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Hunan TV

Sheng Ming Lan (Zhao Li Ying) has been mistreated by her legal mother and half siblings her whole life after her mother's death. Although she is the daughter of an official, she is the sixth child, and is often looked down on despite her beauty and intelligence. 

Throughout her years of suffering, she decides to devise a plan to avenge her mother's death. In order to do so, she must be patient and hide her true intentions from everyone else in the dynasty. 

One day, Ming Lan, meets Gu Ting Ye (Feng Shao Feng), the hedonistic son of the Marquis of Ningyuan. They fall in love and over the years their relationship leads to marriage. 

As a power couple working towards the same goals, can they avenge Ming Lan's mother's death?

"The Story of Ming Lan" is a 2018-2019 Chinese Drama adapted from the novel "Don't You Know".

The Story of Ming Lan

MEI DAXIA  (大俠)

Tencent

In the early 11th Century, the future of the Empire is in doubt after a damning painting of the Empress’ past life goes missing – threatening to undermine the Imperial family. Gu Qian Fan (Chen Xiao), the commander of an elite military unit, is dispatched to find the picture before it falls into the wrong hands. Meanwhile, Zhao Pan Er (Liu Yi Fei), a young woman who is on the trail of her missing fiancé, has also come to the Imperial capital in search of answers.

She has joined forces with two women whom she has saved from the jaws of despair: Song Yinzhang (Lin Yun) and Sun San Niang (Liu Yan). The latter was abandoned by her husband and barred from seeing her child, while the former was being abused by her philandering husband. The three women open a small tea house, which soon becomes the talk of the town, due to their diverse culinary, tea-making, and musical talents. Eventually, Zhao Pan Er and Gu Qian Fan’s paths cross. Although they initially mistrust one another, they start to realize that a closer relationship could be of mutual benefit. What will happen, however, when the romance begins to spark between them?

“A Dream of Splendor” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Yang Yang.

A Dream of Splendor

The Teahouse of Dreams

Youku

Indifferent to the things most people crave, namely fame, fortune, and a thriving social life, botany professor Zhuang Yu (Vin Zhang) is interested in only one thing: his research. Having dedicated his entire life to the research and cultivation of sweet wormwood, Zhuang Yu cares for nothing else. So singularly focused on his work, it comes as no surprise that he would be devoid of social graces, which is how he came to break the heart of Yu Mei Ren (Esther Yu).

Having grown up in the countryside, Mei Ren and Zhuang Yu’s paths often crossed. After harboring a crush on Zhuang Yu for quite some time, Mei Ren finally worked up the courage to confess her feelings, only to have them completely rejected. Heartbroken, Mei Ren moved on with her life, eventually graduating from university with a doctorate in ornithology; but even as the years passed, she never forgot the pain Zhuang Yu had inflicted on her young heart.&nbsp;

Weary of the pressures that come with a life dedicated to scientific research, Mei Ren eventually decides to pursue a different route. Now a fashion blogger, Mei Ren is surprised when her path once again crosses with Zhang Yu. Having never forgotten him, Mei Ren is determined to use this chance to exact her revenge but the harder she tries, the more she finds herself falling for him. Has fate given her a second chance to win this botanist’s indifferent heart?

An adorably sweet love story, “A Romance of the Little Forest” is a 2022 Chinese romantic comedy directed by Cai Cong.

A Romance of the Little Forest

🌿The Botanists🌿

MGTV

As the CEO of a large home furnishings corporation, Lu Fang Ning (Zhou You Tong) has everything in life that she could ever need. Rich, talented, and beautiful, Fang Ning’s life should have been nothing short of perfect. However, where she saw success, her family saw nothing but failure as, nearing thirty, Fang Ning had yet to find a husband and start a family.

Desperate to get her family to stop pressuring her, Fang Ning decides to do whatever she can to seduce the “perfect” man. As fate would have it, the moment she decides to start looking for a husband is the exact moment she meets Ling Rui (Gong Jun). A dashing, talented surgeon with a big heart, Ling Rui is everything Fang Ning believes she’s looking for in a husband. Worming her way into his life, Fang Ning eventually wins Ling Rui over and the two soon find themselves settling into their new lives as husband and wife.

