# Chong Er's Preach

Chong Er's Preach, also known as The Legend of Chong Er (Chinese: 重耳传奇) is a 2019 Chinese historical romantic comedy television series directed by Lai Shuiqing and Zhao Jian and starring Wang Longhua, Baby Zhang, Zhang Yishan, Madina Memet, Purba Rgyal, Shen Mengchen, and Gan Tingting. It is produced jointly by China Film Group Corporation, Global Hao Xiang Television Media and Shenzhen Yucong Cultural Media Co., Ltd.. The television series follows the story of the Duke Wen of Jin from exile to later ascending the throne to become king. This television series has a 2.6 rating on Douban.

## Plot

This is the story of Chong Er (Wang Longhua), a talented and kind prince. He is entangled in romantic relationships with Li Ji (Madina Memet), Qi Jiang (Zhang Hanyun), Qin Yingyue (Shen Mengchen), and Ji Wei (Gan Tingting), and faces numerous assassinations.

## Cast
### Main

* Wang Longhua as Chong Er, the second son of the Duke Xian of Jin.
* Baby Zhang as Qi Jiang, princess of Qi State.
* Zhang Yishan as Yi Wu, the third son of the Duke Xian of Jin
* Madina Memet as Li Ji, the elder princess of Lirong State
* Purba Rgyal as Shen Sheng, the first son of the Duke Xian of Jin.
* Lan Yan as Consort Jia Ji
* Shen Mengchen as Ying Yue
* Gan Tingting as Ji Wei
* He Gang as Jie Zitui, an aristocrat who serves the Jin prince Chong'er.
* Guo Xiaoran as Zhao Cui, a general of the Jin State.

### Supporting

* Cheng Yuanyuan as Consort Shao, the second princess of Lirong State
* Lin Yongjian as Duke Mu of Qin
* Wang Yan as Consort Hu
* Wang Gang as the monarch of Lirong State
* Yvonne Yung as Consort Qi
* Gong Beibi as Consort Yun
* Chen Zihan as Consort of the King of Zhou
* Bao Jianfeng as Duke Huan of Tian Qi
* Li Zonghan as Tai Hao
* Mai Hongmei as the empress of Lirong State
* Hou Yaohua as Uncle Hu
* Liu Jinshan as King of Zhou

## Production

Principal photography started on 11 May 2016 and wrapped on September 7 of that same year. Most of the television series was shot on location in Xiangshan Film and Television Town, Hengdian World Studios and Beijing.
On June 13, 2016, Lan Yan was cast in the television series to play Consort Jia, younger sister of General Jia Hua and beautiful consort who is married to Prince Shen Sheng of the Jin State. On July 19, Li Zonghan was cast in a supporting role as Tai Hao in the television series.

## Ratings

| Air date | Episode | CSM55 city network ratings | CSM55 city network ratings | CSM55 city network ratings | CSM National Network ratings | CSM National Network ratings | CSM National Network ratings |
| Air date | Episode | Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank | Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank |
| March 12, 2019 | 1-2 | 0.553 | 3.845 | 2 | 0.21 | 2.45 | 2 |
| March 13, 2019 | 3-4 | 0.474 | 3.447 | 2 | 0.3 | 2.66 | 2 |
| March 14, 2019 | 5-6 | 0.489 | 3.650 | 1 | 0.22 | 2.84 | 1 |
| March 19, 2019 | 7-8 | 0.470 | 3.478 | 2 | 0.24 | 2.16 | 2 |
| March 20, 2019 | 9-10 | 0.458 | 3.325 | 2 | 0.17 | 2.16 | 2 |
| March 21, 2019 | 11-12 | 0.520 | 3.756 | 1 | 0.23 | 2.18 | 1 |
| March 26, 2019 | 13-14 | 0.526 | 3.798 | 2 | 0.17 | 2.12 | 2 |
| March 27, 2019 | 15-16 | 0.575 | 4.279 | 2 | 0.16 | 2.08 | 2 |
| March 28, 2019 | 17-18 | 0.609 | 4.559 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.57 | 1 |
| April 2, 2019 | 19-20 | 0.493 | 3.704 | 2 | 0.19 | 1.83 | 2 |
| April 3, 2019 | 21-22 | 0.581 | 4.361 | 2 | 0.21 | 1.99 | 2 |
| April 4, 2019 | 23-24 | 0.671 | 4.380 | 1 | 0.24 | 2.42 | 1 |
| April 9, 2019 | 25-26 | 0.581 | 4.213 | 2 | 0.19 | 1.77 | 2 |
| April 10, 2019 | 27-28 | 0.444 | 3.347 | 2 | 0.21 | 1.97 | 2 |
| April 11, 2019 | 29-30 | 0.507 | 3.738 | 2 | 0.24 | 2.21 | 2 |
| April 16, 2019 | 31-32 | 0.524 | 3.799 | 2 | 0.19 | 1.8 | 2 |
| April 17, 2019 | 33-34 | 0.543 | 3.965 | 2 | 0.14 | 1.79 | 2 |
| April 18, 2019 | 35-36 | 0.519 | 3.907 | 2 | 0.14 | 1.82 | 2 |
| April 23, 2019 | 37-38 | 0.492 | 3.452 | 2 | 0.15 | 1.83 | 2 |
| April 24, 2019 | 39-40 | 0.451 | 3.281 | 2 | 0.15 | 1.83 | 2 |
| April 25, 2018 | 41-42 | 0.491 | 3.534 | 2 | 0.12 | 1.55 | 2 |
| April 30, 2019 | 43-44 | 0.609 | 3.787 | 2 | 0.2 | 2.03 | 2 |
| May 1, 2019 | 45-46 | 0.618 | 3.931 | 1 | 0.22 | 2.37 | 1 |
| May 2, 2019 | 47-48 | 0.708 | 4.703 | 1 | 0.31 | 2.48 | 1 |
| May 7, 2019 | 49-50 | 0.475 | 3.278 | 2 | 0.12 | 1.48 | 2 |
| May 8, 2019 | 51-52 | 0.465 | 3.325 | 2 | 0.14 | 1.65 | 2 |
| May 9, 2019 | 53-54 | 0.645 | 4.819 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.47 | 1 |
| May 14, 2019 | 55-56 | 0.471 | 3.299 | 2 | 0.21 | 1.87 | 2 |
| May 15, 2019 | 57-58 | 0.481 | 3.541 | 2 | 0.2 | 1.81 | 2 |
| May 16, 2019 | 59-60 | 0.544 | 4.151 | 1 | 0.24 | 2.23 | 1 |
| May 21, 2019 | 61-62 | 0.469 | 3.296 | 2 | 0.2 | 1.79 | 2 |
| May 22, 2019 | 63-64 | 0.471 | 3.478 | 2 | 0.13 | 1.55 | 2 |
| May 23, 2019 | 65-66 | 0.527 | 3.874 | 1 | 0.24 | 2.28 | 1 |
| May 28, 2019 | 67-68 | 0.436 | 3.098 | 2 | 0.22 | 1.98 | 2 |
| May 29, 2019 | 69-70 | 0.432 | 3.096 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 2 |
| May 30, 2019 | 71-72 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
* Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue