Walking on thin ice. Walking on thin ice is a TV series adapted from Tonghua's novel of the same name, which was jointly produced by Shanghai Tangren Film Production Co., Ltd. and Hunan Satellite TV. The play is directed by Li Guoli and stars Liu Shishi, Nicky Wu, Kevin Cheng, Justin and Kenny Lin. The story tells that Zhang Xiao, a modern white-collar worker, passed through the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty due to a car accident and became a Manchu girl, Matai Ruoxi. After an argument, she sought her destiny in the court struggle.