You should be querying why HL has a score of 9.1, basically the drama is centre around the main leads only, young…
You have a point. Chen Zhe Yuan is definitely a star, rising fast.
I am looking into his past and future work and what I see is interesting; He dares to tackle different genres and not be stuck in the pink bubble with a LOL etched on it. But he's got three dramas in limbo because one is a sort of BL, another had a not his fault pb with one of the recent scandal struck actors, and another yet is awaiting for no good reasons just like TPATW was left on the backburner when it could have aired before Mr. Bad. -
I've put together a lot of info about Chen Zhe Yuan including this Dark Night and Dawn shooting (scroll to Upcoming Dramas on the page for a nifty gif of posters and snippets of reuters and fancams: it's no longer than one minute, but should already appetizer while we await wrap bouquets pictures, teasers, ost and the works lol)
At the moment, it is linked to the Profile I created in Discussions for his latest aired drama, TPATW, the little fairy tale that was almost forgotten on the shelf since 2021 ; despite it is not as "great" as what he did since (Mr Bad, Hidden Love), it was quite entertaining for me, perhaps more than for many because it made me dig into different things like old myths and folklore, loosely related to that little old drama, while admiring CZY's difficult make up and double role (even triple once, when his character cross-dressed, to humor the princess with the itchy feet), and Wu Xuanyi's ebullience as a both mercurial and stubborn young lady steeped in time travel influence, who just wanted to run away.
I like how Chen Zhe Yuan is feeling driven to do different projects. He has already done time travel, fantasy, wuxia, modern romance. I'll be looking forward to sample him in this Republican era spy story whenever it airs next year. In between of course, it would be nice if the other three delayed dramas got dragged out of purgatory so we audience could satisfy our curiosity to see them, be they masterpieces or just pastimes.
Ha ha ha rolf 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 哈哈哈 哈哈哈 哈哈哈 He's quite a catch probably. He's got enough pretty actresses to choose from, though. And he's still young. Doesn't need to get a chain around his handsome leopard or wolfy neck yet, to complement his "excellent jawline" as Lusi once joked. Did you know he's a master archer (as in Cupid) and a keen fisherman too ? The only thing he's not very good at, is singing; he's often off key when no auto tune, and he may be slightly tone deaf. Going to karaoke with him, you might need earplugs... Still, I love the guy and his spoken voice : he's among my top favorite actors. Good model too for the ads and fashion magazines he graces.
Not much info on him online 😁 true blue scorpioDoes he have siblings?
He does, but only mentioned it in passing once somewhere I've forgotten. Only caught he's got two younger sisters, be they full or half sisters. He also seldom speaks about the rest of his family. -- Oh there are infos about him online, but not in English. I trawled Baidu and fandom accounts in addition to his Weibo, and Gramarie account, to do my Profile for him, because he caught my attention a while ago, but urgently in Hidden Love, that got me checking other facts and trivia. The product of this research is in the Profile I put here : https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023 (I had started that Profile with a first draft in Discussions for Hidden Love)
Thank you soo much ...I wish if you have a time to post some information from time to time about him on his pagein…
OK, I added the link to the Profile there, in those comments, which I usually overlook!! Have a nice weekend ! (btw Sorry about the duplicate message : it's MDL hiccuping ; erasing the duplicate now)
PS. The Profile is only parked in the Princess and the Werewolf discussions for convenience sake because that was where I continued to build it, after a first draft started while watching Hidden Love. It was intended then as a companion piece to another discussion that focused on the drama (now also companion piece to TPATW discussion of CCC). The Profile is not focusing on either of the dramas but is instead a general overview of the rising star.
It has several "chapters", focusing on different things with many illustrations, pictures, gifs, links : 1/ biodata ; family ; pet ; personality (MBTI and self assessment) ; fandom information ; social media links 2/ dramas, movies past and upcoming, with short presentations, gifs and illustrations, snippets, and direct links to watch them, last confirmed news and possible melons, + description of CZY's participation in two selected variety shows ; 3/ musical "career", knowing that he was cast for humor and handsomeness first in a forgotten boy band ; 4/ sports likes and achievements (gold medal in archery) ; 5/ food likes ; 6/ modeling career updated to September 2023. 7/ humor and seriousness.
