The King of Blaze (Chinese: 火王; pinyin: Huǒwáng; lit. 'Fire King') is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the Taiwanese manhua of the same name. It stars Chen Bolin and Jing Tian with Zhang Yijie and Lai Yumeng.[3]
The series is separated into two different parts; the first part (火王之破晓之战) is set in the ancient era and Tang dynasty while the second part (火王之千里同风) is set in the modern era.[4][5] It aired on Hunan TV on November 26, 2018.[6]
Thousands of years ago, there was a beautiful planet amongst the stars protected by six different deities of different elements. During a battle with dark forces, the deities suffer a huge blow and Qian Mei sacrificed herself to save her lover, Zhong Tian. In order to save their homeland, Zhong Tian travels to the glorious age of the Tang dynasty where he meets an astronomer named Feng Jian who looks exactly like his long-lost love. Feng Jian is revealed to be Qian Mei, and the couple eventually reunites. However, they face even bigger danger as the dark forces follow them to the mortal realm. It was discovered that the mastermind behind the dark forces is Di Yun, Zhong Tian's former close friend. Zhong Tian must contend against the countervailing forces of kinship, friendship and love to save his planet.
Lin Ye is Zhong Tian after 1,300 years. He gathered a group of young entrepreneurs and established an eco green group to research more about environmental protection and new energy sources. He meets Tong Feng, a female reporter, through an interview; and they work together to promote environmental conservation. However, Lin Ye's old friend Di Yun appears and uses underhanded means to interfere and steal his fruit of labors. Lin Ye and Tong Feng must work together to recover their efforts.
Part 1 of the series was filmed from June to August 2017 in Iceland, Xiangshan and Yinchuan.[17][18][19]
Part 2 of the series was filmed from August to November in Hangzhou and Iceland.[20][21]