The King's Avatar
Details[]
- Title: 全职高手 / Quan Zhi Gao Shou
- English title: The King's Avatar
- Genre: ESports
- Episodes: 40
- Broadcast network: Tencent
- Broadcast period: 2019-Jul-24 to 2019-Aug-30
- Air time: Thursday to Saturday 20:00
- Original soundtrack: The King's Avatar OST
- Related TV series: The King's Avatar 2
Synopsis[]
The series chronicle the fall and rise of Ye Xiu, a top-tier player of multiplayer online eSports game Glory.
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User/Viewer Ratings[]
Cast[]
- Main
Actor | Role | ID | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yang Yang Huang Yi (young) |
Ye Xiu | Lord Grim (君莫笑) | Unspecialized | Former captain of Team Excellent Era. Current captain of Team Happy and the leader of the Chinese Glory Team. He is known as the 'Glory Textbook', as well as one of the Four Master Tacticians. (dubbed by Zhang Jie) |
- Team Happy
Correlation Chart
Actor | Role | ID | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jiang Shu Ying | Chen Guo | Chasing Haze (逐烟霞) | Launcher | Owner of Happy Internet Cafe and Boss of Team Happy (dubbed by Ji Guan Lin) |
Li Mu Chen | Tang Rou | Soft Mist (寒烟柔) | Battlemage | A determined new player of glory under Ye Xiu's teaching |
Lai Yi | Bao Rongxing | Steamed Bun Invasion (包子入侵) | Brawler | A security guard Ye Xiu met online. |
Fan Jin Wei | Qiao Yifan | One Inch Ash (一寸灰) | Ghostblade | A former sub player from the team Tiny Herb. |
Sun Ning | Luo Ji | Concealed Light (昧光) | Summoner | A mathematical genius known for his analytical skills and meticulousness, but lacks experience in gaming. |
Yang Ting Dong | Mo Fan | Deception (毁人不倦) | Ninja | A infamous scrap picker from the game. |
Bai Xiang | Wei Chen | Windward Formation (迎风布阵) | Warlock | Former and very first Captain of Team Blue Rain. An old player who wishes to recreate his former glory. |
Song Han Yu | Wu Chen | Dawn Rifle (晓枪) | Launcher | A former player of Team Everlasting and the best launcher of the team. After his team was eliminated by Team Happy, he joined Happy as their association president. |
Li Jun Chen | An Wenyi | Little Cold Hands (小手冰凉) | Cleric | A former member of the 7th Branch Guild of Tyrannical Ambition, before being recruited by Ye Xiu to join Team Happy. |
- Team Excellent Era
Correlation Chart
Actor | Role | ID | Role | Notes |
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Lai Yu Meng | Su Mucheng | Dancing Rain (沐雨橙风) | Launcher | A beautiful lady who rose to be a professional Glory player through Ye Xiu's guidance. She is known as the best launcher player. |
Liang Yi Mu | Sun Xiang | One Autumn Leaf (一叶之秋) | Battlemage | A former member of Team Conquering Clouds before he transfers to Team Excellent Era, and replaces Ye Xiu as captain of Team Excellent Era |
Zhao Chu Lun Sun Han Wen (young) |
Tao Xuan | Battlemage | Boss of Team Excellent Era. He was a friend of Ye Xiu since the creation of the club but with time, their opinions clashed and he plotted to remove Ye Xiu. | |
Leng Ji Yuan | Xiao Shiqin | Life Extinguisher (生灵灭) | Mechanic | Former Captain of Team Thunderclap who transferred to Team Excellent Era. He is one of Four Master Tacticians. |
Zhai Zi Lu | Qiu Fei | Combat Form (战斗格式) | Battlemage | Ye Xiu's loyal fan and disciple. He is loyal to Team Excellent Era and dedicates his effort to preserving and rebuilding the team. |
Hao Shuai | Chen Yehui | Battlemage | Guild leader of Excellent Era. |
- Team Blue Rain
Correlation Chart
Actor | Role | ID | Role | Notes |
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Gao Han Yu | Yu Wenzhou | Swoksaar (索克萨尔) | Warlock | Captain of Team Blue Rain, known as one of the Four Master Tacticians. |
Jiang Long | Huang Shaotian | Troubling Rain (夜雨声烦) | Blade Master | Vice captain of Team Blue Rain. The top Blade Master user in the pro circuit. |
Liu Qiu Shi | Xu Boyuan | Blue River (蓝河) | Blade Master | Member of Blue Brook Guild, and is known as one of the Five Great Experts within the guild and leader of the guild on the 10th Server. |
Jiang Xue Ming | Xi Zhou | Bound Boat (系舟) | Cleric | Member of Blue Brook Guild. Friend and adviser to Xu Boyuan. |
- Team Tiny Herb
Correlation Chart
Actor | Role | ID | Role | Notes |
