Noble Lady Lie

Tax issues should be a matter between the rightly or falsely accused entertainer and the tax authorities. It does seem like much ado about nothing. If the accusation is proven correct after thorough research, the debts will be paid back, with interest and a penalty. Who cares? Maybe, in China´s political system and Chinese culture tax evasion is equal to, or worse than a serious crime, because the accused ´steals´ from the larger community by taxevasions.

You mean the trailer, or a documentary abt the historical figure? Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfbt7u-5meg

Like you I´m curious how this happens. I also wonder why someone who may have a debt for taxes should get canceled before (false) assumptions and accusations are properly researched and proven by the authorities. In the case of FBB I think she publicly apologized for her taxdebts, and paid the whole thing. However, she´s still canceled in mainland China. Since prolific artists hardly ever manage their own financial and tax administration I sincerely doubt whether the majority of these scandals is about conscious, intentional tax evasion of the artist. Lareina Song apparently was falsely accused. In the meantime, she was canceled and out of work for a couple of years I believe. You may be interested in the article ´Fan Bing Bing is back (...)´, by Ceki, 2019 on MDL, esp the comments.

I just read a Reddit post claiming that MDL voters or reviewers are very young, most of them in their teens. I have no idea if that is true in anyway. However, I´m no teen, I´m in my xxxx-ies, way over 55. I voted 8 out of 10 for Promische of Chang´An. I watched it in 2021, not long after I ´discovered´ C-drama in 2020 through YT-algorithms. I started with historical Palace dramas, and PoCA was the 3rd ever C-drama I watched. Back then I didn´t know what Chinese actors were famous or wellknown, which drama supposedly was good, mediocre or bad, what were the tropes etc. Neither did I know if a Chinese film or drama was based on real history, fiction or a combination of the two. Since then I finished 90 C- and K-dramas, and 46 C- and K-films. Most of these are Chinese. I still like Promise of Chang´An, as I occasionally re-watch episodes. Recently I even upgraded my judgement from 7.5 to 8. Yes, I cried a lot, there was sadness. I didn´t mind, because all unfortunate, sad events are part of our life. Afterwards I ´discovered´ MDL, and appreciated the review and analysis by ChineseDramaFan. Especially the reference to Buddhist suffering and the interpretation of the title, gives a more layered review.

I found something on YT, but it seems a tv series, not a film.

Another old HK drama that used to be on the recently discontinued DC. It was a wonderful resource for old and rare series and films. Why not bring it back legally, the way it was, with an affordable subscription.

5 years later: It does not seem to be on Netflix anymore, at least in my area.

How we desperately miss DC, for watching old Chinese, HK, Taiwan dramas. The C-drama with this same title presented as a series (Hong Kong 1980) was on DC before it was discontinued (28 nov 2024). The one mentioned here seems to be a film (1983).

Is this a c-drama in the making (2025), or ......?

Sofar, to my knowledge, only with Chinese subtitles, still hoping for a possibility to watch with English subs.

Starting 2 days ago, I just watched the first five episodes. So far so good ...

As of november 2024 DC and related channels announced to have stopped.

3 years later, the same for YoYo TV and YoYo English. YouKou free on YT does work, however it only has Chinese subs.

The links to the YT channels YoYo English and YoYo TV don´t lead to the series, but to an empty ´list. Yokou free on YT does work, only Chinese subs.

Avenue X referred to this old series in a recent review on YT. I´ve spend some time, trying to find where to watch. So far I found a couple of sites with an English subbed version, thanks to google.

Two great actors, Chen Kun and Li Xiao Ran. But ... no mentioning where to watch this.

It was on DC. However, unfortunately dramacool as we knew it with the full catalogue shut down november 2024.

The Viki subscription link connects to the 2023 remake with Tian Xi Wei and Ao Rui Peng. The description is about the 2001 version with Nie Yuan.

Yes, it is weird. it´s some kind of Stockholm syndrome.

The imaginary empress Ki in this drama does not strike me as stupid. However the real empress Ki (aka Gi or Qi) was - of course - first a Goryo concubine, a tribute girl, and became an empress later, to Togon Temur who supposedly was very much in love with her, and gave her power. That is a historical truth, and to an extent a drama has to stick to certain historical facts. If the fictional empress Ki would choose the Goreyo King it would have been another story, without a Goryeo woman becoming a Yuan empress. Of course, every personal interpretation of her character and the storyline in this drama is valid. Let´s agree to disagree.