Name: The Story of Ming Lan
Genre: Historical, Romantic Comedy, Costume & Period
Released: 2018-12-25
Rating: 9.6
Cast: Zhao Li Ying, Feng Shao Feng, Zhu Yi Long, Karlina Zhang, Shi Shi

Zhao Li Ying, who also goes by the name Zanilia Zhao, is a Chinese actress. Born on October 16, 1987, was first discovered after she won reality competition “Search Star Game” in 2006. After making her acting debut in the 2006 historical series “Nanyue King,” she went on to star in such popular series as “New My Fair Princess” (2011), “Legend of Lu Zhen” (2013), “Boss & Me” (2014), “The Legend of Chusen 2” (2016-2017) and “Princess Agents” (2017). Zhao Li Ying also was crowned the “Golden Eagle Goddess” during the China TV Golden Eagle Awards in 2014.

Zhao Li Ying

Sheng Ming Lan

Feng Shao Feng

Gu Ting Ye / Zhong Huai

Zhu Yi Long

Qi Heng / Yuan Ruo

Zhang Jia Ning, also known as Karlina, is a Chinese actress who was born on May 26, 1989, in Liaoyuan, China. She attended the Central Academy of Drama and debuted in the TV drama “Our Police Station” in 2008 and in 2009 went on to appear in the drama series “Auntie Duohe.” She has since gone on to appear in scores of hit movies and drama titles, including 2017’s “Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy,” as well as “Shining For One Thing” and “Brilliant Class 8” (both 2022).

Karlina Zhang

Sheng Ru Lan

Shi Shi is a Chinese actress who was born on February 6, 1990, in Anhui, China. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and first made a name for herself with an appearance in the movie “Gardener Zhang Qing” (2012). More recently, she has appeared in the drama series titles “Cold Case” (2019) and “Midsummer Is Full of Hearts” (2020).

Shi Shi

Sheng Mo Lan

Wang Yi Nuo

Han Ye

Liu Zhe Hui is a Chinese actor who was born in Shiyan, Hubei Province, China, on July 23, 1995. He graduated from the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama and made his debut in the period drama series “Queen Dugu” (2019). He has since gone on to star in the dramas “To Fly With You” (2021) and “Guess Who I Am” (2024).

Liu Zhe Hui

Cui Yi is a Chinese actress. She was born in Hefei, Anhui, China, on July 17, 1978 and made her acting debut in 1999. Since then, she has appeared in a number of television dramas, including “Mr. Right” (2018), “The Story of Ming Lan” (2018), “Oh! My Sweet Liar” (2020), and “My Little Happiness” (2021).

Cui Yi

Shen Bao Ping is a Chinese actor. He was born in Xinxiang, Henan, China, on April 2, 1957, and made his acting debut in 1996. Since then, he has appeared in a handful of films and countless television dramas, including “Scarlet Heart” (2011), “The Story of Ming Lan” (2018), “Love and Destiny” (2019), “Winter Begonia” (2020), and “Twisted Fate of Love” (2020).

Shen Bao Ping

Mao Fan

Chen Jin

Deng Sha is a Chinese actress. She was born December 8, 1985 and made her acting debut in 2010. She has appeared in numerous television dramas over the years including, “Ice Fantasy” (2016), “General and I” (2017), and “Destiny’s Love” (2019).

Deng Sha

Wu Hong is a Chinese actor. Born November 6, 1988, he made his acting debut in 2014. He is best known for his supporting roles in several popular dramas including “Princess Weiyoung” (2016), “Special Duty Elite” (2017), “Oh My General” (2017), “The Story of Ming Lan” (2018), and “Queen Dugu” (2019).

Wu Hong

Wang He Run

Wang Zi Wei is a Chinese actress. Born on November 20, 1996, she made her acting debut in the 2017 television drama “Ice Fantasy Destiny.” She also has appeared in “The Starry Night, The Starry Sea 2” (2017), “A Love So Beautiful” (2017) and “The Story of Ming Lan” (2018).

Wang Zi Wei

Zhang Xiao Qian is a Chinese actor. Born on May 19, 1989, he made his acting debut in a minor role in the 1998 television series “Mu Qing.” He has since appeared in a number of popular television series, including “Nirvana in Fire” (2015), “Ode to Joy” (2016), “When a Snail Falls in Love” (2016), “Candle in the Tomb” (2017) and “A Seven-Faced Man” (2017-2018).

Zhang Xiao Qian

Zhang Yan Yan is a Chinese actress who was born on November 15, 1978, in Beijing, China. She studied at the Beijing Film Academy and made her debut just after the turn of the millennium, appearing in the drama series “Mission of the Warriors” in 2001. She has since gone on to appear in scores of his drama titles, including “Ashes of Love” (2018), “Gank Your Heart” (2019), and “Love a Lifetime” (2020).

Zhang Yan Yan

Zhang Kai Zhou

Zhang Fan is a Chinese actor. He was born in Beijing, China, on July 25, 1982, and made his acting debut in 2001. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “Desire Catcher” (2023).

Zhang Fan

Huang You Ming

Hunan TV

Following the tragic and untimely death of her concubine mother, Sheng Ming Lan’s (Zhao Li Ying) life becomes a nightmare. Her stepmother and half-siblings mistreat her, leaving her seething from the injustice, and longing for revenge on those responsible for her mother’s downfall. However, Ming Lan is constantly looked down upon, despite her beauty and keen wits. She decides to pretend that she is content with her fate, but will secretly devise a way to bring down those who wronged her mother. Fate shines on Ming Lan when she meets Gu Tingye (Feng Shao Feng), the hedonistic but determined son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, eventually falling in love and marrying. Tingye hopes to help his beloved take her revenge. But as evil schemes begin to unfold, will they succeed in their shared goal? This 2018 Chinese drama, based on the novel of the same name by Guan Xin Ze Luan, was directed by Zhang Kai Zhou.

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