{ "id": "ep4rj614v3", "slug": "thousand-years-for-you", "title": "Thousand Years For You (请君)", "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-sp-to-z", "label": "Titles Sp to Z", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-sp-to-z" } ], "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": "Thousand Years For You (请君, aka 请君赐轿) is a 2022 Chinese fantasy romance drama on iQIYI, 36 episodes, directed by Zheng Weiwen, starring Ren Jialun as general Lu Yan and Li Qin as bandit chief Yu Dengdeng; fastest 2022 iQIYI drama past heat 9000.", "snippet": "Thousand Years For You (请君, aka 请君赐轿) is a 2022 Chinese fantasy romance drama on iQIYI, 36 episodes, directed by Zheng Weiwen, starring Ren Jialun as general Lu Yan and Li Qin as bandit chief Yu Dengdeng; fastest 2022 iQIYI drama past heat 9000.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-sp-to-z", "markdown": "# Thousand Years For You (请君)\n\n**Thousand Years For You** (请君, also known by the alternative title 请君赐轿) is a 2022 Chinese fantasy romance television series directed by Zheng Weiwen and starring [Ren Jialun](https://www.edgepedia.org/ren-jialun) as the ancient general Lu Yan and [Li Qin](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-qin-actress) as the bandit chief Yu Dengdeng. It premiered on iQIYI on September 15, 2022, ran for 36 episodes of about 40 minutes each, and concluded its VIP run on October 6, 2022.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.iq.com/play/thousand-years-for-you-qjrynx5pb8?lang=en_us) • [3](https://www.iqiyi.com/kszt/news2022100701.html)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | 请君 (alternative title 请君赐轿); English title Thousand Years For You[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [4](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0928/2022092800446.pdf) |\n| Run | Premiered September 15, 2022 on iQIYI; 36 episodes, about 40 minutes each; VIP finale October 6, 2022[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [3](https://www.iqiyi.com/kszt/news2022100701.html) |\n| Lead cast | Ren Jialun as Lu Yan; Li Qin as Yu Dengdeng / Yun Xi; special appearances by Xiao Shenyang and Lai Yi[2](https://www.iq.com/play/thousand-years-for-you-qjrynx5pb8?lang=en_us) |\n| Director | Zheng Weiwen, known for *The Untamed*[2](https://www.iq.com/play/thousand-years-for-you-qjrynx5pb8?lang=en_us) |\n| Production | iQIYI with Strawbear Entertainment and Dayou Pictures; filmed at Hengdian from September 9 to December 16, 2021[5](https://www.cpophome.com/thousand-years-for-you-li-qin-ren-jialun/) • [1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |\n| Premiere performance | iQIYI heat value passed 6000 within 90 minutes and 9000 within 24 hours, the fastest drama to do so in 2022[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |\n| Recognition | Named one of the National Radio and Television Administration's \"2022 Online Audio-visual Excellent Programs\"; Ren Jialun won Best Leading Actor at the 2023 Asian Academy Creative Awards[6](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0427/2023042703627.pdf) • [7](https://pc.service.kugou.com/yueku/v9/singer/home/637509-1-0-r.html) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story is set in a world where humans and the spirit clan (灵族) coexist. Three thousand years before the main action, a war broke out between the two races. The human prince Lu Yan resisted the spirit invasion and joined forces with Yun Xi, the priestess of the spirit clan, to end the fighting. Before her death, Yun Xi extracted her inner core and gave it to Lu Yan, who used its power to slay the spirit leader Zhurong and bring peace.[5](https://www.cpophome.com/thousand-years-for-you-li-qin-ren-jialun/)\n\nIn the Republican era, Lu Yan awakens from a thousand-year sleep when Yu Dengdeng, the bold chief of the Qingquan Village bandits, accidentally breaks his seal while treasure hunting in a cave. Yu Dengdeng looks exactly like Yun Xi, and Lu Yan approaches her to investigate the connection while carrying Yun Xi's core and memories. The opening episodes reverse gender roles for comedy: Yu Dengdeng, told she must marry to dispel a curse, first takes a rooster as her husband and then abducts the newly awakened Lu Yan as her second.[8](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_1m5k76xnu2h.html) • [9](https://www.chasingdramas.com/reviews/review-thousand-years-for-you-%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B%EF%BC%89/) The plot follows the pair from forced marriage through misunderstanding to trust as they become entangled in the lingering conflict between the two races.[10](https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_20024972?from=sohu)\n\n## Production\n\nThe series was produced by iQIYI in partnership with Strawbear Entertainment and Dayou Pictures, with [Yang Yan](https://www.edgepedia.org/yang-yan) and Shao Wenyi as chief producers and a screenwriting team led by Zhang Xiujie.[11](https://www.sohu.com/a/496326955_450343) • [1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) Filming took place at Hengdian from September 9 to December 16, 2021.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) Strawbear's filings show the project was originally listed under the English title *Welcome* before the company changed it to *Thousand Years For You*.[4](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0928/2022092800446.pdf)\n\nThe drama blends fantasy with a Republican-era setting, a combination trade commentary described as a light comedy that mixes suspense, romance, and humor while playing with tropes such as the woman pursuing the man.[12](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_20199616) The soundtrack includes the opening theme \"Wu\" (吾) sung by Ren Jialun and the theme song \"You Shi Wu Qi\" (有时无期) performed by Zhang Bichen, with additional songs by Lu Hu and Wang Jingwen.