Road to Success is a 2026 Chinese sports youth drama starring Yu Shu Xin and Chen Jing Ke. Blending football, romance, healing, and coming-of-age themes, the series follows a Ph.D. student and a former professional football coach as they work together to rebuild a struggling high school football team. Along the way, they inspire their students to overcome personal challenges, pursue their dreams, and discover the true meaning of teamwork.
Title: Road to Success
Chinese Title: 灿如繁星 / Can Ru Fan Xing
Broadcast Date: 5 July 2026
Broadcast Network: iQiyi
Genre: Sports, Youth, Romance, Healing
Director: Li Qing Rong, Wu Jian Xin
Screenwriter: Wei Yu, Guan Jun
Production Company: Seasons Pictures, True Media
Road to Success Synopsis
Lin Wanxing, a Ph.D. student, returns to her hometown and accepts a position as the sports equipment custodian at Hongjing No. 8 High School. There, she meets Wang Fa, a former coach of a British football club who unexpectedly becomes her tenant. When the school asks Lin Wanxing to revive its disbanded football team, she faces an uphill battle after the team suffers a humiliating defeat.
Recognizing the players' potential, Wang Fa steps in as their coach and begins transforming the struggling squad into a competitive team. Together, Lin Wanxing and Wang Fa help the students overcome conflicts, rebuild their confidence, and prepare for both the football finals and the challenges of the college entrance examinations.
Road to Success Story Breakdown
After returning home from her studies, Lin Wanxing hopes to begin a quieter chapter of her life. Instead, she finds herself responsible for bringing a forgotten high school football team back to life. Although determined to help, she soon realizes that passion alone is not enough to rebuild a team that has lost both confidence and direction.
Her fortunes change when Wang Fa, a former football coach with international experience, agrees to help. Despite carrying emotional scars from his own past, Wang Fa gradually becomes invested in the students' growth, leading them through rigorous training while teaching them valuable lessons about perseverance, discipline, and teamwork.
As the team begins to improve, Lin Wanxing works behind the scenes to resolve conflicts among the players and convince Wang Fa to remain as their permanent coach. Their growing partnership develops into a heartfelt romance, but unresolved personal wounds temporarily drive them apart before they eventually reconcile.
With the championship finals approaching alongside the pressures of the college entrance examinations, the coaches and students must balance sporting ambitions with academic responsibilities. Together, they face setbacks, celebrate victories, and learn that success is measured not only by trophies but also by personal growth, friendship, and the courage to pursue one's dreams.
Road to Success Cast
Main Roles
Yu Shu Xin as Lin Wanxing
Chen Jing Ke as Wang Fa
Supporting Roles
Football Team
Ye Kai Wen as Zheng Ren
Liu Jun as Fu Xinshu
Zhu Bo Yan as Qin Ao
Yang Yun Hao as Feng Suo
Lu Zhan Xiang as Yu Ming
Zhang Ming Yu as Zhi Hui
Zhao Peng Hao as Lin Lu
Yan Yu Chen as Wen Chengye
Yang Xing Hui as Zheng Feiyang
Zhang Yun Hao as Qi Liang
Dong Li Wu You as Chen Jianghe
Others
Xie Ke Yin as Ju Li
Ma Bo Qian as Yu Bo
Feng Lei as Wang Genfa
Li Li Qun as Lin Xunya
Gong Bei Bi as Kang Qiao
Tan Xi He as Director Qian
Cao Yu Chen as Xiang Zi
Tian Yi Tong as Wang Tian
Zhang Yi as Lin Dewen
Yang Ming Na as Wanxing's mother
Zhou Ling as Shen Shuyuan
Chi Xing Kai as Jason (Yang Mingsen)
Glay Chiang as Jiang Tianyu
Cao Yan Yan as Guan Minjie
Chen Wei Fen as Fu Xinshu's grandmother
Hai Ling as Jason's mother
Zhang Song as Jiang Xun
He De Rui as Chen Weidong
Zhou Yao as Zhang Chao
Zhao Bin as Wen Ruigang
Long Bin as Director Jin
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