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I Play to Win

I Play to Win

Synopsis

Zoe is chosen as Crown Princess, making her sister Mia jealous. In the dangerous Eastern Palace, she faces schemes and poison, but wins Prince Ryan's protection. As a royal banquet nears, Mia plots to secure her place. But a dark secret about missing girls starts to emerge. Can Zoe expose the truth before the palace destroys her?

Period Dramas Palace Scheming

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Where to watch

“I Play to Win” (79 EPS) is available on ShortMax. Checked 2026-09-09.

CAST

Hu Yaowen

Mou Haiyan

Liu Qingchen

Quan Peilun

Zhang Yanxi

Li Xia

Zhang Wei

Song Guosheng

Zhang Huaigong

A Li

唐钰姣

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Episode 1 might make you go "what IS this lunatic" and bail. He's my favorite short-drama actor and even I hesitated. Please stay with it!! The acting is unreal, the way his eyes go, the way he smiles, each one gets me >_<

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My favorite of his modern-set work and honestly my favorite short drama full stop. You get the complete unhinged-psycho performance, and I'd say his acting leveled up here. If you're working through his filmography, this is the one.

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Details

Where to watchShortMax

GenresPeriod Dramas · Palace Scheming

TypeLive-action

Release dateFebruary 20, 2026

Episodes79 episodes

Subtitles

1 platform · 3 languages

ShortMaxEnglish · 日本語 · 中文

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