Xiang83

I am adding another weibo clip for HMH in red, from today: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5198564298592378

This BTS is from yesterday (but I cannot be certain the clip is originally from yesterday), where HMH is apparently having an argument with an older authoritative figure and he is emoting rather distinctly (I'm guessing Hello Dad we are having a disagreement butdon'ttakemywordforit. It doesn't look like Peter Ho from the back even if Xiao Wuyi is supposed to also be wary of Xie Huai Gui): https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5198236546433224

Also, the douyin clips of Ai Mi and HMH running together that you linked here in your compilation of 9 August have been removed on douyin. I'll see if I can find other links.

Thanks! I am waiting for the Mohist Mechanism props plus battle props. Will be interesting to see the final products and their usage. Mohist Mechanism props can be divided into either being defensive in warfare or can be used to improve the daily lives of civilians. Xie Jiayu is supposed to know enough about both types, if her knowledge of such props is supposed to be transformational to the story and problems.

Then please submit the edit :)

I notice you skipped my question about your racist assumptions regarding people with chinese heritage like me. You speak mandarin? You've watched chinese dramas and movies for more than 20 years? If you are a mandarin speaker, why would you say something like:

[ "The chinese audience is totally okay with this concept as the age of consent is 14." - Better go to her fanpages on rednote. You will got your ans.. ] - Xiaohongshu means every chinese person is like this? So many of her fans have said this explicitly? Are the commenters definitely her fans, because it's not as if fans of other celebrities have never tried to impersonate being fans of another camp? Are you aware of many mandarin speakers of chinese heritage in multiple countries, and not just China? What are you trying to paint all Ai Mi fans as? No wonder the Ai Mi fans don't want to engage you in a conversation.

I can see why they don't want to engage you because of the way you reply. You go and tell those people who write for certain chinese websites that all the stuff they write is questionable, because who knows how they got their jobs to write all this for c-net? I am going to reference two more articles.

Here's my advice to you about Ai Mi being a minor: I strongly advise you go and criticise Ai Mi for choosing this drama as her SECOND FL drama. Tell Ai Mi, who has been acting in this industry in China for more than 10 years and had taken multiple bit roles and support roles in multiple dramas, that she doesn't know what she is doing (including the 469 photos and 9 videos of different themes which she meticulously prepared for her fans for her birthday last month). Tell Ai Mi to stop promoting KTTPH on her social media such as weibo. Tell Ai Mi's parents and the director, while you are at it, about how wrong it is for Ai Mi to take this role after the first choice being 18-year-old Huangyang Tian Tian nearly got abruptly cancelled over a very foolish choice by the actress and the director urgently needed to find someone suitable... And who else but Huangyang Tian Tian's most obvious competitor? While you're at it, go look at Huangyang Tian Tian and Ai Mi, and then you'll notice a certain age look that the director is going for.

I also quote and reference two articles from C-net below, which should help. If you don't want to support this drama, do so. Does not matter who you are a fan of. I'm not a fan of any of the actors of the drama ( if I were to pick the actor I support most here, it would be Peter Ho given his work), and I believe they will excel under this director because of his previous work in 2014 and before.

Between my discussion post above plus this comment below summarising all the details, this should help the subject become much clearer.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Two articles were published in July less than 30 days ago, pertaining to Ai Mi that I didn't touch upon wrt to her background and what viewers in China are aware about, regarding Ai Mi.

Ai Mi has been in this industry in China for more than 10 years, played many roles, and turned 17 on 13 July 2025. Shooting started on 15 July 2025. From being a child actor until her recent previous roles, and has been noted at times to outshine the likes of who she is acting with (one example is Wu Jin Yan in "The Double" where Ai Mi took the role of her maid), viewers in China (at least a majority of those who are aware of this subject) are supportive of Ai Mi.

This director has other works which are not yet listed on this site, such as "The Other Side Of Romance", a 1994 movie touching upon the subject of AIDS and a specific storyline.

What strikes me as particularly odd is the fact that I've stuck up a discussion post pertaining to the plot not focused primarily on romance, a unique script and praiseworthy director (where most of the supporting cast is good and resources are very good), but somehow that is all ignored by those claiming to be safeguarding Ai Mi... To fault Ai Mi's parents, director, etc This role and this script is unique and Ai Mi should be excited, given what this Director and the main screenwriter previously pulled off for their achievements.

