Sunday 7 May 2017

Legend of Dragon Pearl

Drama: Legend of Dragon Pearl
Chinese Title: 龙珠传奇 / Long Zhu Chuan Qi
Broadcast Network: Beijing TV, Anhui TV

Broadcast Period: May 8, 2017 - August 16, 2017

Air Time: Monday to Wednesday 22:00 (two episodes every night)
Genre: Historical, Palace, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 90
Director: Zhou Yuanzhou
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A romance between Zhu Yi Huan, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Li Yi Huan (Yang Zi) grew up under the care of old court officials who are diehard supporters of the Ming Dynasty. She along with Zhu Ci Xuan (Mao Zi Jun), Xue Qing Cheng (Shu Chang), Ye Mo Sheng (Han Cheng Yu) and Fan Qian Ying (Sun Yu) are martial arts brothers and sisters who have trained for years under many teachers. After they becoming adults, they are sent on a mission to get close to Kangxi (Qin Jun Jie) and to find an opportune moment to avenge their country. Yi Huan and Kangxi become fast friends and lovers who are ultimately forced to choose between love and duty.

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Fun Facts

Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios.
After Legend of Chusen ended, there was news that Yang Zi and Qin Jun Jie were dating in real life which they later confirmed.
It is Yang Zi and Qin Jun Jie's second drama together and their first drama as the main couple pairing.
Many of the cast members such as Qin Jun Jie, Yang Zi, Shu Chang and Mao Zi Jun belong under the management of H&R Century Pictures.
For the role of emperor, the production team hired an ethics teacher to help Qin Jun Jie learn palace etiquette and proper history.
Siqin Gaowa who played the role of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang also portrayed the same character in the 2001 drama Kangxi Dynasty.
It is Shu Chang's eighth time playing two characters in one production.
It is similar in plot to classics like My Bratty Princess and Princess Huai Yu.

Cast

	Andy Yang Zi as Li Yihuan
	Qin Junjie as Kang Xi
	Mao Zijun as Zhu Cixuan / Li Jianqing
	Shu Chang as Xue Qingcheng / Shu Wanxin

Supporting Cast

Jiang Hong as Xue Yi Ju Shi
He Zhonghua as Li Dingguo, Li Defu
Yang Yulan as Shu Naima
Siqin Gaowa as Xiao Zhuang
Lu Xingyu as Suo Etu
Han Chengyu as Ye Mosheng
Liu Xueyi as Wu Yingqi
Sun Yu as Fan Qianying
Zhang Weina as Empress
Huang Haibing as Yong Lidi
Min Chunxiao as Empress Wang
Huang Tianqi as Xiao Zhu Ci Xuan
Canti Lau as Fan Li
Xiu Qing as Ye Mingzhang
Zhang Tong as Chen Shengnan
Terrna Tong Tong as Tang Yiyu

Soundtracks

Tian De Mei Jian (天地眉间) by Chang Shi Lei (常石磊)
Ban Shi Zhen Yi Shi Shang (半世真一世伤) by Jian Hong Yi (简弘亦)
Si Wu Lai (思无来) by Liu Zhi Jia (刘至佳)
Xue Qing Cheng (雪倾城) by Mao Ze Shao (毛泽少)
Ming Zhu (明珠) by Huang Ling (黄龄)

