Arsenal Military Academy

Arsenal Military Academy (Chinese: 烈火军校; pinyin: Lièhuǒ Jūnxiào) is a 2019 Chinese streaming television series, directed by Hue Kaidong, with the script written by Princess Agents author Xiao Xiang Dong Er.[1] It originally airs 2 episodes daily on iQiyi, Tuesday through Friday at 20:00, and stars Bai Lu, Xu Kai, Li Chengbin and Wu Jiayi. The drama tells the story of Xie Xiang, who disguises herself as a male student to join the military academy under her brother's name.[2][3]

Arsenal Military Academy
Promotional image
GenreMilitary
Action thriller
War
Romance
Written byXiao Xiang Dong Er
Directed byHue Kai Dong
StarringBai Lu
Xu Kai
Li Chengbin
Wu Jiayi
Opening theme"Soldier (战士)" by Lu Hu
Ending theme"Raging Fire (烈火)" by Dong Li
"Poison (毒药)" by Wang Yizhe
Country of originChina
Original languageStandard Mandarin
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducerYu Zheng
Production locationsZhejiang
Hengdian World Studios
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesHuanyu Film Company
iQiyi
Tencent Pictures
Release
Original networkiQiyi
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
SDTV
Audio formatStereo
Original release6 August (2019-08-06) 
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

Synopsis

Hoping to follow in her deceased brother's footsteps, Xie Xiang (Bai Lu) enrolls into the Arsenal Military Academy in Shunyuan disguised as a male, with only her good friend Tan Xiaojun (Jin Xin) knowing her secret. There, she becomes good friends with the country bumpkin Huang Song (Liu Sibo) and the quiet Shen Junsan (Li Chengbin), all while getting into periodic quarrels with her hot-headed and playful roommate, Gu Yanzheng (Xu Kai). Despite her small stature and weak constitution, she gradually trains into an able soldier, winning the respect of her peers.

These students soon uncover a dangerous conspiracy surrounding the Japanese occupiers, the Chinese resistance, as well as past royal descendants of the now defunct Qing dynasty.[4]

Cast

Main characters

Arsenal Military Academy

  • Liu Runnan as Li Wenzhong
  • Wang Yizhe as Ji Jin
  • Liu Sibo as Huang Song
  • Meng En as Zhu Yanlin
  • Shao Bing as Guo Shuting
  • Lin Yo-wei as Lu Zhongyu

Other characters

  • Gao Yuer as Jin Xianrong/Oda Hiroshi
  • Li Ang as Song Xicheng
  • Hong Yao as Shen Tingbai
  • Sun Tao as Huang Jingli
  • Dong Li as Xie Liangchen
  • Jin Xin as Tan Xiaojun
  • Yin Zheng as Chengrui Beilei
  • An Yuexi as An Wen
  • Liu Min as Huo Xiaoyu
  • Zuo Xiaoqing as Pei Nianqing
  • Liu Enshang as Sato Kazuo
  • Zhang Yiwei as Gu Qiqi
  • He Jiayi as Mrs. Qu
  • Li Jie as Mr. Qu
  • Sun Anke as Qu Manshu
  • Lu Ling as Mrs. Xie
  • Zhang Gong as Mr. Xie Zhipei
  • Ren Shan as Gu Zongtang
  • Fang Anna as Sister Huang
  • Li Qinqin as Fu Jin
  • Xiao Rongsheng as Zhang Siling
  • Xuan Lu as Bai Biyun

Soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicSingersLength
1."Raging Fire (烈火)" (Ending theme song 1)Yu ZhengWang YaoguangDong Li3:39
2."Soldier (战士)" (Opening theme song)Yu ZhengLu HuLu Hu3:37
3."Moonlight Tango (月光探戈)"Wang YaoguangWang YaoguangWu Jiayi3:49
4."Enter a Dream (入梦)"Wang YaoguangAi QingBai Lu and Xu Kai3:39
5."Poison (毒药)" (Ending theme song 2)Yu ZhengWang YaoguangWang Yizhe3:29

Production

Filming began on March 26, 2018 at Hengdian Studios and Zhejiang Province. Filming finished and officially entered post-production on August 6 of the same year.[5]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
China Entertainment Industry Summit
(Golden Pufferfish Awards)
Best Drama Arsenal Military Academy Nominated [6]
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Web Series Nominated [7]
Best Actor Xu Kai Nominated
Best Actress Bai Lu Nominated
6th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China (Wenrong Awards) Best Actor Xu Kai Won [8]
6th The Actors of China Award Best Actor (Web series) Xu Kai Won [9]
Best Actress (Web series) Bai Lu Nominated [10]
StarHub Night of Stars 2019 Best Actor (China) Xu Kai Won [11]
Most Promising Actress Bai Lu Won [11]
8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Most Popular Actor Xu Kai Won [12]
Most Popular Actress Bai Lu Won [12]

References


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