Friday, 14 September 2018

Listening Snow Tower

Web Drama: Listening Snow Tower
Chinese Title: 听雪楼 / Ting Xue Lou
Broadcast Website: Tencent

Broadcast Date: May 6, 2019

Air Time: Monday-Thursday 20:00 (two episodes), 8 more eps released for VIP (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Historical, Martial Arts, Romance, Wuxia
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 56
Director: Yin Tao, Liu Guotong
Production Company: H&R Century Pictures
Production Date: 2018
Producer: Deng Xibin
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Cang Yue
Watch Episodes On: Viki (eng subs), Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story that follows the master of Listening Snow Tower and the woman that he loves. He is a martial arts expert known to be a dragon among men and she is known as the blood demon's daughter.

The Moon Sect is a poison to mankind and the root of disaster in the pugilistic world. Bai Di (He Zhonghua), Xue Gu (Wang Jiusheng) and Xue Mo (Lu Fangsheng) are three powerful martial artists who join hands with Xiao Shishui (Fu Chengpeng) to defeat the Moon Sect. Sect leader Hua Lian (Jessica Hsuan) makes use of a sacred bell to intrude upon Xue Mo's mind, thus forcing him to kill his daughter before taking his own life.

Bai Di takes in Xue Mo's orphaned daughter Shu Jingrong (Yuan Bingyan) as his disciple. She grows up with her martial brothers Qin Lan (Han Chengyu) and Qing Yu (Zhao Dongze). Her fate also becomes tied to Xue Gu's favored disciple Xiao Yiqing (Qin Junjie) who is also the son of Xiao Shihui. When Jingrong discovers that she is cursed with a fate that brings misfortune, she is overcome with guilt. Shu Jingrong takes her father's Blood Rose Sword with her to join the ranks of Listening Snow Tower. Together with the young master Xiao Yiqing, they battle the forces of the Moon Sect.

Fun Facts

Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios.
Filming lasted six months beginning on January 28, 2018 and ending on July 31, 2018.
Of the 1,142 scenes in the drama, a quarter were devoted to action sequences which posted a certain challenge to the cast.
To ensure that filming would go well, the cast trained in wushu, wirework, horseback and other physical activities prior to filming.
The action choreography used in the production is grounded in traditional Chinese martial arts with influences of Chinese calligraphy.
Episode count was changed from 60 to 56 in the records filed with NRTA (formerly SARFT).
On May 8, it hit 100 million views 2 days after premiere.
On May 26, it hit 1 billion views less than a month after premiere.
On Jun 19, it hit 2 billion views on Tencent.

Cast

	Qin Junjie as Xiao Yiqing
	Crystal Yuan Bingyan as Shu Jingrong
	Han Chengyu as Jia Ruo
	Angela Yuen as Ming He
	Lin Yuan as Chi Xiaotai
	Jessica Hsuan as Hua Lian