Hu Jun
Zhang has produced several television series based on Louis Cha's "wuxia" novels from 2000 to 2006. "Laughing in the Wind" was the first mainland Chinese adaptation of Cha's "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer". The series received mixed reviews because of Zhang's changes to the original story but it still received a very high 19% audience rating. Zhang's second production, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", broadcast in 2003, has been broadcast in Japan since 2005. "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was broadcast in 2003. The series helped propel Hu Jun and Liu Yifei to fame, who moved on to star in films such as "Red Cliff" and "The Forbidden Kingdom". Backed by Louis Cha, Liu Yifei returned to star in "Return of the Condor Heroes". The series also starred and launched the career of Huang Xiaoming. The series received record high ratings when it was first broadcast on the Japanese NECO television station.