothing else. Determined to see their daughter married, Qin Shi’s parents have been trying to force her into marriage for ages, but to no avail. Determined to land a position at Cheng and Hui, one of the top law firms in the country, Qin Shi is focused solely on advancing her career. Little does she know that one of the requirements for working at Cheng and Hui is being married.

Aware of the law firm’s hiring requirements, Qin Shi changes the marital status on her resume to “married”. With such an impressive resume and her brother’s little tweak, it doesn’t take long for Qin Shi to land the job. However, things get more than a little complicated when her "husband" Yang Hua (Xu Kai) appears on the scene. Hoping to clarify the situation, Qin Shi tries to approach her boss but can't seem to find the right moment. With his parents forcing him into a blind date with Qin Shi’s biggest rival, Yang Hua decides the best way to help them both out of their current predicament is to marry Qin Shi. Acknowledging that the plan is mutually beneficial, the two head straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage.

Though her sudden marriage solves one set of problems, another quickly arises as both Qin Shi and Yang Hua’s parents suspect the two are up to something. Between dodging their parents' questions and Qin Shi’s ex suddenly coming back into her life, this newlywed couple has a lot to deal with. Will their rash decision to marry come back to haunt them or will it eventually lead them toward a brighter future?

A delightful tale of finding love in unexpected places, “She & Her Perfect Husband” is a 2022 Chinese romance drama directed by Lin Yan.

She and Her Perfect Husband

Having recently returned from abroad, Xiao Yan (Yang Mi) is eager to step into her position as Tongshan Hospital’s newest EICU doctor. A meticulous surgeon, with an impeccable record, Xiao Yan is incredible at what she does. But having recently lost her fiance, she has come to build some rather impenetrable walls around herself.

Perceived by many of her new co-workers as cold and gruff, Xiao Yan tries her best to settle into her new job; but her tough exterior is proving to make things difficult. Even more difficult is trying to find a way to work around the inflated arrogance of Bai Shu (Bai Yu). A fellow physician working in the EICUPolar opposites, a pair of doctors find themselves drawing unexpectedly closer as they work side-by-side to save the lives of their EICU patients., Bai Shu couldn’t be more full of himself; at least up until the day he decides to adopt a terminally ill patient. Now more focused on finding a cure than himself, Bai Shu’s arrogance begins to fade, making life for Xiao Yan a bit easier.

Working diligently to save the lives of their patients, the walls between Xiao Yan and Bai Shu slowly begin to crumble. As each comes to accept the other for who they are, will they come to find there’s a common thread binding them together?

Based on the novel “ICU 48 Hours” by Seng Li, “Thank You Doctor” is a 2022 Chinese medical romance drama directed by Zhang Rui.

Thank You Doctor

According to legend, if one can make a Naga mermaid cry, the tears of the mermaid will turn into priceless luminous pearls. Growing up in a small coastal village, Hai Shi (Yang Mi) was well acquainted with the legend of the mermaid’s pearls. But she had no idea that someday, this very legend would radically change her life.&nbsp;

Burdened by the Emperor’s taxes, the people of Hai Shi’s village had become experts at coaxing pearls from the legendary Naga mermaids. Pretending to kill their own children to elicit the tears of the mermaids, the villagers would then use the precious pearls to pay their taxes. Joining her father in an endeavor to harvest these pearls, Hai Shi was forced to watch in horror as her father was killed and her village ransacked by imperial soldiers. Harboring a deep grudge against the empire, Hai Shi vows to have her revenge.

In her quest for revenge, Hai Shi meets Fang Zhu (William Chan), the Emperor’s closest confidant. Disguising Hai Shi as a man, Fang Zhu agrees to accept her as his disciple and takes her back to the Imperial City. As the years pass, Hai Shi’s feelings for her master grow into something unexpected but even then, she never forgets her vengeful vows. Torn between her feelings for Fang Zhu and her devotion to her people, which way will Hai Shi’s heart ultimately lead her?&nbsp;

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Xiao Ru Se, “Novoland: Pearl Eclipse” is a 2021 Chinese fantasy romance drama directed by Lin Yu Fen and Jin Sha.

Novoland: Pearl Eclipse

✺ Pearl Tears ✺ Team

iQIYI, Tencent

National security agent Ma Shang (Zhang Bin Bin) is dispatched by his commanding officers to hunt down a spy.

That spy later turns out to be part of a large network of malicious actors who are systematically stealing highly confidential and valuable research data compiled by a firm named the Huading Group.

