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I can't tell you how stupid the discussion around "makeup general" is. This whole thing blew up because Chinese men were mad Zhu Yu was a hit and Linghe was getting a lot of attention so they took that 5 min scene from episode 19 (I think? it's the scene where he returns) and compared him to another actor who is supposedly rugged. First of all, that scene they took isn't even from a battle. It's XZ returning and he was decked out because it's a celebratory outfit. Second, this is a fantasy drama based on a webnovel. It's not historically accurate. The character's prettiness is like his main selling point lol it gets mentioned 24/7 in the novel and drama. Making XZ a bearded, tanned rugged general makes no sense in the context.

Also, aside from male incels, the people who contributed to this witch hunt are fans of other male actors, in particular WHD, DYX, SWL, DW, CZY etc. I am naming them because there's no point in censoring the hate Linghe has gotten lately from these fandoms.

Zhu Yu is on track to record 80 million streams and will be the most streamed drama since 2024's Joy of Life 2. I know that's why these other fandoms are so butthurt and are trying their hardest to drag down Linghe. Maybe focus on your fave so their works won't flop and you don't need to work on dragging others down to make up for your fave's failures.

it's funny because Zhu Yu is already finished airing but there are like at least 10+ dramas in production that also have generals in makeup lol this ban wouldn't affect Linghe but will affect a bunch of other male actors whose fans were more than happy to join in this witch hunt against Linghe just because they're insecure Zhu Yu was a hit

Yi Jun is filming a drama with CZY & WCR that's slated to start in May and will go on for 3 months at least so Ci Tang won't start production until Sept imo

XZ is very MALE LEAD lol do you know what I mean? I grew up watching TVB dramas and XZ is very Legend of Condor esque ML.

nah that drama already booked Wang Anyu. The project was initially supposed to be him and Esther Yu but then she backed out of the project. idk if ZJM is gonna accept it but Linghe has nothing to do with it.

your profile pic omg.. I'm still upset it was cut from the official episode :(

I'm kind of surprised no one in the production team found a problem with CFY's wig lol that elvis bump he has going on is really distracting

irl? lol no. he's actually not close to xrh at all.

after seeing court Xie Zheng in eps 37, I'm really looking forward to Ci Tang lol I think he looks good with long hair but the pinned up hair and court outfit is sooo sexy

if they stick to the script, he'll have most of the screentime.

yes his micro expressions improved soo much in this drama! I'm also tired of people comparing him to the antagonists in the drama who have a completely different character and acting style. XZ is meant to be stoic. He's not supposed to overact.

the hate is coming from fandoms of other 95-99 line actors. there's some in particular that I won't name because I know their fans prob lurk here too. basically, Zhu Yu's success made them insecure because it means Linghe's status will rise in the industry.

the credit is based on billing. not screentime.

His company is weak. It's a small company established in 2019. They also don't have the capacity to produce dramas. There's a lot of chinese entertainment companies that can produce dramas.

I am watching the newly released drama and can I just say, one of the reasons POJ's visuals is so good is not just because of the actor's visuals but also the lighting. cdramas have an problem with not knowing how to properly light a scene so they always rely on post-production filters/editing to mask this but unfortunately, it always ends up making the image too flat because they just add a white filter over everything.

POJ has amazinggg lighting/coloring. The yellow/blue contrast is used heavily throughout the drama. I hope more production companies take notice the importance of lighting. You can't just rely on slapping on a filter post-production.

Also I really need Linghe fanbases to edit his scenes with a particular focus on episode 36 because he has REALLY improved in his acting. I am so tired of people taking his earlier work and saying he can't act. This drama proves he can act and he improves with every project. XZ is not an easy role to portray at all because he has very few dialogues and has to rely on his eyes a lot to portray emotions. Especially in the first 10 episodes when he's injured. Then when he returns as YZ, he has to be more ruthless. Also, he is soo good at portraying yearning towards CY like episode 36 when he's kneeling before the grave and also the scene when he's being nursed to health omg I really ship them! and it's because of the acting because god knows the two actor's fanbase fight like crazy outside the drama lol

I am seeing too many posts about his visuals so I hope Linghe fanbases focus on promoting his acting too

POJ is on track to achieve 70 million + views. idk if you guys understand how insane this is but for reference, last year, the most viewed drama was that modern drama from ZLS which had 60 million + views. Keep in mind that POJ was unfortunately leaked ahead of time because without that leak, it would've been on track for 85 million + views

It's so much worse on chinese forums like douban, weibo, etc. So many fandoms are gathering to drag him down.

I think the confession scene in episode 36 after XZ gets beaten is my fave scene of the entire drama. I feel like most of the time main CP are kind of lovey dovey but there's not much angst but I really like when they're angsty lol like when he proposes to her in eps 20 something and now in episode 36 when he kneels before his parent's tomb. Linghe is veryyy good in this scene.

lol I absolutely hate white hair man. he's disgusting and it's bizarre people keep trying to excuse his actions. I just feel bad for qq