Binary Love (Chinese Drama)

• Title: 二进制恋爱 / Er Jin Zhi Lian Ai
• Genre: Romance, School & Youth
• Episodes: 24
• Broadcast network: Tencent
• Broadcast period: 2022
• Original Writing: Bei Da Cha Sheng by Po Po
• Director: Ming Yan
• Screenwriter: Chen Yi Nuo, Yang Shu, Man Sheng Chong & Liu Yu Fan
• Producer: Qi Shuai
• Company: Tencent Penguin Pictures

Synopsis

Zhou Lin Lin is the type of student who is good at some subjects but fails horribly at others. Through the meticulous study plan laid out for her by straight-A student Fang Yu Ke, Lin Lin not only manages to catch up but also gains admission to the top university in the country. After school started, the plain-spoken Zhou Lin Lin accidentally gets herself into a huge mess with rising tennis star Wen Tao and Fang Yu Ke’s good friend Xie Duan Xi. She also forms a sisterly bond with her dorm mates Ye Ru Ting and Zhu Li.

Through the help of Da Zui, Lao Ding and many others, it looks like Fang Yu Ke’s long-distance marathon of love has finally reached the finish line. However, Zhou Lin Lin and Fang Yu Ke encounter various tests along the way. Yet from beginning to end, for the two of them, there is only you.

Cast:

• Zhuang Da Fei as Zhou Lin Lin
• Ren You Lun as Fang Yu Ke
• Liu Yu Hang
• Yang Bing Zhuo

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Shining Like You

Details about Shining Like You

• Aka: 而你刚好发光 / Er Ni Gang Hao Fa Guang, ART ON!艺术生！/ ART ON! Yi Shu Sheng
• Genre: Youth, Romance, School
• Episodes: 24
• Broadcast network: Tencent
• Broadcast period: 2021-Oct-11
• Director: Fu Cong
• Screenwriter: Fu Cong , Ren Yi (任艺), Yang Chao (杨超), Yang Fan (杨帆)
• Company: Galloping Horse

Synopsis

Story of a girl named Lu Qiyi, who bravely works toward her dreams of entering the entertainment industry and transforms into a confident person.

Cast

• Gong Jun‎ as Fang Yan
• Wang Zi Xuan as Lu Qiyi
• Zhou Cheng Ao as Du Ang
• Ma Chun Rui as Bai Qiao
• Guo Jia Yi as Hao Kaoxin
• Chen Peng Wan Li as Zhang Yang

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Details About  Definitely Not Today

• Also known as: 公园没有年轻人 / Gong Yuan Mei You Nian Qing Ren / No Young Man Park
• Genre: Romance, Life, Youth
• Episodes: 8
• Broadcast network: Tencent, Youku
• Broadcast period: Sep 15, 2021 – Sep 23, 2021
• Director: Zhang Qing Fan, Gu Quan
• Screenwriter: Gu Quan
• Company: Alibaba Pictures, Youku

Synopsis

Mi Chong is a young man with crippling social anxiety. He is so unsatisfied with his miserable existence, which mainly involves staying at home all day, frozen with fear about social interaction, that he finally decides to end his life. He heads down to a nearby river, intent on committing suicide. But when he sees a young girl named Zhi Liu in the river, about to drown, he instinctively dives in to save her. Little did he know but Zhi Liu has also been through a very rough time. Unlike him, she is an extrovert, but her tumultuous family life has taken its toll on her, and she wants to get away from the people who have caused her pain. An unlikely friendship develops between these two individuals, despite their polar opposite personalities – but could love also follow. (viki).

