# The Flaming Heart (你好，火焰蓝)
**The Flaming Heart** (你好，火焰蓝) is a 2021 Chinese rescue romance drama about a firefighter and an emergency-room doctor who meet through joint rescue work and fall in love. Directed by Zhang Lichuan and led by [Gong Jun](https://www.edgepedia.org/gong-jun) and Zhang Huiwen, it ran 24 episodes of about 40 minutes each and premiered exclusively on Youku's "Pet Love" theater on July 8, 2021.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title / genre | 你好，火焰蓝; rescue and romance drama (救援情感剧)[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Broadcast | July 8, 2021, Youku exclusive; 24 episodes, 40 minutes each[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Leads | Gong Jun as Huo Yan, a fire-station deputy chief; Zhang Huiwen as Yan Lan, an emergency physician[2](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/Z3EhYGRl) |
| Production | Youku, Naifei, and Junli Chongpei; filmed in Nanjing from November 8, 2020 to February 5, 2021[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Real-life basis | Adapted from real Nanjing fire brigade cases, with professional guidance from Nanjing fire services on equipment, uniforms, and rescue scenes[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [3](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13991446) |
| First-night viewership | Over 22.09 million plays on the premiere night[4](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/882KT62Rc6t) |
| International streaming | Amazon Prime Video and Rakuten Viki, where it held a 9.1 user rating from 17,513 ratings[5](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-flaming-heart) • [6](https://www.viki.com/tv/37962c-the-flaming-heart?locale=zh) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast
The series follows Huo Yan (霍言), a graduate of the fire academy who becomes deputy chief of a fire station, and Yan Lan (晏蓝), an emergency-department doctor. They meet during a tunnel accident in which firefighters cut open a taxi to rescue a pregnant woman; the acquaintance begins with a misunderstanding, and their relationship rises and falls as the two keep working the same rescue calls from their separate professions.[2](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/Z3EhYGRl) The marketing tagline frames the pairing as the love of "flame blue" (the firefighter's uniform color) and "angel white" (the doctor's coat), a couple who are also comrades in rescue work.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
The supporting cast includes Pang Hanchen as Luo Jie, Zhou Yanchen as Wang Dayin, Wang Ziwei as [Jiang Tong](https://www.edgepedia.org/jiang-tong), Zhou Linjia as [Liu Xuan](https://www.edgepedia.org/liu-xuan), and Luo Yi as Bai Xiaolin, with 13 named roles in total.[2](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/Z3EhYGRl) • [7](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/Z3EhYGRl/actors) Rescue plots run from the opening tunnel emergency through a cross-province earthquake relief mission and the rescue of a beekeeper.[3](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13991446)
## Production
Filming began in Nanjing on November 8, 2020 and wrapped on February 5, 2021.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink) The production received support from the Ministry of Emergency Management's fire rescue bureau and the Jiangsu and Nanjing fire services: all fire trucks and equipment on screen were professional gear, including a 101-meter ladder truck, and advisers checked details down to badge placement and strap colors. Before shooting, the lead actors trained at a fire station, practicing weighted carries, rapid descent, hose handling, and rope-rescue anchor points.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
The scripts drew on real Nanjing fire cases; the search-and-rescue dog "Wudi" in the show is based on the dogs Shenhu and Bingjie of the Nanjing fire service, which worked the Wenchuan earthquake ruins in 2008, and a trapped character is based on a real 2008 survivor.[3](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13991446) Each episode ends with a short fire-safety knowledge segment.[3](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13991446)
