The Story of Minglan
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Details
- Title: 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦 / Zhi Fou Zhi Fou Ying Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou
- English title: The Story of Minglan
- Also known as: 庶女:明兰传 / Concubine's Daughter: Legend of Minglan, Don’t you know? The green should be plump and the red lean
- Genre: Historical, romance
- Episodes: 73
- Broadcast network: Hunan TV
- Broadcast period: 2018-Dec-25 to 2019-Feb-13
- Air time: 19:30
- Original soundtrack: The Story of Minglan OST
Synopsis
Sheng Ming Lan has been mistreated by her legal mother and half siblings her whole life after her mother's death. Although she is the daughter of an official, she is the sixth child, and is often looked down on despite her beauty and intelligence. Throughout her years of suffering, she decides to devise a plan to avenge her mother's death. In order to do so, she must be patient and hide her true intentions from everyone else in the dynasty. One day, Ming Lan, meets Gu Ting Ye, the hedonistic son of the Marquis of Ningyuan. They fall in love and over the years their relationship leads to marriage. As a power couple working towards the same goals, can they avenge Ming Lan's mother's death? (Source: Viki)
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Cast
- Sheng Family
- Zhao Li Ying as Sheng Minglan
- Liu Chu Tian as young Sheng Minglan
- Shi Shi as Sheng Molan
- Tao Yi Xi as young Sheng Molan
- Zhang Jia Ning as Sheng Rulan
- Li Wei Er as young Sheng Rulan
- Cao Cui Fen as Old Mrs. Sheng
- Liu Jun as Sheng Hong
- Gao Lu as Lin Qinshuang, Lady Lin
- Wang Ren Jun as Sheng Changbai
- Wang He Run as Sheng Hualan
- Liu Lin as Wang Ruofu, Mrs. Sheng
- Zhang Xiao Qian as Sheng Changfeng
- Zhang Han Yun as Sheng Shulan
- Xu Yue as Sheng Pinlan
- Liu Xi Yuan as Little Madame Wei
- Han Ye as Danju
- Ma Ding as Zhou Xueniang
- Wang Zi Wei as Xiao Tao
- Gu Family
- Feng Shao Feng as Gu Tingye
- Bian Tian Yang as young Gu Tingye
- Wang Yi Nan as Lady Qin
- Gao Zi Feng as Gao Tingyu
- Li Hong Tao as Gu Yankai, Marquis of Ningyuan
- Liu Zhe Hui as Gu Tingwei
- Yang Xin Ming as Fourth Master Gu
- Cui Yi as Fourth Aunt Gu
- Tan Xi He as Fifth Master Gu
- Wang Le Le as Fifth Aunt Gu
- Kang Qun Zhi as Nurse Chang
- Lin Xi as Rong, Gu Tingye's daughter with Manniang
- Ye Xuan Tong as adult Rong
- Zhao Qin as Yu Yanhong, Gu Tingye's first wife
- Li Ruo Ning as Wei Xingshou
- Qi family
- Zhu Yi Long as Qi Heng
- Liu Pi Zhong as Master Qi
- Chen Jin as Princess of Pingning
- Others
- Li Yi Xiao as Zhu Manniang
- Liu Yue as He Hongwen
- Deng Sha as Yu Yanran
- Wu Xiao Yu as Zhang Guifen
- Chen Ya Lan as Shen Zhizhen
- He Xin Rui as Xiao Xiaotao
- Wang Yong Quan as Prince Ying (voiced by Xuan Xiao Ming)
- Jia Yuan Yuan as Cao Jinxiu
- Chen Meng Xi as Lady Zou
- Wang Yan Mei as First Madame Wu
- Zhang Yan Yan as Nanny Kang
- Qin Yan as Emperor
- Feng Hui as New Emperor
- Juan Zi as Empress Shen
- Fu Miao as Royal Consort Liu
- Ning Wen Tong as Prince Yong
- Wang Zi Jie as Bu Wei
- Huang You Ming as Yuan Wenzhao
- Wang Zi Ming as young Yuan Wenzhao
- Lu Yan Qi as Xiao Die
- Wang Yi Nuo as Cai Huan
- Zhao Qian Zi as Mother Xiang
- Zhao Shu Zhen as Old Madame Wang
- Li Duo as Kang Haifeng
- Zhu Peng Cheng as Old Mr. Bai
- An Wei as Fifth Mistress Wang
- Mao Fan as Wei Yifu
- Yan Xiang as Shen Congxing
- Wu Yu Jue as Rui Chu
- Hong Hua
- Jiang Wei Nan as Tu Er
- Ge Hao as Master Jiang
- Yang Qing
- Xu Yu Lan
- Dong Zhao as Physician Zhao
- Duan Ran as Rebel General
- She Nan Nan as Nurse Kong
- Li Yuan Yuan as Cui Wei
- Du Ling Li as Kang Zhao'er
- Wang Ming Xing as General Liu
Production Credits
- Original Writing: Zhi Fou Zhi Fou Ying Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou (知否? 知否? 应是绿肥红瘦) by Guan Xin Ze Luan
- Director: Zhang Kai Zhou
- Screenwriter: Zeng Lu, Wu Tong
- Producer: Hou Hong Liang
- Stylist: Yang Xiao Hai
- Production Designer: Wang Jing
- Music Arrangement: Lv Liang
- Company: Daylight Entertainment
Recognitions
- 2020 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award:
- Outstanding Television Series
- Audience's Choice For Actress (Zhao Li Ying)
- 2019 Baidu Fudian Awards: Top Ten Television Series
- 2019 Film and TV Role Model 2019 Ranking: Most Popular Supporting Actor (Zhu Yi Long)
- 2019 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony: Best Actor (Emerald Category) (Zhu Yi Long)
Trivia
- Filming lasted 208 days beginning on September 6, 2017 and ending on April 1, 2018.
- Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios, Jiaxing, Xinchang and Wuxi.
- The two screenwriters and Director Zhang Kai Zhou worked together in Battle of Changsha.
- The time travel from the original novel was removed as there are restrictions on the subject matter on Chinese television.
- Although it is Zhao Li Ying and Feng Shao Feng's 6th time working together, they only had more scenes together in The Monkey King 3 and The Story of Minglan.
- The crew used candles as lighting while filming.
- Filming style was similar to a stage play as the actors act out their scenes from beginning to end.
- It is Zhang Kai Zhou's first historical drama.
- Hunan TV received flak for making edits to existing episodes in order to extend the drama series to 78 eps. As a result, The Story of Minglan had only 20 minutes of air time on some nights. The finale was also split into two parts that aired on Feb 12 and Feb 13. It was made to coincide with the premiere of Unbeatable You on Feb 12.