Saturday, 6 September 2014

Mei Ren Zhi Zao

Drama: Mei Ren Zhi Zao / Beauty Maker / Cosmetology High
Chinese Title: 美人制造 / Mei Ren Zhi Zao
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: Mango TV

Broadcast Period: September 7, 2014 - December 21, 2014

Air Time: Sunday 22:00 (two episodes)
Genre: Comedy, Historical, Idol, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 30
Director: Li Huizhu, Deng Weien, Chun-Man Wong
Screenwriter: Yu Zheng
Production Company: Mango Media, Huanyu Film
Production Date: 2014
Producer: Yu Zheng
Distributor: Huanyu Film
Origin: China

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

During the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, there lived an imperial doctor with a wicked tongue and godly skills in cosmetology. He falls into a romance with a female entertainer who wants nothing more than to get married.

Helan Jun (Jin Shijia) is an imperial doctor who takes pleasure in beautifying women. His extraordinary talents invited other people's jealousy and he falls victim to an evil scheme. Helan Jun discovers that his child is not his but a child that his wife Xue Ji (Lv Jiarong) had with another man. Xue Ji completely abandons him and he finds that he has nowhere else to go. Penniless and downtrodden, he crosses paths with the kind-hearted Su Lianyi (Yang Rong), a woman from the brothel, who takes him in and despite his situation, Helan Jun relies on his medical skills to help people find happiness.

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Fun Facts

Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios.
Filming began on July 1, 2014 and ended in August 2014.
Luo Jin, Yuan Shanshan, Cherry Ying and many other stars appeared in their own episodes in the series.
On December 25, 2014, novelist Zhou Haohui announced on weibo that he is suing Yu Zheng for plagiarizing his novel Xie E Cui Mian Shi. On November 7, 2016, the court ruled that Cosmetology High did not plagiarize Zhou Haohui's novel.
Yu Zheng said that the drama's costume designs are different from the past. A single handmaid hairpin can cost thousands. It was Yu Zheng's most extravagant and expensive drama at the time.
In order to have material for the drama, Yu Zheng collected close to one hundred kinds of beauty recipes from face slimming to removing moles.
Yu Zheng said that he rejected product placements worth 6 million yuan from a facial care brand as he was worried it would affect the story.
During her free time, Cao Xiyue once made a face cream using Chinese medicine. The complexity of it impressed Yang Rong.
It is Jin Shijia and Liu Xin's first costume drama.

Cast

	Jin Shijia as He Lanjun
	Yang Rong as Su Lianyi
	Sheren Tang Shui-man as Wu Zetian
	Zhang Zhehan as Pei Yuntian
	Merxat Mi Re as Zhang Yizhi
	Mabel Yuan Shanshan as Princess Yong Ning (Chapter 2)
	Luo Jin as Di Jiang (Chapter 2)
	Su Qing as Yun Jingchu (Chapter 3)
	Kenny Kwan as Zeng Wenyuan (Chapter 3)
	Zhang Zhixi as Jin Yu (Chapter 3)
	Qiu Xinzhi as Chu Wangye (Chapter 4)
	Kristy Yang as Chu Wangfei (Chapter 4)
	Hsin Ai Lee as Zhu Ge Xiao Xian (Chapter 4)
	Wang Like as A Jiu (Chapter 5)
	Nikita Mao Linlin as Dongfang Qing (Chapter 6)
	Cherry Ying as Princess Tai Ping (Chapter 7)
	Pan Yueming as Wu Yousi (Chapter 7)
	Ma Su as Dong Fangxiu (Chapter 10)

Supporting Cast

Cao Xinyue as Chun Hua
Liu Hailan as Qui Yue
Zheng Danlei as Ling Er
Rong Yaozhong as Fei Chong
Ma Qiguang as You Kun
Kelsey Lv Jia Rong as Xue Ji (Chapter 1)
Wang Maolei as Housekeeper (Chapter 1)
Wang Shuo as Shen Daren (Chapter 1)
Han Yanda as Wang Daren (Chapter 1)
Vanessa Cai Die as Xi Er (Chapter 2)
Kang Lei as Turkic Prince (Chapter 2)
Gao Jicai as Li Dan (Chapter 2)
Dilraba Dilmurat as Qing Cheng (Chapter 2)
Shen Baoping as Old Prince (Chapter 4)
William Yang Xuwen as Liu Gongzi (Chapter 4)
Huang Ming as A Qi (Chapter 5)
Jeffrey Ji Chen as Lang Ya Ge Zhu (Chapter 5)
Moraynia Liu Xin as Tuo Buhua (Chapter 5)
Xue Jianing as Nan An Xian Zhu (Chapter 5)
Dong Chunhui as Xi Fashi (Chapter 5)
Chen Xiang as Wu Minzhi (Chapter 6)
Dong Fangxiu as Deng Sha (Chapter 6)
Du Chun as Xue Shao (Chapter 7)
Wang Shuang as Min Hui Xian Zhu (Chapter 7)
Gao Yushan as Chun Tao (Chapter 7)
Liu Xiaoxiao as Wang Ruomei (Chapter 8)
Ye Xiqi as Wang Laner (Chapter 8)
Wang Jianxin as Zhang Jianzhi (Chapter 8)
Liu Yizhen as Zhang Furen (Chapter 8)
Li Yu Jin as Zhao Ma (Chapter 8)
An Yuexi as A Ning (Chapter 8)
Zong Fengyan as Wu Sansi (Chapter 9)
Yue Jingyu as Wu Furen (Chapter 9)
Ruan Weijing as Liu Gonggong (Chapter 9)
Sheng Ziming as Qiao Shuyu (Chapter 9)
Wu Hong as Wu Chongle (Chapter 9)
Ye Zuxin as Yuan Keshi (Chapter 10)
Gan Tingting as Lin Nuo (Chapter 10)
Jerry Li Chen as Yuan Tiangang (Chapter 10)
Bu Guanzhi as Li Xian (Chapter 10)
Ma Erchen as Ke Jun (Chapter 10)

Soundtracks

Dai Wo Chang Fa Ji Yao (待我长发及腰) by Shang Wen Jie (尚雯婕)
Dai Ni Chang Fa Ji Yao (待你长发及腰) by Xu Zi Wai (徐子崴)
Yin (听) by Zhang Jie (张杰)

Episode Ratings

Hunan TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2014-09-07	1-2	0.904	4.180
2014-09-14	3-4	0.511	2.593
2014-09-21	5-6	0.472	2.441
2014-09-28	7-8	0.463	2.516
2014-10-05	9-10	0.743	3.670
2014-10-19	11-12	0.492	2.940
2014-10-26	13-14	0.446	2.425
2014-11-02	15-16	0.444	2.469
2014-11-09	17-18	0.443	2.497
2014-11-16	19-20	0.549	2.931
2014-11-23	21-22	0.622	3.411
2014-11-30	23-24	0.592	3.114
2014-12-07	25-26	0.353	1.800
2014-12-14	27-28	0.428	2.388
2014-12-21	29-30	0.708	4.236
Average	1 - 30	0.545	2.907