The Brightest Star in the Sky explained

Genre:	Romantic comedy Music
Director:	Liu Yizhi
Starring:	Huang Zitao Janice Wu
Opentheme:	"Beggar" by Huang Zitao
Endtheme:	"Once Beautiful" (好不好) by Huang Zitao
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	44
Runtime:	45 mins
Executive Producer:	Zhou Hao
Location:	China United States
Company:	L.TAO Entertainment, Tencent Pictures
Channel:	Tencent, iQiyi, Youku

The Brightest Star in the Sky is a 2019 Chinese streaming television series starring Huang Zitao and Janice Wu.^[1] It is a coming-of-age story featuring love, friendship, and music, set in the backdrop of the musical industry.^[2] It aired on Tencent, iQiyi, and Youku from March 25 to May 6, 2019.^[3]

Synopsis

Star Entertainment is the top entertainment agency in China. It was set up by a couple, Cheng Tianhao and Du Wanqing, who eventually separated due to differing beliefs in managing the company. Yang Zhenzhen is an aspiring young girl with a passion for music. She joined Starry Sky Entertainment and was assigned as Zheng Boxu's assistant. Boxu is a popular idol who is arrogant and unruly. With the help of Zhenzhen, who helps him correct his flaws and unleash his potential, Boxu slowly transforms into a talented singer. In the process, Zhenzhen also gains experience and becomes a capable idol manager. At the same time, Du Wanqing is also grooming a singer, Yu Zirui, who shapes up to become Boxu's biggest competitor.

Cast

• Huang Zitao as Zheng Boxu
  • A popular idol singer who is arrogant and unruly. He has a passion for music and a relentless persistence to prove his worth as a singer.
• Janice Wu as Yang Zhenzhen
  • An aspiring artist manager with a love for music.
• Niu Junfeng as Yu Zirui
  • An up-and-coming singer who achieved what he has through hard work and persistence.
• Cao Xiyue as Xia Yuan
  • Zhenzhen's close friend. Yu Zirui's assistant.
• Qin Lan^[4] as Fang Yiran
  • Zheng Boxu's older sister.
• Wang Jinsong^[5] as Zheng Yajun
  • Zheng Boxu's father.
• Wei Daxun as Wandering singer.
• Emotion Cheung as Gu Ye
  • Owner of a snack shop, which Yang Zhenzhen often frequents he also helped three important people to get where they are now.
• David Chen as Chen Tianhao
  • Founder and CEO of Star Entertainment. Du Wanqing's husband.
• Liu Jia as Du Wanqing
  • Founder and CEO of Star Entertainment. Chen Tianhao's wife.
• Huang Zheng as Chang Ran
  • Music producer and co-founder of Star Entertainment.
• Li Yiling as Yu Hong
  • Artist manager of Star Entertainment.
• Lang Feng as Liu Yinan
  • Promotions manager of Star Entertainment.
• Chen Xi as Sun Yuqi
  • Zheng Boxu's ex-manager. Yu Hong's sister.
• Zhao Yihuan as Ma Lina
  • A new boss who joined the company and Du Wanqing's enemy.
• Guan Yue as Amanda
• Ma Zehan as Zhang Xiaohui
  • Zheng Boxu's Crazy fan.
• Jiang Long as Gu Bin
  • Yu Zirui's close friend.
• Sun Xiaoming as Jason
  • Zheng Boxu's makeup artist.
• Ye Lina as Xiao Jian
  • Zheng Boxu's ex-assistant.
• Yang Zhiying as Ye Kexin
  • She is in love with Zheng Boxu.

Production

The drama was filmed from June 16, 2017 to October 9, 2017.^{[6] [7]} A 4000 square meter set was built from scratch for the drama. The drama was filmed in Beijing, Los Angeles, Ensenada, Baja California, and Cancún .^[8]

Huang Zitao acts as the music director of the drama.^[9]

Soundtrack

Opening Song: Beggar by Huang Zitao

Ending Song: 好不好 by Huang Zitao

Other Songs used in the drama:

Reluctantly (舍不得) by Huang Zitao

Expose (揭穿) by Huang Zitao

Collateral Love by Huang Zitao

Promise by Huang Zitao

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee	Results	Ref.
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Web Series	The Brightest Star in the Sky		^[10]
	Best Actor	Huang Zitao
	Best Actress	Janice Wu

Notes and References

1. Web site: 养眼！黄子韬吴倩确认出演《夜空中最闪亮的星》. Tencent. June 13, 2017. zh.
2. Web site: 黄子韬吴倩《夜空中最闪亮的星》携手追逐音乐梦. June 14, 2017. Sina. zh.
3. Web site: 《夜空中最闪亮的星》定档0325 黄子韬吴倩怼甜相遇. March 19, 2019. ifeng. zh.
4. Web site: 22 September 2017. 秦岚助阵黄子韬特别出演《夜空中最闪亮的星》. People's Daily.
5. Web site: 8 September 2017. 老戏骨王劲松张锦程实力助阵《夜空中最闪亮的星》. NetEase.
6. Web site: 《夜空中最闪亮的星》开机 黄子韬盼当实力派. June 16, 2017. Sina. zh.
7. Web site: 曹曦月《夜空星》杀青 青春逐梦期待引共鸣. October 12, 2017. Tencent. zh.
8. Web site: 行业明星齐聚共铸 《夜空中最闪亮的星》即将开拍. June 9, 2017. Sina. zh.
9. Web site: 《夜空中最闪亮的星》曝海报 黄子韬为了梦想披荆斩棘. Youth.cn. September 13, 2017. zh. October 1, 2017. October 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171001074941/http://fun.youth.cn/yl24xs/201709/t20170913_10703182.htm. dead.
10. Web site: 金骨朵网络影视盛典提名揭晓 王一博肖战杨紫等入围. November 25, 2019. Ynet. zh. November 25, 2019. May 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524071515/https://pos.baidu.com/fcem?conwid=300&conhei=80&rdid=3083583&dc=3&exps=110261,110254,110011&psi=23a16339ab169f1a5ac86156ae1948be&di=u3083583&dri=0&dis=0&dai=41&ps=0x0&enu=encoding&ant=0&aa=1&dcb=___adblockplus_&dtm=HTML_POST&dvi=0.0&dci=-1&dpt=none&tsr=0&tpr=1621840471300&ti=%E9%87%91%E9%AA%A8%E6%9C%B5%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E5%BD%B1%E8%A7%86%E7%9B%9B%E5%85%B8%E6%8F%90%E5%90%8D%E6%8F%AD%E6%99%93%20%E7%8E%8B%E4%B8%80%E5%8D%9A%E8%82%96%E6%88%98%E6%9D%A8%E7%B4%AB%E7%AD%89%E5%85%A5%E5%9B%B4_YNET.com%E5%8C%97%E9%9D%92%E7%BD%91&ari=2&ver=0517&dbv=2&drs=3&pcs=1185x27606&pss=1201x27606&cfv=0&cpl=3&chi=50&cce=true&cec=UTF-8&tlm=1574662292&prot=2&rw=1185&ltu=http%3A%2F%2Fent.ynet.com%2F2019%2F11%2F25%2F2225215t1254.html&ecd=1&uc=1600x1000&pis=-1x-1&sr=1600x1000&tcn=1621840512&qn=1771fb2043dfb693&tt=1621840512250.3.2234.2234. dead.