Me never want to know abt the others. Sorry to say that. I'm pretty good in waiting. So it doesn't matter how…
Don't delude yourself, Dreams Begins was intentionally released now to ride the hype wave from Three Body. It set in the same time period as first part of Three Body. People thirsted for more of that stuff after watching Three Body and Tencent delivers...
BUT, Longest Promise is more epic ancient magical series, the closest match to Condor Heroes. I wouldn't bet a penny you ALL get to glimpse the first episode till Condor Heroes arrives in theaters next year!
Now, I remember something. Xiao Zhan drawing a portrait of the girl his buddy likes. That looks like a scene straight…
You guys obviously don't know how Tencent works. They have tentacles everywhere and behind the scene too. Go visit their anime section each one produced by a completely different studio. ALL got the same Tencent MAGIC. This show also got Tencent magic, meaning they supplied most of the behind-the-scene talents to make it. PLUS I don't think either CCTV or XIXI got pockets deep enough to hire Xiao Zhan and Li Qin in one drama series... More like Tencent invested the most into this drama, that is why they can proudly show it off on WeTV compared to Mirror Twin Cities where Tencent was a minor investor and let Croton ruin the final product they were too ashamed to even air on WeTV...
Now, I remember something. Xiao Zhan drawing a portrait of the girl his buddy likes. That looks like a scene straight…
Are you serious? Been living under a rock? Am watching this drama on WeTV (the international version of Tencent Video). That place only airs series produce by Tencent.
You peeps keep on waiting. Did you guys see the huge hype wave Three Body got screening the same time as Wandering Earth 2? After ppl watched WE2, people thirsted for more Liu Cixin that is why Tencent released Three Body that time to quench the thirst.
When ppl watch Condor Heroes the movie starring Xiao Zhan, they're gonna thirst for more Xiao Zhan. You peeps never gonna get see Ep1 of this drama till Condor Heroes airs in theaters some time in 2024!!
Only watched 2 episodes so far. I found the first 2 episodes very boring. It a replay of Heroes set in 20th century.…
Now, I remember something. Xiao Zhan drawing a portrait of the girl his buddy likes. That looks like a scene straight from Three Body S2 where Luo Ji asks Shi Qiang to digitally compose a picture of the perfect girl in his mind... Because Tencent hasn't made 3Body S2 yet and BiliBili already did that scene in their anime, Tencent felt compelled to preemptively "strike back" with this drama's similar scene.
Only watched 2 episodes so far. I found the first 2 episodes very boring. It a replay of Heroes set in 20th century. Two factions ready to rip each other's throat apart, then... nothing happens! They're stopped/interrupted by law enforcement. It all a farce same as in Heroes.
The other thing, Tencent anticipated Three Body would be very popular and that people would want more of it. That is why Li Qin's character looks like young Ye Wenjie with the braided hair. And they're all wearing the same green military winter coats and hats as in Radar Peak scenes of Three Body.
Also, I wouldn't have watched the drama if it weren't for Xiao Zhan. I think they needed this type of A-listed actor to make the drama popular albeit weak story and direction so far as of Ep2...
Delay till Condor Heroes movie release in theaters starring Xiao Zhan. Tencent runs a business after all. The dramas that make the most money are the ones that air close to another work by the same actor/author, etc.
Is this even a question. How can you not frequent WeTV (the website) if you watch dramas? Only dramas made/licensed by Tencent get shown on WeTV. There is a section on WeTV for upcoming dramas and surprise you find the teaser/trailer for Longest Promise!
Condor Heroes by Hark Tsui. You peeps should blame them for casting Xiao Zhan as the MC. That forces Tencent to delay the release of this drama to ride that hype wave for maximum effect!
Thank God the Condor Heroes is a movie so shouldn't take that long to make vs a drama series!
(Remember, they decided to release Three Body drama only in close proximity to Wandering Earth 2 screening in theaters so most likely the same marketing strategy will apply for this drama vs the Condor Heroes movie[s]...)
This is why Chinese entertainment industry, despite its huge potential, is never going to be taken seriously compared…
The heck are you talking about? Tencent is single handedly destroying the entire Japanese anime industry. Just go to WeTV every single anime series up there 10x better than the best the Japanese anime industry got. They got a clone of every popular Japanese anime IP like: FFVII -> Ditto Purple River. Dragon Ball -> Ditto Perfect World. Naruto -> Ditto A Will Eternal, etc. Plus the Japanese version the story goes no where after 200+ friggin episodes, while there is some semblance of a unifying story thread in all Tencent anime series!
This is why Chinese entertainment industry, despite its huge potential, is never going to be taken seriously compared…
The heck are you talking about? Tencent is single handedly destroying the entire Japanese anime industry. Just go to WeTV every single anime series up there 10x better than the best the Japanese anime industry got. They got a clone of every popular Japanese anime IP like: FFVII -> Ditto Purple River. Dragon Ball -> Ditto Perfect World. Naruto -> Ditto A Will Eternal, etc. Plus the Japanese version the story goes no where after 200+ friggin episodes, while there is some semblance of a unifying story thread in all Tencent anime series!
PROBABLY, this is what really happened, he was ready to shoot RETURN of the Condor Heroes, then Wu Jing offered to star and the script of Lake Changjing arrive at his desk. Something he simply could not refuse. For guys like him, it's all about the MONEY.
After done Changjing, he forgot the details about the project he shelved half-way (RETURN) that is y he decided to star over with LEGEND!!
Hark Tsui is a liar. He claimed he was making Return of the Condor Heroes several years ago. Rumors/news even leaked on Yahoo! news of casting call. Then no more news after that!