Episode Ratings

Beijing TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2017-05-08	1-2	0.401	2.272	14
2017-05-09	3-4	0.344	2.106	15
2017-05-10	5-6	0.369	2.358	15
2017-05-15	7-8	N/A	N/A
2017-05-16	9-10	0.173	1.374	26
2017-05-17	11-12	0.241	1.758	21
2017-05-22	13-14	0.264	1.481	21
2017-05-23	15-16	0.222	1.278	24
2017-05-24	17-18	0.337	1.860	14
2017-05-29	19-20	0.300	1.627	18
2017-05-30	21-22	0.180	0.994	25
2017-05-31	23-24	0.270	1.475	16
2017-06-05	25-26	0.180	1.010	23
2017-06-06	27-28	0.119	0.698	28
2017-06-07	29-30	0.265	1.506	17
2017-06-12	31-32	0.250	1.717	21
2017-06-13	33-34	0.147	0.852	28
2017-06-14	35-36	0.177	1.139	25
2017-06-19	37-38	0.185	1.393	24
2017-06-20	39-40	0.178	1.228	24
2017-06-21	41-42	0.183	1.254	23
2017-06-26	43-44	0.197	1.321	23
2017-06-27	45-46	0.234	1.396	21
2017-06-28	47-48	0.217	1.323	22
2017-07-03	49-50	0.110	0.652
2017-07-04	51-52	0.127	0.786	29
2017-07-05	53-54	0.109	0.711	30
2017-07-10	55-56	0.349	1.871	14
2017-07-11	57-58	0.113	0.631
2017-07-12	59-60	0.409	2.318	11
2017-07-17	61-62	0.127	0.692	30
2017-07-18	63-64	0.128	0.647	29
2017-07-19	65-66	0.249	1.465	19
2017-07-24	67-68	0.342	1.782	17
2017-07-25	69-70	0.301	1.585	17
2017-07-26	71-72	0.126	0.693	28
2017-07-31	73-74	0.152	0.901	26
2017-08-01	75-76	0.072	0.741
2017-08-02	77-78	0.063	0.682
2017-08-07	79-80	0.456	2.886	12
2017-08-08	81-82	0.239	1.408	19
2017-08-09	83-84	0.722	1.619	17
2017-08-14	85-86	0.236	1.475	22
2017-08-15	87-88	0.225	1.253	22
2017-08-16	89-90	0.258	1.471	19
Average	1 - 90	0.225	1.279

Anhui TV
Date	Episode	CSM52 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2017-05-08	1-2	0.281	1.558	21
2017-05-09	3-4	0.181	0.679	28
2017-05-10	5-6	0.179	1.041	27
2017-05-15	7-8	0.264	1.797	21
2017-05-16	9-10	0.226	1.516	24
2017-05-17	11-12	0.253	1.490	19
2017-05-22	13-14	0.259	1.520	22
2017-05-23	15-16	0.183	1.004	29
2017-05-24	17-18	0.252	1.440	21
2017-05-29	19-20	0.292	1.468	19
2017-05-30	21-22	0.155	0.821	26
2017-05-31	23-24	0.172	0.947	23
2017-06-05	25-26	0.122	0.655	30
2017-06-06	27-28	0.119	0.698
2017-06-07	29-30	0.115	0.624
2017-06-12	31-32	0.184	1.063	29
2017-06-13	33-34	0.180	0.920	26
2017-06-14	35-36	0.154	0.865	27
2017-06-19	37-38	0.145	0.811	29
2017-06-20	39-40	0.077	0.429
2017-06-21	41-42	0.148	0.857	25
2017-06-26	43-44	N/A	N/A
2017-06-27	45-46	0.104	0.562
2017-06-28	47-48	0.138	0.775
2017-07-03	49-50	0.134	0.727	29
2017-07-04	51-52	0.106	0.577
2017-07-05	53-54	0.118	0.693	29
2017-07-10	55-56	0.076	0.409
2017-07-11	57-58	0.091	0.482
2017-07-12	59-60	0.108	0.613
2017-07-17	61-62	0.099	0.546
2017-07-18	63-64	0.055	0.289
2017-07-19	65-66	0.071	0.454
2017-07-24	67-68	0.082	0.426
2017-07-25	69-70	0.079	0.423
2017-07-26	71-72	0.118	0.658	30
2017-07-31	73-74	0.088	0.502
2017-08-01	75-76	0.235	1.267	22
2017-08-02	77-78	0.092	0.530
2017-08-07	79-80	0.088	0.505
2017-08-08	81-82	0.104	0.582
2017-08-09	83-84	0.114	0.619	30
2017-08-14	85-86	0.100	0.558
2017-08-15	87-88	0.108	0.576
2017-08-16	89-90	0.096	0.572
Average	1 - 90	0.625	0.791