Huangyang Tian Tian nearly got herself cancelled for foolishly showing off and sharing on social media (such as weibo) an imitation pair of earrings pegged by netizens as exorbitant British luxury jeweller earrings from Graff, which she then attributed as belonging to her mother. It would be impossible for her or her parents to afford. Her parents (especially her ex-civil servant father) came under investigation from the authorities, after netizens alleged her father had committed embezzlement and corruption. How bad was this near-cancellation?

This bad: [ 但黄杨钿甜深陷「天价耳环事件」争议，一下子从众星捧月的待爆05花，成了人人喊打的过街老鼠，只要见她露面，就坚决抵制，路人缘彻底消耗。 ]

Turns out the earrings were 100-yuan knock-offs which the mother received as a gift from a friend, instead of costing 2.3 million yuan. China's National Gemstone Testing Center confirmed the earrings were made of glass, copper alloy and iron alloy. Because Huangyang Tian Tian became a sudden primary liability to the drama, a replacement had to be urgently found.

For her recent July birthday, Ai Mi posted 469 pictures and 9 videos for her fans. The young lady has been savvy about how to promote herself and her career changes, and knows what she wants. "Key To The Phoenix Heart" is not her first drama as a female lead, but her first as a female lead in a historical drama. There is another drama she wrapped up earlier, as the female lead heroine.

The first drama Ai Mi took as female lead is adopted from a novel is listed on this website as "城墙之上" (Above The Wall"), whereby Ai Mi is Lin Shuang Sheng. The synopsis for this mystery-suspense-crime series is as follows:

[ In the late 1990s, the Pinghai National Cotton Factory went bankrupt, and delayed resettlement fees sparked corruption rumors about director Xiao Geng Shi. When worker Jiao Tong Sheng, who had been gathering evidence, drowned under suspicious circumstances, police officer Luo Shi Xiang began investigating. Jiao’s daughter, Lin Shuang Sheng, also sought the truth behind her father's death.

As Luo closed in, Xiao Geng Shi retaliated against Lin and tried to manipulate Luo. Pretending to cooperate, Luo gathered evidence from within. Though Lin briefly withdrew, she ultimately helped expose Xiao. With their combined efforts, Xiao was brought to justice, and the workers finally received their rightful compensation. ]

Trailer for this drama is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg3I6_4ABNo

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Quoting from the first of two articles (feel free to use Google translate, if you need to):

[ 虽说这是艾米首部女主剧，但艾米出道10几年了，演了一大堆角色刷脸，从女主童年演到女主丫鬟，十三四岁时就一直被观众夸赞颜值，期待她长大。

...

尤其她演了不少丫鬟角色，《长风渡》演宋轶丫鬟，《墨雨云间》演吴谨言丫鬟，《为有暗香来》演周也丫鬟，所以被称“丫鬟专业户”，存在感很强，每次都要艳压女主。

...

尽管未成年，但她早就演感情戏了，像《且试天下》和王弘毅有感情戏，《云之羽》和《大梦归离》和左叶二搭情侣，对手演员基本是00年前后的小生。

...

艾米这些年刷足存在感，平常也经常在微博发美照营业，前几天生日竟然发了469张图9条视频，从青春校园风到文艺复古风，风格百变，完全是一场大型的换装小游戏！网友直呼看不完，粉丝都觉得过年了，每一套都美到心巴上，喷泉式物料释出方式真的是独一份，真的太用心了！对粉丝满满当当的爱。7月13日发照片，7月15日就新剧开机，艾米真是很好的做了宣传了。作为第1部女主剧，自然十分重视，搭档比自己大11岁的侯明昊，侯明昊和艾米在《大梦归离》也有过合作。]

https://www.163.com/dy/article/K4JMRPCP0552RGJF.html

And from this other article:

[ 网友热议不断消息一经发布，立即吸引了大批粉丝的关注。许多网友纷纷留言表示支持，并对这部作品寄予厚望。有人认为：“终于等到艾米当女主了！”还有评论指出，“侯明昊和艾米的组合看起来非常有新鲜感，希望剧集能够带来惊喜。”当然也有部分声音表达了对新作质量的担忧，毕竟新人演员挑大梁总是面临着不小的挑战。

随着国产剧市场的竞争日益激烈，年轻演员如何通过优质作品证明自己成为了关键。艾米这次勇敢地迎接挑战，尝试不同类型的角色，不仅是个人成长道路上的一大步，也可能为她的职业生涯打开新局面。]

https://www.sohu.com/a/914248925_121976701

Many people are not aware Ai Mi is FL in another drama which had finished shooting, before commencing KTTPH. I have added details of everything else which are not in these two articles.

