Zhao Liying (left) and Huo Jianhua (right) in The Journey of Flower. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Journey of Flower

The 54-episode series The Journey of Flower was one of the hottest topics on social media. The TV drama became a hit in the summer of 2015, generating around 200 million yuan ($31 million) in revenue for its producer. The movie starring Huo Jianhua and Zhao Liying is based on a novel of the same title written by Fresh Guoguo whose real name is Jiang Chenzhou. The aesthetical adaptation has picturesque outdoor scene in a Chinese ink painting style and charming male and female lead roles, attracting 400,000 followers on the drama's official Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter. The drama premiered in June of 2015. It tells a story from a female perspective of an orphan's growth and romance on her way to becoming a goddess.