Johnny Huang and Sun Qian are rumored to reunite again for the following drama.
iQiyi urban drama "明川有知夏” (When we were young. Main cast: Huang Jingyu, Sun Qian, Xia Meng Director: Chen Chang
"Mingchuan You Zhi Xia" is set to start filming in Yunnan at the end of April, with a 100-day shooting schedule. Adapted from Su Xingan's novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of animal medicine master's Wen Xia and forest police officer Li Zechuan. It showcases their journey from misunderstandings to understanding, and ultimately working together to fight against poachers.
iQiyi urban drama "明川有知夏” (When we were young. Main cast: Huang Jingyu, Sun Qian, Xia Meng Director: Chen Chang
"Mingchuan You Zhi Xia" is set to start filming in Yunnan at the end of April, with a 100-day shooting schedule. Adapted from Su Xingan's novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of animal medicine master's Wen Xia and forest police officer Li Zechuan. It showcases their journey from misunderstandings to understanding, and ultimately working together to fight against poachers.
Chen Chang’s new drama details: iQiyi urban drama "明川有知夏” (When we were young. Main cast: Huang Jingyu, Sun Qian, Xia Meng Director: Chen Chang
"Mingchuan You Zhi Xia" is set to start filming in Yunnan at the end of April, with a 100-day shooting schedule. Adapted from Su Xingan's novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of animal medicine master's Wen Xia and forest police officer Li Zechuan. It showcases their journey from misunderstandings to understanding, and ultimately working together to fight against poachers.
Have you read the novel? You might want to skip the works of the screenwriter if you are unimpressed by the drama…
Thanks for clarifying.
Which dramas do you have in mind?
Perhaps they were released earlier? Maybe censorship had different demands when those dramas were produced / aired? Or it’s also possible that the screenwriter and the author were same or collaborated.
There can be many factors besides what I listed. However, I think the creative team might know the reasons better as to why they changed what they changed. Sometimes authors share their views on the adaptation. Maybe check out the author’s Weibo if you are curious about these things.
I messaged the writer of the novel “Blemished Flaw / Brown Eyed Mystery” and received a reply on XHS.
A lot of people are very welcoming towards foreigners an especially when they see genuine interest. I legit suggest asking the writer / screenwriter on their Weibo or posting on their super topic or commenting on their XHS.
No, pure evil is just a supporting character in the story. And LXY has already played dozens and dozens of supporting…
Thanks for sharing this! I was wondering what this was about.
Btw I have seen the legend of the white snake . He plays a double role & he plays both of them really well. Although his screen time is short but his performance is really memorable. I loved his hairdo! He looked so beautiful in black robes and that gold hairpiece close to his ears that made him look like a n elf 🥺
No, pure evil is just a supporting character in the story. And LXY has already played dozens and dozens of supporting…
Me too!!! Happy to meet a fellow LXY fan. I just realized that you’re the author of the topic “fan testimonials”. Will you please share what that was about? I was very confused reading that post.
No, pure evil is just a supporting character in the story. And LXY has already played dozens and dozens of supporting…
I have to admit then I must have missed it as I was watching to fall asleep and dozed off prior to the kiss scene or didn’t realize the beauty of this scene. Thanks for mentioning it. I’ll go rewatch the episode.
It seems to me that you are a LXY fan. I have spoken to very few people who know his filmography as well as you do hence I ask if you are an iron fan of LXY.
No, pure evil is just a supporting character in the story. And LXY has already played dozens and dozens of supporting…
I completely agree with you about his performance in A Moment But Forever … that internal conflict scene was so powerful. The way he portrayed the disillusionment of a well-meaning, innocent man being manipulated, and then his inner demons surfacing… that was honestly one of his best-acted moments. It’s exactly what I mean when I say he has the range to play complex, morally ambiguous characters.
I just wish he’d had a more seasoned co-star in this one. He deserved someone who could match his emotional depth. But then again, he rarely gets first billing with seasoned actors, so that kind of pairing is hard to come by with him as the main lead and first billing.
I also really enjoyed him in Qing Luo … he was such a standout there.
By the way, I’ve only watched up to a quarter of episode 21 in The Princess Gambit, so I’m not sure if I’ve seen the kiss scene you mentioned yet. Was it earlier, or is it coming up soon?
