A Prophet | Open Thread

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Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Xian: Shangguan Cheng Ming

Li Yi Tong: Jiang Fei Yan

Director

Yang Lei

Screenwriter

Yang Zhe

Chinese Title

我不是大師

I Am Not a Prophet

Genres: Era, Romance, Era Romance

Network: Tencent Video / iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

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Cast

Li Xian: Shangguan Cheng Ming	Li Yi Tong: Jiang Fei Yan
Liu Guan Lin: Sha Liang [Silly Liang]	Wu Gang: Jin Bu Huan [Worth its weight in gold]
Guo Jing Lin: Patriarch	Wang Yi Ting: Chen Qing Ying
Sun Shuang: Qian Huai Jin	Li Dian Zun: Zhang Yuan Fan
Yang Yi Wei: Cao San	Zhang Jing Wei: Tang Yu Shan
Zhang Xiao Qian: Zhou Wen Xin	Hai Yi Tian: Hu Guang Yuan
Xu Jun Shuo: Fan Xin Ze	Liang Tian: Blind Du
Ai Xiao Qi: Huang Fa Rong	Liu Mei Han: Shangguan Hong (young)
Luo Hai Qiong: Li Ying Juan	Huang Xiao Lei: Madam Cao
Xue Jia Ning: Second Madam	Wang Pei Lu: Qian Huai Ren
Yue Yang: Chen Jia Rong	Xu Yang: Patriarch (young)
Wei Qian Xiang: Lv Ru Hui

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

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

Ending:

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

Remarks

[Drama Info]

我不是大師 (Wǒ Bù Shì Dà Shī) is supposedly Li Xian and Li Yi Tong's second collaboration after 2019's Sword Dynasty – which flopped. But it's their third if you count Li Xian's cameo in Li Yi Tong's Dt.Appledog’s Time.

Directed by Yang Lei, whose resume is pick-a-genre-and-he'll-probably-have-one: The Three-Body Problem, The Legend of Heroes: Hot Blooded, Healer of Children, and this year's (2026) About Love and Swords Into Plowshares. It's a whole variety.

Adapted from Yi Zhi's novel called 我是個算命先生 (I Am a Fortune-Teller) by the screenwriter Yang Zhe. His previous dramas include The Candle in the Tomb, The Fight, and Medical Examiner Dr. Qin (a Li Xian connection).

The title irony is Chinese censorship at work. The original novel is 我是個算命先生 I Am a Prophet, but the drama became 我不是大師 I Am Not a Prophet. Because the drama is about exposing fortune-telling scams, our mysterious censorship board is like: Your title cannot be a scam. But then the English title kept the original spirit and is simply A Prophet. In summary: the original said “I AM.” The Chinese drama said “I AM NOT.” And the English title said “A Prophet.” Keeping the spirit of the scam.

Filming wrapped on August 14, 2025.

[Ending]

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