Because imagine, Wu Lei (Beijing Film Academy), Zhang Xin Cheng (Central Academy Of Drama), Zhang Wan Yi (Beijing Film Academy), together in one Chinese costume drama!
They will use their own voices & show us good performances onscreen!
Even if any fights between fans about usual issues like billing, screen times will happen, at least there's no main female lead will involve since there won't be any romance in this drama LOL
he is the new it boy but he need to stay away from yuzheng from now on it is not good for his reputation
How could Wang Xing Yue stay away from Yu Zheng when Yu Zheng is his manager?
Yu Zheng is not only a producer & screenwriter in Chinese entertainment, he is also the founder of Huanyu Film, the company which Wang Xing Yue is under right now. https://kisskh.at/people/19266-yu-zheng
Other than dramas he produced, Yu Zheng is also popular because he has shitty personality & lousy mouth. He has pissed off many people because of his personality but it seem to him, bad publicity is also a publicity that's why he didn't care much.
I read that Bai Lu contract with him may end in 2025(?) and many Bai Lu's fans are really happy for that.
His character in Si Jin also has ponytail hairstyle, look so cute ^_^ Maybe he will has ponytail hairstyle in the beginning part of the drama before change to princely hairstyle during half part until the end, just like usual main male lead with noble status in Chinese costume dramas LOL https://x.com/C3lRos/status/1817636908052492715 https://x.com/apphimbo/status/1826515380229001220
According to rumor, it will be in October 2024. https://x.com/ForCdrama/status/1823751184571584974 Actually, I'm surprised Are You The One airing first because The Rise Of Ning finished filming first. But as long as I can watch more Zhang Wan Yi in dramas, I'm happy ^_^
By the way, will there be a wedding scene for main couple in this drama? I tried to search for the picture of main couple filming scene in wedding outfit yet I couldn't find it huhu I want wedding scene for them!
As for this drama, I'm really enjoying it! Not only because Zhang Wan Yi is excellent in morally grey character, he also good in comedy parts hahah Wang Chu Ran is so elegant, very suitable as the sweet but strong-willed wife and has good chemistry with Zhang Wan Yi.
Maybe some people find this drama slow pace but I like this drama established how natural & realistic the way main couple falling for each other, through little by little interactions together. So sweet!
Not much heartbroken because there are three other pitiful supporting male leads falling for main female lead (cough Lost You Forever cough) neither many nostalgicly scenes between main female lead second male lead that make me feel frustrated for main male lead because the drama kinda make main male lead the third wheel even when she's already pregnant with main male lead's child (cough The Princess Royal cough)
Yes, give me more scenes between main couple rather than like both dramas that I mentioned. It doesn't matter whether sweet/sad/love/hate scenes, I'm happily watch them onscreen because I watch romance drama to see main couple development & that what they serve me in this drama.
I think Liu Mantang genuinely liking ML. She compliment him so many times.
Right now, in Liu Man Tang point of view, Cui Xing Zhou is an understanding & patience husband that treats her nicely despite her memory loss as a wife so how could she dislike him?
I don't have any problem with dubbing in Chinese dramas especially costume drama after I know some of the reasons they need to dub the casts like because of pronunciation & diction, background noise & others.
But to be honest, even after I understand the reasons, I still wonder why some of the main actors & actresses don't dub using their own voices.
Because voice acting is part of performance as an actor & actress. If you get praised for your acting onscreen but got dubbed by voice actor or voice actress, don't that means part of your performances were actually contributed by your voice actor/actress?
And I read that they will use voices live on set for this drama except some bits that need to be dub because of background noise while filming. Awesome! https://x.com/zimiyangzi/status/1742127943806038480
I hope this drama will be successful when they get on air later! Fighting Yang Zi & Li Xian! Fighting Flourished Peony!
Im not hearing or seeing things right? They didnt dub both leads right? OH MY HEART I JUST LOVE IT MORE WHEN THEY…
I don't mind if Chinese dramas especially costume dramas do the dub even for main casts because sometimes, there are some reason they need to dub the dramas.
But the actor & actress of main casts must dub themselves if they want to be serious actor & actress because voice acting is part of performance as an actor & actress.
