Pulse of Cinema
The Story of Ming Lan (2018-2019) series poster
Drama

The Story of Ming Lan

2018-2019 1 season 78 episodes
69 Pulse
8.3 IMDb
One season 59 hours
Loading community rating
Your rating

Plot

Sheng Minglan, the intelligent but overlooked sixth daughter of the Sheng family, hides her talents to survive a difficult childhood and avenge her mother’s death. As she navigates family struggles and political intrigue, she forms a complex bond with Gu Tingye. Together, they rise as a powerful couple, balancing love, loyalty, and duty in a changing empire.

Where to watch

Rakuten Viki stream iQIYI stream

Credits

Created by: Zheng Yi

Cast: Zhao Liying, William Feng, Zhu Yilong, Karlina Zhang, Shi Shi, Liu Jun

How the Pulse Score works

For series, Pulse starts from the IMDb rating shrunk by vote count, then applies FORMAT CALIBRATION. Series score systematically higher than films on IMDb, so using the raw number would unfairly push a show like The Story of Ming Lan to the top of a film catalogue. Calibration maps the series distribution onto the film one; meaning 69 is COMPARABLE to a film with the same Pulse.

One more difference from films: Letterboxd does not track series, so series Pulse derives from a single source (IMDb) rather than two.

How did this series move you?