Deirdre19

I feel your disappointment. There are, however, still many works that you can check out to see more of him.
And, we still have three dramas (1 role as SML and two guest appearances) to look forward to.

Yeah, looks like this daft bugger is going to ruin it for everyone else.
And it’s not just soliciting but suggesting to actively run a prostitution ring. The leaks showed screenshots of his chats with very thinly veiled references to his projects.
Even if he and his company are still denying things, I think it will be very hard for him to wiggle out of this one.

Just as a small consolation, here he is reciting poetry
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5040472708546624?from=old_pc_videoshow
This is Pushkin’s poem ‘I once loved you’

Yes, his story epitomizes everything that is wrong with the traffic over talent attitude that dominates this industry.
Lately, even large parts of the audience seem to grow tired of the endless stream of talentless, clone-like pretty boys, but it will take a long time until the investors see the light..

So do I 🙏🙏🙏
I really hate it when they remove anything that makes the character of a novel to replace it with the usual worn-out tropes that we’ve seen a hundred times already.

The original novel has many points that could raise a red flag (such as a very “dark-grey” ML and the forced removal of the emperor, to name just two). I am sure they have considered this in the script, but as there are no exact rules about what is allowed and what not, they may have tried to test what they can get away with in order to preserve as much as possible of the original material.
This is, of course, just my speculation.

Does anyone know if the drama has already got its distribution licence?
I haven’t seen any info on it and it worries me a bit. If it’s supposed to air in September, there isn’t much time left…

Any actress of appropriate age and act8ng skills will be fine. I’m sick of seeing I’m on diaper-changing duty in his recent dramas.
Right now, he is enjoying his time away from acting and nobody knows if and when he will return to it, so you may have to hold on to your wish for a while.
On the bright side, Tan Song Yun will have a drama coming out with Zheng Yecheng, he’s not bad either…

I know it’s good practice, but I hate seeing him wasted in these short length dramas with the ludicrous plots. Other numpties start their @ct8ng careers with lead roles despite a complete lack of experience or talent.
What is this boy doing wrong?

There is no way in hell ZYC will be 2nd billed behind that numpty who cannot act.
Hopefully she will be restricted to support roles if she insists on continuing to act despite the apparent lack of talent.

Not quite the only European nation. Just follow up on Cromwell’s exploits and you’ll know what I mean…
There are probably dark chapters in the history of many nations.
PS: the high time of killing people under the guillotine in France was before Napoleon rose to power, in the period that is aptly name “La Terreur” (the terror).

Spear and gun are also the same word 😃
There are so many examples that I’ve came across when trying to translate text, that I sometimes wonder how Chinese people manage to understand each other… It really amazes me!

Yes, that’s what we are all hoping for 🙏

They’re doing this more and more. Why spend money when fans and word-of-mouth do the job. Decent promotion seems to be reserved for a few high-profile dramas (that have the budget) and stuff that nobody would watch otherwise.

New rumour today, Fang Yilun for SML.
Either way, the SML is bound to outshine YY acting wise, eyes closed and one hand tied behind the back 🤣🤣🤣
What a waste of talent!

I accept your apology. Yes, my tone was determined because in the context of my post inferring a racist meaning makes absolutely no sense, even if you weren’t familiar with the expression. You certainly made quite a few assumptions about me as well 😂
Let’s just be cool and not spam up Jeremy’s page.

I think you misunderstood. “Black fan” is a literal translation of the Chinese expression for an anti-fan or someone who hates a celebrity. It has nothing whatsoever to do with race or someone’s skin-colour, so you can pack in your outrage as it is certainly misplaced here.

I heard it is scheduled to air after Mysteries of the Tang Dynasty2, so it will be really soon 😄

New melon today claims that it has been tentatively scheduled for 22/09/2024…while another one said it would come for Chinese National Day (01/10).
Take this with a large helping of salt, the date will probably change a few more times but at least the time period looks somewhat consistent.

It’s an interesting setting. It reminds me of the Spanish series The Ministry of Time.