Divine Aria

His last two dramas were both romantic, modern dramas: "Nothing But You" and "Amidst a Snowstorm of Love", so it's absolutely not true at all that all he does is historical dramas. Even just from 2018 on up, he actually has several modern dramas and films:

-"Nothing But You"
-"Amidst a Snowstorm of Love"
-"Dwelling by the West Lake"
-"Our Times" (90's setting)
-"Upcoming Summer"
-"Adoring"
-"Cross Fire"
-"Tomb of the Sea"
-"Shicha Hai"

These all have modern settings("Upcoming Summer", "Adoring", and "Dwelling by the West Lake are films). He also has guest roles in several modern films that I didn't even mention. Wu Lei doesn't really go for romcoms as much. He wants to play more nuanced and complex characters with various worldviews that will allow him to show off his versatile acting abilities, not just be characters with a focus on being in love.

Would like to see Wu Lei collaborate with Lu Yu Xiao, Zhang Jing Yi, and Zhou Ye. Also, I kind of think a Wu Lei/Li Landi pairing might be interesting. And however people may feel about JJY's acting, visually, she and Wu Lei would make a pretty good-looking pair.

Just my personal thought and, apparently, I'm in the minority based on results of votes, but I feel like Bai Lu wouldn't really be a good match with Wu Lei visually. I don't care about age gaps at all as long as it's not obvious visually, but she just looks more mature and older than he does.

Interesting. Thanks for the info. I had been wondering which drama it was. Any idea why they're being so tight-lipped about this drama?

Yes. LeiLei has always said that he wants to be a serious actor who can work in all kinds of films and big-budget box office hits/projects, too, rather than solely being a traffic star or idol actor. He wants to be able to rely on his acting skills more than just his looks. We may be missing him, but I think he's incredibly happy about where he is at the moment. So many film opportunities for him this year :)

Why didn't Great Khan trust Ashile Sun? A few reasons. For one thing, he's not his real son. It's simply more natural that a parent would trust their own blood(maybe not as true in this day and age but, back then, that would definitely have been the case). He's also not of Turkic blood either. He was found and then raised in Ashile Tribe, but he originally came from The Great Plains so he is supposed to be of Han descent(of the people of Tang). Lastly, I really just think Great Khan is someone who doesn't trust others easily because of his position of power. In the grasslands, one can easily be deposed of by someone stronger, someone more feared and admired. It would be more difficult to be trusting of others. I say this because he doesn't necessarily trust She'er any more than he does Sun, and She'er has his blood. Even though he doesn't fully trust him, it seems that he does actually see the good in Sun and is fully aware that Sun is more capable at pretty much everything than She'er is though.

How on earth did he manipulate her into accepting his proposal? She accepted his proposal twice, both times on her own. She even told Emperor Wen the first time that she was going to be making her own decision(to which he said that he would hold her to her words) and then she accepted his proposal. She was angry with her mother for airing her dirty laundry and decided that she was going to rebel by going against her mother's wishes, but it was because LBY somehow manipulated her? Give me a break. Please allow the girl to accept responsibility for her own decisions and actions.

And didn't I already say that LBY was flawed too? I pointed out the difference though. As I already said, he wasn't the one out there victimizing himself, blaming others for his problems, and punishing his supposed love for 5 years for not living up to unreasonable standards. I find it so ironic that, in the last two minutes of the drama, Shao Shang tells him that if she was going to die, she would want him to live on too. Girl saw the light and was able to finally start being a reasonable human being, but it took her punishing others for 5 long years before she came to her realization. What a waste of 5 years of their relationship. Only in a drama would such a relationship like that still work out in the end.

Try actually reading my posts. They're easy enough to comprehend. I clearly explained why I feel the way that I do. I saw Lusi throwing a tantrum at Wu Lei on set, so unless you're suggesting that the one screaming and calling him "annoying" and "crazy", and blaming him on set, wasn't actually her, then you can stop acting like you can't understand my position. Wu Lei could have been smiling for many reasons. Maybe he smiled it off to be the mature one and to de-escalate a situation rather than to make things worse. Maybe he was trying to keep things positive for the production crew instead of walking off the set. While you speculate that he enjoyed his treatment by Lusi, I'm going to say that nobody would prob enjoy that kind of treatment from a co-worker. If YOU want to ignore Lusi's behavior, be my guest, but I don't have to. I'm allowed to have my own opinion, and you're not going to shut me up just because you don't like hearing the facts that I point out. Why don't you ask yourself the questions that you ask me, hun? Are YOU also Wu Lei's personal psychic? Do you know him personally? Were you there behind the scenes of LLTG? If you're allowed to have opinions and to draw conclusions, then why am I not? And I draw my own conclusions from FACTS(such as how she treated him on set, or the fact that they don't talk publicly like how he does with ALL his other co-stars). You want to see them together in the future? That's your opinion, and you're more than welcome to it. I don't. Kindly butt out and stop trying to tell me how to think or feel.

