any news about new project? I'm so eagerly waiting. He should really choose modern drama. even if he shoot one…
Strongly agree!! Speaking of his audiences outside China, I was really surprised to find that he has many Indian fans (at least from what I assume). They seem to have followed him from Our Secret and later watched the Hindi-dubbed version of Hidden Love on Youku’s official YouTube channel. Many comments mentioned that they had watched Our Secret before with 13K upvote. If he does act in a modern drama, I hope it won’t be on iQIYI, since iQIYI dramas aren’t available on Netflix. It would be better if it were with Youku or Tencent.
He mentioned in his livestream that he’ll be resting for a while before starting a new project. Fans are really…
Actually, there’s a melon going around about a CCTV primetime drama called Seventh Son, in which he would play one of the sons. However, since nothing is official, I don’t want to rely on it or believe it. Otherwise, people will later say it’s been changed to another actor and that CZY has been replaced blah blah blah, the same old tactics from last year’s rumors.
I kind of like the peaceful vibe on Weibo right now, no loud rumor-mongering everywhere and no one using it as an excuse to slander CZY again.
He said there’s no need to worry about him, that he’s just resting for a while and I actually agree. I understand that we all miss seeing his Reuters and want to watch his dramas every half year hahaha me too 😅
He looks more manly day by day and he’s probably one of the few Chinese actors who really dares to show his…
They haven’t submitted the drama for distribution licensing yet. It’s still in post-production and I believe CZY is currently working on dubbing. For now, all we can do is wait. This process usually takes two to three months or even longer. As a result, the drama will most likely air in the summer or later. If we’re lucky enough, we might get to watch it in Q2.
Something has me very confused. In this website the members who watch and rate K-dramas outnumber by large those…
I’m not sure whether you’re familiar with the Chinese entertainment industry but what I can say is that K-dramas generally have a wider audience while Chinese actors and actresses tend to have more die-hard fans who are willing to spend money to support them.
It’s not just CZY or Neo, Chinese actors and actresses clearly dominate the leaderboard on this website. Giving a heart, like or vote the drama doesn’t cost anything but sending flowers requires money. That’s something only die-hard fans or fans who truly appreciate the actors would do.
I think it’s similar to K-pop. K-pop fans are also very loyal and willing to spend money to buy albums or digital songs or to vote for their favorite artists with money. While K-dramas are still more popular worldwide, in recent years Chinese dramas have also been attracting a growing number of viewers.
I don’t think we should use the number of flowers as a way to judge anything. It mainly reflects how willing fans are to spend money on their favorites, not necessarily who is more popular in China, Korea or globally 😊
You are right. Ji Chang Wook might be the most liked actor on this platform. K-actors are far more popular and widely recognized by audiences than Chinese actors, so it’s not a mystery at all.
When will he start shooting next drama, I am waiting, want to see him in modern romantic drama and want him to…
He mentioned in his livestream that he’ll be resting for a while before starting a new project. Fans are really hoping he’ll pick a modern romance drama next.
Welcome to the land. I also went back and watched all the dramas Chen Zheyuan has been in. I’m currently watching…
Dark Night and Dawn 🙂 When it comes to TV dramas, especially those aired on CCTV, the majority of the audience doesn’t really care about popularity or pretty faces. Usually, dramas with veteran actors, strong acting skills and high quality in terms of story, script and production tend to receive higher ratings. That’s why achieving a CVB rating of over 2+ is not easy at all and it can’t be manipulated by massive marketing campaigns or inflated heat index on web platforms.
CZY is a rising star who tends to be criticized if a drama doesn’t perform well, while other actors or even the production team are rarely blamed. To be honest, compared to the other actors that has major role in the drama, CZY is the youngest, so of course his acting can’t yet be on par with performers who have been in the industry for 20–30 years. He knows this, but he still took on the challenge without fear.
In this type of drama, there’s no heavy beautifying or pretty face treatment, actors are shown with minimal makeup, revealing their real skin and natural features. Not many popular actors dare to take on such roles because they risk being mocked for their true appearance.
