"Taking a Concubine" is a comedy jointly created by PPTV Juli Media and Dongyang Huahai Times Film Media. It is adapted from the popular online writer Mu Yi's novel of the same name "Taking a Concubine", a seasonal online drama, and is currently being filmed in Hengdian. In "Taking a Concubine", the protagonist Yang Qiuchi, played by Sun Jian, was an unsuccessful forensic doctor before traveling through time. After traveling through time to the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, beautiful women pursued him, concubines competed for his favor, he fought back in the officialdom, was promoted from an apprentice, and also encountered a good opportunity to quell a rebellion for the emperor. He was favored by the emperor, given an official title, a higher rank, and a reward of land.