Chen Pao-ying, the Taiwanese producer of the BL series Connecting to You and the film Your Name Engraved Herein

Chen Pao-ying

Executive ProducerProducerTaiwanese

BIOGRAPHY

Chen Pao-ying is a Taiwanese film and television producer. She is the producer of Connecting to You (整個世界，只有你連上了我, 2026), the GrX Studio boys’ love series of twelve episodes plus a special, and before that produced Your Name Engraved Herein (刻在你心底的名字, 2020).

Her producing credits run from 2019 onward and include the short film Gentleman Spa (癡情馬殺雞, 2019) as executive producer and producer, Leaving Virginia (2020), Waiting for My Cup of Tea (一杯熱奶茶的等待, 2021), S-Girl (2022) as line producer, Blind Love (失明, 2025), Hunter Brothers (2025) as co-producer and The Dating Menu (2026) as executive producer. She has also appeared briefly on screen, as a night market customer in Left-Handed Girl (2025) and an apartment neighbour in OK.FINE. (2026).

Three of her titles are boys’ love. Gentleman Spa is an eighteen minute short directed by Yu Jhi-han, released 24 March 2019. Your Name Engraved Herein is a 115 minute theatrical feature directed by Liu Kuang-Hui, released 30 September 2020, starring Edward Chen and Tseng Jing-hua opposite Leon Dai, and set in 1987 as martial law in Taiwan comes to an end. Connecting to You is a streaming series that began on 14 August 2026.

In Connecting to You the protagonist Lin Jiakai, played by Bruce Chiu, sees the bond between any two people as a coloured thread, and a silver-grey one forms between him and the police officer Wu Dawei, played by Liu Yu-ren. The series comes from Beck’s 2021 web novel published by Mirror Fiction, and Yu Jhi-han directs and co-wrote the adaptation with Wen Huei-ming. Four episodes arrived together on 14 August 2026, two more followed on each Friday until the twelfth on 11 September, and a special episode came out on 18 September.

Chen Pao-ying has produced boys’ love as a short film in 2019, a cinema feature in 2020 and a streaming series in 2026.

Yu Jhi-han directed Gentleman Spa in 2019 and directs Connecting to You seven years later, so the producer and the director are the same pairing at both ends of the span. In between comes Your Name Engraved Herein, directed by Liu Kuang-Hui.

Gentleman Spa was released in 2019, the year Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalise same sex marriage, and Your Name Engraved Herein is set in 1987, the year martial law ended. On Gentleman Spa Chen Pao-ying is credited as both producer and executive producer.

PROFILE DETAILS

Real Name
Chen Pao-ying
Pronouns
she/her
Birthplace
Taiwan
Gender
Female
Profession
Executive ProducerProducer
Nationality
Taiwanese
Debut
2019 · Gentleman Spa (癡情馬殺雞, 2019), as producer and executive producer
Years Active
2019-present
Languages
Mandarin Chinese

FILMOGRAPHY: TV SERIES (1)

Connecting to You (2026) poster - Taiwanese BL series - Lin Jiakai who sees emotional bonds as coloured threads, and detective Wu Dawei
Connecting to You
2026
Producer

FUN FACTS

  • Your Name Engraved Herein reached Taiwanese cinemas through Sony Pictures and then streamed worldwide on Netflix from 23 December 2020.
  • It was the first gay themed film to pass NT$100 million at the Taiwanese box office.
  • Edward Chen plays A-han and Tseng Jing-hua plays Birdy, two musicians at an all boys Catholic school, while Leon Dai plays A-han as an adult.
  • The special episode of Connecting to You follows the two leads as they move in together, and runs about 29 minutes.
  • The production tagline of Connecting to You promises that there will always be someone in this world who will find you, understand you and connect to you.

TRIVIA

  • Her three boys’ love credits are three formats: an eighteen minute short, a 115 minute cinema feature and a streaming series.
  • Your Name Engraved Herein is set in 1987, the year martial law ended in Taiwan, and was released in 2020.
  • Blind Love (失明, 2025) runs 145 minutes and is directed by Julian Chou with Ariel Lin.
  • She has taken unnamed background roles in Left-Handed Girl (2025) and OK.FINE. (2026).
  • Bruce Chiu, who plays Lin Jiakai, and Chen Pao-ying both work on Connecting to You.
  • Lin He-hsuan plays Chiang Chao Nan in Connecting to You.

CAREER AT A GLANCE

Chen Pao-ying holds one record across the site: one credit behind the camera.

It dates from 2026.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is Chen Pao-ying?

A Taiwanese film and television producer. She produced Your Name Engraved Herein (2020) and is the producer of the boys’ love series Connecting to You (2026), which has twelve episodes plus a special.

Which of her titles are Boys' Love?

Three: the short film Gentleman Spa (2019), the feature Your Name Engraved Herein (2020) and the series Connecting to You (2026).

What is Your Name Engraved Herein?

刻在你心底的名字, a 115 minute Taiwanese feature released 30 September 2020, directed by Liu Kuang-Hui, starring Edward Chen and Tseng Jing-hua with Leon Dai. It is set in 1987, as martial law in Taiwan comes to an end.

What is Gentleman Spa?

癡情馬殺雞, an eighteen minute short film directed by Yu Jhi-han and released 24 March 2019. She is credited on it as both producer and executive producer.

What else has she produced?

Leaving Virginia (2020), Waiting for My Cup of Tea (2021), S-Girl (2022) as line producer, Blind Love (2025), Hunter Brothers (2025) as co-producer and The Dating Menu (2026) as executive producer.

Does she act?

Only in passing. She has two small on-screen appearances, as a night market customer in Left-Handed Girl (2025) and an apartment neighbour in OK.FINE. (2026).

Where can I watch Connecting to You?

Viki, GagaOOLala, iQIYI, friDay Video and MyVideo carry the series, covering both Taiwanese services and platforms for international audiences.

Who wrote the novel behind Connecting to You?

Beck, whose Taiwanese boys’ love web novel was published in 2021 by Mirror Fiction.

Who plays the leads in Connecting to You?

Bruce Chiu plays Lin Jiakai and Liu Yu-ren plays the police officer Wu Dawei.

Where can I watch Your Name Engraved Herein?

It opened in Taiwanese cinemas in September 2020 and has streamed worldwide on Netflix since 23 December 2020.

Written and verified by Renkaze · Last updated 30 September 2026

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