Today saw the formal announcement of “A Dream within a Dream” (湦卷渀梦), a light romantic costume drama based on an original screenplay. Li Yitong plays Song Yimeng/Song Xiaoyu, the main female character. She inadvertently travels through a book and is involved in a “forced” romance with Liu Yuning’s character, Nan Heng, who is pursuing her as she flees. The cutest thing ever has to be the announcement of the cast and the costume fitting. We watch the contemporary equivalent of “Xiaoyu” making her way to the picture shoot, and then presto—the actors are dressed in period attire, delightfully posing for the camera.
Is it a good or bad thing to know your future in advance? Even though Song Yimeng has the fate card, she is helpless against fate. She predicts that she will end up as “cannon fodder,” used by the icy-faced prince Nan Heng to gain control. Even as Nan Heng wakes up little by little, destiny’s course continues to govern him. Every character in the book fights to escape the plot’s confines. Will they be successful?
In addition to Bambi Zhu Xudan and Riley Wang Yilun, who play secondary leads, the cast also features Li Yitong and Liu Yuning in their first joint venture. Youshuo Wang has received a unique invitation to star. Guo Hu is the director, and iQIYI and Linmon Pictures are the producers.
