Yeah, it took the whole year to change the word "chase" to "pursuit" that actually cracks me up…
😂 Haha, that’s hilarious! I guess sometimes the first title wins. Their team really should be thanking AI for saving them from all that headache 😂 which one is your favourite?
Does his agency treat him well??his drastic weightloss seems concerning, I heard that lusi's old agency manager…
Their agents are different. Lusi's agent is a female while Linghe's is a male. But Lusi's agent is the boss of the company. Below her, there are many agents responsible for different actors. So, techniqually Linghe doesn't need to deal with the boss directly.
What's more, his fandom is pretty large and influential now, so the boss can't bully him. Lusi was still a new bee when her boss bullied her. She's unable to do resist.
Okay, I'm fine with the English name 😂 Anyway, it's hard to think of a creative cdrama name for them, and this name differs from other repetitive names, easy to remember ❤️ Glad this drama finally has a formal name after we keep calling its nickname after almost a year😅
Question: I am 9 episodes in. I dropped Dashing Youth because I didn't like it and thought it was too different…
The author himself said in an interview, he didn't have time to work on Dashing Youth script. What's more, he doesn't like the adaptation, too much romance. It should be a Wuxia drama. The info online is just make the profile look nice. A lot of chinese dramas have more than one screenwriter. But the main one just do a quick review of the final work or even can't do anything if another screenwriter is pointed by the platforms or capitalists to write the scripts.It is a common sense in C-ent. I don't want to argue with you which drama is better. Anyway, just want to reveal how the industry works. believe it or not it's up to you.
❤️To future viewers — if you’re hesitating because of the low ratings on MDL, I want to tell you that this is one of the best wuxia dramas in recent years. Whether it’s the martial arts design, the visual effects, or the storytelling, this drama is widely recognized in China as a major hit of the year. It has attracted not only female audiences but also many male viewers and people of wide age groups.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
❤️You don’t need to watch the other two dramas first to understand this one. Many of us watched it without seeing the others. The main characters in this drama only appear as supporting characters in the other two, while those dramas focus on different characters who mostly do not appear here. The main storylines are separate, this one only focus on the assassin organization. So you can watch this drama independently.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
Good news: the novel author said in Blood River Book Signing Event that he plan to write Season 2 for this timeline, which would release in the near future. Thank you for reading all the way to the end.
❤️Style is from the period of Wei, Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties (A.D. 220-589).
You are welcome, the costume is very gorgeous in this era. If you are interested, the drama The Advisors Alliance is set in this era, it's a serious historical drama, so the costumes are made exactly based on the history records. I really love men’s clothing from this era — it has a sense of authority and elegance, with crisp, clean-cut tailoring. 🥰
This was decent and fun. Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth was better though.
From a more objective perspective, Blood River stands out as the stronger production. Its cinematography and visual effects benefited from a more substantial budget, and the storytelling is comparatively tighter and more focused.
The other two series include a larger number of comedic elements, which may make them feel lighter in tone and closer to a rom-com rather than a traditional wuxia drama. In the Chinese market, Blood River has also been more well-received. The director and the original novel’s author have both acknowledged the drama’s success, and the author gained increased recognition through the show, including holding book signing events in several major cities.
I’m sharing this not to argue, but simply to provide some additional context so other viewers have a clearer reference. All of this information is publicly available through media reports, and in terms of broadcast performance, Blood River also performed better than the other two.
Unfortunately, due to the fandoms and romance-preference viewers on MDL, this drama gets the lowest rating which is very unfair.
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What's more, his fandom is pretty large and influential now, so the boss can't bully him. Lusi was still a new bee when her boss bullied her. She's unable to do resist.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
❤️You don’t need to watch the other two dramas first to understand this one. Many of us watched it without seeing the others. The main characters in this drama only appear as supporting characters in the other two, while those dramas focus on different characters who mostly do not appear here. The main storylines are separate, this one only focus on the assassin organization. So you can watch this drama independently.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
Good news: the novel author said in Blood River Book Signing Event that he plan to write Season 2 for this timeline, which would release in the near future. Thank you for reading all the way to the end.
https://www.tiktok.com/@cdrama.visual.edits?_r=1&_t=ZS-932ijUFZsiy
It has detailed novel breakdowns as well. Highly recommend! ❤️
The other two series include a larger number of comedic elements, which may make them feel lighter in tone and closer to a rom-com rather than a traditional wuxia drama. In the Chinese market, Blood River has also been more well-received. The director and the original novel’s author have both acknowledged the drama’s success, and the author gained increased recognition through the show, including holding book signing events in several major cities.
I’m sharing this not to argue, but simply to provide some additional context so other viewers have a clearer reference. All of this information is publicly available through media reports, and in terms of broadcast performance, Blood River also performed better than the other two.
Unfortunately, due to the fandoms and romance-preference viewers on MDL, this drama gets the lowest rating which is very unfair.