Also, this is my final reply to you. My reference era with chinese dramas and movies are the likes of Lin Ching-Hsia, Gong Li, Sandra Ng, two Tony Leungs, and a whole lot of other stars who excel on the big screen and small screen (including Chang Chen and Ni Ni).

Ai Mi is hardworking. Neo Hou is hardworking. There is nothing more assuring than knowing your co-star is on the same page. Your problem seems to be the fact that you have certain ideas of what romance should be on the screen and you insist on you only being right, between a husband and wife.

I am saying (because I have actually watched the director's work) that I am perfectly happy with a normal historical C-drama that I am used to, without all the short-cut PDA crap that passes for fanservice these days. Thanks.

If you're a Neo Hou fan, your comments will make people wonder about the kind of 'fans' he has.

This is for the people who keep commenting about Ai Mi being a minor: I strongly advise you go and criticise Ai Mi for choosing this drama as her SECOND FL drama. Tell Ai Mi, who has been acting in this industry in China for more than 10 years and had taken multiple bit roles and support roles in multiple dramas, that she doesn't know what she is doing (including the 469 photos and 9 videos of different themes which she meticulously prepared for her fans for her birthday last month). Tell Ai Mi to stop promoting KTTPH on her social media such as weibo. Tell Ai Mi's parents and the director, while you are at it, about how wrong it is for Ai Mi to take this role after the first choice being 18-year-old Huangyang Tian Tian nearly got abruptly cancelled over a very foolish choice by the actress and the director urgently needed to find someone suitable... And who else but Huangyang Tian Tian's most obvious competitor? While you're at it, go look at Huangyang Tian Tian and Ai Mi, and then you'll notice a certain age look that the director is going for.

I also quote and reference two articles from C-net below, which should help. If you don't want to support this drama, do so. Does not matter who you are a fan of. I'm not a fan of any of the actors of the drama ( if I were to pick the actor I support most here, it would be Peter Ho given his work), and I believe they will excel under this director because of his previous work in 2014 and before.

Between my discussion post above PLUS this comment below summarising all the details, this should help the subject become much clearer.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Two articles were published in July less than 30 days ago, pertaining to Ai Mi that I didn't touch upon wrt to her background and what viewers in China are aware about, regarding Ai Mi.

Ai Mi has been in this industry in China for more than 10 years, played many roles, and turned 17 on 13 July 2025. Shooting started on 15 July 2025. From being a child actor until her recent previous roles, and has been noted at times to outshine the likes of who she is acting with (one example is Wu Jin Yan in "The Double" where Ai Mi took the role of her maid), viewers in China (at least a majority of those who are aware of this subject) are supportive of Ai Mi.

This director has other works which are not yet listed on this site, such as "The Other Side Of Romance", a 1994 movie touching upon the subject of AIDS and a specific storyline.

What strikes me as particularly odd is the fact that I've stuck up a discussion post pertaining to the plot not focused primarily on romance, a unique script and praiseworthy director (where most of the supporting cast is good and resources are very good), but somehow that is all ignored by those claiming to be safeguarding Ai Mi... To fault Ai Mi's parents, director, etc This role and this script is unique and Ai Mi should be excited, given what this Director and the main screenwriter previously pulled off for their achievements.

Huangyang Tian Tian nearly got herself cancelled for foolishly showing off and sharing on social media (such as weibo) an imitation pair of earrings pegged by netizens as exorbitant British luxury jeweller earrings from Graff, which she then attributed as belonging to her mother. It would be impossible for her or her parents to afford. Her parents (especially her ex-civil servant father) came under investigation from the authorities, after netizens alleged her father had committed embezzlement and corruption. How bad was this near-cancellation?

