The Chang'an Youth

Plot

Shen Yiyi (played by Wang Yuwen) lives in the city as an orphan since her childhood and has excellent cooking skills. After being taken by the Shen Family, Yiyi befriends with Shen Dieyi (played by Ji Meihan) and care each other like a sister. However, Dieyi abruptly dies of a cough and her life remains a mystery. In order to repay all of Dieyi and Shen Family's kindness to her, Shen Yiyi replace Dieyi's position and adopt her name, then goes to Chang'an for fulfill the marriage contract with the Tang Family. In there as well, Yiyi wants to find out the truth behind her best friend's life.

In order to delay the marriage, Yiyi dresses up like a man and enters the Shangyi School along with Dieyi's fiancé, a handsome flower boy Tang Jiuhua (played by Xie Binbin). In there, they two also meet Yang Zi'an (played by Caesar Wu) who secretly carrying out the Emperor's order for hide his identity, the sweet 2nd Prince Li Xinyuan (played by Qi Peixin) and a high and mighty swordsman Dugu Muxue (played by Liu Yichang). In their education pursuit, they five, who bear secrets of their own learn to trust each other and become best friends, solve many strange cases or mysterious case (corrupt officials), face to face with the embassy of the East Kingdom, also form the "Five Students (Sons) of Shangyi" those making them be famous in whole of Chang'an. Beside that, they must ride out the difficulties and bring peace to the Kingdom.

Cast

Main

Wang Yuwen as Shen Yiyi / Shen Dieyi

Zhangshang Minzu as young Shen Yiyi

A Market Chef. Smart and clever, but outspoken, Shen Yiyi actually was an orphan since childhood, but later was taken home as the member of Shen Family and be good friends with Shen Dieyi, the only daughter (not biological) of the Shen Family, they also take care each other like a sister. In there, Yiyi was taught painting and calligraphy, but her most interest and good at cooking. For pay Dieyi's kindness, Shen Family's nurturing, and Dieyi's life experience after her death, Yiyi replaced Dieyi's identity and replaced her in marriage contract with the Tang Family. Then, in order to postpone the wedding date with Tang Jiuhua, she accepted his proposal and disguised herself as a man and goes to Shangyi School to study. In the entrance examination of Shangyi School, she tried every means to prevent herself from being selected and separated from Tang Jiuhua to delay the wedding, but the less she wanted to come, he would come. In the martial arts test, she is advanced 25 places for helping the elderly on the side of the road while running. During the literary examination, the graffiti on the examination paper provokes the Emperor's anger and after cleverly defending herself, she escapes and makes Longyan rejoice. Therefore, the Emperor name her with Shangyi's first name. She become one of 5 students in Shangyi School, in charge of cooking. She and Yang Zi'an become the most witty and have the highest IQ in Shangyi School. As they two stay and live together, both of them starting like and interest on each other and then get married.

Caesar Wu as Yang Zi'an

Initially is the Prime Minister's illegitimate son, his real identity is the Imperial Court's supervisory historian and is sent to Shangyi School to investigate a case. Cold-faced but warm-hearted, Yang Zi'an is good at logical reasoning. He and Shen Yiyi who are the most witty and have the highest IQ in Shangyi School, they two later stay and live together. Yang Zi'an is one of the 5 students in Shangyi School, in charge of chess art. He later purchased the Ningxiang Pavilion and gave it to Yiyi, then become the owner of Wuweiju and get married with her.

Liu Yichang as Dugu Muxue

Xiao Tianren as young Dugu Muxue

Supporting

Li Boyang as Han Yu'er

The only daughter of Prime Minister of War. Innocent and romantic, Han Yu'er using to pretend like a man. She and Tang Jiuhua is a best friend and later life together.

Jin Zhong as Yang Zixu

The Son of the Prime Minister and an assistant professor in Shangyi School. He is Yang Zi'an's older brother.

Wen Qing as Xiaorou / Ningxiang

Chen Duoyi as young Xiaorou / Ningxiang

The owner of Ningxiang Pavilion whom her true identity is a double agent and an assassin, her real name is Xiaorou. She and Dugu Muxue were childhood sweethearts but are forced to separate due to an accident.

Xie Shiyu as Xiao Lingjun

The Crown Prince and Xiao Xinyuan's older brother. He always wants to take over the throne and often framed Li Xinyuan, but later was shot and killed.

Yuan Zhongyuan as Han Junji

The Prime Minister of War and Han Yu'er's father.

Cheng Guodong as Yang Wenyuan

The Prime Minister and the father of Yang Zixu and Yang Zi'an.

Liu Ninghao as Bai Shaoqian

One of the students in Shangyi School and Tang Jiuhua's little follower. He accidentally broke through the sweetness of Shen Yiyi and Yang Zi'an many times and his outlook on life was destroyed.

Xing Yang as Lin Boshi, the Professor of Shangyi School.

Other

Bai Majing as King Yu

Feng Dalu as Ji Jiu

Lu Wenbo as Envoy Yu

Wang Yuzheng as General Li

Lu Jianwei as Hei Mianshen, the "Black-faced God"

Liu Guannan as the Ex Crown Prince

Peng Yang as the Ex Crown Princess Consort

Luo Yundan as the General's wife

Li Linqing as the General's wife's maid

Zhang Aiyue as Aunt Zhang

Fu Wanjun as Aunt Zhang's husband

Gao Shou as Zhang Gu

Niu Xikui as Eunuch Wu

Yu Xiaotong as Ye Tianshi

Ding Shikun as Wen Tao

Wang Yang as Wu Lu

Ren Feng as Xiao Fengzi

Liu Shenzhi as Lieutenant Gao

Mei Mei as Qiu Yue

Jia Jiayue as a Dancer

Yue Chunyu as the Leader of Snake Head

Zhao Qiang as a Fighter

Lou Zhipeng as Servant of Yu Manor

Zhang Songqiao as Secret guard of An Manor

Production

This series is the first Wang Yuwen and Caesar Wu working together in the same title, also Caesar Wu's second TV series and first leading role after playing one of the "F4" in Meteor Garden.

This series started filming in March 2019 in Xiangshan Global Studios and finished in June 2020.

It is firstly aired in Mainland China by WeTV, Mango TV, Line TV, LiTV and myVideo on 20 April 2020. It also in Taiwan on the same date by WeTV.