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34-510: A 16-episode modern sequel, titled Ice Fantasy Destiny (幻城凡世) starring Feng Shaofeng , Zhang Yuqi , and Zhang Meng , started airing on Tencent Video on 8 March 2017. The release of the last episodes were delayed because of censorship reviews. When the second prince of the fire tribe, Xin Jue ( Jiang Chao ), was mysteriously killed during his visit to the Ice Tribe for Ka Suo's coming-of-age ceremony,

68-420: A journey with his friends to look for the veiled lotus to try to bring his loved ones back to life. Feng also plays Ka Suo's ancestor She Mi (舍弥), the first Ice King and founder of the Ice Tribe. Li Luo is born with lowly civilian status, but with her brave and resolute attitude, she quickly becomes a powerful warrior and envoy for the mortal guards. She meets Ka Suo and the two fall in love. On her wedding, she

102-468: A movie. The idea of a possible drama adaption of City of Fantasy had been formed since November 2014. During Ice Fantasy 's drama press conference held in August 2015, Hong Kong screenwriter Shen Zhining stated that the plot of the drama would have more stories, conflicts and background information compared to its book counterpart. The history of the tribes and their world's creation had been incorporated into

136-507: A sequel to Gordon Chan 's 2008 box office hit Painted Skin . He next starred alongside Fan Bingbing in Double Xposure , a romantic thriller directed by Li Yu . In 2013, Feng starred as the titular prince in the historical drama Prince of Lan Ling . The series earned high ratings in Taiwan, breaking the record set by Three Kingdoms , and earned increased recognition for Feng in

170-463: A very strong bond with Ying Kong Shi. Lan Shang is the noble mermaid princess who is known for her beauty and loved by many. However, she only has eyes for Ka Suo. After a series of tragic events, she committed suicide by jumping into the ocean, as a mermaid who lost her virginity to a foreign tribe cannot have a tail ever again and cannot breathe underwater. She incarnates by the veiled lotus and bears Li Luo's looks and her memories as Li Luo remains. It

204-429: Is later revealed that Li Luo and Lan Shang's souls have switched bodies. Guo Jingming 's novel City of Fantasy sold over 1.5 million copies and ranked second in the bestseller's list. Since City of Fantasy 's release in 2003, there have been plenty of early attempts to produce a movie adaption. However, the attempts failed as many felt that the novel's fictional universe was too complicated and massive to condense into

238-455: Is later revealed that Li Luo and Lan Shang's souls have switched bodies. Sword Spirit Shi (剑灵释) Li Tian Jin (罹天燼) Ying Kong Shi is the younger half-brother of Ka Suo, who wants to replace him as king of the Ice Tribe to set his brother free. He is silent, cold and mysterious in nature. Sword Spirit Shi is the last piece of soul left of Shi, when he was killed with the Deicide sword. He entered

272-479: Is strong and not afraid to express his feelings, earned the praises of the director. Feng had requested not to be paid to support Ann, whom he has admired and wanted to work with her for many years. The same year, he starred in the road-trip comedy The Continent , directed by Han Han . In 2015, Feng starred in the Chinese-French co-production Wolf Totem , adapted from Jiang Rong's 2004 best-selling novel by

306-512: Is willing to give up everything for Shi. Then, Ka Suo's loved ones all die off one by one under the conspiracies of Yuan Ji ( Yan Yikuan ) and Lian Ji ( Kim Hee-sun ), and he is determined to find the legendary "veiled lotus". A war between the Ice and Fire Tribe commences again, with Li Tian Jin joining the Fire Tribe to get his revenge on Ka Suo. As the kindest and most powerful of the ice princes, Ka Suo

340-422: The "Endless Sea", was reported have an area size of 7,000 square meters, built using 500 tons of artificial snow. It had also been reported that about 300 million yuan was invested for the drama's production, with 2 million yuan to create the main palace alone. Furthermore, more than 100 craftsmen were enlisted to make 6,000 props, with many used in large-scale battle scenes. Around 70 to 80 percent of post-production

374-804: The 7 Chinese video-sharing websites : Tencent , iQiyi , Youku , LeTV , Mango TV , Sohu and PPTV . Produced by Youhug Media and Tencent Penguin Pictures, the modern sequel series of Ice Fantasy premiered on March 8 on Tencent Video . The series was directed by Zhou Linjao, and written by Shen Zhining and ran for 16 episodes. Primary cast members Feng Shaofeng, Ma Tianyu, Zhang Meng and Madina Memet starred as new versions of their characters, while Zhang Yuqi replaced Victoria Song, who made occasional appearances via stock footage and two surprise cameos. Supporting cast members Xu Ke (Xing Jiu) and Cheng Peipei (Feng Tian) reprised their supporting roles, while Chen Xinyu, Huang Deyi, and Lu Zizhen returned in new roles. In

