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This drama is very entertaining, you'll get comedy and suspense love the soundtracks and OST every single one of them, I love Li YiTong & Liu YuNing in their characters, Wang You Shuo is great too. The director and script writer do good job, flowing story-lines. One thing I am not fond of is over the top head-pieces on Song Yi Meng (Li YiTong) hairdo; dangling gold hairpins overwhelms her, just wondering with her active-moving-self, how those dangling jewelries not getting caught of something. Her costumes aren't pretty, red tiny flowers glued to her robes - it looks cheap So in female costumes dept it isn't flattering. It's a story about pre-destined fate base on a drama script between Nang Heng and Song Yi Meng that none of them can get away with, something pulling their strings to do what fate drive them to without consent, an accidental trap on scripted fates.
LIU YU NING (Nan Heng 7th Prince/Li Shi Liu/Nan Feng)
I think this guy has remarkable expressive face. He can be looking cynical, shy, weep, emotional, prying, cruel, tempted within seconds (I can guess he's very sensitive in real life). His tall figure gives great posture wearing costumes for period drama, sense of powerful and dignify persona. He is good looking, has the charisma that bring out strong character and accomplishment better than any other actors. From King of OST to a good actor, he has filmed various characters. I can see his hard work through his many dramas....I can see he's learning his skill and perfecting it. Nothing but praises for him in this drama.. Character: His life hasn't been easy, since childhood he's been a 'sore' in his father's (Emperor) eyes & heart. He's been accused with so many terrible things; the killer of Empress, God of death, responsible of killing 20 thousands Ching-Yu Army, ambitious to be a Crown Prince, rumor to abdicate his father for kingdom, & deflowering Song Ying Ting . His father the Emperor hates & despise him, his stupid little brother 18th Prince team-up with Jr Gen Chu Gui Hong to get rid of him, he got beat up (punish) alot just because of a girl Song Yi Meng. He endures it with grinding teeth and pain in his sad heart. No one understand his true-self, a loaner who deals with negativity.
Li Yi Tong (Song Yi Meng/Song Xiao Yu)
She's pretty in here. Too much jewelries on her, oversize gowns so she drag it up, so distracting. she's a hyper-active that analyze her new life transformation as a modern girl trap in a script, her demeanor is free and unconventional. Although some scenes she acted sweet full of falseness, I think she did it to contradicting situation. She believes her life is pre-scripted such as being engaged to Jr Gen Chu Gui Hong since childhood, little sister Song Yi Ting would destroy her marriage, the end of her family's life in Nan Heng's hand, rebellion to take over kingdom, one-sided love Yi Meng has toward Nan Heng which would end up dead in 3-ways-stabbing scene. Believes she need to change pre-scripted scenes to avoid dying. Yi Meng encounter Li Shi Liu, a mysterious wanderer who rescue her many times - a masked Moonshade leader as her confident. She said many hurtful things about Nan Heng when recruiting Shi Liu to kill Nan Heng. Ep 25 she figure out that Nan Heng is actually Li Shi Liu and she's up-set about it, unforgiving for deceitful bastard Nan Heng. The anticipate wedding 3 ways-stabbing scene is delivered with beautiful act from Li Yi Tong on ep 32.
Wang You Shuo (Chu Gui Hong/Jr General)
Engaged with Song Yi Meng since childhood, he loves her too much, he stays faithful and looking forward for the union of marriage - just too bad YiMeng is involved with Nan Heng. He hates Nan Heng, he believes Nan Heng killed his aunt the Empress accidentally with a bow. He accused Nan Heng's refusal for reinforcement that cause the lost of his 20K Army soldiers he commanded and his father died in front of him. So much grudges in his heart he determine to take Nan Heng down by every means. Wang You Shuo handsome face can be soften in front of Yi Meng, his acting spots on as an angry abandoned-fiance. His teary eyes shines with coldness, ready to defy his ending. I feel his frustration and stubbornness as he angrily asking "why do I need to die just because Iam the 2nd ML?" He feels that what Nan Heng has done to him, he don't deserve to end well. Where is the fairness of that? He wants to become an Emperor, determine to rewrite his own fate. Win or die trying. I can understand his feeling. My bet is Wang You Shuo will get more offers for future projects.
