Blossoms of Power | Open Thread

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Notable Actors/Actresses

He Yu: Xiao Hua Yong

Meng Zi Yi: Shen Xi He

Director

Zhong Qing

Chinese Title

百花殺

Hundreds of Flowers Die

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 36

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Cast

He Yu: Xiao Hua Yong	Meng Zi Yi: Shen Xi He
Xu Zheng Xi: Xin Chang Qing	Fan Shuai Qi: Bu Shu Lin
Lai Wei Ming: Xiao Chang Ying	Lin Zi Ye: Tian Yuan
	Other Actors: Kong Xue Er Zeng Li Peter Ho Zhang Yao Gao Wei Guang Chen He Yi Dai Si Zhao Zhi Wei
Dong Zi Fan: Cui Jin Bai

Romcom/Romance Checklist

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How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML:

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / CEO / General

The FL:

Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / Business-woman

Describe the Relationship (the tropes):

Annoying Love (F/M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Healing Love / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Opposites Attract / Pining Love / Second Chance / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / Star-Crossed Lovers 

Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):

Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++

Remarks

[Drama Info]

白花殺 reunites Meng Zi Yi and He Yu for their second drama together after The Legend of Heroes (Duel on Mount Hua). Well... technically third if you count He Yu's blink-and-you-might-miss-it cameo as the young Emperor in Blossom. 

This drama is also a mini reunion parade for Meng Zi Yi. She reunites with Xu Zheng Xi, who previously played her ML in Royal Rumours – now 2ML. She also reunites with Gao Wei Guang after making a cameo appearance in his drama Snowfall — and this time, he's cameo-ing. (Look at her advancing in her career.)

Directed by Zhong Qing, whose romance-heavy resume includes My Girl, Please Feel at Ease, Mr. Ling, In Blossom, Guess Who I Am, The Comic Bang, etc.

Adapted from Jin Huang's 我花開後百花殺 (When My Flowers Bloom, Hundreds of Flowers Die).

Produced by Youhug, which is why you'll see similar actors/cameos with Blossom. 

Filming wrapped on August 8, 2025.

[Ending]

Recommendations

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Genre List:

Scheming / Palace Romances

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