Dai Luwa Diary

She can, but it may not be a good move. Contracts are usually renegotiated two years before they expire, and artists who don't renew get iced out. For someone like Wawa who doesn't have a strong filmography, two years with no resources is catastrophic. She will also have a difficult time finding a new agency willing to back her as FL, because they would already have 95 🌸 in their roster.

That's why her Chinese fans are urging Yaoke to give her proper support instead, because she's their most popular female artist right now. They just have to stop looking for post-00's to invest in, and support the actress who's already on the rise.

Because she's not the one they want to promote (Yaoke and Zhang Meng are obsessed with post-00's and getting traffic idols from outside) because people are saying that Yaoke must be an incompetent agency seeing that such a talented actor has been buried for a decade with their mismanagement, because the lazy agent is now constantly getting messages/comments scolding her for lazing around instead of getting roles/events/resources for Wawa when she used to be able to get away with doing nothing because Wawa had no fans to speak for her, because Yaoke prioritizes their production business instead of talent management so they actually don't know what to do with her accidental popularity. There are many reasons. 😂

Fu Ling is her breakout role, meaning she had a lot of recognition and interest for it. For instance, her super like (loyal) fans on wb are regularly in the 1000+ range now, which doesn't seem much, but before Fu Ling, she had less than 10. Her search volumes rose by 26000% during MM broadcast. Her character peaked at #1 popularity and went viral multiple times, which is a huge jump for a nugu actress. Just last year, she only sold around 30 magazines, but this year she sold 6000+ (one issue). This year is also the first time she had a birthday event and a wrap-up event (sponsored by fans) despite being in the industry for almost a decade. It's not an exaggeration to say that Fu Ling changed the trajectory of her career, even though her agency put no importance in the role (or her, really).

It's not an idol costume drama, but a drama based on real historical figures. The cast is comprised of formally trained actors from the Central Academy of Drama or Beijing Film Academy. You can search it on Douban, but they only have the cast list and synopsis. The official accs on dy/wb are still empty.

AFAIK, that hasn't been posted by reliable melon accs, so it's probably just wishful thinking/speculation. Many people expect her to take on more demoness/black lotus roles because of the virality of Fu Ling, so that IP is a natural choice. (But then again, Yaoke is incompetent, obsessed with post-00's, and lowkey resents that she had a breakout despite them relegating her to supporting actress, so don't expect any sensible moves from them. 🥴 Her lazy agent isn't going to get roles for her, she has to audition for them herself.)

For everyone missing Wawa: she's currently filming the historical drama 秦谜 (Qin Mystery), which stars Chen Xiao and Zhang Xincheng. There hasn't been a booting ceremony or official announcement, and because this is a serious drama, there are no reuters. 😭 After that, there are two rumored dramas 燃羽 (Inferno of Wings) which is produced by her agency, Yaoke, and is almost certain be hers, and 相见欢 (Joyful Reunion) which is probably in negotiation stage.

In the meantime, let's wait for her role as Wei Shisan in The Legend of Rosy Clouds, which has finally passed the review after more than two years of twists and turns. 😂