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Gu Yu Feng | Wang Jiexi | Vaccaria (王不留行) | Witch | Captain of Team Tiny Herb. |
Chen Hong Zheng | Gao Yingjie | Kind Tree (木恩) | Witch | Future successor of Vaccaria. |
Ji Xiang Ning | Zhou Yebai | Rangoon Creeper (使君子) | Ghostblade | Sub player of Team Tiny Herb. |
Quan Pei Lun | Che Qianzi | Plantango Seed (车前子) | Witch | Guild leader of Herb G. |
- Team Tyranny
Correlation Chart
Actor | Role | ID | Role | Notes |
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Gu You Ming | Han Wenqing | Desert Dust (大漠孤烟) | Striker | Captain of Team Tyranny. He is considered Ye Qiu's true rival in the professional scene. |
Qu Hao Jun (曲澔濬) | Zhang Xinjie | Immovable Rock (石不转) | Cleric | Vice captain of Team Tyranny. He is one of the Four Master Tacticians. |
Kuang Mu Ye | Cold Night | Cold Night (夜度寒潭) | Knight | Leader of Tyrannical Ambition on the 10th Server. |
- Others
- Yu Zhe as Xiao Yun
- Li Xiao Pang as Chang Xian / Yue Zhongmian (journalist)
- Sun Ya Long (孙亚龙) as Li Yibo
- Ruo Feng (若风) as Pei Ruofeng
- An Qin Fu as Pan Lin
- Xiao Cang as Xiao Cang
- Luo Xin as Xiao Luo (host)
- Hong Jian (红剑) as Boss Wuji
- Mo Lin (么琳) as Liu Ling (reporter)
- Liu Feng Yuan as Boss of Internet Cafe
- Sun Feng Zhao as Ke Jian
- Sun Feng Zheng as Ke Ye
- Yin Yi as Su Muqiu
- Wang Kan as Ye Xiu's grandfather
- Lu Sen Bao as Chen Guo's father
- Du Xiu Jun as Tang Rou's father
- Qu Gang as Feng Xianjun
- Bai Lou (白楼) as Lao Wu
- Yuan Qi (袁琦) as Lao Fang
- Shi Shu Ming (史书铭) as Lao Ji
- Lin Yu (林瑀) as Wei Chen's brother
- Zhao Xing Guo as Zhang Jiaxing
- Fan Xiao Long (范小龙) as Wang Ze
- Wang Jia Yi (王嘉逸) as Kun Jian
- Liu Qing (柳青) as Guo Yang
- Ma Yang (马详) as He Ming
- Zhang Hai Yan as Liu Fei
- Chen Gu Dong (陈裕东) as liu Xiaobie
- Liu Jun Xi (刘俊熙) as Xu Bin
- Liu Wang Long (刘望龙) as Xu Feng
- Wang Yi Heng as Zheng Xuan
- Ma Jia Le (马家乐) as Song Xiao
- Xiao Zhu (小朱) as Xu Jingxi
- Gao Jing Han (高靖函) as Li Xuan
- Yu Shi Bin (于沛杉) as Gu Huan
- Yang Ming Xiang (杨俊翔) as Bei Dengdan
- Zhang Feng An as Tapo Xukong
- Zhang Ting Xin as President Hu Xiao
- Liang Qi Rong (梁齐荣) as Tian Qi
- Cao Lei as Qi Ming
- Chi Yue Han as Zhang Yiwei
- Jiang Xu Chen (蒋序晨) as Fang Daxu
- Liu Zi Ming as Luo Tian
- Qin Ming (秦明) as Li Xiang
- Guo Yang as Deng Yinan
- Wei Pin Xuan (魏品轩) as Wang Xing
- Nie Xiao (聂晓) as Zhou Feng
- Guo Tao Feng (袁铸峰) as Xu You
- Wang Hao Yu as Liang Yuan
- Peng Cheng Zhi (彭承智) as Li Boyuan
- Zhang Wen Xiong (张文雄) as Lin Yi
- Wang Biao as Zhang Jian
- Zhang Fa (张发) as Zheng Shengchao
- Zhu Xu Ming (朱延明) as Fang Xuecai
- An Yu as Dai Xingqi
Production Credits[]
- Original Writing: Quan Zhi Gao Shou (全职高手) by Hu Die Lan
- Director: Shi Yi Yue (十一月)
- Screenwriter: Hu Die Lan
- Producers: Teng Hua Tao, Fang Fang, Yang Xiao Pei
- Company: Tencent Penguin Pictures, Linmon Pictures, Phoenix Entertainment
Recognitions[]
- 2019 Tencent Video All Star Awards:
- Producer of the Year (Yang Xiao Pei)
- TV Actor of the Year (Yang Yang)
- Quality Actor of the Year (Jiang Shu Ying)
- Most Promising Actor (Zhai Zi Lu)
- 2019 Baidu Fudian Awards: Top Ten Television Series
- 2019 Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival: Top Ten Web Series
- 2019 20th China Video Awards: Hot Drama of the Year
- 2019 China Entertainment Industry Summit (Golden Pufferfish Awards): Best Drama
- 2019 3rd Yinchuan Internet Film Festival: Best Actress (Jiang Shu Ying)
- 2019 15th Chinese American Film Festival:
- Best Web Series
- Best Producer (Yang Xiao Pei)
- Best Actress (Web series) - Jiang Shu Ying
Trivia[]
- Filming began September 2017.
- Filming took place in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
- Song Zu Er was initially casted as the leading lady. However, she decided to back out as she was already filming Novoland: Eagle Flag which is also produced by Linmon Pictures.
- Yang Yang who has been announced as the leading man since the drama was introduced as part of Tencent's new dramas was subjected to cyberbullying when anti-fans burned pictures of him on Qingming (Tomb Sweeping Day). This was to express their anger over his casting. The King's Avatar released a statement to condemn the action and Yang Yang's management company has resorted to legal action.
- On June 29, 2019, the drama changed its air schedule from Monday-Wednesday to Thursday-Saturday.