Tan Jian Ci didn't had any background in acting like Yang Zi & Zhang Wan Yi but I read using google translation that Chinese audiences praised his delivery line in his dramas in the comments. Some of Chinese comments speculated that maybe one of the main reason he did it well is because he is a singer.
Anyway I'm glad if Ren Min also use her own voice like Zhang Wan Yi for this drama.
I'm bit disappointed that in Zhang Wan Yi current airing drama, Are You The One, he dubbed himself yet the main actress, Wang Chu Ran dubbed by other voice actress.
This drama finished filming first before Are You The One so I'm surprised Are You The One airing first.
Bai Lu & Ren Jia Lun *They are main casts in two dramas with different setting, historical & modern that adapted from the novel One Life, One Incarnation – Beautiful Bones by Mo Bao Fei Bao. If I'm not mistakem, there were not much historical part in the novel but screenwriter of the drama, who is also the author of the novel, Mo Bao Fei Bao, extended the historical part little bit so the dramas have 24 episodes for the historical setting & 30 episodes for the modern setting. One And Only (2021) https://kisskh.at/63781-love-your-bones-forever-2 Forever And Ever (2021) https://kisskh.at/61865-love-your-bones-forever
Zhang Ling He is already a well-known actor among international audience that watch Chinese drama especially user of kisskh so I hope more international audience will get to know about Zhao Jin Mai as an actress in Chinese entertainment industry.
Wang Xing Yue & Zhao Jin Mai are among young actor & actress that have potential to become excellent actor & actress in the future if they keep improving themselves. Both of them already have background in acting and they can use their own voices for their characters in dramas.
Zhao Jin Mai & Zhang Ling He are one of luckiest main casts for their second chance of collaboration. Because not only they get chance to collab together faster, they will play together in a drama produce by Daylight Entertainment company!
Daylight Entertainment is one of company that I know that produce many quality Chinese dramas. Zhao Jin Mai already played as main cast with Bai Jing Ting in one of drama produced by Daylight Entertainment, Reset (2022).
Among dramas from Daylight Entertainment that I already watch and enjoyed:
Let's look at the producer, director & screenwriter for this drama Our Generation with Zhao Jin Mai & Zhang Ling He:
Producer: Hou Hong Liang Battle Of Changsha (2014), Nirvana In Fire (2015), When A Snail Falls In Love (2016), Ode To Joy (2016), The Story Of Minglan (2018), Reset (2022) https://kisskh.at/people/43929-hou-hong-liang
*Limit episode for dramas. Rule for maximum episodes for one drama is only 40 episodes and the duration for each episode of the drama is only 45 minutes. If I'm not mistaken, this rule started almost at the end of year 2021.
But they are kinda lenient for duration of the drama rule so you can find many dramas usually could have 46 until 48 minutes, sometimes even reached until almost one hour for one episode, well, unless if there's people report about almost one hour duration to the authority so the drama will get cut down back to 45 until 48 minutes.
If they want to produce drama with more than 40 episodes, they need to separate the drama to two seasons and wait about one year after first season finished on air to get the second season on air.
But it is rare for Chinese dramas to have more than 40 episodes nowadays because when you separated the dramas to two seasons & since the dramas usually adapted from novels, they already get spoiled about the storyline from the novel so often the audiences anticipation for the second season declined because they need to wait for one year for the second season. And when the anticipation declined, they gain less profit.
*Some theme that get banned so the Chinese dramas screenwriters change the storyline to pass the censorship. Most well-known rule that get banned among old Chinese dramas watcher is time travel/rebirth/soul transmigration. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/china-bans-time-travel Let's see what screenwriter for drama that adapted from novel involved with rebirth plot did to pass censorship: Scent Of Time: it's a dream Story Of Kunning Palace: it's a novel The Double: it's a fake identity The Princess Royal: characters there keep mentioned "a dream..." throughout the drama The Glory: based on trailer, main female lead got second chance through the rebirth but I have no idea what the screenwriter excuse for the rebirth part https://youtu.be/mt7-zht1G98?si=C71XTUHgqt85vsWH
In short, you need to emphasized to the audience that rebirth storyline is only a part of fantasy/imagination that's why Chinese xianxia drama could do the rebirth plot freely without censorship because xianxia is a fantasy genre.
