Joy of Life

Premise

Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with modern concept. In the fiction, Zhang himself acts as a young man Fan Xian with mysterious life who lives in a remote seaside town of Kingdom Qing in his childhood, under the help of a mysterious mentor and a blindfolded watchman. Fan goes to the capital when he grows up, where he experiences plenty of ordeal and temper. Fan persists in adhering the rule of justice and goodness and lives his own glorious life.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Zhang Ruoyun as Fan Xian
• Li Qin as Lin Wan'er
• Chen Daoming as Emperor of Qing
• Wu Gang as Chen Pingping
• Xin Zhilei as Haitang Duoduo
• Liu Duanduan as Li Chengze
• Song Yi as Fan Ruoruo
• Li Xiaoran as Li Yunrui

Supporting cast

• Yu Rongguang as Xiao En
• Li Chun as Si Lili
• Liu Hua as Fei Jie
• Tian Yu as Wang Qinian
• Guo Qilin as Fan Sizhe
• Xiao Zhan as Yan Bingyun
• Liu Runnan as Li Hongcheng
• Gao Shuguang as Fan Jian
• Fu Jia as Xin Qiwu
• Lin Jing as Noble Consort Shu
• Zhao Ke as Liu Ruyu
• Liu Meitong as Zhan Doudou

Guest cast

• Gua Ah-leh as Matriarch Ming / 明老太君
• Liu Yuqiao as Shadow / 影子
• Yuan Quan as Professor Ye
• Wang Zheng as Xiao En (young)
• Gu Yuhan as Ye Qingmei
• Finn Han as Fan Xian (young)
• Yan Hexiang as Storyteller
• Wang Yang as Teng Zijing
• Cui Peng as Gong Dian
• Cao Cuifen as Madam Fan
• Dong Jingchuan as Senior Leng
• Li Jianyi as Mei Zhili

Episodes

This series spans 4 seasons with 108 episodes.

Production

Release

References

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3. IMDb
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