Anyways, I stopped caring about Wuxia. The only reason I may watch this movie is b/c of Xiao Zhan. I wanna see how Wei Wuxian gonna act out the character of Guo Jing. Xiao Zhan doesn't look like the idiot Guo Jing as portrayed in the novel. He smacks more of Yang Guo type intelligent character... So will bring fresh air to the duh-duh idiot MC as portrayed by past actors in TV series and movies!
THIS is how you go about making a clone, only in name and spirit of the cloned drama not the EXACT same story. This the primary reason y ALP bombed, it's the EXACT same (boring) story as 3L3W only with different character names. Often times you can produce a clone that is superior to the original drama like this one (which is a clone BUT a superior one than The Twin Flower Legend 4.3 vs 6.2 rating on Douban)!
I'm really lookin forward to The Last Immortal. It not a clone of anything (or at least I don't think so based on the synopsis alone) so Tencent got more leeway to be creative!
RoaTF’s twin storyline is to get this drama past the censorship otherwise I doubt they would have created it…
Of course it's not the "same story". Look at Digimon and Pokemon, the former is a clone of the latter. Can any1 say Digimon is "the same story" as Pokemon? That's how you go about making a clone, to avoid being sued in court for copyright infringement!
Tencent being #1 clever BUSINESS company in China, they already sourced all the potential stories for drama adaptations. BUT it doesn't make any business sense to adapt them all. The business is more likely to prosper if you wait for someone to make the Pokemon drama (Twin Flowers Legend), then you just go, "do we have another similar story in our archive of materials read by our staff, something like Digimon (Romance of Twin Flowers)?"
RoaTF’s twin storyline is to get this drama past the censorship otherwise I doubt they would have created it…
NO, this is another ME2 drama by Tencent. That's their modus operandi. They see something popular then attempt to make a clone. In the other series, the FL is the master of making money (learnt the SECRET business skills passed on by her Dad). THAT explains why in THIS drama, half of the drama is focused on the FL (attempting to) making money!
I mean when you think about it, what kind of drama is it when it's about the FL trying to run a face cream business? It becoz the drama THIS one tries to clone is also about the FL showing off her business intellect!
Tencent at it again. They saw how popular Twin Flowers Legend (another series not made by Tencent) was. That's why they made a clone --- this drama. BUT in the other drama, the twins are very much alive throughout the entire drama. Why did Tencent kill off one the twins in THIS drama from the get go? Is FL twin really dead? Or is Tencent saving her being alive for a later plot twist?
BUT, Longest Promise is more epic ancient magical series, the closest match to Condor Heroes. I wouldn't bet a penny you ALL get to glimpse the first episode till Condor Heroes arrives in theaters next year!
When ppl watch Condor Heroes the movie starring Xiao Zhan, they're gonna thirst for more Xiao Zhan. You peeps never gonna get see Ep1 of this drama till Condor Heroes airs in theaters some time in 2024!!
The other thing, Tencent anticipated Three Body would be very popular and that people would want more of it. That is why Li Qin's character looks like young Ye Wenjie with the braided hair. And they're all wearing the same green military winter coats and hats as in Radar Peak scenes of Three Body.
Also, I wouldn't have watched the drama if it weren't for Xiao Zhan. I think they needed this type of A-listed actor to make the drama popular albeit weak story and direction so far as of Ep2...
Thank God the Condor Heroes is a movie so shouldn't take that long to make vs a drama series!
(Remember, they decided to release Three Body drama only in close proximity to Wandering Earth 2 screening in theaters so most likely the same marketing strategy will apply for this drama vs the Condor Heroes movie[s]...)
You say his investor fled in 2017? Then, y did he announce casting call for RETURN of the Condor Heroes very late in 2018?
https://cfen.si/2018/10/11/casting-call-tsui-harks-condor-heroes-trilogy/
PROBABLY, this is what really happened, he was ready to shoot RETURN of the Condor Heroes, then Wu Jing offered to star and the script of Lake Changjing arrive at his desk. Something he simply could not refuse. For guys like him, it's all about the MONEY.
After done Changjing, he forgot the details about the project he shelved half-way (RETURN) that is y he decided to star over with LEGEND!!
Anyways, I stopped caring about Wuxia. The only reason I may watch this movie is b/c of Xiao Zhan. I wanna see how Wei Wuxian gonna act out the character of Guo Jing. Xiao Zhan doesn't look like the idiot Guo Jing as portrayed in the novel. He smacks more of Yang Guo type intelligent character... So will bring fresh air to the duh-duh idiot MC as portrayed by past actors in TV series and movies!
https://www.douban.com/search?q=%E6%98%A5%E9%97%BA%E6%A2%A6%E9%87%8C%E4%BA%BA
THIS is how you go about making a clone, only in name and spirit of the cloned drama not the EXACT same story. This the primary reason y ALP bombed, it's the EXACT same (boring) story as 3L3W only with different character names. Often times you can produce a clone that is superior to the original drama like this one (which is a clone BUT a superior one than The Twin Flower Legend 4.3 vs 6.2 rating on Douban)!
I'm really lookin forward to The Last Immortal. It not a clone of anything (or at least I don't think so based on the synopsis alone) so Tencent got more leeway to be creative!
Tencent being #1 clever BUSINESS company in China, they already sourced all the potential stories for drama adaptations. BUT it doesn't make any business sense to adapt them all. The business is more likely to prosper if you wait for someone to make the Pokemon drama (Twin Flowers Legend), then you just go, "do we have another similar story in our archive of materials read by our staff, something like Digimon (Romance of Twin Flowers)?"
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I mean when you think about it, what kind of drama is it when it's about the FL trying to run a face cream business? It becoz the drama THIS one tries to clone is also about the FL showing off her business intellect!