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Martial Universe

Details

Title: 武动乾坤 / Wu Dong Qian Kun
English title: Martial Universe
Genre: Wuxia, Xuanhuan
Original soundtrack: Martial Universe OST

Season 1

Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: Dragon TV, Youku
Broadcast period: 2018-Aug-07 to 2018-Sep-19
Air time: Tuesday to Thursday 22:00

Season 2

Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: Youku
Broadcast period: 2018-Oct-11 to 2018-Nov-01
Air time: Tuesday to Thursday 22:00

Synopsis

Lin Dong, a child from a small village isn't favored by his clan. By chance, Lin Dong obtains a mysterious artifact that is coveted by many clans in the martial world. Because of this artifact, Lin Dong is approached by many people of different clans and is forcibly involved in various events of the martial universe.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.67

(3 votes)

Cast

Correlation Chart

Main Cast

Yang Yang as Lin Dong
Zhang Tian Ai as Ying Huanhuan
Wang Li Kun as Ling Qingzhu
Wu Chun as Lin Langtian

Supporting Cast

Shi Xiao Long as Lin Yan
Chen Mi Qi as Mu Xinqing
Liu Yan as Mu Qianqian
Yang Hao Yu as Master Yan
Suo Xiao Kun as Lin Diao
Dong Qing as Lin Qingtan
Yang Hao Yu as Master Yan
Li Xin Liang as Teng Lei
Feng Jun Xi as Mo Ling
Siqin Gaowa as Xuan Su
Tse Kwan Ho as Lin Xiao
Gong Lei as Lei Zhong
Wang Hai Tao as Chen Feng
Kuang Can as Lu Yun
Ning Xiao Hua as Sixth Demon King
Wu Ya Jun as Mu Lingshan
Qian Long (钱龙) as Jiang Hao
Zhao Dan as Su Rou
Wei Wei as Yuan Chang
Liu Bo as Xia Wanjin
Ji Dong Ran as Lei Li
Zhou Yi Wei as Zhou Tong
Li Zhuo Yuan as Teng Sha
Zhang Bei Bei as Bo Xuan
Bian Xi Lei as Kui Yue
Zhao Xu Dong as Tong Chuan
Yang Fan as Butler Lei

Production Credits

Original Writing: Wu Dong Qian Kun (武动乾坤) by Tian Can Tu Dou
Director: Zhang Li
Screenwriter: Li Jing Ling, Jiang Lai
Producer: Zhang Wei (张维), Jia Shi Kai
Company: Yuekai Pictures, Youku, Blue Media

Recognitions

2019 4th China Quality Television Drama Ceremony: Breakthrough Actress Award (Weekly drama) - Zhang Tian Ai
Golden Bud - The Third Network Film And Television Festival: IP Adaptation of the Year

Trivia

Story takes place in the same universe as Battle Through the Heaven and The Great Ruler.
Filming took place in Xiangshan Global Studios.
Martial Universe took up 60,000 square meters of Xiangshan Global Studios 200,000 square meters of land.
Filming began filming in November 2016, and resumed in September 2017.
There were 1,060 members of the crew. Off location filming took place in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Yunnan and many other locations.
Despite low ratings on TV, Martial Universe did much better online to reach 100 million views 12 hours after it was released.
Season 1 ended with over 3.1 billion views on Youku.