I wonder about drama adaptation for Rebirth Of The Malicious Empress Of Military Lineage since this has rebirth plot.
*Tax evasion scandal If any Chinese actor/actress from the drama cast involved with tax evasion, the actor/actress will get ban from Chinese entertainment industry until their case get cleared. Usually that actually means they get banned permanently though because as I know, I never see any actor/actress that involved with tax scandal get to make a comeback.
If that actor/actress already finished filming a drama, it will got shelved until the drama production or the airing platform like Youku, Tencent, Iqiyi, Mangotv edit that actor/actress scene from the drama. Usually it is easy if the actor or actress only has a supporting role, they will use AI to swap the actor/actress face with another actor/actress face or they will reshoot the scene with another actor/actress or they will just cut out that actor/actress scene from the drama.
But if the actor/actress is the main cast, they need more budget if they want to reshoot with another actor/actress that's why you could see dramas with main cast involved in tax scandal got shelved until you don’t know when.
no official casts yet the comment section has surpassed 1000+ comments. you can tell this drama is a big cake…
Because this is the famous Qian Shan Cha Ke novel among Chinese & international reader compare to her other novel.
The expectation is so high, I even read many Chinese comments on Bilibili stated that there's no suitable actors in China can play as the main male lead for this drama. The backlash will surely be strong to the main casts no matter whoever they will be.
If only I know what are they talking about huhu
https://youtu.be/Wd3oNtZJWEI?si=yZAp91T0lW8M9ijK
https://youtu.be/_c7SK7KjGD4?si=3vacU6AnJ5zE2h28
https://x.com/bubblezwy/status/1828745609165332876
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1828275207720898901
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1740328774561091786
https://x.com/Cdrama_twt2/status/1828587434327572929
Because imagine,
Wu Lei (Beijing Film Academy),
Zhang Xin Cheng (Central Academy Of Drama),
Zhang Wan Yi (Beijing Film Academy),
together in one Chinese costume drama!
They will use their own voices & show us good performances onscreen!
Even if any fights between fans about usual issues like billing, screen times will happen, at least there's no main female lead will involve since there won't be any romance in this drama LOL
So please be true!
Yu Zheng is not only a producer & screenwriter in Chinese entertainment, he is also the founder of Huanyu Film, the company which Wang Xing Yue is under right now.
https://kisskh.at/people/19266-yu-zheng
Some actors & actresses under Huanyi Film:
Wu Jin Yan
https://kisskh.at/people/15799-wu-jin-yan
Bai Lu
https://kisskh.at/people/15336-bai-lu
Xu Kai
https://kisskh.at/people/17086-xu-kai
Liang Yong Qi
https://kisskh.at/people/62843-liang-qi-shun
Zhao Qing
https://kisskh.at/people/85195-zhao-qing
Zhao Yi Qin
https://kisskh.at/people/13634-zhao-yi-qin
Other than dramas he produced, Yu Zheng is also popular because he has shitty personality & lousy mouth. He has pissed off many people because of his personality but it seem to him, bad publicity is also a publicity that's why he didn't care much.
I read that Bai Lu contract with him may end in 2025(?) and many Bai Lu's fans are really happy for that.
https://x.com/bubblezwy/status/1826546427751027161
https://x.com/apphimbo/status/1826178397287989316
Looking dashing for riding the horse scene.
https://x.com/apphimbo/status/1825450233330794601
https://x.com/bubblezwy/status/1826946725107630373
His character in Si Jin also has ponytail hairstyle, look so cute ^_^
Maybe he will has ponytail hairstyle in the beginning part of the drama before change to princely hairstyle during half part until the end, just like usual main male lead with noble status in Chinese costume dramas LOL
https://x.com/C3lRos/status/1817636908052492715
https://x.com/apphimbo/status/1826515380229001220
This time, Zhang Wan Yi played as Yu Jin that will become emperor that has his beloved woman, Jiang Si played by Jing Tian as his empress.
https://x.com/apphimbo/status/1829036554829881674
https://x.com/ForCdrama/status/1823751184571584974
Actually, I'm surprised Are You The One airing first because The Rise Of Ning finished filming first.
