If you are a genuine love language nerd, surely you cannot help but know the adaptations of the Chinese screen. Film adaptations of romance novels are one of the hottest topics in the Chinese film market in particular and Asia in general. Films adapted from love stories often have diverse content, from humorous and romantic to tragic, backwards. Let's update the top 10 best and latest love language adaptations below!
1 Love Me, If You Dare
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Love Me, If You Dare
- Director: Zhang Kaizhou
Duration: 45 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 24 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2015
Country: China
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Romance
Cast: Huo Jianhua, Ma Simuan, Zhang Luyi, Wang Kai, Yun Zheng
A famous detective series by Ding Mo has been adapted into the hottest film of the same name in 2017. If you've ever read If Snails Have Love, then surely Close Your Eyes When You Come will be a love detective series you can't miss.
The film tells the story of famous criminal psychologist Bo Jinyan, an associate professor in the US, who is invited back to Vietnam to cooperate with the police to solve the case. Here he met and worked with the girl who had just graduated from the University - Simplified Dao. Bo Jinyan is a genius but extremely eccentric and difficult to understand. So when he met a simple, pure but also very intelligent girl like Xia Dao, he was immediately attracted.
Their sweet love story is like sparkling sunshine shining on bath nights, deadlocked by difficult cases. The film promises to bring viewers a memorable experience with many emotions.
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His only girl, the woman who shook him. His life used to be lonely at times. I vowed to live alone in the vast sea of people, until I met you, your unparalleled goodness, no words can express. If I had to generalize one sentence, it would be this: "I love you, with my life and my intellect."
2 You Are My Glory
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You Are My Glory
- Director: Wang Chi
Duration: 45 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 32 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2021
Country: China
Genre: Psychology – Romance, Esports World, Aerospace, ...
Starring: Yang Duong, Zhu Li Heatba
The movie "You Are My Glory" is adapted from Gu Man's novel of the same name. The film revolves around 2 main characters: the great star of the sparkling aura Qiao Chimpanzee (Enemy Li Heatbo) and the aeronautical engineer Yu Do (Yang Duong) from the youth of the school garden to adulthood.
In high school, Qiao Xingjing had feelings for Yu Xu, but because of the money, the two of them had this part of their confusion hidden deep in their hearts.
Ten years passed, Qiao Xingjing unwillingly became the sparkling aura star that the high school god Yu Ji had become an ordinary person.
Many years apart, Qiao Chimpanzee in the game Regal Glory Yao accidentally met the male god Yu Ji who had rejected him.
Time is rushing, you are still the same sparkle in my heart, can I or may I not become your honor?
The two (Yu Do & Qiao Chimpanzee) strive together, stay in romantic enlightenment, encourage each other, and eventually become each other's pride.
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"10 years ago, I rejected you. Because I want to find someone who can work with me. 10 years later, I rejected you again, because I couldn't afford to work with you..."
3 Just One Slight Smile Is Very Alluring
The film Love You At First Sight is adapted from the novel. Image source: Pinterest
Just One Slight Smile Is Very Alluring
- Director: Lam Ngoc Phan
Duration: 45 minutes/ episode
Episodes: 30 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2016
Country: China
Genre: Psychology – Romance, IT, Esport
Starring: Duong Duong, Zheng Shuang
"Just One Slight Smile Is Very Alluring" is a film adapted from the novel of the same name by author Gu Man, about the romance from the game to the real life of Pu Vy Vy and Xiao Nai. The heroine Pui Vy Vy is the 2nd year miss of the Faculty of Information Technology of Chongqing University with beautiful and talented beauty. Xiao Rui is a great male god, a senior who attended the same school as Pu Yu Vy, possesses a handsome appearance, charisma and high education, comes from a prestigious family, a master in the game with the nickname "Xiao Ruohe".
On one occasion when her laptop was damaged, Pu Yu went to the net shop to play "Sleepwalking Gypsy" and by chance Xiao Rui saw her nickname. He was impressed by Vy's beautiful appearance and skillful hand manipulations when playing games. Xiao Rui gradually fell in love with the cute and interesting girl Vi Vi in the game and in real life, bringing all his sincerity into the game and making Vi Vi touched. Since the date under the willow canopy near the bridge over the university campus, the love affair of Lo Vy Vy Vy and Complaint Ha officially came to real life...
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"If I knew that one day I would love you so much, I would definitely love you at first sight."
