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Same. I think because her introduction was so explosive compared to the rest of the show it’s hard to forget her, or be reconciled with a few seconds of her later on. A lot of Chinese fans wanted her to come back so you’re not alone.

I think merch is usually done in advance from the looks of other shows. However I’ll keep my fingers crossed. I would love a keychain of Jinyumantang squabbling😂

I kinda wish this show had merchandise. I would buy keychains and/or even cloth dolls.

I think no one thought NSY would really jump. They underestimated her and her mental state at the time. I’m fine with Ji Man and NYX but I do think it would be interesting if NYX met NSY again and they had an honest conversation.

Tricks in the harem are quite commonplace and to some extent seen as woman’s matters that unless are extreme don’t need dismissal or divorce. It takes a long time to deal with Wen Wan in the book but it looks like she gets addressed this coming week and it looks like the fallout will be a bit explosive.

Well, the BTS video did say it begins with a dream and ends with a dream. I could be a nightmare of Ji Man. Haha but then the show would absolutely get roasted.

It should be a happy ending. She might not have kids though.

Someone said it could actually be the same movie she was filming earlier.

RoaTF is #2 for March 2023 on Maoyan Online Drama List!!!

It’s still #1 where I am too.

I’d rather have her film with Youku than not film at all but Youku doesn’t regard her very highly because they know whatever quality show they give her they can make money on GMP, isn’t doing anything novel, and it cuts a lot of the scenes viewers want to see for no reason. It’s really better not to work for them anymore. IQIYI seems to have the best quality but it looks like it’s kind of already got the cast of actors it wants to work with for its dramas.
As far as I know she has her own studio again. She was with Taiyang Chuanhe but they seemed to do 0 for her. It was just a couple of hosting gigs.

There were some earlier melons in the summertime/early fall and there was a more recent one. I’m intrigued by the skills training. I wonder what she would need to train for.

RR and RoaTF. Tencent is definitely pitting the two shows against each other judging from its latest post.

Different strokes for different folks. Peace and enjoyment on your Cdrama journeys.✌️

Honestly, thank goodness this show didn’t air on Youku otherwise it would have bombed. Youku doesn’t know how to market Xiao Ran other than to suck her blood with GMP and Xiao Feng which brings in a good chunk of the doomsday fans who ruin the word of mouth of her show. Tencent by not mentioning that show at all, took a gamble but it’s paid off because the swarms of naysayers were greatly reduced and it took away Youku’s blood bag advantage, allowing for a more objective look at the show.
The Starry Love was S+ which is different from S. It was probably always going to have that level of publicity because the showrunners wanted a hit like Ashes of Love. It also was also keen on selling the chemistry of the leading pair any way it could whereas it feels like RoaTF is selling it but only within the show. There’s an age gap and selling chemistry can be dangerous for artists career so I can understand that the leads of RoaTF while happy to promote the show, don’t want to promote their pairing beyond a certain point. Both of them are still plagued by pairing fans of some of their earlier shows even though it’s been years.
It could also be that the leads of RoaTF don’t have the schedule to do that sort of promotion. I know PXR’s schedule seems a bit full so it’s possible DYX is full too.

They want more marketing but tbh I’m not sure more marketing would push the show forward. It seems like it’s already #1 on the Tencent website in several different countries and it’s holding its own as a solo broadcast against dramas airing on multiple platforms so maybe Tencent doesn’t see the point, especially with its anti corruption campaigns causing financial repercussions.
Its debut is too strange tho. Airing the same type of drama at the same time is rare, really rare. The actresses in both shows have also been said to look similar to each other too. There’s a feeling Tencent wanted the two shows to battle each other in order to increase the popularity.
I think for overseas, Tencent probably didn’t realise both actors have a lot of international fans. It was so quiet on their international pages right up until it debuted. I can’t even find it to reserve it.
I can’t complain to much about its predebut promotion tho. I still think the showrunners did a brilliant job because it kept the doomsday crowds away long enough to give the show a fighting chance.

It’s a pretty straightforward plot but I think it’s been well told. The pace is also good making it really good for bingeing watching.

Haha, no I don’t work for them. I just like Xiao Ran and think she should have more presence so I follow marketing and fans posts on Weibo to get the information and post so others can see. Her shows seem to get a lot of bad word of mouth in the beginning so I always try to show how they’re actually performing to boost morale, boost data, or so they don’t get drowned out by critical comments.

Seems like Xiao Ran might be joining the group again! Her schedule for April has her in skills training and some fans think it’s for a new drama.

I feel like it’s the reimagined history and costume elements keeping this drama from airing. That was already a big problem even before the big FBB scandal.