Cheng Yi is a Chinese actor and singer who was born in Hunan Province, China, on May 17, 1990. He studied at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, and made his acting debut while still at college, appearing in the television series “Beauty World” (2011). He graduated in 2012, and then went on to make his film debut in “Haunting Love.” He appeared in the hit series “Noble Aspirations” in 2016, and followed up with the movie “The Big Rescue” (2018). He also played one of the lead roles in “Explore with the Note” (2019) – the follow-up to “The Lost Tomb” (2015). He made his solo music debut with the single “Goodbye to the Past” in 2017.

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While botanist Fu Yun Shen (Cheng Yi) is on the hunt for a plant with extraordinary medicinal properties, he meets Zhu Jiu (Zhang Yu Xi), a doctor on a humanitarian mission in a developing country. A misunderstanding means they get off on the wrong foot. But over time, they begin to feel the pull of attraction. When a discovery about the true nature of his assignment and a car crash leaves Fu Yun Shen injured and jaded, he thinks his relationship with Zhu Jiu is doomed…

However, fate isn’t done with this pair yet: A year later, Zhu Jiu and Fu Yun Shen meet again, in very different circumstances. They once again feel the tug of romance, and resolve to try to make love work the second time around. But as they rekindle their relationship, Zhu Jiu makes startling – and unsettling – discoveries about the death of her parents. Will these revelations derail romance for the young couple? Or can the power of love conquer all?

This drama was based on a novel by Qi Wei.

“South Wind Knows” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Leon Li and Liu Hong Yuan.

South Wind Knows

How to Cultivate a Botanist

Ying Yuan (Cheng Yi) is the Sovereign Lord and protector of a fantastic heavenly realm inhabited by deities and spirits who live long, peaceful lives above the clouds, thanks to a peace deal struck between a number of rival kingdoms. One day, however, that peace is at risk of shattering when an elder of the demon world attempts to steal a powerful treasure that has remarkable healing powers, the Four-Leafed Lotus. A fierce struggle breaks out and Ying Yuan intervenes to thwart the attempted theft. But in doing so, the treasure becomes personified in human-like form – as two sisters. Ying Yuan is given the honor of naming them, and names the older sister Zhi Xi (Zoey Meng)&nbsp;and the younger Yan Dan (Yang Zi). The latter appears to fall for the dashing and heroic Sovereign Lord.

But fate separates the two for many years, until Ying Yuan (now Tang Zhou, and no longer aware of who he used to be) comes upon Yan Dan again by chance in the mortal realm. He has become a demon hunter. But neither he nor she recalls who they once were and what they may have once felt for each other. Yan Dan is now accompanied by her close male friend Yu Mo (Zhang Rui). Together, this duo has already traveled together and experienced no shortage of adventures. Tang Zhou joins them on the quest to find ancient, powerful artifacts. But will he and Yan Dan ever recall who they used to be?

“Immortal Samsara” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Guo Hu and Ren Hai Tao.

Immortal Samsara

  Turtle-Flipping Deity Team

Mango TV

In Tang Dynasty-era China, in the 9th Century CE, the Emperor is locked in a deadly power struggle with a group of formidable eunuchs who wield enormous power at court. He decides to strike back by ordering the death of their ringleader Qiu Shi Liang (He Sheng Ming). But the mission is botched. The eunuchs take revenge by ordering the death of the Emperor’s loyal first minister, along with his entire family. But his twin daughters, later to be known as Cheng Ruo Yun (Zhang Yu Xi) and Qiu Yan Zhi (Xuan Syun Lou), escape. The eunuchs now seize yet more power over the royal court, rendering the Emperor a mere puppet. But the minister’s two daughters have evaded detection – and move off toward very different fates…

Yan Zhi becomes part of Qiu Shi Liang’s household, and is secretly hell-bent on revenge. But her sister Ruo Yun has taken the other side, joining a group of military professionals that is enlisted by the new, young Emperor Li Yan (Cheng Yi). The Emperor is determined to rid the palace of the scourge of the eunuchs once and for all, and Ruo Yun pledges her life to help him do that – even if it means throwing herself in the path of danger. The duo starts to form a romantic bond as they get to know one another. But will the Emperor still trust her if he discovers her true identity – and her connection to his mortal foe?

“Stand By Me” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Zeng Li Zhen, Zhao Li Jun, and Liu Guo Nan.

Stand By Me (2021)

Daydreaming in Chang'an Team💖

Tencent

The granddaughter of the esteemed Yonglin leader, Helan Mingyu (Zhao Han Ying Zi) grew up well in the country of Sheng. Honest and bright, she caught the eye of many young men, but it was the Ninth Prince, Xiao Cheng Xu (Cheng Yi), who eventually won her heart. Happy as they were, their love was fated for ruin. Determined to help his older brother, Xiao Cheng Rui (Han Dong) ascend the throne, Cheng Xu sets out for war, well aware that his victory on the battlefield would help solidify his brother’s position as king. Leaving Mingyu behind, Cheng Xu departs, taking her heart with him.&nbsp;

With Cheng Xu gone, Mingyu soon finds herself caught up in the tangled inner-workings of the palace. Learning that the fate of Cheng Xu’s younger brother, Xiao Cheng Xuan (Zhao Wen Hao), is in her hands, Mingyu must act both quickly and prudently. To save Cheng Xuan, Mingyu does the unthinkable, making a sacrifice that will alter her life forever. With life as a permanent resident of the palace looming before her, Mingyu must learn to navigate the intricate inner workings of the palace; but the path she now walks is anything but easy.

