Ma Li is a Chinese actress. She was born on January 24, 1996 and made her acting debut in 2019 with her role in the romantic television drama, “Le Coup de Foudre”.

Ma Li

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Born the daughter of a great general, Xu Yu (Cecilia Boey) was practically raised with a sword in her hand. Training from a very young age, Xu Yu has become as adept with a bow as she is with a sword and her skill as a horseman rivals that of most of her father’s men. A skilled warrior, Xu Yu never once entertained the idea of becoming anything else, but when her family finds itself struggling, she has no choice but to comply with their unexpected wishes.

In order to save her family, Xu Yu agrees to marry the Emperor, Xiao Jin Yun (Zhang Hao Wei). As different from Xu Yu as night and day, Jin Yun prefers books to battles. Realizing from the very beginning that they will never get along, the newlyweds prefer to spend their days as far from each other as possible. Unfortunately, even with the best laid plans, their paths occasionally cross, forcing them to interact with each other on rare occasions. Though their meetings are few, they’re often memorable, though none more so than the meeting beside the pool that changed both of their lives in an instant. Falling into the pool together, the Emperor and Empress are horrified to discover that they have somehow managed to swap souls.&nbsp;

Now trapped in each other’s bodies, it doesn’t take long for Xu Yu and Jin Yun to realize that neither leads as charmed a life as they each believed. Will living in the other’s shoes allow them to heal the breach between them or only serve to make things worse?

Adapted from the manhua, “No Doubt In Us” by Lu Ye Qian He and You Zhi Jiao Zi, “The Trust” is a 2021 historical romantic comedy drama directed by He Zhen Hua.

The Trust

When her brother announced that Yue Liu Ying (Sun Yi Ning) would soon marry, the usually playful girl was more than a little upset. But when her brother Informed her that he had arranged the marriage to have her spy on her soon-to-be husband, Ling Qi Ye (Cavan Wen), Liu Ying was outright revolted. Not wanting to play the part of a spy, Liu Ying tried to find a way to free herself from her brother’s control.&nbsp;

Unfortunately, Liu Ying never found a way out of her impending marriage and was eventually forced to accept her fate. However, that didn’t stop her from trying to find other ways out of this life that had been chosen for her. Deciding the best way out would be to poison her husband on their wedding night, Liu Ying was certain she would soon have her freedom. Little did she know that Qi Ye was as cunning and quick-witted as herself, and had his own plans for their marriage. Unable to outwit or outmaneuver her husband, Liu Ying was eventually forced to accept defeat, but only long enough for her to find another way around her fate.

With their momentary truce in place, Liu Ying was surprised to discover that Ling Qi wasn’t precisely the monster her brother had always described him as. A good man with a good heart, it was clear that Ling Qi was everything a good husband should be. Surprisingly enough, while Liu Ying was making these discoveries about her husband, he was making equally favorable discoveries about her. No longer at constant odds, could this oddly matched couple find a way to spend the rest of their lives together in wedded bliss?

A story of wits and will, “The Blessed Bride” is a 2022 Chinese romantic comedy drama directed by Tan Min.

The Blessed Bride

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Hunan TV

In 1937, the city of Beiping fell to Japanese forces. In order to protect both students and faculty, a number of the northern universities decided to move their schools south. Traveling to Changsha, these universities tried to keep their classes going, but war quickly followed them. Having been separated from her parents during the chaos, Meng Hai Tang (Zhang Ruo Nan), a new student at the Fuhua University, found herself having to trek the perilous journey on foot to finally reach Kunming, a relatively safe city in Yun’nan Province in Southwestern China.

During her travels, Meng Hai Tang found herself growing closer to Zhang Qi (Hu Yi Tian), the man her parents had betrother her to while she was still just a child. Although firmly against an arranged marriage, she found herself unable to deny the attraction she felt towards the handsome and intelligent young pilot who was dedicating his life to serving the country in a time of national crisis. As captain of Hanguang Squadron, Zhang Qi fought fiercely and bravely against the Japanese forces despite the odds stacked steeply against him.

The two of them, along with their friends and pilots, would also fight against a second front where for-profit collaborators were smuggling China’s treasured Shang-dynasty relics, the oracle bones from three thousand years ago, to Japan. Will they survive the turmoil of war or will the sacrifices they're forced to make keep them apart forever?

Inspired by true events, “Defying the Storm” is a 2022 Chinese historical romance drama directed by Jin Chen.

Defying the Storm

​​ Intellectual Challenge Team

Mango TV

Four female friends and former classmates – Xia Yan (Sun Yi), Zhao Xiao Lei (Du Yu Chen), Xiang Nan (Zhang Wen), and Han Shuang (Ma Li) – have formed a bond that could last a lifetime. But as they approach the end of their twenties, they all find themselves facing up to a range of very different challenges.

Xia Yan is a project manager at an IT firm named SG Organization, struggling to deal with her handsome and brilliant – but also love-wary and demanding – boss, the company’s chief technology officer Xu Cheng Yi (Zhang Bin Bin). Xia Yan has also endured a series of unhappy relationships, and has thrown herself into her work, where she dreams of creating a life-changing app. But could her love life also benefit from a change? Meanwhile, her friend Zhao Xiao Lei is feeling decidedly down-in-the-dumps after being jilted by her fiance on the eve of their wedding. Meanwhile, Xiang Nan is a successful doctor who has trouble expressing her feelings – until a fateful accident gives her a new perspective on life. And Han Shuang, a woman from a well-to-do family, is stuck in a rut. She decides to give her life a fresh start by taking on a junior role at a furniture outlet – but could love be in store for her, too?

“Be Together” is a 2021 Chinese drama that was directed by Cui Liang.

Be Together

Always Together 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.

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