This bad: [ 但黄杨钿甜深陷「天价耳环事件」争议，一下子从众星捧月的待爆05花，成了人人喊打的过街老鼠，只要见她露面，就坚决抵制，路人缘彻底消耗。 ]

Turns out the earrings were 100-yuan knock-offs which the mother received as a gift from a friend, instead of costing 2.3 million yuan. China's National Gemstone Testing Center confirmed the earrings were made of glass, copper alloy and iron alloy. Because Huangyang Tian Tian became a sudden primary liability to the drama, a replacement had to be urgently found.

For her recent July birthday, Ai Mi posted 469 pictures and 9 videos for her fans. The young lady has been savvy about how to promote herself and her career changes, and knows what she wants. "Key To The Phoenix Heart" is not her first drama as a female lead, but her first as a female lead in a historical drama. There is another drama she wrapped up earlier, as the female lead heroine.

The first drama Ai Mi took as female lead is adopted from a novel is listed on this website as "城墙之上" (Above The Wall"), whereby Ai Mi is Lin Shuang Sheng. The synopsis for this mystery-suspense-crime series is as follows:

[ In the late 1990s, the Pinghai National Cotton Factory went bankrupt, and delayed resettlement fees sparked corruption rumors about director Xiao Geng Shi. When worker Jiao Tong Sheng, who had been gathering evidence, drowned under suspicious circumstances, police officer Luo Shi Xiang began investigating. Jiao’s daughter, Lin Shuang Sheng, also sought the truth behind her father's death.

As Luo closed in, Xiao Geng Shi retaliated against Lin and tried to manipulate Luo. Pretending to cooperate, Luo gathered evidence from within. Though Lin briefly withdrew, she ultimately helped expose Xiao. With their combined efforts, Xiao was brought to justice, and the workers finally received their rightful compensation. ]

Trailer for this drama is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg3I6_4ABNo

~*~*~*~*~

Quoting from the first of two articles (feel free to use Google translate, if you need to):

[ 虽说这是艾米首部女主剧，但艾米出道10几年了，演了一大堆角色刷脸，从女主童年演到女主丫鬟，十三四岁时就一直被观众夸赞颜值，期待她长大。

...

尤其她演了不少丫鬟角色，《长风渡》演宋轶丫鬟，《墨雨云间》演吴谨言丫鬟，《为有暗香来》演周也丫鬟，所以被称“丫鬟专业户”，存在感很强，每次都要艳压女主。

...

尽管未成年，但她早就演感情戏了，像《且试天下》和王弘毅有感情戏，《云之羽》和《大梦归离》和左叶二搭情侣，对手演员基本是00年前后的小生。

...

艾米这些年刷足存在感，平常也经常在微博发美照营业，前几天生日竟然发了469张图9条视频，从青春校园风到文艺复古风，风格百变，完全是一场大型的换装小游戏！网友直呼看不完，粉丝都觉得过年了，每一套都美到心巴上，喷泉式物料释出方式真的是独一份，真的太用心了！对粉丝满满当当的爱。7月13日发照片，7月15日就新剧开机，艾米真是很好的做了宣传了。作为第1部女主剧，自然十分重视，搭档比自己大11岁的侯明昊，侯明昊和艾米在《大梦归离》也有过合作。]

https://www.163.com/dy/article/K4JMRPCP0552RGJF.html

And from this other article:

[ 网友热议不断消息一经发布，立即吸引了大批粉丝的关注。许多网友纷纷留言表示支持，并对这部作品寄予厚望。有人认为：“终于等到艾米当女主了！”还有评论指出，“侯明昊和艾米的组合看起来非常有新鲜感，希望剧集能够带来惊喜。”当然也有部分声音表达了对新作质量的担忧，毕竟新人演员挑大梁总是面临着不小的挑战。

随着国产剧市场的竞争日益激烈，年轻演员如何通过优质作品证明自己成为了关键。艾米这次勇敢地迎接挑战，尝试不同类型的角色，不仅是个人成长道路上的一大步，也可能为她的职业生涯打开新局面。]

https://www.sohu.com/a/914248925_121976701

Many people are not aware Ai Mi is FL in another drama which had finished shooting, before commencing KTTPH. I have added details of everything else which are not in these two articles.

