They are actually having a copyright issue and a law dispute is ongoing. Because the drama was stopped on the…
True, after the success off Word Of Honor the Chinese government banned all dramas based on BL novels even if they are censored. This rule is valid until 2028. Youku took a risk and they did it with the worst drama possible for testing the waters, because it deals with corruption - a highly risky topic even without the BL elements. Now the other companies are afraid to air their own BL, so Youku ruined it for everyone.
It was allowed for a while if it was "friends" instead od f a couple, but after they filmed this the law changed…
It depends on what is BL for you. They aren't allowed to show kissing or love declarations, there won't be any mention of them being a couple. But it's still obvious to the viewers that this is a romance because of long looks and all sorts of coded references to gay culture.
There’s gotta be some way to just ship out these productions internationally, no? For example Tencent owns league…
They still need permission from Chinese government. In a communist country the government owns all the airing rights and nothing can make it out of the country without approval. But it could maybe happen if the company bribes ghe right official... Let's hope!
BL drama? is it allowed to make BL Drama in china???!!!! So weird
It was allowed for a while if it was "friends" instead od f a couple, but after they filmed this the law changed again and they can't air anything that's based on a BL novel, even without the romance element. That's why this drama has been waiting for two years and will keep on waiting.
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I tried the machine translation version and I got a headache from it...
But it could maybe happen if the company bribes ghe right official... Let's hope!