Huang Jun Jie is a Chinese actor who was born in Chongqing, China on July 9, 1998. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy. He made his acting debut in the 2016 movie “24 Seconds,” following up later the same year with his small-screen bow in the fantasy television drama “The Screen Foxes.” He has since appeared in a number of popular dramas, including “The Big Boss” (2017) and “Unexpected” (2018), as well as the more recent “Dr. Cutie” and “Truth or Dare” (both 2020).

Huang Jun Jie

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When VR game designer Ling Jiu Shi (Huang Jun Jie) steps away from his job, he finds solace from his current woes in a beta game he recently received from overseas. Immersing himself in a strange new world, Jiu Shi soon finds himself stepping into a corridor with twelve iron doors. Aided by a mysterious figure, Jiu Shi begins to explore the worlds beyond the doors, only to discover that the danger lurking behind the doors can have an unexpected impact on the real world. Will he find a way to traverse this treacherous world and return home unscathed? "The Spirealm" is a 2024 Chinese horror fantasy drama directed by Danny Pang.

The Spirealm

The Door to Your Heart🚪Team

In China’s Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE), Chun Tu Mi (Zhuang Da Fei) is a young woman from a family that has served in the military – at the Emperor’s service. Her father is a great hero, but he has been jailed for a crime he did not commit. She decides to do whatever she can in order to prove his innocence, and have him released from prison. And she resolves to do this by becoming a lawyer – unheard of for women during this time.

During the course of her efforts, she discovers she has a natural aptitude for the law. And she quickly builds up a reputation as a woman who will stop at nothing to bring the wicked to justice. This helps her win the hearts of the poor folk, whom she helps stand up to their wealthy oppressors. But it also catapults her into the spotlight. Important figures at the Imperial court think they can use her to their own benefit. She also unwittingly wins the hearts of powerful young men – including Crown Prince Wu Wei (Fan Zhi Xin) and a misunderstood young assassin named Ye Cha (Huang Jun Jie). Could her quest for justice also lead her to love’s door?

“Miss Chun Is a Litigator” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Zhang Rui.

Miss Chun is a Litigator

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, 2nd ML

Tencent

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

Youku, Mango TV

Growing up as the daughter of a performer, Xiao Wan Zi (Li Geng Xi) spent her entire life on the streets. Always cheerful and incredibly clever, Wan Zi had a knack for grabbing the attention of those passing by, drawing them into watch her father’s impressive performance. Though she never learned to read or write, Wan Zi never wanted for anything, as she possessed all the skills she needed to survive. But none of her street-smarts could prepare her for the encounter that would unexpectedly change her life forever.

Suddenly declared to be a princess, Wan Zi finds herself completely unprepared for the life she is now expected to live. As if trying to adjust to this new life wasn’t enough, Wan Zi soon learns that she’s expected to marry Mei San Shao (Huang Jun Jie), a man who wants nothing to do with her. Vehemently opposed to the marriage, San Shao does everything he can to push Wan Zi away, but despite his best efforts, neither can escape the inevitable marriage. Meanwhile, the king has arranged a marriage for the ninth prince’s daughter, Lu Ying Yao (Sun An Ke), but things go terribly wrong when the bandit Xiao Bao Ye (Ding Jia Wen) mistakes her as his wife.

Trapped in the most unexpected and unlikely marriages, Wan Zi, San Shao, YIng Yao, and Bao Ye all find themselves wondering what to do next. Is love even possible when your marriage starts out as a mistake?

Adapted from the novel, “Wrong Carriage, Right Groom” by Xi Juan, “Truth or Dare” is a 2021 historical romantic comedy drama directed by Wai Hong Chui.

Truth or Dare

Youku

A decade has passed since the now-famous “iron triangle” tomb raiders Wu Xie (Zhu Yi Long), Wang Pang Zi (Chen Ming Hao), and Zhang Qi Ling (Huang Jun Jie) went on their last tomb-raiding mission at the heart of the South China Sea.

Ten years later, the friends have gone their own ways and think they have turned their backs on tomb raiding forever.

The hardened Wu Xie has been struggling to recover from a debilitating lung-related illness. But when he receives a mysterious text from his adventure-loving third uncle, he decides to call upon the help of the two other members of the iron triangle to investigate.

What they discover is a whole new world full of danger, intrigue, supernatural forces, scheming villains, and fearsome beasts – all of which could pose an existential threat to the whole world.

The gang isn’t getting any younger, but can they start up where they left off all those years ago to complete this – their most dangerous mission yet?