His mission takes him to Hunan Province, and a town where he must team up with the local police force to help continue the investigation. But, to his surprise, that police unit is led by An Jing (Yang Mi), his former high school classmate.

The duo must put their past behind them and pool their respective wits to foil the spy ring. And with key national security interests increasingly at risk, the stakes continue to rise...

“Storm Eye” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Jin Sha.

Storm Eye

Gone with the Shirt Team

The year is 1949 and China is in the final stages of a bloody civil war. The People’s Liberation Army knows that a final decisive push in the Battle of Pingjin will see much of Northern China fall under communist control. But the Nationalist Government forces are dug in deep, with a 500,000-strong force, and will not give in without a struggle.

While the main battle rages, a human drama is also unfurling, and a senior Nationalist army soldier named Yao Zhe (Wallace Chung) in Peiping (modern-day Beijing) is charged with ensuring the safety of the soldiers’ dependents.

But when a scheming officer compromises the safety of Yao Zhe’s daughter with a deadly and self-serving plan, Yao Zhe seeks to save his child – at any cost.

In the course of doing so, however, Yao Zhe stumbles across a daring People’s Liberation Army mission spearheaded by a company commander named Cai Xing Fu (Zhou Yi Wei).

Together with a tiny clutch of soldiers, Cai Xing Fu has sneaked into the city to scout out its defenses before a final assault on the Nationalist stronghold. He strikes up an unlikely alliance with Yao Zhe.

To further complicate matters, a young woman named Mei Yan (Zhong Chu Xi) is also on the scene, on a secret mission of her own – to avenge the cruel soldier responsible for the death of her parents.

Will this motley crew help keep the death toll down as the battle moves toward its decisive stages? And where do their true loyalties lie?

“Liberation” is a 2019 Chinese movie that was directed by Li Shao Hong.

Liberation

Fight For Freedom Team

ZJTV

Only she can restore peace to the land. Meng Fuyao (Yang Mi) is a young woman who was born out of a divine lotus petal. She masters an invincible fighting technique at the age of 16 and then embarks on a journey to collect the secret talismen from five kingdoms that will gain her entry into a sacred land called the Firmament. On her journey, Fuyao falls in love with the Crown Prince Zhangsun Wuji (Ethan Juan), who helps her to to fight the powerful political forces along the way.

Can Fuyao, with the help of her friends, unravel the dangerous conspiracy originating from the heavens and restore peace to the land?

“Legend of Fuyao” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Yang Wen Jun. It is based on the novel Empress Fuyao by Tianxia Guiyuan.

Legend of Fuyao

Fuyao's Court 

Fu Yao

Hunan TV

Xie Xiaofei (Huang Zi Tao) is the reluctant heir to a lucrative business empire that spans two continents. He would rather stay out of family business affairs and is resentful when circumstances force him to interact with Tong Wei (Yang Mi), a woman his family has hired to represent their company at business negotiations. After a decidedly rocky start, the duo starts to develop romantic feelings for one another. When Xie Xiaofei’s family learns about their relationship, they forbid them from dating. However, Cupid has other plans.

This drama is the long-awaited follow-up to 2016’s “The Interpreter,” which also starred Yang Mi in a leading role.

"Negotiator" is a 2018 Viki Original Chinese drama directed by Liu Yizhi.

Negotiator

When a young mother's son goes missing, she'll do anything to find his kidnapper including finding a way to travel through time. 

Xia Tian (Yang Mi) is a young, single-mother who is a research scientist working on technology that allows people to travel through time. 

A competing company unable to make progress in their research hires Tsui Hu (Wallace Huo) to take desperate measures to steal the technology. 

When Xia Tian's (Yang Mi) son Dou Dou (Hummer Zhang) goes missing, she won't stop until she's successful in retrieving her son. 

Will Xia Tian's (Yang Mi) be successful in her time travel leaps to ensure her son's safety? 

"Reset" is a 2017 Chinese film.

Reset

Xia Tian

Shen Lian (Chang Chen) is a soldier who – in a sudden act of bravery on a blood-soaked battlefield – manages to save an Imperial guard named Lu Wen Zhao (Zhang Yi) from impending doom. To thank him, Lu Wen Zhao takes Shen Lian with him to the Imperial capital to become a guardsman. Although the members of the guard are notoriously corrupt, Shen Lian shuns the culture of bribery. He also has a fondness for art, and is particularly keen on the works of a female artist named Bei Zhai (Yang Mi).

