Name: Novoland: Pearl Eclipse
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Costume & Period
Released: 2021-11-10
Rating: 9.3
Cast: William Chan, Yang Mi, Xu Kai Cheng, Chen Xiao Yun, Wang Sen

William Chan is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Born on November 21, 1985, he was first discovered after he participated in the New Talent Singing Awards in 2003. He launched his singing career when he joined the Cantopop boy group Sun Boy’z in 2006 but left in 2008 to pursue a solo career. William made his acting debut in the 2009 film “Overheard” and has appeared in many films since. He also has starred in the television dramas “Legend of the Ancient Sword” (2014), “Legend of Fragrance” (2015), “The Four" (2015) and “Only Side by Side With You” (2018).

William Chan

Yang Mi is a Chinese actress and singer who was ranked seventh on the China Celebrity List by Forbes China in 2014 and was named Influential Woman of the Year at the 2015 Women’s Media Awards. Born on September 12, 1986, Yang Mi also goes by the name Mimi Yang. She made her acting debut at the age of 4 when she appeared in the historical television drama “Tang Ming Huang” in 1990. After a few other roles, Yang Mi focused on her studies until she returned to acting in 2004. She rose to fame with her role in the 2006 television drama “The Return of the Condor Heroes” and has since starred in many popular films and dramas, including “Palace” (2011), “Beijing Love Story” (2012), “Clear Midsummers Night” (2013), “Legend of the Ancient Sword” (2014), “The Micro Era of Love” (2014), “The Interpreter” (2016), “Eternal Love” (2017) and “Legend of Fuyao” (2018). Yang Mi married Hong Kong actor Hawick Lau in 2014 and her father-in-law is actor Lau Don.

Yang Mi

Xu Kai Cheng is a Chinese actor. Born on August 8, 1990, he made his acting debut in the 2013 television drama “Queen of SOP II.” He has since appeared in a number of popular dramas, including “Moon River” (2015), “The Lover’s Lies” (2016) and “I Cannot Hug You” (2017).

Xu Kai Cheng

Chen Xiao Yun is a Chinese actress who was born on June 29, 1989, in Jilin Province, China. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and began acting in earnest in the early 2010s. She starred in the drama series titles “Affairs of a Married Couple” (2012) and “The Four” in 2015. More recently, she starred in the firefighter-themed drama “Blue Flame Assault” (2022).

Chen Xiao Yun

Wang Sen, or Wilson Wang, as he’s also known, is a Chinese actor. He was born on August 3, 1989 in Beijing, China and made his debut as an actor in 2011. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “When We Were Young” (2018) and “Count Your Lucky Stars” (2020).

Wang Sen

Yuan Yu Xuan is an up-and-coming Chinese actress who was born on July 8, 1997, in Shanghai, China. She graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy and first made a name for herself when she appeared in the reality TV series “Grade One Freshman” in 2015. She followed up with the 2016 movie “So I Married an Anti-Fan,” and has appeared in a number of drama titles, such as “Legend of Fu Yao” (2018) and “My Fantastic Mrs. Right” (2020).

Yuan Yu Xuan

Ye Qing is a Chinese actress who also is known as Julia Ye, Xiao Mei and Qing Er. Born on November 13, 1988, she made her acting debut in the 2009 film “Love Angel.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Princess Jie You” (2016), “Love & Life & Lie” (2017) and “Shen Ye Shi Tang” (2017).

Ye Qing

Li Tai is a Chinese actor. Born on September 3, 1984, he made his acting debut in the 2004 television drama “Qing Tian Ya Men.” He has since appeared in many popular dramas, including the recent “The Fatal Mission” (2016) and “The King’s Woman” (2017).

Li Tai

Huang Jun Jie is a Chinese actor who was born in Chongqing, China on July 9, 1998. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy. He made his acting debut in the 2016 movie “24 Seconds,” following up later the same year with his small-screen bow in the fantasy television drama “The Screen Foxes.” He has since appeared in a number of popular dramas, including “The Big Boss” (2017) and “Unexpected” (2018), as well as the more recent “Dr. Cutie” and “Truth or Dare” (both 2020).

Huang Jun Jie

Ye Xiao Wei is a Chinese actor. He was born on February 5, 1995 and made his debut in 2017. Since debut he has appeared in both film and television dramas, including the 2018 youth adventure odyssey, “Eagles and Youngster.”

Ye Xiao Wei

Feng Chu Xuan is a Chinese actor and singer who was born on January 2, 1997, in Henan Province, China. He studied at the Chinese Academy of Opera and appeared as a contestant on the audition-based variety TV show “Produce Camp” in 2019, later going on to join the five-member, all-male pop group BEST, which made it bow in late 2019. He began acting in 2021, when he starred in the drama series “I Once Remembered That Guy.”

Feng Chu Xuan

Dong Xuan is a Chinese actress who was born on November 5, 1982, in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, China. She studied at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music and the Beijing Film Academy. She began appearing in drama series titles in 2003, and made her movie bow in 2008’s “And the Spring Comes.” Some of her more recent drama credits include “Secret of the Three Kingdoms” (2018) and “Legend of Fei” (2020).

Dong Xuan

Tencent

According to legend, if one can make a Naga mermaid cry, the tears of the mermaid will turn into priceless luminous pearls. Growing up in a small coastal village, Hai Shi (Yang Mi) was well acquainted with the legend of the mermaid’s pearls. But she had no idea that someday, this very legend would radically change her life.&nbsp;

Burdened by the Emperor’s taxes, the people of Hai Shi’s village had become experts at coaxing pearls from the legendary Naga mermaids. Pretending to kill their own children to elicit the tears of the mermaids, the villagers would then use the precious pearls to pay their taxes. Joining her father in an endeavor to harvest these pearls, Hai Shi was forced to watch in horror as her father was killed and her village ransacked by imperial soldiers. Harboring a deep grudge against the empire, Hai Shi vows to have her revenge.

In her quest for revenge, Hai Shi meets Fang Zhu (William Chan), the Emperor’s closest confidant. Disguising Hai Shi as a man, Fang Zhu agrees to accept her as his disciple and takes her back to the Imperial City. As the years pass, Hai Shi’s feelings for her master grow into something unexpected but even then, she never forgets her vengeful vows. Torn between her feelings for Fang Zhu and her devotion to her people, which way will Hai Shi’s heart ultimately lead her?&nbsp;

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Xiao Ru Se, “Novoland: Pearl Eclipse” is a 2021 Chinese fantasy romance drama directed by Lin Yu Fen and Jin Sha.

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