Honestly haven't watched Devine Destiny but as for why it might have a lower score currently it has just under…
Yes Chen Zheyuan is a very interesting actor. I don't know if you like c-dramas seeing that your list is very harsh to most (LBFAD 1.5?) and although you seem to like the show Keep Running, where he is a frequent guest or host, you don't seem to have touched the dramas he appears in. In case you are ready to try some, you can head to the Profile I did for him and click on the direct links to watch the dramas (saving time from trying to find them elsewhere, I hope).
Btw I understand that you are a fan of Angelababy; I don't know why you are so sure people want to "eviscerate" her. I for one have nothing against her, just as I have no hate for any actress, or most of their fans, despite the rumored feuds of some. I have put on hold Twilight, but only for a while, bc too busy elsewhere, so will soon resume watching. I rather like Angelababy pairing with Ren Jialun, who is one in top of my long list of favorite c-drama actors (no need for a Profile for him: he is well-known, or perhaps not that much. Do people here listen to his excellent concept albums or... Lots of trivia. I am following his news as I do those of the long list of actors i like.)
But whereas I probably will not rate Twilight below an 8.5 or more eventually, I noticed that you rated it a 10 without having clocked in a single episode watched. Oversight? It happens that I also am slow in clocking in what I watch. Instead of dropping, I prefer to not even mention that I touched some dramas briefly... So my list shows what I have watched, usually to completion, and even rewatch, because I hate skipping, be it boring or not on first watch. But everyone is different, watching patterns and opinions are varied, and that's fine.
It happens that I change opinions (usually for the better) while persisting to watch a drama. I did that especially about LLTG, of which I became rather a raver! My kind of watching is probably not like most : although I like to read, I seldom read the novel that a drama is from, since I read mostly non fiction now, or other genres belonging to my first fandom. I like the quotes from old classics or old poetry: Tang poets, Rabindranath Tagore... that I notice sometimes, and since I have traveled a lot, will be attentive to some settings, as I am to the newspeak that pops up now and then. Also, and that's a hoot, to the adfest that I find now and then. TPATW started with one and I was rolf! so, put it in a Gif in the CCC column for those who might wonder if it was a familiar brand.
While I was adding a Qi Xi post to the CCC (Cast, Characters and Crew) discussion column, I also watched Marcus' latest video about c-drama news, and was interested by his mention of CZY's next project (i.e. a drama that is still not shot), so I went back to my other sources of info, and found confirmation + a link to read the novel of that new one in English, for those who like reading too. Added in the Profile of CZY.
The Profile and the CCC can be found in the Discussion section above this Comments one.
Perhaps I will remind you of it in three days time..... Since it is soon THAT period, I added a, I hope, funny and nice postscript to the column Cast, Characters, Crew.
btw I also added some more stuff in the column, that I really ought to have incorporated from start. Do you know why KML takes her to the cave to watch the night sky? Yes, he told her about a certain star, but do you know more about it? If not, head to the column to read about it below KML/Li Xiong character presentation. Plus a new gif to illustrate young KML who is played by one of the "ten cutest child actors of China" (link to a video about these).
PS. There are hot news about Chen Zheyuan's next drama project. You can find it on his Profile, linked in the column about Kui Mulang character and actor.
I seem to remember something about a soldier now specializing in demolition and a TV news reporter. Because she got caught in social unrest, he helped her. It seemed to have a tragic end. -- It looks from comments below that there already are people who are defiant about the adaptation and wary that the actors get caught in crossfires if there are real pbs.
Could you perhaps first thank those who reply to you, like i heart lusi ? I don't need any thanks. What I inform about is freely given, not a due. There's enough in the Discussion column anyway to help you, there.
