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XISHI

By Yilin DAI

Epic - Completed 2024

In ancient China, impoverished Xishi becomes the most desired beauty. Tasked with seducing a rival king, she sparks political turmoil, becoming a pawn in a deadly game of power between two warring states, where survival means navigating treacherous waters of love, loyalty, and deception.

- Year of production
- 2024
- Genres
- Epic, Drama, Historical
- Countries
- CHINA
- Languages
- MANDARIN
- Budget
- 5 - 10 M$
- Duration
- 120 mn
- Director(s)
- Yilin DAI
- Writer(s)
- Die YI
- Cast
- Xiyue CAO, Haoming YING, Liqun LUO, Yingzi ZHAO, Yanlin DONG, Ximing LIU
- Producer(s)
- George YANG (Green Lotus Leaf Movie Culture & Production Co Ltd), Yaqin SHEN (Green Lotus Leaf Movie Culture & Production Co Ltd)
- Synopsis
- In the ancient annals of China's rich history, amidst the tranquil streams and rustic charm of Zhuluo Village, blossomed a maiden whose allure surpassed all others. Xishi, born into modest circumstances with the surname Shi and the name Yiguang, would transcend her humble origins to become a legend whispered in the halls of emperors and the hearts of poets.
  
  As fate wove its intricate tapestry, the great powers of Yue and Wu clashed, leaving King Goujian shackled in defeat, a mere pawn in the machinations of conquest. Yet hope flickered in the minds of those loyal to their homeland, embodied by the strategic brilliance of General Fan Li and the sagacious Counselor Wen Zhong. In their quest to resurrect their kingdom, they devised a plan as audacious as it was cunning: the weapon of seduction.
  
  From the rural idylls of Zhuji County emerged Xishi, a vision of ethereal beauty. With each delicate movement and graceful step, she danced to a melody that stirred hearts and whispered of intrigue. Presented to the opulent courts of Wu by the hand of Fan Li himself, Xishi's bewitching charm ensnared the senses of King Fuchai, whose passions ignited a whirlwind of obsession and ambition.
  
  As palaces rose in homage to her radiance, so too did the flames of jealousy and treachery. The once noble King Fuchai, now ensnared in a web of manipulation spun by the cunning Bo Pi and the enchantress Xishi, succumbed to darker impulses, casting aside loyalty and honor in a bid for absolute power.
  
  Yet, behind the facade of opulence and adoration, Xishi harbored a longing for simplicity, a desire to escape the turmoil her beauty had wrought. Some whispered of her fate, lost to the depths of the sea or hidden in the tranquil embrace of seclusion with her confidant Fan Li. Others spoke of a tragic end at the hands of jealous rivals, a victim of the political machinations that swirled around her like a tempest.
  
  In the labyrinthine corridors of power, where ambition and desire intertwine, Xishi stood as both muse and martyr. Her beauty, a beacon of hope and despair, drew men into a dance of power and betrayal, where kingdoms rose and fell on the whim of a fleeting glance.
  
  As the specter of war loomed large and the echoes of conflict reverberated through the land, Xishi found herself swept up in a tumultuous tide, her fate entwined with that of nations in a struggle for supremacy and the enduring legacy of China's most captivating beauty.