I'm sorry, but what does my favorite actor's success in LLTG have to do with how I feel about the character of SS? And if LLTG was a success, part of it was thanks to my favorite actor. He definitely played his role well there, and I enjoyed his parts. As to whether he had anything else valuable after LLTG, that depends on how you define "valuable". Pretty sure his "Nothing but You" drama has a higher douban rating than LLTG. And he has received awards for other roles, too, since LLTG. He has also had a film recently that has been quite successful in the box office, making a very good amount of money. Both that film and he have been nominated for/won film awards. Don't try insulting someone you know nothing about. Instead, maybe focus on your favorite actress and how valuable(or not) her other works have been since then.

I watched it wrong because I didn't end up liking a character who is described in the summary as unruly and audacious? If you like that kind of a character, great for you. I didn't, and I don't have to. Deal with it.

Or maybe you should rewatch it because you're completely blind to a character because of your love for your actress? Lusi has been in other dramas where I had no issues liking the character she played. My dislike for the actress came way after my dislike for her character in this drama. And if I disliked a rude and annoying character who was too self-centered for me, it doesn't mean that I didn't understand the story. I def did not watch this drama for her anyway. I watched it for my favorite actor and his character. If he wasn't in it or if his character had been as unlikable as hers, I wouldn't have bothered with this series. And did someone force you to read my posts? Don't read someone's posts if their opinions bother you that much.

You're a huge Wu Lei fan as well? Right. Never seen you regularly supporting Wu Lei before, so I doubt you're the huge fan that you pretend to be. The only person you truly support is Lusi. Neutral fans who genuinely support a variety of actors/actresses do not get "irritated" or triggered the way you do, and if you weren't obsessed with me, neither would you be so bothered by how I personally feel about some character from some drama. Truth is, you're just as obsessed with me as you are with your Lusi.

...same exact reasons why I'm a Wu Lei fan...but I'm obsessed and you're not? Okay.

I comment a lot about Wu Lei because I'm a Wu Lei fan, duh. It's normal to comment on your favorite actor or actress. I don't have an "unhealthy obsession" over him though, not any more than how you are with your Lusi, hun.

I don't like SS and I already said why I don't like her. My original post was only about SS, but since you brought up Lusi(your obsession), I also don't care for ZL either because I see some of the same qualities in her that I saw in her LLTG character. Lusi even confirmed herself in an interview that SS is dear to her because she's a lot like her in RL. Huge turn off for me. Her behaviors during the horse-riding BTS reinforces my dislike of her. My original post though, had nothing to do with Lusi, only SS. How I feel about Lusi doesn't invalidate my opinions on SS as a character in LLTG. Why are you so triggered by my opinions anyway? Is it because of an unhealthy amount of obsession with me?

How do I have an unhealthy obsession with Wu Lei? Simply because I don't care for the character SS? The summary of the drama here even refers to your SS as unruly and audacious(and that's putting it lightly). My opinions about SS are valid. Has nothing to do with Wu Lei, hun. Even if it was a different actor playing the male lead role, my opinions about SS wouldn't change one bit. LBY is also a flawed character himself, but I don't really have an issue with him because he acknowledges his issues and doesn't act like he's holier than Shao Shang or that he needs to punish her for years for having flaws. I think your "unhealthy obsession with SS" is giving you blinders to valid criticism and even creating some kind of a weird obsession with me. I'm not the only one who found Shao Shang unlikable, so don't stalk me.

Sometimes it is absolutely about the actor/actress. I was referring specifically to people watching certain shows when they already know how much they hate a certain actor/actress. Not much in that drama is going to please them after that. They're intentionally setting themselves up to complain.

First off, let me apologize for having misread your comment. You said that disaster has struck this show, then mentioned Wu Lei being present. Indeed, I took that to mean that Wu Lei's presence was the disaster. Secondly, I don't mind if people didn't enjoy something that I did, and they are free to properly critique whatever they feel went wrong or what could be done to better improve things. I'm just extremely fed up with people complaining about actors/actresses that they don't like and complaining that they wished those actors/actresses weren't in so-and-so drama(one of the latest fights over the female lead actress in "In Blossom" has been harsh/nasty). My thought is that the casting is what it is. None of that is changing, and if people absolutely abhor a certain actor or actress, then instead of watching and whining about it, it's best to just avoid that series and watch something else. I mean, if I could have it my way, Wu Lei would be in everything instead of other people's favorite actors...but that's obviously not how it works. Because I misunderstood your comment, it just really rubbed me the wrong way. Again, my apologies for having snapped at you.

I think that was just you. Fr.

After finishing the drama, I personally felt like she never truly loved him. It was a very one-sided, traumatic, punishing love story. She loved herself most. Second person she loved after herself was the Empress. I dunno where LBY is on her list of loved ones. Sadly, to me, Shao Shang just wasn't a very likable character: unreasonable, self-centered, self-victimizing, unwilling to compromise/to receive criticism/to accept the consequences of her actions/ to truly grow/or take any accountability for her decisions. I was waiting for a ton of character growth on her part(not for LBY to just shoulder all the blame), and it just never really happened. Disappointing.

If Wu Lei is such a disaster, why are you here? With how much you disliked him in AASOL, you shouldn't have even come here. As soon as you see his name listed on a drama, just avoid it, duh. Go watch "Will Love in Spring" then and stay out of this one. You may not like him, but some of us know how to appreciate him. Stick to your lane.