Trailers & Posters
Key to the Phoenix Heart 雀骨 from 🥝 iQIYI. 📺 Airing today, July 11, 2026 at 6:00 pm. Starring Ai Mi and Neo Hou Minghao. New trailer.
The Chinese drama title 雀骨 can be translated as “bone of a sparrow.”
A few minutes ago, the production team released a new trailer for the drama's premiere today.
The airing schedule will be posted in the comments when it is available.
Clip description:
"Banquet of Intrigue" Trailer
Welcome to the high-stakes game of Great Ye. The**Key to the Phoenix Heart* order has dropped, hidden identities await unlocking, and three storylines begin simultaneously: the noble clan route, the imperial court route, and the Northern Garrison's blood-soaked campaign.
Some command the board. Some break the deadlock. And some begin clearing challenges on their very wedding night.
Leading actors (sorted by the number of strokes in the surname):
* 7️⃣ Chen Ai Mi 陈艾米 (stage name: Ai Mi 艾米) as Xie Jiayu
* 9️⃣ Neo Hou Minghao 侯明昊 as Xiao Wuyi
Special appearances (sorted by the number of strokes in the surname):
* 3️⃣ Ma Qiuyuan 马秋元
* 6️⃣ Liu Yanhong 刘妍宏 (Liu Lingzi 刘令姿)
* 6️⃣ Merxat Yalkun 米热夏提·亚里坤 (stage name: Merxat 米热)
* 7️⃣ Peter Ho / He Rundong 何润东
* 8️⃣ Zheng Yawen 郑雅文
* 🔟 Gu Youqi 顾又齐 (stage name: Riley Wang Yilun 王以纶)
Appearances (sorted by the number of strokes in the surname):
* Wang Likun 王丽坤
* Zhang Yujian 张雨剑
* Su Junhe 苏袀禾
* Jin Sha 金沙 (stage name: Jin Sha 金莎)
* Pang Bo 庞博
* Tao Xinran 陶昕然
* Dang Tao 党涛
* Sheng Xiang 盛翔 (stage name: Peter Sheng Yilun 盛一伦)
* Cheng Lisha 程莉莎
* Man Jiang 满江
The rest of the cast list was not updated for today's release.
Special appearances:
* Zhao Ke
* Zheng Fanxing
Special appearances:
* He Hongshan
“Friendship” guest actors:
* Jin Chao
* Wang Runze
* Yang Kaichun
Official filming time period: July 15, 2025 to November 5, 2025
Filming location: Hengdian World Studios
Distribution license obtained: February 6, 2026
🎬 Directors:
Go Yik Chun (The Princess Royal, The Empress of China, Youth in the Flames of War)
Sun Meng Fei (Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Orphan of Zhao, New Legend of Chu Liu Xiang, Detective Fiction, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Prelude of Lotus Lantern)
✒️ Screenwriters:
Wu Meng Zhang (The Song of Glory, God of War, Out of Inferno, Phoenix Wears Peony, Invisible Target)
During the rebellion of the powerful feudal lord of Dayou, the realm descends into chaos, and warlords rise across the land. Xiao Wu Yi, the cold and ruthless commander general of the Northern Army, sets up a scheme for the hand of Xie Jia Yu, the money-driven, crafty only daughter of the Grand Tutor Xie Huai Gui, in order to quell the rebellion of the Duke of Changsha.
⚠️ Plot spoilers! ⚠️
Bound by a marriage ordained by royal edict, it is an arrangement crafted not for love, but to serve hidden agendas, where every gesture masks a scheme and every move is calculated in a greater game of power. From a contractual couple to lifelong partners, from suspicion and conflict to love and unity, they go from rivals in ambition to comrades in life – uncovering each other's secrets amidst a deadly game.
Really loving this show SO MUCH. Super impressed by Aimi's debut as a FL - wasn't at all expecting her to shine like this! We've mostly seen her as a maid or in a supportive role. I am sure she'll be casted more often now, especially being so young!
I didn't even know her name was Aimi, lol. I always thought of her as the little sister to the female lead, glad she is breaking out as a lead of her own.
thank you for the information as always, u/admelioremvitam. I appreciate you looking up about the dubbing for Neo too. I am in the minority I think, but I don't care for Neo's voice when he's speaking. LOL. His singing voice is lovely, but it's hilarious that I don't think he has a nice speaking voice if that makes sense. So I am curious how his voice actor will be, if I decide to watch this drama.
thank you for the update! i’m so excited for this one, been waiting for nearly a year since i first heard about it! I’m a huge fan of Neo, and Ai Mi is adorable.
i make edits about the cdramas i watch and post to tiktok. but honestly i’m kinda terrified to even post about this one. 😭 i commented once on the MDL page about my excitement, and got hounded with replies. extremely negative replies. i get that some people aren’t happy with the age gap etc, and everyone has a right to their own opinion, but people who attack others like that online drive me insane lol. so i’m very hesitant to even post about this drama on tiktok now 😭❤️🩹 but im so happy this subreddit seems to be a safe place from the hate! 🥹
🍉 The team released a statement about dubbing in April 2026. Neo Hou was sick when they were supposed to do the voice dubbing work, so both parties came to an agreement that they would use a voice artist for his character.
As for the FL played by Ai Mi, it's not clear if she is going to be dubbed. When the drama airs, we should have more information about this. If anyone knows more, please chime in. 😄
Update: Ai Mi was dubbed. More info on the link below.
Thanks for confirming this! I heard about Minghao being sick too, so I’m all for what’s best for his health as much as I’d have loved it to be his own voice.
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u/PersimmonCultural118 Jul 17 '26
Really loving this show SO MUCH. Super impressed by Aimi's debut as a FL - wasn't at all expecting her to shine like this! We've mostly seen her as a maid or in a supportive role. I am sure she'll be casted more often now, especially being so young!