Zhang Jia Ning, also known as Karlina, is a Chinese actress who was born on May 26, 1989, in Liaoyuan, China. She attended the Central Academy of Drama and debuted in the TV drama “Our Police Station” in 2008 and in 2009 went on to appear in the drama series “Auntie Duohe.” She has since gone on to appear in scores of hit movies and drama titles, including 2017’s “Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy,” as well as “Shining For One Thing” and “Brilliant Class 8” (both 2022).

Zhang Jia Ning

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The 22nd floor of an apartment complex in a busy district of Shanghai, China is a very lively place! The apartments on this floor have female occupants, and as they all settle into the accommodation, they start to get to know one another – and support one another, despite coming from different backgrounds.

First, there’s Zhu Zhe (Zhang Jia Ning), a hotel manager who is starting to become concerned that her lack of an outstanding academic background is halting her progression up the career ladder. Sharing one of the flats are friends Yu Chu Hui (Li Hao Fei) and He Min Hong (Zhang Hui Wen). The former thinks she has the world all figured out, but soon realizes that life doesn’t always bend to her will. The latter has a heart of gold, but – despite her best intentions – sometimes ends up causing trouble when she was only trying to help! Ye Zhen Zhen (Maggie Jiang) is just getting started in her career as a biologist. But while she used to enjoy a range of privileges growing up, she soon discovers that the world of work can be unforgiving. And making up the quintet is the mysterious and glamorous office worker Fang Zhi Heng (Yang Cai Yu). Nobody can quite make her out, and she behaves strangely at times, but when the others get to know her, it turns out that Fang Zhi Heng has surprising depth to her personality. Initially, as they get on with life and love, they are wary of one another. But over time, these five women start to realize they have a lot in common!

“Ode to Joy 3” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Jian Chuan He.

Ode to Joy 3

The Joyous Team

Xiang Dong Nan (Cheney Chen) is a top-billing singer-songwriter. His fame is unparalleled, and he has thousands of adoring fans. But he has an arrogant attitude, which has let many in the media world to label him an uncooperative diva. When reports surface, accusing him of plagiarizing a song he wrote, the public turns on him and other factors also enter the equation – finally forcing him from the limelight altogether.

His cunning, long-serving personal assistant Lin Sheng (Wang Rui Chang) tells Xiang Dong Nan about an opportunity to take part in a reality TV show whereby he must teach music to a class of young children. Lin Sheng says that doing so will help him win back his fans’ hearts. At first, Xiang Dong Nan is reluctant, but he eventually agrees to take part in the project, teaching class 8 the fundamentals of music. But he begins to develop suspicions that the “reality show” may actually be a fake. While at the school, his path crosses with that of the English teacher Su Qi (Zhang Jia Ning), who does not like his attitude and keeps getting into quarrels with the singer. Meanwhile, Lin Sheng starts to get to know the school’s principal Su Man (Zhang Li). Will Xiang Dong Nan ever truly take to his new role as a teacher? Is the reality TV show real or bogus? And could love bloom in these unusual circumstances?

“Brilliant Class 8” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Chen An Jun.

Brilliant Class 8

Brilliant l💗ve

It is 2021, and Lin Bei Xing (Zhang Jia Ning) is approaching 30. She works at a zoo, where she is paid to dress up in an animal suit all day. She is looking forward to getting married to Zhan Yu (Wu Xi Ze), a man whose heart she has been trying to win – and hold onto – since her high school days. But just before the wedding, he tells her that the wedding is off – and that he never loved her in the first place. She tries all sorts of stunts in a bid to regain his love. And in a last desperate bid to convince him to go ahead with the wedding, she asks him to dress up in his high school clothes so they can go back to their old school and take photos. She also dresses in her old uniform and even reactivates the 2G cell phone she used to use in 2010.

But when she’s waiting for him at school, she accidentally deletes a message on her old phone – and appears to be transported to a parallel “past” universe. Here she meets the dashing Zhang Wan Sen (Qu Chu Xiao), an exceptionally talented student who met a terrible fate back in 2010. She is later brought back to her “reality” in 2021, but finds she is able to return to 2010 – and the eve of her college entrance exam – by deleting more messages on the 2G phone. She resolves to memorize the answers to the 2010 test and go back so she can change her past. But each time she travels back, she encounters Zhang Wan Sen again – and draws ever closer to him. Could she find a way to undo his tragic fate – and fix her own miserable “future?”

“Shining For One Thing” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Chen Xiao Ming and Zhang Pan.

Shining for One Thing

Shining for One Team

Tu Xiao Ning (Zhang Jia Ning) is a lobby manager at a bank trying to complete her probationary period. Her parents set her up on a blind date, only to find herself meeting middle school classmate Ji Yu Heng (Wei Zhe Ming). The two recognize each other but pretend that they don't, because they haven't seen each other in a long time. Later, they run into each other by chance – and Yu Heng's mother assumes they're dating. Motivated by their families' wishes, Xiao Ning and Yu Heng decide to continue pretending to date and get married. Unfortunately, it turns out that Yu Heng is a manager at the same bank Xiao Ning works and, and he's in charge of Xiao Ning! They need to keep their relationship a secret, but will it survive this twist of fate? "You Are My Secret" is a 2024 Chinese romantic drama directed by Jin Xiong Hao, based on the novel "Hiding Marriage at the Office" by Qing An.

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