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it's not the type of drama that will appeal to younger audiences lol but the director and writer are both very good so it's a really good opportunity for a young actor like BJT.

I'm obsessed with him lately. he is a really good actor. I kind of wish he acted in more historical dramas (I'm not into modern cdramas) because he only has two and only one where he's the lead.

there is not enough otp moments!! I swear the two leads have the best chemistry I've seen in a cdrama in ages. I think the political subplot falls a bit short so I would've preferred if they focused more on romance.

Also, I am definitely going to follow Bai Jingting's career from now on. He impressed me so much. He brought so much life to this character. Also, I was extremely impressed with his voice. I think only people who understand Chinese will get how impressive his line reading is. Most Chinese actors rely on dubbing or if they dub their own voice, they are terrible at line reading. BJT was honestly as good as professional voice actors.

I just started watching this! I finished the first episode and I love it so far. It's light hearted and kind of reminds me of Dream of Splendor somewhat.. I think it's the filming style.

nah China always had handsome and talented actors. I actually don't think liuliang stars are that talented or attractive lol they just have very effective marketing teams.

tbh I'm suspicious of most 30+ year old actors who are long-term "single" or have few dating rumors. these guys are mostly cowards who don't want to have public girlfriends out of fear of losing fans so they seek no strings attached relationships with escorts instead. I remember Luhan lost a lot of fans when he went public with his relationship with GXT but looking back on it now, he is so much better than these guys who cling to a single image in public.

Swords of Legend made him extremely popular. He was one of the earlier "liuliang/traffic stars" like what we see with Xiao Zhan, Gong Jung, etc today. I'd argue he kicked off this kind of stardom. He was also very successful in movies and won some major acting awards (although I think he's kinda meh at acting).

I was gonna say.. it's a good thing he doesn't have a lot lined up because it'd suck for others. I hate when entire productions get shut down because of one person. I"m still annoyed I won't get to see the Nini/Denglun drama.

I wonder why it's not even showing up in the "top airing dramas" list on the main page of mdl even though it has more watchers than the dramas in #4 & 5

I agree about marketing, it almost feels like youku is scared to promote it in China because of the subject matter.

I caught up to episode 6 so far and I really like the cinematography. It almost feels like a movie rather than tv series.

he didn't have many scenes in the first two episodes tbf lol it's easy to mistake

the ones they've dropped on streaming sites unannounced are usually webdramas. this drama was filmed for tv broadcast. I wonder if it won't happen now :/ webdramas don't reach as wide an audience as tv.

it dropped randomly on youku streaming site without any promo wtf is this still going to be aired on tv? it'd be a shame if it just got dumped like this

this is standard cdrama cgi lol it's one of the reasons I rarely watch Xian Xia. the bad cgi always takes me out.

if I treat this drama as a tragedy, then it gets a 9/10 from me. however, if I treat it as a romance, then it gets a 5/10 lol LCY is the absolute worst male lead ever and I cannot understand anyone that tries to romanticize him. he's an antagonist imo.

it's the hair, I think. he has a long face so he doesn't suit long hair. he looks better with his hair up like in GMP.

this summer has been pretty bland for cdramas so far. only love like a galaxy has aired so far and I find that one boring so far. all the xian xias keep being rumored but don't have set release dates. this one looks more interesting than usual costume dramas and now it's gonna get edited even more.

same! most of his recent dramas are contemporary and this is the only costume drama one so I'm waiting for this

I liked Chen Xing Xu a lot in GMP but idk about his styling here.. he looks kind of weird.

it has the same production team but I don't think it's connected. the plot reminds me of an old cdrama I watched