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Tencent TV

What can happen when complete strangers live together under roof?

“Heart Signal” is a 2018 Chinese variety show that brings together a group of strangers to live together in the same house for 30 days. Guan Hong, Yang Chao Yue, Zhu Ya Wen, Zhang Yu Qi and Jiang Si Da are panelists who pass commentary from their front-row seats on all the interactions of the housemates. 

What conflicts and connections develop among the new housemates?

Heart Signal (Chinese Version)

Hunan TV

Can a young man find his mother’s killer and return peace to the martial arts world?

Xiao Yan (Leo Wu) is a helpless 9-year-old when his mother is killed by evil enemies. Despite his best efforts, Xiao Yan’s martial arts abilities are not developing as his family had hoped. But all that changes when he accidentally summons the Medicine Lord, Yao Chen (Baron Chen), with his mother’s ring when he is 15. With the help of Yao Chen, Xiao Yan becomes a great martial artist who is intent on bringing his mother’s killer to justice. 

With the loyal Xiao Xun'er (Lin Yun) by his side, can Xiao Yan defeat the evil forces and restore peace to the land?

“Fights Break Sphere” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Yu Rong Guang. It is based on the novel Doupo Cangqiong by Tian Can Tu Dou, the author who also wrote the novel that the 2018 drama series “Martial Universe” is based on.

Fights Break Sphere

The Heaven's fighters' Team

JSTV

The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi (Zhou Xun) is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks.

After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies against her. Her relationship with Emperor Qianlong (Wallace Huo) becomes eroded even when Ruyi is able to overcome the challenges. 

Can Ruyi maintain her role as Empress under such difficult circumstances?

“Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Wang Jun. It is adapted from the novel Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan by Liu Lianzi and is a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2011 television drama “Empresses in the Palace.”

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Qing Hair and Those Who Dare

A frost flower fairy who is unable to feel emotion is caught up in a love triangle with two warring deities.

Jin Mi (Yang Zi) is the daughter of the Flower Deity and Water Immortal. The deity learns that her daughter will suffer a great love trial, so she gives the baby girl a magical pill that prevents her from feeling any emotion or falling in love.

When Jin Mi mistakenly believes that her father died at the hands of the Fire Immortal, Xu Feng (Deng Lun), she kills him and ends up coughing up the magic pill in the process. Xu Feng comes back to life as the Demon Lord and challenges the Night Immortal, Run Yu (Luo Yun Xi), who took over the throne as the Heavenly Emperor. 

When Jin Mi becomes caught between the two warring lords, what will be her destiny?

“Ashes of Love” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Chu Rui Bin. It is based on the novel Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost by Dian Xian.

Ashes of Love

Gone with the Shirt Team 

Dragon TV

A magical talisman changes a young man’s fate forever.

Lin Dong (Yang Yang) is forsaken by his own clan. But when he comes across a stone talisman with magical powers, his life will never be the same again. As he travels the world, his many adventures help him to hone his skills as a martial artist. He also meets two very different women, Ying Huan Huan (Zhang Tian Ai) and Ling Qing Zhu (Wang Li Kun), who not only capture his heart but also help him fight to keep a demon sect from taking over the world.

Will the unassuming Lin Dong become the world’s great martial arts hero?

“Martial Universe” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Zhang Li. It is based on the novel Wu Dong Qian Kun by Tian Can Tu Dou.

Martial Universe

The On Fire Penguins Team 🔥🐧

ZJTV

Only she can restore peace to the land. Meng Fuyao (Yang Mi) is a young woman who was born out of a divine lotus petal. She masters an invincible fighting technique at the age of 16 and then embarks on a journey to collect the secret talismen from five kingdoms that will gain her entry into a sacred land called the Firmament. On her journey, Fuyao falls in love with the Crown Prince Zhangsun Wuji (Ethan Juan), who helps her to to fight the powerful political forces along the way.

Can Fuyao, with the help of her friends, unravel the dangerous conspiracy originating from the heavens and restore peace to the land?

“Legend of Fuyao” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Yang Wen Jun. It is based on the novel Empress Fuyao by Tianxia Guiyuan.

Legend of Fuyao

Fuyao's Court 

He’s had to fight his way through life, and now he has to survive a boxing ring.

Ming Tian (Lu Han) has had to work hard to provide for his younger siblings while growing up poor and without parents. He had to learn to use his fists to survive in the harsh world.

When he gets a scholarship to attend a sports university, he meets fighters of a very different kind. Fang Yu (Guan Xiao Tong) is the heir to a family conglomerate, but she goes against her family’s wishes to attend the sports university and become a boxing champion.

When Fang Yu’s friends, Song Xiao Mi (Ivy Shao) and Cheng Ya Nan (Li Meng Meng), meet the handsome Ming Tian, they all vie for the chance to train him. With the help of Fang Yu and her friends, can Ming Tian become a skilled sportsman?

