Kevin Cheng (郑嘉颖) and Michael Tse’s (谢天华) mainland drama, Hero <英雄> has completed filming recently. Rumors that Kevin was romantically involved with his Hero, costar, Ying Er (颖儿), spiked fans’ curiosity regarding their onscreen chemistry in the new drama. Earlier this week, a 19 minute trailer clip of Hero was released, showcasing the tragic love story that eventually led to the downfall of Kevin’s character. Hero featured the well-known story of how Emperor Fuchai of Wu (Kevin Cheng) defeated Emperor Guojian of Yue (Michael Tse) during the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋时代). Emperor Fuchai spared the life of Emperor Guojian, who vowed to seek revenge and win back his empire. Emperor Guojian’s minister, Fan Li (Ken Chu 朱孝天) realized that Emperor Fuchai had a weakness for beautiful women. Fan Li found the exquisite beauty, Xi Shi (Ying Er), in a forest and despite the pair falling deeply in love to each other, he offered Xi Shi as a gift to Emperor Fuchai. As Emperor Fuchai became distracted by the women around him, Emperor Guojian strengthened his army and overthrew Emperor Fuchai, who ultimately committed suicide. Hero will be broadcast in mainland China in summer 2012. The drama appeared to focus on the tragic love triangle between Xi Shi, Fan Li, and Emperor Fuchai heavily, with the the power struggle between the emperors brewing in the background. Early reaction to Hero’s trailer clip has been positive, as they complimented Kevin as being a devastatingly handsome emperor and praised Ying Er’s beauty. Watch the Trailer Clip of “Hero”! [video=youtube;VsOyWkiwKng]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsOyWkiwKng[/video] Creds: Sina/Jstars
