# Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (Chinese: 永夜星河; pinyin: Yǒngyè Xīnghé) is a 2024 Chinese television series based on the novel The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus by Bai Yu Zhai Diao Gong. It stars Yu Shuxin, Ding Yuxi, Zhu Xudan, and Yang Shize in leading roles. The series premiered on Tencent Video and WeTV on November 1, 2024.
On November 9, 2024, the popularity exceeded 30,000 heat index on Tencent.
The drama was exclusively broadcast on Tencent Video on November 1, 2024. On May 31 of the same year, the drama won the 2024 Golden Bone Flower Network Film and Television Festival's "2024 Most Anticipated Drama" award.
Since the premiere of Love Game in Eastern Fantasy on November 1, the total number of streaming viewership has soared from 150 million to nearly 280 million in mid-November. The follow-up game "Love Game in Eastern Fantasy", which was released after the television series, had a market share of over 20%.

## Synopsis

In the heat of a moment, Ling Miaomiao writes a scathing book review of the web novel Catching Demons and accidentally triggers a multidimensional trip which causes her to travel into the world of the novel. She enters the body of the villainous supporting character Lin Yu. In order to return to the real world, she must complete both of the main missions and sub missions assigned by the system. The story is about her experience and situation she faced in the whole travel.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Yu Shuxin as Ling Miaomiao / Lin Yu / Mu Qingshi
** Ling Miaomiao: A reader of the novel Catching Demons. She accidentally travels into the world of the novel and enters the body of a villainous supporting character named Lin Yu. In order to return to her original world, she must fulfill the missions assigned by the system.
** Mu Qingshi: The first heavenly demon catcher and ancestor of Mu family
* Ding Yuxi as Mu Sheng / Mu Ziqi / Fu Zhou
** Mu Sheng: The supporting male lead of the novel Catching Demons who is a half-demon. His courtesy name is "Ziqi". He was adopted by the Mu family when he was very young. He is very protective of his older sister Mu Yao and tends to act very good natured in front of her. In reality, he is a vicious person who only cares about his sister.
** Fu Zhou: Author of the novel Catching Demons. He was unhappy as a child and suffered from Moyamoya disease, a rare progressive cerebrovascular disease. He did not believe that people could love and understand each other and wrote this novel when he was most desperate and angry.
* Zhu Xudan as Mu Yao
    Head of Mu family and the female lead of the novel Catching Demons.
* Yang Shize as Liu Fuyi
    The male lead of the novel Catching Demons. He initially approached Mu Yao because his master Lu Huaian ordered him to steal the "Map of Hundred Demons in Mountains and Seas", but he unexpectedly fell in love with Mu Yao.

### Supporting

* Lu Yuhao as Cui Cui, a bamboo shoot demon
    A naive and timid bamboo shoot spirit. Although he is a demon, he is kind-hearted and has never hurt anyone. He is somewhat socially phobic and afraid of strangers. Because his grandfather suddenly disappeared and he had to wait alone, he disguised himself as a big demon and spread rumors to prevent humans from disturbing him.
* Song Jialun as Lin Lushan / Ling Chang'an
** Lin Lushan: Lin Yu's father and County Magistrate of Taicang
** Ling Chang'an: Ling Miaomiao's father who passed away in a tragic accident
* Gillian Chung as Mu Rong'er / Goddess Mei / Resentful Woman
    Mu Sheng's mother and the Queen of Demons
* Xu Haiqiao as Zhao Qinghuan / Marquis Qing Yi
    Father of Zhao Ruoshi and Mu Sheng. He is the younger brother of Empress Dowager Zhao.
* Bao Jianfeng as Mu Huaijiang
    Previous master of Mu family and Mu Yao's father
* Zhang Chenguang as Lu Huai'an
* Wen Zhengrong as Empress Dowager Zhao
* Li Yizhen as Princess Duan Yang
    Younger sister of the current Emperor and fianceé of Zhao Ruoshi. She fell in love with Liu Fuyi after he rescued her when her carriage was attacked by demons.
* Hai Lu as Shi Niangzi
* Yu Menglong as Li Zhun
* Fei Qiming as Zhao Ruoshi
    Current Marquis Qing Yi and head of Astronomical Bureau who is engaged to Princess Duan Yang. He fell in love with Ling Miaomiao after seeing her at the imperial palace.
* Wang Xiaochen as Liu Niang
* Lai Yi as Tao Ying
* Rao Jiadi as Tao Zi
* Liu Jiaxi as Chu Chu
* Peng Bo as CEO Tao, Ling Miaomiao's boss
* Chen Xinwei as Hua Yi, Lin Yu's maid
* Song Zhaoyi as Wan, Lin Yu's maid
* Zheng Yan as System (voice)
Guest appearances
* Chen Duling as Mirror Demon

## Soundtrack

| No. | English Title | Chinese Title | Artist | Lyrics | Composer | Notes |
| 1. | "Surge" | 澎湃 | Yu Shuxin | Chen Tian | Lu Yanming | |
| 2. | "Moonlight Thoughts" | 寄明月 | Yu Shuxin, Ding Yuxi, Zhu Xudan, Yang Shize, Li Yizhen, Fei Qiming & Lu Yuhao | Li Maoyang | Li Maoyang | Promotional song |
| 3. | "Before the Eternal Night" | 永夜之前 | Curley G | Zhao Subing, Chen Tian | Chen Tian, Ji Cuixi | Theme song |
| 4. | "Reconstruct" | 重塑 | Du Zhiwen | Lin Qiao, Liu Enxun | Du Zhiwen | |
| 5. | "Stare Intently" | 凝眸 | Cyndi Wang | Chen Kexin | Hu Chen | |
| 6. | "Stare Intently" | 凝眸 | Zhang Yuan | Chen Kexin | Hu Chen | |
| 7. | "Stare Intently" | 凝眸 | Cyndi Wang & Zhang Yuan | Chen Kexin | Hu Chen | |
| 8. | "Flawless" | 无瑕 | Li Qi | Tang Simiao | Ha Ye | |
| 9. | "Stare Intently" | 凝眸 | Ding Yuxi | Chen Kexin | Hu Chen | |
| 10. | "After the Eternal Night" | 永夜之后 | Twins | Riley Lam | Chen Tian, Ji Cuixi | |

## Production

Filming of the drama began in Hengdian World Studios on August 9, 2023, and the whole drama shooting was completed on December 23 of the same year. The opening ceremony was held on August 30, 2023. A wrap-up special was released on January 2, 2024.