However, Bei Zhang has fallen foul of scheming forces at court and has been accused of producing artworks that deride and mock the Emperor. Ironically, Shen Lian is dispatched to find and kill her. But his fondness for her work, and a shocking discovery at a murder scene lead opportunist rebels to frame him for a crime he did not commit. He decides to flee and try to clear his name away from the Imperial court – but the investigations of a quick-witted rival guard make his every move all the more perilous!

“Brotherhood of Blades 2” is a 2017 Chinese movie that was directed and co-written for the screen by Lu Yang.

Brotherhood of Blades 2

Brotherhood Team

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

♞ Candle Knights ♘

Bai Qian

Hunan Satellite

She knows what she wants and is determined to go after it. Qiao Fei (Yang Mi) is a French postgraduate student who dreams of becoming a professional interpreter. Her mentor during her schooling in Paris is Cheng Jia Yang (Huang Xuan), the son of a foreign minister and a genius French interpreter. Qiao Fei and Jia Yang experience a rocky start but grow closer as Qiao Fei works doggedly to earn his respect. Their budding romance is complicated when Qiao Fei’s ex-boyfriend, Gao Jia Ming (Gao Wei Guang), happens to be Jia Yang’s adopted brother, and Jia Yang’s family thinks Wen Xiao Hua (Zhou Qi Qi) is much more suited for Jia Yang’s station in life. With the support of his friend, Wang Xu Dong (Zhang Yun Long), can Jia Yang stand up to his family and follow his heart? “The Interpreter” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Wang Ying. It is based on the novel “Les Interprètes” by Miao Juan.

The Interpreter

The Lost in Translation Team

Qiao Fei

H&R Century Pictures

Su Xing Yu (Li Yi Feng) is an aspiring musician who takes a job of tuning instruments for a touring rock group. While doing so, he meets Tian Xin (Yang Mi), one of the band’s assistants.

They fall in love, and dream of Su Xing Yu becoming a major star – with Tian Xin as his manager.

Then, one day, Tian Xin decides to leave Su Xing Yu, secretly thinking that she will only hold him back in the pursuit of his musical dreams.

Su Xing Yu is furious when Tian Xin abandons him but continues to work hard in the music business.

Five years later, Su Xing Yu has become a hit performer but has a fall-out with his manager. In a fit of pique, he decides to fire his manager and hire Tian Xin instead – resolving to make her squirm and punish her for leaving him alone years ago.

Little by little, Su Xing Yu and Tian Xin discover that they still have feelings for one another.

But when an unexpected mishap threatens to derail Su Xing Yu’s career, Tian Xin starts to wonder if he really is the right person for Su Xing Yu after all.

Will the music-loving duo resolve their differences? Or will the pressure of fame take a fatal toll on their romance?

“Fall in Love Like a Star” is a 2015 Chinese movie directed by Tony Chan.

Fall In Love Like A Star

Amazing Stars Team

New Clues Films, Jaywalk Studios, Enlight Pictures

Can a blind woman stop a dangerous kidnapper before she becomes his next victim?

Lu Xiao Xing (Yang Mi) is a blind woman. She used to be a rookie cop, but she lost her brother and her sight in a car crash three years ago. When several women in the city begin to disappear without a trace, Xiao Xing asks to be reinstated as a police officer so that she can help with the case. But the blind Xiao Xing is unsuccessful in her bid to return to work as a police officer.

Upset, Xiao Xing calls for a taxi and doesn’t realize that she gets into a luxurious car instead and is offered coffee by the mysterious driver. As Xiao Xing fights the driver over the coffee, the car crashes and Xiao Xing manages to escape in the ensuing chaos. When she goes to Captain Lu (Wang Jing Chun) to report the incident, Xiao Xing is able to recall key details about the car and driver despite being blind. When an impetuous teenager, Lin Chong (Lu Han), comes forward as an eyewitness to the attempted abduction, both Xiao Xing and Captain Lu have a hard time believing his credibility. But can Lin Chong help Xiao Xing track down the mysterious abductor before it’s too late?

“The Witness” is a 2015 Chinese film directed by Ahn Sang Hoon. It is a remake of the 2011 South Korean film “Blind,” which also was directed by Ahn Sang Hoon.

The Witness

The Witness Team

Lu Xiao Xing

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

Picking up where “Tiny Times 1.0” left off, fashion magazine assistant editor Lin Xiao (Yang Mi) is still best friends with high school buddies and fellow Shanghai fashion aspirants Gu Li (Amber Kuo), Nan Xiang (Bea Hayden), and Tang Wanru (Evonne Hsieh).

However, a fateful birthday party takes an unpleasant turn when one of the friends unearths a skeleton in the closet – a romantic secret that threatens to divide the group. What’s more, a death in the family then leaves Gu Li in charge of the family firm – with rival businesspeople already taking aim at the company.