But as long as I can watch more Zhang Wan Yi in dramas, I'm happy ^_^
Duke Su in The Double & Lord Huaiyang in Are You The One:
planned to use main female lead as pawn yet failed successfully LOL
https://x.com/zzirangegirl/status/1824099116097687748
Congratulations to Zhang Wan Yi & Wang Chu Ran for the success of this drama!
May both of them become more successful in the future!
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1825498562765160546
By the way, will there be a wedding scene for main couple in this drama?
I tried to search for the picture of main couple filming scene in wedding outfit yet I couldn't find it huhu I want wedding scene for them!
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1812425202766422408
https://x.com/MookHeewin/status/1690799762604187648
From the novel reader comments that I read, in drama The Rise Of Ning with Ren Min, his character also will be cunning. Sadly, I don't find any English subtitle for this drama trailer yet.
https://kisskh.at/714123-long-life-long-street
https://youtu.be/yxFkJuuJupQ?si=28c8PpLaseTyqm2P
Some other actors that excellent in potraying morally grey character on my list:
Chen Xing Xu -graduated from Central Academy Of Drama
1) The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017) -supporting lead
https://kisskh.at/19556-the-legend-of-the-condor-heroes
2) Goodbye My Princess (2019) -main lead
https://kisskh.at/21684-good-bye-my-princess
*one of the top red flag main male lead LOL
https://x.com/pinkunoharuu/status/1811520930834972860
Liu Xue Yi -graduated from Central Academy Of Drama
1) The Destiny Of White Snake (2018) -supporting lead
https://kisskh.at/22500-the-destiny-of-white-snake
2) Love And Redemption (2020) -supporting lead
https://kisskh.at/39661-love-and-redemption
3) Destined (2023) -supporting lead
https://kisskh.at/72599-chang-feng-du
4) Tao Hua Zhe Jiang Shan -main lead
https://kisskh.at/754385-tao-hua-zhe-jiang-shan
https://x.com/hereformengziyi/status/1818485199027446137
5) Kill Me Love Me -main lead
https://kisskh.at/680797-chun-hua-yan
*Liu Xue Yi said Murong Jing He in Kill Me Love Me is craziest role he had ever taken. He already played villainous supporting lead in his previous dramas, if he said this character is crazy, I wonder how red flag this character will be LOL
https://x.com/lycheefrost/status/1805646219210895645
As for this drama, I'm really enjoying it!
Not only because Zhang Wan Yi is excellent in morally grey character, he also good in comedy parts hahah
Wang Chu Ran is so elegant, very suitable as the sweet but strong-willed wife and has good chemistry with Zhang Wan Yi.
Maybe some people find this drama slow pace but I like this drama established how natural & realistic the way main couple falling for each other, through little by little interactions together. So sweet!
Not much heartbroken because there are three other pitiful supporting male leads falling for main female lead (cough Lost You Forever cough) neither many nostalgicly scenes between main female lead second male lead that make me feel frustrated for main male lead because the drama kinda make main male lead the third wheel even when she's already pregnant with main male lead's child (cough The Princess Royal cough)
Yes, give me more scenes between main couple rather than like both dramas that I mentioned. It doesn't matter whether sweet/sad/love/hate scenes, I'm happily watch them onscreen because I watch romance drama to see main couple development & that what they serve me in this drama.
They are compatible together onscreen ^_^
https://x.com/raebunnys/status/1825177742062887224
I get to watch more Zhang Wan Yi in dramas, yay!
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1800489605281837357
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1824804488903033305
But to be honest, even after I understand the reasons, I still wonder why some of the main actors & actresses don't dub using their own voices.
Because voice acting is part of performance as an actor & actress. If you get praised for your acting onscreen but got dubbed by voice actor or voice actress, don't that means part of your performances were actually contributed by your voice actor/actress?
Anyway, I don't need to worry about Yang Zi voice acting since she is already known as one of the best Chinese actress for this part.
https://x.com/zimiyangzi/status/1573509362404007937
And I read that they will use voices live on set for this drama except some bits that need to be dub because of background noise while filming. Awesome!
https://x.com/zimiyangzi/status/1742127943806038480
I hope this drama will be successful when they get on air later!
Fighting Yang Zi & Li Xian!