External Links

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+[[File:Martial Universe.jpg|thumb|Martial Universe]]
 ==Details==
 *'''Title:''' 武动乾坤 / Wu Dong Qian Kun
 *'''English title:''' Martial Universe
-*'''Genre:''' Fantasy, action, adventure
+*'''Genre:''' Wuxia, Xuanhuan
+*'''Original soundtrack:''' [[Martial Universe OST]]
-==User/Viewer Ratings==
-<vote type=1/>
-==Season 1==
+===Season 1===
-[[File:Martial Universe.jpg|thumb|Martial Universe]]
+*'''Episodes:''' 40
-*'''Episodes:''' 60
 *'''Broadcast network:''' Dragon TV, Youku
 *'''Broadcast period:''' 2018-Aug-07 to 2018-Sep-19
 *'''Air time:''' Tuesday to Thursday 22:00
-===Synopsis===
+===Season 2===
-Lin Dong ([[Yang Yang]]), a child from a small village isn't favored by his clan. By chance, Lin Dong obtains a mysterious artifact that is coveted by many clans in the martial world. Because of this artifact, Lin Dong is approached by many people of different clans and is forcibly involved in various events of the martial universe.
-===Cast===
-;Main Cast
-*[[Yang Yang]] as Lin Dong
-*[[Zhang Tian Ai]] as Ying Huanhuan
-*[[Wu Chun]] as Lin Langtian
-*[[Wang Li Kun]] as Ling Qingzhu
-;Others
-*[[Shi Xiao Long]] as Lin Yan
-*[[Liu Yan]] as Mu Qianqian
-*[[Yang Hao Yu]] (杨皓宇) as Master Yan
-*[[Suo Xiao Kun]] (索笑坤) as Lin Diao
-*[[Ning Xiao Hua]] as Liu Dian Wang
-*[[Tse Kwan Ho]] as Lin Xiao
-*[[Dong Qing]] as Lin Qingtan
-*[[Wei Wei]] as Yuan Chang
-*[[Liu Bo]] (刘波) as Xia Wan Jin
-*[[Feng Jun Xi]] as Mo Ling
-*[[Li Xin Liang]] as Teng Lei
-*[[Siqin Gaowa (1986)|Siqin Gaowa]] (斯琴高娃) as Xuan Su
-*[[Ji Dong Ran]] (季东燃) as Lei Li
-*[[Zhang Xiao Ang]] (张啸昂)
-==Season 2==
-[[File:Martial Universe 2.jpg|thumb|Martial Universe 2]]
 *'''Episodes:''' 20
 *'''Broadcast network:''' Youku
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 *'''Air time:''' Tuesday to Thursday 22:00
-===Synopsis===
+==Synopsis==
-{{nosynopsis}}
+Lin Dong, a child from a small village isn't favored by his clan. By chance, Lin Dong obtains a mysterious artifact that is coveted by many clans in the martial world. Because of this artifact, Lin Dong is approached by many people of different clans and is forcibly involved in various events of the martial universe.
+==User/Viewer Ratings==
+<vote type=1/>
-===Cast===
+==Cast==
-;Main Cast
+[[File:Martial Universe chart.jpg|thumb|Correlation Chart]]
+===Main Cast===
 *[[Yang Yang]] as Lin Dong
 *[[Zhang Tian Ai]] as Ying Huanhuan
-*[[Wu Chun]] as Ling Langtian
 *[[Wang Li Kun]] as Ling Qingzhu
-;Others
+*[[Wu Chun]] as Lin Langtian
+===Supporting Cast===
 *[[Shi Xiao Long]] as Lin Yan
+*[[Chen Mi Qi]] as Mu Xinqing
 *[[Liu Yan]] as Mu Qianqian
+*[[Yang Hao Yu]] as Master Yan
+*[[Suo Xiao Kun]] as Lin Diao
 *[[Dong Qing]] as Lin Qingtan
+*[[Yang Hao Yu]] as Master Yan
+*[[Li Xin Liang]] as Teng Lei
 *[[Feng Jun Xi]] as Mo Ling
-*[[Chen Ya Ting]] as Miao Xinqing
+*[[Siqin Gaowa (1986)|Siqin Gaowa]] as Xuan Su
-*[[Yu Cheng Qun]] as Lin Mang
+*[[Tse Kwan Ho]] as Lin Xiao
-*[[Liu Bo]] (刘波) as Xia Wan Jin
+*[[Gong Lei]] as Lei Zhong
-*[[Zhang Xiao Ang]] (张啸昂)
+*[[Wang Hai Tao]] as Chen Feng
+*[[Kuang Can]] as Lu Yun
+*[[Ning Xiao Hua]] as Sixth Demon King
+*[[Wu Ya Jun]] as Mu Lingshan
+*[[Qian Long]] (钱龙) as Jiang Hao
+*[[Zhao Dan]] as Su Rou
+*[[Wei Wei (1983)|Wei Wei]] as Yuan Chang
+*[[Liu Bo]] as Xia Wanjin
+*[[Ji Dong Ran]] as Lei Li
+*[[Zhou Yi Wei]] as Zhou Tong
+*[[Li Zhuo Yuan]] as Teng Sha
+*[[Zhang Bei Bei]] as Bo Xuan
+*[[Bian Xi Lei]] as Kui Yue
+*[[Zhao Xu Dong]] as Tong Chuan
+*[[Yang Fan (3)|Yang Fan]] as Butler Lei
 ==Production Credits==
-*'''Original writing (novel):''' 武动乾坤 ''Wu Dong Qian Kun'' by Tianchan Tudou (天蚕土豆)
+*'''Original Writing:''' Wu Dong Qian Kun (武动乾坤)  by [[Tian Can Tu Dou]]
-*'''Producer:''' [[Zhang Wei]] (张维)
 *'''Director:''' [[Zhang Li]]
-*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Tianchan Tudou]]
+*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Li Jing Ling]], [[Jiang Lai (writer)|Jiang Lai]]
+*'''Producer:''' [[Zhang Wei (producer 2)|Zhang Wei]] (张维), [[Jia Shi Kai]]
+*'''Company:''' Yuekai Pictures, Youku, Blue Media
 ==Recognitions==
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 ==Trivia==
-*Filming took place in [[wikipedia:Xiangshan, Taipei|Xiang Shan, Taipei]].
