Deirdre19

Oh oh, you really let loose there 🤣 🤣 🤣
There are so many rules around C-dramas, why can't there be one that script-writers/directors have to justify the changes they make to the source material? At least it would force them to use that grey matter between their ears every once in a while.

I think the 200 years mentioned for the ceremony is the age of the king when the ceremony is held, not the age of the prince who takes part in it.

I made the mistake of starting with the book before I watched, so I knew how good it could have been and in my mind I already pictured DW as this dark character only to find him turned into a paper-tiger. And don't even get me started on the silly FL...

I had to put TSL on hold after 4 eps due to an acute pink and sparkles overdose 🤣 it felt like some 🦄 on crack worked on the visuals.

🤣🤣🤣 Time for someone with a sonic screwdriver to help her on her way...

It think this was a Red Herring... they may have similar rings because of some other reason.

Right now my top suspect is Lord Xian Hou. He clearly dislikes the Qi and he would fit the description of "someone in a high place" that was given when they discussed the person behind the trade with Qi vital stones.

She feels a bit out of place here, since there are no other annoying characters. It's almost as if she crossed over from one of those dramas that are filled with these annoying delusional female characters (usually as an obsessive love-rival of the FL).

It's a light-hearted mix of detective and romance drama,. Even though it is a different genre it has everything that I would have wished to see in TJOCZ .... Here are the positive points from my perspective:
- Coherent script-writing without gaping plot-holes or worn-out clichés
- Adult relationships between most of the characters
- Pretty good fight scenes
- Decent acting performance by the whole cast
- No overly annoying or childish characters
- No love triangles with obsessive love-rivals
- No stupid misunderstandings that drag on for ages
- FL is half-way clever and doesn't permanently trip over her own feet
- FL can speak in a non-baby voice
- No excessive use of pastel colours or sparkles
- CGI is used sparingly and looks good

To me it feels almost like the people who we given this project went out of their way to ruin it! The actors are mostly doing a great job, especially the ones whose characters we hate so much, but the incompetent writing, the sloppy editing and the clownish make-up are just an insult to both the actors and the audience.

Check directors/screen-writers of the dramas that you disliked and avoid them like the plague in the future.
Just as an example, the obsessive-love-rival-king who bored the hell out of me with Legend of Yun Xi was also responsible for the plot-hole-riddled Blooms At Ruyi Pavillion and the I'm-too-lazy-to-come-up-with-an-ending Song of the Moon. The pastel-colour posters for those dramas are a hint towards endless boredom.
The girlie who thinks she's a better writer than the authors of the original novels and bungled the script for The Blue Whisper went on to ruin Unchained Love by dumbing down the characters and trying to turn serious material into a comedy.

If you watch Warm on a Cold Night you will see that another way is entirely possible. What we see here in Chong Zi is simply lazy and uninspired writing, heaping one old cliché on another one.

...plus most of the actors/actresses look much better in darker colours!

LOVE IT !!!!
I didn't expect anything when I started this but this drama impressed me by sucessfully avoiding almost all the tropes that I hate in xianxia-wuxia and that most of the writers can't seem to do without.
You know what I mean, the baby-voiced FL, the misunderstandings that last for ages, the obsessive love-rival, the obligatory break-up because of secrets that can't be shared, everyone dressed in pastel colours, etc. etc.

It may be sufficient if she comes to live with him in Qi, that way the flame will technically have returned home...

I'm sorry that you feel upset about this. Personally, I take her with a large pinch of salt. To me, that bit about the non-Chinese clothing patterns sounded so ridiculous and absurd that it made me laugh. So I shared it...

It is refreshingly different. Here are some of the most positive points from my perspective:
- Coherent script-writing without gaping plot-holes or worn-out clichés
- Adult relationships between most of the characters
- Pretty good fight scenes
- Decent acting performance by the whole cast
- No overly annoying or childish characters
- No love triangles with obsessive love-rivals
- So far no stupid misunderstandings that drag on for ages
- FL is half-way clever and doesn't permanently trip over her own feet
- FL can speak in a non-baby voice
- No excessive use of pastel colours or sparkles
- CGI is used sparingly and looks good

I had the same problem, so I read the book. Then I realised, it's not the story, but the acting (no chemistry between the leads, totally mis-cast ML, etc.) The fact that the scriptwriters had to invent love triangles where originally there were none and changed key parts of the story didn't help either.

OMG, so Avenue X has done a review of this (not good... surprise!).
Since she couldn't come up with any real stuff to criticise (like production, acting, plot, etc.) she complained that some patterns on their clothes were "un-Chinese". I mean, seriously??? Who could give a flying f*ck about this!

Yes, I really wish some of the other script-writers take note of how the guys behind this drama have managed to avoid almost all of the usual boring tropes that usually plague this genre.