Hope it gets better, but we can still enjoy the drama without worrying too much.
Yeah, sometimes I lose hope in the Chinese drama market. Without good publicity and a strong backup team, it’s really hard to gain more public attention. I checked the latest viewership numbers, and the percentage has improved slightly.
But since Chinese audiences have been watching many female general theme dramas airing back-to-back lately, they probably need some time before starting a new drama with a similar theme. So, releasing Fated Hearts right after TOFG and SL wasn’t the best timing.
Just to add, based on the BTS clips I’ve seen, I counted around three kiss scenes if I’m not wrong. Definitely…
I got you! I want more too, but judging from LQ’s recent dramas where she barely had any kiss scenes, it’s actually a blessing to get three from her. As for CZY, well… you’ll probably get even more in his next drama 🙃
Maybe it’s him, in the drama trailer, it looks like he’s the one who buried FSG alive. FYX then asks him why he did such a thing when FSG treated him like a true friend.
As a Chinese actor, he probably can’t work elsewhere, lol. I’m just ranting because I want his efforts to be recognized and rewarded, that’s all. It’s frustrating to see his talent risk being buried in China without a strong backup team, proper publicity, or marketing. Honestly, I wouldn’t even care about all this if some idiots didn’t use it as an excuse to insult him. He’s just doing his acting job, no pretending to be some big star. He’s mentioned he’s introverted and keeps quiet on social media. Can these idiots just leave him alone and focus on their own lives or their own idols?
Sometimes I wonder if he could star in a non-Chinese drama because international audiences seem to appreciate his talent more than the Chinese do! (Whatever!!!) And his agency is trash, they can’t even live up to his global popularity. Such a waste of his potential. 🙄🙄🙄
Princess Xiyang role so far is just to piss off her brother. She is too blinded with her love for XJS . She only…
She’s going to get a reality check. The way she behaves is a result of how she was raised , overly protected and sheltered, with little understanding of the real world.
Princess is such an annoying character . Her character needs reality check asap 😁
She’s so naive because FSG has been overprotective of her from the real world ever since their mother died. He also blames himself for how she turned out, believing it’s his fault she’s this way.
OMFG HE'S SWALLOWING HER AS IF THERE'S NO TOMORROW ALSO THE HAND PLACEMENT I'M GOING INSANE 🥵 https://x.com/FatedHearts2024/status/1974689264631009290?t=HZa9mG0z2V9wDJ8aT_ycnA&s=19
Instead of posting how much I appreciate CZY’s portrayal of FSG in Fated Hearts on the drama page, I’m putting it here because I don’t want to mislead non-fans with my biased opinion 🤣 yep, I’m definitely biased!
But honestly, I’ve found myself replaying his scenes in Fated Hearts a lot more than I usually do with his previous dramas. I do rewatch his past dramas over time but the amount of rewinding I’m doing for this ongoing drama is unusual for me.
1. Feng Sui Ge is a ruthless prince, cold toward his enemies and certain people in the palace whom he knows have bad intentions. But he softens completely when it comes to his sister and brother, you can clearly see how CZY shifts his gaze and tone the moment he interacts with them. He’s protective, like a true big brother.
The way he speaks to his father is layered with sarcasm, pain and lingering resentment. There’s still unforgiveness in him — especially about his mother’s death and the presence of the stepmother — but despite all that, he still shows respect toward his father.
What I love is that CZY doesn’t just give everyone the same cold, blank stare like many "emotionless" male leads often do (sorry, but it’s true, sometimes I watch them and think, “Hello? Are you even human?” 😂). CZY adds layers, FSG reacts differently depending on who he’s speaking to. There’s actual emotional nuance in his performance.
2. He commands his soldiers with respect, not arrogance. His tone is firm but never ruthless, he doesn’t treat his own people harshly. The only times he raises his voice are when the palace tries to force his sister into marrying the second male lead (which he strongly opposes) and when FYX bites him a little too hard which actually made him snap for a second 😂.
That’s why, even though his soldiers keep their distance out of respect, he never comes across as a toxic or red-flag leader who yells just to show power. He leads with presence, not fear.
3. His fighting scenes are impressive, fast, clean and effective. No exaggerated hand movements or flashy effects just real sword work and sharp choreography. Sometimes it’s even just his bare hands, but the movements are precise and powerful. Big praise to the director for the fight scenes, they’re genuinely well done.
There’s actually a lot more I want to say, so I’ll be adding more here as the drama goes on 😄
I explained the reason for this in the comment below. You can check it out.https://kisskh.at/people/14352-chen-zhe-yuan#comment-23673992IQIYI…
Even when things are going well, haters will still hate him. 😆 If you're truly a CZY fan, you need a strong mind to stick around!