+*Story takes place in the same universe as [[Battle Through the Heaven]] and [[The Great Ruler]].
-*Martial Universe took up 60,000 square meters of Xiang Shan's 200,000 square meters of land.
+*Filming took place in [[wikipedia:Xiangshan Global Studios|Xiangshan Global Studios]].
-*There were initial troubles over casting. [[Jin Chen]] was rumored to be casted as the second lead Ying Huan Huan. There is even a promotional photo of her as Ying Huan Huan circulating online. However, it was later announced that leading lady [[Zhang Tian Ai]] will be playing the role of Ying Huanhuan instead. Although Jin Chen didn't mention any names, she wrote a post on weibo saying good riddance.
+*Martial Universe took up 60,000 square meters of Xiangshan Global Studios 200,000 square meters of land.
-*Director [[Zhang Li]] admitted that after meeting [[Zhang Tian Ai]], he finds that she is the only choice for Ying Huan Huan.
+*Filming began filming in November 2016, and resumed in September 2017.
-*It was later announced that [[Wang Li Kun]] will be playing the second lead in the drama as Ling Qingzhu. In the novel, Ling Qingzhu is the main character.
-*It is [[Yang Yang]] and [[Zhang Tian Ai]]'s second time working together since they worked on the movie [[wikipedia:I Belonged to You|I Belonged to You]]. They weren't playing a couple at the time.
-*Martial Universe which began filming in November 2016 did not wrap until after a year later. This is because the show was delayed due to Yang Yang's ear injury. Even though he never complained, the Director felt that Yang Yang needed time to recover from his surgery. Yang Yang also sustained many injuries prior to that. Filming resumed in September 2017.
-*It is [[Wu Chun]]'s comeback drama and his first historical drama.
-*[[Liu Yan]] who worked with Director Zhang Li on the drama Marshall Junior reunites with him for the second time.
-*It is the first time that web novel author Tian Chan Tudou's drama is being adapted into a drama though many of his other novels have also gotten their respective drama adaptations since then.
-*The drama relies heavily on CGI and has many scenes where the actors had to act opposite things that weren't there. As such, the cast came to the set a month earlier to get used to the process.
 *There were 1,060 members of the crew. Off location filming took place in [[wikipedia:Xinjiang|Xinjiang]], Inner Mongolia, [[wikipedia:Yunnan|Yunnan]] and many other locations.
-*[[Shi Xiao Long]] said that his character Lin Yan's simple and honest nature is similar to him in some ways.
-*Translated from the novel, "With a despairing father, a heartbroken grandfather, and a suffering family, ever since that fateful day, Lin Dong has been driven by a deep purpose; to take revenge on the man who had taken everything and more from his family. Armed with nothing but willpower and determination, join Lin Dong as he unknowingly discovers a destiny greater than he could ever hope to imagine when he stumbles upon a mysterious stone talisman…" (Source: DramaPanda)
 *Despite low ratings on TV, Martial Universe did much better online to reach 100 million views 12 hours after it was released.
-*Season 1 ended with over 3.1 billion views on Youku. Although online views were far from spectacular and word of mouth was mostly negative, Yang Yang consistently ranked within the top 1 and 2 based on celebrity rankings. Single-day numbers online reached a high of 200 million views.
+*Season 1 ended with over 3.1 billion views on Youku.
 ==External Links==
-*[http://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%AD%A6%E5%8A%A8%E4%B9%BE%E5%9D%A4/19469696#viewPageContent Baidu Baike]
+*[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%AD%A6%E5%8A%A8%E4%B9%BE%E5%9D%A4%E4%B9%8B%E8%8B%B1%E9%9B%84%E5%87%BA%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4 Baidu Baike]
-*[http://www.chinesedrama.info/2016/11/drama-martial-universe.html?m=1 Chinese Drama Info]
+*[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%AD%A6%E5%8A%A8%E4%B9%BE%E5%9D%A4%E4%B9%8B%E5%86%B0%E5%BF%83%E5%9C%A8%E7%8E%89%E5%A3%B6 Baidu Baike 2]
-*[https://mydramalist.com/20604-martial-universe/cast MyDramaList]
+*[https://movie.douban.com/subject/26756260/ Douban Part 1]
+*[https://movie.douban.com/subject/30299192/ Douban Part 2]
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