Channel: | iQIYI |
Company: | iQIYI Croton Media Haoju Pictures |
Runtime: | 45 mins |
Director: | Zhang Boyu |
Genre: | Romantic comedy |
Based On: | Here's Chu Li by Qing Mei |
Starring: | Yu Shuxin Ding Yuxi |
Producer: | Cao Yixiu Zhang Shuangshuang Huang Qianni Wang Xiaoyan |
Endtheme: | Here's Chu Li by Yu Shuxin |
Country: | China |
Language: | Mandarin |
Num Episodes: | 36 |
Executive Producer: | Yang Bei Su Jiangyu |
Moonlight is a 2021 Chinese romantic comedy television series starring Yu Shuxin, Ding Yuxi, Yang Shize, and Ma Yinyin. Adapted from Qing Mei's novel Here's Chu Li (初礼来了), it revolves around the career and romance between an editor and an author, as well as the challenges in the publishing industry. The series aired exclusively on iQIYI at 20:00 (CST) starting from May 20, 2021.[1]
It is the first drama part of Sweet On Theater (恋恋剧场), an iQIYI original lineup of romantic television series.[2]
After graduating from university, with a passion for publishing, Chu Li (Yu Shuxin) successfully entered her dream company Yuan Yue Books. However, a challenging path lies ahead of her and she is shocked to find out that the publishing industry has undergone huge changes. Famous author Zhou Chuan (Ding Yuxi) is said to be gentle as jade when he’s really not; the two are immediately at odds due to their different perspectives. With her sincerity, professionalism as well as unique vision, Chu Li earns the respect of renowned authors and helped authors who are at their bottleneck stage find new inspiration. She eventually discovers that Zhou Chuan is her close online friend, and they gradually overcome obstacles together, advancing both romantically and professionally.[3]
It began filming on September 26, 2020 in Suzhou, China. They held their boot camp ceremony on October 10, 2020, and wrapped up on January 6, 2021.[4]
Moonlight received positive reviews and earned a 7.0 score on Douban.[5] It has been praised for its skillful adaptation of the original novel, reasonable characters, and the acting performance of the cast. During its run, the series and actors also topped several media rankings such as the Guduo TV series list, Maoyan TV series list, Yunhe Data series popularity list, Weibo TV series list, etc.