That's true and it's not the first time CZY's name has been deleted from a ranking or list. Someone posted on…
FH achieved S+ results even though its budget was only at an A+ level, with no promotion, no purchased trending searches during its airing and only four songs in the entire drama! The production team didn’t even have enough budget for a proper OST lineup, man!! The same four songs kept playing over and over, while some other dramas have ten or more songs 😅 and tons of trending searches on Chinese social media. They were really strapped for cash 😂 iQIYI wasn’t even optimistic about it and only announced the drama 3 days before it aired just to fill the gap of the big major drama, if I remember correctly. There was no fixed banner placement on iQIYI during its airing either. I still remember fans of the drama cursing iQIYI nonstop. And despite all that, it still ended up being one of iQIYI’s better-performing dramas in Q4 🙂
The reason I’m bringing this up is because some people compare his dramas with others that had S or S+ budgets, as if they should achieve the same results without considering the budget as a major factor at all.
That's true and it's not the first time CZY's name has been deleted from a ranking or list. Someone posted on…
TWOT is also among the top three on iQIYI for download volume. Despite the many controversies surrounding the drama such as the directing, slow pacing and BE, it still achieved this result on iQIYI which is quite good.
That's true and it's not the first time CZY's name has been deleted from a ranking or list. Someone posted on…
Yeah, before this I hadn’t really noticed this kind of thing, but it happens so often now that it feels like data is being fabricated or selectively presented purely for marketing purposes for someone else. Some people may say we’re overreacting but from my observation, this genuinely happens.
For example, when some YXH accounts post about metrics such as average views per episode, they often manipulate or cherry-pick the numbers when it comes to CZY. They exclude HL, which had over 40+ million average views per episode during its peak period, as well as DNAD, which also recorded over 40 million average views per episode, achieved a CVB rating of 2+, and even hit 100 million views in a single day. This doesn’t even take into account that DNAD has already aired on TV and satellite channels across China for 36 rounds within a year, yet they still claim he doesn’t perform well. With these CVB achievements and 100 million views in a single day, if this had happened to some other traffic star, there would have been countless trending searches on Weibo to brag about it but CZY had none of that during DNAD’s peak airing period.
It feels like whenever one of his dramas does well, it gets buried, as if he never acted in it at all. I usually don’t care much about these statistics anyway, since there are many factors behind them. But when this keeps happening, it really becomes too much, he’s just an actor who worked his ass off to achieve these results, only for them to suddenly not “count” as his work. 😑
Is it unusual for him to go this long without any casting news or melons?
if it’s that male-centric costume drama, it’s just a rumor anyway and it’s likely to be a Tencent project with YY as the male lead, based on what people are saying. There were also some leaked photos of YY’s agency meeting with the director. Honestly, if it’s true, it would be good for YY, I kind of like the storyline, so it is okay 😉 peace!
As for CZY, I’m still hoping he’ll take on a modern drama my wish 😆 It wouldn’t require as much physical strain or fight scenes compared to male-centric costume dramas, so it might be a better choice for him overall.
If he does act in a modern drama, I hope it won’t be on iQIYI, since iQIYI dramas aren’t available on Netflix. It would be better if it were with Youku or Tencent.
But can we get a more innovative plot instead of just the CEO and the naïve girl trope?
However, since nothing is official, I don’t want to rely on it or believe it. Otherwise, people will later say it’s been changed to another actor and that CZY has been replaced blah blah blah, the same old tactics from last year’s rumors.
I kind of like the peaceful vibe on Weibo right now, no loud rumor-mongering everywhere and no one using it as an excuse to slander CZY again.
He said there’s no need to worry about him, that he’s just resting for a while and I actually agree. I understand that we all miss seeing his Reuters and want to watch his dramas every half year hahaha me too 😅
For now, all we can do is wait. This process usually takes two to three months or even longer.