什么意思？小心： 呵人者 人恒呵之 btw Google Translate won't help you there. You might find the solution watching episodes closely and puzzling out what Qi Pa says, although it has not anything to do with nuts (that's one instance when Youku got excessively creative...)
Yes, its a happy ending for every couple except one of the side couplesMany people hating on this show are those…
I already stated that the haters are not fangirls of Chen Zhe Yuan ; yuanbaos and yiyang are totally on the same page here to support the show. There have been messages congratulating this pairing, and this despite it is CZY's n-2 successful pairing recently (before Shen Yue and Zhao Lusi). The yuanbao fans of CZY do not keep talking negatively about FL; that's simply not true. He has expressed in a very recent interview that he was favorably impressed by Wu Xuanyi's skills, so why would fans suddenly up and contradict him ?
I rather suspect there are haters of his previous pairing in Hidden Love (you should know there were special fake accounts suddenly popping up on MDL to disparage that drama: those who stayed long enough as I did on that Comments page saw it and exposed them) who are stirring up trouble and perhaps even spilling into here to act as if they hate Wu Xuanyi in order to discredit CZY.
The mix of genres is certainly one reason that some genuine audience were bewildered because they did not know much about the show, started thinking it was an ordinary xianxia (it is not) and did not know anything about the fairy tale that is the model, the previous drama this is a sequel of, and the "urban portal fantasy" modern genre this ties in to, with trace elements of wuxia and only cosmetic hints of cultivation magic. Therefore the mix of modern speech at times and conventional "costume drama" speech. It just doesn't fit the "box", so some dislike that they can't just follow the criteria they are used to, and hastily go criticizing it because it doesn't fit what they are used to... It is a choice from the author: the book was successful and therefore got adapted, and praised by quite a few who understood it and got the jokes. Read more about it here, and the FL, maybe : https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew
Many people are hating and many are praising this drama. Tho, I like wu xuanyi and chen zheyuan so I'm gonna try…
Yes to your question. I think those who dislike the drama like quick snacks, so they get bored (they say they "got boring", well I am bored by auto correcting in my mind what they write...) and rally those who will quickly give their review a thumbs-up as "helpful" perhaps even without having watched a single episode. If you like both leads, take your time to watch it. If you understand some Chinese, you might also appreciate the jokes along the way, weaved into the "small tricks to escape" that the unusual princess uses. One thing to bear in mind is that Qi Pa is the daughter of the time traveller (into fantasy, though) of the couple from Go, Princess Go! so it is not at all surprising that she mixes "ancient costume" talk with phrases that are resolutely modern: her mom and dad taught her that before they left her because they "are invited to visit Europe". That gives another funny twist to dialogues that irks some who absolutely want it to fit the well-known "box" of their conception of xianxia (it is not xianxia) or xuanhuan (it not that either) or ancient costume (wrong again, it is FANTASY, as in fairy tales, but of the kind where there are no fairies, just some use of magic, like in modern urban fantasies where you get a "portal" into the "other world"). The starting point for the author, was a new twist on the story of Beauty and the Beast, and I would say it is a nice one, perhaps not as grand as LBFAD which used a lot of CGI (there's not that much here), but the costumes are by the same designer (bear in mind she did this before LBFAD since this drama was filmed mid 2021). I added a lot of infos about the drama in the Discussion section, including gifs made by me to show who the characters are, and bullet short biographies -- well, except for Wu Xuanyi-- of actors/actresses for the (almost) full cast (I still wonder why one went uncredited on Baidu, and don't think I spotted that one in Chinese end credits either : can't believe it is someone who's been "erased" for some real life sins : I've been following idly the c-ent gossips and scandals for a handful of years, and he did not look like he'd belong to that "unhappy tribe"...) If you are a keen watcher of c dramas and recognize him, do add his name in comments to the column here? https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew So, I hope you have time to watch it, now or sometime, and enjoy it, as SML said in his message to audience : https://kisskh.at/photos/rKov7_3 adding the sweet wish 愿你被世界宠爱 !
