Go Princess Go
| Go Princess Go | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Romance Comedy Historical Fantasy |
| Created by | Xiao Cheng |
| Written by | Qin Shuang Shang Menglu |
| Directed by | Lu Hao Ji Ji |
| Starring |
Zhang Tianai Peter Sheng Alan Yu |
| Opening theme | Ke Nian Bu Ke Shuo (可念不可说) by Cui Zi Ge |
| Ending theme | Yi Qian De Yi Hou (以前的以后) by Peter Sheng |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Zhang Shao Gan Wei |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Distributor | Le Young |
| Release | |
| Original network | LeTV, bilibili |
| Original release | December 13, 2015 – |
Go Princess Go (Chinese: 太子妃升职记; pinyin: Tàizǐfēi Shēngzhí Jì) is a Chinese web television show produced by LeTV and adapted from the novel of the same name by Xian Chen. The series stars Zhang Tianai, Peter Sheng and Alan Yu in the lead roles, and premiered in December 2015 with 35 episodes. The show incorporates various themes such as time travel, bisexuality and gender identity.
Despite its low budget of 20 million yuan (US$3 million) and cast of amateur actors, the show became highly successful and was termed as a "viral internet comedy". The show has generated over $1.5 million (41 million yuan) in profit, 50,000 paid subscribers, 2.2 million new memberships, and had over 2.6 billion views in total. At one point the show was a No. 1 trending topic on Weibo for 10 consecutive days.
Critics attribute the success of the show to its short length of 30 minutes, thus appealing to younger audience with shorter attention span. Also, the show was broadcast online and allowed viewers to post comments and discuss the storyline with others, making the watching experience more interactive. The transgender angle also makes the series more topical, helping break down barriers in discussing gender change and homosexuality. Oppositely, the series has been criticized for being "lousy" and appealing to "low-brow tastes".
However, it has suffered from interference by Chinese censors. The show was taken offline on January 20, 2016 following a request by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television. It has been speculated that this is due to the censors' dislike of sexual scenes, vulgar language and time-travel themes. The show was made available again around January 28, 2016, with a number of cuts, roughly about a third of the show – "seven to eight minutes in each episode". LeTV is considering a movie sequel to the show.
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