If you ever read the book "The Legends" is based on, you know that Bai Lu was perfectly cast as Lu Zhao Yao. The Ostentatious Zhao Yao is the name of the book, iywtk.
Who watched the drama AND this movie? Which did you prefer?
For me, it was the drama. Yang Mi is always great (she was the saving grace of the last 2 Tiny Times films) but I don't think this story works well as a movie. There simply wasn't enough time to do the story justice in my opinion. Because of that, the movie seemed choppy and they made some odd changes.
The Ostentatious Zhao Yao is the name of the book, iywtk.