Thursday, 31 December 2015

The Legends of Chong Er

Drama: The Legends of Chong Er / Chong Er's Preach
Chinese Title: 重耳传奇 / Zhong Er Chuan Qi / 重耳传 / Zhong Er Zhuan
Broadcast Network: Zhejiang TV

Broadcast Period: March 12, 2019 - May 30, 2019

Air Time: Tuesday-Thursday 22:00 (two episodes)
Genre: Historical, Idol, Inspirational
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 72
Director: Yik Chun Go, Samson Lai Shui-Ching, Zhao Jian
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from historical events based on the life of Chong'er
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story about Chong'er's unwavering determintion for the sake of his country and the emotional sometimes heart-wrenching relationships formed with Qi Jiang, Li Ji, Ying Yue and Ji Wei.

Since he was young, Chong'er (Henry Wang) was widely-read and had an insatiable thirst for learning. He is humble, kind to others and highly talented which is why many people have chosen to follow his lead. Chong'er loves his country and has thought of many ways to help the people. However, he becomes the victim of a conspiracy cooked up by corrupt officials.

Li Ji (Mai Di Na) hopes for Xi Qi to become the Crown Prince so she plots to bring down the current Crown Prince. She also plots against Chong'er and Yi Wu (Zhang Yi Shan) who were forced to flee. Jin Xian Gong (Tan Kai) assumes that Chong'Er and Yi Wu were guilty as charged, so he sends men after them. Chong'Er then went into exile for ten over years, surviving many attempts on his life and building relationships with neighboring states. Having tasted the hardships of life, he learns to empathize with the people to become a kind but effective ruler.

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Fun Facts

Filming lasted around four months beginning May 11, 2016 and ending September 7, 2016.
Filming took place in Xiangshan, Hengdian, Wuxi and Beijing.
It is part of the dramas that were affected by the Hallyu Ban, an unofficial ban that was in effect in China to restrict all forms of Hallyu aka Korean Wave due to the political disagreement between China and Korea over THAAD. On October 31, 2017, there were reports that both sides were making a move to mend diplomatic ties and news that the virtual ban has been lifted came days later. (Source: Sohu)
Korean actress Han Chae Young was originally slated to play the role of Li Ji and was even included in the character posters. However, Madina Memet replaced her due to the Hallyu Ban.
Duke Wen of Jin, also known as Chong'er, ruled the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Cast

	Henry Wang Longhua as Chong Er
	Zhang Yishan as Yi Wu
	Kristy Zhang Hanyun as Qi Jiang
	Purba Rgyal as Shen Sheng
	Shen Mengchen as Ying Yue
	Madina Memet as Li Ji
	He Gang as Jie Zitui
	Gan Tingting as Ji Kui
	Guo Xiaoran as Zhao Cui

Supporting Cast

Jin Hanxi as Qin Huaiying
Deng Ning as You Shi
Tan Kai as Jin Xiangong
Cheng Yuanyuan as Shao Ji
Lin Yongjian as Qin Mugong
Wang Yan as Hu Ji
Wang Gang
Yvonne Yung Hung as Qi Ji
Gong Beibi as Yun Ji
Jeff Bao Jianfeng as Qi Huangong
Calvin Li Zonghan
Zhang Liang
Chen Zihan
Mai Hongmei as Li Rong Guo Zhu Fu Ren
Jin Qiaoqiao as Qin Mu Gong Fu Ren
Li Jing
Hong Jiantao
Hou Yaohua
Liu Jinshan
Lan Xinyan
Finn Han Haolin as Xiao Xiqi

Soundtracks

Hao Nan Ren Zhi Zai Si Fang (好男儿志在四方) by Henry Wang Longhua (王龙华)
Tian Ya (天涯) by Summer Jike Junyi (吉克隽逸)

Episode Ratings

Zhejiang TV
Date	Episode	CSM55 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2019-03-12	1-2	0.553	3.845	9	0.210	2.450	16
2019-03-13	3-4	0.474	3.447	9	0.300	2.660	12
2019-03-14	5-6	0.489	3.650	8	0.220	2.840	14
2019-03-19	7-8	0.470	3.478	9	0.240	2.160	14
2019-03-20	9-10	0.458	3.325	9	0.170	2.160	19
2019-03-21	11-12	0.520	3.756	7	0.230	2.180	11
2019-03-26	13-14	0.526	3.798	8	0.170	2.120	20
2019-03-27	15-16	0.575	4.279	8	0.160	2.080	23
2019-03-28	17-18	0.609	4.559	6	0.200	2.570	18
2019-04-02	19-20	0.493	3.704	9	0.190	1.830	17
2019-04-03	21-22	0.581	4.361	9	0.210	1.990	16
2019-04-04	23-24	0.671	4.380	8	0.240	2.420	15
2019-04-09	25-26	0.581	4.213	10	0.190	1.770	17
2019-04-10	27-28	0.444	3.347	9	0.210	1.970	15
2019-04-11	29-30	0.507	3.738	9	0.240	2.210	9
2019-04-16	31-32	0.524	3.799	9	0.190	1.800	15
2019-04-17	33-34	0.543	3.965	9	0.140	1.790	21
2019-04-18	35-36	0.519	3.907	9	0.140	1.820	24
2019-04-23	37-38	0.492	3.452	11	0.150	1.830	19
2019-04-24	39-40	0.451	3.800	12	0.150	1.890	23
2019-04-25	41-42	0.491	3.534	9	0.120	1.550	25
2019-04-30	43-44	0.609	3.787	9	0.200	2.030	18
2019-05-01	45-46	0.618	3.931	7	0.220	2.370	8
2019-05-02	47-48	0.708	4.703	6	0.310	2.480	7
2019-05-07	49-50	0.475	3.278	10	0.120	1.480	22
2019-05-08	51-52	0.465	3.325	11	0.140	1.650	22
2019-05-09	53-54	0.645	4.819	8	0.200	2.470	15
2019-05-14	55-56	0.471	3.299	10	0.210	1.870	13
2019-05-15	57-58	0.481	3.541	9	0.200	1.810	13
2019-05-16	59-60	0.544	4.151	8	0.240	2.230	12
2019-05-21	61-62	0.469	3.296	10	0.200	1.790	16
2019-05-22	63-64	0.471	3.478	10	0.120	1.550	22
2019-05-23	65-66	0.527	3.874	9	0.240	2.280	12
2019-05-28	67-68	0.436	3.098	9	0.220	1.980	14
2019-05-29	69-70	0.432	3.096	10	0.220	2.000	13
2019-05-30	71-72	0.700	5.119	8	0.270	2.490	10
Average	1 - 72	0.528	3.809		0.199	2.071