Rookie Agent Rouge

Rookie Agent Rouge (Chinese: 胭脂) is 2016 Chinese television series directed by Xu Zizhou, starring Zhao Liying and Lu Yi. The series aired on Dragon TV and Zhejiang TV from 27 September to 21 October 2016.^[1] The drama is currently licensed by Netflix.^[2]

Rookie Agent Rouge
Promotional poster
Also known as	Yan Zhi
Genre	Spy Action
Written by	Wang Biao Xu Jizhou
Directed by	Xu Jizhou
Starring	Zhao Liying Lu Yi Tao Xinran Mickey Yuan
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	45
Production
Production companies	Hairun Media Haining Yuehua Kai Media New Classics Media
Original release
Network	Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV
Release	27 September (2017-09-27) – 21 October 2017 (2017-10-21)

Synopsis

Lan Yanzhi (Rouge) is a privileged banker's daughter in Shanghai and a student activist who mistakenly comes into possession of a letter from the Japanese Army in 1937. Song Mian, an undercover agent for the Kuomintang, mistakes her for a spy. To prove her innocence, Yan Zhi agrees to infiltrate the home of her best friend, Feng Man'na, and help Song Mian track down a mysterious traitor. Finding the spy turns Yan Zhi and Man'na from friends to bitter enemies, as both get involved in the confused fighting in late 1930s Shanghai featuring Japanese, Nationalists and Communists. Unusually, the chief Japanese agent, Aoki, is very sympathetically portrayed.^[3]

Cast

Main

• Zhao Liying as Lan Yanzhi
• Lu Yi as Zhou Yuhao
• Tao Xinran as Feng Man'na
• Mickey Yuan as Song Mian

Supporting

• Shu Yaoxuan as Lan Changming, Yan Zhi's father
• Ma Cancan as Lin Tianmu
• Zhao Shuting
• Wang Zichen as Zhang Guosheng
• Gao Xin as Ying Zi / Zhou Hanguang

Soundtrack

Rookie Agent Rouge - Original Television Soundtrack (胭脂电视剧原声音乐大碟)

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Rookie Agent Rouge (胭脂序曲)" (Opening theme song)	Dongdong Dong
2.	"Yearning (心念)" (Ending theme song)	Zanilia Zhao
3.	"Love Makes Me Brave (爱让我勇敢)"	Silence Wang

Ratings

Air date	Episode	Dragon TV CSM52 City ratings[4]			Air date	Episode	Zhejiang TV CSM52 City ratings
		Ratings	Audience share	Rank			Ratings	Audience share	Rank
2016.9.27	1	0.648	2.16	5	2016.9.27	1	0.365	1.15	13
2016.9.28	2-3	0.613	1.86	5	2016.9.29	2-3	0.468	1.43	8
2016.9.29	4-5	0.697	2.1	3	2016.9.29	4-5	0.567	1.71	5
2016.9.30	6-7	0.867	2.588	2	2016.9.30	6-7	0.695	2.081	3
2016.10.1	8	0.570	1.905	4	201610.1	8	0.495	1.647	7
2016.10.2	9-10	0.679	2.168	3	2016.10.2	9-10	0.597	1.896	5
2016.10.3	11-12	0.727	2.306	2	2016.10.3	11-12	0.543	1.723	6
2016.10.4	13-14	0.780	2.384	2	2016.10.4	13-14	0.601	1.833	5
2016.10.5	15-16	0.815	2.48	3	2016.10.5	15-16	0.749	2.3	4
2016.10.6	17-18	0.775	2.17	3	2016.10.6	17-18	0.749	2.13	4
2016.10.7	19-20	0.802	2.243	3	-	-	-	-	-
2016.10.8	21	0.818	2.42	3	2016.10.8	21	0.554	1.64	7
2016.10.9	22-23	0.898	2.61	2	2016.10.9	22-23	0.697	2.03	5
2016.10.10	24-25	0.914	2.7	2	2013.10.10	24-25	0.7	2.08	5
2016.10.11	26-27	0.85	2.52	2	2016.10.11	26-27	0.722	2.14	5
2016.10.12	28-29	0.977	2.91	2	2016.10.12	28-29	0.841	2.52	3
2016.10.13	30-31	0.928	2.75	2	2016.10.13	30-31	0.726	2.17	4
2016.10.14	32-33	1.159	3.33	1	2016.10.14	32-33	1.009	2.9	2
2016.10.15	34	1.023	3.03	1	2016.10.15	34	0.9	2.66	2
2016.10.16	35-36	1.096	3.17	1	2016.10.16	35-36	0.876	2.54	3
2016.10.17	37-38	1.001	3.00	2	2016.10.17	37-38	0.778	2.34	5
2016.10.18	39-40	1.034	3.06	2	2016.10.18	39-40	0.715	2.15	6
2016.10.19	41-42	1.068	3.12	2	2016.10.19	41-42	0.816	2.39	6
2016.10.20	43-44	1.271	3.65	2	2016.10.20	43-44	0.92	2.66	5
2016.10.21	45	1.241	3.53	2	2016.10.21	45	0.977	2.77	3

• Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2017	2nd Chinese TV Drama Quality Awards	Most Talented Actress	Zhao Liying	Won	[5]
	22nd Huading Awards	Best Actor (Revolutionary-Era Drama)	Lu Yi	Won	[6]