Stars

• Liang Jing Kang as Mi Chong
• Wei Wei An as Zhi Liao
• Figaro Ceng
• Tian Yuan

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Our Times

Details about Our Times

• Aka: 启航当风起时 / Qi Hang Dang Feng Qi Shi
• Genre: Business, Modern
• Episodes: 36
• Broadcast network: Tencent
• Broadcast period:Sep-14, 2021 _ ?
• Director: Liu Chang, Ma Yi Ming
• Screenwriter: Zhuo Yue Pao Mo, Xu Yi Tian and  Nan Di Fu
• Producer: Zhang Na, Zhu Zhen Hua, , Cheng Qiang ,Ye Zheng Tong,  Bao Bing
• Executive Producer: Sun Zhong Huai, Han Zhi Jie, Wang Juan
• Original Writing: Wo Men De Shi Dai  by Wang Qiang
• Music Supervisor: Peng Fei
• Editing Director: Gao Zi Yu
• Stylist: Li Hua
• Sound Director: Xie Yu Yang
• Visual Effects: Lao A

Synopsis

The story of two college students in the early 90s who becomes part of the first group of entrepreneurs in the Internet age.

Stars

• Wu Lei as Xiao Chuang
• Hou Ming Hao as Pei Qing Hua
• Mao Xiao Hui as Xie Hang
• Xiang Han Zhi as Tan Yuan
• Wang Xin Jun as Tan Qi Zhang
• Zhang Xiao Qian as Xu Yang
• Gao Hai Peng as Lin Yimin
• Zou Yuan Qing as Xu Yiwan

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Youth Melody 

Interesting Fact About : Youth Melody

• Aka: Youth Melody, 少年如歌 / Shao Nian Ru Ge
• Genre: Youth, Music, School
• Episodes: 12
• Broadcast network: iQiyi
• Broadcast period: Jan 7, 2021 – ?
• Producer: Qin Qing  and Zhou Rui Ni
• Company: Phoenix Film
• Director: Li Shuang Wu
• Screenwriter: Huang Rui

Synopsis:

The story takes place in Yi An University, where a group of youths who love music chases after their dreams.

Lin Mo is the current president of the music club, who through the help of his teacher He Luo Yi and his fellow club members manages to overcome all obstacles to revive the music club at their school.

Stars:

• Lin Mo
• Fu Yun Zhe
• Sun Yi Hang
• Chi Yi
• Yu Mu Yang
• Mo Wen Xuan
• Yi Han
• Yan Ke (闫钶)
• Luo Jun Fan
• Lu Yi Xuan
• He Luo Luo (Cameo Role)

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First Love Again:

• Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Youth, School
• Episodes: 24
• Broadcast network: iQiyi
• Broadcast period: 2021
• Title: 循环初恋 / Xun Huan Chu Lian
• Original Writing: Shi Guang Ji (时光机) by DTT
• Director: Wang Yan
• Screenwriter: Liu Cheng Long
• Producer: Dai Ying

Synopsis

The story of a cold guy and a bright girl, who meet when a cell phone accidentally breaks in parallel space and time, and accidentally becomes a time machine that connects two space and time in a thunderstorm

Star:

• Patrick Shih as Ye Youning
• Chen Hao Yu as Xia Wenxi
• Gao Mao Tong as Lin Jiaqi
• Gao Qiu Zi as Gao Xiaoai
• Yang Gen as Yang Wen
• Xu Wan Ting as Chen Tingting

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Top 10 Chinese Dramas to Watch November 2020

 #1 The Wolf

• Genre: Historical, Romance, Action
• Language: Mandarin
• Episodes: 58
• Director: Meng Fan
• Screenwriter: Chen Yushan
• Production Company: New Classics Media, Shanghai Youhug Media

Stars:

• Darren Wang/Wang Da Lu as Zhu Youwen: Prince of Bo. Zhu Wen’s adoptive son. He valued freedom and is a kind and upright person.
• Li Qin as Ma Zhaixing : Daughter of the Duke of Kui Continent.
• Xiao Zhan as Ji Chong: A bounty hunter, whose actual identity is son of Prince Jin.
• Xin Zhi Lei as Yao Ji: An assassin under Zhu Wen, who is adept at using poison.
• Guo Shu Yao as Yelv Baona : Khitan princess.
• Ding Yong Dai as Zhu Wen
• Zhao Cui Wei as Hai Die Warrior of Night Fury
• Ma Dong Chen as Mo Xiao
• Zhang Xin As Wen Yan