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408-466: The Fire King Huo Yi ( Hu Bing ) uses this as an excuse to start a second war between the Fire Tribe and Ice Tribe. With their parents captured and older siblings killed, the two remaining Ice Princes Ka Suo ( Feng Shaofeng ) and Ying Kong Shi ( Ma Tianyu ) escape to the mortal world and seek help from realm guardian Li Luo ( Victoria Song ) to help obtain ice crystals from six tribes in order to restore

442-530: The Holy Snow Shrine with Ka Suo and also befriended Yan Da. Li Tian Jin is the reincarnation of Ying Kong Shi and is also the Fire Tribe's new ally who wants to get revenge on Ka Suo. Yan Da is the only current princess of the Fire Tribe. She is known for her unruly ways, stubbornness, and strong nature, even though her training as a warrior is unremarkable among immortals. She is much more kindhearted than she or her father would like to admit, and she develops

476-566: The Ice Wall, so that the Ice Tribe can be saved. After the Fire Tribe was defeated with the Deicide Sword, Ka Suo reluctantly battles his brother for the throne, but he wants nothing more than the freedom to be with his lover Li Luo. Ying Kong Shi does everything in his power to take the throne away from Ka Suo, to ensure that Ka Suo has his freedom, while Yan Da ( Zhang Meng ), the Fire Princess,

510-686: The best-selling novel, The Three-Body Problem . Feng then played Xuanzang in The Monkey King 2 , which was released in February 2016. The same year, he starred alongside Victoria Song in fantasy drama Ice Fantasy , adapted from Guo Jingming 's novel of the same name as well as the Chinese remake of My Best Friend's Wedding . Feng returned to television with another fantasy drama The Starry Night, The Starry Sea (2017) alongside Bea Hayden . The same year, he starred alongside Liu Yifei in

544-518: The drama's official Weibo account. This is Feng Shaofeng and Victoria Song 's second collaboration, after the Chinese remake of My Best Friend's Wedding . On August 12, 2015, Hennah and director Ju Jueliang, who is known for his martial arts films , brainstormed possible designs as well as visited a number of possible locations for filming. The drama was scheduled to shoot for six months, starting from August 16, 2015. Principal photography filming

578-899: The fantasy comedy film Hanson and the Beast . He was also cast as the male lead in historical drama The Story of Minglan . In 2018, Feng reprised his roles as Tang Sanzang and Yuchi in the films The Monkey King 3 and Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings respectively. The same year, he was cast in the wuxia film Song of the Assassins . He is set to return to the television with historical drama, The Imperial Age , portraying Yongle Emperor . In May 2012, Feng Shaofeng announced his relationship with Ni Ni on Weibo; they parted ways after three years. In February 2016, Feng and Lin Yun were photographed together in Shanghai. Although neither of them confirmed

612-651: The film Wolf Totem (2015). He is also known for his roles in TV series Prince of Lan Ling (2013), The Story of Minglan (2017), Tsui Hark 's Detective Dee film series and Cheang Pou-soi 's The Monkey King film series. Feng ranked 33rd on 2012's Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, 33rd on in 2013, 98th in 2015, 89th in 2017, and 88th in 2019. Feng Shaofeng was born in Shanghai as an only child. Influenced by his artistic mother, Feng began taking violin lessons and participating in various extracurricular activities when he

646-485: The four work towards outrunning their respective destinies, old friends and new enemies emerge to write a new chapter of the Ice and Fire tribes' story. Feng Shaofeng Feng Shaofeng ( Chinese : 冯绍峰 , born October 7, 1978), also known as William Feng , is a Chinese actor. Feng rose to fame with the time travel series Palace (2011). He won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor for his role in

680-596: The most popular Chinese dramas of the year. The same year, he starred in Daniel Lee 's historical film White Vengeance where plays Xiang Yu , the powerful warlord. Feng's outstanding performance in the film led to him winning two awards - "Most Commercially Valuable Newcomer" and "Outstanding Performance" at the 2011 Harbin Film Festival. Feng then starred in Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012),

714-736: The period drama Yun Niang alongside Ady An and Leanne Liu , which placed number one in ratings upon its premiere on SMG . Feng reunited with Ady An in Four Women Conflicts , and his performance in the series won him the Audience's Most Favorite Actor award at Fujian TV Station's "I Love My Drama" award ceremony. In 2010, he played the role of Liu Zhang in Beauty's Rival in Palace . Feng rose to mainstream popularity after starring in Palace (2011), one of

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748-501: The plot. The Fire Tribe's role in the story would also be expanded. On June 10, 2015, the creation of the script and preparations for filming were finished. Academy Award -winning set designer Dan Hennah , who designed the sets for Lord of the Rings , was enlisted to design the sets for the production, which were inspired by the buildings, landscapes and other aspects of ancient China as well as western cultures. One particular set, called