Trailer for Episodes 9 and 10 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhgwiImgpg

Thanks for your hard work compiling all this! There's nothing like knowing your co-stars have at least 10 years of experience in the showbiz and/or acting industry, plus being comfortable with each other. Given the little details, Neo Hou's hands/fingers tend to be quite revealing in what the actor is portraying towards Xie Jiayu.

I'm eager to see the war scenes and Mohist Mechanism-related sets. Based on Su Ji (which finished shooting in July 2021 by the same director), those should be noteworthy.

What is the role of the little kid in the scene where Ai Mi is wearing white?

Curious about this little kid who is getting one-to-one shots with Ai Mi, and also with Neo Hou:

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5197803926065258

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5197784905158540

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5197829156898812

Adding to your HMH in white clips (someone did a compilation here): https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5197786359531026

I have just posted a comment above that you will find useful, to support your stance and educate the clueless.

This is for the people who keep commenting about Ai Mi being a minor: I strongly advise you go and criticise Ai Mi for choosing this drama as her SECOND FL drama after also finishing a role as a lead actress in a movie released in November 2024. Tell Ai Mi, who has been acting in this industry in China for more than 10 years and had taken multiple bit roles and support roles in multiple dramas, that she doesn't know what she is doing (including the 469 photos and 9 videos of different themes which she meticulously prepared for her fans for her birthday last month). Tell Ai Mi to stop promoting KTTPH on her social media such as weibo.

Tell Ai Mi's parents and the director for KTTPH, while you are at it, about how wrong it is for Ai Mi to take this role after the first choice being 18-year-old Huangyang Tian Tian nearly got abruptly cancelled over a very foolish choice by the actress and the director urgently needed to find someone suitable... And who else but Huangyang Tian Tian's most obvious competitor? While you're at it, go look at Huangyang Tian Tian and Ai Mi, and then you'll notice a certain age look that the director is going for.

I also quote and reference two articles from C-net below, which should help. If you don't want to support this drama, do so. Does not matter who you are a fan of. I'm not a fan of any of the actors of the drama ( if I were to pick the actor I support most here, it would be Peter Ho given his work), and I believe they will excel under this director because of his previous work in 2014 and before.

Between my discussion post above PLUS this comment below summarising all the details, this should help the subject become much clearer.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Two articles were published in July less than 30 days ago, pertaining to Ai Mi that I didn't touch upon wrt to her background and what viewers in China are aware about, regarding Ai Mi.

Ai Mi has been in this industry in China for more than 10 years, played many roles, and turned 17 on 13 July 2025. Shooting started on 15 July 2025. From being a child actor until her recent previous roles, and has been noted at times to outshine the likes of who she is acting with (one example is Wu Jin Yan in "The Double" where Ai Mi took the role of her maid), viewers in China (at least a majority of those who are aware of this subject) are supportive of Ai Mi.

This director has other works which are not yet listed on this site, such as "The Other Side Of Romance", a 1994 movie touching upon the subject of AIDS and a specific storyline.

What strikes me as particularly odd is the fact that I've stuck up a discussion post pertaining to the plot not focused primarily on romance, a unique script and praiseworthy director (where most of the supporting cast is good and resources are very good), but somehow that is all ignored by those claiming to be safeguarding Ai Mi... To fault Ai Mi's parents, director, etc This role and this script is unique and Ai Mi should be excited, given what this Director and the main screenwriter previously pulled off for their achievements.

Huangyang Tian Tian nearly got herself cancelled for foolishly showing off and sharing on social media (such as weibo) an imitation pair of earrings pegged by netizens as exorbitant British luxury jeweller earrings from Graff, which she then attributed as belonging to her mother. It would be impossible for her or her parents to afford. Her parents (especially her ex-civil servant father) came under investigation from the authorities, after netizens alleged her father had committed embezzlement and corruption. How bad was this near-cancellation?

This bad: [ 但黄杨钿甜深陷「天价耳环事件」争议，一下子从众星捧月的待爆05花，成了人人喊打的过街老鼠，只要见她露面，就坚决抵制，路人缘彻底消耗。 ]

Turns out the earrings were 100-yuan knock-offs which the mother received as a gift from a friend, instead of costing 2.3 million yuan. China's National Gemstone Testing Center confirmed the earrings were made of glass, copper alloy and iron alloy. Because Huangyang Tian Tian became a sudden primary liability to the drama, a replacement had to be urgently found.