how accurate are the subtitles on Youku? cause I’m watching it there and the fl keeps saying “I was assassinated”…
Actually, this way of talking about an attempt at assassination is found again and again in Chinese dramas; it's a language quirk... Just take it in stride. When translations are done from English to Chinese by laymen (or, god forbid! automated tools like Google translate) it can be a lot worse. There is never a perfect translation ; that's why there is this saying about what is "lost in translation" and the Italians used to say "traduttore, traditore" (translator, traitor). Let's say Youku has it approximatively right 90% of the time. Sometimes the translation will substitute equivalents in view of context, and the "son-in-law of the king" (or emperor) 驸马 fùmǎ gets translated as Prince Consort. (A Lai's claim in episode 9). The general idea is still in line with the meaning. Viki's team of fansubbers get the ideas across by providing small notes about language and cultural context, so if you are keen on better accuracy, you could try there too. I have not analyzed in depth whether they are superior. Sometimes, they are different. Those who watch Asian dramas (or even any drama or movie in a language that is not familiar to them) get used to approximations, recognizing familiar quirks, correcting in their mind, bridging gaps... : it's an interesting gymnastic for the brain, guaranteed to fight off Alzheimer disease! For this drama, I'd say, on the whole, Youku is very decent with the translation ; they must have used real translators who did not rely too much on A.I., even if it means it took time. The dramas often get translated almost simultaneously with airing, so it is certainly a lot of work, even with tools to fill in sometimes with set phrases, to which the "assassination" quirk probably belongs.
一切有可能，感情的事谁说准，愿你被世界宠爱 yīqiè yǒu kěnéng, gǎnqíng de shì shéi shuō zhǔn, yuàn nǐ bèi shìjiè chǒng'ài Everything is possible, who knows what is right about feelings, may you be loved by the world 师子寻饰 柳君 Shī Zi xún shì Liǔ Jūn Shi Zixun is Liu Jun 相爱--正当时 xiāng'ài--zhèngdàngshí Falling in love - at the right time
优酷全网独播 yōukù quán wǎng dú bō Youku exclusive broadcast on Internet
I was happy to witness that The Princess and the Werewolf has now been staying in the top 10 Chinese dramas of the week ending Sunday 13 August, as computed by Vlinkage and other sources and reported by Marcus on his YouTube channel. I have made a new gif to illustrate the climb (because it is still climbing!) and added it to the Cast, Characters, Crew column, in the Discussion section.
Im at ep20, the FL is finedont heed the comments here bashing the FL, most are just recent fangirls of the ML…
Well I could be ranked among the fanpeople of ML but I am by no means bashing the FL!! She did a good job, and I was quite entertained by her playing the "little tricks" to escape Beast kingdom - and reach success. I did not know much about her, more about her friend Cheng Xiao, although I had watched DC before, but that was at a time when I did not pay as much attention to actors and actresses and just consumed dramas like a way of passing time.
Because of TPATW, I went looking for her songs and dances, which are nice, and included a long column for her on the Cast, Characters, and Crew review I have posted to Discussions above. It may be of interest to those who don't know much about her : I got help from a genuine yi yuan there, and as you should know, the yiyuan and the yuanbaos are not at all enemies.
There even was a fandom post circulating on social media celebrating the success of this pairing, despite it airs with a two years delay... The fans of Wu Xuanyi were happy that it turned out well and saluted the fans of Chen Zheyuan with whom they joined hands to support this drama. Trawling back in the past comments here, you could probably find it.
I rather think the flak comes from people who disliked CZY because he paired with ZLS recently and they gained unexpected high success in the face of strong competition from very hyped and awaited dramas, and what I can only call a slander campaign mounted to discredit the very story of Hidden Love. So, my opinion about this is that some haters perhaps spilled over here to gun down the unpretentious fairy tale.
