Welcome to the land. I also went back and watched all the dramas Chen Zheyuan has been in. I’m currently watching…
This drama made me respect him even more. It wasn’t a mainstream project and acting alongside veteran actors like that meant he could easily be criticized. Because he wanted to improve and challenge himself by trying a different genre and role, he auditioned for the drama. Since it was a CCTV production, he went through auditions and eventually got the role.
During filming, he mentioned in an interview that he felt really sad because he couldn’t perform at the same level as the veteran actors and sometimes didn’t even know how to act anymore. He openly admitted that he still had a lot to improve. That’s another reason I like Yuanyuan, he’s not full of himself. He doesn’t rely on marketing, but focuses on challenging himself and improving his acting. The drama’s results were very good, and I’m so happy that all of his efforts paid off.
That’s also the same reason he chose to act in Light the Dark too.
Talking about it! I want to rewatch Lin Shao Bai again 🤣
This is so funny, whenever there’s a ranking or list, they seem to leave CZY out because he’s too hard to beat 🤣
CZY opened his IG in February last year and gained 3.6 million followers within a year, yet he still wasn’t counted in the list of accounts with the most followers last year 🤣🤣🤣
chen zhe yuan please keep on getting shows w/ good storyline and script 😌💗
Because this drama was so low-key and didn’t receive much hype before it aired either in China or internationally including MDL 🤣 It went largely unnoticed at first. However, it received good reviews after it aired. Many people might not have even known it was released, as there was almost no promotion or trending topics on social media. With proper promotion, the results could have been even better 🥺
Just to go off topic for a moment, CZY is expected to have two more costume dramas airing this year with him as the male lead. If you’re interested, you can find the details on his profile page 😊
chen zhe yuan please keep on getting shows w/ good storyline and script 😌💗
We hope so too. Unfortunately, he hasn’t acted in many costume dramas with strong scripts and good production quality in the past. This drama is only A+ production, it had almost no promotion or publicity and wasn’t really cherished by the platform. Still, the quality turned out to be excellent. As a CZY fan, I’m really glad he chose to act in this drama.
any similar dramas? i really like this ML character who isn't controlled by the court or his emperor father like…
The ML character who isn’t controlled by the court or the emperor is quite rare in C-dramas. I’ve only watched Joy of Life where the ML isn’t afraid of anything and is very smart. It’s a masterpiece, you should give it a try if you haven’t watched it yet. https://kisskh.at/28674-joy-of-life
As fans, we also hope he will take on a modern romance drama for his next role and we are quite aligned with Chinese…
To be honest, he still looks quite youthful outside of dramas, based on the clips I’ve watched recently. Even though he’s already 29, he’s built that way with those facial features and physique but he can appear much more mature or look like a teenager depending on the role.
As fans, we also hope he will take on a modern romance drama for his next role and we are quite aligned with Chinese…
I just want to point out that his modern dramas are very well received, especially internationally. His three modern dramas, Our Secret, HL and TWOT, have each accumulated over a billion views on TikTok (not only HL), along with many millions of views on YouTube.
If his agency is strategic enough, they should seriously consider supporting him in taking on a modern romance drama for his next role.
I’m not making this up, here is the proof from YouTube:
when will zheyuan do modern romance drama? 😭 it's been 2 two years. twot was heart breaking i really want him…
As fans, we also hope he will take on a modern romance drama for his next role and we are quite aligned with Chinese fans who strongly wish for him to take a break from costume dramas and see him in a modern one. We hope his agency will take the fans’s requests into consideration and accept a modern role for him.
During filming, he mentioned in an interview that he felt really sad because he couldn’t perform at the same level as the veteran actors and sometimes didn’t even know how to act anymore. He openly admitted that he still had a lot to improve. That’s another reason I like Yuanyuan, he’s not full of himself. He doesn’t rely on marketing, but focuses on challenging himself and improving his acting.
The drama’s results were very good, and I’m so happy that all of his efforts paid off.
That’s also the same reason he chose to act in Light the Dark too.
Talking about it! I want to rewatch Lin Shao Bai again 🤣
CZY opened his IG in February last year and gained 3.6 million followers within a year, yet he still wasn’t counted in the list of accounts with the most followers last year 🤣🤣🤣
https://weibo.com/6988872399/QmTgwjI5b
It went largely unnoticed at first. However, it received good reviews after it aired. Many people might not have even known it was released, as there was almost no promotion or trending topics on social media. With proper promotion, the results could have been even better 🥺
Just to go off topic for a moment, CZY is expected to have two more costume dramas airing this year with him as the male lead. If you’re interested, you can find the details on his profile page 😊
This drama is only A+ production, it had almost no promotion or publicity and wasn’t really cherished by the platform. Still, the quality turned out to be excellent.
As a CZY fan, I’m really glad he chose to act in this drama.
https://kisskh.at/28674-joy-of-life
Sorry if this doesn’t help much.
In the second picture:
HL: 12 billion views overall
Our Secret: 3.3 billion views overall
TWOT: 2.3 billion views overall
https://weibo.com/1971506011/QjL3N2WM8
EP1 has 1.3 million views on the iQIYI official YouTube channel and another 1.3 million views on the iQIYI Philippines channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRDMNlQzUEk&t=2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BVVw5H3SMc&t=2483s
😎
His three modern dramas, Our Secret, HL and TWOT, have each accumulated over a billion views on TikTok (not only HL), along with many millions of views on YouTube.
If his agency is strategic enough, they should seriously consider supporting him in taking on a modern romance drama for his next role.
I’m not making this up, here is the proof from YouTube:
Hidden Love EP1: 27 million views and the most popular clip on the Youku English channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guO5E88iiYA&t=2250s
Actually #1-#3 are all HL clips 😁
Our Secret EP1: 16 million views on the Mango TV YouTube channel and the 3rd most popular clip on that channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0FPp52mCwc&t=1900s
TWOT EP1: 5 million views on the iQIYI Philippines YouTube channel and the most popular clip on that channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx8deL_-ltg
And these are just a few examples. Our Secret and TWOT are not available on Netflix where dramas usually reach a wider audience.
We hope his agency will take the fans’s requests into consideration and accept a modern role for him.
I’m kind of lazy to check Weibo today.