Fighting Flourished Peony!
Zhang Wan Yi use his own voice for this drama while Wang Chu Ran dubbed by another voice actress.
His delivery line got praised by the Chinese audiences meaning they are satisfied with his voice acting since it is part of performance as an actor.
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1812425202766422408
But the actor & actress of main casts must dub themselves if they want to be serious actor & actress because voice acting is part of performance as an actor & actress.
Some reasons for the dub in Chinese dramas:
Proper pronunciation:
https://x.com/triplem11543909/status/1813361591121011026
Background noise:
https://x.com/zimiyangzi/status/1742127943806038480
For example, in Lost You Forever, except Deng Wei, Yang Zi, Tan Jian Ci & Zhang Wan Yi use their own voices.
Yang Zi is former child actress & graduated from Beijing Film Academy:
https://x.com/zimiyangzi/status/1573509362404007937
Zhang Wang Yi also graduated from Beijing Film Academy:
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1812425202766422408
Tan Jian Ci didn't had any background in acting like Yang Zi & Zhang Wan Yi but I read using google translation that Chinese audiences praised his delivery line in his dramas in the comments. Some of Chinese comments speculated that maybe one of the main reason he did it well is because he is a singer.
Anyway I'm glad if Ren Min also use her own voice like Zhang Wan Yi for this drama.
I'm bit disappointed that in Zhang Wan Yi current airing drama, Are You The One, he dubbed himself yet the main actress, Wang Chu Ran dubbed by other voice actress.
This drama finished filming first before Are You The One so I'm surprised Are You The One airing first.
He was graduated from Beijing Film Academy & got praised for his delivery line in dramas he played.
https://x.com/yushooxin/status/1812425202766422408
https://kisskh.at/767665-mo-nv-de-mi-mi-qi-yue
https://kisskh.at/767665-mo-nv-de-mi-mi-qi-yue
https://x.com/tiff_ilosophy/status/1803436897869722090
https://x.com/tiff_ilosophy/status/1804796189742883003
This is the fastest collaboration of the same main casts for Chinese dramas as far as I know LOL
Both of them filmed The Princess Royal (2024) from 12th Oct 2023 until 8th Feb 2024 and now they will filming Our Generation.
https://x.com/nigamwondee/status/1821404677616902564
Some of actors & actresses that played as couple more than one Chinese dramas:
Liu Shi Shi & Wu Chi Lung:
Scarlet Heart (2011)
https://kisskh.at/2969-scarlet-heart
Scarlet Heart Season 2 (2014)
https://kisskh.at/4537-scarlet-heart-2
Tang Yan & Luo Jin:
The Princess Wei Young (2016)
https://kisskh.at/15338-the-princess-wei-young
The Way We Were (2018)
https://kisskh.at/23684-the-way-we-were
Li Xiao Ran & Chung Hon Leung:
Too Late To Say I Love You (2010)
https://kisskh.at/4738-too-late-to-say-i-love-you
Because Of Love (2022)
https://kisskh.at/54947-wang-hou-yu-sheng
Li Yi Tong & Zhang Zhe Han:
Demon Girl (2016)
https://kisskh.at/17079-demon-girl
Demon Girl Season 2 (2016)
https://kisskh.at/21901-demon-girl-2
Ju Jing Yi & Zhang Zhe Han:
Legend Of Yunxi (2018)
https://kisskh.at/23956-legend-of-yun-xi
The Blooms At Ruyi Pavilion (2020)
https://kisskh.at/38587-the-way-of-favours
Zhao Lu Si & Li Hong Yi:
Prodigy Healer (2019)
https://kisskh.at/32685-qing-nang-zhuan
Love Better Than Immortality (2019)
https://kisskh.at/31318-spring-flower-autumn-moon
Zhao Li Ying & Lin Geng Xin:
Princess Agents (2017)
https://kisskh.at/19464-princess-agents
The Legend Of Shen Li (2024)
https://kisskh.at/697861-yu-feng-xing
Liang Jie & Xing Zhao Lin:
The Eternal Love (2017)
https://kisskh.at/24275-the-eternal-love
The Eternal Love Season 2 (2018)
https://kisskh.at/26226-the-eternal-love-2
The Eternal Love Season 3 (2021)
https://kisskh.at/31927-the-eternal-love-3
Liang Jie & Zeng Shun Xi:
Time Flies And You Were Here (2021)
https://kisskh.at/56601-yan-gui-xi-chuang-yue
Hi Venus (2022)
https://kisskh.at/710595-hi-venus
