Dream of Chang'an / Stand By Me 梦醒长安 [2021]

[SilverMoonTea]

 

 

 

 

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Chinese title: 梦醒长安 / Meng Xing Chang An
English title: Meng Xing Chang An

Genre: Historical

Director: Liu Guo Nan, Zhao Li Jun

Episodes: 49

 

Cast:

Cheng Yi as Qi Yan

Zhang Yu Xi as Cheng Ruoyu

Han Dong as Prince Guang / Qi Chen
Xuan Lu as Qiu Yanzhi
Mickey He as Qiu Shiliang
Xi Xue as Cheng Xi
Yang Xi Zi as Liu Misha
He Zhong Hua as Li Deyun

 

 

Synopsis:

In Tang Dynasty-era China, in the 9th Century CE, the Emperor is locked in a deadly power struggle with a group of formidable eunuchs who wield enormous power at court. He decides to strike back by ordering the death of their ringleader Qiu Shi Liang. But the mission is botched. The eunuchs take revenge by ordering the death of the Emperor’s loyal first minister, along with his entire family. But his twin daughters, later to be known as Cheng Ruo Yun and Qiu Yan Zhi, escape. The eunuchs now seize yet more power over the royal court, rendering the Emperor a mere puppet. But the minister’s two daughters have evaded detection – and move off toward very different fates…

 

Yan Zhi becomes part of Qiu Shi Liang’s household, and is secretly hell-bent on revenge. But her sister Ruo Yun has taken the other side, joining a group of military professionals that is enlisted by the new, young Emperor Qi Yan. The Emperor is determined to rid the palace of the scourge of the eunuchs once and for all, and Ruo Yun pledges her life to help him do that – even if it means throwing herself in the path of danger. The duo starts to form a romantic bond as they get to know one another. But will the Emperor still trust her if he discovers her true identity – and her connection to his mortal foe?

 

~~ Adapted from the novel "Jian Qi Hang" (剑器行) by Fei Hua (飞花). 

 

Fun Facts
🍿Filming began on July 1, 2020.
Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios.
🍿Cheng Yi and Zhang Yuxi who starred in Love and Redemption with different love interests reunite to play an onscreen couple.
🍿It is Xuan Lu's first drama with H&R Century Pictures after she signed with the agency.
🍿Zhang Yuxi and co-star Han Dong played a couple in the Tencent movie Enormous Big Fish.

Sources:

dramawiki, mydramalist, viki, chinesedramainfo

 

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Helpful Links

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[NiteWalker]

behind the scenes of the leads reading their scripts 

 

 

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[NiteWalker]

Characters Posters found in their official Weibo A/c

 

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[NiteWalker]

@Lynne just as im attracted to watch the drama, i read in the synopsis that LiYan was suppose to die???!!! Urgh!!!!

[Lynne]

@NiteWalkerWhatt???? Why.... i really like the trailer.. LOLOLOL.. tragic.... my kind of genre 

[NiteWalker]

5 minutes ago, Lynne said:

@NiteWalkerWhatt???? Why.... i really like the trailer.. LOLOLOL.. tragic.... my kind of genre 

 

yes i love the trailer too....the chemistry between ChengYi and Zhang YuXi seems to be pretty good....however from the synopsis above LiYan was supposed to die in the end? i dunno is it on the fast track or maybe its on the slower track?

[Lynne]

@NiteWalker ahhhh lets wait and see.

ZYX and Chengyi also have another drama coming up.. a modern one.. I'm excited for that one too... 

[NiteWalker]

2 hours ago, Lynne said:

@NiteWalker ahhhh lets wait and see.

ZYX and Chengyi also have another drama coming up.. a modern one.. I'm excited for that one too... 

 

oooo let me go dig hehehe

[NiteWalker]

@Lynne @UnniSara @Celebrianna at least this times we get to see ChengYi stabbing the FL? hahahaha 

 

 

 

but then another part he stab himself? we didnt have that in Love & Redemption right? the FL didnt stab herself right?

 

 

(Gif Credit: Weibo)

[SilverMoonTea]

 

Actually this seems more fun that South Wind @Tofulols... seems not makjang, and I like his hairstyle in bun.

 

Huh I just read, CY's character going to die? 😱@NiteWalker

[SilverMoonTea]

 

[NiteWalker]

On 4/17/2021 at 5:04 PM, SilverMoonTea said:

Huh I just read, CY's character going to die? 😱@NiteWalker

 

based on history he is suppose to die i think....not sure how close is this story towards the Chinese History

[SilverMoonTea]

 

[Tofu]

Here's the YT link for the video @SilverMoonTea posted.

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I might pass on this because it looks like it's going to be tragic. 

[NiteWalker]

so the drama originally is slotted to 60 episodes and it had been cut down to 55 episodes and now the latest update it had been further cut down to 49 episodes

[Yana]

2 hours ago, NiteWalker said:

so the drama originally is slotted to 60 episodes and it had been cut down to 55 episodes and now the latest update it had been further cut down to 49 episodes

[Tofu]

@NiteWalker If they cut it down, does that mean less chance for them to kill Cheng Yi's character? I would like him to stop dying in dramas for once. 

[NiteWalker]

1 hour ago, Tofu said:

@NiteWalker If they cut it down, does that mean less chance for them to kill Cheng Yi's character? I would like him to stop dying in dramas for once. 

 

They said based on the book Cy's character is suppose to die though we dunno whether will they give us a happy ending first or not

[Yana]

Ohh.. Mgtv 

[Tofu]

12 hours ago, Yana said:

Ohh.. Mgtv 

This means we won't get to see it with subs. 

[NiteWalker]

2 hours ago, Tofu said:

This means we won't get to see it with subs. 

 

MGTV no subs?

 

im not sure if i will watch it....cause i kinda not into political stuff lols

[Tofu]

1 hour ago, NiteWalker said:

MGTV no subs?

Sometimes if it's not a popular one, they don't release subs right away. It's a lot slower than Tencent and iQIYI. We'll see though since it's a popular cast. 

 

[NiteWalker]

12 minutes ago, Tofu said:

Sometimes if it's not a popular one, they don't release subs right away. It's a lot slower than Tencent and iQIYI. We'll see though since it's a popular cast. 

 

 

ChengYi is proofing to be highly in demands recently so your wish for sub might just be granted.

[Tofu]

2 minutes ago, NiteWalker said:

ChengYi is proofing to be highly in demands recently so your wish for sub might just be granted.

But doesn't he die in this one too? I don't want to see him die. 

[NiteWalker]

17 minutes ago, Tofu said:

But doesn't he die in this one too? I don't want to see him die. 

 

we wont know how they will twist the death as yet....