''Scarlet Heart 2'' () is a 2014 Chinese television series. It is the sequel to ''

Scarlet Heart ''Scarlet Heart'' (, lit. ''Startling by Each Step'') is a 2011 Chinese television series based on the novel '' Bu Bu Jing Xin'' by Tong Hua. It premiered in China on Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) on 10 September 2011. The series tells the s ...

'' (2011), and continues the story after the

time travel Time travel is the hypothetical activity of traveling into the past or future. Time travel is a concept in philosophy and fiction, particularly science fiction. In fiction, time travel is typically achieved through the use of a device known a ...

ing protagonist, Zhang Xiao ( Cecilia Liu), returns to her own time following the death of Ma'ertai Ruoxi. The story is not considered to be canon to Tong Hua's novel ''

Bu Bu Jing Xin ''Startling by Each Step'', also known as ''Bubu Jingxin'' (), was Tong Hua's debut novel. Originally published online in 2005 on Jinjiang Original Network (), it was later published by Ocean Press (), National Press (), Huashan Arts Press (), ...

'' because the author never wrote a sequel, although some of the cast members from the first series have returned. Unlike its predecessor, the series does not involve time traveling and is set in the present, resolving the loose ends left by the first series'

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. It began filming in

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, China in March 2013 and ended in

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in June 2013. The series aired on Zhejiang TV from 22 April to 7 May 2014. Due to the restrictions on time-traveling dramas in mainland China, the 39 original episodes were cut down to 35 and re-assembled to 41.

Synopsis

It has been three months since Zhang Xiao woke up from a coma and she can't forget about the Fourth Prince. One day, at the museum, she meets a man identical to him; he is Yin Zheng, the stepson of Zhentian Corporation's chairman. To find out his connection with the Fourth Prince, Zhang Xiao becomes a designer at Zhentian. Shortly after, however, an accident occurs and she loses her memories as Ruoxi. She starts to date a kind man named Kang Sihan, Yin Zheng's stepbrother; meanwhile, the latter dates Lan Lan, a model identical to Zhang Xiao who hides a mysterious past. Helped by his uncle, Yin Zheng wants to avenge the death of his biological father by ruining Kang Zhentian. Due to her connection with Sihan, Zhang Xiao finds herself unwittingly caught in the center of a power struggle.

Cast

* Cecilia Liu as Zhang Xiao / Lan Lan ** Chai Wei as Zhang Xiao / Lan Lan (child) * Nicky Wu as Yin Zheng ** Zheng Wei as Yin Zheng (child) * Sun Yizhou as Kang Sihan ** Bian Chen as Kang Sihan (child) * Jiang Jinfu as Kang Siyu *

Damian Lau Damian Lau Chung-yan (born 14 October 1949) is a Hong Kong film and television actor, executive producer and film director. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres, produced by Hong Kong's TVB and ATV. Biography ...

as Kang Zhentian ** Huang You Ming as Kang Zhentian (young) *

Chen Xiang Chen Xiang (born 13 December 1989), also known as Sean Chen, is a Chinese pop singer and actor. He participated in the nationwide singing contest '' Super Boy'' in 2010. In 2011, he released his first album ''Confession''. He is also known for ...

as Huang Di, Zhang Xiao's ex-boyfriend * Ye Zuxin as Jack * Yico Zeng as Ling Dang, Siyu's best friend * Cai Yatong as Mo Xiaohe, Zhang Xiao's colleague * Gan Yu as Zhang Zejiang, Zhang Xiao's father * Ye Qing as Meng Xinyi, Zhang Xiao's best friend and Sihan's girlfriend * Zhang Jiang as Zhou Yue, Sihan's best friend * Annie Liu as Ma Yinuo * Yin Zhuzheng as Yin Chenggui, Yin Zheng's uncle * Zhao Chulun as Han Qing, Yin Chenggui's right hand * He Yin as Zhao Lan, Yin Zheng's mother * Wu Li as Qiao Qi, Yin Zheng's secretary * Wang Zhifei as Yin Chengyi, Yin Zheng's father * Deng Limin as Liu Donghai, director at Zhentian group * Da Li as Wang Tiecheng, director at Zhentian group * – as Xiao Hua, Zhang Xiao's biological father * Cecilia Liu as Qin Yuzhen, Zhang Xiao's mother * Gu Yan as Meng Yinan, Xinyi's mother

Soundtrack

Ratings

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

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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