Cruel Romance: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adapted from a Republican-era novel called "The Fate of Jinxiu", Cruel Romance tells the story of Rong Jinxiu (Chen Qiao En), a country girl who travels to Shanghai in order to discover why her entire family was killed. Along the way, she meets triad leader Zuo Zhen (Huang Xiao Ming), and after a series of accidents and misunderstandings, the two fall in love. Also vying for Jinxiu's attention is businessman Xiang Yingdong, a businessman and close friend of Zuo Zhen. Ever protective of his woman, however, Zuo Zhen refuses to let other men even come close to Jinxiu – which ultimately pays off when a villainous Japanese man tries to finish off Jinxiu and her remaining family members.

Series details

• Title: Cruel Romance
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Romance
• Premiere date: 2015-03-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7137
• TVDB ID: 293464

Cast and credited roles

• Huang Xiao Ming — Zuo Zhen
• Joe Chen — Rong Jin Xiu
• Lu Jia Rong — Yin Ming Zhu
• Qiao Ren Liang — Xiang Ying Dong
• Qi Ji — Maeda Ryuichi
• Tse Kwan Ho — Xiang Han Chuan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-03-03; final listed air date 2015-03-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cruel Romance on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.