Saturday, 9 May 2020

Immortality

Web Drama: Immortality
Chinese Title: 皓衣行 / Hao Yi Xing
Broadcast Website: Tencent

Broadcast Date: TBA

Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Xianxia
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 50
Director: Shu - Pui Hou
Distributor: Tencent Penguin Pictures, Tata Wenhua
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (二哈和他的白猫师尊) by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

It follows Chu Wanning, the number one grandmaster in the world, and his disciple Mo Ran in a story about overcoming all odds to protect humanity.

Chu Wanning (Luo Yunxi) is an elder with immense spiritual powers. He is an upright and noble man who bears the responsibility of defending the mortal realm. Mo Ran (Chen Feiyu) is one of his disciples. Mo Ran is a gifted cultivator with a good heart but due to his sufferings at a young age, he is unruly and often opposes his master Chu Wanning.

An accident causes Mo Ran to remember an inexplicable memory where Mo Ran and his martial sister dies because of Chu Wanning's indifference. With a renewed grudge directed at Chu Wanning, Mo Ran begins to secretly guard against Chu Wanning and even engages in actions that would hurt his master.

Despite seeing a change in Mo Ran, Chu Wanning remains steadfast in leading Mo Ran to follow the right path as he continues to protect him from the shadows. While Mo Ran becomes trapped by his inner demons, he discovers a secret hidden in his memories, one that he has never noticed before. Chu Wanning also learns the truth behind Mo Ran's betrayal yet a mistake that has been made cannot be reversed. At the onset of a catastrophe, Chu Wanning, Mo Ran and other cultivators join hands to find the real mastermind. Can Mo Ran's heart still change on his road to self-redemption? How will Chu Wanning face an apprentice that has gone astray? Will they turn their swords against each other?

Fun Facts

After the success of The Untamed, anticipation builds for Tencent's next live-action adapted from another Boys Love (BL) novel.
It is expected that changes will be made to remove explicit scenes, thus turning the boys love between Mo Ran and Chu Wanning into a bromance.
Some fans are having a dispute over who should get topbilling between Chen Feiyu and Luo Yunxi. The drama repeatedly indicated that their names are not listed in order of importance.
Chen Yao plays the character Shi Mei which was originally a male character in the novel.
Filming began on April 24, 2020 in Hengdian World Studios.
Although the crew tried to prevent spoiler leaks by covering the set with a green fabric and confiscating the cellphones of the staff, the crew released a statement on April 29, 2020 to reveal that a large number of sisheng fans have infiltrated the set. Photographers for hire (daipai) can also be seen hiding in bushes and standing on excavators in order to get a photo.
Filming wrapped after 153 days as the director shared photos late night on September 23, 2020.
Chen Yao got flak after rumors that romantic scenes were added between her and the leads. The writer took to social media to deny the rumors.

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