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So um, what are the odds of a costume drama between them? In my mind I know it's unlikely, but I'm hoping that Tencent will see $ and do it!

That's ok, bad ass is fine. Doesn't have to be with FL.

I read somewhere that The Long Ballad is the best selling Chinese drama outside of China.

This! Unless they change the script so that YY is the star....I read some melon that he is picking up a variety show actually...

I'm wondering if they filmed all 60 eps whether the 2nds and 3rd leads have a lot of air time then?

Wow that's incredible that they filmed all 60 episodes in like 4 months??

Well this pairing is in fact listed on Douban!

It's those darn YangShuang fans, so possessive and still going strong despite all that has happened with ZS. If you go on Facebook groups, you will see how much they still ship YY and ZS. They don't even care about all the crap she's done.

The easiest drama to watch ever! You can watch a few episodes, then go about the rest of your day, then come back and watch a few more where you left off. It doesn't linger and cause you angst. When you come back, you remember how sweet it was each time.

Sorry if someone already asked this question, but did they actually shoot all 60 episodes already???

Really? Yay!

Yes, it will also be the ML's first modern drama, so curious how the performance will be also. I did really enjoy Douluo Continent but I tend to like that fantasy genre.

I'm pretty sure TOOL will get the highest number of views per drama given the size of the male lead's fandom. Granted he probably has the most anti-fans as well. If you take a look at Douluo Continent, it has well over 800K reviews on Douban. I do think the chemistry between Yang Yang and Dilraba will be very tough to beat however. So I'm curious whether the chemistry in TOOL will even come close despite having insane viewership.

I support this!

I wonder if it has a chance to get to 4B before TOOL airs. The Douban ratings are definitely improving, I see the percentage of 1 star and 2 stars dropping every day. Also what's amazing is YAMG has more reviews than Eternal Love of Dream and Eternal Love Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms.

Yes, I'm married. We do share things, but paying off something like say a $100k student loan I would not. That's their responsibility.

Yes I do expect Jing Jing to help for sure in a heart beat. But there are some cultural aspect here to consider. I read that in China, the man is expected to provide the house? There's a lot of misogyny there.

Also I do recall Jing Jing's conversation with her manager. Several weeks ago, I did some research on the cost of housing outside of Shanghai for a 2 bedroom condo. At the time, I calculated that he was on a 30 year amortization schedule and I had calculated a number who would need to sustain himself. I used data I found online that had the cost of real estate in Shanghai and outside of Shanghai in 2017. The cost of the 2 bedroom condo was still very high at that time, in the hundreds of thousands USD. I wish I can locate that post again easily. I'm too lazy to redo the calculation again. Did he say that he paid off his mortgage?

And regarding the promotions, yes I do know that Yu Tu got promotions, it's very likely that his salary could have doubled over the past 8 years.

Oh so I have a question regarding Yu Tu and his financial situation. Even though he decided to continue pursuing his career as an aerospace engineer, it doesn't solve the issues of what would happen if his parents got sick again. Yu Tu has a home and pays his mortgage responsibly and also wants to give Jing Jing a good wedding. The drama never mentioned that Jing Jing would chip in to help, is that just implied? Like Jing Jing could probably easily pay off Yu Tu's house if she wanted to.

Oh she gave it a 2 Goldmine rating! That's really good!

Great, I added your links to the Discussion post "Link to raw novel"