For her recent July birthday, Ai Mi posted 469 pictures and 9 videos for her fans. The young lady has been savvy about how to promote herself and her career changes, and knows what she wants. "Key To The Phoenix Heart" is not her first drama as a female lead, but her first as a female lead in a historical drama. There is another drama she wrapped up earlier, as the female lead heroine.

The first drama Ai Mi took as female lead is adopted from a novel is listed on this website as "城墙之上" (Above The Wall"), whereby Ai Mi is Lin Shuang Sheng. The synopsis for this mystery-suspense-crime series is as follows:

[ In the late 1990s, the Pinghai National Cotton Factory went bankrupt, and delayed resettlement fees sparked corruption rumors about director Xiao Geng Shi. When worker Jiao Tong Sheng, who had been gathering evidence, drowned under suspicious circumstances, police officer Luo Shi Xiang began investigating. Jiao’s daughter, Lin Shuang Sheng, also sought the truth behind her father's death.

As Luo closed in, Xiao Geng Shi retaliated against Lin and tried to manipulate Luo. Pretending to cooperate, Luo gathered evidence from within. Though Lin briefly withdrew, she ultimately helped expose Xiao. With their combined efforts, Xiao was brought to justice, and the workers finally received their rightful compensation. ]

Trailer for this drama is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg3I6_4ABNo

Edited this comment, to add one more set of details below, as per TheNostalgicType informing me:

Ai Mi was also a lead actress in a war-themed movie titled "Break Through" released on 29 November 2024.

Weibo link is from The NostalgicType: https://weibo.com/6015472181/OzFcXiB03

I add a Baike Baidu link for more details, including the amount of yuan this movie grossed as of 7 March 2025 within China: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A7%E7%AA%81%E5%9B%B4/54212809

MDL link for "Break Through": https://kisskh.at/733019-break-out

Synopsis: [ Su Fan, a 17-year-old new student in the first branch of Kangda University, came all the way from Longyan, Fujian, to the school's campus in the hinterland of Yimeng Mountain to report. On the second day after reporting for duty, he encountered an "iron wall siege" raid by tens of thousands of Japanese troops. Through the baptism of the breakout battle, Su Fan grew into a real warrior! ]

~*~*~*~*~

Quoting from the first of two articles (feel free to use Google translate, if you need to):

[ 虽说这是艾米首部女主剧，但艾米出道10几年了，演了一大堆角色刷脸，从女主童年演到女主丫鬟，十三四岁时就一直被观众夸赞颜值，期待她长大。

...

尤其她演了不少丫鬟角色，《长风渡》演宋轶丫鬟，《墨雨云间》演吴谨言丫鬟，《为有暗香来》演周也丫鬟，所以被称“丫鬟专业户”，存在感很强，每次都要艳压女主。

...

尽管未成年，但她早就演感情戏了，像《且试天下》和王弘毅有感情戏，《云之羽》和《大梦归离》和左叶二搭情侣，对手演员基本是00年前后的小生。

...

艾米这些年刷足存在感，平常也经常在微博发美照营业，前几天生日竟然发了469张图9条视频，从青春校园风到文艺复古风，风格百变，完全是一场大型的换装小游戏！网友直呼看不完，粉丝都觉得过年了，每一套都美到心巴上，喷泉式物料释出方式真的是独一份，真的太用心了！对粉丝满满当当的爱。7月13日发照片，7月15日就新剧开机，艾米真是很好的做了宣传了。作为第1部女主剧，自然十分重视，搭档比自己大11岁的侯明昊，侯明昊和艾米在《大梦归离》也有过合作。]

https://www.163.com/dy/article/K4JMRPCP0552RGJF.html

And from this other article:

[ 网友热议不断消息一经发布，立即吸引了大批粉丝的关注。许多网友纷纷留言表示支持，并对这部作品寄予厚望。有人认为：“终于等到艾米当女主了！”还有评论指出，“侯明昊和艾米的组合看起来非常有新鲜感，希望剧集能够带来惊喜。”当然也有部分声音表达了对新作质量的担忧，毕竟新人演员挑大梁总是面临着不小的挑战。

随着国产剧市场的竞争日益激烈，年轻演员如何通过优质作品证明自己成为了关键。艾米这次勇敢地迎接挑战，尝试不同类型的角色，不仅是个人成长道路上的一大步，也可能为她的职业生涯打开新局面。]

https://www.sohu.com/a/914248925_121976701

Many people are not aware Ai Mi is FL in another drama which had finished shooting, before commencing KTTPH. I have added details of everything else which are not in these two articles.

