C Dramas I Learned About From 小红书

Native Title: 书卷一梦 

Director: Guo Hu

Screenwriter: Ren Zhuang Liu

Actors: Li Yitong, Liu Yuning

What would you do if you accidentally cross over into the world of a script, and become the heroine who is abandoned and abused to death by the villainous hero?

Song Xiao Yu does not need to think about it. Without a doubt, she would run away as far as she can. However, no matter how hard she tries, the "plot" will always push her to the hero, Nan Heng, and stage one famous scene in the script, after another... 

In this world of a script, there are also countless characters that have been "set" for a long time. Some people are trapped in the deep palace, some are trapped in aristocratic families, some are tired of competition amongst women, and some are running away from those in power. Some people yearn for love and freedom, but they can only dance around in shackles. Some people dream of rising rapidly, but their passion gets worn away by constraints and mediocrity day after day.

This is not only a fierce battle between the death fearing “salted fish”, Song Xiao Yu, and the vicious and merciless “grim reaper”, Nan Heng, but also the battle between every script character and their established fate.

Native Title: 九重紫 

Director: Zeng Qing Jie

Screenwriter: Jia Bin Bin

Actors: Meng Ziyi, Li Yunrui

The first daughter of the Dou family, Dou Zhao, who was abandoned by her husband, was accidentally reborn. She gets to know Song Mo, who is carrying a family grudge. Together they save their families from destruction, vindicate the unjust cases of loyal officers and keep the country in peace.

Native Title: 风月变 

Director: Zeng Qing Jie

Screenwriter: Zhao Lin

Actors: Lu Xiaoyu (Rain), Zhao Yiqin

Inspired by the romance of Liang Shang Bo and Zhu Ying Tai, the story revolves around two lovers who will overcome all obstacles to remain together. Ling Chang Feng is an honourable general and has been in a passionate marriage with his wife for the past 3 years. However, a strange disturbance hits their city on their third anniversary, and "madmen" run wild in the town, attacking innocent citizens violently. Ling Chang Feng leaves his wife behind to protect the people, but when he returns, finds that his wife has been infected by this phenomenon. He refuses to reveal this, as he knows that anyone who turns mad will be killed. He keeps her by his side in secret while trying to solve the cause of this frightful phenomenon.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmc5eaB1FDd42NUNl64YuHc2ZibmeR8Ls&si=Nmt0E3p8m7xYxQXe (ENG subs; individual eps)

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Native Title: 大梦归离 

Director: Edward Guo, Luo Luo, Wei Nan 

Actors: Hou Minghao (Neo), Chen Duling, Tian Jiarui, Cheng Xiao

During the Zhenyuan era, due to the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed the realms of humans and demons, the Bai Ze Order goes missing, leading to rampant demon beasts causing chaos and numerous bloody murders in the human world. At this time, the leader of all demons, "Zhu Yan," disguised as Zhao Yuan Zhou, volunteers to "surrender" and proposes to help the imperial court form a demon-hunting bureau to quell the chaos. 

Wen Xiao, wary and suspicious of Zhao Yuan Zhou, joins the demon-hunting bureau along with her childhood friend and consul of the bureau, Zhuo Yi Chen, who is adept in both detective work and swordsmanship; the cool and detached archer Pei Si Jing, formerly of the martial camp; and the young, talented, but timid doctor Bai Jiu. Together, they form a demon-hunting team, confronting the demon beasts recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas."

 As they solve cases, they gradually uncover the brutal truth behind the malicious acts of the demon beasts. Faced with a great responsibility and the loss of loved ones to dust, can the indestructible friendship of the demon-hunting team and the love between the top demon beast and the goddess break through this dilemma?

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Native Title: 执笔 

Director: Zhang Zhi Wei 

Actors: Li Muchen (Daisy), Yu Shengjia

Su Yun Qi, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister, accidentally discovers that she is the supporting female villain in the novel, and her tragic ending is recorded in the "Book of Fate" and cannot be changed. Su Yun Qi is unwilling to accept her fate. She wants to use the "Book of Fate" to change her destiny and rewrite her life.

