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Chinese Drama · 2026
狭路 · Xiá Lù
Yu Shuxin (Esther Yu) plays a PhD student who returns to her hometown and ends up reviving a failing high school football team alongside Chen Jingke as a mysterious former British football coach. Adapted from Chang Er's novel Narrow Road. A modern sports romance with a 32-episode arc culminating at the gaokao.
狭路
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Esther Yu (Yu Shuxin, 虞书欣) is one of the most-watched Chinese actresses of her generation. Her best dramas, complete filmography from Find Yourself to Love Between Fairy and Devil to Road to Success, and what makes her one of C-drama's most bankable leads.
When does Road to Success (灿如繁星) release? Yu Shuxin's 2026 sports romance airs on iQIYI. Full cast, plot, where to watch, and the Narrow Road (狭路) novel it's adapted from.
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