director doesn't write the script though and the leaked synopsis shows they basically changed the whole novel.…
That's standard for the genre, regardless of adaptations. After navigating endless political intrigue and bloodshed, there's nothing wrong with the male lead choosing to step back into the shadows for a quiet life.
Xie Wei in Story of Kunning Palace destroyed an entire royal clan only to settle into a laid-back domestic life, and Pursuit of Jade follows a similar path. Both roles brought Zhang Linghe immense popularity while sharpening his craft. He is currently at the peak of his career, and both he and his agency clearly know how to pick projects that maximize his strengths. Drama Overdo rewrote his arc to be more heroic, and he basically owned the entire show. Inspite of all production faults he made the show a commercial hit.
He’s at a level now where scripts are actively modified just to highlight his star power. I bet Ci Tang will be the same. While he might seem tied to historical period dramas right now, there's no denying they made him a top-tier star. It's best to enjoy these roles while they last, as actors typically transition to mature modern dramas and film as they enter their thirties.
The director has been changed to Guo hu and looking at his works, it looks like drama will have a strong male lead presence inspite of FL oriented story. This director directed some of the best male dramas like Mysterious Lotus casebook. So let's be seated to see Zhang ling he in whole new avatar.
This drama is a commercial hit but here ratings is so low!!! It's certainly a guilty pleasure ! You watch it coz it's addictive but can't rate it good coz U feel guilty watching it :p
I am so looking forward to that scene where he hoists her up and she comes flying onto his horse. So memorable.…
Which scene is it ? Also I saw their is a scene Xiao Li blindfolding Wen yu. But in web novel I did not find anything like that. Do you know where in web novel it is?
I’m nervous about them doing Zhang Linghe dirty like they did in PoJ- Initially giving him a lot of screen time…
I came to know about Zhang Linghe all coz of POJ. Agree side characters and FL got footage. But in a forty episodes long drama you cannot have ML everywhere. If you see financially and professionally Linghe gained most out of this drama. It solidified his super star status. As for other actors in drama they too got hit. But that's how a super hit drama works . Everybody becomes a star.
^^ My parents used to buy this newspaper (I'm french). No article was published on the paper version, only a few…
Zhang Linghe was notably featured in the April 21, 2026 edition of Ouest-France.They published a feature titled along the lines of "The New Faces of Global TV" (French: Les nouveaux visages de la télévision mondiale).They featured him specifically because of the viewership numbers for his drama "Pursuit of Jade" on international streaming platforms.
You can verify this through the Ouest-France Digital Archive (Journal Numérique) for that specific date. It wasn't a cover story for the whole of France, but a major feature in the "Loisirs/Culture" (Leisure/Culture) section.
What I liked most about this drama is that it is one of most authentic slap and kiss Thai drama .Here hero is mean but not abusive.He is darn straight lawful person and never forced himself physically on heroine . For she was so loathful !! In fact it was heroine who went nude and challenged him to touch her and baaam it happened. Both were emotionally and physically involved but none dared to accept that it was love rather they opted to hate each other she remembering his cruel words he remembering that half evidence.
Xie Wei in Story of Kunning Palace destroyed an entire royal clan only to settle into a laid-back domestic life, and Pursuit of Jade follows a similar path.
Both roles brought Zhang Linghe immense popularity while sharpening his craft. He is currently at the peak of his career, and both he and his agency clearly know how to pick projects that maximize his strengths. Drama Overdo rewrote his arc to be more heroic, and he basically owned the entire show. Inspite of all production faults he made the show a commercial hit.
He’s at a level now where scripts are actively modified just to highlight his star power. I bet Ci Tang will be the same. While he might seem tied to historical period dramas right now, there's no denying they made him a top-tier star. It's best to enjoy these roles while they last, as actors typically transition to mature modern dramas and film as they enter their thirties.
You can verify this through the Ouest-France Digital Archive (Journal Numérique) for that specific date. It wasn't a cover story for the whole of France, but a major feature in the "Loisirs/Culture" (Leisure/Culture) section.