Native Title: 红袖暗卫 

Actors: Yang Yimo, Huang Jingzhou

It mainly tells about Ye Xu Xu, the killer of the dark guards and the housemaid. In order to get rid of the fate of being tortured as a double The prime minister, Yan Xuan Ting, unexpectedly got a black-bellied husband who is capable of protecting his wife and full of love stories. During getting along with Yan Xuan Ting, Ye Xu Xu gradually changed and understood what love and trust are. Together to eradicate King Jing An, Ye Xu Xu also ushered in her true own.

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 灵猫捕君心 

Director: Zhou Xiao

Screenwriter: Zhou Mo

Actors: Feng Wanhe, Jiang Yiming

Adapted from the web comic "Cat Demon's Seduction" (猫妖的诱惑) by Qing Yu Gaffey (青玉Gaffey).  

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 长夏未央 

Actors: Yang Yimo, Huang Jingzhou

In order to lift a curse from the leader of Tiansha Pavillion, Mo Jia, he has to cut out and eat the heart of An Chang Xia, a woman he has held captive for 10 years, in order to survive on drinking her blood. 

10 days before the ritual, the greedy demon, Tan Gui, steals the Moon Shadow weapon that is needed to complete the ritual. That sets in motion a string of events involving An Chang Xia’s family and a truth about her past that perhaps was better left undiscovered.

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 仙台有树 

Director: Yin Tao

Screenwriter: Liu Fang

Actors: Deng Wei, Xiang Hanzhi (Julia) 

Twenty years ago, Mu Qing Ge, the leader of the Xishan Sect, sacrificed the Golden Core to seal the Ling Quan on her disciple Su Yi Shui in order to protect the people and prevent the chaos caused by the spiritual spring of demonic creatures. 

Mu Qing Ge's actions were misunderstood by the world as that of a demonic leader, leading to a joint attack by the four major sects. Su Yi Shui learned the truth before Mu Qing Ge's death, and after overcoming countless dangers, he found the Tree of Reincarnation, offering half of his Golden Core to help Mu Qing Ge be reborn.

 Twenty years later, Mu Qing Ge was reborn as Xue Ran Ran. Su Yi Shui took in the frail and dying Ran Ran, vowing to protect her throughout her life. Now, with the seal on the spiritual spring loosening again, the demonic cultivator Dun Tian seeks to use the Ling Quan to create a demonic son, intending to harm the living. 

Remembering Mu Qing Ge's instructions, Su Yi Shui risked his life to seal the Ling Quan back into the ghost realm. Su Yi Shui was framed by Dun Tian while sealing the spiritual spring and lost his memory. Despite the loss of memory, Su Yi Shui fell in love with Ran Ran once again. 

Together, they faced numerous hardships, ultimately thwarting Dun Tian's conspiracy, protecting the people, and bringing clarity to the world.

Native Title: 嫁东宫 

Director: Wu Cheng Feng 

Actors: Xu Zhenzhen (Zizi), Lin Zehui

The Prince of Yan Kingdom, Yu Fei Chen, marries the daughter of the general who controls the country, Yin Nan Yao... or so everyone thinks. The bride he gets is actually Yue Ji An, an assassin from a secret organization sent to claim his life. But the Prince is not all he appears to be either; he is an undercover agent who works to expose the criminals and punish the unrighteous.

As these two play their games around each other and get to know each other, Yue Ji An finds herself becoming more and more reluctant to kill Yu Fei Chen. Likewise, Yu Fei Chen, with his dual identity and an overarching view of the whole situation, is increasingly reluctant to expose this "substitute bride" he has come to care for.

https://youtu.be/j1RPkx-keKk?si=1hxuC4D2504P7hLd (ENG subs; full version)

MINI DRAMA

Native Title:   孔雀圣使请动心 

Director: Chu De Jian 

Actors: Zhou Junwei, Zhang Chuhan

Hua Ni, a master of physics, accidentally time-travels to Peacock City and becomes the holy envoy of the Peacock Sect. Hua Ni has to deal with both the Peacock Sect, who regards her as a blight, and the mysterious assassin organization Baihuasha. With the help of Li Muyang from the Ministry of Rites, Hua Ni repeatedly escapes from danger. Just as she is falling for this gentleman, she finds out he is actually the leader of Baihuasha. As Hua Ni gradually realizes that Baihuasha is about saving people's livelihoods and upholding the truth, she is determined to work with Li Muyang to help the people of Peacock City. In the process, the two fall in love, sharing similar mindsets. However, just as they are about to get married, the mysteries of the past are unveiled...

