The Advisors Alliance

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The Advisors Alliance
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 大軍師司馬懿之軍師聯盟 /
大軍師司馬懿之虎嘯龍吟
Simplified Chinese 大军师司马懿之军师联盟 /
大军师司马懿之虎啸龙吟
Literal meaningThe Great Military Strategist Sima Yi: The Military Strategists' Alliance /
The Great Military Strategist Sima Yi: Growling Tiger and Roaring Dragon
GenreHistorical drama
Written byChang Jiang
Directed byZhang Yongxin
Presented byZhuang Baobin
Xiao Wenge
Jin Hongxing
Xu Jiaxuan
Zhang Jian
Wu Bing
Cao Huayi
Mu Xiaoguang
Starring Wu Xiubo
Liu Tao
Li Chen
Yu Hewei
Janine Chang
Tang Yixin
Zhai Tianlin
Liu Huan
Wang Jinsong
Wang Dong
ComposersCao Dongdong
Jin Qilin
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes42 (Part 1)
44 (Part 2)
Production
Executive producers Wu Xiubo
Xiao Yan
Wang Yang
Gu Wenjuan
ProducersZhang Alin
Zhang Jian
Xu Jiaxuan
CinematographyZhang Wenjie
EditorLiao Wei
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companiesDongyang Meng Jiang Wei Film and TV Culture
Jiangsu Huali Culture Media
DOMYS Entertainment
Budget¥400 million
Original release
Release22 June (2017-06-22) 
14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)

The Advisors Alliance is a 2017 Chinese two-part television series based on the life of Sima Yi, a government official and military general who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. The series starred Wu Xiubo as the main character, with Liu Tao, Li Chen, Janine Chang, Tang Yixin, Yu Hewei and Wang Luoyong playing supporting roles. The first part of the series started airing on Jiangsu TV and Anhui TV on 22 June 2017. [1] The second part started airing on Youku on 8 December 2017. [2]

Contents

Synopsis

The series follows the life of Sima Yi through the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China.

The first part covers Sima Yi's early career under Cao Cao, the warlord who controls the central government and the figurehead Emperor Xian towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. Sima Yi becomes an adviser to Cao Cao's son Cao Pi and assists him in defeating his younger brother Cao Zhi in a power struggle over the succession to their father's place. Following Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi usurps the throne from Emperor Xian, ends the Eastern Han dynasty, and declares himself emperor of the newly established Cao Wei state. This part ends around the middle or towards the end of Cao Pi's reign.

The second part covers Sima Yi's career in the Cao Wei state during the Three Kingdoms period and his service under the emperors Cao Pi, Cao Rui and Cao Fang. He leads Cao Wei forces into battles against its rival states, Shu Han and Eastern Wu, and rises through the ranks to become one of the most powerful figures in Cao Wei and ultimately a regent for the third Cao Wei emperor, Cao Fang. In his final years, Sima Yi successfully stages a coup d'état against his co-regent Cao Shuang and effectively becomes the de facto ruler of the Cao Wei state. About 15 years after Sima Yi's death, his grandson Sima Yan would eventually usurp the Cao Wei throne and replace it with the Jin dynasty (266–420).

Cast

Part 1

Part 2

Production

The series took five years and cost a total of 400 million yuan in production, with most of the money going into the sets. More than 6,000 costumes were made for the series. [3] Wu Xiubo, the lead actor, serves as the executive producer of the series. Filming lasted for 333 days, beginning on 13 February 2016 and ending on 10 January 2017. [4] [5] [6]

Soundtrack

The Advisors Alliance - Original Television Soundtrack (大军师司马懿之军师联盟电视剧原声音乐大碟)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Duan Ge Xing (短歌行)"Yu Hewei 
2."Shi Wu Cong Jun Zheng (十五从军征)"Jin Yubin 
3."Yuan Ge Xing (怨歌行)"Yeung Tung & Lu Moyi 

Reception

Critical response

The series received high praise for its plot, cinematography and cast performance. The first part of the series generated six billion hits on Youku and 8.2 points out of 10 on Douban. [7] A mobile game adapted from the series was also released. [3] However, some viewers have criticised the series on the grounds of historical inaccuracies, and said that the additional details and modern lines in the series serve as distractions and ruin the mood. [3]

Ratings

China Jiangsu TV / Anhui TV premiere ratings (CSM52) [8]
EpisodesBroadcast date Jiangsu TV Anhui TV
Ratings (%)Audience share (%)RankingsRatings (%)Audience share (%)Rankings
1-2June 22, 20170.6782.33430.2770.95514
3-4June 23, 20170.722.4340.3231.099
5-6June 24, 20170.6702.2740.3421.1611
7June 25, 20170.7342.6420.4041.457
8-9June 26, 20170.7322.59130.4621.6367
10-11June 27, 20170.7782.8220.4411.66
12-13June 28, 20170.8533.07820.4561.6447
14-15June 29, 20170.8763.09640.5411.9137
16-17June 30, 20170.9123.0810.5331.87
18-19July 1, 20170.9273.17010.6132.092
20July 2, 20170.8643.12730.5562.0125
21-22July 3, 20170.9723.44410.5421.9195
23-24July 4, 20170.9313.28620.5111.8058
25-26July 5, 20170.9643.32130.5481.8895
27-28July 6, 20170.9593.24330.5781.9566
29-30July 7, 20170.9073.17230.5982.18
31-32July 8, 20171.0493.55220.531.8017
33July 9, 20170.9853.57720.8423.0625
34-35July 10, 20171.0763.7120.9013.114
36-37July 11, 20171.1433.9720.8963.125
38-39July 12, 20171.1003.88730.9313.2944
40-41July 13, 20171.0293.56640.913.1545
42July 14, 20170.9463.530.4731.7579
Average

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2nd Golden Guduo Media AwardsBest Network & Web ProductionThe Advisors AllianceWon [9]
Best ScriptwriterChang JiangWon
Best Actor (Web series)Wu XiuboWon
8th Macau International Television Festival Best ActorWu XiuboNominated
Best Supporting ActorYu HeweiNominated
31st Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Television Series (Historical)The Advisors AllianceWon [10]
Outstanding DirectorZhang YongxinNominated
Outstanding ScreenwriterChang JiangNominated
Outstanding ActorYu HeweiNominated
24th Shanghai Television Festival Best Television Series The Advisors AllianceNominated [11] [12]
Best DirectorZhang YongxinNominated
Best WriterChang JiangNominated
Best Actor Wu Xiubo Nominated
Best Supporting ActorYu HeweiWon
Best CinematographyZhang WenjieNominated
Best Art DesignHan ZhongWon
29th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actor Yu HeweiNominated [13]
Best Actress Liu Tao Nominated
24th Huading Awards Best DirectorZhang YongxinNominated [14]
Best ScreenwriterChang JiangNominated
Best Actress Liu Tao Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Janine Chang Won
5th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of ChinaBest DirectorZhang YongxinWon [15]
Best Actress Liu Tao Won
Best Supporting Actor Zhai Tianlin Won

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