''Game of Hunting'' () is a 2017 Chinese television series directed and written by

Jiang Wei Jiang Wei (202 – 3 March 264), courtesy name Boyue, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in Ji County (present-day Gangu County, Gansu), Jiang Wei started his ...

, which focuses on the occupation of Headhunters. It stars

Hu Ge Hu Ge ( zh, c=胡歌, born 20 September 1982), also known as Hugh Hu or Hugo Hu, is a Chinese actor and singer. He rose to fame for his role as Li Xiaoyao in '' Chinese Paladin'' (2005), and has since starred in a succession of popular televi ...

as the protagonist. The series aired on

Hunan TV Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a state-owned provincial satellite TV station launched on September 29, 1970. It is currently China's second-most-watched television channel, second to China Central Television's CCTV-1, although Hunan TV has oc ...

from 6 November to 9 December 2017.

Synopsis

The premise follows persistent man Zheng Qiudong in the finance world as he navigates through business failures, economic pitfalls purposely set up by adversaries and unfortunate romances without losing his moral principles to become an elite of the financial world, described metaphorically as the “hunting ground”. After an unfortunate event, Zheng Qiudong's business falls apart and he has to start over from the beginning with the help of new alliances.

Cast

as Zheng Qiudong ** An ordinary but ambitious and persistent man, who fell into a slump in both his career and love life. *

Jian Renzi Jian Renzi (; born 19 October 1991), also known as Joyce Jian, is a Chinese actress. She is known for her roles in '' My Sunshine'' (2015) and '' Game of Hunting'' (2017). Early life and education Jian was born 19 October 1991 in Shenyang, Liao ...

as Luo Yiren ** Zheng Qiudong's first girlfriend who stayed by his side and encouraged him. * Chen Long as Lin Bai ** Zheng Qiudong's mentor in the finance industry, and good friend. *

Sun Honglei Sun Honglei ( zh, s=孙红雷; born 16 August 1970) is a Chinese actor. His critically acclaimed television series '' Lurk'' (2008) earned him the Best Actor trophy at the three most prestigious Chinese-language television awards including the ...

as Liu Liangti ** Zheng Qiudong's prison comrade and his mentor in life. * Zhang Jiayi as Qu Fujing ** The first major client of Zheng Qiudong. *

Zu Feng Zu Feng (; born February 23, 1974) is a Chinese actor and director. Zu first attracted attention in 2008 for his role as Li Ya in the successful TV drama '' Lurk''. He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, includi ...

as Bai Liqin ** Zheng Qiudong's university best friend and later rival, who becomes involved in Zheng Qiudong and Luo Yiren's relationship. * as Yuan Kun ** Zheng Qiudong's rival in work. A crafty man who would resort to underhanded means to achieve his goal. *

Hu Bing Hu Bing (born February 14, 1971) is a Chinese actor, model, singer, designer and producer. He started as a fashion model in 1990 and been a top male model in China for over 20 years. He won the "Top Chinese Male Model" title in 1991 and was the ...

as Chen Xiufeng ** A capable finance executive, who is one of Zheng Qiudong's prime target. *

Wan Qian Wan Qian ( zh, s=万茜, born 14 May 1982), also known as Regina Wan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She won Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2014 Taiwanese film '' Paradise in Service'' and the Beijing College Student Fi ...

as Xiong Qingchun ** A composed, quick-thinking and capable businesswoman. She is Zheng Qiudong's best right-hand woman at work and later becomes his second girlfriend. * Zhang Lingzhi as Jia Yimei ** Zheng Qiudong's third girlfriend. *

Dong Yong In Chinese folklore, Dong Yong () is one of the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars who sold himself into servitude to bury his dead father. Touched by his filial piety, a celestial maiden (usually identified as the Seventh Fairy in modern times) ca ...

as Yuan Tao ** A policeman. * Li Naiwen as Chen Xiang ** A mysterious businessman. * Du Jiang as Kai Wenyang * Zhao Lixin as Yu Fangzhi * Xu Ge as Hui Chenggong ** Zheng Qiudong's subordinate. *

Maggie Qin Maggie Qin () is a Chinese actress, Model (person), model, and TV show Television presenter, host. Maggie Qin graduated in Real Property Assessment from the University of British Columbia. Maggie was named the Sunshine Girl for Toronto SUN news ...

as Ma Xiaohong ** Zheng Qiudong's subordinate. * Ke Lan as Gui Huang * Luo Haiqiong as Jian Na * Wang Qian as Hai Shan * Ma Yuan as Yu Chengfei * Zhang Ziyan as Qu Yunfeng ** Qu Fujing's daughter. * Jiang Shan as Zhou Shuanghe * Yuan Ran as Feng Juanjuan * Xu Xiaofeng as Mi Na * Wang Lejun as Tao Huamei * Zhou Fang as Zhou Zhunlan * Zhu Jie as Tan Fei * Zhou Chengqi

Production

*The script was named one of the Outstanding Scripts in 2015 by

SARFT The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is a ministry-level executive agency controlled by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its main task is the administration and supervision of state-own ...

. *The series is directed and written by Jiang Wei, who has worked on several critically acclaimed television series like '' Lurk'' and ''Borrow Gun''.

Soundtrack

Ratings

* Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

*
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' on

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