Legend of Fragrance (Chinese: 活色生香) is a 2015 Chinese television series starring Li Yifeng, Tiffany Tang, William Chan and Shu Chang. It aired on Hunan TV from 4 February to 2 March 2015.

Legend of Fragrance
Promotional poster
Also known asButterfly Fragrance
GenreRomance
Melodrama
Republican
Written byLin Yaling
Directed byHe Shupei
Cheng Zhichao
StarringLi Yifeng
Tiffany Tang
William Chan
Shu Chang
Opening themeScent of Love by Yisa Yu
Ending themeWarm Heart Sings by Li Yifeng
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes42
Production
Production locationsShanghai Image Maker Corp., Ltd
Running time45 mins
Production companiesH&R Century Pictures Co., Ltd
Original release
NetworkHunan TV
Release4 February (2015-02-04) –
2 March 2015 (2015-03-02)

The series averaged a rating of 1.89% (CSM50) and was a hit in China.[1]

Synopsis

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A story about the rivalry between two prominent families in the fragrance industry, which spawned birth secrets, revenge plots as well as the star-crossed love story of their children.

On the day of Ning Haotian (Ken Chang)'s marriage, his fiancé Xiang Xueyin (Tang Yixin) eloped with his junior, An Qiusheng (Lv Xingyu). Lingying's lady-in-waiting, Su Yun (Zhang Na) impersonates her mistress and marries into the Ning family. She gives birth to a pair of twins, a son Ning Zhiyuan (Li Yifeng) who does not possess the sense of smell and daughter Ning Peishan. Xueyin gives birth to a baby girl named An Ruohuan (Tiffany Tang), who carries a unique scent on her body. She then died drinking poison to save husband.

An Qiusheng misunderstood and thought that Bai Songxian (Yang Mingna) had let his whereabouts be known to Ning Haotian, who had wanted to exact revenge on him for eloping with his fiancé. He then abducted the Wen family's elder son Wen Shiqing, and changed his name to An Yichen (William Chan). After Songxian lost her son, she wanted to commit suicide, but met An Ruohuan, whom the Ning's housekeeper could not bear to kill. Songxian then decided to give up thoughts of suicide and adopted Ruohuan, changing her name to Le Yan. The few families then decided to use the "Fragrance of Lost Memory" on their children, to wipe out their memories.

Twelve years later, Yichen was tasked to investigate the case of missing young ladies in the Mo Wang province. In reality, he is under An Qiusheng's orders to seek revenge, taking the opportunity to destroy the Wen and Ning family. Yichen seeks help from his Japanese classmate, Xiaoya Huizi (Shu Chang). However, Huizi's father Tai Lang (Li Yaojing) schemes to steal the Chinese traditional artistic fragrance secrets, and plans to conquer Mo Wang Province. Meanwhile, Ruohuan infiltrates the Ning Family under An Yichen and An Shengqiu's plot to steal an invaluable perfume concoction recipe. There, she meets the spoilt young master Zhiyuan and the two often squabble. Zhiyuan eventually falls for the hardworking and sweet Ruo Huan, risking his life several times to save her.

Cast

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Main

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Actor Role Description
Li Yifeng Ning Zhiyuan The spoilt young master of the Ning family. He does not possess the sense of smell since he was born.
Tiffany Tang An Ruohuan / Le Yan The daughter of An Shengqiu and Xiang Xueyin, who adopted by Madame Wen. Naturally gifted at the sense of smell, she is a highly skilled perfume maker.
William Chan An Yichen / Wen Shiqing The adopted son of An Shengqiu, who is actually the long lost Young Master Wen. He is used as a tool for revenge by An Shengqiu.
Shu Chang Xiaoya Huizi Daughter of Xiaoya Tailang. She is classmates with An Yichen, and falls in love with him, despite her father's orders.