Unfortunately, married life isn’t exactly easy. As the pressures of life, work, and family begin to weigh on them, Fang Ning and Ling Rui find themselves drifting apart. Only after thoughts of divorce begin to drift through her head does Fang Ning realize just how much she’s come to care for her husband. Will Fang Ning’s change of heart and ways be enough to save her rocky marriage?

Adapted from the novel “This Ordinary Man” by Pitchaya Turdkwanchai, “Begin Again” is a 2020 Chinese romantic comedy drama directed by Xu Chi.

Begin Again

💗 A Timeless Love 💗 

On the outside, Nan Xing Wan (Landy Li) seems to have everything in life going for her. As a well-established HR manager at a world-renowned company, she has a job most could only dream of having, and as such, she carries herself with a level of self-confidence that few can achieve. However, despite her outward appearance, Xing Wan suffers from almost crippling anxiety.

With the help of her therapist, Xing Wan has come to realize that her anxiety stems from the trauma she experienced growing up. Acknowledging that it’s time to face the demons of her past head-on, Xing Wan agrees to undergo a high-tech form of psychotherapy that almost literally takes her ten years into her past. As if she were a high school student once more, Xing Wan must once again face the challenges of her past, but this time around, she vows that things will be different.&nbsp;

Armed with the insight and understanding of an adult, Xing Wan begins to see her past problems and old enemies in a new light. Befriending Lin Xiao Ran (Lai Kuanlin) along the way, will Xing Wan’s journey through the past bring her the peace and happiness she’s been missing in her present life?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Yue Liu Guang, “Don’t Disturb My Study” is a 2021 Chinese romantic comedy drama directed by Chen Fei Hong.

Don't Disturb My Study

Back to School Team 📚✏️

Qiao Jing Jing (Dilraba Dilmurat) is a top-billing star who has prided herself on having an impeccable reputation. Everyone believes she cannot put a foot wrong and excels at everything she does, and she is happy to let the public think just that. But the illusion of perfection could be set to shatter for her when a video of her playing an online video game starts to circulate online. The video shows her playing abysmally. Suddenly, she finds herself in trouble when a company starts to reconsider a lucrative endorsement deal contract with the game’s developer.

In a desperate bid to save the deal, she decides to prove her gaming mettle by entering a prominent gaming competition. To ensure she does well at the competition, she is forced to look for a coach – which eventually means she must reunite with her former classmate-turned aerospace engineer and gamer Yu Tu (Yang Yang). Back in school, she used to have a crush on him, but now she wants his help. Can he help her save the deal – and could their reunion have unexpected consequences?

“You Are My Glory” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Wang Zhi.

You Are My Glory

🐇 Jade Rabbit Team 🐇

Gu Nan Ting (Wang Kai) is the somewhat haughty and arrogant deputy head of the passenger flight department at the leading Chinese airline Louzhou Air. He is an outstanding pilot with a strong sense of self-discipline. But he is also known as a strict and uncompromising individual. That makes things somewhat awkward when his superiors tell him that the airline will undergo a restructuring process.

This means that he must take charge of training and mentoring young would-be pilots – ensuring that they are ready to begin flying commercial routes. This puts him on a collision course with Cheng Xiao (Tan Song Yun), a young female civil aviation pilot who is determined to become a commercial pilot. Gu Nan Ting initially doesn’t think that she has what it takes to become a Louzhou Air pilot – mainly because she is somewhat unruly. But as they begin to work together, this duo is soon forced to share the same cockpit on commercial routes. When the pressure begins to mount, they will soon be put to the test – and forced to work together in high-stakes scenarios!

“Flight to You” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Wang Zhi.

Flight to You

Pilots with Passion

As a pediatrician working at the Taoyuan Village Clinic, Ye Shi Lan (Liang Jie) has nothing but the best interest of her patients at heart. Wanting only the best for the children she treats, Shi Lan should have been happy when the new hospital director, Lu Zhao Xi (Joseph Zeng), was appointed. But a rather large misunderstanding on her part means she and the new director start their working relationship off on the very wrong foot.