I'm waiting for Xie Huai Gui to show up, but I don't think Peter Ho has started shooting his scenes yet.

Trailer for episodes 7 and 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OutyVZnztS0

Gu Xuejiao (Sun Zhen Ni) meeting Lin Zhihua's older sister was hilarious. I have to hand it to Sun Zhenni for keeping a straight face for several scenes, especially when she tries to give Zhihua the protective doll in ep 3. And her family... Wasn't expecting to have barrel laughs in every episode.

Director is doing a fairly good job. Episode 4 was very touching in so many ways. The friendship between the leads develops naturally and makes one root for them. And given the food prepared in this ep, have to remind my mum to make her awesome mandu XD

花生花生好事发生!

Please consider putting your comment under a spoiler, since many people have not read the novel or have not yet started watching this drama.

Clicking on the only link provided for my comment brings one to the main page and to the main thread I was replying to, on the comment page. Scrolling down will bring you to the thread started by Bunny_Spicy. My comment is the one highlighted in blue under spoilers.

Bunny_Spicy says: [ Why are all demons so beautiful? Since I’m on episode 12, do you think it kind of feels like a BL? ]

If you really want to delude yourself, stop at the end of episode 13. All subsequent episodes carry a hint of otherwise, no matter how positive.

Why don't you ask Ai Mi? Or her fans? Or read some articles on C-net?

https://kisskh.at/790870-que-gu#comment-22958918

ETA: So as to keep the comment section easy to scroll, this summary about Ai Mi is under a Spoiler Tag. If the sight of her breathing in this drama offends you, feel free not to read.->

There are two articles published in July less than 30 days ago, pertaining to Ai Mi that I didn't touch upon wrt to her background and what viewers in China are aware about, regarding Ai Mi.

Ai Mi has been in this industry in China for more than 10 years, played many roles, and turned 17 on 13 July 2025. Shooting started on 15 July 2025. From being a child actor until her recent previous roles, and has been noted at times to outshine the likes of who she is acting with (one example is Wu Jin Yan in "The Double" where Ai Mi took the role of her maid), viewers in China (at least a majority of those who are aware of this subject) are supportive of Ai Mi.

This director has other works which are not yet listed on this site, such as "The Other Side Of Romance", a 1994 movie touching upon the subject of AIDS and a specific storyline.

What strikes me as particularly odd is the fact that I've stuck up a discussion post pertaining to the plot not focused primarily on romance, a unique script and praiseworthy director (where most of the supporting cast is good and resources are very good), but somehow that is all ignored by those claiming to be safeguarding Ai Mi... To fault Ai Mi's parents, director, etc This role and this script is supposed to be unique and Ai Mi should be excited, given what this Director and the main screenwriter previously pulled off for their achievements.

Is Ai Mi clueless about what she is doing, or is she aware of what she wants for her career pathway? She and Huangyang Tian Tian are competitors.

Huangyang Tian Tian nearly got herself cancelled for foolishly showing off and sharing on social media (such as weibo) an imitation pair of earrings pegged by netizens as exorbitant British luxury jeweller earrings from Graff, which she then attributed as belonging to her mother. It would be impossible for her or her parents to afford. Her parents (especially her ex-civil servant father) came under investigation from the authorities, after netizens alleged her father had committed embezzlement and corruption. How bad was this near-cancellation?

This bad: [ 但黄杨钿甜深陷「天价耳环事件」争议，一下子从众星捧月的待爆05花，成了人人喊打的过街老鼠，只要见她露面，就坚决抵制，路人缘彻底消耗。 ]

Turns out the earrings were 100-yuan knock-offs which the mother received as a gift from a friend, instead of costing 2.3 million yuan. China's National Gemstone Testing Center confirmed the earrings were made of glass, copper alloy and iron alloy. Because Huangyang Tian Tian became a sudden primary liability to the drama, a replacement had to be urgently found.

