Legend of Fei (有翡) is a 2020

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historical drama based on

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's novel ''Bandits (有匪)''. It was directed by Wu Jingyuan and stars

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as Zhou Fei and Wang Yibo as Xie Yun. The series tells the growth story of the female warrior Zhou Fei through her adventure with itinerant poet and traveler Xie Yun, in a time when the influence and power of the martial arts world is on decline and in turmoil because a great secret, which has been buried for twenty years, is about to be uncovered. The storyline is unique as it is oriented towards the female standpoint in martial arts world, which has typically empowered the male characters. The show was premiered on the Hubei TV Channel on December 15, 2020, and then was exclusively broadcast on Tencent Video and WeTV on December 16 of the same year. For standard account on Tencent Video, the show aired one episode daily at 20:00 CST from Monday through Sunday, from December 16, 2020 to February 03, 2021.

Synopsis

Many years ago, there was chaos in the realm of

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. A famous swordsman named Li Zheng (

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) established the 48 Strongholds to fight against the evils and protect the commons, but after his death, the popular Jianghu sects lost prominence. Li Zheng's daughter Li Jinrong (Che Xiao) took over the sects and married Zhou Yitang (Zong Fengyan). Their daughter, Zhou Fei (

) grew up in a safe but isolated home. Sick of being confined to the place of her birth, Zhou Fei longed to escape and made repeated efforts to get away. But her life took a great turn when she almost drowned while saving her cousin and was only saved by a free-spirited young martial arts master named Xie Yun ( Wang Yibo). Their special relationship started from then. They decided to hone their fighting skills together when meeting again after Zhou Fei gained permission to descend the mountains and go on a mission. While fighting against Disha Manor and other evil forces, the relationship between Zhou Fei and Xie Yun started to develop. With new martial arts masters met along the way, they began to unearth secrets, including that of Xie Yun’s true identity and the treasure that had been hidden for several years by the previous dynasty.

Cast

Main cast

as Zhou Fei * Wang Yibo as Xie Yun/Anzhi/Xiao Chuan/Qian Suiyou

The 48 Strongholds

as Li Zheng (Zhou Fei's grandfather) (South Blade) * Che Xiao as Li Jinrong (Zhou Fei's mother) * Zong Fengyan as Zhou Yitang (Zhou Fei's father) *

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as Li Sheng (Zhou Fei's cousin) * Zhou Jieqiong as Li Yan (Zhou Fei's cousin) * Wang Chunyuan as Yu Lao * Yuan Yizi as Kou Dan * Yan Linfei as Ma Jili/Uncle Ma *Feng Jun as Old Madame Wang

Others

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as Wu Chuchu *Zhang Xinyu as Yang Jin *Sun Jian as Yin Pei * Leng Jiyuan as "Poisoner" Ying Hecong * Dong Xuan as Duan Jiuniang * Wang Wanjuan as Lady Nishang * Ruan Shengwen as Ji Yunchen (North Blade) * Li Duo as Mr. Bai (Route gang elder) * Zheng Xiaodong as Yin Wenlan (Mountain Blade) * Frankie Guo as Mu Xiaoqiao (Phoenix Master) * Wang Xinqiao as Zhou Chen * Ma Jinwen as Master Tong Ming * Yang Chengming as Huo Liantao

Disha Manor

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as Shen Tianshu * Dai Xiaoying as Hu Tianying * Wang Huilai as Lu Tiankuang * Wei Binghua as Tong Tianyang * Jing Gangshan as Chu Tianyu * Chen Yutong as Chou Tianjin * Fan Zhechen as Gu Tianxian

Political characters

* Wang Xiuzhe as Yuwen Zhi *Wang Li as Wang Lin *Leon Li as Wen Yu * Zhang Jiashuo as Chen Zichen

Reception

On China

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platform, "Legend of Fei" reached a record of over 130 million views within only the first 8 hours of release and 4 billion views in just over 1 month. When the drama series ended in February 2021, although all the episodes except the first two had already been locked by Tencent, the number of views still achieved a record of 5.12 billion on the exclusive domestic platform. "Legend of Fei" is also popular overseas, gaining Top 1 spot on WeTV Thailand and WeTV Philippines after only 1 week of simultaneous release.

Awards and nominations

Original Soundtrack

References

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