{ "id": "epcnx91f9v", "slug": "rebirth-for-you", "title": "Rebirth For You (嘉南传)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia", "label": "East Asian drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so", "label": "Titles My to So", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "China · 2021 and later: East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021", "label": "China · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Rebirth For You (嘉南传, formerly Mu Nan Zhi 慕南枝) is a 2021 Chinese historical romance drama adapted from Zhi Zhi's novel, starring Ju Jingyi and Joseph Zeng; 40 episodes streamed on iQiyi and Tencent from October 17 to November 22, 2021, with a low Douban score around 3.8-4.0.", "snippet": "Rebirth For You (嘉南传, formerly Mu Nan Zhi 慕南枝) is a 2021 Chinese historical romance drama adapted from Zhi Zhi's novel, starring Ju Jingyi and Joseph Zeng; 40 episodes streamed on iQiyi and Tencent from October 17 to November 22, 2021, with a low Douban score around 3.8-4.0.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so", "markdown": "# Rebirth For You (嘉南传)\n\n**Rebirth For You** (嘉南传; also known by its earlier title 慕南枝, *Mu Nan Zhi*) is a 2021 Chinese historical romance television drama adapted from the novel *Mu Nan Zhi* by the web novelist Zhi Zhi (吱吱), directed by Zhi Lei and starring [Ju Jingyi](https://www.edgepedia.org/ju-jingyi) and Joseph Zeng (Zeng Shunxi).[1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) Its 40 episodes streamed on iQiyi and [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video) beginning October 17, 2021, with the finale airing on November 22, 2021.[2](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/58560/rebirth-for-you)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Chinese title | 嘉南传 (Jia Nan Zhuan); earlier working title 慕南枝 (Mu Nan Zhi)[2](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You) |\n| Source material | Novel *Mu Nan Zhi* (慕南枝) by Zhi Zhi[1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) |\n| Episodes / run | 40 episodes; October 17 to November 22, 2021, on iQiyi and Tencent Video[2](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/58560/rebirth-for-you) |\n| Director / screenwriter | Zhi Lei; Ju Fangfang (with Zhi Zhi credited)[1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) • [4](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/YWJiaGwm/playingtime) |\n| Main cast | Ju Jingyi as Jiang Baoning, Joseph Zeng as Li Qian, Wang Zhuocheng as Zhao Xiao[1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) |\n| Production companies | Tencent Penguin Pictures, Star 48 (丝芭影视), and Qing Chun You Jia[4](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/YWJiaGwm/playingtime) |\n| Reception | Douban score of 4.0/10 from 92,216 users (as of August 30, 2025); 48.1% of raters gave one star near the finale[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%98%89%E5%8D%97%E4%BC%A0/58548329?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma) • [6](https://min.news/zh-hk/entertainment/9a53c5bafd5e31f36c13fe408d113c09.html) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story is set in the fictional Mu An Country (慕安国). Jiang Baoning (姜保宁), the Commandery Princess Jia Nan, lost her parents as a child and was raised in the palace by her grandmother, the Grand Empress Dowager. Knowing there is no real freedom inside the palace walls, she refuses to become a puppet of palace intrigue and instead uses her ingenuity, particularly her mechanical and craft skills, to balance the competing factions at court.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/58560/rebirth-for-you) • [7](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_1kdcoh3mbbd.html)\n\n[Li Qian](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-qian) (李谦), a guard of the imperial guards from Bingzhou and son of the regional commander Li Changqing, comes to the capital under the false name [Zhang Qian](https://www.edgepedia.org/zhang-qian) (章谦) to win a craftsmen's competition, because its prize, a long-lost diagram of a legendary weapon, is a key object in his investigation of an old tragedy, the massacre of Li Family Village years before.[7](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_1kdcoh3mbbd.html) The two meet as rivals in the competition, fall in love across the gap in their status, and eventually marry; together they help the young Emperor stabilize the court and bring about a peaceful era.[2](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You) • [1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/)\n\nThe court politics center on a struggle between the faction of Empress Dowager Cao, a power-hungry matriarch backed by her Cao clan, and the young Emperor Zhao Yi, Jiang Baoning's cousin.[2](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You) In the drama's resolution of the old mystery, Jiang Baoning compares historical records and establishes through the testimony of the servant Min Zhou that Empress Dowager Cao was behind the massacre of Li Family Village, clearing Jiang Baoning's own father of involvement and removing the supposed grievance between the two families.[7](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_1kdcoh3mbbd.html)\n\n## Cast\n\nJu Jingyi plays Jiang Baoning, and Joseph Zeng plays Li Qian, the drama's central couple.[1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) The supporting cast includes Wang Zhuocheng as Zhao Xiao, son of the Marquis of Jinghai; [Wang Yiting](https://www.edgepedia.org/wang-yiting) as Li Dongzhi, Li Qian's younger sister; Li Yizhen as Gao Miaorong, Li Qian's god-sister who loves him one-sidedly; [Li Yunrui](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-yunrui) as Qing An, second prince of the neighboring Yong Qing Country; Cao Cuifen as the Grand Empress Dowager; and Yvonne Yung as Empress Dowager Cao.