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I am looking into his past and future work and what I see is interesting; He dares to tackle different genres and not be stuck in the pink bubble with a LOL etched on it. But he's got three dramas in limbo because one is a sort of BL, another had a not his fault pb with one of the recent scandal struck actors, and another yet is awaiting for no good reasons just like TPATW was left on the backburner when it could have aired before Mr. Bad. -
Btw, in light of the hottest news about his Republican era drama, that will wrap on Double Seventh festival day, I also went back to add stuff and reorganize some the Upcoming dramas on the Profile I linked in Discussion. https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023
Plus finished my exploration of the original Chinese myth of Kui Mulang, Baihua etc to add as a parenthesis about the benevolent werewolf king's namesake as heavenly villain and god of the 28th constellation. It's here : https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew
Have fun with it if you are interested as I am in the actor and his work.
At the moment, it is linked to the Profile I created in Discussions for his latest aired drama, TPATW, the little fairy tale that was almost forgotten on the shelf since 2021 ; despite it is not as "great" as what he did since (Mr Bad, Hidden Love), it was quite entertaining for me, perhaps more than for many because it made me dig into different things like old myths and folklore, loosely related to that little old drama, while admiring CZY's difficult make up and double role (even triple once, when his character cross-dressed, to humor the princess with the itchy feet), and Wu Xuanyi's ebullience as a both mercurial and stubborn young lady steeped in time travel influence, who just wanted to run away.
I like how Chen Zhe Yuan is feeling driven to do different projects. He has already done time travel, fantasy, wuxia, modern romance. I'll be looking forward to sample him in this Republican era spy story whenever it airs next year. In between of course, it would be nice if the other three delayed dramas got dragged out of purgatory so we audience could satisfy our curiosity to see them, be they masterpieces or just pastimes.
So, here is my compilation effort, in the hope you'll find something for you too in it :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023 And I won't mind you adding to it, or correcting me, if you spot something wrong !
He's quite a catch probably.
He's got enough pretty actresses to choose from, though. And he's still young. Doesn't need to get a chain around his handsome leopard or wolfy neck yet, to complement his "excellent jawline" as Lusi once joked.
Did you know he's a master archer (as in Cupid) and a keen fisherman too ?
The only thing he's not very good at, is singing; he's often off key when no auto tune, and he may be slightly tone deaf. Going to karaoke with him, you might need earplugs...
Still, I love the guy and his spoken voice : he's among my top favorite actors.
Good model too for the ads and fashion magazines he graces.
https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023 (I had started that Profile with a first draft in Discussions for Hidden Love)
(btw Sorry about the duplicate message : it's MDL hiccuping ; erasing the duplicate now)
Someone in comments for The Princess and The Werewolf asked me to mention it here. So.
https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023
Hope you will find things of interest for you there.
PS. The Profile is only parked in the Princess and the Werewolf discussions for convenience sake because that was where I continued to build it, after a first draft started while watching Hidden Love. It was intended then as a companion piece to another discussion that focused on the drama (now also companion piece to TPATW discussion of CCC). The Profile is not focusing on either of the dramas but is instead a general overview of the rising star.
It has several "chapters", focusing on different things with many illustrations, pictures, gifs, links :
1/ biodata ; family ; pet ; personality (MBTI and self assessment) ; fandom information ; social media links
2/ dramas, movies past and upcoming, with short presentations, gifs and illustrations, snippets, and direct links to watch them, last confirmed news and possible melons, + description of CZY's participation in two selected variety shows ;
3/ musical "career", knowing that he was cast for humor and handsomeness first in a forgotten boy band ;
4/ sports likes and achievements (gold medal in archery) ;
5/ food likes ;
6/ modeling career updated to September 2023.
7/ humor and seriousness.
Btw I understand that you are a fan of Angelababy; I don't know why you are so sure people want to "eviscerate" her. I for one have nothing against her, just as I have no hate for any actress, or most of their fans, despite the rumored feuds of some. I have put on hold Twilight, but only for a while, bc too busy elsewhere, so will soon resume watching. I rather like Angelababy pairing with Ren Jialun, who is one in top of my long list of favorite c-drama actors (no need for a Profile for him: he is well-known, or perhaps not that much. Do people here listen to his excellent concept albums or... Lots of trivia. I am following his news as I do those of the long list of actors i like.)