782-664: The region. The same year, he starred in the action film Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon directed by Tsui Hark . Feng was voted the Most Popular Actor award at the 2014 Beijing Student Film Festival . In 2014, Feng starred alongside Tang Wei in The Golden Era directed by Ann Hui , which closed at the Venice International Film Festival . His portrayal of Xiao Jun, a left-wing author who

816-529: The relationship, they were spotted on dates multiple times and reportedly broke up in January 2017. On October 16, 2018, Feng announced his marriage to actress Zhao Liying . On March 8, 2019, he announced that their son was born. On April 23, 2021, Feng and Zhao announced their divorce. Academy Award for Best Production Design The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film . The category's original name

850-420: The same name. He plays a Chinese student who is sent to Inner Mongolia to teach shepherds and instead learns about the wolf population. Feng and co-star Shawn Dou bonded with the wolves by cleaning their cages and feeding them; and trained in horse-riding for their roles. The film earned Feng his first Best Actor trophy at the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards . The same year, he was cast in the film adaptation of

884-449: The song " Shouldn't Be (不该) " for the TV series. The series received low ratings on Douban where it was criticized for its special effects, acting and storyline. However, it was a commercial success and has over 16 billion views online. The drama was released on July 24, 2016 on Hunan Satellite Television Diamond independent broadcast theater, with 62 episodes. Its distribution rights were also bought by Viki globally and jointly by

918-508: The year 2020, the CEO of a technology company, Feng Suo, suddenly reclaims the powers of his distant previous incarnation, Ka Suo. At the same time, he meets Luo Luo, the reincarnation of Kingdom Guardian Li Luo. The two reignite the love that defined their past lifetimes and undergo a series of adventures. Tracking them is Ying Kong Shi - the original - and a reincarnation of Yan Da, determined to stop him before his plans for Feng Suo come to fruition. As

952-591: Was Best Art Direction , but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards . This change resulted from the Art Directors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) being renamed the Designers' branch. Since 1947 , the award is shared with the set decorators. It is awarded to the best interior design in a film. The films below are listed with their production year (for example,

986-569: Was a child. Upon graduating from high school, he applied to the Shanghai Theater Academy and was accepted with scholarship. Feng made his acting debut in 1998, and has appeared in several television series, including Boy & Girl , Wind and Cloud 2 , Assassinator Jing Ke , Sigh of His Highness , and The Conquest . Feng gained more attention after starring in a grand production drama by Hong Kong's TVB and mainland China's CCTV , The Drive of Life . He then starred in

1020-540: Was accidentally stabbed with the Deicide sword by Lan Shang while saving Ying Kong Shi. She was sealed in ice and placed at the bottom of the Infinity Ocean. She is later brought back to life by the veiled lotus, bearing Lan Shang's appearance. Li Jing is Lan Shang's incarnation and looks just like Li Luo, so she has Lan Shang's soul and Li Luo's looks. She was granted immortality and crowned the Queen of Ice Tribe by Ka Suo. It

1054-468: Was also enlisted. Additionally, Boston Symphony Orchestra were also engaged to play the instrumental of the drama's background music. Shi Xiao Xi, the designer of the production's posters, is also a fan of the novel. It was announced that Feng Shaofeng , Victoria Song , Ma Tianyu , and Zhang Meng would play the main characters, Ka Suo, Li Luo, Ying Kong Shi, and Yan Da. Supporting characters were later revealed through character posters that were posted on

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1088-505: Was centered around the special effects and CGI . Youhug stated: "This should be an unprecedented investment in a domestic drama, we also hope to achieve good visual effect as much as possible." Guo Jingming acts as the artistic and visual director for the production. Other notable players in production include Dong Cheng Guang as art director, A Ju for make-up guidance, Zhong Jiani as costume and prop designer, and Ma Yucheng as choreographer. The international visual effects company Pixomondo

1122-534: Was held in Beijing , China, with location filming held in Chifeng , Inner Mongolia ; Beijing and Hebei 's Jinzuan Movie City. Filming finished in late February 2016 after lasting 187 days, and thereafter the drama entered into post-production phase. The production of Ice Fantasy was wholly sponsored by Pechoin . In addition, Pechoin's spokesperson Jay Chou , a globally acclaimed singer and songwriter, composed theme

1156-447: Was his father's presumed successor. However after falling in love with his first love Li Luo, he longs for freedom, but is bound by his responsibility to his kingdom. He is forced to assume the throne to oversee reconstruction efforts for the Ice Tribe after the war. Later his brother, crowned as King, ordered Ka Suo to marry Li Luo. But the marriage was short lived when she was stabbed by Lan Shang on her wedding night. Ka Suo then goes on

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