#2. The Legend Of Xiao Chuo

• Episodes: 50
• Aired:  Nov 2, 2020
• Directors: Jeffrey Chiang
• Genres: Historical, Romance, Political

It is the late 10th century, and the Liao dynasty is at the zenith of its power. The powerful Liao rule much of what is now Northeast China, Mongolia, and Russia, as well as much of the Korean Peninsula. Prime Minister Xiao Si Wen and Princess Yan of the Liao have three daughters, but their favorite is the youngest – the hard-working and diligent Xiao Chao. Xiao Chao’s heart belongs to aspiring military commander Han De Rang, whose family have loyally served the Liao for decades. But her parents have other plans for her – and succeed in arranging for her to marry the Liao Emperor, Jin Zhong. She obeys and goes on to become the Emperor’s queen, as well as a fierce defender of the Liao – helping to mobilize the army, heading a 10,000-strong cavalry regiment and providing support for the civil administration. Eventually, she is named Empress. In the meantime, however, Han De Rang has continued his own rise through the ranks of both the military and the government, becoming a powerful general and a minister. Xiao Chao is prepared to do anything to help the realm…but can she contain her feelings for Han De Rang? And can he, in turn, control his heart, which still beats for his childhood sweetheart, now the Empress? (viki)

Stars:

• Tiffany Tang as Xiao Yan Yan
• Shawn Dou  as Han De Rang
• Charmaine Sheh as Xiao Hunian
• Jing Chao as Yelü Xian
• Tan Kai as Yelü Xiyin Yansage
• Liu Yi Jun as Xiao Siwen

#3. The Oath of Love

• Episodes: 29
• Aired:  Nov 11, 2020
• Directors: Lv Ying
• Genres: Romance

Synopsis:

At the cusp of graduation from university, Lin Zhixiao’s father was hospitalized due to cancer, and she had to give up the job opportunities overseas and break up with her boyfriend. At this moment, Gu Wei, her father’s attending physician, entered her life. The two fall in love over time.

Stars:

• Yang Zi as Lin Zhixiao
• Xiao Zhan as Gu Wei
• Zhai Zi Lu as Gu Xiao
• Ma Yu Jie as Gao Xi
• Li Mu Chen as San San
• Li Yun Rui as Shao Jiang

#4. Hikaru No Go

• Episodes: 36
• Aired:  Oct 27, 2020 – Nov 26, 2020
• Directors:   Liu Chang
• Genres: Youth, Sports, Fantasy

Synopsis:

The play tells the story of Xiao Guang who discovered an ancient chessboard by coincidence, and thus got to know Chu Ying, a chess player who has been entrenched in the chessboard as a “soul” and who has experienced thousands of years. Under his influence, he gradually confronted The story of interest in Go and inspiring to become a professional Go player.

Stars:

• Hu Xian Xu as Shi Guang
• Zhang Chao as Chu Ying
• Hao Fu Shen as Yu Liang
• Zhao Hao Hong as Hong He
• Han Mu Bo as Fang Xu

#5. My Catmate 

• Episodes: 20
• Aired:  Oct 28, 2020 – ?
• Directors: Jiang Lao Dao , Li Yao Bo
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Youth

Synopsis:

A warm healing series. There is a saying that cats have nine lives and cats can live a million times. We found cats throughout history- ancient Egyptian to Western Han Dynasty to mural totems. The great poets Li Shangyin, Huang Tingjian, and Lu You have all left poems for cats. It makes people feel a sense of reincarnation. What is the mission of the cat, and what kind of fantasy story happened between the cat and the five boys?

