New My Fair Princess

{{Infobox television

|image = Myfairprincess.jpg

|caption = 2011 Chinese DVD cover for Part 2

|genre=Costume drama
Comedy drama
Teen drama
Soap opera
Wuxia
Historical fiction

|creator = Chiung Yao

|developer = Li Hao

|presenter = Ping Hsin-tao
Ouyang Changlin
He Zhu
Chen Tianqiao

|writer = Chiung Yao
Huang Su-yuan

|director =Li Ping
Ting Yang-kuo

|starring = Li Sheng
Zhang Rui
Benjamin Schwartz
Hai Lu
Li Jiahang
Chiu Hsin-chih

|theme_music_composer =

|opentheme = "Benxiang ni" (奔向你) performed by Zhang Rui

|endtheme =

|composer =

|country = China

|language= Mandarin
English
Mongolian
Uyghur

|num_seasons =

|num_episodes = 98

|channel = Hunan Television

|first_aired = {{start date|2011|7|16|df=y}}

|last_aired = {{end date|2011|9|8|df=y}}

|executive_producer = Ho Hsiu-chiung
Liu Haiyan

|producer = Liu Xiangquan
Wei Wenbin
Zhang Huali
Hu Weijian

|company = Hunan Broadcasting System
Shanghai Chuangyi Media
Beijing Shining Show Media

|location=Hengdian World Studios
Hangzhou
Beijing
Yunnan
Inner Mongolia

|related = My Fair Princess (1998–1999)
My Fair Princess III (2003)

}}

New My Fair Princess is a 2011 Chinese television drama written by Taiwanese novelist Chiung Yao (with help by her assistant Huang Su-yuan) and produced by Hunan Broadcasting System. It is a remake of the 1998–1999 smash hit My Fair Princess, and directed by the same 2 directors from My Fair Princess III (2003). Akin to the original, main cast members were almost all unestablished, although lead actresses Li Sheng and Hai Lu were already 27 and 26 years old in 2010 when it was shot. Ruby Lin from the original as well as Qin Lan and Zang Jinsheng from My Fair Princess III made guest appearances.

Despite a huge budget compared to the original, including over ¥4.5 million (roughly US$0.7 million) on costumes alone,[http://news.cts.com.tw/udn/entertain/201107/201107030769980.html 「新還珠」砸2千萬保證不撞衫] the series received largely negative reviews after it was broadcast.

Parts

The drama is composed of three parts.

Part 1: Flying Swallow (燕兒翩翩飛): episodes 1 to 36
Part 2: Blowing Wind (風兒陣陣吹): episodes 37 to 74
Part 3: Wandering People (人兒何處歸): episodes 75 to 98