As a result, the drama will most likely air in the summer or later. If we’re lucky enough, we might get to watch it in Q2.
It’s not just CZY or Neo, Chinese actors and actresses clearly dominate the leaderboard on this website. Giving a heart, like or vote the drama doesn’t cost anything but sending flowers requires money. That’s something only die-hard fans or fans who truly appreciate the actors would do.
I think it’s similar to K-pop. K-pop fans are also very loyal and willing to spend money to buy albums or digital songs or to vote for their favorite artists with money. While K-dramas are still more popular worldwide, in recent years Chinese dramas have also been attracting a growing number of viewers.
I don’t think we should use the number of flowers as a way to judge anything. It mainly reflects how willing fans are to spend money on their favorites, not necessarily who is more popular in China, Korea or globally 😊
You are right. Ji Chang Wook might be the most liked actor on this platform. K-actors are far more popular and widely recognized by audiences than Chinese actors, so it’s not a mystery at all.
But in the end, it is what it is 🙃
CZY has suffered a lot from these unofficial rumors since last year.
https://weibo.com/7783826285/Qn5KGxzJy
When it comes to TV dramas, especially those aired on CCTV, the majority of the audience doesn’t really care about popularity or pretty faces. Usually, dramas with veteran actors, strong acting skills and high quality in terms of story, script and production tend to receive higher ratings.
That’s why achieving a CVB rating of over 2+ is not easy at all and it can’t be manipulated by massive marketing campaigns or inflated heat index on web platforms.
CZY is a rising star who tends to be criticized if a drama doesn’t perform well, while other actors or even the production team are rarely blamed. To be honest, compared to the other actors that has major role in the drama, CZY is the youngest, so of course his acting can’t yet be on par with performers who have been in the industry for 20–30 years. He knows this, but he still took on the challenge without fear.
In this type of drama, there’s no heavy beautifying or pretty face treatment, actors are shown with minimal makeup, revealing their real skin and natural features. Not many popular actors dare to take on such roles because they risk being mocked for their true appearance.
The production team didn’t even have enough budget for a proper OST lineup, man!! The same four songs kept playing over and over, while some other dramas have ten or more songs 😅 and tons of trending searches on Chinese social media. They were really strapped for cash 😂
iQIYI wasn’t even optimistic about it and only announced the drama 3 days before it aired just to fill the gap of the big major drama, if I remember correctly. There was no fixed banner placement on iQIYI during its airing either. I still remember fans of the drama cursing iQIYI nonstop.
And despite all that, it still ended up being one of iQIYI’s better-performing dramas in Q4 🙂
The reason I’m bringing this up is because some people compare his dramas with others that had S or S+ budgets, as if they should achieve the same results without considering the budget as a major factor at all.
Top 3 TV dramas by download volume on four major platforms in 2025:
https://weibo.com/7735366409/Qfs0F5Oc5
For example, when some YXH accounts post about metrics such as average views per episode, they often manipulate or cherry-pick the numbers when it comes to CZY. They exclude HL, which had over 40+ million average views per episode during its peak period, as well as DNAD, which also recorded over 40 million average views per episode, achieved a CVB rating of 2+, and even hit 100 million views in a single day. This doesn’t even take into account that DNAD has already aired on TV and satellite channels across China for 36 rounds within a year, yet they still claim he doesn’t perform well. With these CVB achievements and 100 million views in a single day, if this had happened to some other traffic star, there would have been countless trending searches on Weibo to brag about it but CZY had none of that during DNAD’s peak airing period.
It feels like whenever one of his dramas does well, it gets buried, as if he never acted in it at all. I usually don’t care much about these statistics anyway, since there are many factors behind them. But when this keeps happening, it really becomes too much, he’s just an actor who worked his ass off to achieve these results, only for them to suddenly not “count” as his work. 😑
As for CZY, I’m still hoping he’ll take on a modern drama my wish 😆
It wouldn’t require as much physical strain or fight scenes compared to male-centric costume dramas, so it might be a better choice for him overall.