4 Lighter and Princess
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Lighter and Princess
- Director: Luu Tuan Kiet
Duration: 40 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 36 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2022
Country: China
Genre: Language, Urban, Adult youth
Starring: Tran Phi Vu, Truong Jingyi
Lighter and Princess is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Twentine, telling the love story between Li Tuan and Zhou Yun, a student majoring in Information Technology at Nanhu University. The heroine Zhou Yun is famous as a typical "good child" girl, as a princess who grew up in the protection of her parents, life revolves around striving to study, obeying orders to please her parents. But in his youth, who did not have rebellious thoughts, behind that gentle appearance, was an unruly Zhou Yun, who refused to be humbled. Perhaps Zhou Yun's life would have passed peacefully, following the path set by his parents if it were not for Li Jun's appearance. The moment Li Jun with his blond hair, disdainful smile, and unruly gaze walked on the school grounds attracted Zhou Yun's eyes.
From being attracted to each other to falling in love, accompanying each other on the journey of youth and then being separated by complications and hurt. Zhou Yun and Li Tuan made the audience cry, laugh together, be heartbroken, and experience countless emotions together that words cannot describe.
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"Do you have any dreams?"
"Yes."
"What's that?"
"My dream is to cultivate the fruits of my first love."
5 Goodbye My Princess
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Goodbye My Princess
- Director: Li Muquai
Duration: 45 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 52 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2019
Country: China
Genre: Ancient, Ancient, Reverse
Starring: Chen Xingxiu, Peng Xiaotang and Wei Tianxiang
Eastern Palace is one of the films adapted from the novel that received positive reviews, based on the novel of the same name by author Fei Crossroads. The film revolves around the bitter, tragic and tearful love story of the Nine Princesses of Western Liang - Qu Xiaofeng and the reigning Crown Prince of Zhongyuan - Li Chengyin.
After accidentally learning the truth behind her mother's death, Li Chengyin developed hatred and determination to seize power, killing her entire clan. The love story of the two goes through many ups and downs, from heartless to deep attachment and gradually falling into a stalemate. In the end, the love story had a painful ending, drawing tears from thousands of viewers when one was gone forever, the one who stayed was regretful, tormented and lonely for the rest of his life.
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"The water of the river forgets, I forget the love... He forgot to let her forget for three years, but he didn't let her forget a lifetime."
"There's the lonely little fox,
Sitting on the dunes watching the moon alone,
You don't have to watch the moon,
The fox is expecting the goat herder.
There's the helpless little fox,
Sitting on the dunes bewilderedly warming himself,
Come on fox wants to warm me,
The fox waited for his aunt to ride past."
- That's hard to hear! Change it differently!
- But I only know of this article...
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"Long live forever, forever I will forget you!"
6 Hear to Heart
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Hear to Heart
- Director: Li Muquai
Duration: 45 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 48 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2018
Country: China
Genre: Romance, Romance
Starring: Zhang Han, Zhang Junning, Jing Siao, Zhang Jiayi
Ten years like flowing water, seemingly passing peacefully, healing all wounds of the heart, leaving the mistakes of the past like clouds flying the wind. Only insiders know, each step of time is one more deep cut into her heart, making her heart forever inconsolable. Wen Yun and Nan Xuan's affection really touched the viewer but was equally tormenting.
Fifteen perfect years of a Wen Yun that everyone met ended, finally ended so gently. Fifteen full years of spades, finally because of a mistake that life had so callously blocked her retreat. Wen Yun found out the truth 7 years ago, the death flight took the lives of both her father, his father and himself who indirectly caused the death. She decides to leave everything behind in China, flies to England for therapy as well as to escape Nanhui's feelings.
Gone seven years, wasted seven years! Thanks to the psychiatrist to salvage some of the faint breath in her withered soul, half a year before she could communicate again, a new year to be able to be human. She just lived like that, without thoughts, without remorse, without dreams, living like a dead person.
Happiness is a glass ball, which falls to the ground and breaks into pieces, which anyone can pick up. Happiness is like that, using our own hands to try, to seek, to change.
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It took ten years, an inch of life and death, for him to realize how deeply she loved him. And, it took ten years, like ephemeral water, for her to believe that, he, "Forever is my Legend."
7 Memory Lost
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Memory Lost
- Director: Vu Chinh
Duration: 42 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 36 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2016
Country: China
Genre: Mystery, Criminal Psychology, Romance
Starring: Bach Yu, Duong Dung
The film Memory Lost is a cult adaptation "molded" by Yu Zheng, adapted from the novel of the same name by writer Ding Mo, the content of the film revolves around two characters Bai Jinxi and Han Tram. Policewoman Su Mien and her boyfriend Han Tram work together to catch a dangerous criminal organization of serial killers. The incident caused Su Mian and Han Chen to lose their memories. Han Chen became a provincial detective. Su Mian, under the name Bai Jinxi, worked at the Guanhu police station. Surrounding her is not only love, there is also a terrifying plot prepared for 5 years. Fate causes them to meet in a twisted circumstance and uncover secrets that have been hidden in the vortex of time.