“Sweet Combat” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Ke Han Chen.

Sweet Combat

The Lovely Fighters Team

Youku

Lin Xiao Chun (He Lan Dou), Chen Chen Chen (Esther Yu), Han Yi Tong (Wang Yan Zhi), Ni Jin (Yang Zhi Ying), and Zhang Sheng Nan (Vian Wang) have a lot in common. They’re all university students in their twenties who call the same dormitory home. But just because they have a lot in common doesn’t mean they’re living the same life.

Growing up in the heavy shadow of her perfect older sister, Chen Chen often struggles with her own self-confidence. Painfully shy and a bit of a coward, Xiao Chun has always struggled to fit in with her peers. Raised by her single mother, Yi Tong has always tried to keep an optimistic attitude, despite the fact that she has spent her entire life simply trying to gain the attention of her mother. Choosing to ignore the realities of life, Ni Jin lives her life entirely dependent on her current sugar daddy while Sheng Nan’s life is exactly the opposite. The sole supporter of her, Sheng Nan works a number of part-time jobs to support her ailing brother and debt-ridden mother.&nbsp;

As each young woman struggles with their own personal issues, they come to find that having each other around makes life more bearable. Will the friendship that blossoms between them give each of them the strength to overcome the trials they each face?

Full of life’s ups and downs, “Youth” is a 2018 Chinese slice-of-life drama directed by Ding Zi Guang.&nbsp;

Youth

Dearest You

Tencent

When two sides of the same woman fall in love with two different princes, can either find true love?

Qu Tan Er (Liang Jie) is the second daughter of the Qu family. She is in love with the king’s oldest son, Mo Yi Huai (Wang Rui Chang), but she is being forced to marry Yi Huai’s younger brother, Mo Lian Cheng (Xing Zhao Lin), the eighth prince of the Dong Yue Kingdom. 

Unhappy with the forced marriage, Tan Er tries to commit suicide, only to wake up from her failed attempt with the spirit of another woman also taking up residence in her body. The modern Xiao Tan (also played by Liang Jie) has the opposite personality of Tan Er, cheerful and assertively strong. She is stuck in the past world and has so far been unsuccessful in her attempts to find a way back to the modern times. Whenever one of the women tells a lie, the other personality would take over the body.

To complicate the situation, Lian Chen falls in love with the vivacious Xiao Tan. What will become of the unusual foursome, and will Xiao Tan be able to find her way back to her own time?

“The Eternal Love” is a 2017 Chinese drama series. It is based on the novel Hilarious Pampered Consort: Lord I Will Wait for Your Divorce by Fan Que. The series was followed by the sequel “The Eternal Love 2” (2018).

The Eternal Love

The Eternal Love Team 🔥🐧

iQiyi

Lu Han, William Chan, Jackson Wang of GOT7 and Victoria Song of f(x) team up to host this exciting new reality dance competition to find the best new dancers in China!

“Hot-Blood Dance Crew” is a 2018 Chinese dance competition that brings together 191 contestants from all over China and beyond to compete against each other for the distinction of being the best dancer! The dancers are choreographed by Galen Hooks and Riehata.

Who will be named the best dancer in China? Watch the exciting talent competition to find out!

Hot-Blood Dance Crew

Shake It Up!

How far back do their destinies cross in history? Xue Ling Qiao (Kim Tae Hwan) is a mutant man with superpowers who has been roaming the Earth for 500 years but has been trapped in a deep sleep for the past 100 years. When B-actress Tian Jing Zhi (Wu Qian) gets into a car accident, Ling Qiao is released from his sleep trap. He uses his powers to heal her wounds and bring her back to life. With nowhere else to go, Ling Qiao forces his way into rooming with Jing Zhi in her apartment, becoming embroiled in her crazy world of trying to make it as an actress under the shadows of a perfect A-list star. As they bicker their way to a better relationship, they are shocked to learn that their fates have been entangled by a conspiracy that spans many centuries! “My Amazing Boyfriend” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Deng Ke.

My Amazing Boyfriend

The Mutant Team

Can the pure love of 17-year-olds endure through all the challenges of adulthood?

Chen Xiao Xi (Shen Yue) and Jiang Chen (Hu Yi Tian) are high school friends and neighbors who grew up together. Xiao Xi is happy-go-lucky and doesn’t like to study much but she has a talent for drawing. Jiang Chen is popular for his good looks and high grades. Their friends include swimmer Wu Bo Song (Gao Zhi Ting), who will do anything for Xiao Xi, and Xiao Xi’s best friend, Lin Jing Xiao (Wang Zi Wei), the most beautiful girl in school.

How will the realities of life shape the friendships and love of these young adults?

“A Love So Beautiful” is a 2017 Chinese web drama series directed by Yang Long. It is based on the novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Gang An.

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