It was announced on the 1st that Chinese actress Meng Ziyi (孟子義) will star in Tencent Video's S-plus grade original youth drama "Haibian Mujin Xia". It has become clear that she is making a full-fledged return to modern dramas after approximately 6 years, and great expectations are being placed on her modern visuals and her challenge to new acting roles.

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This work is a healing-themed love story depicting the relationship between two honor students, a male and a female. Starting from a rivalry during high school, it is a work that portrays their growth through a reunion in the city, with content that blends sweet and refreshing romantic elements with a coming-of-age story.

The heroine played by Meng Ziyi is a woman who combines kindness with inner strength. Her 170-centimeter tall stature and glamorous looks are highly regarded as perfectly fitting the image of a modern drama heroine. Filming is scheduled to start in mid-August, and after approximately three months of filming, it is expected to be completed from autumn to winter.

Up until now, Meng Ziyi has been active mainly in historical dramas such as "The Untamed" and "Jiu Chong Zi", building a solid career. On the other hand, her appearance in a modern drama will be her first since "Wo Bu Shi Gou Wu Kuang" in 2020. This return is seen as a step out of her forte, historical dramas, and is attracting attention within the industry as an important challenge to break her image as a "historical drama-only actress." There is also a strong view that this will be a major turning point to broaden her acting range.

Meng Ziyi is currently filming the historical drama "Jiangmen Duhou" and is scheduled to wrap up at the end of July. Afterwards, she will join the filming of "Haibian Mujin Xia" and also has an announced historical drama "Yishou Zhaixing Yishou Chuai Di" awaiting her appearance.

As for her upcoming works, "Bai Hua Sha", co-starring He Yu (何与), "Shang Gongzhu", where she reunited with Li Yunrui (李昀鋭), and the suspense work "San Xian Mi Hui" - these three works are expected to be released in 2026. Among them, "Shang Gongzhu" has surpassed 2.6 million pre-orders and is gathering high expectations.