LayarHijau — Sun Qian and Fan Chengcheng have started filming the new drama The Queen of Brilliance (璀璨之上), and their first looks from the series have surfaced. According to Taiwanese entertainment outlet Up Media, Sun Qian plays a top actress, while Fan Chengcheng plays her younger brother.
Sun Qian broke out this year with the office romance The Early Spring (早春晴朗), costarring Jing Boran, and reportedly gained about 3 million followers from it. Her new drama is directed by Chen Chang, who also directed Love’s Ambition (许我耀眼), starring Zhao Lusi.
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In photos circulating on Weibo, Sun Qian wears a rust-brown vest over a dark brown shirt, topped with a reddish-brown leather jacket from Prada’s spring/summer collection. She pairs it with matching tailored trousers, brown suede heeled boots, and sunglasses. Her look has been described as sharp and commanding.
Fan Chengcheng sports light brown hair and an all-black outfit: a hoodie under a structured jacket. His style has been compared to a Korean drama male lead, and like Sun Qian’s, it has drawn a positive response.
According to reports, Sun Qian was locked in as the female lead of The Queen of Brilliance before The Early Spring made her a star. The project is also said to have cleared platform approval (known in China’s drama industry as “过会,” the stage at which a streaming platform signs off on a project going into production). The drama is based on an original script.
The story follows Zhou Tianna (Sun Qian), a leading actress at the peak of her career who finds herself under siege from all sides: competition from younger actresses, pressure from her mother-in-law, and a marriage in crisis. Things get more complicated when her younger brother, Gao Haicheng (Fan Chengcheng), who knows her secret, suddenly returns home. Zhou Tianna refuses to be held back any longer, and the pain of her past and the obstacles in her way make her stronger.
Two key supporting roles have been announced. Jin Shijia, known for Under the Skin (猎罪图鉴) and Wen Xin (问心), plays Liang Che, Zhou Tianna’s husband. Their relationship is marked by suspicion, hurt, and push and pull, and Liang Che is one of the people who drives the lead’s transformation.
Zhu Zhu, who drew attention with her supporting role in The Tale of Rose (玫瑰的故事) and her leading roles in Why Is He Still Single? (他为什么依然单身) and The Epoch of Miyu (蜜语纪), plays Zhu Shiyao. Details about her character have not been revealed.
Wen Zhengrong is also reportedly joining the cast, though this has not been officially announced. She is said to play Zhou Tianna’s mother-in-law, who is also her manager, a relationship that swings between rivalry and alliance. Wen previously played Madam Yu in The Road to Splendor (花开锦绣) and the mother-in-law of Zhao Lusi’s character in Love’s Ambition, making this her second mother-in-law role in a Chen Chang production.
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