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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...)

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

When he lets her leave, duh ! ;-)

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 !

Yes! You know? the costume designer also worked later on Love Between Fairy and Devil.

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.

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.

Don't rely on others' opinion, make your own, is my motto... I am not here to influence one way or another, but if you want to know more about her, look here :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew

It happens to every drama, best ones included. People have different opinions, and some also have an agenda to gun down a production.

Read the fairy tale and mythologies. Beauty and the Beast is the origin of the story, not present-day moralistic and sjw outlooks. It is purposefully not set in current day modern cities, but in a fantasy ancient costume time, with a full fledged "portal" to other world "beyond" where the people are more animalistic. Despite the drama has the Princess be a more modern minded one than the protagonist in the old tale, all influenced by the author's snarky views about sexual genres, their influence on werewolf and vampire stories, and using it for fun in both Go Princess Go! and here.
The driving force of recovering the "holy pearl" is also a fantasy and fairy tale common thing. That she swallowed it is very comical, but what to do : slice her up to get it back, or have her giving it back the way it is known to work in fairy tales? He can't very well come to Daxia and state his case and try seduce her there, so he has to take a shortcut and have her be brought to his kingdom and find something there that will entice her to stay and, rule of fairy tale, fall in love with him, at least in one of his incarnations, but better the whole hog. She is so lively that he falls in love first, other rule of fairy tales.
Of course the wolf loves the princess! She can't see beyond appearances, and she means to resist Stockholm syndrome: abduction is not a turn-on for her, even if he is not a bad guy who doesn't care about her feelings. Not like the heroines in those Roman and Greek tales where gods and heroes routinely abducted females to be their lovers and mother of their offspring. Kui Mulang is almost like the cursed princes of fairy tales who look fearsome but have a soft heart, but his Li Xiong incarnation is both a help and a hindrance to have the princess consider his merits : she can't see beyond a nice face, to start with (uhmm "good shape!" as Qi Pa blurted out appreciatively when she first met him, thinking of the replica of the David statue by Michelangelo that she received from her parents as a gift and incentive to find herself a man, before abduction ).
The drama could be retitled : "The myriad ways the Princess tried to escape her sweet fate".
Until she finally sees the light and accept that yes, he abducted her, but also, patiently and lovingly waited for her there and did his best to make her acquainted with his world, until she could accept him wholeheartedly. Would she have been better off forced to marry (be raped by) the despicable A Lai ? because that was the other option in this fantasy world. Unless perhaps she time travel to modern times like her mom did, and meet a series of guys who'd never say ever to her, because she is so "qipa", odd and wilful. Perhaps those modern guys might even turn nasty werewolf-style and chop her up for dinner as it can happen.
Nutshell: this is not a role model for little girls or boys of our times, of course. Just a fantasy, with beautiful costumes, lots of fun, and an impressive makeup to allow actor to play his night and day roles. (The designer is the same that did Love Between Fairy And Devil btw. You can read about the cast, crew and characters in the pinned Discussion above the Comments section).

Watching c dramas will get you there ! :)
加油 / Jiayou! and have fun with your watching !

I can't speak for Viki.
But guessing from the other dramas they picked up, it was noticeable that there was always a delay with original platform, also because it depends on the team of fansubbers with them.
So: any time after August 29. But surely before mid September.

😂😂😂😂😂😂
- I already watched it to completion on Youku.
But may rewatch parts on Viki to appreciate the subtitling there in different languages. Nevertheless, I am NOT going to review the subtitling in the CCC - "discussion" : There's already enough there. 😂😂
Presently sampling the double subtitled Youku English version (direct link in CCC) which is available till episode 19 today. The schedule https://kisskh.at/photos/Z873J8_3 shows that Youku releases episodes for non VIP subscribers until end of the month. Viki cannot go faster than official production platform.

Look in pinned Discussions above Comments. I think it is not translated, though. The book cover looks nice (it is shown in the CCC mentioned in my previous comment). But if you understand Chinese and want to, you can listen to the audio excerpt that is also linked in the CCC. There's a nice wolfish howl in this recording :)

Before I say goodbye here, let me remind you of the interesting stuff you can find in the "Recent Discussions" section above this Comments one. There is an in depth review of Characters, Cast, Crew (CCC) with illustrations, pictures, gifs ; explanation of the Beast tribes the characters belong to, explanations about their names ; links to information for many things, even to Wu Xuanyi other songs and dance performances ; short biographies and filmography as available for actors and actresses including for the voice artists ; description of the filmography of the director with a note about upcoming projects in view of new regulations ; bibliography of the autor (Orange) , links to articles, to the original Beauty and the Beast tale and to its translations, and a piece about its adaptations ; links to selected Behind the Scenes including one that shows the sets and the wirework in Hengdian studios; link to a part of the audio novel by Orange, in Chinese ; link to a humorous interview of Chen Zheyuan about his work in the drama ; timeline from the date of shooting and wrapping in 2021 to promotion, and finally, airing, with direct links to the three main places to find it (Youku, Viki and Youtube Youku English channel) ; reception and various reactions, heat index attained and placing in the top ten dramas of the week.
Also link to the OST pinned discussion (full on Spotify and Youtube, and Peachey Blossom's MV with lyrics in Chinese and pinyin and translation into English). And more ! Here :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/110459-the-princess-and-the-werewolf-cast-characters-crew
+ the comprehensive Profile of life and work of actor Chen Zheyuan (also with many links to explore, TikTok, Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili, Youtube... snippets and direct links to watch the dramas in the filmography) + some basics about the fandom names, colors, fanchant (for Wu Xuanyi, it's also mentioned in the CCC) - both their fandom colors are blue.
https://kisskh.at/discussions/lang-jun-bu-ru-yi/109975-actor-profile-of-chen-zheyuan-tpatw-july-august-2023

I think I covered thoroughly almost everything I could think of, but if you have something to add, don't hesitate to mention it (or link it too) in reactions !
Have a lovely weekend!

Yes, that's the biggest gripe for those who wanted to hear Chen Zheyuan and Wu Xuanyi's original voices, but it is still a drama that many enjoyed, and to hear CZY's comments about his role (with original voice of course), find his interview in his Profile or in the CCC (Characters, Cast and Crew) feature added in the Discussion section above.

You know you can put an adblocker ? This is so much healthier to browse with : no pesky ads. YouTube tries to program against adblockers, but there are still efficient ones. Also, choose your browser carefully. I prefer Firefox. Anyway, find a competent tech around you to set your computer up.
But don't go to drama cool because, for one, they are missing two whole episodes of this drama. Better go to kiss then. Or to official Youku platform, if you don't mind subscriptions.
I don't. I have in line WeTV, iQiyi, Youku, and Viki. Together the subscriptions don't even cost me as much as my cinema pass, my Amazon prime, and my family's Netflix. And I can watch both on tablet, phone and computer, even cast some shows to bigger screen for the shared experience.
I'm considering cutting down on the cinema pass, but this is also my way to support the flicks in my area. Cinemas are ailing, and it is always nice to go to premieres, meet the cast and crew on visits, and sample the champagne, orange juice, or small snacks, as a change for the Coke & popcorn menus to make other audience raving mad at the sound out chewing !

To have more fun about this drama, you can have a look at my pinned Discussion there about CCC (Characters, cast, and crew). It's below the Recommendations section further up on this page.

It is also in one of the Discussion pinned pieces above :)
There are other interesting things to view there : the near complete CCC (characters, cast, crew review, full of pictures, links, and funny gifs that I had fun making ! And the detailed profile about Chen Zheyuan. For Wu Xuanyi, the CCC has the longest column.