The Architect Chinese Drama

Title: The Architect

Chinese Title: 掌命 / Zhang Ming

Broadcast network: Tencent

Broadcast Date: 10 December 2025

Genre: Historical, Romance, Revenge

Director: Lan Cheng Xu (兰城序), Yin Ze (银泽)

Screenwriter: Chen Xing Xing

Episodes: 30

The Architect Synopsis 

On the night of her wedding, Shen Changning, the daughter of a shipping magnate was slaughtered along with her entire family and thrown into the river. Yet she miraculously awakens in a new life, reborn as Xiyan, a dancer in the residence of the powerful Governor Pei Yu. 

Carrying the weight of blood-deep vengeance, she uses beauty as bait and wit as a shield, advancing step by step. Together with Pei Yu, whose influence spans the entire court, she joins hands to maneuver through a deadly game of revenge. In this high-stakes struggle where every move decides life or death, they vow to reclaim her destiny and the justice that was stolen from her.

The Architect Cast

Yu Xuan Chen as Pei Yu

Liu Nian as Shen Changning