Things are also getting complex for Lin Xiao, who is still struggling to please her perfectionist boss – and developing doubts about the fidelity of her long-term boyfriend. Meanwhile, workmate Zhou Chong Guang (Cheney Chen) is starting to catch her eye…

Can the quartet get their friendship back on track, or is their relationship now soured beyond repair? Will Gu Li keep the business vultures away from the family business? And will Lin Xiao stick with her long-time lover, or take a chance on a new flame?

The movie is the second of four “Tiny Times” movies, based on a hit series of novels.

“Tiny Times 2.0” is a 2013 Chinese movie written, produced, and directed by Guo Jingming.

Tiny Times 2.0

What Lasts Forever?

Lin Xiao (Yang Mi) is a recent graduate of Shanghai University. She still lives with her college roommates, three friends she has known since her high school days. The group includes the super-organized Gu Li (Amber Kuo), aspiring designer Nan Xiang (Bea Hayden), and serial worrier Tang Wanru (Evonne Hsieh).

Lin Xiao is also still dating her high school boyfriend.

But life starts to change pace when she takes a job as an editorial assistant at a popular fashion magazine. She soon finds that her demanding and aloof manager Gong Ming (Rhydian Vaughan) is a very hard person to please.

It looks like adjusting to the high-pressure world of high fashion may be harder than Lin Xiao first thought.

Can she really make it in the fashion world? Will the job take its toll on her love life? Or will her friendship with her three best friends help her pull through?

“Tiny Times 1.0” is a 2013 Chinese movie written, produced, and directed by Guo Jingming.

Tiny Times 1.0

True Friendship

Huayi Brothers

A fox spirit will do anything in her quest to become human.

Xiao Wei (Zhou Xun) is a fox demon who has been imprisoned in ice for centuries. She is freed by Que’er (Yang Mi), quirky bird demon. Xiao Wei embarks on a quest to seduce men so that she can consume their hearts and finally become human.

When Xiao Wei crosses paths with the disfigured Princess Jing (Zhao Wei), who wears a gold mask to cover her scarred face, she ends up accompanying the princess to the White City. There, Xiao Wei targets as her next victim General Huo Xin (Chen Kun), who is Princess Jing’s former bodyguard. Will Xiao Wei succeed in her evil plan or can Huo Xin save the woman he truly loves?

“Painted Skin: The Resurrection” is a 2012 Chinese film directed by Wu Er Shan. It is a follow-up to the 2008 “Painted Skin” and reunites most of the original cast.

Painted Skin: The Resurrection

Qiao Er

Media Asia Films

Cherrie Yu (Miriam Yeung) and Jimmy Cheung (Shawn Yue) once met through a thick haze of cigarette smoke – they met in an outdoor smoking area after authorities in Hong Kong banned smoking indoors!

Love bloomed, and they eventually tied the knot. And they thought they were going to live happily ever, but the devil takes the best-laid plans!

Now, five months later, their marital bliss has deteriorated quickly. Jimmy’s career has changed, meaning he must now work in Beijing, and Cherrie is not happy about the idea of moving.

Eventually, the couple decides to split up – with Jimmy moving to Beijing and Cherrie staying on in Hong Kong.

They soon each find new flames, with Jimmy falling for a flight attendant and Cherrie beginning a relationship with a businessman.

In a twist of fate, Cherrie’s company asks her to transfer to Beijing, and she ends up running into Jimmy by chance.

Could love strike again for Jimmy and Cherrie?

This movie is the second in a three-part trilogy that began in 2010 with “Love in a Puff,” and concluded in 2017 with the movie “Love off the Cuff.”

“Love in the Buff” is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy movie directed by Pang Ho Cheung.

Love in the Buff

AHTV

There’s nothing quite like falling in love with the same man to tear two close sisters apart. Hao An Qi (Yang Mi) and Hao An Na (Guo Zhen Ni) are adopted sisters who grew up very closely as they both aspired for a future in the fashion industry. But their close relationship is fractured when they both fall in love with Liu Chen Xi (Feng Shao Feng). An Na goes to Shanghai to study and becomes a successful fashion model. An Qi struggles working as a cleaner but is encouraged by fashion designer Zhao Tian You (Zhang Lun Shuo) to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer. When An Qi and An Na meet up again on the runway, what will happen to their contentious relationship? “Symphony of Fate” is a 2011 Chinese drama series directed by Ke Han Chen. It is the Chinese adaptation of the 2010 South Korean drama series “Cinderella’s Sister.”

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