Road to Success

Details

Title: 灿如繁星 / Can Ru Fan Xing
English title: Road to Success
Genre: Sports, Youth, Romance, Healing
Episodes: 32
Broadcast network: iQiyi
Broadcast period: 2026-Jul-05
Original soundtrack: Road to Success OST

Synopsis

Ph.D. student Lin Wanxing returns to her hometown and takes a job as a sports equipment custodian at Hongjing No. 8 High School. Wang Fa, a former British football club coach, becomes her mysterious tenant. Lin is tasked with reviving the school's disbanded football team. After a crushing defeat, Wang Fa steps in as coach, leading the team to victory.

Lin convinces Wang Fa to become the coach permanently and helps resolve team conflicts. As past wounds resurface, they briefly distance themselves but eventually reconcile. With the finals and college entrance exams approaching, they unite to inspire the team, overcome academic hurdles, and chase their dreams.

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Cast

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Main Cast

Yu Shu Xin as Lin Wanxing
Chen Jing Ke as Wang Fa

Football Team

Ye Kai Wen as Zheng Ren, Midfielder
Liu Jun as Fu Xinshu, Captain / Midfielder
Zhu Bo Yan as Qin Ao, Team Forward
Yang Yun Hao as Feng Suo, Goalkeeper
Lu Zhan Xiang as Yu Ming, Team Defender
Zhang Ming Yu as Zhi Hui, Midfielder
Zhao Peng Hao as Lin Lu, Team Defender
Yan Yu Chen as Wen Chengye, Team Defender
Yang Xing Hui as Zheng Feiyang, Team Defender
Zhang Yun Hao as Qi Liang, Team Defender
Dong Li Wu You as Chen Jianghe, Team Forward

Others

Xie Ke Yin as Ju Li, Wanxing's close friend
Ma Bo Qian as Yu Bo, Wang Fa's manager
Feng Lei as Wang Genfa, Wang Fa's father
Li Li Qun as Lin Xunya, Wanxing's grandfather
Gong Bei Bi as Kang Qiao, Wang Fa's mother
Tan Xi He as Director Qian, head of Sports Department
Cao Yu Chen as Xiang Zi, Wanxing's senior
Tian Yi Tong as Wang Tian, Wang Fa's younger sister
Zhang Yi as Lin Dewen, Wanxing's father
Yang Ming Na as Wanxing's mother
Zhou Ling as Shen Shuyuan, Wanxing's grandmother
Chi Xing Kai as Jason (Yang Mingsen), Wang Fa's disciple
Glay Chiang as Jiang Tianyu, former football team member
Cao Yan Yan as Guan Minjie, Fu Xinshu's mother
Chen Wei Fen as Fu Xinshu's grandmother
Hai Ling as Jason's mother
Zhang Song as Jiang Xun
He De Rui as Chen Weidong, member of Track & Field Team
Zhou Yao as Zhang Chao
Zhao Bin as Wen Ruigang, Wen Chengye's father
Long Bin as Director Jin

Production Credits

Original Writing: Xia Lu (狭路) by Chang Er
Director: Li Qing Rong, Wu Jian Xin
Screenwriter: Wei Yu (未雨), Guan Jun (观君)
Cinematographer: Wei Sheng Ru
Art Director: Li Yue
Action Director: Wang Cheng
Company: Seasons Pictures, True Media

Notes

Part of IQiyi Heartbeat Theater
Filming Period: 2025-Apr-15 to 2025-Aug-07

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