“Beauty of Resilience (花戎, Hua Rong)” is a ancient-style fantasy drama starring Ju Jingyi and Guo Junchen. It will be aired on June 1, 2023. Adapted from the popular xianxia novel “Wu Chang Sheng” by Lin Jiacheng, the story follows the female lead Wei Zhi and male lead Yan Yue as they overcome obstacles to rewrite destiny and save the three realms from chaos.
Directed by renowned directors Chen Guohua and Hu Yijuan with script written by Qian Yu, this creative team boasts tremendous experience in storytelling; Chen Guohua has created successful ancient dramas such as “The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion”, while Qian Yu is one of the main screenwriters for “Goodbye My Princess”. With their expertise at play, Beauty of Resilience's production quality is bound to impress audiences.
The drama centers around the growth of Wei Zhi, the phoenix reincarnate female lead character. It tells a story of her and the male lead's affectionate entanglement, featuring many highlights such as Wei Zhi's blackening reversal and the male lead's dilemma between righteousness and love. The exquisite costumes and excellent special effects render this drama with remarkably high quality.
Ju Jingyi, who plays the female lead, has a sweet appearance and fresh temperament that captivates many viewers. Although she is not a professional actress by training, she possesses exceptional talent in acting; her performances in leading roles in “Legend of Yun Xi,” and “Novoland: The Castle in the Sky” have been widely acclaimed.
In “Beauty of Resilience,” Ju Jingyi once again portrays a major role in an fantasy drama. Her character Wei Zhi has gone through an extremely tumultuous growth process; misunderstood and hurt by others at times, she even briefly undergoes blackening before transforming into a powerful force to be reckoned with, making her portrayal one that is full of reversals and explosiveness.
Ju Jingyi also showcases stunning ancient costume look throughout various outfits which exude timeless beauty; meanwhile her blackened outfit looks cool, extraordinary with great momentum, offering strong emotional attachment for audiences unlike anything they've seen from her previous roles.
Furthermore, there is the male lead Guo Junchen, who is one of the outstanding young actors of his generation. With a very handsome appearance and recognized acting skills by many seniors in the industry, he has also delivered an excellent performance with Zhao Jinmai in “Growing Pain” series; his strong emotional attachment to roles and solid command of dialogue leave a lasting impression on viewers.
Guo Junchen's ancient costume style has always been eye-catching, as shown in dramas such as “Go Princess, Go!”, “The Life of the White Fox” etc., where he exudes elegance and strong emotional attachment that audiences love. In “Beauty of Resilience,” Guo Junchen plays Yan Yue, the Sun God who shoulders the heavy responsibility of maintaining peace among three realms while being entangled in affectionate disputes with Wei Zhi.
Both his black-and-white costumes are extremely handsome which leaves much anticipation for viewers. Ju Jingyi and Guo Junchen's combination can be described as bursting with beauty; both possess exceptional acting skills that make them an A-level pair. From stills and trailers released so far, they have demonstrated impressive chemistry between their characters across multiple lifetimes. Audiences highly anticipate their performance together throughout this drama.
Apart from these two main leads, “Beauty of Resilience” boasts a cast full of high-quality young actors including Liu Dongqin, Lu Tingyu, Ma Yue, Zhang Zhihao, Song Xinran, and others like Piao Zhenhai, Huang Haibing who are experienced performers, making it overall an exceptionally strong production team for this drama.
Considering all its strengths combined together，we can expect great things from “Beauty of Resilience” when it premieres on June 1st at a time when urban family dramas currently dominate TV screens – it may well become a dark horse among historical dramas this season.