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"The simplest existence of the universe,
Alternating interference.
The most complex form of life,
Morning and darkness.
Every person's life is not the same, but what is the difference?
When you lift your head to the sky, when you look at the ground, do you ever see me?"
8 Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost
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Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost
- Director: Zhou Yibin
Duration: 45 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 63 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2017
Country: China
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Historical
Starring: Yangtze, Deng Luan, Luo Yunxi, Chen Yuqi.
Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost is adapted from the novel of the same name by Dien Tuyen, one of the most resonant and influential works in a long time. The film revolves around the three-lifetime, three-lifetime, thousand-year-old grudge between the Little Flower Realm Jin Mu and the arrogant Heavenly Chi Huo Feng of the Heavenly Palace.
Jin Mu was the only daughter of Hua Shen Zifei, after giving birth she took her last breath, before closing her eyes, she gave Jin Mo a drink of "still knitting" the lovely passage that made her live in loneliness and sadness for 4000 years. Growing up, meeting people in your heart is also naïve and does not know what it means to love. It was only when he met Huo Feng, misunderstood that he killed her father, and teamed up with Da Pure Yue to give him a sword through his heart, vomit out the "still knitting" piece of love, that he understood what love was. The stab in Huo Feng's heart seemed to push him further away from her, Huo Feng went further into the demon path, became a demon, love turned into hatred. D
Shen Yue spared no effort to take advantage of Jin Mu, usurping the throne of the Heavenly Emperor to avenge his mother, but also fell in love from time to time. Unfortunately, Jin Mu and Huo Feng's eyes could not contain the second person, no matter what Yuan Yue did, it could not shake her feelings for Huo Feng. Jin Mu and Huo Feng's love affair experienced many pains and misunderstandings, but in the end, their love had a satisfying ending to the audience.
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"Flowers bloom, I'll draw flowers
Flowers fade, we will paint ourselves
You come, I of course draw you
Go, I'll paint a picture of my memory..."
9 Skate Into Love
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Skate Into Love
Director: Zhou Yibin
Duration: 43 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 45 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2019
Country: China
Genre: Psychological drama, romance, school garden youth, drama
Starring: Wu Thien, Zhang Xincheng, Zhou Lijie
Skate Into Love is adapted from the love story of the same name by author Jiu Xiaoxiao. The content of the film tells about the love affair between Tang Tuyet - a speed skating hotgirl and Le Bingyu - the god of ice hockey.
In elementary school, the shy boy Le Lingbing was often bullied by the head demon of Tang Tuyet's desk. After his elementary school years, Le Lingbing found ways not to attend the same high school as Tang Tuyet. 6 years later, when she met again in college, Le Lingbing became the male god of the Lin Dai School ice team, and Tang Tuyet was just an ordinary girl. Le Lingbing made plans to arrange for Tang Xue to become his assistant, slowly seeking revenge, but it was at that moment that the feelings of the two arose. Because he didn't want Tang Xue to remember his secret love, Yu Bing did everything to get married. The film not only revolves around the love affair of the main character but also shows the dream, perfection, persistent effort, not giving up to get the worthy results of people who are in their enthusiastic youth.
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"There are people who can't use likes or dislikes to generalize. He represents memory, time, a unique period of my youth."
10 South Wind Knows Mood
South Wind Knows Mood
South Wind Knows Mood
- Director: Li Ang
Duration: 45 minutes/ 1 episode
Episodes: 42 episodes
Status: Complete
Production year: 2021
Country: China
Genre: Modern language, romance, reverse
Starring: Zhang Yuxi, Cheng Yi
The South Wind Understands My Heart is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Wu Tongsiyu, revolving around the love story of a narrow alley between botanist Fu Yunchen and doctor Zhou Cuu. The two initially set out together, overcoming difficulties, going to remote underdeveloped areas in search of a precious herb, but then many misunderstandings arose that led to separation. Half a year later, after Yun Shen and Zhou Former cleared up the misunderstanding, the two returned to each other. After going through many emotions together, happiness yes, suffering yes, even misunderstanding each other has made them understand each other better. But not stopping there, Zhou Former also found out that Fu Yunchen was involved in his mother's death. Since then, the long string of tragedies has officially begun.
