The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning joins rating competition in November as well

Woohooo! I’m so excited for this!! 📿⚪🦪

The Story of Pearl Girl (珠帘玉幕) is adapted from the novel written by Tan Tian Yin. Drama is running for 40 episodes.

Synopsis Per Youku: After enduring countless hardships, Hepu’s pearl diver Duanwu escapes the brutal pearl farm and crosses paths with Yan Zijing, a merchant from the Western Regions, and Zhang Jinran, a noble gentleman. Joining Yan’s trade caravan, she fights her way up, lured by the glittering world of jewels within reach. But on the journey northwest, she unearths secrets of her own past and is drawn into Yan Zijing’s complex web of revenge, losing loved ones and facing betrayal. Reborn as Su Muzhe, she ventures into Yangzhou, determined to seek the truth no matter the cost. With a clear mind free from hatred, she founds her own business, “Clear Mind,” and joins forces with Zhang Jinran to clear an old injustice. Yan Zijing, once intent on shouldering his shame and revenge alone, eventually finds peace and braves life’s storms with her. As the dust settles, Su Muzhe reaches new heights at the Jewel Exhibition, inspiring countless women who once yielded to fate to reclaim their own paths.

Airing 11/1~

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A Movie and Drama Adaptation of the same novel Da Qiao Xiao Qiao by Zhang Yue Ran

Okay, Ya’ll are gonna laugh at me when I tell you this. I was writing two separate posts for each of the adaptation, thinking they have no relations until it clicked today that they are sourced from the same novel! Featuring my lovely girls too! William, you lucky dog! Lol.

In any case, the short novel Da Qiao Xiao Qiao / Big Qiao, Little Qiao (大乔小乔) follows the life of younger sister Xu Yan, who was born during the one-child policy period and hence caused a lot of heartache for the family. She was sent to live with grandma while her parents worked really hard to petition against the punishment of an additional birth; they slowly lost everything and became a joke. Older sister is Qiao Lin and she loves her younger sister. Younger sister, on the other hand, always secretly desires the public life of her sister. Unfortunately, elder sister committed suicide after her boyfriend abandoned her and she left behind a baby in Xu Yan’s care. This is the moment when Xu Yan started to re-evaluate her life.

As always with adaptations, there will be changes. The movie seems to be more dark and atmospheric, playing up the tension between the sisters, while the drama seems to play up the romance aspect (as expected when you have two hot commodities sizzling up the scenes, 😛 )

You can read the short novel at Midnight Scrolls.

Movie: The Unseen Sister (乔妍的心事) with Zhao Li Ying and Xin Zhi Lei.

Drama: Love’s Ambition (许我耀眼) with Zhao Lu Si, William Chan, Wan Peng, and Tang Xiao Tian.

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Qiyi’s dramas Began Filming: Zhang Tian Ai’s Fighting For Love, Chen Xiao’s The Ingenious One

Whoopsie! This post is nearly 2 weeks late. It was just sitting in my draft section as the airing dramas one after another distracted me. Lol.

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The Sword and the Brocade: Wallace Chung and Tan Song Yun find love in an arranged marriage

The Sword and the Brocade (锦心似玉) is based on the novel written by Zhi Zhi. The story takes place during the Ming Dynasty and follows our heroine as she rises from a lowly concubine’s daughter and enters an arranged marriage with our hero – a general. She is a highly intelligent young maiden who is restrained in exhibiting her wisdom. Once in her new husband’s home, though she’s pressured by the complicated relationships and distrust, she uses her kindness and intelligence to win people’s respect. She helps her husband devise plans to oust the corrupt officials and defend their land from foreign invasions.

Airing 2/26~

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Cdramas To Air This Week: Beauty From Heart, Hello My Youth, My First Love Is Secret Love, Game Changer, The Most Beautiful You In The World

At first it was five dramas, then 6, 7, 8, and now this post has 11 dramas for this week alone. Oh my gosh, China! Too many!

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My Little Happiness with Xing Fei and Tang Xiao Tian announces broadcast date

My Little Happiness (我的小确幸) is adapted from the novel written by Dong Ben Xi Gu and stars Xing Fei and Tang Xiao Tian as childhood friends who are reunited as adults. Our heroine was sent to study abroad by her mother, hoping she would settle in the states. But she sneaks back home and becomes a legal intern. She meets old friend who is now a successful surgeon but doesn’t recognize him at first. They become neighbors (him being the landlord to boot) and the battle of wits continue between the two. Maybe she’s a legal consult for the hospital so that’s why they work together a lot? Lol.

Airing 1/13~

You can read the translated novel @ Illanovels.

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First Stills of Jin Xin Si Yu with Wallace Chung and Tan Song Yun

Jin Xin Si Yu (锦心似玉) is based on the novel written by Zhi Zhi. The story takes place during the Ming Dynasty and follows our heroine as she rises from a lowly concubine’s daughter and enters a marriage with our hero – a general. She is a highly intelligent young maiden who is restrained in exhibiting her wisdom. Once in her new husband’s home, though she’s pressured by the complicated relationships and distrust, she uses her kindness and intelligence to win people’s respect. She helps her husband devise plans to oust the corrupt officials and defend their land from foreign invasions.

Filming has wrapped. Storyline reminds me of The Story of Ming Lan.

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Upcoming Cdramas to Air: Ordinary Glory, Way Back Into Love, To Dear Myself

All three dramas have confirmed air dates!

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