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Haha, it’s definitely a drama that will make a viewer’s blood pressure rise. But that’s why some love it and some hate it😂

There really isn’t any other kind of ending for this story which is why I think it’s such a brilliant tragedy. They cut off all avenues so it was the best end for this pair and I have never felt such an awful mix of grief and relief in my life or with any other drama since.

Without censorship approval, they can’t. I think a company tried this and the fall out was big.

That’s because GBMP was trying to attract FBB, the star of this show so the costuming had to be on point. In the end, PXR was given the role but I feel like FBB (PXR used to be her artist) had enough of a hand in it in the early stages for a groundwork to be laid out. But this level of costuming/set design doesn’t really happen anymore in Cdrama, which is a shame.

Yeah, and it’s a shame. It was so high budget and probably going to be gorgeous. I wish they would just release a character cut on Bilibili or something.

I really love pics 2 and 5. Xiao Ran is easily a big beauty but she also manages to have such a lovely air of girl next door.

Your girl is back with a bang!!! Or should I say “baaa”😂. Anyway, check out Xiao Ran’s gorgeous (and novel) new photoshoot:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4949869670958648

I wish for this too. As GBMP and ToDoI have shown, as long as the team cares, she can produce a high quality and beautiful product/role.

The dub really doesn’t capture their dynamic. Neither does the director either. The original lines are the only place you can see it well. And that’s a shame cause it’s such a cute dynamic. Zhu Zan is this big rough fighting guy but he’s a bit strait laced and Jiu Ling is always teasing/catching him off guard/seducing him. It’s a bit she’s the cat and he’s the mouse.
And about Jin Han’s wit… he’s very good at comedy. In the same episode he has this amazing aggrieved deadpan look after being teased by Jiu Ling. It had me rolling for so long. In fact, I think I’ll go rewatch it again.😂

If you’ve got a Weibo account and some spare time, please drop Xiao Ran a little love. She was ill enough for IV treatment a few weeks ago and basically told everyone she was taking a break. Unfortunately, Weibo is Weibo and people are still scolding her studio and now her for not posting much recently. Any well wishes are appreciated. She’s not perfect but she’s too much of a sweetheart to be getting all this drama while she’s trying to recover.

Link to the paparazzi video below:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4944734050060729

P.S. Its somehow not posted here but she’s supposed to have a cameo in the Bamboo Chapter of Demon Fox Matchmaker show. Will posts links if there’s any updates tomorrow.

It depends on what you’re looking for. If you like the leads a lot then I would give it a try. They have good chemistry and like the previous poster said, the protective and supportive ML trope is really well done without being overbearing. The show has also had some re-editing behind the scenes. I went to rewatch it a few days ago and it is alot different, it’s much smoother and more coherent than when it first aired. The key to remember about the story is that it was chopped up and rearranged (this mostly affects PXR and ZZT) and that it was an enemy to lovers storyline that got cut into a sweet wife storyline. Another big detail is that in the original cut, Bai Lu/Yezi knows what happened to A’Rui from the beginning. I think if viewers understand those key points, the show is more enjoyable.

Costume dramas don’t necessarily need “handsome, dreamy” men. There are basically two kinds. Serious and idol costume dramas. The type you’re referring to is idol dramas which can be both modern and costume and tend to be less serious in all aspects and are more about beauty over acting skills and reliant on the current trend of pretty boys. In serious dramas there is more room because acting is the focus. However, costume dramas do require the performers to be suitable and presentable, which Jun Jiu Ling’s (an idol drama)costuming fails at on all staff. I’ve seen the male lead in Royal Nirvana which has better styling and his look is very charming.

I’ve only seen clips of him but will definitely be keeping an eye out for his future roles. His expressive ability in both facial and body expression is really unreal for an actor his age. He definitely deserves a meaty male lead role. Hopefully the success of Fengshen will lead to more opportunities.🙏

The dub and filters really ruined the first version of this show and even though the re-edits are good, I still don’t think they actually portray the quality of the original lines. They only show up every so often though so it’s hard to post.

Ah then Weibo, bilibili, xiaohongshu, etc are definitely better for gossip. So much there😂It’s hot off the press and there’s a lot of stuff that doesn’t make it to foreign watchers. I usually pay attention to an artist’s Weibo wall and learn the slang search terms for them so I can follow some of their gossip. It’s also fun for following shows because you get tidbits on Weibo and/or domestic opinions, reactions, memes on shows which is also fun.

Meh, Avenue X doesn’t always do her homework and her explanations are often very small windows for shows she isn’t interested in. I don’t even watch her anymore because I find it’s more accurate to just browse Weibo/bilibili and use my own film knowledge to build an accurate picture rather than use her biased views. She’s also heavily production focused and some of this show’s production issues were due to Covid limitations which I don’t believe she mentioned. And I don’t feel like it was a quick production to make money because in the scenes where little has been messed with, the original quality of the show can be seen and it’s decent to me. Plus fans have the scene shooting list and there’s a lot more going on than the edit. And the response from the director plus one of the producers seems like things were out of their hands. They were releasing tidbits at the beginning but had to stop and there was little explanation. A quick production also doesn’t explain cutting the last arc either because most fans wanted the after marriage episodes and there really doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with them and they probably don’t follow the author (who had little input) storyline anyway.

There’s multiple theories and tbh that isn’t the one I fully believe now based on shows that have aired since the broadcast of this show but it is what it is and unfortunately fans just have to live with it😩.

The FML’s voice is a dub, not their original voice. In fact both leads have been dubbed but she graduated from a broadcasting university and is generally considered to have a nice voice and good lines. You may still dislike her original voice but here’s a link to it:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4892681924509996#&video

Her makeup was very on point then and she definitely didn’t lose to any female stars. Some fans question her ambition because of the contrast but based on things Xiao Ran has said or written, I don’t think the last few years have been easy and it’s possibly changed her outlook on life and stardom. I’m okay with her being an actress over being a female star because I like her works most of all but I also hope she continues to film. She only has two left😭

She used to work for IQIYI as a host. They gave her a lifetime contract as long as she didn’t leave them but she left when she signed with FBB. IQIYI did have her in some of their dramas (she was really beautiful in them) but they weren’t big and/or challenging roles. In fact, I think FBB poached her after her appearance in Nine Gates. Now that she has a name, it seems strange for IQIYI not to use her so I figured there must be more to it.