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

Feng Shao Feng is the stage name of Feng Wei, a veteran Chinese actor who is among the elite few stars whose films have grossed more than 1 billion yuan at the Chinese box office. Born on October 7, 1978, he began his acting career in 2001 after graduating from the Shanghai Theater Academy in 2001. Some of his most memorable roles include the television dramas “Beauty’s Rival in Palace” (2010), “Girl in Blue” (2010), “The Emperor’s Harem” (2011) and “Ice Fantasy” (2016), as well as the films “White Vengeance” (2011), “Divergence” (2012), “Painted Skin: The Resurrection” (2012), “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (2013), “Dragon Blade” (2015), “The Monkey King 2” (2016) and “The Starry Night, The Starry Sea” (2017).

Feng Shao Feng

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

Zhu Yi Long is a Chinese actor. Born on April 16, 1988, he made his acting debut in the 2014 television drama “Jia Yan.” He has since appeared in some films and many popular dramas, including “Granting You a Dreamlike Life” (2018).

Zhu Yi Long

Qi Heng

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

Sheng Chang Feng

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

Xiao Tao

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 He Run

Sheng Hua Lan

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

Liang Han

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

Yu Yan Ran

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

Mao Fan, also known as Michael Mao, is a Chinese actor. He was born on October 2, 1983 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, and made his acting debut on the stage in 1992 and made his screen debut in 2015. Since then, he has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “Legend of Fuyao” (2018), “The Story of Ming Lan” (2018), “The Longest Day in Chang’an” (2019), and “Jiu Liu Overlord” (2020).

Mao Fan

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

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

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".

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