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Unless it’s a big hit, no, in terms of gaining fans. Costume dramas, especially for her, are the easiest way to gain fans. That’s why so many rising stars try to shoot them. In fact when To Our Dreamland of Ice and Snow came out, some people refused to watch it, including her fans, because it was a tribute drama and wasn’t a costume drama.
However, if the drama airs on TV like it’s supposed to and is actually good quality, there’s a chance she may gain nationality with more people knowing who she is.

A few scenes that I think have been rearranged:
1. I think the “dream sequence “ during the seal breaking episode is actually scenes from the beginning arc/original first episodes. The original script has Yezi in Tianqi in the beginning arc. That explains Qi Hailan and Jie Zhuying’s appearance in the sequence. Also explains how Yezi knows where to find Yi Wuyou and gives an explanation for where Yezi and A’Rui were returning from and why everyone was so angry at Yezi during the first scenes. This is further supported in the flashback montage in episode 25 which starts with Yezi and YXM’s first meeting. The first shot is in the palace which happens to be in Tianqi and Yezi is wearing the same clothing as the dream sequence.
2. I think the bed scene in episode 21 actually happens after the milk tea exchange where the princess carry was supposed to happen. 1) In the edited sequence, they’re both really drunk. The way all their clothing has been carefully put away seems at odds with how drunk they appeared in the previous shot. It’s more likely that everything would have been strewn all over the place rather than hung up or taken off. Especially Yezi’s hair chain which seemed a bit complicated. 2) There’s also a scene of Yezi getting out of bed fully dressed and stretching that was cut that seems a more logical result of them being drunk. 3) It’s implied that they’ve slept together with most of their clothing removed but at the party Yezi says she will only be with the emperor. Sleeping with YXM that same night with no discovery of his true identity seems like a plot hole. 4)The way Yezi talks about her plan going too smoothly and seems so embarrassed and annoyed makes more sense after the betrothal scene than it does at the party because the betrothal scenes are the actual results of her scheming. Plus YXM grabbing her hand when she gets out bed has been cut and it’s possible there was more dialogue/actions that would have contradicted the edited version.

Also, not a rearranged scene but did anyone else notice that Yezi only sleeps calmly after marriage? I thought that was really sweet.

The ending is a mess due to editing😂The last fight scene is good though and the scenes between the main couple are nice and well acted. Yezi and Yu Xiuming end up together. YWY goes offline( but it’s better to watch the BTS of his death than the actual scene). Vice couple get married and have kids. The first son from the Ping Family and the Crane Princess have a kid.

This edit job deserves an F. They left so much random stuff in that then becomes confusing when there’s no resolution.
Maybe they intended to have him in the final arc where he might have showed up again but Youku cut it. I read a rumor that the show might have been cut to 25 episodes to fit in Youku’s airing schedule which seems believable since there’s a restriction on how many costume drama episodes can air a year.

Yeah, it’s interesting that it doesn’t seem to have the love triangle plot line at first glance. Also since it’s dubbed, I wonder if it’s been changed to make more sense. It would interesting to see how it’s received.

Thailand’s Monomax will air the Thai subbed version of SJFY from tomorrow.
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4854663871988286
25 episodes like what was released on Youku so I doubt there’s new content but interestingly the Thai trailer has a different feeling from the Chinese one.

This probably got cut too to make Yezi more defenceless but it seems like it was making her better at astrology/more capable of accessing the Time Masters in what was left. Rewatching the show, I’m not sure it would have made her super powered rather than the same thing plus ease her discomfort/make her “able-bodied” in the world since Princess Lian states having her magic sealed feels like being crippled and the dark arts guys had issues as well when he thought he couldn’t access magic.
Maybe the full results would have been in the arc that was cut. The show doesn’t go into it enough but there seems to be different kinds of magic and Yezi’s father while powerful didn’t really seem to have very useful/quick magic on the battlefield.

They cut his part like everything else in the show.These editors really were on one.😂

I’m really wondering too. There’s not too many 90s or 95s willing to play second fiddle so much anymore unless they go to someone who has only been 2nd male lead so far. If that’s the case, it would be nice if it was Wang Youshou (They looked so nice together and had such good offscreen chemistry). Her last rumor was Xu Zhengxi or Zheng Yecheng. Maybe it’s one of those two unless it’s a drama where first billing goes to the male lead like SJFY. Then the possibilities open up wider.
Tbh, it’s a pipe dream but I would love to see her some day act with Chen Kun. They are both ridiculously gorgeous and to some extent they’re both character actors so if the elements were right, I feel they’d give such a good performance.

