Xiu Ju, a clever young woman from a poor family, sells handmade goods to care for her sick mother while secretly learning outside a school. She falls for the kind-hearted Shen Yanzhou, but to save her mother and repay a debt, she’s forced to marry his older brother, Shen Yanqing. Trapped between love and obligation, Xiu Ju finds herself in a tangled web of emotions within the Shen family.
Jiang Yingxian, the second daughter of the Jiang family, defies societal norms by taking over the family business. She hires Fu Cheng, a principled but low-born man with his own hidden agenda, as her personal bodyguard. Despite their differences, a forbidden romance blossoms. However, as she faces an arranged marriage and he enlists in the army, their love is tested by duty, ambition, and the chaos of their nation.
Bai He is a college freshman who grew up with her father. She has a deep sense of justice, respects her elders and is also a tad tomboyish. Because of an accident, Bai He's life turns into one of the magical encounters. She is pulled right into the center of different novels that take her through history from the time of the ancient dynasties to the Republican era to the present day. Her mission is to help the insignificant characters in the novel find their purpose. In this way, she will be able to save her childhood friend Li Yan Xi.
Comic artist Hua Xiaozhen’s world is turned upside down when Qin Shaobai, the protagonist of her own manga, unexpectedly comes to life. As they navigate a series of dangers, they work together to uncover the truth behind an assassination plot. Along the way, reality and fiction blur, leading them to an unexpected romance.
He Ruoxian, Feng Baichuan, and the Shen brothers navigate wartime struggles in finance, espionage, and material transport in Macau during World War II. Though untouched by Japanese occupation, Macau becomes a crucial battleground where they courageously fight for the nation.
Set in 1930s Shanghai, Cheng Yi Zhi who comes from a poor family meets Wu Ru Fu, a banker and his daughter Li Zi. Inspired by Wu, Cheng Yi Zhi quits his job as a businessman and enters the finance industry; and becomes bank owner Boss Huang's closest confidante. However, he finds out that Boss Huang caused the death of Wu Ru Fu, and also colluded with various forces to build a black money empire. Cheng Yi Zhi decides to leave Boss Huang, and teams up with Li Zi to create a new bank industry. However they face opposition from Boss Huang and the Japanese. With the help of the underground party, Cheng Yi Zhi works together with the industry people to revitalize the republican.
In 1943 Shanghai, an explosion leads to a showdown between Communist undercover agent Lu Zhengyang and former police officer Lin Shaobai. Six years later, Lu Zhengyang, now a key member of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, recruits Lin Shaobai, the "Shanghai Expert," to tackle major cases and thwart the plots of veteran spy Zheng Lanting. As they work together, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai build trust and become close comrades.
Teacher Zhao Xingrou falls for warlord Yi Qiuting, but family differences and his domineering ways tear them apart. Believing her child is lost, she fakes her death and disappears. Years later, she returns, determined to prove that women can shape their own destiny with strength and independence.
Set in Shanghai in the 1930s / 1940s, the drama follows the story of a dance hostess, Chin Zhao Li, and the 3 important men in her life. Due to family poverty, Chin Zhao Li was forced to become a dance hostess at the infamous Paramount dance hall in Shanghai when she was 18 years old. The story is about how she met her first love, Sheng Yue Ru, a young man from Shanghai's high society, who studied abroad, loves painting and theater, and someone who is single-minded and dedicated to love. They fell deeply in love and became lovers. But their relationship faced strong resistance and objections from both families, especially Yue Ru's father, a rich banker.
You Yi is a young, innocent, and kind-hearted socialite and a successful author, living with everyone's adoration and envy. Her perfect life is turned upside-down when she discovers a betrayal by the two most trusted people in her life. With no one left to turn to, she finds refuge in the friendship and support of Yan Wei, a young photographer with a cold personality. Unbeknownst to all, Yan Wei has a deadly secret identity.
For Mu Wan Qing, 1926 would always be remembered as the year that changed her life forever. Bringing her mother's ashes home to be buried, Wan Qing returned to the land of her birth, with no idea of what awaited her once she arrived.
After his family is falsely accused and executed, Yu Wenliang escapes prison with the help of Old Luo, who entrusts him with a fortune and a final request. A decade later, Yu Wenliang returns to Shanghai as the wealthy Henry Luo, determined to expose those responsible. Reuniting with his former love Lan Xinyi and childhood friend Li Siwen, he uncovers a shocking truth.
During the Republican era, a family empire famous for making the best fragrances and incense must guard against those who are out to steal their secret recipes. Ning Zhiyuan is the sweet young master of his family’s fragrance empire. An Leyan is a determined young woman who is out for revenge against the Ning family. Zhi Yuan falls in love with Le Yan, but she only wants to infiltrate Ning Zhiyuan’s family to steal a valuable perfume formula. Leyan’s true heart is drawn toward An Yichen, an inspector. But Xiao Hui, the daughter of a Japanese imperialist, is determined to capture Yichen’s heart at all costs. Can Zhiyuan protect his family’s livelihood and his own heart?
A movie star from the Republican era encounters a rookie screenwriter from the 21st century. Two people from different worlds cross the boundaries of time and space to start a romantic story of living together. During the 1930s, Xiang Qin Yu finds himself time travelling to the modern era after getting shot on the filming set. The movie star who is arrogant on the outside but a softie on the inside happens to meet Jin A Yin, an unknown screenwriter who is simple and quick-witted. As they fall in love, Xiang Qin Yu also looks into the shooting incident and the truth behind his fateful reincarnation.
Set in the late 1920s, it follows the three daughters of Shanghai department store giant Xinghua as they go head to head against each other to determine the true heir who will ensure the family’s continued prosperity.
Xu Song, the sole survivor of a brutal family massacre, undergoes a painful transformation and returns to his hometown disguised as the night watchman Mao Xiaoshan. As he investigates eerie supernatural occurrences, he uncovers a dark conspiracy behind his family’s downfall. Armed with years of Maoshan training, he embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance, facing ghosts, betrayal, and deadly foes in a final battle for justice.
Chen Chu is selected to marry Miss Murong by a powerful family, unaware that the union is part of a scheme to drain his life force. However, Chen Chu enters the marriage knowingly, determined to uncover the truth behind a tragic fire that destroyed his family years ago.
Xu Yue, a convenience store clerk, is suddenly transported to a parallel world, where a twist of fate and a comical mix-up land her as the fiancée of Lin City’s young marshal, Xiao Muchen. What begins as an accidental arrangement slowly turns into a journey of trust, connection, and unexpected romance.
Lin Xingran, a young doctor, returns home to investigate her mother’s murder. Disguised as a family physician, she infiltrates the household of Master Fang, a wealthy suspect, but becomes the prime suspect herself after his sudden death. When Jiang Beichen, her former lover and now the lead investigator, takes on the case, old tensions reignite. As they uncover the truth together, a shocking discovery turns their world upside down.
Jiang Rennan, the adopted daughter of a powerful family, struggles with her engagement to the younger son, Jiang Mingzhi, while secretly in love with her older brother. Meanwhile, her protector, Jiang Qingzhi, is drawn to her but holds back due to his responsibilities, wanting only to ensure her safety. Their relationship is filled with unspoken tension, desire, and sacrifice.