Zhang Yu Xi & Cheng Yi:
Stand By Me (2021)
https://kisskh.at/61975-meng-xing-chang-an
South Wind Knows (2023)
https://kisskh.at/54337-nan-feng-zhi-wo-yi
Li Yi Tong & Cheng Yi:
Hero Legends
https://kisskh.at/742885-hero-legends
Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword And Beloved
https://kisskh.at/60463-fox-spirit-matchmaker
Bai Lu & Xu Kai:
The Legends (2019)
https://kisskh.at/26760-the-legends
Arsenal Military Academy (2019)
https://kisskh.at/30919-arsenal-military-academy
Bai Lu & Luo Yun Xi:
Love Is Sweet (2020)
https://kisskh.at/49871-love-is-sweet
Till The End Of The Moon (2023)
https://kisskh.at/693513-hei-yue-guang-wen-na-be-ju-ben
Bai Lu & Ren Jia Lun
*They are main casts in two dramas with different setting, historical & modern that adapted from the novel One Life, One Incarnation – Beautiful Bones by Mo Bao Fei Bao. If I'm not mistakem, there were not much historical part in the novel but screenwriter of the drama, who is also the author of the novel, Mo Bao Fei Bao, extended the historical part little bit so the dramas have 24 episodes for the historical setting & 30 episodes for the modern setting.
One And Only (2021)
https://kisskh.at/63781-love-your-bones-forever-2
Forever And Ever (2021)
https://kisskh.at/61865-love-your-bones-forever
Wu Jin Yan & Nie Yuan:
Story Of Yanxi Palace (2018)
https://kisskh.at/28565-the-tale-of-yanxi-palace
Yanxi Palace:Princess Advantures (2019)
https://kisskh.at/53041-yanxi-palace-princess-adventures
Zhang Ling He is already a well-known actor among international audience that watch Chinese drama especially user of kisskh so I hope more international audience will get to know about Zhao Jin Mai as an actress in Chinese entertainment industry.
Although Zhao Jin Mai is still young since she was born in 2002, she is a former child actress and graduated from the Central Academy Of Drama in China.
https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/central-academy-drama-china
https://dramapanda.com/2020/07/zhao-jinmai-and-zhang-zifeng-place.html
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1sQ4y137Fw/
Some of Chinese actors & actresses that graduated from Central Academy Of Drama:
Wang Kai (born in 1982)
https://kisskh.at/people/7625-wang-kai
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1LP411x7TS/
Chen Xiao (born in 1987)
https://kisskh.at/people/3753-chen-xiao
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV196421Z7uP/
Song Yi (born in 1989)
https://kisskh.at/people/11631-song-yi
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1pd4y1C7za/
Bai Yu (born in 1990)
https://kisskh.at/people/13048-bai-white
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1hY4y1W73S/
Liu Xue Yi (born in 1990)
https://kisskh.at/people/14118-liu-xue-yi
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1DW421R7X7/
Zhang Xin Cheng (born in 1995)
https://kisskh.at/people/13973-zhang-steven
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1oL411R7ri/
Chen Xing Xu (born in 1996, child actor)
https://kisskh.at/people/14043-chen-xing-xu
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ZD421L7ki/
Liu Hao Ran (born on 1997)
https://kisskh.at/people/11561-liu-hao-ran
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Pv411k7oD/
Sun Qian (born in 1997)
https://kisskh.at/people/17512-sun-qian
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mu4m1A7Ja/
Li Lan Di (born in 1999, child actress)
https://kisskh.at/people/14351-li-landy
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1kh4y1K7Eq/ll
Wang Xing Yue (born in 2002)
https://kisskh.at/people/51889-wang-xing-yue
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1au4y137zJ/
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV15J4m1M7qw/
https://x.com/triplem11543909/status/1813152320450097462
Wang Xing Yue & Zhao Jin Mai are among young actor & actress that have potential to become excellent actor & actress in the future if they keep improving themselves.