There're 3 different version of endings. Watching 1st ending I was moved, shed tears, so sad! But then there's 2nd ending and 3rd ending, I was like.....'no way! Don't trick me to shed tears again.' The guy who plays Chu Qing Yu (Gui Hong's dad) is pretty good, matured evil in youthful energy - he has God syndrome for the screen-writer incarnation. I have invested my emotion into this drama but then....Nan Heng, Song Yi Meng, Chu Gui Hong are just characters within characters. Dang!!!
LIU YU NING (Nan Heng 7th Prince/Li Shi Liu/Nan Feng)
I think this guy has remarkable expressive face. He can be looking cynical, shy, weep, emotional, prying, cruel, tempted within seconds (I can guess he's very sensitive in real life). His tall figure gives great posture wearing costumes for period drama, sense of powerful and dignify persona. He is good looking, has the charisma that bring out strong character and accomplishment better than any other actors. From King of OST to a good actor, he has filmed various characters. I can see his hard work through his many dramas....I can see he's learning his skill and perfecting it. Nothing but praises for him in this drama.. Character: His life hasn't been easy, since childhood he's been a 'sore' in his father's (Emperor) eyes & heart. He's been accused with so many terrible things; the killer of Empress, God of death, responsible of killing 20 thousands Ching-Yu Army, ambitious to be a Crown Prince, rumor to abdicate his father for kingdom, & deflowering Song Ying Ting . His father the Emperor hates & despise him, his stupid little brother 18th Prince team-up with Jr Gen Chu Gui Hong to get rid of him, he got beat up (punish) alot just because of a girl Song Yi Meng. He endures it with grinding teeth and pain in his sad heart. No one understand his true-self, a loaner who deals with negativity.
Li Yi Tong (Song Yi Meng/Song Xiao Yu)
She's pretty in here. Too much jewelries on her, oversize gowns so she drag it up, so distracting. she's a hyper-active that analyze her new life transformation as a modern girl trap in a script, her demeanor is free and unconventional. Although some scenes she acted sweet full of falseness, I think she did it to contradicting situation. She believes her life is pre-scripted such as being engaged to Jr Gen Chu Gui Hong since childhood, little sister Song Yi Ting would destroy her marriage, the end of her family's life in Nan Heng's hand, rebellion to take over kingdom, one-sided love Yi Meng has toward Nan Heng which would end up dead in 3-ways-stabbing scene. Believes she need to change pre-scripted scenes to avoid dying. Yi Meng encounter Li Shi Liu, a mysterious wanderer who rescue her many times - a masked Moonshade leader as her confident. She said many hurtful things about Nan Heng when recruiting Shi Liu to kill Nan Heng. Ep 25 she figure out that Nan Heng is actually Li Shi Liu and she's up-set about it, unforgiving for deceitful bastard Nan Heng. The anticipate wedding 3 ways-stabbing scene is delivered with beautiful act from Li Yi Tong on ep 32.
Wang You Shuo (Chu Gui Hong/Jr General)
Engaged with Song Yi Meng since childhood, he loves her too much, he stays faithful and looking forward for the union of marriage - just too bad YiMeng is involved with Nan Heng. He hates Nan Heng, he believes Nan Heng killed his aunt the Empress accidentally with a bow. He accused Nan Heng's refusal for reinforcement that cause the lost of his 20K Army soldiers he commanded and his father died in front of him. So much grudges in his heart he determine to take Nan Heng down by every means. Wang You Shuo handsome face can be soften in front of Yi Meng, his acting spots on as an angry abandoned-fiance. His teary eyes shines with coldness, ready to defy his ending. I feel his frustration and stubbornness as he angrily asking "why do I need to die just because Iam the 2nd ML?" He feels that what Nan Heng has done to him, he don't deserve to end well. Where is the fairness of that? He wants to become an Emperor, determine to rewrite his own fate. Win or die trying. I can understand his feeling. My bet is Wang You Shuo will get more offers for future projects.
There're 3 different version of endings. Watching 1st ending I was moved, shed tears, so sad! But then there's 2nd ending and 3rd ending, I was like.....'no way! Don't trick me to shed tears again.' The guy who plays Chu Qing Yu (Gui Hong's dad) is pretty good, matured evil in youthful energy - he has God syndrome for the screen-writer incarnation. I have invested my emotion into this drama but then....Nan Heng, Song Yi Meng, Chu Gui Hong are just characters within characters. Dang!!!
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