Loved this one
Prisoner of Beauty has a cold male lead, harden by revenge. There is political wrangling and arranged marriages, but the centered emotion is hatred. The male lead stars fan favorite actor Liu Yu Ning as Wei Shao / Zhong Lin. Son of a Royal Military family, he saw his family wiped out as a young boy, by the deceitful rulers of an opposing country. Now a Military General and ruler of his clan, he seeks to wipe out the ruling faction which destroyed his family. Wei Shao is good at what he does, fueled by revenge. His military successes are numerous.
The main family faction and target of his revenge offers to capitulate, seeking mercy outside of defeat. They offer him an arranged marriage with the daughter of a high ranking ruler. Wei Shao deviously accepts, since this faction offers him the ruling seal of the political faction. He accepts what he considers to be a throw-away bride.
The female lead is beloved Chinese child star Song Zu Er, now playing grown roles. She plays Qiao Man / "Xiao Qiao", a vicarious, loving, witty and intellectual waif who is very loyal to her family and clan. There is no way out of this. The family must accept this arranged marriage or get wiped out. The marriage arrangement is offered to Qiao Man’s older sister, but her older sister is in love with someone else. To save her sister from this fate, Qiao Man manipulates the situation to take her sister’s place.
In General Wei Shao’s mind, this marriage is a necessary badness, an inconvenient interruption in the way of total victory. However, when he first meets Qiao Man, his physicalness totally overrules his emotional need for revenge. He is floored by her beauty. Wei Shao literally has to collect himself and put himself back into revenge mode. Wei Shao’s mission of revenge must remain paramount. Qiao Man must remain his ‘Prisoner of Beauty’. This is what ‘Prisoner of Beauty’ is about and this Chinese drama becomes a striking romance. The drama is pulling in the accolades and the ratings are averaging 8.9/10. I adore this drama and adore both Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er. There is sword fighting in this drama. View Prisoner of Beauty on VIKI or Netflix.
As child actors do, they burn out. We have not seen Song Zu Er in a Chinese Drama since 2022. Apparently, she is now well rested. Song Zu Er is slated to star in seven Chinese dramas in the coming months, an unheard of schedule. Three is the usual max. She is the main lead in six of these dramas, which includes dramas in the new Chinese drama format, the Chinese short drama.
Note: It is a twist of happenstance that Song Zu Er is entering back into Chinese Drama at a time when beloved actress Zhao Lusi is taking a break from acting. Zhao Lusi is busy exposing the Industry Scandal over the Actors’ Slave Contracts. Ironically, Zhao Lusi’s last costar was Liu Yi Ning in The Story of Pearl Girl. He is the male lead in Prisoner of Beauty.
The main family faction and target of his revenge offers to capitulate, seeking mercy outside of defeat. They offer him an arranged marriage with the daughter of a high ranking ruler. Wei Shao deviously accepts, since this faction offers him the ruling seal of the political faction. He accepts what he considers to be a throw-away bride.
The female lead is beloved Chinese child star Song Zu Er, now playing grown roles. She plays Qiao Man / "Xiao Qiao", a vicarious, loving, witty and intellectual waif who is very loyal to her family and clan. There is no way out of this. The family must accept this arranged marriage or get wiped out. The marriage arrangement is offered to Qiao Man’s older sister, but her older sister is in love with someone else. To save her sister from this fate, Qiao Man manipulates the situation to take her sister’s place.
In General Wei Shao’s mind, this marriage is a necessary badness, an inconvenient interruption in the way of total victory. However, when he first meets Qiao Man, his physicalness totally overrules his emotional need for revenge. He is floored by her beauty. Wei Shao literally has to collect himself and put himself back into revenge mode. Wei Shao’s mission of revenge must remain paramount. Qiao Man must remain his ‘Prisoner of Beauty’. This is what ‘Prisoner of Beauty’ is about and this Chinese drama becomes a striking romance. The drama is pulling in the accolades and the ratings are averaging 8.9/10. I adore this drama and adore both Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er. There is sword fighting in this drama. View Prisoner of Beauty on VIKI or Netflix.
As child actors do, they burn out. We have not seen Song Zu Er in a Chinese Drama since 2022. Apparently, she is now well rested. Song Zu Er is slated to star in seven Chinese dramas in the coming months, an unheard of schedule. Three is the usual max. She is the main lead in six of these dramas, which includes dramas in the new Chinese drama format, the Chinese short drama.
Note: It is a twist of happenstance that Song Zu Er is entering back into Chinese Drama at a time when beloved actress Zhao Lusi is taking a break from acting. Zhao Lusi is busy exposing the Industry Scandal over the Actors’ Slave Contracts. Ironically, Zhao Lusi’s last costar was Liu Yi Ning in The Story of Pearl Girl. He is the male lead in Prisoner of Beauty.
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