Supporting

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Actor Role Description
Ning Haotian
Zhiyuan and Shanpei's father. The first "Mo Wang".
Huang Ming
Wen Shixuan
2nd young master of the Wen family. The second "Mo Wang"
Ning Peishan
Zhiyuan's twin sister, Wen Shixuan' wife.
Yang Mingna
Bai Songxian
First wife of Wen Jingchang, Shiqing's birth mother. Because of a misunderstanding, she was chased out of the Wen Mansion and becomes Le Yan's adoptive mother.
He Zhonghua
Wen Jingchang
Shixuan and Shiqing's father.
Lu Xingyu
An Qiusheng
Ruohuan's father, and Yichen's adoptive father. In order to seek revenge, he kidnapped Wen Family's son.
Li Yaojing
Xiaoya Tailang
Xiaoya Huizi's father. He plans to conquer Mo Wang Province, and make use of his daughter to steal the Chinese traditional artistic fragrance secrets.
Xiang Xueyin
Ruohuan's mother. She died after drinking poison on behalf of her husband.
Zhang Weina
Su Yun
Zhiyuan and Shanpei's mother, Xiang Xueyin's maid.
Yi Yun
Chun Miao
Le Yan's good friend.
Fang Wen
Xia Hegui
Chun Miao's husband.
Luo Mi
Xia Chan
A girl captured by Wen Shixuan.
Ren Han
Su Qiu
Xiang Xueyin's maid.

Soundtrack

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Legend of Fragrance - Original Television Soundtrack ( 活色生香电视剧原声音乐大碟)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Scent of Love (戀香)"Yisa Yu 
2."Warm Heart Sings (心如玄铁)"Li Yifeng 

Ratings

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Air date Episode CSM50 city ratings National Internet ratings
Ratings (%) Audience share (%) Rank Ratings (%) Audience share (%) Rank
February 4, 2015 1-2 1.876 5.026 1 3.43 9.29 1
February 5, 2015 3-4 1.722 4.642 1 3.16 8.57 1
February 6, 2015 5 1.312 3.576 1 2.62 7.10 1
February 7, 2015 6 1.213 3.358 2 2.62 7.10 1
February 8, 2015 7-8 1.944 5.155 1 2.62 7.10 1
February 9, 2015 9-10 2.347 6.216 1 3.72 10.11 1
February 10, 2015 11-12 2.159 5.764 1 3.31 9.18 1
February 11, 2015 13-14 2.196 5.928 1 3.86 10.57 1
February 13, 2015 15 1.155 3.275 3 1.93 5.33 1
February 14, 2015 16 1.069 3.062 3 1.93 5.33 1
February 15, 2015 17-18 1.945 5.347 1 3.13 8.63 1
February 16, 2015 19-20 1.887 5.25 1 3.52 9.68 1
February 17, 2015 21-22 2.123 5.805 1 - - -
February 18, 2015 23 0.945 2.751 1 - - -
February 19, 2015 24 1.408 4.11 1 - - -
February 20, 2015 25 1.188 3.782 3 - - -
February 21, 2015 26 1.123 3.506 3 - - -
February 22, 2015 27-28 1.756 5.223 1 - - -
February 23, 2015 29-30 1.834 5.387 1 - - -
February 24, 2015 31-32 2.147 5.908 1 - - -
February 25, 2015 33-34 2.113 5.645 1 3.68 10.27 1
February 26, 2015 35-36 2.345 6.25 1 4.06 11.21 1
February 27, 2015 37 1.473 3.873 1 2.69 7.09 1
February 28, 2015 38 1.7 4.506 1 3.27 8.92 1
March 1, 2015 39-40 2.181 5.959 1 3.27 8.92 1
March 2, 2015 41-42 2.252 6.222 1 4.22 11.96 1
Average ratings 1.89 5.22 1 - - -
  • Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

International broadcast

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References

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  1. ^ "《活色生香》热播 网友赞巅峰颜值就是任性". NetEase. 2015-02-05.