Moonshine and Valentine


Moonshine and Valentine, also known as The Love Knot: His Excellency's First Love, is a 2018 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel Jie Ai·Yihe Fenghuan by Shi Dingrou. The series was directed by Leste Chen, and stars Victoria Song and Huang Jingyu. It aired on Tencent Video from May 9, 2018 and ended on June 13, 2018.

Synopsis

Guan Pipi 's life was normal and peaceful until she meets a man called Helan Jingting. Helan is an alien "fox" who has lived for a millennium, while Pipi is a seemingly normal human. It is revealed through flashbacks that in Pipi's first lifetime, she was a sacrifice to cure Helan's health issues. As a result, she never lives beyond 25 years old. Unexpectedly, they fell in love, and now Helan searches for Pipi in each of her lifetime. In modern day, Helan searches for a cure for Pipi's curse.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Fox clan

  • Li Jiaming as Kuan Yong
  • Li Shen as Xiu Xian
  • Jiang Qilin as Zhao Song
  • Zhang Baijia as Tushan Qian Hua
  • Su Ke as Qing Mu
  • Wang Xin as Bo Zhong
  • Yang Kaidi as Su Mei
  • Wang Jianing as Fang Jinxue
  • Yang Zishan as Princess Xiyan
  • Li Yijuan as Princess Zhaoyan

People around Guan Pipi

Production

The series was filmed at Bangkok, Thailand from September to December 2017.

Reception

Moonshine and Valentine received positive reviews for its high quality production, tight plot and fresh characterizations. Both leads, Song and Huang, were praised for their performance and use of original voices. The series also garnered more than 2 billion views in Tencent before the series ended.
However, the later episodes received criticism for its abrupt change in plot direction and decreased screentime of the leads. In response to this, the scriptwriter published a written apology on Weibo, asking the viewers not to blame the director and the actors for the collapse in narrative.