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Native Title: 夫君大人别怕我 

Actors: Zhang Zining (Winnie), LiJiulin

Du Ruo Fei, a chemical engineering student, travels into the world of a novel and becomes the wife of Xun Chang Hao, the minister of punishment. Although Ruo Fei's modern language and industrious technology are incompatible with ancient times, she finds herself strangely compatible with her ancient-era husband. Together they fall in love and struggle to solve a strange case.

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MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 洛阳四千金 

Director: Wu Cheng Feng 

Actors: Lai Yumeng, Yu Yijie (Jerry), Gao Rongfang, Bo Zhiyi, Zheng Chengcheng

This is a story about the love and career of the Luoyang daughters. The head of a wealthy family in Luoyang, Mr. Gu, and his wife, go missing suddenly and leave their four daughters behind. The younger brother of Mr. Gu starts to fight with the four daughters for their assets. Uncle Gu joins the Gu family's competitor, the Li family, and they force the eldest daughter, Gu Ruo Ruo, to marry Li Cong, the second son of the Li family, causing her to lose the right of inheritance.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLbHF3-UFDALO2erNeYCnD9YZqqpmHQm&si=-zhFiEBC3lmGcUl_ (ENG subs; individual episodes)

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 风月如雪 

Actors: Li Jiaqi, Zou Ye

The fox demon, Boqiu, endured a thousand years of solitude and a tortured love across nine lifetimes to break the curse afflicting his beloved, Su Xiaohuan, which caused her to tragically die in each cycle.

In this lifetime, Su Xiaohuan met her demise at the hands of Boqiu. Raised in the streets, Su Xiaohuan experienced the ups and downs of human society, surviving with her audacious and thick-skinned personality. She was later manipulated by the deposed Crown Prince Xuanyuan Qingchuan of the former dynasty, who sent her to the imperial palace, placing her beside the notorious bloodthirsty fox demon, rumored to be the one she sought revenge against.

Unexpectedly, due to fate, she once again fell in love with the fox demon without realizing it. In this lifetime, Boqiu chose to break free from the bonds of destiny by sacrificing himself, rather than acknowledging his beloved, in order to sincerely love and influence the world, ultimately breaking the curse that plagued Su Xiaohuan.

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 千年情劫 

Actors: Yu Xuanchen, Tu Zhiying

Feng Ruo Yao, a phoenix and the ruler of the demon realm, falls in love at first sight with Immortal Lord Mo Chen Yuan and forces him back to the demon realm to marry her. Mo Chen Yuan has always had a crush on Feng Ruo Yao.

Since he has been seriously injured by his half-brother in secret, he turns Feng Ruo Yao's trick to his own use and allows himself to be captured by her in order to recuperate in the demon realm. The two seem to be quarrelsome foes, but in fact, their love is two-way.

No matter what obstacles they encounter, they always treat each other with sincerity. Eventually, they manage to eliminate the gap between the immortal and the demon and get together...

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLbHF3-UFDAcqV2mDlBL10uQbdsowsWG&si=90Nj_VSaygQ3Q6wt (ENG subs; both full version and individual episodes)

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 与君行 

Actors: Lin Zihui, Xu Zhenzhen (Zizi)

On the day when Su Ying Ying, the daughter of the loyal Chief Minister Su of the Cabinet, was married to the second prince Xie Yu Heng, her family was massacred by Xie Yu Heng and his troops on the grounds of the Chief Minister Su's alleged treason. Xie Yu Heng thus ascended to the position of the crown prince. Three years later, Su Ying Ying returns to clear her father's name and uncover the truth behind the treason case. Teaming up with the seventh prince, Xie Yi An, she disguises herself as Xie Yi An's maid, Su Ying.