But whereas I probably will not rate Twilight below an 8.5 or more eventually, I noticed that you rated it a 10 without having clocked in a single episode watched. Oversight? It happens that I also am slow in clocking in what I watch. Instead of dropping, I prefer to not even mention that I touched some dramas briefly... So my list shows what I have watched, usually to completion, and even rewatch, because I hate skipping, be it boring or not on first watch. But everyone is different, watching patterns and opinions are varied, and that's fine.
It happens that I change opinions (usually for the better) while persisting to watch a drama. I did that especially about LLTG, of which I became rather a raver! My kind of watching is probably not like most : although I like to read, I seldom read the novel that a drama is from, since I read mostly non fiction now, or other genres belonging to my first fandom. I like the quotes from old classics or old poetry: Tang poets, Rabindranath Tagore... that I notice sometimes, and since I have traveled a lot, will be attentive to some settings, as I am to the newspeak that pops up now and then. Also, and that's a hoot, to the adfest that I find now and then. TPATW started with one and I was rolf! so, put it in a Gif in the CCC column for those who might wonder if it was a familiar brand.
While I was adding a Qi Xi post to the CCC (Cast, Characters and Crew) discussion column, I also watched Marcus' latest video about c-drama news, and was interested by his mention of CZY's next project (i.e. a drama that is still not shot), so I went back to my other sources of info, and found confirmation + a link to read the novel of that new one in English, for those who like reading too. Added in the Profile of CZY.
The Profile and the CCC can be found in the Discussion section above this Comments one.
Since it is soon THAT period, I added a, I hope, funny and nice postscript to the column Cast, Characters, Crew.
btw I also added some more stuff in the column, that I really ought to have incorporated from start. Do you know why KML takes her to the cave to watch the night sky? Yes, he told her about a certain star, but do you know more about it? If not, head to the column to read about it below KML/Li Xiong character presentation. Plus a new gif to illustrate young KML who is played by one of the "ten cutest child actors of China" (link to a video about these).
And now, in preview, to prepare for Qi Xi 七夕 Double Seventh festival on August 22 (and perhaps also get to know 4 other Chinese love stories, if you like) watch a gif of Qi Pa and KML listening to the 喜鹊 [xǐquè] singing, and learn more about the auspicious bird ! https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew
PS. There are hot news about Chen Zheyuan's next drama project. You can find it on his Profile, linked in the column about Kui Mulang character and actor.
btw Google Translate won't help you there. You might find the solution watching episodes closely and puzzling out what Qi Pa says, although it has not anything to do with nuts (that's one instance when Youku got excessively creative...)
I rather suspect there are haters of his previous pairing in Hidden Love (you should know there were special fake accounts suddenly popping up on MDL to disparage that drama: those who stayed long enough as I did on that Comments page saw it and exposed them) who are stirring up trouble and perhaps even spilling into here to act as if they hate Wu Xuanyi in order to discredit CZY.