For her recent birthday, Ai Mi posted 469 pictures and 9 videos for her fans. The young lady has been savvy about how to promote herself and her career changes, and knows what she wants. "Key To The Phoenix Heart" is not her first drama as a female lead, but her first as a female lead in a historical drama. There is another drama she wrapped up earlier, as the female lead heroine.

The first drama Ai Mi took as female lead is adopted from a novel is listed on this website as "城墙之上" (Above The Wall"), whereby Ai Mi is Lin Shuang Sheng. The synopsis for this mystery-suspense-crime series is as follows:

[ In the late 1990s, the Pinghai National Cotton Factory went bankrupt, and delayed resettlement fees sparked corruption rumors about director Xiao Geng Shi. When worker Jiao Tong Sheng, who had been gathering evidence, drowned under suspicious circumstances, police officer Luo Shi Xiang began investigating. Jiao’s daughter, Lin Shuang Sheng, also sought the truth behind her father's death.

As Luo closed in, Xiao Geng Shi retaliated against Lin and tried to manipulate Luo. Pretending to cooperate, Luo gathered evidence from within. Though Lin briefly withdrew, she ultimately helped expose Xiao. With their combined efforts, Xiao was brought to justice, and the workers finally received their rightful compensation. ]

Trailer for this drama is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg3I6_4ABNo

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Quoting from the first of two articles:

[ 虽说这是艾米首部女主剧，但艾米出道10几年了，演了一大堆角色刷脸，从女主童年演到女主丫鬟，十三四岁时就一直被观众夸赞颜值，期待她长大。

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尤其她演了不少丫鬟角色，《长风渡》演宋轶丫鬟，《墨雨云间》演吴谨言丫鬟，《为有暗香来》演周也丫鬟，所以被称“丫鬟专业户”，存在感很强，每次都要艳压女主。

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尽管未成年，但她早就演感情戏了，像《且试天下》和王弘毅有感情戏，《云之羽》和《大梦归离》和左叶二搭情侣，对手演员基本是00年前后的小生。

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艾米这些年刷足存在感，平常也经常在微博发美照营业，前几天生日竟然发了469张图9条视频，从青春校园风到文艺复古风，风格百变，完全是一场大型的换装小游戏！网友直呼看不完，粉丝都觉得过年了，每一套都美到心巴上，喷泉式物料释出方式真的是独一份，真的太用心了！对粉丝满满当当的爱。7月13日发照片，7月15日就新剧开机，艾米真是很好的做了宣传了。作为第1部女主剧，自然十分重视，搭档比自己大11岁的侯明昊，侯明昊和艾米在《大梦归离》也有过合作。]

https://www.163.com/dy/article/K4JMRPCP0552RGJF.html

And from this other article:

[ 网友热议不断消息一经发布，立即吸引了大批粉丝的关注。许多网友纷纷留言表示支持，并对这部作品寄予厚望。有人认为：“终于等到艾米当女主了！”还有评论指出，“侯明昊和艾米的组合看起来非常有新鲜感，希望剧集能够带来惊喜。”当然也有部分声音表达了对新作质量的担忧，毕竟新人演员挑大梁总是面临着不小的挑战。

随着国产剧市场的竞争日益激烈，年轻演员如何通过优质作品证明自己成为了关键。艾米这次勇敢地迎接挑战，尝试不同类型的角色，不仅是个人成长道路上的一大步，也可能为她的职业生涯打开新局面。]

https://www.sohu.com/a/914248925_121976701

No one can beat Yang Yang or Ju Jingyi for one expression. That said, the main lead had me skipping his scenes in this drama (as it is with all his previous dramas) but not in Fangs of Fortune. He actually did much better in that drama, which gives me hope of possibly enjoying his acting in a script that I had been eyeing for quite a while. Without a good or great director and screenwriter(s), a decent or great cast cannot make up for a mediocre or crap story.

Sent you a DM.

Duo Ge definitely has some better pictures, including from his weibo announcement on 1 June about having his own studio. I'm terrible at photoshop edits. Maybe you can use that picture and do so instead (I can send to you if you want, provided this site allows it)?

The current photo change is not mine.

While you're busy, don't forget to have fun!

Here is Kenshi Yonezu with the upbeat nostalgic "Sayonara, Mata Itsuka !" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wb2PAx6aEs

Or the most honest meditation ever (good luck doing this with a straight face): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92i5m3tV5XY