The Early Spring cast guide: Meet the stars and characters of the Youku Cdrama Alisha Khan Sun, August 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC 0 The Early Spring cdrama ©X/@YoukuOfficial Cdrama fans are currently hooked on The Early Spring, which serves as a modern workplace romance series, adapted from the web novel of the same name by Gu Niang Bie Ku. 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.
The Early Spring cast guide: Meet the stars and characters of the Youku C-drama
Alisha Khan Sun, August 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC
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The Early Spring c-drama ©X/@YoukuOfficial
C-drama fans are currently hooked on The Early Spring, which serves as a modern workplace romance series, adapted from the web novel of the same name by Gu Niang Bie Ku. 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 spent 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 inThe 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 withThe Early Spring C-drama, then you might want to explore the cast and characters. From the seemingly cold boss to his charmin 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 whoi is top-tier creative genius and advertising executive in Lime. Since the company's culture is to call everyone with 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 Zhitao but gradually softens as their professional and personal relationship develops.
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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 stepped into 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.
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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 Zu
Liu Xiao Bei is 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 Flore with Luke's name and will soon come to know about 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.
Who are the key supporting characters in The Early Spring C-drama?
The supporting characters (Image via X/@YoukuOfficial)
What makes The Early Spring an engaging C-drama is that even its supporting characters are intriguing. Here's a look at them:
Zhang Yezi (Zhang Ye Zi) as Lumi: She belongs to the Business Division in Lime and becomes Flora's mentor with Luke as their boss.
Peng Yang as Tracy: She's the HR manager at Lime who recognized Flora's talent and hired her despite Luke's refusal.
Zhang You as Zhang Lei: He's also part of Flora and Luke's world.
Other key supporting figures in The Early Spring are Ning Xin as Kitty, Guo Xiaoting as Zang Yao, Zhao Zhenyu (Zhao Zhen Yu) as Tan Mian and more.
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