Stars:

• Zheng Yun Long
• Ma Bo Qian
• Yang Tian Xiang
• Cai Wei Ze

#6. Jiu Liu Overlord

• Episodes: 36
• Aired: Oct 23, 2020 – Nov 11, 2020
• Directors: Qiu Yu
• Genres: Drama, Historical, Romance

• Bai Lu as Long Aoyi
  • Wang Mu Fei as Long Aoyi (young)
• Lai Yi as Li Qingliu
• Fang Yi Lun as Li Zhao, the sixth prince

Where To watch Overlord : Episode 1

#7. Web Drama: Detective

• Episodes: 26
• Aired:
• Directors: Wen De Guang
• Genres:  Period, Crime, Mystery

Synopsis:

Set in the early republican era of Tianjin, the story follows a police detective with split personality who sets out to solve various crimes in the city.

Stars:

• Gao Zhi Ting as Tan Bodun
• Zhang Xin as Lu Jiazhen
• Wang Long Zheng as Zheng Zibin
• Qu Gao Wei as Song Chengming
• Liu En Shang as Da Pan
• Chen Ya Li as He Chunting

#8. Dear Designer

• Episodes: 40
• Aired: Oct 26, 2020 – Dec 1, 2020
• Directors: Luo Can Ran
• Genres: Romance, Workplace

Synopsis

The story of Shen Tiantian, who was adopted from a young age by Li Manli, the boss of Li Manli’s clothing group due to her sufferings. In order to repay her kindness, she became the shadow designer of Li Manli’s biological daughter Tang Guo, thus unfolding a series of ups and downs.

Stars:

• Zhang Jia Ning as Shen Tiantian
• Jiang Yi as Zhao Mingyuan
• Winston Chao as Zhao Lange
• He Sai Fei as Li Manli
• Sheng Guan Sen as Wang Ye
• Jiang Fang Ting as Tang Guo’er
• Zhu Xiang Yang as Niu Xiaozhu

#9. Dear Mayang Street 

• Episodes: 37
• Aired: Oct 22, 2020 – Nov 19, 2020
• Directors: Huang Ke Min, Zhou Jie
• Genres: Romance, Youth, Period

Synopsis:

The story revolves around youths in the early 80s. After graduating from the police academy, Ou Xiaojian became a hooligan and wallow in degeneration. His childhood friend, Ma Xiaoxiao was perplexed by his behavior, and the two got into an argument. This was witnessed by Yi Dongdong, who admired Ma Xiaoxiao. Yi Dongdong just moved into the district, and he quickly became good friends with the youths of Ma Yang Street; Liang Xiaobao, ZengHao and Ma Dada. A series of incidents led him to befriend both Ou Xiaojian and Ma Xiaoxiao; and the youths create a tale and memories that belongs only to them.

Stars:

• Tan Song Yun as Ma Xiaoxiao
• Xu Wei Zhou as Ou Xiaojian
• Niu Jun Feng as Yi Dongdong

#10. Black Lighthouse 

• Episodes: 30
• Aired:  Oct 21, 2020 – Nov 18, 2020
• Directors: Shi He Ran (史赫然), Zhang Han Wen (张瀚文)
• Genres: Legal, Workplace

Synopsis:

Qiao Nuoyi accidentally finds herself working as an intern at the intermediate people’s court. She discovers a newfound passion for the law after solving several mysteries, and sets her sights on becoming a judge.

Stars:

• Wu Qian as Qiao Nuoyi
• Yang Le as Li Xuyao
• Zheng Ya Wen as Fan Jiayi
• Dai Xu as Wei Ningtai
• Jiang Kai as Yang Boqing
• Cai Yi Da as Zhao Peng

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Twenty Your Life On

• Title: 二十不惑 / Er Shi Bu Huo
• Genre: Youth, Drama, Romance
• Episodes: 40
• Broadcast network: Hunan TV
• Broadcast period: 2020-Jul-14
• Director: Li Zhi
• Screenwriters: Zhang Qing Xin, Zhong Wu Yan , Zhi Bao Dan  & Dan Dan
• Producers: Xu Xiao Ou, Shen Yan
• Company: Linmon Pictures

