Moonshine and Valentine
A fox priest seeks his reincarnated love across lifetimes.
Moonshine and Valentine is a 2018 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel Jie Ai·Yihe Fenghuan by Shi Dingrou. Directed by Leste Chen, it stars Victoria Song and Huang Jingyu. The series aired on Tencent Video from May 9 to June 13, 2018.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Fantasy, Romance
- Based on
- Jie Ai
- Yihe Fenghuan
- Shi Dingrou
- Writer
- Freddie Shen
- Director
- Leste Chen, Hsu Chao-jen
- Starring
- Victoria Song, Huang Jingyu
- Composer
- Tina C. Wang
- Country
- China
- Language
- Mandarin
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Synopsis
Guan Pipi's ordinary life changes when she meets Helan Jingting, an alien fox who has lived for a millennium. Flashbacks reveal that in her first lifetime, Pipi—then named Hui Yan—was a sacrifice to cure Helan's health, causing her to never live past 25. They fell in love, and Helan now searches for her in each lifetime while seeking a cure for her curse.
Cast
Victoria Song plays Guan Pipi, an intern at a newspaper publishing company who is the reincarnation of Hui Yan, Helan Jingting's beloved wife. Huang Jingyu portrays Helan Jingting, the right priest of the Fox clan, son of Princess Xiyan and a human, born with an eye condition that required Hui Yan's liver to see; he disguises himself as an antiques collector. Li Jiaming plays Kuan Yong, Helan's calm and considerate sidekick. Li Shen plays Xiu Xian, Helan's bubbly and talkative sidekick. Jiang Qilin plays Zhao Song, the left priest of the Fox Clan who has a one-sided love for Qian Hua and is at odds with Helan. Zhang Baijia plays Tushan Qian Hua, a distinguished lady who has a one-sided love for Helan. Su Ke plays Qing Mu, ruler of the Fox clan and Helan's father. Wang Xin plays Bo Zhong, Princess Zhaoyan's subordinate. Yang Kaidi plays Su Mei, a woman who befriends Guan Pipi. Wang Jianing plays Fang Jinxue, a mysterious celebrity who once had a crush on Kuan Yong. Yang Zishan plays Princess Xiyan, Helan's birth mother. Li Yijuan plays Princess Zhaoyan. Liu Yongxi plays Xiao Ju, Guan Pipi's close friend involved in a love triangle. Xu Kaicheng plays Tao Jialin, Pipi's first love who betrays her with Tian Xin. Xu Fangyi plays Tian Xin, Pipi's close friend who betrays her with Tao Jialin. Ma Xiaoyuan plays Wang Xuan, a nosy reporter involved with the Fox clan.
Reception
Moonshine and Valentine received positive reviews for its production quality, plot, and characterizations, with Song and Huang praised for their performances and use of original voices. The series garnered over 2 billion views on Tencent before it ended. Later episodes drew criticism for an abrupt plot shift and reduced screentime for the leads, prompting the scriptwriter to publish a written apology on Weibo asking viewers not to blame the director or actors.
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