Have you read the novel? You might want to skip the works of the screenwriter if you are unimpressed by the drama…
@peng-peng It probably depends on who you ask and what they’re personally comfortable with, no?
For a lot of people, r*pe is difficult to accept in any context, even if the characters end up married later. In the novel, Taohua herself says:
> “I’m already his person. Did you expect me to wake up early in the morning, scream, cover my chest, and act like a virtuous woman who has been violated? Don’t be ridiculous.”
I’m genuinely curious … how many people today would find that kind of response easy to empathize with?
Personally, I liked the novel and I’m enjoying the drama too, except for the amnesia arc. I’m hoping it turns out that she’s faking it to trap the third prince. Otherwise, that twist might not sit well either.
No, pure evil is just a supporting character in the story. And LXY has already played dozens and dozens of supporting…
In the original novel, Shen Zaiye is technically the antagonist of Da Wei. There’s even a debate between the Fourth Prince and Taohua on this point. He insists Shen Zaiye is a villain, while Taohua argues it’s all a matter of perspective.
What I wanted was a truly ruthless man who only begins to change after falling in love, and that shift happens only after she unknowingly takes an arrow for him.
That version of the character? We never got it.
Regardless, I think Liu Xueyi deserves proper main lead roles. He is constantly typecast as the “good guy wearing an evil mask,” and honestly, that trope is wearing thin. The scripts keep softening him to make the character more acceptable to the audience.
Take Kill Me Love Me for example. They altered Jinghe’s character to make him more palatable. But just imagine LXY playing canon Jinghe .. ruthless, conflicted, emotionally feral. He would have delivered that role flawlessly. That is the kind of performance that shows his full potential.
Right now, his talent is being underutilized in scripts that keep turning him into a muddled mix of good and evil instead of letting him fully lean into either.
ETA: I wonder if you have seen him in “What If”. He plays the good guy so well just like he brought Hao Chen to life in a way where people hated him along with the character. I am saying he is capable of a lot more but the scripts & his on screen partners keep falling short in my opinion.
I enjoyed the novel a lot. I really like parts of the drama too. There hasn’t been any drama besides the blossoming love that has kept me hooked like this one.
I am rereading the novel as I wait for the next episodes to drop. The novel is supremely entertaining. I love Jiang Taohua from the novel even though Meng Ziyi hasn’t really lived up to the image I had …. She has done a good job given her limited acting experience as the FL & the change from the story.
I wish someone else played Shen Zaiye or LXY had a better FL to work with like Wu Jinyan.
It seems to be that LXY is playing secretly good guy in bad guy attire a little too much. I loved him as Hao Chen. Let the man be purely evil ffs.
Have you read the novel? You might want to skip the works of the screenwriter if you are unimpressed by the drama…
The novel opens with Taohua getting raped by Shen Zaiye. A recurring theme in the novel is a body double pleasing the women of Shen Zaiye’s harem so the Chancellor can avoid emotional entanglements. A huge part of the plot is rear house (women’s dwelling) politics including falling from grace / dismissal of daughters of influential ministers within the nine ministries (we only saw Meng Zhenzhen story arc which is not in the original novel). I don’t think all of this aligns with Confucian values of the time. I can’t speak as to why the screenwriter changed the story. I have shared a little bit of what has been changed.
iQiyi urban drama "明川有知夏” (When we were young.
Main cast: Huang Jingyu, Sun Qian, Xia Meng
Director: Chen Chang
"Mingchuan You Zhi Xia" is set to start filming in Yunnan at the end of April, with a 100-day shooting schedule. Adapted from Su Xingan's novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of animal medicine master's Wen Xia and forest police officer Li Zechuan. It showcases their journey from misunderstandings to understanding, and ultimately working together to fight against poachers.
Main cast: Huang Jingyu, Sun Qian, Xia Meng
Director: Chen Chang
"Mingchuan You Zhi Xia" is set to start filming in Yunnan at the end of April, with a 100-day shooting schedule. Adapted from Su Xingan's novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of animal medicine master's Wen Xia and forest police officer Li Zechuan. It showcases their journey from misunderstandings to understanding, and ultimately working together to fight against poachers.
iQiyi urban drama "明川有知夏” (When we were young.