Starting from the counterfeit banknote case, they discover its connection to Chief Minister Su and Xie Yu Heng, prompting them to go deeper into the investigation. From initially being at odds, they gradually develop feelings for each other. Despite the dangers, they work together to get close to the individuals involved in the counterfeit banknote case. As they gradually uncover the truth, they expose Xie Yu Heng's conspiracy to seize power and usurp the throne. It turns out that Xie Yu Heng is not of royal blood. In order to seize the royal power, he makes the counterfeit banknotes to amass wealth, bribe officials, and establish an assassination organization called the "Vermilion Bird Pavilion" to eliminate dissidents.

Because Chief Minister Su discovered that Xie Yu Heng was the mastermind of the counterfeit banknote case before his death, Xie Yu Heng ordered his men to steal Su's official seal and fabricate documents framing Su for treason.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIPiKkS-FpK_Aoezxnc6zXDwfBTBmsDay&si=HNSrDfbRKc0L7T3E (ENG subs; individual eps)

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 夜城赋 

Actors: Yuan Hao, Jia Ze

Shu Cheng, the daughter of the first aristocratic family of Shu, had to pretend to be a playgirl in order to hide her capable self that threatened the Emperor. She wanted to promote the peerless Shen Ye as the a yiji of the world, (High class courtesan) but found that Shen Ye seemed to have multiple identities, and it was difficult to distinguish between enemies and friends. In the center of the turbulent power, the two must work together, and the opposition of identities makes them the closest enemies.

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Native Title:  玉奴娇 

Actors: Chen Bairong (Kenji), Xu Zhenzhen (Zizi)

Adapted from the web novel "Yu Nu Jiao" (玉奴娇) by Bai Yu Cheng (白玉城)

Native Title: 月柔赋 

Actors: Mei Miaomiao, Ye Yi

Princess Li Jia Rou is haunted by the death of her grandfather General Zhao. Her biggest wish is to find out what happened and who was behind it. Her royal brother, the Emperor, is a mere puppet since the most powerful man is the Regent, Qi Yue. Since the Princess and Emperor are convinced Qi Yue came into power by killing General Zhao, the Princess decides to enter Qi Yue’s mansion and look for clues. Little does she know that her connection to Qi Yue is deeper than she thought and the truth behind General Zhao’s death is far more groundshaking than she could imagine.

https://kisskh.co/Drama/Yue-Rou-Fu/Episode-1?id=8190&ep=137746&page=0&pageSize=100 (ENG subs

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 朝歌赋 

Director: Zhou Xiao 

Actors: Hu Yiyao, Li Fei (Richard), Lin Zehui

In the eyes of outsiders, Empress Dowager Su Zhao Ge is seen as a licentious and pleasure-seeking empress, indulging in frivolity day in and day out. However, in reality, Su Zhao Ge has been secretly plotting, only to embark on her path of revenge. Years ago, someone placed her on the bed of the late emperor, separating her from her beloved and ruining her life. To eliminate her enemies one by one, Su Zhao Ge joins forces with Xiao Zhi who has now ascended the throne. However, in the process, she unwittingly falls in love with Xiao Zhi.

https://kisskh.co/Drama/Zhao-Ge-Fu/Episode-1?id=7951&ep=134739&page=0&pageSize=100 (ENG subs)

MINI DRAMA

Native Title: 枕梦渡 

Actors: Beichuan Houhou, Zhu Zheli

Ming Mo was born in a remote rural area. After working in the city for several years, due to the sudden serious illness of his mother in his hometown, he resolutely quit his job to return in order to take care of his only relative, and began to work for a shabby newspaper, in charge of the newly opened anecdote column.

Ming Mo's only contributor is a beautiful woman dressed in gorgeous Chinese clothes. The mysterious woman visited his door several times and successively told him 3 grotesque stories, namely "Puppet Girl", "Garden Dream" and "Stay". Strangely, every time the mysterious woman tells her story, strange things happen to Ming Mo. And these strange phenomena have a striking resemblance to the storyline told by the woman...

MINI DRAMA