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How’s the new poster? Do you like it, or do you prefer the previous one?

Yes, it might be, but someone here mentioned that he was also removed and replaced using AI face-swapping, and he is no longer an actor as he already quit. Investment promotion mainly focuses on both the leads and the drama itself. So, Tencent Video’s marketing department can decide whether or not to start the investment promotion.

It's understandable that Prisoner of Beauty will be an airdrop release and won't have an investment promotion. As for The Glory, I already commented on that recently and even shared proof that it had an investment promotion. The reason The Glory was released as an airdrop without any prior promotion is due to the late approval from the NRTA to change the Chinese title.

Tencent Video already had a schedule for it, but they couldn’t promote it in advance because the approval was delayed. And since Tencent couldn’t postpone the release, it had to be an airdrop.

I already found the investment promotion, User Yu Chen comment this 4 months ago

"The Glory" has started pre-broadcast investment promotions (Seek Investors) and is tentatively scheduled for release in March.

Sina TV weibo: https://weibo.com/1642592432/PhjDwm3FY

Investment promotion for The Glory start in February 2025, just backread in the comments section in The Glory it's already far but just check it.

Only prisoner of beauty has no investment promotion.

No, The Glory has a pre broadcast investment promotion a month ago before the air drop release.

This drama is already figuring out to be released on Netflix, since Our Generation is a Daylight Entertainment drama. All previous dramas from that production company are not available on Chinese international streaming platforms like WeTV, iQIYI, and MangoTV.

For example, Created in China is a Daylight Entertainment drama and is only available in Mainland China. They only released it internationally through the official YouTube account of Daylight Entertainment.

So yeah, Our Generation has a high chance to go with Netflix, since Daylight Entertainment only allows Youku to stream the drama on Youku Mainland China, not on Youku International.

Netflix will only follow the VIP schedule of Youku China, not SVIP schedule.

Actually, the investment promotion should start 3 months to 1 month, or even 3 weeks before the broadcast schedule. It's okay if they start the investment promotion—there’s no problem with that.

Just a reminder, all dramas from the production company called " Daylight Entertainment" is not available on Chinise international streaming platform like WeTV, iQIYI, Youku and MangoTV. Since Our Generation is produced by them it's not available on Youku International.

Our Generation is only available on Youku Mainland China, Netflix and Viki will cater the release of the drama.

Just a reminder, all dramas from the production company called " Daylight Entertainment" is not available on Chinise international streaming platform like WeTV, iQIYI, Youku and MangoTV. Since Our Generation is produced by them it's not available on Youku International.

Our Generation is only available on Youku Mainland China, Netflix and Viki will cater the release of the drama.

Yeah, but Netflix will only follow the VIP schedule, not the SVIP schedule, since 3 episodes were released on premiere day on Youku China.

You can view the photo section to see the Airing Calendar.

Just to clarify, the license is not for the number of episodes but for airing and distribution.

'Passed the review' means it was successfully reviewed and the total number of episodes was approved.

'Distribution license' means it's for airing and distribution.

Look at the uploaded photo here in MDL. It was reviewed and approved for 24 episodes, not 40, and it got a distribution license for airing on June 16, 2025.

Don't believe on rumors about approved/reviewed for 40 episodes.

Based on the comment here if you backread, the original script was only for 24 episodes.

MDL mistakenly listed it as 40 episodes, so don’t worry—no scenes were cut.

No, based on the comment here if you backread, the original script was only for 24 episodes.

MDL mistakenly listed it as 40 episodes, so don’t worry—no scenes were cut.

As far as I remember, HunanTV and MangoTV sold the drama to Netflix, so Netflix can claim it as a Netflix Original. As for The First Frost and other dramas, they were only under a streaming agreement.

I don't think it's a rumor—it's just a tentative month. Someone mentioned it here before, if you backread the comment section. Fated Hearts had a pre-broadcast investment promotion and was tentatively scheduled to air next month. If the investment promotion provided a tentative month, it's not considered a rumor, since it came directly from the production company that initiated the promotion. So, it should be seen as tentative information, not a rumor.

Since it's tentative, it can change at any time or remain as is—the final decision will be made by the production company.

According to some rumors, "Zhu Yu" is Rumored to be released during China's spring season or China's summer vacation next year.

So China’s winter vacation is from late Jan to mid Feb since that’s their winter vacation.

Yeah, it seems good to be released around that.