Ahead of World Content Market – Moscow 2026, we asked China Huace Film&TV (China) about their content offering and business objectives for the market.
What content are you bringing to World Content Market-Moscow this year?
We are bringing the epic historical drama “Swords into Plowshares” (太平年), the costume drama “The Heir” (祯娘传), the modern drama “You are my fateful love” (你是迟来的欢喜), Sentencing (心诉), “The Garden of Missing Paths” (迷径之上), and a range of high-quality vertical micro-dramas.
Here are the synopses for the titles：
Swords into Plowshares
During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the world was in great chaos and the people were in dire straits. Zhao Kuangyin, Qian Hongchu, and Guo Rong were three young men who met in the chaotic world. The three young men fought together in the attack and defense of the city, and shared the bitter hatred against the enemy at the royal court. They experienced the war and the death and gradually had the thought of national unification, also took up their own responsibilities. The young Qian Hongchu took up the heavy responsibility as the lord of Wuyue. Zhao Kuangyin, who had experienced the war, inherited Guo Rong’s unfinished business and established the Northern Song Dynasty. In the end, for the unification of the Northern Song Dynasty and the well-being of the people, Zhao Kuangyin and Qian Hongchu abandoned the war and finally accomplished the peaceful unification of the country in 978 A.D. The three young heroes met in the jianghu, knew each other at the royal court, and worked together to achieve peace and prosperity. Qian Hongchu and Sun Taizhen, a young couple, met in the chaotic world and supported each other through the whole life. The brothers of the Qian were united in their efforts to protect the country and the people… The story is moving and exciting, inspiring generation by generation.
The Heir
In the mid-Ming Dynasty, a high-profile tribute ink scandal shatters the long-standing order of the Huizhou ink industry. The century-old Li Ink family—once the unrivalled leader of the trade—falls into decline, and its Eighth Branch is cast out from the clan.
Years later, Li Zhen, the youngest daughter of the disgraced branch, turns to ink-making to support her family. Gifted and determined, she revitalises the once-silent Huizhou ink scene and, defying the constraints placed upon women of her time, forges her own destiny. With ink as her blade, she restores the glory of Huizhou craftsmanship, revives her century-old family, and rekindles the brilliance of a thousand-year-old tradition. Rooted in the richness of Chinese traditional culture, the series paints a sweeping portrait of commercial prosperity in the Ming ink world. Through the rise and fall of a family enterprise, it celebrates generational legacy, the enduring vitality of an intangible heritage craft, and the resilient spirit of artisans shaped by devotion to both family and country.
You are my fateful love
The mutual crush that crossed over eight years once again bound the returning lawyer Xu Huaisong and the online writer Ruan Yu together by chance. Ruan Yu wrote down her secret crush experiences into a novel, but unexpectedly got involved in a plagiarism scandal. After many twists and turns, she found that the intellectual property lawyer she cooperated with happened to be her high school crush, Xu Huaisong. Ruan Yu could only hide the fact that they were classmates to avoid further embarrassment. But all the reunion that seemed like a chance was actually a well-planned trap.
Sentencing
Xu Rulin, a calm and rational prosecutor, who is reunited with his former disciple Luo Xun in a trial. Luo Xun, who is already a criminal defence lawyer, gives tit-for-tat to her tutor, and the two of them become rivals who know each other well. When Xu Rulin faces Luo Xun’s challenge, he accepts it with open arms, and the old case that led to Luo Xun’s departure three years ago is brought back to their minds. As they meet again and face each other, Xu Rulin sees Luo Xun’s growth and is warmed by her light again, while Luo Xun gradually realises Xu Rulin’s good intentions, and their confrontation are minimizing, and misunderstandings gradually dissolve. In the end, they heal each other, change each other, and though in different camps, they jointly guard the justice within.
The Garden of Missing Paths
Bodelan Hall is a mental asylum built in 1923 in Chuning City. It once boasted spacious grounds and castle-like Western-style buildings, but by the time our story begins, it has long fallen into disrepair, with its inhabitants—the insane—still wandering its halls. After the Japanese surrender, Chuning City entered a brief period of power chaos. Collaborators, secret agents, police, military police, and «taking-over» officials descended upon the asylum one after another, seemingly normal by fate’s design. Yet, the story that unfolds is utterly mad. The asylum’s doctor—or more precisely, the former doctor’s apprentice—prepares to fight against all the forces encroaching upon the hospital. His only weapons are his understanding of human greed, fear, and madness; his methods extend no further than those available to a doctor. Yet, he possesses firm conviction and will. He has the help of the asylum’s other residents, and the madmen… Those madmen, each with their own pasts. Sometimes, they appear even saner than the sane.
Which titles do you believe will resonate most with buyers in Russia and the CIS?
High-quality productions that resonate with global audiences—those with strong production values and compelling storylines.
What are your main business objectives at the market?
To seek broad cooperation opportunities with the CIS region—both to bring our quality content to CIS viewers and to explore other forms of collaboration.