I take the name to mean TWO THINGS. 1. Ashes to crown - Moving from grass to grace. Rising from the ashes to riches/crown2.…
yeah i like that!! i also think "ashes" is taken from the phrase "a phoenix rising from the ashes" (the phoenix motif is present in chu zhao's poster) as a nod to her rebirth
y'know i thought director yang long was really good at casting the mother-daughter pairs in the glory... glad to see him keep killing it at the casting for atc
It's a rebirth drama?I didn't find anything rebirthlike in the trailer?Edit: rewatched the trailer and it does…
oo thank you for explaining! maybe they'll also take the dream approach for this since in the novel chu zhao does tell her dad that she "dreamt" of her death in her first life
it was xiao xun, as part of his plot to become emperor in the first life
in the novel, chu zhao becomes empress by convincing the old emperor to decree her marriage to a yu so it cements her legal status (they're closer in age in the novel since the rebirth cycle starts with chu zhao as a young teen + a yu is only 9? 10? when he ascends the throne)
in the drama, she's bestowed the title of ιΏε ¬δΈ» = the emperor's sister. if she does marry xie yanlai at the end then yes, a yu would sorta become her nephew π
it was xiao xun, as part of his plot to become emperor in the first life
yes! in the novel she's empress but they had to change that for the drama (i don't think NRTA censorship would've allowed her character to be married to a yu lolll). so in her second life her title is the grand princess protector of the nation
anyone know how far they've filmed? I don't have chinese apps so I can't check
i think they've already filmed 5? 6? games at this point? they've been super strict with leaks since the beginning so we also barely know hahaha but i hear they're set to wrap up in june
it was xiao xun, as part of his plot to become emperor in the first life
no problem! xyf is kinda psychotic but he never physically harms chu zhao (...though it might be different in the drama because i saw reuters of him choking her haha)
yay 1.5 million reservations!! the numbers are increasing faster now that we have more materials hahaha
some new mirror maze leaks π
chen duling/chu zhao BTS with eng subs!
our first look at the prince of xiaonan (xiao xun's dad) π
y'know i thought director yang long was really good at casting the mother-daughter pairs in the glory... glad to see him keep killing it at the casting for atc
https://x.com/duduling1018/status/2057085959515324774
[10:05] poster
[10:15] group stills
[10:30] poster bts
[10:40] solo bts
new dudu vlog~ trying suzhou-style mung bean soup during a filming break
in the drama, she's bestowed the title of ιΏε ¬δΈ» = the emperor's sister. if she does marry xie yanlai at the end then yes, a yu would sorta become her nephew π
cutie dudu!! i love that she's getting more confident in hand gesture dances hahaha