| Genre: | Romance comedy Time travel Historical |
| Based On: | Bao Xiao Chong Fei: Ye Wo Deng Ni Xiu Qi by Fan Que |
| Director: | Tak Yuen |
| Starring: | Liang Jie Xing Zhaolin |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 24 (Season 1) 30 (Season 2) 30 (Season 3) |
| Runtime: | 35 mins |
| Company: | Tencent Penguin Pictures |
| Channel: | Tencent Video |
The Eternal Love is a 2017 Chinese television series based on the novel Bao Xiao Chong Fei: Ye Wo Deng Ni Xiu Qi by Fan Que. The series stars Liang Jie and Xing Zhaolin, and aired on Tencent Video from July 10 to August 15, 2017.[1] The second season aired on Tencent Video from October 22[2] to December 3, 2018. The third season aired on Tencent Video from June 1 to June 14, 2021.[3]
The low budget drama was an unexpected hit when it aired in China.[4] [5]
An unforeseen event changes the life of Qu Tan'er (Liang Jie), after a suicide attempt over her love for Mo Yihuai (Wang Ruichang). She wakes up to find that another person has entered her body named Qu Xiaotan, who has time-traveled from the modern world. Both girls share a different personality, with Qu Tan'er being gentle and submissive while Qu Xiaotan is wild and uninhibited; whenever one of them tells a lie, the other takes over their shared body. Duty forces Qu Tan'er to marry Mo Liancheng (Xing Zhaolin), thus beginning an unexpected romance between two people thrown together by circumstance: in fact, as Tan'er persists in her love for Yihuai, Liancheng falls in love with modern girl Xiaotan.
| Actor | Character | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qu Tan'er | Second daughter of the Qu family. | ||
| Qu Xiaotan | A property agent living in the 21st century, who accidentally time-travels back to the era of Dongyue Kingdom. | ||
| Mo Liancheng | 8th prince of Dongyue Kingdom who appears as a frail scholar, but is skilled in martial arts. |
| Actor | Character | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Ruichang | Mo Yihuai | 1st prince of Dongyue Kingdom, and was in a relationship with Qu Tan'er. | |
| Mo Yifeng | Founder and the first king of Dongyue Kingdom. Mo Yihuai, Mo Liancheng and Mo Jingxuan's grandfather. | ||
| Wang Haoge | Mo Jingxuan | 14th prince of Dongyue Kingdom, who has a close relationship with Mo Liancheng. |
| Actor | Character | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Yining | Jing Xin | Qu Tan'er's personal maid. | |
| Xin Ruiqi | Zhao Qingyun | Daughter of Marquis Anhou, who has a one-sided crush on Mo Liancheng. | |
| Hu Chunyong | Yu Hao | Mo Liancheng's personal guard. |
Pre-production of the series began in November 2016. The production team from Tencent Penguin Pictures selected the novel due to several trending elements, such as "sweet and touching" romance and fantasy.[6]
Shooting commenced in Hengdian World Studios on February 2, 2017 and wrapped up on March 27, 2017.[7] [8]
In November 2017, a second season was announced via Tencent Media Conference, with the original leads returning.[9] It began filming in Guizhou on March 17, 2018[10] and wrapped up on May 14, 2018.
Shooting for season 3 commenced in Hengdian World Studios on June 7, 2020.