Royal Tramp (TV series)

Royal Tramp
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Also known asThe Deer and the Cauldron
The Duke of Mount Deer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鹿鼎記
Simplified Chinese鹿鼎记
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Dǐng Jì
GenreWuxia, comedy, historical fiction
Based onThe Deer and the Cauldron
by Louis Cha
Screenplay byGao Dayong
Lang Xuefeng
Huang Yonghui
Kang Feng
Gao Rongrong
Directed byYu Min
Presented byWang Zhongjun
Pu Shulin
StarringHuang Xiaoming
Wallace Chung
Cherrie Ying
He Zhuoyan
Shu Chang
Liu Zi
Liu Yun
Hu Ke
Li Fei'er
Theme music composerChen Tong
Opening themeOriginal version:
Zenme Jiu Huran Cheng Le Zheyang (怎么忽然就成了这样) performed by Zhang Xin
Hong Kong version:
Chung Kan Yan (中間人) performed by Justin Lo and Leo Ku
Ending themeOriginal version:
Huizhuan (回转) performed by Zhang Jiang
Hong Kong version:
Chi Chung Wui Hang Wun (始終會行運) performed by Leo Ku
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producersXiaochun
Wang Zhonglei
ProducersZhang Jizhong
Song Yaping
Production locationChina
CinematographyYu Min
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companiesHuayi Brothers Film Investment Company
Beijing Cathay Media Ltd.
Original release
NetworkJiangsu TV
Release5 May 2008 (2008-05-05)
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Royal Tramp is a 2008 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. Produced by Zhang Jizhong and Huayi Brothers, the series consists of 50 episodes, filmed in high definition. The series was first broadcast on Jiangsu TV in China in 2008 and was subsequently aired on TVB in Hong Kong and other countries.