The mix of genres is certainly one reason that some genuine audience were bewildered because they did not know much about the show, started thinking it was an ordinary xianxia (it is not) and did not know anything about the fairy tale that is the model, the previous drama this is a sequel of, and the "urban portal fantasy" modern genre this ties in to, with trace elements of wuxia and only cosmetic hints of cultivation magic. Therefore the mix of modern speech at times and conventional "costume drama" speech. It just doesn't fit the "box", so some dislike that they can't just follow the criteria they are used to, and hastily go criticizing it because it doesn't fit what they are used to... It is a choice from the author: the book was successful and therefore got adapted, and praised by quite a few who understood it and got the jokes. Read more about it here, and the FL, maybe :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew
If you like both leads, take your time to watch it. If you understand some Chinese, you might also appreciate the jokes along the way, weaved into the "small tricks to escape" that the unusual princess uses. One thing to bear in mind is that Qi Pa is the daughter of the time traveller (into fantasy, though) of the couple from Go, Princess Go! so it is not at all surprising that she mixes "ancient costume" talk with phrases that are resolutely modern: her mom and dad taught her that before they left her because they "are invited to visit Europe". That gives another funny twist to dialogues that irks some who absolutely want it to fit the well-known "box" of their conception of xianxia (it is not xianxia) or xuanhuan (it not that either) or ancient costume (wrong again, it is FANTASY, as in fairy tales, but of the kind where there are no fairies, just some use of magic, like in modern urban fantasies where you get a "portal" into the "other world"). The starting point for the author, was a new twist on the story of Beauty and the Beast, and I would say it is a nice one, perhaps not as grand as LBFAD which used a lot of CGI (there's not that much here), but the costumes are by the same designer (bear in mind she did this before LBFAD since this drama was filmed mid 2021).
I added a lot of infos about the drama in the Discussion section, including gifs made by me to show who the characters are, and bullet short biographies -- well, except for Wu Xuanyi-- of actors/actresses for the (almost) full cast (I still wonder why one went uncredited on Baidu, and don't think I spotted that one in Chinese end credits either : can't believe it is someone who's been "erased" for some real life sins : I've been following idly the c-ent gossips and scandals for a handful of years, and he did not look like he'd belong to that "unhappy tribe"...) If you are a keen watcher of c dramas and recognize him, do add his name in comments to the column here? https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew
So, I hope you have time to watch it, now or sometime, and enjoy it, as SML said in his message to audience : https://kisskh.at/photos/rKov7_3 adding the sweet wish 愿你被世界宠爱 !
The general idea is still in line with the meaning.
Viki's team of fansubbers get the ideas across by providing small notes about language and cultural context, so if you are keen on better accuracy, you could try there too. I have not analyzed in depth whether they are superior. Sometimes, they are different.
Those who watch Asian dramas (or even any drama or movie in a language that is not familiar to them) get used to approximations, recognizing familiar quirks, correcting in their mind, bridging gaps... : it's an interesting gymnastic for the brain, guaranteed to fight off Alzheimer disease!
For this drama, I'd say, on the whole, Youku is very decent with the translation ; they must have used real translators who did not rely too much on A.I., even if it means it took time. The dramas often get translated almost simultaneously with airing, so it is certainly a lot of work, even with tools to fill in sometimes with set phrases, to which the "assassination" quirk probably belongs.
yīqiè yǒu kěnéng, gǎnqíng de shì shéi shuō zhǔn, yuàn nǐ bèi shìjiè chǒng'ài
Everything is possible, who knows what is right about feelings, may you be loved by the world
师子寻饰 柳君
Shī Zi xún shì Liǔ Jūn
Shi Zixun is Liu Jun
相爱--正当时
xiāng'ài--zhèngdàngshí
Falling in love - at the right time
优酷全网独播
yōukù quán wǎng dú bō
Youku exclusive broadcast on Internet
Because of TPATW, I went looking for her songs and dances, which are nice, and included a long column for her on the Cast, Characters, and Crew review I have posted to Discussions above. It may be of interest to those who don't know much about her : I got help from a genuine yi yuan there, and as you should know, the yiyuan and the yuanbaos are not at all enemies.
There even was a fandom post circulating on social media celebrating the success of this pairing, despite it airs with a two years delay... The fans of Wu Xuanyi were happy that it turned out well and saluted the fans of Chen Zheyuan with whom they joined hands to support this drama. Trawling back in the past comments here, you could probably find it.
I rather think the flak comes from people who disliked CZY because he paired with ZLS recently and they gained unexpected high success in the face of strong competition from very hyped and awaited dramas, and what I can only call a slander campaign mounted to discredit the very story of Hidden Love. So, my opinion about this is that some haters perhaps spilled over here to gun down the unpretentious fairy tale.