Love Me, If You Dare

Love Me, If You Dare

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Also known as

Close Your Eyes and Close to Me

Simplified
Mandarin Ta Lai Le Qing Bi Yan
Genre Crime
Suspense
Romance
Based on When He Comes, Close Your Eyes by Ding Mo
Written by Hai Yan
Directed by Zhang Kaizhou
Starring Wallace Huo
Sandra Ma
Zhang Luyi
Wang Kai
Yin Zheng
Ending theme Obsessed With You (为你沉迷) by Juno
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of episodes 24
Production
Executive producer(s) Hou Hongliang
Producer(s) Kong Sheng
Location(s) China (Qingdao), New York City
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) Sohu TV
Shandong Media Group
SMG Pictures
Daylight Entertainment
Distributor Daylight Entertainment
Release
Original network Sohu, Dragon TV
Original release 15 October 2015 (2015-10-15) – 4 January 2016 (2016-01-04)
Chronology
Related shows When a Snail Falls in Love (2016)
Memory Lost (2016)

Love Me, If You Dare (Chinese: 他来了,请闭眼) is a 2015 Chinese television series that is adapted from Ding Mo's novel of the same name published in July 2014. The series is produced by Kong Sheng and Hou Hongliang, with the screenplay written by Hai Yan. It stars Wallace Huo, Sandra Ma, Zhang Luyi, Wang Kai and Yin Zheng.[1] The drama was aired simultaneously on Sohu and Dragon TV from October 15, 2015 to January 4, 2016.

The drama was praised for its storyline and character development, rating 9.7 out 10 on viki.com with a significant following abroad.[2]

Synopsis

Simon/Jin Yan is a criminal psychologist who returns to China from the US after a close encounter with a serial killer, but his ordeal is not over. Together with his assistant, Jenny/Jian Yao (Sandra Ma), they solve mysterious and violent criminal cases.

Cast

Role Cast Brief description
Simon / Bo Jinyan
薄靳言
Wallace Huo Male, age 30. He is a criminal psychologist, the youngest visiting professor of the University of Maryland (US). He works as an analyst/advisor for the serious criminal cases in the police department. He lost his father at an early age and moved to the United States with his mother. He has a high IQ but low EQ, and this dramatic contrast adds a lot of humour and emotion.
Jenny / Jian Yao
简瑶
Ma Sichun Female, age 23. She graduated from the University of Foreign Languages. She is deeply influenced by her father, a veteran police officer of criminal investigations who died on duty. She has a great sense of justice and is very observant. She works as Simon's assistant and his translator, and ends up helping Simon in the criminal investigation.
Jabber / Xie Han
谢晗
Zhang Luyi Male, age 30. He is the son of a rich American businessman. His parents were divorced when he was young and he was abandoned with his alcoholic father, who later abused him violently. He is smart and was a literature student at Princeton University. However, due to his distorted personality, he was expelled from the school before he could finish his studies.
Li Xunran
李熏然
Wang Kai Male, age 28. Li grew up with Jenny and he is from a police family too. He has become a policeman and is an excellent shooter, and is knowledgeable in handling weapons. He is tough, talented, and an outstanding policeman.
Fu Ziyu
傅子遇
Yin Zheng Male, age 30. Kris graduated from School of Medicine, University of Maryland, and is known as an outstanding medical student as well as being extremely proficient in software design and coding. He is tall, gentle, smart, and is the only friend of Simon, willing to help Simon and stay with him whenever he needs.

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominated work Result
1st China Quality Television Drama Ceremony Innovative Themed Drama of the Year Won
Most Popular Actor Wallace Huo (also for The Imperial Doctress) Won
Most Marketable Actor Won
19th Huading Awards Best Actor (Contemporary) Wallace Huo Nominated
Best Newcomer Yin Zheng Won

References

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