And the Winner Is Love
And The Winner Is Love (Chinese: 月上重火; pinyin: Yueshang Chonghuo) is a 2020 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Junzi Yize. It stars Luo Yunxi and Chen Yuqi as leads.[1] It is available on iQIYI with multi-languages subtitles starting May 28, 2020.
| And The Winner Is Love | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Wuxia Romance |
| Based on | Yueshang Chonghuo by Junziyize |
| Written by | Liu Xiaoxi Sun Ying |
| Directed by | He Shupei |
| Starring | Luo Yunxi Chen Yuqi |
| Opening theme | "Unpredictable" by Lu Hu |
| Ending theme | "Fate Ends" by Zhou Shen & Lu Hu |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chen Sanjun Luo Junhui |
| Producer(s) | Ningbo Film & TV Perfect World Pictures |
| Running time | 2 new episodes every Thursday to Sunday at 20:00 |
| Release | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | China |
| Original release | May 28 – July 5, 2020 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Synopsis
Chong Xuezhi, young mistress of Chonghuo Palace, leaves her home for the first time to experience the pugilist world and runs into Shangguan Tou, master of the Yueshang Valley. While outside, Chong Xuezhi finds out she has been banished from the palace after their treasured martial arts manual “Nine Techniques of the Lotus God” is stolen, and decides to track down the thief with the help of Shangguan Tou. After going through various trials and tribulations together, the traveling companions profess their love for each other and get married. News spreads that the perpetrator has already mastered the martial arts technique, and is wreaking havoc through jianghu. The main couple discovers that the culprit is, in fact, Mu Yuan, guardian of Chonghuo Palace, and a bloody battle ensues.[2]
Cast
Main Characters:
- Luo Yunxi as Shangguan Tou
- Master of Moon (Yue Shang) Valley. Son of the Imperial Advisor Shangguan Xingzhou. Rumor says that he’s a playboy, but he is actually a gentle and sweet person, who can do anything for the woman he loves. He was tasked by Chong Xuezhi’s second father to protect her, and ends up falling in love with her.
- Chen Yuqi as Chong Xuezhi
- Young mistress of Fire (Chonghuo) Palace. Daughter of Chong Ye, the former master of Fire Palace. A naive but kind girl, who is the target of many assassinations because of Chong Ye’s murders. She falls in love with Shangguan Tou after he saves her numerous times.
- Zou Tingwei as Yuwen Muyuan
- Chief Guardian of Fire (Chonghuo) Palace. Son of Yuwen Yupan and Chong Ye's adopted son. Has an unrequited love for Chong Xuezhi, and can do anything in order to protect her. He decides to ‘betray’ Fire Palace and work for Xue Lie, in order to protect Xuezhi and uncover Xie Lie’s crimes. Killed by Xue Lie’s subordinates.
- Tian Yitong as Lin Fengzi
- Young mistress of Sword (Lingjian) Mountain Manor. Has an unrequited love for Shangguan Tou. She and Shangguan Tou were involved in an incident which was the scheme of her master Yuan Shuang Shuang in order to banish him from Sword Manor. She later falls in love with Xia Qingmei.
Production and Reception
The series began filming in April 2019.[3]
The series reunites Luo Yunxi, Chen Yuqi and Zou Tingwei from the 2017 drama Ashes of Love.[4]
The series was commercially successful as the most-watched web drama between April and June.[5] However, the story itself received mixed to negative reviews due to the bland plot, and was given a score of 6.0 on Douban.[6]
References
- "罗云熙陈钰琪新剧《月上重火》演绎侠情江湖". Sina (in Chinese). May 29, 2019.
- Cfensi. "Luo Yunxi, Chen Yuqi cast in wuxia romance drama And The Winner is Love". Cfensi. Cfensi. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "罗云熙、陈钰琪新剧《月上重火》开机". Sina (in Chinese). April 17, 2019.
- "罗云熙陈钰琪《月上重火》官宣！《香蜜》CP大重组润玉恋上鎏英？". ifeng (in Chinese). May 29, 2019.
- "艺恩发布：《2020年Q2大剧市场研究报告》". Endata Official Weixin Channel (in Chinese). June 25, 2020.
- "《月上重火》豆瓣评分". Douban (in Chinese). July 25, 2020.