Liu Yao Yuan is an up-and-coming Chinese actor and singer who was born on January 3, 1996, in Hangzhou, China. He made his small-screen acting debut in the period drama series “The New Dragon Gate Inn” in 2019, and followed up with a role in “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty” in 2020.

Liu Yao Yuan

Xia Yu Bing (Dong Si Yi) is a minor and somewhat unpleasant and malevolent character in a universe – set in Ancient China – dreamed up by a comic book author. She dies early in the “story,” after being poisoned by her husband Xu Zi Yan (Li Ge Yang). But after she is killed, the author confronts her in a sort of comic book afterlife space and tells her that she will have the chance to be re-spawned. Furthermore, she learns, if she plays her cards right, she will be able to become the “female lead” and a “good” character in the story.

She comes back to “life,” but finds that becoming a “goodie” isn’t an easy task. Xu Zi Yan is still determined to wipe her out and conduct ghastly experiments on her body. And on top of it all, a number of other “characters” in the story now have it in for her – including female characters who also want to be the main heroine. A number of other minor characters also block her way or plot her downfall. But as she spends more time with Xu Zi Yan – all the while trying to avoid his plans to destroy her – an unlikely bond begins to form between them. Will Cupid become her ally in Xia Yu Bing’s bid to become the ultimate female lead?

“Rewriting Destiny” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Jin Xiong Hao.

Rewriting Destiny

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In 15th-century China, a quick-witted, senior-ranking government official named Tang Fan (Darren Chen) takes a break from his routine activities in order to investigate a murder, teaming up with martial arts specialist guardsman Sui Zhou (Fu Meng Bo) in a bid to solve the case.

When the peace-loving landlord of the house Tang Fan is renting is found dead, the duo investigates. It is an apparent suicide, but the investigative pair quickly realizes that something looks amiss.

They investigate and eventually succeed in finding a suspect they believe may have killed the landlord. But they soon learn that this murderer did not act alone – and is just a smaller player in a much grander scheme.

As they dig deeper into the crime, the duo soon realizes that something very sinister is afoot – including a plot to launch a bloody coup.

Can they stop the criminal mastermind before time runs out?

This drama was produced by Jackie Chan and was based on a 2015 novel written by Meng Xi Shi.

“The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty” is a 2020 Chinese period drama directed by Guo Shuang and Yang Huan.

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