Both of them already have background in acting and they can use their own voices for their characters in dramas.
Zhao Jin Mai & Zhang Ling He are one of luckiest main casts for their second chance of collaboration. Because not only they get chance to collab together faster, they will play together in a drama produce by Daylight Entertainment company!
Daylight Entertainment is one of company that I know that produce many quality Chinese dramas. Zhao Jin Mai already played as main cast with Bai Jing Ting in one of drama produced by Daylight Entertainment, Reset (2022).
Among dramas from Daylight Entertainment that I already watch and enjoyed:
Battle Of Changsha (2014) with Yang Zi & Huo Jian Hua
https://kisskh.at/5591-battle-of-changsha
Nirvana In Fire (2015) with Lu Tio, Hu Ge & Wang Kai
https://kisskh.at/9025-nirvana-in-fire
When A Snail Falls In Love (2016) with Wang Zi Wen & Wang Kai
https://kisskh.at/18664-when-a-snail-falls-in-love
Ode To Joy (2016) with Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Zi Wen, Yang Zi, Qiao Xin
https://kisskh.at/15663-ode-to-joy
The Story Of Minglan (2018) with Zhao Li Ying & Feng Shao Feng
https://kisskh.at/23911-the-story-of-ming-lan
Reset (2022) with Zhao Jin Mai & Bai Jing Ting
https://kisskh.at/697563-kai-duan
Other dramas by Daylight Entertainment Production:
https://kisskh.at/list/1VKqZZKL
Let's look at the producer, director & screenwriter for this drama Our Generation with Zhao Jin Mai & Zhang Ling He:
Producer: Hou Hong Liang
Battle Of Changsha (2014), Nirvana In Fire (2015), When A Snail Falls In Love (2016), Ode To Joy (2016), The Story Of Minglan (2018), Reset (2022)
https://kisskh.at/people/43929-hou-hong-liang
Director: Zhang Kai Zhou
Battle Of Changsha (2014), When A Snail Falls In Love (2016), The Story Of Minglan (2018)
https://kisskh.at/people/22559-zhang-kai-zhou
Screenwriter: Zeng Lu
Battle Of Changsha (2014), The Story Of Minglan (2018)
https://kisskh.at/people/22562-zeng-lu
So, Zhao Jin Mai & Zhang Ling He second drama together, Our Generation has a good production team behind it.
https://x.com/hazelnyd22/status/1821371833607970991
Fighting Zhao Jin Mai & Zhang Ling He!
Fighting Our Generation!
1) Billing issue:
One of the main reason for immature Chinese fanwars & why Chinese entertainment industry couldn't pair many popular actors together in a mainstream drama especially in romance genre.
https://sg.style.yahoo.com/yang-zi-dismisses-top-billing-085800199.html
https://dramapanda.com/2024/01/chinese-paladin-4-premiere-announcement-marred-by-contract-disputes.html
2) Some rule by Chinese government:
*Limit episode for dramas.
Rule for maximum episodes for one drama is only 40 episodes and the duration for each episode of the drama is only 45 minutes. If I'm not mistaken, this rule started almost at the end of year 2021.
But they are kinda lenient for duration of the drama rule so you can find many dramas usually could have 46 until 48 minutes, sometimes even reached until almost one hour for one episode, well, unless if there's people report about almost one hour duration to the authority so the drama will get cut down back to 45 until 48 minutes.
If they want to produce drama with more than 40 episodes, they need to separate the drama to two seasons and wait about one year after first season finished on air to get the second season on air.
Example of recent drama that separate into two seasons, Lost You Forever with Yang Zi as main actress.
https://kisskh.at/44985-lost-you-forever
But it is rare for Chinese dramas to have more than 40 episodes nowadays because when you separated the dramas to two seasons & since the dramas usually adapted from novels, they already get spoiled about the storyline from the novel so often the audiences anticipation for the second season declined because they need to wait for one year for the second season. And when the anticipation declined, they gain less profit.
