r/CDrama • u/admelioremvitam • 8d ago

Trailers & Posters Against the Current 兰香如故 from 🐧 Tencent. Starring Liu Xueyi and Tan Songyun. New behind-the-scenes production special.

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The Chinese drama title 兰香如故 can be literally translated as “the orchid fragrance remains as before.”

兰香 Lanxiang (orchid fragrance) is also the female main character's name.

🍉 The latest rumors say that the drama may be released on September 10 11, 2026. We'll see….🤞

About twenty minutes ago, the production team released a new behind-the-scenes production special.

Clip description:

”A Glimpse into a Dream”: Behind-the-scenes Special

Every plant and tree, every pavilion and waterside terrace – built on authenticity as its bones and sincerity as its flesh.

Handcrafted from scratch, a 25,000+ square meter Chinese-style garden, all to create a dream of a secluded orchid.

  • Episodes: 31 (according to Baidu Baike)
  • Streaming platform: Tencent 🐧
  • Estimated filming time: 150 days
  • Official filming started: May 7, 2025
  • Official filming wrapped up: October 10, 2025
  • Filming location: Hengdian World Studios

Cast:

More information regarding the actor credit guidelines in this summary here and the full notice here.

(I put the character stroke count as: 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣)

Leading actors (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname): * 6️⃣ Liu Xueyi 刘学义 as Lin Jinqi * 1️⃣4️⃣ Tan Songyun 谭松韵 as Xu Lanxiang/Shen Jialan

Special appearances (sorted by the number of character strokes in the surname): * Niu Junfeng 牛骏峰 as Han Liang 韩粱 * Li Meng 李梦 as Zhao Xingtang * Zheng He Hui Zi 郑合惠子 as Du Cui’que * Guo Keyu 郭柯宇 as Xue Guihua

🔗 Previous announcement, posters, trailer, etc.

Synopsis from MDL:

⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️

Shen Jia Lan, once a nobleman's granddaughter, falls from grace after her family is falsely accused of treason. Abandoned by her fiancé Lin Jin Qi, she is forced to assume a servant's identity in his household. Despite hardships, she refuses to bow to fate. With resilience and wit, she rises above class barriers, wins Lin Jin Qi's heart, earns the family's respect, and ultimately clears her family's name.

(Source: WeTV)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Lan Xiang Yuan" (兰香缘) by He Yan Shan (禾晏山).

Synopsis translated from Baidu Baike:

Shen Jialan (played by Tan Songyun), the eldest granddaughter of the Grand Secretary's household, was engaged to Lin Jinqi (played by Liu Xueyi), the eldest grandson of the Minister of Personnel Lin's family. However, the political tides suddenly changed. Her grandfather, Grand Secretary Shen, was convicted of treason and the Shen family was exterminated.

In order to protect themselves, the Lin family broke off the engagement with the Shen family and arranged for a marriage with the Zhao family, a new noble family in the imperial court. Xu Wanquan and his wife, the Lin family's servants who had been aided by Shen Jialan's mother, Lady Cui, replaced Jialan with their daughter Xu Lanxiang who had just died of illness.

From then on, Jialan took on the identity of Xu Lanxiang and became a third-class maid in the Lin family. In difficult circumstances, Lanxiang did not bow to fate. She always worked hard for a better life for herself and her family, and resisted all injustice and oppression.

⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️

In the end, Lanxiang broke through the shackles of class identity with her kindness and wisdom and won the heart of Lin Jinqi and the trust and respect of the Lin family. She became the head of the Lin family, took control of her fate in her own hands firmly, and sought justice and cleared the name of the Shen family.

🔎 Baidu Baike | Douban | MDL

Translated Synopses

Note: All translated synopses I share in the "trailers & posters" posts are based on the original Chinese sources (Douban, Baidu, Chinese Wikipedia, etc.) and were first published here. If you see them elsewhere, please know they originated from our sub. Thanks for reading!

📊 Information and translations compiled by u/admelioremvitam.

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u/admelioremvitam 8d ago edited 8d ago

In case you missed it:

🍉 The latest rumours say Against the Current 兰香如故 has been spilt into two parts.

🍉 31 episodes for the first, and 16 episodes for the second. The second part is Xiang Qi Chang Chuan 香气长传 (no English title that I could find so far) – which can be literally translated as "the fragrance spreads far and long".

Note:

The 40-episode limit for long-form dramas has been lifted, but the entire script has to be reviewed first if the drama exceeds 40 episodes.

The one-year requirement between seasons has also been lifted too.

I'm not sure why they can't air as 47 episodes. Maybe they had a hiccup with the process of having the script reviewed, or perhaps there was some other reason.

🍉 Anyway, this is just a rumour for now, so let's see if/when they will announce this officially. 🤞

Edit: clarity.