## Release and reception
**Commercial performance.** The premiere night drew more than 22.09 million plays, and the show stayed in the top five of major web-drama rankings afterward.[4](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/882KT62Rc6t) In its first week it held the number-one spot on Youku's internal heat ranking and on the Maoyan, Lighthouse, and Yunhe data charts, generated over 120 Weibo hot-search topics, and reached a peak heat score of 9999; by the finale it had accumulated more than 190 hot-search placements.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink) Weibo topic reads for the drama exceeded 8 billion.[3](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13991446)
The show's profile rose because of its lead actor rather than before it. Gong Jun filmed the drama before *Word of Honor* (山河令) made him a top-streaming star; the series had been rated a modest B-level production, and its platform rating was raised to S-level, with heavier promotion, by the time it aired.[8](https://i.ifeng.com/c/87oLzyZYytc)
**Critical reception.** Reviewers credited the drama with authentic rescue scenes and a likeable ensemble, noting that it broke stereotypes of firefighters and popularized fire-safety knowledge.[9](https://k.sina.cn/article_6524158272_184dec14000100z3di.html) The main criticism, repeated across reviews, was that the romance crowded out the professional material: critics described the medical scenes as implausible, pointed to a tunnel birth scene staged amid smoke with onlookers standing by, and noted that the leads' romance continued even during earthquake relief.[10](https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13542312) The Chengdu Business Daily review added that the characters' affluent backgrounds, including large villas for a firefighter and a doctor, distanced the show from the realities of most firefighters' lives.[11](https://static.cdsb.com/micropub/Articles/202107/0017085e0779d67d45fa00401929b4f3.html) Several reviews used the Taiwanese firefighter workplace drama *Tears of the Fire Gods* (火神的眼泪) as a contrast, arguing that the genre's professional standard in mainland productions still lagged.[10](https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13542312)
**Awards.** In August 2022 the drama was shortlisted in the Weibo Vision Conference drama TOP10, and in September 2022 it won a selection in the 2022 national original online audiovisual program campaign on the theme of core socialist values.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
## Soundtrack
The original soundtrack was produced by Wang Jiacheng and released by Zaomengjia and Jia You Music as a series of digital singles. Three insert songs are documented on Douban: "Shu She" (施舍, "Alms") sung by Yang Zongwei, released July 20, 2021, written from the perspective of the character Luo Jie; "Qin Ai De Yue Liang" (亲爱的月亮, "Dear Moon") sung by Chen Chusheng, released July 15, 2021; and "You Guan Ni" (有关你, "About You") sung by Ayanga, also released July 15, 2021. All three carried a Douban score of 6.6 from small voter pools of 27 to 34 users.[12](https://music.douban.com/subject/35529156/) • [13](https://music.douban.com/subject/35524865/) • [14](https://music.douban.com/subject/35524868/)
## International distribution
The series streams internationally under the English title *The Flaming Heart* on Amazon Prime Video and Rakuten Viki, the latter offering subtitles in more than a dozen languages.[5](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-flaming-heart) • [6](https://www.viki.com/tv/37962c-the-flaming-heart?locale=zh)
## References
1. [你好，火焰蓝， Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E7%81%AB%E7%84%B0%E8%93%9D/54276122?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
2. [你好，火焰蓝剧情介绍, 电视猫](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/Z3EhYGRl)
3. [《你好，火焰蓝》深度挖掘消防题材内核，耐飞发力"制宣发"一体化, 澎湃新闻](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13991446)
4. [救灾现场拥吻？国产爱情剧又来作妖了, 凤凰网](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/882KT62Rc6t)
5. [The Flaming Heart - streaming tv show online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-flaming-heart)
6. [你好，火焰蓝, Rakuten Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/37962c-the-flaming-heart?locale=zh)
7. [你好，火焰蓝演员表, 电视猫](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/Z3EhYGRl/actors)
8. [凤凰网Feng向标｜龚俊是火了，但这剧带不动啊, 凤凰网](https://i.ifeng.com/c/87oLzyZYytc)
9. [四集三场救援 龚俊上演制服诱惑《你好，火焰蓝》能成为Q3爆款吗, 新浪娱乐](https://k.sina.cn/article_6524158272_184dec14000100z3di.html)
10. [《你好，火焰蓝》：因为龚俊点进去，剧情叫我退出来, 澎湃新闻](https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_13542312)
11. [小邱鉴剧｜龚俊新剧《你好，火焰蓝》"消防员"外壳下依然难逃甜宠套路, 成都商报](https://static.cdsb.com/micropub/Articles/202107/0017085e0779d67d45fa00401929b4f3.html)
12. [施舍 (网剧《你好，火焰蓝》插曲), 豆瓣音乐](https://music.douban.com/subject/35529156/)
13. [亲爱的月亮 (网剧《你好，火焰蓝》插曲), 豆瓣音乐](https://music.douban.com/subject/35524865/)
14. [有关你 (网剧《你好，火焰蓝》插曲), 豆瓣音乐](https://music.douban.com/subject/35524868/)
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