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink)\n\n## Release and performance\n\niQIYI scheduled the series in its fourth-quarter 2022 slate and premiered it exclusively on the platform at 8 pm on September 15, 2022.[11](https://www.sohu.com/a/496326955_450343) Before broadcast, in-platform reservations exceeded 3 million.[12](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_20199616) Within 90 minutes of premiere the iQIYI heat value passed 6000, and within 24 hours it passed 9000, which Baidu Baike records as the fastest drama to reach that threshold in 2022; the GuDuo industry column puts the 24-hour figure at above 9300 and calls it the fastest drama since the platform's founding. The show topped the GuDuo web-drama heat ranking for two consecutive weeks, and the Weibo hashtag #请君# surpassed 5.9 billion reads.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [12](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_20199616) After 12 episodes the platform announced that total danmaku (bullet comments) had passed 10 million.[13](https://www.jiemian.com/article/8096523.html) According to Maoyan Professional data, the drama's peak heat value reached 9664.86, and it took daily heat championships on Maoyan 10 times as a drama and 21 times as a web drama.[14](https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5343199943461594.html)\n\nThe series was later distributed internationally: it aired on iQIYI's international site iq.com with English subtitles, reached Taiwan's ELTA television on September 15, 2023, and was licensed in Japan, where Contents Seven released it as 請君～遥かなる恋人たち～.[2](https://www.iq.com/play/thousand-years-for-you-qjrynx5pb8?lang=en_us) • [1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [15](https://www.contents7.co.jp/service/lineup/seikun/)\n\n## Reception\n\n**Early praise, later criticism.** Reviewers consistently singled out the first six episodes, built around the rooster marriage and the gender-reversed courtship, as the show's strongest stretch. The Chasing Dramas review rated the opening 7.5/10 but lowered its final rating to 6.8/10, citing meandering storylines and plot holes in the second half.[9](https://www.chasingdramas.com/reviews/review-thousand-years-for-you-%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B%EF%BC%89/) On Douban the series finished at 6.4, with five-star reviews the most common single rating but a substantial one-star share as well.[16](https://m.qulishi.com/article/202210/658336.html)\n\nCriticism concentrated on the male lead's dialogue delivery, since Ren Jialun used his real voice rather than a dub, and on plot logic; the Rhino Entertainment commentary noted that 1-to-2-star Douban reviews almost uniformly criticized his line delivery, while some viewers found Li Qin's broad comedic playing overdone and certain plot turns forced for comic effect.[13](https://www.jiemian.com/article/8096523.html) The same commentary argued that the light-comedy tone carried the drama's commercial performance despite these weaknesses.[13](https://www.jiemian.com/article/8096523.html)\n\n**Official recognition.** The National Radio and Television Administration's Online Audio-visual Program Administration Division selected *Thousand Years For You* as one of its \"2022 Online Audio-visual Excellent Programs,\" and it was named one of Weibo's Ten Popular TV Dramas of 2022.[6](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0427/2023042703627.pdf) • [1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink) At the 2023 Asian Academy Creative Awards, Ren Jialun won Best Leading Actor for his performance as Lu Yan.[7](https://pc.service.kugou.com/yueku/v9/singer/home/637509-1-0-r.html)\n\n## References\n\n1. [请君 – Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B/58304993?fromModule=lemma_inlink)\n2. [Thousand Years For You – iQIYI International (iq.com)](https://www.iq.com/play/thousand-years-for-you-qjrynx5pb8?lang=en_us)\n3. [《请君》迎来VIP会员大结局 – iQIYI News](https://www.iqiyi.com/kszt/news2022100701.html)\n4. [Strawbear Entertainment Group, Business Review and Prospects (HKEX filing, September 28, 2022)](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0928/2022092800446.pdf)\n5. [Thousand Years For You – CPOP HOME](https://www.cpophome.com/thousand-years-for-you-li-qin-ren-jialun/)\n6. [Strawbear Entertainment Group, Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2022 (HKEX filing)](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0427/2023042703627.pdf)\n7. [任嘉伦 荣誉记录 – Kugou artist page](https://pc.service.kugou.com/yueku/v9/singer/home/637509-1-0-r.html)\n8. [请君 分集剧情 – iQIYI](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_1m5k76xnu2h.html)\n9. [Review: Thousand Years for You (请君) – Chasing Dramas](https://www.chasingdramas.com/reviews/review-thousand-years-for-you-%E8%AF%B7%E5%90%9B%EF%BC%89/)\n10. [新剧上线热度破9000，还被说\"低配《司藤》\"？ – The Paper (AKA桃叨叨)](https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_20024972?from=sohu)\n11. [爱奇艺2022年四个季度剧集预排 – Sohu / 新剧观察](https://www.sohu.com/a/496326955_450343)\n12. [原创想象力与多重反套路，《请君》如何让奇幻题材向\"实\"而生 – The Paper (骨朵网络影视)](https://m.thepaper.cn/baijiahao_20199616)\n13. [剧集市场的轻喜剧热潮，涌向《请君》之后 – Jiemian News / Rhino Entertainment](https://www.jiemian.com/article/8096523.html)\n14. [《请君》开播四周年数据回顾 – Sina News (Maoyan official Weibo)](https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5343199943461594.html)\n15. [請君＜せいくん＞～遥かなる恋人たち～ – Contents Seven](https://www.contents7.co.jp/service/lineup/seikun/)\n16. [《请君》看懂哪一幕才算是真正看懂了大结局？ – Qulishi](https://m.qulishi.com/article/202210/658336.html)\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 Sp to Z*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: 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/thousand-years-for-you", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/thousand-years-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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