Sooo can I watch this without watchin the first season cause it's not on Viki :/
TLT2 makes enough introduction and explanation to understand and enjoy it without watching TLT1. Some things are mentioned once again (as if they were said for the first time) and it also has some retrospection of the past - scenes filmed anew played by actors of TLT2. In some points it's better even to forget TLT1 to avoid confusion, it's obvious the screenwriters of TLT2 had their own vision for the drama and made some modifications. To avoid spoiler, I will give a simple example: Wu Xie and Xie Yu Chen are shown in TLT2 as good childhood friends, but in TLT1 when Wu Xie met Huo family and Xie Yu Chen in Beijing, he had no idea who the people were (he was surprised they knew him). In season 1 nothing gets ever explained and it ends with questions only. Though season 2 is the continuation, it has things and characters presented differently. Xiao Ge (ZQL) is a complicated character, has his own secrets and is not trusted at all (hard to tell if he's a "friend"), but you will get that much watching season 2 and also some references to season 1 in the right moment of events help understand the insecure relation between Wu Xie and Xiao Ge.
Welcome to the world Uncle Three. The author is infamous for his gazillion plot holes.
from the same agency? i don't think so... they would just let Hou Ming Hao continue, instead just giving away Wu Xie of next season to his company colleague - difficult to imagine for me and i haven't heard such rumours from Chinese fans (and believe me there are reasons why Neo's fans keep a watch on Joseph Zeng, will not tell it loud here) btw, didn't you tell that TLT3 was already filmed last year with Zhu Yi Long?
what false rumours spread on MDL again? Hou Ming Hao is currently filming for "A Chinese Ghost Story" (for about 3 months) and there is no info on Chinese side about 二十不惑 to be his next project if there are any "sources" saying that, then still at this stage these are only rumours as he's not confirmed yet to be filming the drama (hasn't started filming yet)
what's more, somebody here claims it will be released in 2019... are you kidding me? how do you want to see it in 2019 if it's not filmed yet? for sure not with Neo starring...
Xu Kennedy is not the screenwriter of The Lost Tomb 2 - a false role attributed
the screenwriters for The Lost Tomb 2 are: Tian Liang Liang, Meng Yang, Chen Chen, Li Ang, A Shun, Liu Qin Zhi and the script consultants are: Huang Jie, Bai Yi Cong, Zhang Hui (according to the opening credits which have original English descriptions)
Xu Lei is an author of the book from which the drama got adapted
I have doubts about him being a screenwriter for other parts too because he is a writer/novelist (as such he should be included in a book database, not in a film database) and I cannot see sources confirming that he was involved in screenwriting for dramas: - Chinese wikipedia mentions him as a producer of 2 dramas, but not a screenwriter - his biography on baike baidu says that the first time he served as a screenwriter it was for the MOVIE 盗墓笔记 (Time Raiders 2016)
李昂Ree is also a screenwriter for The Lost Tomb 2 Xu Kennedy is the novel's author, not the screenwriter (leastways not for TLT2)
edit: according to the opening credits, there are 6 screenwriters - one of them is 李昂 (LIANG) 徐磊 Xu Lei is neither among screenwriters nor script consultants
Hou Ming Hao celebrating the completion of shooting 18-07-21:https://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2018/07/21/180721101217301028.jpgNeo…
Although the crew celebrated completion last July, they still had to wait half a year for winter conditions to finish filming. Hou Ming Hao had additional shooting in The Changbai Mountains in days Dec 30, 2018 - Jan 2, 2019.
to me from the very first day, Hou Ming Hao has been a singer in the first place - a great singer with a unique voice, and exceptional abilities I love him as an actor too, but it causes my pain that new songs come only with soundtrack for dramas (or as covers), either BGT is too stingy to contract songs for him, or there's too little time to record more songs... despite the video using this old picture, I posted anyway especially for those who don't watch TLT2 - the song is fantastic, and Neo's voice so flawless, so powerful
19-06-13 new single released: 《生如狂澜》 The Lost Tomb OST - full 4-min version of the end credits song the leading vocal by Hou Ming Hao, feat. Cheng Yi & Zhang Bo Yu edit: link for the song replaced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvA_OYX8aRw
It's already in comments... Request here please (link to the poll):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf6Bm3bKLTpkxN49HTcSK2A/communitythey…
it's just that the other drama had started earlier, for TLT2 it's been only 3 days since the release, so the majority that voted was the viewers of the ongoing drama, now it's 21% for TLT2, my hopes are, if it rises to 25% till next Thursday, maybe they will start subbing sooner
Wu Xie and Pang Zi is my favourite "couple" :))))))) (I love them together)
https://www.weibo.com/6441111831/HD6aPbNFp
https://www.weibo.com/tv/v/HD9TRashZ
In some points it's better even to forget TLT1 to avoid confusion, it's obvious the screenwriters of TLT2 had their own vision for the drama and made some modifications. To avoid spoiler, I will give a simple example: Wu Xie and Xie Yu Chen are shown in TLT2 as good childhood friends, but in TLT1 when Wu Xie met Huo family and Xie Yu Chen in Beijing, he had no idea who the people were (he was surprised they knew him). In season 1 nothing gets ever explained and it ends with questions only. Though season 2 is the continuation, it has things and characters presented differently.