Believing Zhao Xi is an unscrupulous drug dealer who has no qualms about defrauding people, Shi Lan does everything she can to make the new hospital director’s life miserable. But after she’s appointed to the position of his temporary assistant, it doesn’t take long for her to realize she was terribly mistaken about Zhao Xi. Working closely together to solve a number of problems, Shi Lan and Zhao Xi are eventually able to put the past behind them and begin to develop a mutual understanding and respect for each other.&nbsp;

Working side-by-side to save lives, Zhao Xi and Shi Lan gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a doctor. Inspiring each other to become the best they can be, this unlikely pair begin to fall in love but are either of them ready to admit the feelings they’ve secretly been harboring?

A light-hearted tale of opposites attracting, “Hi Venus” is a 2022 Chinese romantic comedy drama directed by Wang Wheng.

Hi Venus

Healing Love

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.

Le Coup de Foudre

Love at First Sight Team

iQiyi

With a degree in publishing, Chu Li (Esther Yu) graduated from university with high hopes and big dreams. Attempting to turn those dreams into reality, Chu Li successfully lands a job at Yuan Yue Publishing House and happily settles into her new career. Unfortunately, everything she learned in school is irrelevant as she majored in finance, not publishing.

Taking things in stride, Chu Li works hard to adapt to this new and ever-changing world of publishing.&nbsp;With her sincerity, professionalism, and truly unique vision, Chu Li earns the respect of a number of renowned authors. Sadly, no matter how hard she tries, she always seems to be on the bad side of Zhou Chuan (Ding Yu Xi), one of the company’s most famous authors. Constantly at odds with each other, it seems as if Zhou Chuan and Chu Li are destined to hate each other forever. Until fate decides to step in with an interesting twist that catches them both completely off guard.

Learning that the other is actually their close online friend, Chu Li and Zhou Chuan are shocked by the discovery. Trying to process the fact that their best friend has been standing in front of them the entire time, things between Chu Li and Zhou Chuan take a definite turn. Will this unexpected truth be able to turn these former office rivals into something altogether different?

Adapted from the web novel “Here’s Chu Li” by Qing Mei, “Moonlight” is a 2021 Chinese romantic comedy drama directed by Elson Chang.

Moonlight

✍🏻📚 My Sweet Writer 💖✍🏻

Sohu TV

When you’re trying to win over your Prince Charming, can you find him in an unexpected place? Lin Xin Chen (Zhang Yu Xi) is an heiress of a wealthy family but faces pressure to marry well because of her illegitimate status. Her target? The suave and wealthy Zheng Chu Yao (Chen Bo Rong), a fellow student at the elite arts school known as Four Leaf College. But due to a number of misunderstandings, Xin Chen at first mistakes the brooding Jiang Yu Nian (Mike D. Angelo) as Chu Yao and tries to get his attention. But when Xin Chen realizes she has the wrong man, she keeps running into Nian&nbsp;Yu&nbsp;in the most compromising ways and then learns that Nian Yu is the only person who can teach her to tango to be able to get into Chu Yao’s good graces. But Xin Chen is annoyed when Chu Yao only seems interested in a poor student, Yu Yang Yang (Du Yan), who was admitted to the prestigious school because her father saved the principal’s life. Can&nbsp;Nian Yu teach Xin Chen to tango right into Chu Yao’s heart or will she discover that her destiny is with someone else? “My Little Princess” is a 2016 Chinese drama series produced by Qi Wei.

My Little Princess

The Little Princesses

Many years ago, when they were high schoolers, Tang Xin (Xing Fei) met the tall and dashing Yuan Shen Qing (Hu Yi Tian). She instantly fell for him, although she didn’t tell him at the time. He told her that he wouldn’t forget her, but since then, their paths have gone in different directions: She has become a trainee reporter, while he has become the country’s leading 50-meter pistol shooter, heading China’s bid for Olympic glory. As the pistol shooting team prepares for the Olympics, Tang Xin is assigned to interview him. But when she is suddenly confronted by the man she held a candle for, she is overcome with nerves. He, meanwhile, is dismissive and cold toward her.

Tang Xin is assigned to film and interview the team as it prepares for the Olympics, but Yuan Shen Qing finds that he is unsettled by her presence, as it even starts to interfere with his performance. He cannot seem to understand why his aim is affected by Tang Xin. But as they spend more time together, he starts to wonder if he isn’t perhaps falling for her. Will Olympic glory – and maybe romance – come calling?

“Hello, the Sharpshooter” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Liu Yi Zhi.

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