He gets insulted all the time, for this and that, every time a new drama of his comes out, there's always criticism.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a strong team behind him to promote his work. His agency is seriously lacking. If you follow Chinese entertainment closely, you’d be surprised. To boost a drama’s popularity, you often have to pay over 100 marketing accounts to create buzz. A good PR team that works closely with the platform can really make a difference in exposure but CZY doesn’t have that support.
The drama itself is good, and there are positive reviews from Chinese viewers, which is a bit surprising LOL. The only downside is that the story isn’t very new for some people, so they’re not very interested in watching it.
Especially since a lot of female-centered dramas like female-general theme air back-to-back during the cold season, when people see the synopsis, they might think it’s just the same old thing and decide not to start watching.
I know some people said they cant feel the chemistry. But I am in the opposite side.I feel their opposite attraction…
We can’t force people to feel the same way but when I watch this clip, I really sense the tension between them. I just hope the drama captures that well especially in the kiss scenes and doesn’t just cut away right when it gets good.
But since Chinese audiences have been watching many female general theme dramas airing back-to-back lately, they probably need some time before starting a new drama with a similar theme.
So, releasing Fated Hearts right after TOFG and SL wasn’t the best timing.
As for CZY, well… you’ll probably get even more in his next drama 🙃
FYX then asks him why he did such a thing when FSG treated him like a true friend.
Honestly, I wouldn’t even care about all this if some idiots didn’t use it as an excuse to insult him.
He’s just doing his acting job, no pretending to be some big star.
He’s mentioned he’s introverted and keeps quiet on social media.
Can these idiots just leave him alone and focus on their own lives or their own idols?
And his agency is trash, they can’t even live up to his global popularity.
Such a waste of his potential. 🙄🙄🙄
He also blames himself for how she turned out, believing it’s his fault she’s this way.
Definitely more than I expected from Li Qin 😁
But honestly, I’ve found myself replaying his scenes in Fated Hearts a lot more than I usually do with his previous dramas. I do rewatch his past dramas over time but the amount of rewinding I’m doing for this ongoing drama is unusual for me.
1. Feng Sui Ge is a ruthless prince, cold toward his enemies and certain people in the palace whom he knows have bad intentions.
But he softens completely when it comes to his sister and brother, you can clearly see how CZY shifts his gaze and tone the moment he interacts with them. He’s protective, like a true big brother.
The way he speaks to his father is layered with sarcasm, pain and lingering resentment.
There’s still unforgiveness in him — especially about his mother’s death and the presence of the stepmother — but despite all that, he still shows respect toward his father.
What I love is that CZY doesn’t just give everyone the same cold, blank stare like many "emotionless" male leads often do (sorry, but it’s true, sometimes I watch them and think, “Hello? Are you even human?” 😂).
CZY adds layers, FSG reacts differently depending on who he’s speaking to. There’s actual emotional nuance in his performance.
2. He commands his soldiers with respect, not arrogance.
His tone is firm but never ruthless, he doesn’t treat his own people harshly.
The only times he raises his voice are when the palace tries to force his sister into marrying the second male lead (which he strongly opposes) and when FYX bites him a little too hard which actually made him snap for a second 😂.
That’s why, even though his soldiers keep their distance out of respect, he never comes across as a toxic or red-flag leader who yells just to show power.
He leads with presence, not fear.
3. His fighting scenes are impressive, fast, clean and effective.
No exaggerated hand movements or flashy effects just real sword work and sharp choreography. Sometimes it’s even just his bare hands, but the movements are precise and powerful.
Big praise to the director for the fight scenes, they’re genuinely well done.
There’s actually a lot more I want to say, so I’ll be adding more here as the drama goes on 😄
He gets insulted all the time, for this and that, every time a new drama of his comes out, there's always criticism.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a strong team behind him to promote his work. His agency is seriously lacking. If you follow Chinese entertainment closely, you’d be surprised. To boost a drama’s popularity, you often have to pay over 100 marketing accounts to create buzz.
A good PR team that works closely with the platform can really make a difference in exposure but CZY doesn’t have that support.
The drama itself is good, and there are positive reviews from Chinese viewers, which is a bit surprising LOL. The only downside is that the story isn’t very new for some people, so they’re not very interested in watching it.
Especially since a lot of female-centered dramas like female-general theme air back-to-back during the cold season, when people see the synopsis, they might think it’s just the same old thing and decide not to start watching.
I just hope the drama captures that well especially in the kiss scenes and doesn’t just cut away right when it gets good.