The Rise of Phoenixes

Drama: The Rise of Phoenixes
Chinese Title: 天盛长歌 / 凰权弈天下 / Tian Sheng Chang Ge
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Mango TV

Broadcast Period: August 14, 2018 - September 16, 2018

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 20:00 (two episodes), episodes released online 22:00 (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Historical, Palace, Politics
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 56
Director: Shen Yan, Liu Haibo
Screenwriter: Lu Yi, Zou Yue, Lu Qing, Wang Pei, Qiu Yongyi
Production Company: Huace Croton, China Syndication, K. Pictures, Haomai Culture, COL Group, New Film Association
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the novel Feng Quan by Tian Xia Gui Yuan
Watch Episodes On: Netflix (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story between Ning Yi, a prince who goes against the tide and Feng Zhiwei, a descendant of the former dynasty as they fight to stay alive in spite of the dangers brought by those who lust for power within the confines of the palace.

Feng Zhiwei (Ni Ni) is the descendant of the Fire Phoenix General. Because of her status as an illegitimate daughter, she is ostracized, looked down upon and eventually kicked out of the Qiu manor. In order to survive, Feng Zhiwei disguises herself as a man and enters the Qing Ming School as a student where she impressed with her intelligence and talent. Wanting to serve her country, she becomes embroiled in the fight for the throne and pledges her support to the man that she believes would become a good ruler. However, her past forces her to take the opposing side against the 6th Prince Ning Yi (Chen Kun).

Fun Facts

• Filming lasted more than six months beginning on May 25, 2017 and ending on December 9, 2017.
• Filming took place in Xiangyang, Wuxi and Duyun City, Guizhou Province.
• On October 18, 2016, Chen Kun was the first to be announced as the male lead. This drama together with Lost in 1949 were his comeback dramas after years of making movies.
• On March 7, 2017, Ni Ni was announced as the leading lady.
• Over a thousand crew members worked day and night for 197 days to complete the production.
• The original novel emphasizes the phoenix's rise to power and focuses on the heroine. Due to Chen Kun being the leading man, the story will be tweaked to put more importance on his character.
• At one point, the drama was titled Feng Quan Yi Tian Xia to include Yi from Chen Kun's character named Ning Yi. However, the title was eventually changed to Tian Sheng Chang Ge.
• Despite the hype around two movie stars headlining the drama, tv viewership ratings were below expectations and even fell below dramas that didn't have much hype. On August 16, 2018, the production team released a statement to say that the show's Douban reviews are high but viewership was unusually low. They also go on to describe that fake ratings is a problem in the TV industry and that they refuse to participate in manipulating views.
• Initially slated for 70 episodes, there are rumors that the low ratings were the reason that the show was cut short on Hunan TV to end after 56 episodes.
• William Chang Suk-ping did the costumes for the main leads while Fang Sizhe designed the costumes for the rest of the cast.

Cast

	Aloys Chen Kun as Ning Yi
	Ni Ni as Feng Zhiwei
	Zhao Lixin as Xin Ziyan
	Ni Dahong as Sheng Di
	Alan Wang Ce as Gu Yan
	Yuan Hong as Jin Siyu
	Angel Wang Ou as Hua Qiong
	Bai Jingting as Gu Nanyi
	Edward Zhang Xiaochen as He Lianzheng
	Real Hai Yitian as Ning Chuan
	Wang Kaiyi

Supporting Cast

• Xu Hao as Ning Shao
• Xiu Qing as Zong Chen
• Liu Mintao as Qiu Mingying
• Xu Jian as Yan Huaishi
• Xiu Qing as Zong Chen
• Zhu Yue as Qing Fei
• He Lei as Ning Cheng
• Hou Yansong as Zhao Yuan
• Liu Yun as Man Chun

Soundtracks

• He Nai He (何奈何) by Ni Ni (倪妮)
• Ru Zuo (如昨) by Liu Xi Jun (刘惜君)
• Xin Ji (心机) by Wang Xiaomin (汪小敏)
• Xin Ji Ai Xiang Sui (心机·爱相随) by Xu He Bin (许鹤缤)
• Qing Chen (轻尘) by Tang Han Xiao (唐汉霄)
• Nai He (奈何) by Li Sheng Jie (李圣杰)
• Tian Sheng Chang Ge (天盛长歌) by Chun Yin Le (纯音乐)
• Nai He (奈何) by Ni Ni (倪妮)

Episode Ratings

Hunan TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
		Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2018-08-14	1-2	0.558	2.092	7	0.730	2.890	5
2018-08-15	3-4	0.539	2.053	9	0.690	2.760	5
2018-08-16	5-6	0.486	1.840	10	0.730	2.820	5
2018-08-18	7	0.233	0.918	12	0.480	1.960	5
2018-08-19	8-9	0.425	1.562	8	0.580	2.320	3
2018-08-20	10-11	0.474	1.752	9	0.630	2.450	5
2018-08-21	12-13	0.416	1.580	10	0.500	1.920	5
2018-08-22	14-15	0.379	1.386	11	0.530	2.030	6
2018-08-23	16-17	0.453	1.699	12	0.650	2.510	5
2018-08-24	18	0.154	0.609	24	0.160	0.690	17
2018-08-25	19	0.262	0.966	10	0.340	1.360	5
2018-08-26	20-21	0.350	1.303	7	0.460	1.770	3
2018-08-27	22-23	0.367	1.352	10	0.460	1.780	5
2018-08-28	24-25	0.382	1.428	11	0.520	1.960	5
2018-08-29	26-27	0.434	1.619	11	0.460	1.750	6
2018-08-30	28-29	0.396	1.478	9	0.480	1.850	14
2018-09-01	30	0.303	1.036	8	0.330	1.120	8
2018-09-02	31-32	0.466	1.780	6	0.380	1.510	6
2018-09-03	33-34	0.440	1.685	9	0.360	1.480	9
2018-09-04	35-36	0.533	2.113	9	0.410	1.650	7
2018-09-05	37-38	0.536	2.163	8	0.420	1.810	5
2018-09-06	39-40	0.525	2.138	8	0.390	1.640	7
2018-09-07	41	0.331	1.291	10	0.250	0.980	14
2018-09-08	42	0.340	1.354	8	0.350	1.390	8
2018-09-09	43-44	0.498	1.979	6	0.370	1.560	7
2018-09-10	45-46	0.625	2.513	6	0.400	1.650	10
2018-09-11	47-48	0.532	2.145	7	0.390	1.620	10
2018-09-12	49-50	0.507	2.023	8	0.380	1.570	12
2018-09-13	51-52	0.493	2.009	10	0.410	1.710	9
2018-09-14	53	0.300	1.154	13	0.240	0.930	13
2018-09-15	54	0.437	1.650	7	0.450	1.690	7
2018-09-16	55-56	0.569	2.168	6	0.460	1.870	7
Average	1 - 56	0.429	1.651		0.450	1.781

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