A modern playboy travels back in time 1,000 years and finds himself in the body of a royal princess. A straight man inside a woman's body, he enjoys flirting with his husband's concubines and touching their bodies with impunity. But after discovering his more feminine side, he truly falls in love with his husband. The show has 3 endings: besides the original, the series has two alternate endings. One of them filmed long after the ending of the original two.
The drama's adaptation rights were bought in 2012 by producer Gan Wei, and pre-production started in 2014. The series is directed by Lu Hao Ji Ji and written by Qin Shuang, who kept the main structure of the storyline but made considerable changes to better fit the screenplay adaptation and increase the pacing and fluidity. Due to the short production time of 70 days, insufficient time and funds were used to prepare the props, and product placements have to be inserted into the show. The series began filming at Xiangshan Movie & Television Town in August 2015.
Soundtrack
Reception
Despite its low budget of 20 million yuan and cast of amateur actors, the show became highly successful and was termed as a "viral internet comedy". The show has generated over $1.5 million in profit, 50,000 paid subscribers, 2.2 million new memberships, and had over 2.6 billion views in total. At one point the show was a No. 1 trending topic on Weibo for 10 consecutive days. Critics attribute the success of the show to its short length of 30 minutes, thus appealing to younger audience with shorter attention span. Also, the show was broadcast online and allowed viewers to post comments and discuss the storyline with others, making the watching experience more interactive. The transgender angle also makes the series more topical, helping break down barriers in discussing gender change and homosexuality. Oppositely, the series has been criticized for being "lousy" and appealing to "low-brow tastes". However, it has suffered from interference by Chinese censors. The show was taken offline on January 20, 2016 following a request by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television. It has been speculated that this is due to the censors' dislike of sexual scenes, vulgar language and time-travel themes. The show was made available again around January 28, 2016, with a number of cuts, roughly about a third of the show – "seven to eight minutes in each episode". LeTV is considering a movie sequel to the show.
Awards and nominations
Remake
In June 2018, it was announced that the drama will have a Korean remake which will be helmed by Fox Networks Group Asia and Endeavor China.
