The King's Avatar (Chinese: 全职高手; pinyin: Quánzhí Gāoshǒu) is a 2019 Chinese live-action streaming television series based on the web novel of the same name by Hu Dielan. It stars Yang Yang as the main character. It premiered on Tencent Video on July 24, 2019.[3]
Synopsis
The series depicts a fictional esports scene in China where the story revolves around a multiplayer online video game called Glory. It chronicles the fall and rise of Ye Xiu, a top-tier player of Glory.
Former captain of Team Excellent Era. Current captain of Team Happy and the leader of the Chinese Glory Team. He is known as the 'Glory Textbook', as well as one of the Four Master Tacticians
Ye Qiu (叶秋)
One Autumn Leaf (一叶之秋)
Battlemage
Wealthy, younger twin brother of Ye Xiu. When Ye Xiu registered to be a pro player, he used Ye Qiu's identification instead. He has no interest in video games.
Friend of Chen Guo. Competitive person who learns to play Glory after visiting Chen Guo. One of the first members of Team Happy, led by Ye Xiu. She is known for her fast hand speed and aggressive attack style.
A former player of Team Everlasting and the best launcher of the team. After his team was eliminated by Team Xing Xin, he joined Xing Xin as their association president.
A former member of the 7th Branch Guild of Tyrannical Ambition, before being scooped away by Ye Xiu to join Team Xing Xin. He appears self-centered but always gives his all in crucial moments.
A young lady who rose to be a professional Glory player through Ye Xiu's guidance. She is known as the best launcher player. She stays by Ye Xiu's side as his biggest supporter. She is the little sister of Su Muqiu, original user of Ye Xiu's Lord Grim best partner.
Manager of Team Jia Shi. He was a friend of Ye Xiu since the creation of the club but with time, their opinions clashed and he plotted to remove Ye Xiu.
Guild leader of Jia Shi. He is a selfish player, who cares more about himself than others. He dislikes Ye Xiu to the point of always trying to find ways to sabotage him and his new team.
Vice captain of Team Blue Rain. The top Blade Master user in the pro circuit, and is known as the Sword Saint and core player of the team. He is famous for his rapid fire speech dialogue in combat to confuse his opponents.
Guild Leader of Tyrannical Ambitions on the 10th Server.
Others
Actor
Character
ID
Role
Note
Yin Yi
Su Muqiu (苏沐秋)
Autumn Tree (秋木苏)
Sharpshooter
Ye Xiu's best friend and Su Mucheng's brother.
Li Xiaopang
Chang Xian (常先)
Sleeping Moon (沉睡的月亮)
Blade Master
He is a magazine reporter and one of Ye Qiu's biggest fans.
Lu Senbao
Chen Guo's father.
Gao Jinghan
Li Xuan (李軒)
Crying Devil (哭泣的恶魔)
Ghostblade
Captain of Void club team. He is best known as master of Choppin Tricks. First time in league match to Qiao Yifan on Glory All-Star.
Production
The live-action series was first announced in February 2017 via a production conference held by Linmon Pictures; and would be co-produced with Tencent Penguin Pictures. The author of the novel Hu Dielan was invited to be the overall planner of the series.[22]
On June 13, 2017, Yang Yang was announced as the lead actor in a press conference.[23] In November, Song Zu'er was announced as the female lead Su Mucheng,[24] but backed out in March 2018 due to scheduling conflicts.[25]
The series began filming in April 2018, and wrapped up in September 2018.[26] A Dungeon Fighter Online professional player was engaged to serve as instructor to the cast.[5] The production embraces a number of technological advances, e.g. motion capture, face capture, and their integration with virtual shooting using Unreal engine for real-time preview.[27]
The voice actors of the donghua were invited to dub the actors in the television series.[28]
Reception
The series was an instant hit among young audiences due to its fresh storyline centered around esports, as well as the quality of the visual effects. It won praise from People's Daily as well as several industry professionals for its spiritual focus and creative value.
It attracted more than 3 billion views on Tencent Video, and more than ten million views on overseas market platforms such as WeTV and YouTube.[27]
Soundtrack
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Singers
Length
1.
"Light From The Ashes (來自塵埃的光)" (Opening theme song)
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