Legend of Fei
Drama Poster
Also known as有匪
GenreWuxia
Historical
Romance
Based onBandits (有匪) by Priest
Directed byWu Jingyuan
StarringZhao Liying
Wang Yibo
Opening theme"Chasing Waves" by Shang Wenjie
Ending theme"No Extravagance" by Jane Zhang & Liu Yuning
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes51
Production
Production locationHengdian World Studios
Running time45 mins
Original release
NetworkHubei TV
Tencent Video
ReleaseDecember 15, 2020 (2020-12-15) 
February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)

Legend of Fei (有翡) is a 2020 Chinese historical drama based on Priest's novel Bandits (有匪). It was directed by Wu Jingyuan and stars Zhao Liying 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.[1] The storyline is unique as it is oriented towards the female standpoint in martial arts world, which has typically empowered the male characters.[2]

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 3, 2021.[3]

Synopsis

Many years ago, there was chaos in the realm of Jianghu. A famous swordsman named Li Zheng (Hu Bing) 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 (Zhao Liying) 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

The 48 Strongholds

  • Hu Bing 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)
  • Chen Ruoxuan 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

  • Zhang Huiwen 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 Zhu Chen
  • Ma Jinwen as Master Tong Ming
  • Yang Chengming as Huo Liantao

Disha Manor

  • Geng Le 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 Tencent Video platform, "Legend of Fei" reached a record of over 130 million views within only the first 8 hours of release[4] and 4 billion views in just over 1 month.[5] 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.[6] "Legend of Fei" is also popular overseas, gaining Top 1 spot on WeTV Thailand and WeTV Philippines after only 1 week of simultaneous release.[7][8]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result ref.
2021 Tencent Video 10th Anniversary Film with the most Commercial Value of the Year Legend of Fei Won [9]
Top 5 Movies most Loved by VIP Members of the Year Won
Top 12 most Popular Movies of the Year Won
WeTV Top Ranking 2021 C-Drama Top 5 Views (No.1) Won [10]

Original Soundtrack

No.TitleSingerLength
1."Chasing Waves (逐浪)" (Opening theme song)Shang Wenjie3:39
2."No Extravagance (无华)" (Ending theme song)Jane Zhang & Liu Yuning4:22
3."First Rays (熹微)"Wang Yibo4:11
4."Like Fei (如翡)"Elvis Wang & Lai Meiyun3:45
5."Knot (结)"Hu Xia4:36
6."The World Do Not Deceive Youth (红尘莫欺我少年)"Curley G3:53
7."Song of Picking Lotus (采莲曲)"Chen Jue2:27

References

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  2. "Here Are the Top Reads From China's $5 Billion Online Literature Market". sixthtone.com.
  3. "有翡 (The Legend of Fei) - 电视剧". v.qq.com.
  4. "上游观剧-开播首日称霸热搜,王一博赵丽颖主演的《有翡》值得看吗?". cqbc (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. "有翡播放超40亿,尬黑不敌王一博赵丽颖双顶流人气,流量即是王道". mp.163 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. "《有翡》破51亿播放量,韩国电视台发来贺电,运气也是实力一部分". qq (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. "ผ่านไปเพียงหน่ึงสัปดาห์เท่านั้น!#นางโจร ขึ้นแท่นยอดวิวสูงสุดอันดับ 1 ประจำวันบนแอป WeTV เรียบร้อย". Twitter (in Thai). Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. "Legend of Fei has reach number 1 in WeTV Philippines app in just only 1 week". Twitter. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. "金鹅奖获奖名单出炉,《司藤》落榜,你喜爱的剧在top5中吗?". 163.com (in Chinese). 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. "2021 WeTV TOP RANKING". Twitter. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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