antiherodiaries

Yes, we get fed very well, whether it’s acting, singing, or dancing. I would not trade it for a second.

I concur. Thanks for the additional insight. This particular hater doesn’t understand that there are levels of prestige in the film industry. In China, there are veteran actors and then there are idol actors. It is **extremely** rare for an idol actor to be taken seriously by veteran actors, and even rarer for a *luiliang* idol actor to transcend and blur the lines between idol dramas and serious dramas. While serious dramas in China may not be as popular outside of the country, they are the more widely recognized genre domestically. Everyone knows idol actors have an expiration date, while veteran actors don’t—and Tan is on a tragectory to become a veteran actor.

Food for thought: Ladies, just remember that every artist, regardless of medium, seeks recognition from their peers. It is the highest form of praise you can receive. Film festivals are one of the clearest places where this is evident. Despite a particular hater and her troll account, JC has been nominated for several awards and has served as a guest juror and panelist at some of China’s most prestigious film festivals, particularly the Beijing International Film Festival.

Let me tell you how prestigious the Beijing International Film Festival is: a small indie filmmaker who wins there can go from a broke college student to working as an executive producer at Sony Pictures. And guess who has been a juror there… the one and only JCT! So don’t let them gaslight us.

*Ten Days* is incredibly hard to adapt because it’s written for the video gamer demographic; the web novel reads like the script of an RPG. It’s a chauvinistic story driven by testosterone, and the women are mostly plot devices to make the men look heroic. Rumor has it that their fave wants all the female roles to be eliminated, so it’ll just be a sausage fest. BUT don't quote me....🤭

Hahahaha, your fave didn’t even get any nominations at the Golden Horse Awards despite an A-list production team led by Tsui Hark. Meanwhile, JC nabbed a couple of nominations at film festivals for his indie film. Give us a break. It’s not about how high-budget or high-profile a project is, it’s about the craft. Craft is judged and voted on by peers, and in terms of peer recognition, JC is at the top.

OH NO, you've completely lost all your brain cells.🥴 GO AWAY TROLL...shoo shoo. Here's a bone for you 🦴.

Hopefully, they don't cut to much. 🤣🤭

Please go get your facts straight before coming here to spill 💩. 🥴 poor Naruto, keep the home boy out of your stank.

The link is above in the discussion section.

Whao I don't remember this. 🤣 But I do remember the summer XL changed the game. 🤭

Oh dear...did one of brain cells died? So now you only have one left and it's fighting for air?

I hope they keep the espionage plot as the center and the romance as secondary. Because I'm so tired of these damn troupy idol dramas.

I think it's a melodrama. Maybe the writer may have some silly things 🤷🏻‍♀️...but the novel is very serious and angsty.

It's an antihero story--everyone is a little dispicable and little loveable.

I don't know about LYX fans...but TJC fans tend to steer clear of paparazzi videos because it's an invasion of his privacy. I do recommend following his official YouTube & IG accounts. You can also follow the official fan club on Instagram.

Oh look at this f**king l0$er just spraying 💩 out of her mouth like it’s a talent. Imagine being this loud, this d*mb, and this confidently full of bull💩. If it’s “just a period drama,” why are you riding his 🍆 this hard? Must s**k having nothing going on upstairs except two brain cells fighting for third place. Sit the f**k down.

Omgad! Tan is just gorgeous. I can't wait.

Not trying to stir conflict hahaha… but this is exactly why people keep asking you to step back. You’re doubling down on “personal opinion” while treating unresolved allegations as fact, and that’s where it stops being concern and starts being rumor-driven speculation—especially when black-market manipulation has already been raised before with both LYX and TJC.
And honestly—when exactly has TJC been “problematic”? The real issue here is how easily people latch onto rumors. Same energy as that woman claiming to be TJC’s girlfriend. Delusional.
Wu Lei choosing to sue is his way of doing business. TJC choosing to focus on his craft is his. Different approaches, same right. Silence isn’t guilt.
As for “they should have begged Yang Yang to take the script”—be serious. Do you think directors and producers have no dignity? That they grovel to fans who think they know better? Have you ever worked in filmmaking or casting? Do you have insider info?
And real question—how old are you? Because this take sounds like it came straight out of fandom Twitter, not an adult conversation.
Otherwise, shut it.

Apologies for the belated reply—I had to step away and actually read Shi Ri, since you’re so eager to defend a work you never mentioned whether you’d read yourself. Thankfully it was a fast read (web novel perks). Unfortunately, my knee-jerk reaction held up. Aside from the Sinicization of the survival genre through Taoist elements and zodiac symbolism, the framework mirrors Alice in Borderland almost beat for beat and offers nothing particularly new or meaningful. The story lacks depth; violence and gore function more like salad dressing, and the female characters largely exist to make the men look tougher and more heroic. Unless a screenwriter is given real creative agency to rethink the material, I’ll pass. I’m just not interested in plot-driven stories that have nothing substantive to say.

Pullllllllleese. I rate based on how good the story is and how compelling the characters are—then production execution. If you actually looked at my list, you’d see I don’t rate based on the actors. 😒