Finding herself the object of more than one man’s desires, Mingyu is torn between the desires of her heart and the duties of her position. Understanding that the needs of both her family and her people outweigh her own, she must use her wisdom to bring peace to the palace and prosperity to the Great Sheng Nation.

A story of love and destiny, the Promise of Chang’an is a 2020 historical romance drama directed by Yin Tao.

The Promise of Chang’an

The leader of the Shao Yang clan hosts a magic and martial arts tournament for young apprentices. His daughter Chu Xuan Ji (Crystal Yuan), who has been deprived of the use of her senses, has been entered in the competition – even though her skills are far from advanced.

Also taking part in the competition is the Lize Palace’s star student Yu Si Feng (Cheng Yi).

Students are forbidden from embarking on romantic relationships with one another. But when the two meet, they first become firm friends…and then start to develop much deeper feelings for one another.

After a dispute between other students, Chu Xuan Ji is injured and the two young students become separated.

To make matters worse, Yu Si Feng is cursed with a spell that forces him to wear a mask that will only fall away if he can find true love.

But four years later, their paths cross again – and the duo slowly begins to learn that their pasts (as well as their futures) may well be intertwined, with heavenly forces very interested in their fate.

This series was adapted from a novel named “The Glass Maiden,” which was written by Shi Si Lang.

“Love and Redemption” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was co-direct by Yin Tao and Mai Guan Zhi.

Love and Redemption

Destined ❤ Love Team

Tencent TV

A group of daring young explorers reunites to take their tomb raiding adventures underseas, after a mysterious wreck is discovered in the stormy waters near the North Reef, in the Paracel Islands of the South China Sea.

The group’s protagonist is Wu Xie (Hou Ming Hao), a young explorer who comes from a family with a tomb-raiding pedigree. His uncle is a treasure hunter, and reading his grandfather’s own tomb raiding journal is a constant source of motivation for Wu Xie.

Wu Xie’s quest begins when he receives a mysterious email, instructing him to come to a portside location if he wants to see his uncle again. He complies, and at a marina, is reunited with Ning (Li Man), who tells him his uncle’s ship disappeared while he was helping her company investigate the wreck.

Ning has been tasked with putting a rescue team together and has already recruited a number of tomb-raiding raiding mavericks and veterans to the cause.

Upon – and below – the raging waves, they encounter a whole world of sea-bound menaces, including fearsome ghouls, haunted ghost ships, sea monsters, undead warriors, and armies of flesh-eating zombies.

Can the tomb raiders defeat the dark forces they find at sea? And will Wu Xie discover key clues buried in his grandfather’s journals that will guide him to the truth?

This series, which was based on the internet novel “Daomu Biji,” by Kennedy Xu, is the follow-up to the series “The Lost Tomb” (2015).

“The Lost Tomb 2” is a 2019 Chinese drama co-directed by Liu Guohui, Li Ang, and Zhou Wei.

The Lost Tomb 2

Tomb Explorers

A young man faces an impossible choice. Zhang Xiao Fan (Li Yi Feng) and his childhood friend Lin Jing Yu (Cheng Yi) were the only survivors of the Grass Village massacre that wiped out both of their families. Taken in by the Qing Yun Sect, the boys were trained in the ways of the Immortal Sword. Xiao Fan falls in love with Bi Yao (Zhao Li Ying), the daughter of the Ghost King (Fu Cheng Peng). But when the Ghost King tries to grow his power by overthrowing the Qing Yun Sect, Xiao Fan must choose between protecting his people and hurting the woman he loves. What choice will he make? “The Legend of Chusen 2” is a 2016-2017 Chinese drama series. It is the second season of “The Legend of Chusen” (2016).

The Legend of Chusen 2

Gone with the Shirt team

Hunan Satellite TV

Can a man love a woman but still take down her father? Zhang Xiao Fan (Li Yi Feng) and his childhood friend Lin Jing Yu (Cheng Yi) were the only survivors of the Grass Village massacre that wiped out both of their families. Taken in by the Qing Yun Sect, the boys were trained in the ways of the Immortal Sword. Xiao Fan falls in love with Bi Yao (Zhao Li Ying), the daughter of the Ghost King (Fu Cheng Peng). But when the Ghost King tries to grow his power by overthrowing the Qing Yun Sect, Xiao Fan must choose between protecting his people and hurting the woman he loves. “The Legend of Chusen” is a 2016 Chinese drama series.

The Legend of Chusen

Gone with the Shirt Team

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