English Title: Chasing Dreams / formerly named Flower in Novoland 

Native Title: 梦花辞 / formerly named 缬罗

Source Material: 缬罗 by 萧如瑟 (Xiao Ru Se)

Genre: Xuanhuan

Network: Tencent🐧

The Drama Meter’s translation of the official blurb on Douban: The blind princess Tilan was bright and quick-witted. Yet she also dreamt of freedom, having grown up with the royal family of Zhufu since she was small. Then the palace coup happened — and her peaceful palace life fell to pieces overnight, with an unexpected consequence: she woke up with the ability to predict the future as a “blind singer.”

That was when she met the young general Tang Qianzi. He had stepped foot into Zhufu as the guard of Ji Chang, the third prince of the Kingdom of Dazheng — and then he ended up accidentally marrying Tilan. Thus did the strongest of bonds begin to form between them.

Meanwhile, the new emperor of Dazheng, after experiencing upheaval in his country and the loss of his lover, began to desire Tilan for himself because she resembled his late wife. And while Ji Chang regarded both Tilan and Tang Qianzi as close friends, he nevertheless harbored his own desperate ambitions and desires in his own heart.

So did the nine lands of China once more plunge into raging war, with the state of politics in the country in dangerous turmoil. And Tilan, despite her gift of prophecy, will have to try her best to change her fate, share the mingled threads of life and death with her lover, and face off against the chaotic world until the very end.

The Drama Meter’s translation of the official synopsis on JJWXC: His speech was fluent, and yet his hand hung suspended in the air. Since he was young, he’d learned how to surrender to fate and how to inch by inch bend his childish pride and willfulness, repressed all behind a smile as unbreakable as cast iron. Every time, he thought, this would be the last time—and every time, he’d be disappointed.

Tang Qianzi didn’t pressure him either. He only picked up the garnet-red brocade tunic dragon robe off of the ground, dusted it off, then walked over and lay it over his shoulders.

He’d gotten too much ink. Gradually, it all gathered at the tip of his brush. Ji Chang’s hand trembled; one ink droplet fell. In the blink of an eye, it had soaked into the pristine white of the paper forever.

He bit his lower lip, then simply followed the trail of ink to swiftly put brush to paper and write:

“Imperial brother Zhongxu: the situation is critical.”

The young boy’s eyes had welled up with tears, yet he continued writing the letter. Twelve lines, no more and no less. Brushstrokes clean and precise. All princes of the Zheng Dynasty possessed this skill.

On that black and white paper, Ji Chang stamped his cinnabar seal. He then examined it with care, before folding it up and handing it to Tang Qianzi. The childish yet determined look on his face at that moment reminded Tang Qianzi of a gambler who’d bet his last gold baht in the gambling house.

Ji Chang looked at his troops, then suddenly smiled. He was still thirteen years old, not yet an adult by any means, and so his smile was still very bright. Yet it was also very tired, and his brows were very heavy, as if they would never rise again.

The director, 杨欢 (Yang Huan), co-directed the recent hits Lost You Forever and Lost You Forever S2

Flower in Novoland is part of Novoland (Chinese: 九州, translation: Nine States): a shared universe that multiple web novel authors write and publish in. 

Flower in Novoland is specifically the prequel to Novoland: Pearl Eclipse, the 2021 drama starring Yang Mi, whose source novel is also by 萧如瑟 (Xiao Ru Se). 

The novels (and their drama adaptations) are generally standalone, and don’t need to be watched in any particular order. 

Confirmed News

Cast

The ML is confirmed to be Chen Zheyuan and the FL is confirmed to be Zhang Jingyi

Liang Yongqi is 2ML and Lu Qi is 3ML. 

Director

The director of Flower in Novoland is confirmed to be 杨欢 (Yang Huan).

Screenwriter

Also confirmed is the screenwriter, 柯宜彤 (Ke Yitong). 

Production Company

Flower in Novoland will be a joint Tencent + 灵龙文化 (Linglong Media) production.

Melons and Updates 🍉

DateMelon
2024.11✅ Filming started November 22. Photos on Weibo.
2024.11🍉 ZJY and CZY will begin script readings soon
2024.10🍉 Filming will start November 20
🍉 It will be equal billing
2024.09🍉 FL: Zhang Jingyi, ML: Chen Zheyuan, 2ML: Liang Yongqi, 3ML: Lu Qi
2024.08🍉FL: Zhang Jingyi, ML: Wang Xingyue
🍉FL: Zhang Jingyi, ML: Song Weilong

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Last Update: November 25, 2024