Legend of Fragrance
| Legend of Fragrance | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Butterfly Fragrance |
| Genre |
Romance Melodrama Republican |
| Written by | Lin Yaling |
| Directed by |
He Shupei Cheng Zhichao |
| Starring |
Li Yifeng Tiffany Tang William Chan Shu Chang |
| Opening theme | "Scent of Love" by Yisa Yu |
| Ending theme | "Warm Heart Sings" by Li Yifeng |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Shanghai Image Maker Corp.,Ltd |
| Running time | 45 mins |
| Production company(s) | H&R Century Pictures Co.,Ltd |
| Distributor | H&R Century Pictures Co.,Ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan TV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i, SDTV 576i |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Original release | February 4, 2015 – |
Legend of Fragrance (Chinese language: 活色生香, lit. Butterfly Fragrance) is a 2015 Chinese television series starring Li Yifeng, Tiffany Tang, William Chan and Shu Chang. It aired on Hunan TV from February 4, 2015 to March 2, 2015.
Plot
A story about the rivalry between two prominent families in the fragrance industry, which spawned birth secrets, revenge plots as well as the star-crossed love story of their children.
On the day of Ning Haotian (Ken Chang)'s marriage, his fiance Xiang Xueyin (Tang Yixin) eloped with his junior, An Qiusheng (Lv Xingyu). Lingying's lady-in-waiting, Su Yun (Zhang Na) impersonates her mistress and marries into the Ning family. She gives birth to a pair of twins, a son Ning Zhiyuan (Li Yifeng) who does not possess the sense of smell and daughter Ning Peishan. Xueyin gives birth to a baby girl named An Ruohuan (Tiffany Tang), who carries a unique scent on her body. She then died drinking poison to save husband. An Qiusheng misunderstood and thought that Bai Songxian (Yang Mingna) had let his whereabouts be known to Ning Haotian, who had wanted to exact revenge on him for eloping with his fiance. He then abducted the Wen family's elder son Wen Shiqing, and changed his name to An Yichen (William Chan). After Songxian lost her son, she wanted to commit suicide, but met An Ruohuan, whom the Ning's housekeeper could not bear to kill. Songxian then decided to give up thoughts of suicide and adopted Ruohuan, changing her name to Le Yan. The few families then decided to use the "Fragrance of Lost Memory" on their children, to wipe out their memories.
Twelve years later, Yichen was tasked to investigate the case of missing young ladies in the Mo Wang province. In reality, he is under An Qiusheng's orders to seek revenge, taking the opportunity to destroy the Wen and Ning family. Yichen seeks help from his Japanese classmate, Xiaoya Huizi (Shu Chang). However, Huizi's father Tai Lang (Li Yaojing) schemes to steal the Chinese traditional artistic fragrance secrets, and plans to conquer Mo Wang Province. Meanwhile, Ruohuan infiltrates the Ning Family under An Yichen and An Shengqiu's plot to steal an invaluable perfume concoction recipe. There, she meets the spoilt young master Zhiyuan and the two often squabble. Zhiyuan eventually falls for the hardworking and sweet Ruo Huan, risking his life several times to save her.
Cast
Main cast
- Li Yifeng as Ning Zhiyuan
- The spoilt young master of the Ning family. He does not possess the sense of smell.
- Tiffany Tang as An Ruohuan / Le Yan
- The daughter of An Shengqiu and Xiang Xueyin, who adopted by Madame Wen. Naturally gifted at the sense of smell, she is a highly skilled perfume maker.
- William Chan as An Yichen / Wen Shiqing
- The adopted son of An Shengqiu, who is actually the long lost Young Master Wen. He is used as a tool for revenge by An Shengqiu.
- Shu Chang as Xiaoya Huizi
- Daughter of Xiaoya Tailang. She is classmates with An Yichen, and falls in love with him, despite her father's orders.
Supporting cast
| Actor | Role | Description |
| | Zhiyuan and Shanpei's father. The first "Mo Wang". | |
| | 2nd young master of the Wen family. The second "Mo Wang" | |
| | Zhiyuan's twin sister, Wen Shixuan' wife. | |
| | First wife of Wen Jingchang, Shiqing's birth mother. Because of a misunderstanding, she was chased out of the Wen Mansion and becomes Le Yan's adoptive mother. | |
| | Shixuan and Shiqing's father. | |
| | | Ruohuan's father, and Yichen's adoptive father. In order to seek revenge, he kidnapped Wen Family's son. |
| | | Xiaoya Huizi's father. He plans to conquer Mo Wang Province, and make use of his daughter to steal the Chinese traditional artistic fragrance secrets. |
| | Ruohuan's mother. She died after drinking poison on behalf of her husband. | |
| | Zhiyuan and Shanpei's mother, Xiang Xueyin's maid. | |
| Le Yan's good friend. | ||
| | Chun Miao's husband. | |
| | A girl captured by Wen Shixuan. | |
| | | Xiang Xueyin's maid. |
Reception
The series is a commercial hit. It achieved a rating of 3.43 for its premiere, breaking the record for highest ratings of a drama's first episode in ten years, and online views surpassed 100 million in a day with 2 episodes. The series also ranked #1 in ratings nation-wide for its first week. It eventually surpassed 4 billion views.