Synopsis:

A story about the worries of youth as they enter adulthood is told from the perspective of four girls who are about the graduate from college. Being someone with no power nor looks nor money, Jiang Xiaoguo has always envied her three roommates. Duan Jiabao who comes from a wealthy family has simple desires. She is carefree and only cares about chasing after celebrities and eating good food. Luo Yan may despise her mother’s tendency to become too overbearing, but at least she can rest assured that her future is in good hands. Liang Shuang is beautiful and a go-getter. Even though she is only a college senior, she has already proven herself more than capable to adapt to society. However, she does not know that every person will have their own crosses to bear. Duang Jiabao gets a taste of first love only to realize that she and her friend have fallen for the same man. In trying to understand her mother, Luo Yan learns her mother’s long-kept secret. Meanwhile, Liang Shuang still needs to learn how not to hurt the people who care for her. In one year, the four ladies gradually become closer.

Stars:

• Guan Xiao Tong as Liang Shuang
• Bu Guan Jin as Jiang Xiaoguo
• Li Geng Xi as Luo Yan
• Dong Si Yi as Duan Sibao
• Cui Ya Han as young Xiaoguo
• Jin Shi Jia as Zhou Xun
• Niu Jun Feng as Zhao Youxiu
• Wang An Yu as Duan Zhenyu
• Xu Shao Ying as Xiong Zhi
• Cao En Qi as Lu Ran

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Cross Fire

Interesting Facts About: Cross Fire

• Title: 穿越火线 / Chuan Yue Huo Xian
• Genre: eSports, Youth, Action
• Episodes: 36
• Broadcast network: Tencent
• Broadcast period: Jul 20, 2020 – Aug 17, 2020
• Original Writing: Cross Fire by Smile Gate
• Company: Youhug Media, Tencent Penguin Pictures, Tencent Pictures, Smile Gate,
• Director: Xu Hong Yu
• Screenwriters: Xu Su, Wang Xiao Han, Li Kuang Ning, Fu Li
• Producers: Li Er Yun, Fang Fang, Xu Su, Zhang Meng
• Company: Youhug Media, Tencent Penguin Pictures, Tencent Pictures, Smile Gate, SPARK Media, Blink Pictures

Stars:

• Lu Han as Xiao Feng
• Wu Lei as Lu Xiaobei
• Dai Lu Wa as Chu Ge
• Wang Qiang as King
• Liu Shuai Liang as Xu Wei
• Zhu Jun Lin as Wang Kai
• Huang De Yi as A Ming

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Falling Into Your Smile

Interesting Facts: Falling Into Your Smile

• Title: 你微笑时很美 / Ni wei xiao shi hen mei
• Genre:  Romance, Youth, Esports
• Episodes: 31
• Broadcast network: Tencent, Youku
• Broadcast period: 2020
• Original Writing: Ni wei xiao shi hen mei  by Qing Mei
• Director: Qiu Zhong Wei
• Producer: Yang Xia
• Company: New Style Media
• Screenwriters: Chang Jia , Qing Mei

Synopsis:

A female e-sports player, who vows to never be in a relationship with someone in the same field, catches the attention of an elite team captain after making it to his team. The student Tong Yao have stepped into the e-sports professional circle with her real strength, becoming the first formal female e-sports player in the professional league of China. Facing doubts and inconveniences, she has to overcome difficulties with persistence and the support of her teammates to finally stand on the world stage, making up for the six-year unfortunate regret of the Chinese League of Legends Team, and let the dream of e-sports bloom. (Source: Baike.Baidu)

Stars

• Xu Kai as Lu Sicheng
• Cheng Xiao as Tong Yao
• Zhai Xiao Wen as Jian Yang
• Yao Chi as Lu Yue
• Zhou Yi Ran as Ai Jia
• Wang Ruo Shan as Chen Lingyang
• Merxat as Yu Ming
• Ling Chao as Li Hengshuo
• Gao Han as Lao K

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