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There’s theories that he did.
And I feel like we won’t get this scene even if it’s also in the stills. It’s a little too obvious about what’s supposed to happen next. Youku would never be that good to us.

I’m definitely getting coal for Christmas if they cut any more of the romantic scenes for the leads.

It’s no problem. It’s not really known outside of fans who closely follow events on Weibo and it happened a year ago. It’s just a shame for a show to be so maligned considering the backstory.
Also, I don’t blame you for not being into fandom. I was much happier watching Cdramas when I wasn’t a fan of anyone.😂

The scandal never made it very far in English so I can’t find anything but basically the author said the “wrong”thing (I have no opinion on the matter of what he said because I’m not identified with either party and therefore not qualified to judge) in an already tense climate and ended up being cancelled. I believe he was banned from Weibo as well. Essentially that labelled him as a “bad” artist and that sort of thing can affect the future release of the works in China as there is a belief that works by “bad” artists shouldn’t be shown. As the original author of the book this series is based off, that implicated the show and a decent outcry on Weibo was saying the show should be cancelled/boycotted too. The show runners cut ties with the author and in the current climate of C-ent it makes sense to lie low just like they did. All film and television in China has to go through a censorship board to pass the review. Many fans of the actors didn’t think it would pass review and thought the show would be buried. However to everyone’s surprise the show did pass but with a name change and a reduction of episodes from 36 to 25 episodes. The assumption has always been that the bulk of those cuts probably have to do with the original plot lines of the author since part of the screenplay was original. There’s also thoughts that the revenge plot line of the heroine and 2ML was cut due to censor regulations which affected the heroine’s storyline and basically almost entirely cut out the 2ML from the show. This may not be related to the author but the thought is the show might not have been so tightly regulated if the author wasn’t on the “bad” list. So most of the first third of the show which sets up everything including the heroine, her best friend, and her relationship to Yebei is gone. Cutting her revenge line cut out a lot of the FML’s character, character development, acting highlights, cause and effect, and the “love”triangle. Things were then redubbed which led to characters having strange reactions to things are messed up expressions. Some romantic scenes that showed the development of relationship were also cut but I believe this is a platform issue rather than censorship as the platform is notorious for cutting kiss scenes. I get the impression that if they fixed the editing after the cuts there may be another review and maybe the show didn’t want to risk it so aired things as is. It’s not unusual for Cdramas to just be missing scenes or plot points due to censorship cuts. There’s also a sense that cancellation affected post production because some sequences are very good and some like the battle scenes basically look unedited.
All in all it’s left a big mess which the actors are taking the brunt. I think it’s still watchable but mostly for the acting and the couple interactions. Even with the cuts the FML has character and the ML is legitimately values her intelligence. Plus in the odd scenes that haven’t been cut to pieces such as the curse sequence in episode 20, you can get a glimpse of the original story the show intended to tell and it’s quality.

Youku’s marketing is straight trash. I think it was probably still a platonic relationship on her part but that there were more scenes together with Yi Wuyou making overtures while They were definitely plotting revenge. He seems a bit like Runy in that the feeling is not reciprocated no matter what he does and none of Yezi’s body language suggests more. I think whether we get a different version really depends on the popularity of the show. If it hit 9999 or even 9000 we may have gotten something but who knows now.

I already like the drama for the acting. I don’t have too much hope for plot or the ending tho lol.

They may not be able to release it either due to censorship or the platform. I think most of the romantic cuts are the platform.

I think they’re going off the book, interviews, and tidbits. Now people are looking for the original script.

Also, I don’t know what’s going on but her fan base jumped by loads today.

Yeah, I think that’s why her fans lost it and started posting an explanation. Apparently the poster was going to wait until the show finished airing but the criticism was too much. The “flat” acting really didn’t make sense to me because I doubt FSF would have agreed to work with her if she wasn’t at a certain level and knowing her, she wouldn’t have allowed herself to perform poorly. I wanted to defend her but that can really backfire if people think you’re a fan.
I mean this is an actress who basically only took on iconic roles during Actors Please Take Your Place and with only days of prep and basically live like theatre played them enough to survive to the later stages. They weren’t perfect performances of course but I’ll never forget her Legend of the Demon Cat, shivers ran down my spine when I heard how similar she managed to sound to the original when some big names currently don’t/can’t even say their own lines.

I remember reading that in the original synopsis too. I guess time travel must a been somewhat part of the plot because there looks like setup for it but maybe it was a blip rather than a major plot point like it is now.

Yeah it seems that a part of that remained by accident with a line Yezi says to Yi Wuyou. Dang if they kept this storyline, then Yi Wuyou’s involvement/dedication makes more sense. And his rebellion makes more sense cause it’s part retaliation for Yezi’s “betrayal”, part trying to get her back, part revenge for A’Rui, and part getting his country back.

Tidbit that reflects a bit of the original revenge storyline. In the first scene, PXR is apologising to A’Rui. My Chinese isn’t very good but the second scene seems to about Yu Xiuming and she’s saying “Why are you always giving me reasons to not kill you?”
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4848012650612474

Also apparently Yezi knew A’Rui was dead from the beginning? She went to Tianqi for revenge but fell for Yu Xiuming gradually. That kind of explains why she never looked for her.

Yoooooo,
I really need the original version. Some of the reactions are strange because the plot line has been deleted that lead to the reaction. And, in addition to the show being cut to pieces, it’s also been redubbed to change the storylines. That’s why the acting seems off for some characters. Because what they are reacting to in the new dub might not be what they were reacting to originally.

The BTS tidbit of the kiss is really cute too. PXR forgot to faint and FSF reminds her.

I’ve seen the FMV. 😂It’s actually pretty good and they look good together in it even though it’s different seasons.

FSF was so good in this episode!!! And the kiss and the faint was so cute.

I feel like post production got affected by the scandal that caused the major plot cuts and focus shifted from trying to produce a quality product to just trying to make sure it aired. A lot of fans were worried it would be buried.

Here’s a tidbit of the kiss scene in episode 20. Apparently PXR forgot to faint😂. I actually think the BTS looks better than the show’s cut.
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4847713282163888