[1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) • [2](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You) Song Xinran, a fellow member of Ju Jingyi's group, appears as Bai Su, Jiang Baoning's close friend and later the wife of the minister Cao Xuan.[2](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You) • [8](https://popdaily.com/my/article/234196)\n\n## Production and broadcast\n\nThe drama was jointly produced by Shanghai Tencent Penguin Pictures, Shanghai Star 48 Film and [Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television) (丝芭影视), and Beijing Qing Chun You Jia, with Zhi Lei directing and Ju Fangfang writing the screenplay from Zhi Zhi's novel.[4](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/YWJiaGwm/playingtime) • [1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) It premiered on Tencent Video and iQiyi on the evening of October 17, 2021, with two episodes updating at 8 p.m. on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays.[9](https://ishare.ifeng.com/c/s/v002MThdghhJbv5gYCOTQiKB7l3vIK0RhfI08HkoLRiSwws__) • [5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%98%89%E5%8D%97%E4%BC%A0/58548329?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma) TVmaze lists the running time as 45 minutes per episode, while the CPOP HOME listing gives 52 minutes.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/58560/rebirth-for-you) • [1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/) International streaming was available on WeTV, MGTV, and Viki.[1](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/)\n\n## Soundtrack\n\nSeveral songs were performed by the cast themselves. Ju Jingyi sang the opening theme, \"Mo Li\" (莫离); Song Xinran, who plays Bai Su, sang two insert songs, \"Wu Yuan\" (无怨) and \"Yuan Shuo\" (缘说); and Li Yunrui, who plays Qing An, sang \"Zhongdian\" (终点).[8](https://popdaily.com/my/article/234196)\n\n## Reception\n\nViewing interest was solid even as critical opinion divided. In early November 2021 the series topped the web drama play-index chart despite widespread complaints about its details.[10](https://k.sina.cn/article_7503086758_1bf3804a6020010noq.html) Viewer responses split into two camps: fans praised the tight pacing, the costume and styling work, and the chemistry between the leads, while critics found Ju Jingyi's period look repetitive and faulted the lead actors' performances.[8](https://popdaily.com/my/article/234196)\n\nThe Douban score settled low. Near the finale, 48.1% of raters had given one star and the score stood at 3.8 out of 10, lower than Ju Jingyi's earlier dramas *[Legend of Yunxi](https://www.edgepedia.org/legend-of-yunxi)* (6.0) and *[The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-blooms-at-ruyi-pavilion)* (4.7).[6](https://min.news/zh-hk/entertainment/9a53c5bafd5e31f36c13fe408d113c09.html) By August 30, 2025, the Douban average stood at 4.0/10 from 92,216 users.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%98%89%E5%8D%97%E4%BC%A0/58548329?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma)\n\nProfessional criticism focused on two points. In November 2021, *Qilu Evening News* criticized the drama's exaggerated \"internet-celebrity filter,\" saying its heavy beauty-filter look drove viewers away.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%98%89%E5%8D%97%E4%BC%A0/58548329?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma) *China Art News* argued the plot was rigid and formulaic, citing the capital's craftsmen competition, in which the commandery princess freely leaves the palace to compete and roadside scrap materials turn out to be the final challenge's answer, as episodes that strain realism and hollow out the work's depth despite its female-centered narrative.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%98%89%E5%8D%97%E4%BC%A0/58548329?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma) Positive reviews, by contrast, credited the screenwriter and director with clear plotting, noting that the tangled factions of the novel were laid out plainly on screen and that early episodes planted setups, such as the ship built for the craftsmen contest, that paid off later in the emperor's power struggle.[11](https://movie.douban.com/review/13939080/) • [12](https://movie.douban.com/review/13939437/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Rebirth For You, CPOP HOME](https://www.cpophome.com/rebirth-for-you-ju-jingyi-joseph-zeng/)\n2. [Rebirth For You, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Rebirth_For_You)\n3. [Rebirth for You, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/58560/rebirth-for-you)\n4. [嘉南传播出时间, 电视猫](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/YWJiaGwm/playingtime)\n5. [嘉南传, 百度百科](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%98%89%E5%8D%97%E4%BC%A0/58548329?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma)\n6. [48.1%的一星，《嘉南傳》豆瓣評分3.8, 頭條匯](https://min.news/zh-hk/entertainment/9a53c5bafd5e31f36c13fe408d113c09.html)\n7. [嘉南传, 爱奇艺](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_1kdcoh3mbbd.html)\n8. [《嘉南传》5大看点+评价, PopDaily](https://popdaily.com/my/article/234196)\n9. [《嘉南传》火热开播 华雯颜值演技双在线_凤凰网](https://ishare.ifeng.com/c/s/v002MThdghhJbv5gYCOTQiKB7l3vIK0RhfI08HkoLRiSwws__)\n10. [《嘉南传》终于\"翻身\"了？, 新浪娱乐](https://k.sina.cn/article_7503086758_1bf3804a6020010noq.html)\n11. [嘉南传剧评（水花）, 豆瓣](https://movie.douban.com/review/13939080/)\n12. [嘉南传剧评（如雾起时）, 豆瓣](https://movie.douban.com/review/13939437/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › East Asian web and streaming serials › Titles My to So*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/rebirth-for-you", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/rebirth-for-you.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. 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