During the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor, a young scholar named Yang Ling falls unconscious on his wedding day. Many days later, Yang Ling who has just recovered from his illness takes in his family's impoverished situation and feels ashamed for failing to provide for them especially towards his new wife Han YouNiang who continues to stay by his side.
He sells his land in order to travel to the capital to take the civil examinations. Along the way, he ends up helping with a case that clears murder suspect Ma Ang of a crime he did not commit. Yang Ling's intelligence gains the admiration of the county magistrate who puts him in charge of legal affairs. Ma Ang's younger sister Ma Lianer also develops a hidden crush on Yang Ling.
Yang Ling meets the Crown Prince Zhu Hou Zhao in the battlefield and they become lifelong friends. It earns Yang Ling a position in the palace as the Crown Prince's aide and trusted advisor and they learn to conquer the infighting within the palace to rise to power.
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In 2000, she participated in the performance of the opera "Aida" and also in the "Lift of China" theatrical evening of the National Basic Education Work Conference. In 2001, Yuan participated in the reception performance of the Ninth APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting. She has since then visited France, Australia, Japan, the USA, and other countries with the troupe for more than ten years.
In 2010, Yuan was admitted to the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. In 2012, she completed her first TV series, "Ip Man". She came into prominence in 2014 with her lead role in the idol drama "White Campus Belle and Long Legs". Besides being known for her support role in the 2016 "Mystic Nine" and the 2018 "Ever Night" wuxia series, her popularity soared higher after playing the lead role in the 2020 romance xianxia drama "Love and Redemption".
Over the years, she has won several awards, including the 2003 Shanghai Golden Peacock Dance Competition championship and the 2004 3rd "Xiaohe Style" National Children's Dance Exhibition. In 2018, she won the "Most Potential Artist of the Year" at the 1st Global Fashion New Talent Awards, and also the "Silk Road Breakthrough Actress of the Year" at the Silk Road Cohesion Ceremony.
In December 2020, she was named "Sina Fashion Style Awards Annual Quality Artist".
In January 2021, the song "Speak with One Heart" sung by her won the "Sina Film and Television Comprehensive Festival Annual Film and Television Music Award". In the same month, she won the "Golden Guduo Internet Film and Television Festival Annual Popular Actress" and also the "Douyin Star Movement Night Leap Actor of the Year". In December same year, she won the "Fenghuang.com Fashion Choice Annual Charm Actor" award.
On 4 July 2022, Yuan Bing Yan’s official studio released an official statement regarding the penalty imposed on ChongQing Li Yan Culture Media Co. Ltd. by STA China; this penalty was caused by the company's failure to fulfill its withholding tax obligations in a timely manner. The company has actively cooperated with China’s STA in the investigation, and as of now, the company has paid the relevant taxes in full and within the deadline.
On September 7, 2023, an article was published on CCTV where Yuan Bing Yan, was mentioned textually says: "After the money enters the company's account, then the company pays the shareholders themselves for consumer expenses that have nothing to do with production and operations. In this "disguised reimbursement" method, the money is transferred to their personal under the name . This is also considered to be suspected tax evasion". However, later that same day, the article was later changed from "Actor Yuan Bingyan" to "The studio associated with actor Yuan Bingyan".
On September 16, 2023, the State Administration of Taxation announced that the actress had been investigated by the tax authorities of Chongqing province, finding irregularities in the payment of income tax by both the actress and her affiliated companies. During the tax inspection process, Yuan Bingyan actively cooperated with the tax authorities to provide truthful information and proactively reported illegal tax-related activities that the tax authorities had not yet understood. Considering the above, the Seventh Inspection Bureau of the Chongqing Municipal Tax Bureau imposed a fine of RMB 2.97 million (about $408,000). Currently, her official Weibo account has been silenced.
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