[1] An original web-based series jointly produced by Hairun Media and Tencent Video, The Crossing Hero is a time-traveling tale that follows the lives of Hong Xidong (Jiro Wang)--the leader of Ming dynasty Emperor Zhu Yunwen's personal bodyguard detail—and two imperial military guards, Peng Ze (Hu Yang) and Xu Xiaotian (Bruce Xie), who are hot in pursuit of a revolving pearl treasure in Hong's possession.
[2][3] The C's theme song and MV, "The Great Hero" (《大英雄》), performed by Jiro Wang, has garnered more than 243,000 views on Tencent Video in less than a week, since its release on 15 March 2015.
[8] As a first-time producer, Jiro Wang spent millions in production costs perfecting the visual quality of The Crossing Hero.
[9] On 26 February 2015, a fifteen-second trailer was aired during producer and lead actor Jiro Wang's interview with Azio TV's program, City Color.
[12][13][14] The series hit 2.72 million views on its premiere episode within the first two hours,[15] topping the "Hot Topics" list on Sina Weibo at the time.