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Been watching on repeat. Both of them are giving such serious bedroom eyes.🥹 I remember hearing Ryan Ding had intense machismo but PXR has always been pictured as innocent so her look shocked the heck outta me😂
I hope it keeps this level of chemistry throughout the drama.🙏🙏🙏🙏

Jiman really didn’t come to play😭 They barely put make up on her and have her in mosquito nets but every second of this clip SLAYS.

To Our Dreamland of Ice is pretty high quality. It gets ignored because it’s not in English but it’s top tier. I’d actually argue it’s a better performance than GMP in looks and acting but it’s too short and costume dramas will always have more clout than modern ones.
I actually like SJFY but really wished they hadn’t gutted Yezi’s character with the editing. Otherwise, I think she would have been well liked too because she had so much growth potential. The key with GMP is that the director respects Xiao Feng as a character and thus highlights PXR’s portrayal of such a heartbreaking character. That’s why it’s stayed in so many hearts. With the exception of ToDoI none of her other directors have taken such care.

Finally something that moves!!! These two are way too good looking in this tidbit and way too flirtatious 🥹🥹🥹
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4868985365467497

I agree. It’s really rare to see as much development as we get to see in Xiao Feng for the type of character trope she is. The steady progression of her going from cheerful, proud, and carefree to depressed, trapped, and burdened was really on another level. It really showed the devastating effects of abuse on a person. It was so powerful that even to this day sometimes my heart aches when I think of what happened to Xiao Feng.
It’s also strange that everyone seems to think that Xiao Feng is the love brain when it’s actually Li Chengyin (directed at the thread’s original comment). She isn’t the one trying to make the relationship work despite what happens between them. She actually knows what she “should” do as the Princess of a subjugated nation who brought the enemy to her home but Li Chengyin stopped her at the River of Forgetfulness, prolonging everything. Considering family honor and the hatred between the countries, what Li Chengyin did was always going to be a dead end between them. Xiao Feng understands this and basically uses Li Chengyin, knowing he loves her best at that moment to secure peace for her country while doing what pride tells her she has to do. What always breaks my heart about the ending is the last scene before she rides in between the two armies, she looks up and takes a deep breath. I’ve always felt she didn’t want to do what she did but felt it was the only way. The girl who was too afraid to drink medicine that tasted bitter grew into a woman who could put a knife to her neck to save her people.

Judging from your profile, it doesn’t seem like this will be a series you will enjoy. Mileage varies but if you still feel like watching, it’s important to watch the Director’s Cut because key scenes were cut from the original that affected some elements of the story.

Happy 4th Anniversary , 东宫!
Hope Maerqima is wandering the grasslands living her best life without Li Chengyin😭Can’t believe this series has been robbing people of tears for 4 whole years😩

Wonder if they’re trying to catch the GMP heat in addition to Valentines?🧐Tomorrow is the 4th anniversary so there will be lots of fans lamenting Xiao Feng about.

Praying we don’t get played again but there’s supposed to be movement tomorrow!!!
🙏🙏🙏🙏A trailer🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

It’s been making the charts lately which is good. It still hasn’t released a trailer yet though and I don’t think it’s been bought by an online platform either.

Got optimism for this show again. Just came from the newest version of Jun Jiu Ling which is directed by the same person. With the fixes, it is really good to chase. Considering this show also has a detective plot, if this show pays attention to editing shots and filters, it will also be really good to chase.

If you like Jun Jiu Ling and can watch it in Chinese, Heilongjiang Television is currently re-airing the show at 7:30pm Beijing Time and it can be streamed live.
This version is the best so far. After changing the filters that ruined the Youku version, the cast looks better and all the micro-expressions can be seen better. It’s really the quality the show should have had. It actually captures the gentle beauty of Jun Jiu Ling making it easy to understand how 4 men fell for her.

I’m not really sure why it’s such a secret but she tends to be secretive with filming lately. Maybe it’s because she’s had some hyped opportunities break down. It could also be because the movie hasn’t booted yet and she’s training for the role. For ToDoI some fans found out she joined the crew when her costar posted a pic of her at his birthday party.😂
From what I can gather, it’s a movie and not a drama which is interesting because movies are very difficult to break into (even small roles) and PXR’s circumstances according to marketing accounts don’t really suggest she should be able to get into the circle. There’s also not been a single rumor about this which is also interesting because most young performers would blow this opportunity up to seem more popular .

No one knows😩 Her fans are all trying to guess but it’s a complete secret. I have my suspicions but I’ll wait until there is an official announcement.

I think rather than looking for a trailer, it might be better to watch out for the two’s Weibo posts. SJFY warmed up with some photoshoots. DitSB might do the same.

Also, I don’t know if others know but when the official announcement was made, this show did a hot search (which is a form of marketing). I think it was a hot search about the pairing’s chemistry if I remember right. At the time it got a lukewarm reception. That might have disincentivised heavy marketing too.

I think if there’s marketing for this drama, it’ll probably air near the airing date like Jun Jiu Ling or Shining Just For You. If you look at it from the view of the producers, it’s more cost effective. It’s making the charts with just a few posters and no trailer so why spend extra money? Low expectations/lower presence also sets it up to be a dark horse.
Also, apparently this show has a license to be aired on TV which is interesting. Could also be the reason the show took so long to get the license. TV shows seem to have a higher threshold when it comes to the censorship review.

I don’t think it’s a bad thing but the original author of thebook did say the drama’s script was completely unrecognisable😅.
It was probably to make the ML more palatable though because a lot people really dislike the character and the book because of his behaviour + the harem antics. Also , isekai is banned so the original dynamic of the FML making decisions with another’s body has to be changed, hence the twin plot line.
With China’s new unspoken no gray characters policy, I think Jiman isn’t going to be as calculating in the same way as the novel but she should hopefully be as smart. As for being Mary Sue-ish… there’s a strong possibility that Jiman doesn’t go through as much as she does in the book. PXR doesn’t seem to want to do stories where the FML suffers a lot and in the book, Ji man goes through a lot. I want to hope the depth of character might be made up for by PXR also playing Nie Sangyu but the director is the type who likes cartoonishly evil characters so I don’t know how compelling she’ll be.
The good news is the show has only lost 2 episodes of content. It gives me hope considering part of the major faults of Jun Jiu Ling and Shjning Just For You, was the deep episode cuts.

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I’ve literally been waiting all morning for them to drop something and didn’t even see this. This drama team either has no money for marketing or they’re purposely trying to be a dark horse. I think it’s the latter, which may be a smart move. I’m not sure about Ryan Ding’s side but it’s been a circus any time PXR airs a costume drama and maybe by giving no expectations, this drama might avoid that and get a fairer evaluation.

This is what IQIYI has been doing recently and it’s one of the reasons for its popularity and views level. I don’t really get why Youku and Tencent grind dramas if they’re ready. Especially in this environment when a drama being able to air is a success.
Basically netizen opinion is Tencent screwed up by going traffic actors only, investing too much in BL, and not investigating the obvious quality issues of S and S+ dramas looking no better than the A or B dramas of other platforms. Youku’s problems is that it’s too cheap, has ridiculous marketing, and doesn’t promote dramas. If it has a successful drama, it’s thought of as a fluke. IQIYI seems to the only major platform thought to air quality dramas consistently.