PXR already had to sit out 2 years during what would have been her “peak” years. I don’t think she’s afraid of waiting anymore. And, I think despite her fan’s criticisms, she’s actually in a better place now than she was after GMP. She has 4 dramas out now. She has a masterpiece. Xiao Feng gets pulled out even by CCTV. 3 of her dramas have been widely discussed. 2 of them have characters highly rated by viewers. She’s done main theme dramas and been praised for it. Even received a prestigious nomination which some bigger 90 flowers did not get. She might not have won but she’s also won some other awards. And even SJFY, with all its problems, has introduced her to an older crowd and shown that she can partner with more experienced actors. Her fans should be proud and looking at the bigger picture instead of criticising (which drives away new fans).
Good news is I saw a rumor today that she may be the lead for Emperor Ji which has the same author as Jun Jiu Ling. If the team is good, then I’m here for it. I’m not even fussed by the male lead because I only watch her shows for her.

BazaarMen article featuring PXR:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/QR_DEBZ8wMlup5bJfduRqw
Very worth the read. She’s an interesting person. The link will work with the auto-translate feature in Google Chrome.

Me too! Her latest photoshoots have been soooo pretty She’s definitely in the perfect state to be in the group. She seems to be recovering from what looks like Covid now but hopefully there will be drama news soon🙏. From her last interview it seems she has scripts but hasn’t found a role that she likes yet.
Not going to lie tho. I really wish the rumors of Sifang Pavilion with Zheng Yecheng were true. It would have been such a good combo and we would have seen PXR as an antagonist.

I saw that and was reading what I could of it. It’s pretty impressive and does help diagram the process of Bai Lu’s feelings towards YXM really well.There’s also been some other really good in-depth analyses done by some other fans too.
I could be wrong but I think the fact that the Korean version hasn’t aired yet is worth hoping for. With the reputation the show has gathered, it makes most sense to air it right now. The Thai version has already started airing and so has Viki but there’s no word on the Korean broadcast plus Korea has gotten different versions from China in the past.
I think the unedited version would definitely be better quality because of the BTS. The biggest evidence of this is YWY’s death BTS. It’s just a different level than than the aired one. And for me, even if the original versions isn’t amazing , it’s the full story intended to be told, and after all the hard work of the crew, I feel that’s the version they should be judged on. Fans are researching the scene/plot points list and others have started finding bits of the script and it’s revealing the bones of a much more coherent story. Apparently some of Yi Wu You last words to Yezi were “I can’t stop you, and you can’t stop me.” This line is so interesting and such a good reference to a story about fate in where none of the key characters believe in it. Emperor Ming also apparently says during their confrontation with YWY “Bai Lu will only let me die in her hands. This is between me and her. It is true that I am the target of her revenge, but I am also the man she loves."
These lines are also more layered than what the show’s cut aired. Rewatching the show, I can see the quality of it even more even with all the cuts, so if I like it in this state, I’ll probably like it seeing it whole. Plus, I want to see the full story of Yezi tbh because I watched this show for PXR, and so I really want to see her performance as she intended it rather than the patchwork it became.
I’m not sure if we’ll get more but I saw one of the producers reply to a post today. I’ve also seen some posts that @ the producer begging for the full episodes.

It’s really a shame that neither Youku nor any of the other platforms subtitled this show. It was good quality. Some people don’t like tribute dramas but this show seemed more like an idol drama at times but better quality. It was full of beautiful shots, good acting, great costuming, good chemistry, and an easy to follow story.

Also, once you know Yezi knows A’Rui is dead from the beginning, is seeking revenge and using the cutesy character of Bai Lu to do so, and that YXM knows that she’s out for his blood so much of the show starts to snap into place even with the cuts.
This also has to be watched on a bigger screen. Rewatching on TV, and there were so many details I missed the first time due to a smaller phone screen.

It’s been like a week and I’m still in the SJFY pit. Are there any other sufferers? Can’t believe I finally climbed out of the 东宫 pit this year only to fall into the SJFY pit. 😭
Still hoping the Korean version is the original version. The plots and scenes the Chinese fans say are missing/deleted sound so amazing. And even if it’s still a mess, at least we’d get the after marriage arc.

Unfortunately, editors cut her revenge storyline out of the drama so she won’t be trying to get revenge.

Saw Xiaoran uploaded a pic of Hongmei holding up her ID. Apparently she looks like she is around 25/26 in the story. Glad to see PXR playing older characters again.

SJFY is truly a shipfest! Fan videos are starting to come out:

Bai Lu x Xie Yu’an:
https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV14v4y1B75W

Yezi x A’Rui:
https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV1K14y1G7yV

Yezi x Yi Wuyou:
https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV1fg411t7Wa

Bai Lu x Yu Xiuming:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1jG411T7KP

No the time travel is still in the show. Time travel is mostly banned for real history because of “distorting” history. I don’t think it’s the LGBT+ content either because YeRui is pretty mild and ambiguous compared to Couple of Mirrors which aired earlier in the year. The revenge plot cuts may have to do with a rumored regulation that says couples should be harmonious.