Main cast: Huang Jingyu, Sun Qian, Xia Meng
Director: Chen Chang
"Mingchuan You Zhi Xia" is set to start filming in Yunnan at the end of April, with a 100-day shooting schedule. Adapted from Su Xingan's novel of the same name, the drama tells the story of animal medicine master's Wen Xia and forest police officer Li Zechuan. It showcases their journey from misunderstandings to understanding, and ultimately working together to fight against poachers.
This is another movie altogether.
Which dramas do you have in mind?
Perhaps they were released earlier? Maybe censorship had different demands when those dramas were produced / aired? Or it’s also possible that the screenwriter and the author were same or collaborated.
There can be many factors besides what I listed. However, I think the creative team might know the reasons better as to why they changed what they changed. Sometimes authors share their views on the adaptation. Maybe check out the author’s Weibo if you are curious about these things.
I messaged the writer of the novel “Blemished Flaw / Brown Eyed Mystery” and received a reply on XHS.
A lot of people are very welcoming towards foreigners an especially when they see genuine interest. I legit suggest asking the writer / screenwriter on their Weibo or posting on their super topic or commenting on their XHS.
Btw I have seen the legend of the white snake . He plays a double role & he plays both of them really well. Although his screen time is short but his performance is really memorable. I loved his hairdo! He looked so beautiful in black robes and that gold hairpiece close to his ears that made him look like a n elf 🥺
I hope you have fun watching 🥰
It seems to me that you are a LXY fan. I have spoken to very few people who know his filmography as well as you do hence I ask if you are an iron fan of LXY.
I just wish he’d had a more seasoned co-star in this one. He deserved someone who could match his emotional depth. But then again, he rarely gets first billing with seasoned actors, so that kind of pairing is hard to come by with him as the main lead and first billing.
I also really enjoyed him in Qing Luo … he was such a standout there.
By the way, I’ve only watched up to a quarter of episode 21 in The Princess Gambit, so I’m not sure if I’ve seen the kiss scene you mentioned yet. Was it earlier, or is it coming up soon?
It probably depends on who you ask and what they’re personally comfortable with, no?
For a lot of people, r*pe is difficult to accept in any context, even if the characters end up married later. In the novel, Taohua herself says:
> “I’m already his person. Did you expect me to wake up early in the morning, scream, cover my chest, and act like a virtuous woman who has been violated? Don’t be ridiculous.”
I’m genuinely curious … how many people today would find that kind of response easy to empathize with?
Personally, I liked the novel and I’m enjoying the drama too, except for the amnesia arc. I’m hoping it turns out that she’s faking it to trap the third prince. Otherwise, that twist might not sit well either.
What I wanted was a truly ruthless man who only begins to change after falling in love, and that shift happens only after she unknowingly takes an arrow for him.
That version of the character? We never got it.
Regardless, I think Liu Xueyi deserves proper main lead roles. He is constantly typecast as the “good guy wearing an evil mask,” and honestly, that trope is wearing thin. The scripts keep softening him to make the character more acceptable to the audience.
Take Kill Me Love Me for example. They altered Jinghe’s character to make him more palatable. But just imagine LXY playing canon Jinghe .. ruthless, conflicted, emotionally feral. He would have delivered that role flawlessly. That is the kind of performance that shows his full potential.
Right now, his talent is being underutilized in scripts that keep turning him into a muddled mix of good and evil instead of letting him fully lean into either.
ETA: I wonder if you have seen him in “What If”. He plays the good guy so well just like he brought Hao Chen to life in a way where people hated him along with the character. I am saying he is capable of a lot more but the scripts & his on screen partners keep falling short in my opinion.
I am rereading the novel as I wait for the next episodes to drop. The novel is supremely entertaining. I love Jiang Taohua from the novel even though Meng Ziyi hasn’t really lived up to the image I had …. She has done a good job given her limited acting experience as the FL & the change from the story.
I wish someone else played Shen Zaiye or LXY had a better FL to work with like Wu Jinyan.
It seems to be that LXY is playing secretly good guy in bad guy attire a little too much. I loved him as Hao Chen. Let the man be purely evil ffs.
Meng Ziyi is playing an 18 year old. The 4th prince actor isn’t incorrectly cast.
You might want to skip the works of the screenwriter if you are unimpressed by the drama because this is a very loose adaptation of the original work.