Xiao Ge (ZQL) is a complicated character, has his own secrets and is not trusted at all (hard to tell if he's a "friend"), but you will get that much watching season 2 and also some references to season 1 in the right moment of events help understand the insecure relation between Wu Xie and Xiao Ge.
btw, didn't you tell that TLT3 was already filmed last year with Zhu Yi Long?
http://n.miaopai.com/media/aQZSS7rvf~J3ENUiyqzOq3sIvR-sXFIH
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4394808904289994
YT HD CCTV6 China Movie official channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCyZaBVRRmk
CCTV6 scene cut1 (Hou Ming Hao & Gai Yue Xi):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V89sw0WlUg
CCTV6 scene cut2 (Hou MIng Hao & Peng Yu Chang):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc4HG3C0Yxo
http://n.miaopai.com/media/VksQodry1CxYdSc2WyEY4lLJbbb7XbAQ
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4394048947023369
- Hou Ming Hao diving/jumping 60 times for the perfect shot
also on CCTV6 China Movie official channel HD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlrV9kdPDRQ
edit:
Neo's Studio's BTS footage (night shooting - diving off the bridge):
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4399817268772188
Hou Ming Hao is currently filming for "A Chinese Ghost Story" (for about 3 months) and there is no info on Chinese side about 二十不惑 to be his next project
if there are any "sources" saying that, then still at this stage these are only rumours as he's not confirmed yet to be filming the drama (hasn't started filming yet)
what's more, somebody here claims it will be released in 2019... are you kidding me? how do you want to see it in 2019 if it's not filmed yet? for sure not with Neo starring...
the screenwriters for The Lost Tomb 2 are:
Tian Liang Liang, Meng Yang, Chen Chen, Li Ang, A Shun, Liu Qin Zhi
and the script consultants are:
Huang Jie, Bai Yi Cong, Zhang Hui
(according to the opening credits which have original English descriptions)
Xu Lei is an author of the book from which the drama got adapted
I have doubts about him being a screenwriter for other parts too because he is a writer/novelist (as such he should be included in a book database, not in a film database) and I cannot see sources confirming that he was involved in screenwriting for dramas:
- Chinese wikipedia mentions him as a producer of 2 dramas, but not a screenwriter
- his biography on baike baidu says that the first time he served as a screenwriter it was for the MOVIE 盗墓笔记 (Time Raiders 2016)
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%97%E6%B4%BE%E4%B8%89%E5%8F%94/5616497?fr=aladdin#3_5
编剧作品 Screenwriter:
《盗墓笔记》电影 Tomb Notes Movie 2016
监制作品 Producer:
TV Series: 《寻找爱的冒险》2016, 《老九门》2016
and director 李昂Ree (Li Ang) with the cast during filming - pictures shared on his weibo 19-06-18: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4384624941658610
李昂Ree is also a screenwriter for The Lost Tomb 2
Xu Kennedy is the novel's author, not the screenwriter (leastways not for TLT2)
edit:
according to the opening credits, there are 6 screenwriters - one of them is 李昂 (LIANG)
徐磊 Xu Lei is neither among screenwriters nor script consultants
I love him as an actor too, but it causes my pain that new songs come only with soundtrack for dramas (or as covers), either BGT is too stingy to contract songs for him, or there's too little time to record more songs...
despite the video using this old picture, I posted anyway especially for those who don't watch TLT2 - the song is fantastic, and Neo's voice so flawless, so powerful
no need to complain (i myself cannot catch up... )
《生如狂澜》 The Lost Tomb OST - full 4-min version of the end credits song
the leading vocal by Hou Ming Hao, feat. Cheng Yi & Zhang Bo Yu
edit: link for the song replaced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvA_OYX8aRw
https://www.iqiyi.com/v_19rsa6hulg.html
http://v.qq.com/x/page/q0882qknyjb.html
edit: it's confirmed it got postponed
new release date: 16th August
trailer YT HD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-oVymvixY
an insert song titled 《后会有期》