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Notable Actors/Actresses

Ao Rui Peng: Li Chang Shou

Sun Zhen Ni: Goddess Yun Xiao

Ao Zi Yi: Ao Yi

Ai Mi: Lan Ling E

Director

He Shu Pei

Chinese Title

師兄太穩健

Shixiong Is Too Steady

Genres: Xianxia, Romance, Team, Comedy

Network: Youku, iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 30

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Cast

Ao Rui Peng: Li Chang Shou [Li Live Long]	Sun Zhen Ni: Goddess Yun Xiao / Yun Xiao xianzi
Ao Zi Yi: Ao Yi	Ai Mi: Lan Ling E
Zeng Ke Ni: Jiu Mei	Yu Yi: Qi Yuan
Zhang Chang Ning: Youqin Xuan Ya	Li Zhe Hao: Hao Tian [Vast Heaven]

Romcom/Romance Checklist

[In Progress]

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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

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

Ending:

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

Remarks

[Drama Info]

師兄太穩健 (Shixiong Is Too Steady) is a xianxia comedy adapted from Yan Gui Zheng Zhuan's web novel 我師兄實在太穩健了(My Shixiong Is Really Too Steady), which has also received an animated adaptation called something similar as well: 師兄啊師兄 Shixiong ah, Shixiong.

Directed by He Shu Pei with these xianxias in his resume: The Blossoming Love and Back From the Brink. Sun Zhen Ni is the leading lady (?) of his drama once more. 

There might not be a true leading lady as this is a ML-centred drama about Li Chang Shou, a risk-averse ML, who just wants to be "Chang Shou" (長壽 = Live Long).

Filming wrapped in February 07, 2025.

[Ending]

Recommendations

Preliminary recs are random / a peek at the list. These may be updated if drama is completed

Genre List:

Xianxia

OP	Big ML	Big OP ML

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