The Early Spring cast guide: Meet the stars and characters of the Youku C-drama

C-drama fans are currently hooked on The Early Spring, which serves as a modern workplace romance series, adapted from Gu Niang Bie Ku's web novel of the same name. It premiered on Youku on August 26 and can also be streamed on Netflix globally.

The story is about a young woman who ends up in a top global advertising agency in Beijing as a complete rookie. When she meets her boss, he claims that she's good for nothing and appears really cold and ignorant.

However, she still doesn't give up and grows professionally. As time passes, this young woman, named Shang Zhi Tao, aka Flora, finds herself getting closer to her boss, and they secretly start a relationship.

They spend almost six years together, but a misunderstanding pushes them apart. This leaves the couple heartbroken as they break up and later cross paths again, which brings back their memories.

Want to know who these figures are in The Early Spring C-drama? Find out below!

A look at the main cast and characters in The Early Spring C-drama

A look at the hit C-drama (Image via X/@YoukuOfficial)

If you're obsessed with The Early Spring C-drama, then you might want to explore the cast and characters. From the seemingly cold boss to his charming employee, the drama has a lot of interesting figures. So, here's a look at them:

1) Jing Boran as Luan Nian/Luke

Jing Boran is Luke (Image via X/@YoukuOfficial)

Jing Boran plays the role of Luan Nian, who is a top-tier creative genius and advertising executive at Lime. Since the company's culture is to call everyone by their English names, Luan Nian is referred to as Luke.

He is known for his exceptional talent, sharp intellect, and distant personality. He initially dismisses Shang Zhi Tao but gradually softens as their professional and personal relationships develop.

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2) Sun Qian as Shang Zhi Tao/Flora

Sun Qian is Flora (Image via X/@YoukuOfficial)

Sun Qian plays Shang Zhi Tao, aka Flora, in The Early Spring C-drama. She is a hardworking and open-hearted young woman from an ordinary background. Despite facing criticism from Luke, Flora proves herself.

She entered Lime as a rookie but eventually became a capable professional and independent entrepreneur. She was in a six-year relationship with Luke but had to part ways for a reason that broke them both.

Despite the breakup, Flora and Luke continue to cross paths. This brings back the good and painful memories they made in the past.

3) Liu Xiao Bei as Sun Yuan Zhu

Liu Xiao Bei is Sun Yuan Zhu (Image via X/@YoukuOfficial)

Yuan Zhu is one of Flora's flatmates, who seems to be a really kind and caring man. It seems like he's interested in Flora, but Yuan Zu hasn't revealed his feelings openly yet. However, he often tries to hint at it, but Flora is already with Luke. At the same time, Yuan Zu also makes sure to help their other flatmate, who's also a close friend now.

4) Ki Tian Qing as Sun Yu

Qi Tian Qing is Sun Yu (Image via X/@YoukuOfficial)

Sun Yu is the female flatmate of Flora, who bonded with her right on the first day. When Flora moved to Beijing, she saved Sun Yu from the violent neighbors and became close friends. Sun Yu often teases Flora with Luke's name and will soon come to know how passionate her relationship with her boss has been.

5) Guo Xiaoting as Zhang Yao

Guo Xiaoting is Zhang Yao (Image via X/@YoukuOfficial)

Zhang Yao is Luke's childhood best friend. She appears in Episode 11 for the first time, when Lumi tells Flora how special the two are for each other. Flora even saw the bouquet Luke gifted to Zhang Yao, which only intensifies her jealousy.

It looks like Zhang Yao will create issues in Luke and Flora's relationship. They're already facing issues since the logo mistake, and now this new arrival seems to be creating more misunderstandings.