Quanmou means 'power scheming'. It is a genre or mode in which the plot is a chain of calculated moves among rivals who are fighting for position at court or in an organisation, and the characters win by information, patience and misdirection rather than by force. Romance, if there is any, grows out of two people who keep outmanoeuvring each other. Blossoms of Power runs as quanmou in Chinese coverage.
Dramas
Where it comes up
Silk & Schemes
Blossoms of Power: The Fast-Moving Costume Revenge Drama Built on a Wary Alliance
A guide to the Tencent Video costume revenge drama Blossoms of Power: a reborn heroine and a frail-looking crown prince who ally out of mutual suspicion, and why viewers split over its breakneck pace and its heroine.