Name: The Deer and the Cauldron (2014)
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Costume & Period, Drama
Released: 2014-12-20
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Wei Qian Xiang, Zhang Meng (1988), Han Dong, Lou Yi Xiao, Zhang Xin Yu

Wei Qian Xiang, or Shawn Wei, as he’s also known, is a Chinese actor. He was born in Shanghai, China on April 1, 1987 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2010. Since debut, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Our Love” (2013), “Goodbye My Princess” (2019), and “Nice to Meet You” (2019).

Wei Qian Xiang

Kang Xi

Zhang Meng is a Chinese actress. Born on December 29, 1988, she first gained fame after appearing as the lead female character in the online video game “Jade Dynasty.” She made her acting debut in the 2007 film “Crazy in Love.” She has since starred in many popular television dramas, including “The Magic Blade” (2012), “The Queen of SOP” (2012), “The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” (2013), “The Four” (2015), “A Scholar Dream of Woman” (2015-2016) and “The Ladder of Love” (2016).

Zhang Meng (1988)

Shuang Er

Han Dong is a Chinese actor. Born on November 11, 1980, he made his acting debut in the 1994 film “In the Heat of the Sun.” He has since made his career appearing mostly in television dramas, including the recent “The Deer and the Cauldron” (2014), “The Four” (2015), “A Scholar Dream of Woman” (2015-2016), “Chinese Paladin 5” (2016), “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” (2017) and “Love, Just Come” (2017).

Han Dong

Wei Xiao Bao

Lou Yi Xiao is a Chinese actress who also is known by the name Loura Lou. Born on December 27, 1988, she made her acting debut in 2009 and gained fame after starring in the hit television series “iPartment” that year. Her other notable works include the four sequels to “iPartment,” “Love Destiny” (2013), “The War of Beauties” (2013), “The Deer and the Cauldron” (2014) and “You Are My Sisters” (2015).

Lou Yi Xiao

Princess Jian Ning

Zhang Xin Yu, also known as Viann Zhang, is a Chinese actress, singer and model. Born on March 28, 1987, she made her acting debut in the 2007 television series “Banner Hero.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including “The Investiture of the Gods” (2014), “The Romance of the Condor Heroes” (2014), “Singles Villa” (2015) and “Song of Phoenix” (2017).

Zhang Xin Yu

Su Quan

Wu Qian is a Chinese actress who also goes by the name of Janice Wu. Born on September 26, 1992, she made her acting debut in the 2014 Chinese television series “Young Sherlock.” She has since appeared in other popular dramas, including “Braveness of the Ming” (2016) and “My Amazing Boyfriend” (2016).

Wu Qian

Mu Jian Ping

Jia Qing is a Chinese actress. Born on November 2, 1986, she made her acting debut in the 2007 television series “Liao Zhai 2.” She has since appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “The Deer and the Cauldron” (2014), “The Four 2013” (2015), “The Wife’s Lies” (2015), “The Lover’s Lies” (2016), “The Fatal Mission” (2016) and “The Legendary Tycoon” (2017).

Jia Qing

Chen Yuan Yuan

Samuel Gu is an actor born in Hong Kong on September 10, 1986. He has become a star of both the silver screen and television, featuring in hit titles in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. He made his debut in the 2009 Taiwanese taekwondo-themed drama “Fighting Spirit.” He has since featured in a range of dramas including “Thirty Something” (2015), “Prince of Wolf” (2016), and “Before We Get Married” (2019).

Samuel Gu

Wu Yingxiong

Su Mao is a Chinese actor who was born on October 8, 1966, in Beijing, China. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music and began his career in the world of ballet, performing in the Central Ballet company, before eventually transitioning to acting. He started his acting career in earnest in the early 2000s, appearing in the 2002 drama series “Imperial Inspector Liu Luo Guo.” He has since gone on to appear in scores of hit movies and drama titles, including the more recent dramas “The Legend of Dugu” (2018) and “The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion” (2020).

Su Mao

Anhui Television

Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao (Han Dong) is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing Dynasty. As he makes his way from the brothel where he was born in Yangzhou to the capital city of Beijing, he encounters all kinds of trouble and mishaps.

When he is kidnapped and taken to the imperial palace, Xiao Bao impersonates a eunuch to survive. By accident, he meets the young Emperor Kang Xi (Wei Qian Xiang) and the two become unlikely friends.

Through sheer luck, cunning and other accidents, Xiao Bao is able to help Kang Xi protect his throne from dangerous challengers while surviving several kidnappings by cults and other dangerous groups. He also goes on to have seven wives, including the beautiful Shuang Er (Zhang Meng).

But can Xiao Bao ultimately choose between his conflicting loyalties to the emperor and the anti-Qing regime?

“The Deer and the Cauldron” is a 2014-2015 Chinese drama series directed by Lai Shui Qing. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jin Yong (Louis Cha).

The Deer and the Cauldron (2014)

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