Maggie Jiang and Cast Join Wang Kai for Held in the Lonely Castle

Based on a novel with the same name by Milan Lady, Held In The Lonely Castle 孤城闭 is a new Daylight Entertainment production about the fourth emperor of the Song dynasty. He is the longest reigning Song dynasty emperor. Since the announcement that Wang Kai will be leading the drama as Emperor Zhao Zhen, it was only a matter of time before they announced his leading lady. Without further ado, I present to you the rest of the cast. 

I feel Maggie Jiang Shuying as Empress Cao is a perfect fit since her acting is top notch as seen in her previous dramas like To Be A Better Man and A Servant Of Two Masters.

Yang Le will give life to the character of Han Qi. No newcomer to the drama genre, He's mostly known for his role in Growing Up Together.

A relatively new Ren Min will play Princess Huirou. But after her work in Cry Me A Sad River, I'm convinced she can deliver the same acting intensity here.

Ye Zuxin was cast as the eunuch Zhang Maoze. Considering his vast experience in dramas, I'm pretty sure playing a eunuch will be no hurdle for him.

Bian Cheng of Eagles And Youngster fame will play the eunuch Liang Huaiji.

Wang Churan will play Consort Zhang. She has been cast as a supporting character... again. This is her second drama, the first being in Oh My General.

The versatile actor Yu Entai was cast as the poet/calligrapher Yan Shu.

No stranger to TV dramas and mostly remembered for his role in Love of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sun Jian will play Fu Bi.

Liu Jun who has several dramas under his belt, including Nirvana In Fire 2, will play Fan Zhongyan.

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Deng Chao's legendary selfie and more from recent events in C-ent

Sorry for being MIA, between people getting sick and getting busy (one of us has finals!).. let's just say it's been hectic. 

December is a busy time for c-ent too as it squeezes in the last remaining events and awards shows for the year. That usually means non-stop parties and plenty of eye candy to go around. Interestingly, my favorite picture is not from the red carpet but one taken by Deng Chao backstage at the 17th Huabiao Awards last Saturday. 

This moment is the money shot right there for the sheer star power packed into one picture. It reminds me of Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar selfie and who better to make it happen than Deng Chao. From left to right: Jiang Shuying, Yang Yang, Guo Jingming, Luhan, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, Zhou Dongyu, Chen He and Deng Chao. 

After Luhan and Kris Wu's epic reunion during iQiYi Scream Night, the two were spotted together again backstage. 

Deng Chao shared a few more pictures from the event. He reunited with Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei. The three starred in the 2013 Chinese film American Dreams in China. 

A photo with the big wigs of Chinese film industry: Jiang Wen, Zhou Xun, Deng Chao, Chen Kun and Xu Zheng (bottom right). 

With all the fully-suited men and ladies in beautiful growns strutting down the red carpet, a topic that started trending on weibo the other day was whether women really don't get cold. Yang Mi wore a playful patterned gown to the 15th MAHB Awards. Fans worried that she'd be freezing. 

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