*Some theme that get banned so the Chinese dramas screenwriters change the storyline to pass the censorship. Most well-known rule that get banned among old Chinese dramas watcher is time travel/rebirth/soul transmigration.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/china-bans-time-travel
Let's see what screenwriter for drama that adapted from novel involved with rebirth plot did to pass censorship:
Scent Of Time: it's a dream
Story Of Kunning Palace: it's a novel
The Double: it's a fake identity
The Princess Royal: characters there keep mentioned "a dream..." throughout the drama
The Glory: based on trailer, main female lead got second chance through the rebirth but I have no idea what the screenwriter excuse for the rebirth part
https://youtu.be/mt7-zht1G98?si=C71XTUHgqt85vsWH
In short, you need to emphasized to the audience that rebirth storyline is only a part of fantasy/imagination that's why Chinese xianxia drama could do the rebirth plot freely without censorship because xianxia is a fantasy genre.
I wonder about drama adaptation for Rebirth Of The Malicious Empress Of Military Lineage since this has rebirth plot.
*Tax evasion scandal
If any Chinese actor/actress from the drama cast involved with tax evasion, the actor/actress will get ban from Chinese entertainment industry until their case get cleared. Usually that actually means they get banned permanently though because as I know, I never see any actor/actress that involved with tax scandal get to make a comeback.
If that actor/actress already finished filming a drama, it will got shelved until the drama production or the airing platform like Youku, Tencent, Iqiyi, Mangotv edit that actor/actress scene from the drama. Usually it is easy if the actor or actress only has a supporting role, they will use AI to swap the actor/actress face with another actor/actress face or they will reshoot the scene with another actor/actress or they will just cut out that actor/actress scene from the drama.
But if the actor/actress is the main cast, they need more budget if they want to reshoot with another actor/actress that's why you could see dramas with main cast involved in tax scandal got shelved until you don’t know when.
Fan Bing Bing is the most famous of course if we talk about celebrity that involved in tax evasion case in China.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/03/the-untold-story-disappearance-of-fan-bingbing-worlds-biggest-movie-star
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3264792/tax-concerns-persist-china-actress-fan-bingbing-despite-new-malaysian-tourism-envoy-role
https://kisskh.at/people/1085-fan-bing-bing
Other than Fan Bing Bing, these are Chinese actors & actresses that I know got banned because of tax scandal:
1) Zheng Shuang (born in 1991)
https://x.com/dramapotatoe_/status/1431083306422964224
Well, she also had other cases (surrogacy, fake document) so she got blacklisted forever.
https://x.com/dramapotatoe_/status/1431086816308776961
https://x.com/dramapotatoe/status/1351493812514770946
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3257913/disgraced-actress-zheng-shuang-sued-production-firm-owing-us125-million-faces-3-year-jail-if-assets
https://kisskh.at/people/944-zheng-shuang
2) Deng Lun (born in 1992)
https://twitter.com/dramapotatoe/status/1503663295940620289
His drama that I want to watch, Night Wanderer, just can only be the producer family heirloom now T_T
https://youtu.be/V6BdI2h7ZxU?si=p0wM0BPNx2lGw7sp
https://kisskh.at/people/6001-deng-lun
3) Yuan Bing Yuan (born in 1992)
https://twitter.com/dramapotatoe/status/1703004999377465674
Her drama that I want to watch, The Emperor's Love, just can only be the producer family heirloom now T_T
https://youtu.be/YuPw6J_ZKug?si=kPdyO4CzJ4ieMlbr
https://kisskh.at/people/13158-yuan-crystal
4) Song Zu Er (born in 1998, former child actress)
https://twitter.com/dramapotatoe/status/1697212630174453971
Her drama that I want to watch, The Prisoner Of Beauty, just can only be the producer family heirloom now T_T
https://youtu.be/_P50C6HmRJc?si=gaHALP71RHDfu5i6
https://kisskh.at/people/16660-song-zu-er
5) Jiang Yi Yi (born in 2001, former child actress)
https://twitter.com/dramapotatoe/status/1698688081665413631
https://kisskh.at/people/7277-jiang-yi-yi
Well just hope that main casts of any our anticipated drama don't have any tax evasion issue.
There are other issue but these are the common issue for Chinese drama production LOL
The expectation is so high, I even read many Chinese comments on Bilibili stated that there's no suitable actors in China can play as the main male lead for this drama. The backlash will surely be strong to the main casts no matter whoever they will be.