Actor Cheng Yi made a strong impression in the past year when he achieved a total viewership of over 4 billion with 3 TV series. Among them, the ancient costume film "Heavenly Sword Heart" starring Li Yitong reached over 1 billion views, the film "Truong An 24 Plans" co-produced with Tu Lo reached 1.231 billion views, while the timeless martial arts film "Pho Son Hai" starring Gulnazar recorded up to 1.77 billion views. These impressive figures continue to consolidate his position in the Chinese ancient costume film genre.
Notably, the new movie "Lưỡng kinh thập ngũ nhật" starring Cheng Yi and Lin Gengxin is expected to air in the second quarter of 2026. As soon as the information was revealed, the movie quickly attracted great public attention.
This is also Thanh Nghi's first film after ending an 8-year contract with Hoan Thuy The Ky company, marking an important turning point in his career.
In January this year, Thanh Nghi officially left Hoan Thuy The Ky and established his own studio, with the desire to be completely proactive in orienting development, especially having the right to decide 100% on script selection.
Up Media reported that Thanh Nghi is aiming to escape the familiar image in romantic historical films, to try his hand at more profound drama works.
In that context, "Lưỡng kinh thập ngũ nhật" is considered an important "test", especially when the film is adapted from the novel of the same name by famous writer Ma Ba Dung. The original work was highly appreciated in the contemporary historical novel genre, even considered a new step of Ma Ba Dung after "Truong An 24 kế".
The first images and trailers show Thanh Nghi playing the Prince of the Minh Dynasty Chu Chiem Co with a look that both exudes royal charisma and clearly shows the struggle when falling into a chase scene.
Meanwhile, Lam Canh Tan plays the role of the playboy Ngo Dinh Duyen, impressing with his generous and righteous personality, true to the original. The combination of the two characters in the dramatic escape journey has created a significant attraction, making many viewers think that the film has the potential to become a blockbuster right from its broadcast.
The Twenty-Five Days of Two Imperial Cities" revolves around the story of Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty intending to move the capital to Nanjing and assign Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji to inspect it. However, as soon as he set foot in Nanjing, the Crown Prince was suddenly ambushed by a mysterious force and was lucky to be rescued by his subordinate Ngo Dinh Duyen.
In the midst of a critical situation, Chu Chiem Co received news that his father's king was seriously ill, forcing him to return to Beijing within 15 days to stabilize the court. In a dangerous journey, he and his companions had to overcome a series of challenges to complete their mission.
