Top Cheng Yi Dramas To Watch

Cheng Yi is a Chinese actor and singer who was born in Hunan Province. While still in college, he made his broadcast debut in 2011 in the Chinese television series “Beauty World.” Cheng Yi graduated from the Central Academy of Drama the next year, in 2012, and made his film debut in “Haunting Love.”

He was included in the popular Chinese television series “Noble Aspirations” in 2016, which helped him gain recognition in China. That same year, he received the “Newcomer” Award at the 7th Donews Award event, which was held at the Beijing Performing Arts Center. Some of his famous dramas are:-

Drama name: Love and Redemption

DramaFans Community Rating: 9/10

Episodes: 59

Aired on: Aug 6, 2020 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday) 

Original Network: Mango TV, Tencent Video, Youku

Director: Liu Fang

Genre: Historical, Romance, Wuxia, Fantasy

Love and redemption is a Historical Chinese drama with 59 episodes adapted from the novel “The Great Maiden” which also has its sequel as love and redemption 2. The male lead of love and redemption is Cheng Yi as Yu Si Feng and the female lead is Crystal Yuan as Chu Xuan.

The story starts when the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War have been sent to the mortal realm to perform penance a thousand years after the conflict between the demons and the heavens. Chu Xuan Ji, the Shaoyang Sect Leader’s daughter, is robbed of her six senses in the mortal realm. She meets Yu Si Feng, a talented student of Lize Palace who was born on the same day as her, at a competition, and the two become friends. Si Feng returns to his sect, where he is punished for disobeying the laws and forced to wear a mask that might endanger his life, while Xuan Ji leaves her family to study martial arts.

Four years later, their paths cross again. During their journey, recovered memories from their previous lives surface, exposing mysteries and intrigues involving themselves and the three realms: demon, heavenly, and mortal. These disclosures have a significant influence on their relationship, resulting in an imbalance in all three domains.

Drama name: The Promise of Chang’an

DramaFans Community Rating: 8/10

Episodes: 56

Aired on: Sep 10, 2020 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) 

Original Network: Tencent Video

Director: Yin Tao

Genre: Historical, Romance, Drama

The promise of Chang’an is a Historical Chinese drama starring the male lead as Cheng Yi named as Xiao Cheng Xu being 9th Prince and Zhao Ying Zi named as He Lan Ming Yu and Han Dong Xiao named as Cheng Rui being the Emperor with 56 episodes. It is a historical romantic drama with an ambitious male lead with political intrigue, sibling rivalry, some fight for a throne power struggle, and also micheavious female lead.
The storyline takes place in the fictitious country of Sheng. He Lan Ming Yu is a trustworthy and brilliant young girl. She meets the 9th Prince Xiao Cheng Xu by coincidence when she is younger. They get along well and slowly develop affection for one another. However, fate conspires against them, and as false rumor of Cheng Xu’s death on the battlefield spreads, Ming Yu is compelled to marry Cheng Xu’s third elder brother, reigning king Xiao Cheng Rui. Cheng Xu assists Cheng Rui in establishing a great and stable country via consistent tremendous successes on the battlefield, but Cheng Rui is envious of his wonderful younger brother. When the truth behind Cheng Xu’s mother’s murder is revealed, Cheng Xu is determined to grab the throne to exact retribution. But, before Cheng Xu takes the throne, Cheng Rui dies of an old sickness after appointing his son Xiao Qi Yuan to succeed him. Cheng Xu is compelled to help Qi Yuan grow up while attempting to rekindle his romance with Ming Yu. Qi Yuan, on the other hand, is unsatisfied with Cheng Xu’s influence over him. When he discovers that his uncle is having an affair with his mother, his hatred towards Cheng Xu rises exponentially. Ming Yu attempts everything she can to reunite her son with Cheng Xu.

Drama name: Stand by Me

DramaFans Community Rating: 8/10

Episodes: 49

Aired on: Aug 8, 2021 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) 

Original Network: Mango TV

Director: Zeng Li Zhen, Zhao Li Jun, Liu Guo Nan

Genre: Historical, Mystery, Romance, Drama

Stand by me is a Historical Chinese drama starring the male lead as Cheng Yi named Qi Yan and the female lead is Zhang Yu Xi named Cheng Ruo Yu and Xuan Lu as Qiu Yan Zhi and Han Dong named as Qi Chen with 49 episodes. It is a historically mystical romantic drama with a smart male lead with sibling rivalry, some fight for the throne, power struggle, and revenge with the entire love story besides.

The storyline starts when the Emperor is involved in a deadly power struggle with a gang of fearsome eunuchs who hold great authority at court in 9th Century Tang Dynasty China. He retaliates by ordering the assassination of their ringleader, Qiu Shi Liang. However, the mission is a failure. The eunuchs exact their vengeance by assassinating the Emperor’s devoted first minister and his entire family. His twin daughters, subsequently known as Cheng Ruo Yu and Qiu Yan Zhi, however, manage to flee. The eunuchs now have even more authority over the royal court, reducing the Emperor to the status of a puppet. So far, the minister’s two daughters have eluded capture, owing to their divergent paths. Yan Zhi joins Qiu Shi Liang’s family and is secretly hell-bent on vengeance. Ruo Yu, her sister, is on the other side, joining a cadre of military professionals enlisted by the young Emperor Qi Yan. The Emperor is determined to eradicate the plague of the eunuchs once and for all, and Ruo Yu commits her life to assist him – even if it means putting herself in peril. As they become closer, the couple develops a passionate attachment. Will the Emperor still believe her after learning her actual identity – and her ties to his deadliest foe?