This drama is the follow-up to 2018’s “The Lost Tomb 2” and the third installment in a series that began with “The Lost Tomb” in 2015.

“The Sound of Providence” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was directed by Pan An Zi.

The Sound of Providence

Dragon TV

Queen of Qing Qiu, Bai Feng Jiu (Dilraba Dilmurat) is the only known nine-tailed fox in the world. As such, she grew up pampered by those around her but it was only in front of those she truly loved that she showed her more spoiled side. To the people over which she ruled, she was a strong, brave woman and a good queen.&nbsp;

One day, while seeking cultivation in the mountains, Feng Jui is attacked by a savage beast. Caught in a precarious situation, Feng Jui is saved by the sudden appearance of the unifier of worlds and Emperor of Heaven, Dong Hua (Vengo Gao). Grateful to the Heavenly Emperor and feeling she owes him a great debt, Feng Jiu accompanies Dong Hua on his quest to fight the rebelling Demon Lord.

As the two spend more time together, Feng Jiu begins to realize her gratitude towards Dong Hua has slowly changed to love. Unfortunately for her, Dong Hua is long forgotten what love is but that doesn’t mean all hope is lost. Everyone knows even the coldest of hearts can melt with time but will countless lifetimes really be enough to bring these two hearts together?

Based on the novel of the same name by Tangqi Gongzi and the sequel to the popular 2017 drama, "Eternal Love", “Three Lives, Three Worlds, The Pillow Book” is a 2020 fantasy romance drama directed by Chu Yui Bun.&nbsp;

Three Lives, Three Worlds: The Pillow Book

The Eternal Team

Bai Zhen

Shen Zhao Er (Sun Qian) is the sole surviving relative of a powerful public servant who was framed and convicted of poisoning a royal consort – a crime he did not commit. Both he and his family were sentenced to death – but Shen Zhao Er managed to escape harm.

Now, seven years later, she is out for revenge.

In the time since her family’s death, she has trained to become a talented medic, and disguises herself as a physician named Tian Qi in order to gain access to the royal court.

She proves exceptionally talented in her role, and is selected to become the private doctor to the fiancée of the Emperor (played by Huang Jun Jie). The Emperor, however, finds himself strangely drawn to this new face at court…

But goings-on at the imperial court are never straightforward. Secretive cabals execute dastardly plans, and a series of murders means she must be ever-vigilant.

Will Shen Zhao Er bring the evil public servants who framed her father to justice? And can she survive the intrigue and scheming at court?

“Dr. Cutie” is a 2020 Chinese drama series directed by Ke Han Chen.

Dr. Cutie

The Cutie-Patootie Team

Can a manga artist get himself out of his own manga series?

He Jie (Austin Lin) is a manga artist who somehow gets pulled into his own manga series, “Crystal Love.” He is forced to complete missions in order to save the evil second female lead, Lu Zi Xing (Li Hao Fei). If he wants to get back to his real life again, he must convert Zi Xing to become a nicer person.

As He Jie faces the same storylines over and over again in the manga, can he accomplish his mission and get back to reality?

“Unexpected” is a 2018 Chinese drama series.

Unexpected

Expect The Unexpected Team

Gong Cheng

After splitting up with her boyfriend, down-on-her-luck painter Zheng Xue Jing (Liu Xin Qi) goes out drinking and accidentally joins a contest involving a precious silk screen.

A magician intervenes, granting the painter a moment of clarity amid her drunken stupor to take a paintbrush and draw three male foxes on the screen. But the foxes come to life, bursting out of the screen and taking human form.

The next day, Zheng Xue Jing emerges from sleep, believing it all to have been a dream. But instead, she finds that it was not a dream at all. All three foxes are still in human form – and believe Zheng Xue Jing to be their master, feeling indebted to her for freeing them from the screen.

She becomes sucked into their magic-filled world and soon discovers they all have very different personalities. The red fox (Luo Yun Xi) is dashing and clever, but also arrogant and somewhat distant. The kind-hearted white fox (Huang Jun Jie) is a dab hand in the kitchen and loves to clean the house. And then there’s the fun-loving trickster: the black fox (Wang Chao Yang).

The foxes vow to help Zheng Xue Jing on her quest to become the first female painter to be appointed to the imperial court.

But what adventures will this feline trio – and their female “master” – become embroiled in along the way?

“The Screen Foxes” is a 2016 Chinese fantasy drama series that was directed by Zhou Hai Jun.

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