well, a family slaughtering is always a strong scene, but it is quite a common story in period dramas. it would have bigger impact if it happened after a few episodes, when we get to actually know the family. now it will be a lot of political stuff for zang hai growing. the writing needs to step up otherwise it won't hold on for long.
these were partnerships to increase kdrama exposure in china and cdrama exposure in korea. it all fell out when…
basically sk accepted to build an usa anti-missile system that could hit china and china retaliate by banning everything korean, specially their entertainment, which china was a huge part of their income. korean celebs were banned from promoting in china, and so all the sino-korean dramas were put on hold.