Zhao Jin Mai and Song Wei Long involve in a sweet romance in Gu Man’s novel-turned-drama Shine On Me

Shine on Me (骄阳似我) is adapted from the novel written by Gu Man.

Synopsis Per Wetv: The romantic love story of Lin Yusen and Nie Xiguang follows the lively and energetic university student Nie Xiguang as she steps out of campus and navigates the challenges of the professional world. During university, she experiences a bittersweet secret crush on the aloof yet brilliant top student, Zhuang Xu. However, upon entering the workforce, she crosses paths with Lin Yusen, a former surgeon turned solar energy industry elite. Despite initial misunderstandings, Lin Yusen is irresistibly drawn to Nie Xiguang’s radiant and warm personality. With his unwavering love and support, she lets go of past regrets and embraces the love she has always longed for. From being carefree and uncertain to setting clear career goals and striving forward, Nie Xiguang ultimately finds love, friendship, and personal growth, fulfilling both her dreams and her true self.

Airing 12/22~

Two damn good-looking people doing sweet stuff… 😛

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Meng Zi Yi and He Yu begin filming for historical drama Blossoms of Power

Another Blossom?! 😛 😛 😛

Blossoms of Power (百花杀) is adapted from the novel The Imperial Song – After I Bloom, A Hundred Flowers Die written by Jin Huang. The novel unfortunately only has 2 chapters translated so far by Celestial-dreamer.

This looks to be our leads’ third collaboration! He Yu played the younger version of the Emperor in Blossom and they also played a couple in The Legend of Heroes 2024. Another surprising face in the cast is the return of Jeremy Tsui who took a year-long break from showbiz and announced his comeback September of last year.

The story sounds interesting. DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT NOVEL SPOILERS. THE DRAMA WILL LIKELY CHANGE MANY THINGS, though. It’s a palace drama with lots of princes and scheming. Our male lead is an ailing crown prince who’s been poisoned since he was young so he spends his days pretending to be really frail although he practices martial arts (heh). He is described as scheming, cold-blooded, and manipulative. Our female lead, in her previous life, was married to the previous Crown Prince (second male lead), but committed suicide after the execution of her whole family under his supervision, forced by the Emperor (yikes!). Her soul enters the body of a general’s daughter. She’s later sent by her father to the capital to find a royal husband – our male lead. She’s equally cunning and cold.

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