Cast

Li Sheng as Xiaoyanzi
Zhang Rui as Yongqi
Benjamin Schwartz as Banjieming (Benjamin)
Hai Lu as Xia Ziwei
Li Jiahang as Fu Erkang
Chiu Hsinchih as Qianlong Emperor
Sheren Tang as the empress
Leanne Liu as the empress dowager
Zanilia Zhao as Princess Qing'er
Gao Ziqi as Xiao Jian
Sun Yaoqi as Jinsuo
Lu Hong as Fu Ertai
Fang Qingzhuo as Wet-Nurse Rong
Wang Jinduo as Liu Qing
Zhou Fang as Liu Hong
Liu Xiaoye as Consort Ling
Zhuang Qingning as Consort Yu
Madina Memet as Hanxiang
Zhang Danfeng as Mai'erdan (Merdan)
Chai Biyun as Princess Saiya
Kan Qingzi as Xinrong
Liu Changwei as Chang Shou
Yu Yingying as Mingyue
Ma Xiangyi as Caixia
Qu Aohui as Xiaodengzi
Zhang Zhuowen as Xiaozhuozi
Lei Zhenyu as Fu Lun
Chen Huijuan as Fu Lun's wife
Xu Yazhou as Lang Shining
Gang Yi as Ji Xiaolan
Xing Hanqing as Fu Heng
Yang Fengyu as E Min
Xin Xin as Xiaowenzi
Chen Muyi as Xiaochongzi
Li Zixing as Xiaoguizi
Han Chao as Xiaoshunzi
Wang Zi as Xiaoluzi
Xu Tianchen as Xiaohuangzi
Chen Yayun as Xiaolüzi
Ding Li as Xiaolanzi
Xie Zhongling as Cailian
Zang Jinsheng as Liang Tinggui
Wang Heming as Master Zhuang
Nige Mutu as Ali Hezhuo (Ali Khoja)
Wang Jianxin as Qike'er
Yang Quanjing as Sai Wei
Ye Dao as Sai Guang
Yan Qinglong as Sai Hu
Yu Chengchuan as Sai Bao
Li Xiaoyan as Wet-Nurse Gui
Cao Shan as Shuangxi
Zhou Jingjing as Lamei
Zhang Xinyue as Dongxue
Cheng Jinan as Cuihuan
Sheng Tianling as Peiyu
Hu Qiunan as Zhen'er
Weng Wenqian as Cui'er
Qian Jing as Mei'er
Luo Shujie as Ying'er
Yang Qing as Jixiang
Huang Xiaolan as Ruyi
Zheng Qiongxiao as Xiaoxiao
Yang Mengdi as Zhaizhai
Mou Xing as Qiutian
Xu Yuhan as Xiaodouzi
Kang Shengwen as Xiaohuzi
Chen Shidan as Baby Girl Dou
Kong Biyu as Grandma Wang
Liu Huanying as Nanny Sun
Chen Heng as Third Princess
Chai Wei as Seventh Princess
Mi Dou as Ninth Princess
Fu Tao as Eleventh Prince
Wu Tiezheng as Twelfth Prince
Zhu Jiazhen as Zhu'er
Ai Ru as Jinlingzi
Chen Zhuo as Yinlingzi
Yu Zikuan as Guan Bao
Su Mei as Guan Bao's wife
Gao Sen as Eunuch Pu
Wang Chunyuan as Imperial Doctor Hu
Yan Jingning as Imperial Doctor Li
Han Xiquan as Imperial Doctor Zhong
Chen Fusheng as Balang
Yin Zhefei as Brother Ou
Mao Jianping as Brother Ou's wife
Shen Baoping as Liu Yixin
Xu Zhenbin as Lujia
Wang Liangzhu as Kaluma
Li Chenyin as Langka
Jenny Zhang as Hu Ruolan
Wang Kun as Gao Yuan / Gao Da
Zong Fengyan as Gao Liang / Gao Ming
Ruby Lin as Xia Yuhe
Gao Ziqi as Xiao Zhihang
Qin Lan as Du Xueyin

Reception

In Taiwan, where the first 2 seasons of the original series both recorded double-digit ratings, the remake only managed 0.8 in the first week, ranking last among Taiwan's major channels.[http://news.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Showbiz/showbiz-rank/0,5137,tv+142,00.html 八點檔收視率排行 ★週一至週五八點檔(2011.07.25-2011.07.29)] Ratings eventually improved to 2.0 by the last week, tying for third place.[http://news.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Showbiz/showbiz-rank/0,5137,tv+132,00.html 八點檔收視率排行 ★週一至週五八點檔(2011.10.03-2011.10.07)] In Mainland China, ratings mostly ranked first nationally, even though the average ratings of 1.5 and audience shares of 8.3% also hardly compared to the original's numbers (more than 50% audience shares) more than a decade ago. Reports suggest that many were only watching it to see how "terrible" it was, after initial negative reviews.[http://dazhe.qingdaonews.com/content/2011-07/26/content_8875716.htm 在骂声中炒热《新还珠》收视率越失望越围观][http://ent.newssc.org/system/2011/07/20/013239079.shtml “新还珠”收视不减网友集体挑刺] With the exception of Ruby Lin who received strong support by nostalgic fans of the original,[http://www.chinanews.com/yl/2011/07-22/3203327.shtml 林心如：新"还珠"演员漂亮剧情不能用"雷"来形容][http://news.yule.com.cn/html/201107/93881.html 《新还珠格格》林心如登场观众惊呼穿越了] the actors were harshly criticized and ridiculed on social media.[http://news.tvbs.com.tw/entry/60969 史上最老小燕子！？　新還珠格格遭惡評] A message on Sina Weibo that was re-posted over 60,000 times read "When I watched the Old My Fair Princess then, I always hoped Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei could finish off the empress and Wet Nurse Rong; when I watch the New My Fair Princess now, I just hope the empress and Wet Nurse Rong finish off Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei as quickly as possible."[http://data.jfdaily.com/a/2243912.htm 《新还珠格格》“穿越”了] A Taiwanese kuso version mocking a scene's dialogue also went viral, generating more viewers than the series, infuriating Chiung Yao.[http://mag.chinatimes.com/mag-cnt.aspx?artid=9844&page=1 氣壞瓊瑤《新還珠格格》不敵KUSO版] After the last episode aired in China, Chiung Yao wrote on her Sina Weibo account to the large number of disappointed critics: "My heart hurts. The distance between us is too large."[http://www.hunantv.com/c/20110910/1008053758.html 《新还珠》大结局永琪不专一网友吐槽激怒琼瑶]