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First of all, it wasn't three years. Shooting for "The Wolf" was completed in autumn 2017. Production of such a large costume drama takes a minimum of a year, so the realistically anticipated premiere could take place at the turn of 2018/2019. In addition, every drama in China must be approved by the appropriate department (undergo censorship). This process can take several months, because China produces a lot of drama. If the censorship bureau detects unwanted content, the drama goes to be corrected. If she wants to be broadcast on TV, the rules are more stringent and she must wait in queue until airtime appears.
In my opinion, if "The Wolf" cleanly passed the censorship, we could see him in mid-2019. He got green light around January 2020, because then it was announced that all three XZ drama would be broadcast in 2020. Now you only had to sell "The Wolf" for enough money and make last corrections.
In my opinion, including the production, censorship and corrections that are specific to each costume drama, we can talk about a year of delay at most. The real delay is 6 months and is most likely due to censorship problems.

48 ep. - info from iqiu.

Such is the charm of "true love" :(

This is one of the few dramas that I can't assess. It's beautiful, but ... I don't like melodramas, and this one is tragic like "Love Story".

It's the best comedy I've seen in my entire life. Each episode made me laugh to tears.

He is the first Asian actor to ignite my heart. My first Asian love. He showed me the world of j-dram and Chinese costume movies. His Zhuge Liang has become my beloved hero today, and it's been so many years!
Kaneshiro Takeshi is one of my three favorite actors ever.

If someone has heard about the actor XZ and wonders if it is worth watching something with his participation - it's worth it. There are a lot of good and interesting actors in the world, but XZ has one unique talent - his unconscious microexpressions make every character he plays real. This is not just my opinion. All the directors he worked with have this opinion. The director of "Family Rules" and "Buying Ears" was full of admiration for his professionalism and talent, which honestly surprised her. There is a scene where the shoe hits the car. XZ wiped the car instinctively and it looked so great and natural that they left this shot.
Contrary to some opinions, XZ is also versatile and is equally excellent in tragedy, adventure and comedy. He can be charmingly flirting and be cold as a block of ice, full of passion and completely devoid of emotion. Maybe XZ won't appeal to everyone, but it's definitely worth giving it a try. As for "The Untamed", most people fall in love with XZ within five or seven minutes.

Until May is over, there is hope that the drama will be in May.
I have no idea who decides about the release date. If the situation of XZ had an impact on the premiere, then the waters are clean. The XZ lawyers got to work the haters are afraid to speak.
I suspect technical problems with drama. This is my private opinion, but "The wolf" has been reworked many times and in the final version some error could be detected, which still needs to be corrected, for example the sound in some episode. It occurred to me because XZ had recently dubbed something and it could have - though it didn't have to be - a fix for "The Wolf".
I know it's hard to wait, I can't stand waiting anymore, but there's no way out. In my opinion, "The Wolf" will appear in 99% in the near future. This 1% is an unexpected disaster.
Seriously, for me the only explanation why it is not yet on the screens is the detection of a minor technical defect. Alternatively, the official start of the holiday (I do not know if there are exams in China now) so as not to distract the studying youth, because the premiere of "The Wolf" will be crazy.

This is still not official information. Nobody in their right mind expects that "Legend of Fey" will appear this summer because they have just finished shooting, and yet it is mentioned as a candidate for display this summer. Oh well.

I have already mentioned that the agency for which XZ works and produced "The Wolf" has a multi-million bet against Tencent. Bet covers three years and the agency must earn the amount specified in the bet during this time, otherwise it goes under Tencent's management. In 2018 the agency lost shamefully, in 2019 thanks to the success of XZ lost less shamefully and thanks to three dramas from XZ, including "The Wolf", in 2020 she hoped to win. I don't know exactly what the bet conditions are, what freedom the production of "The Wolf" has, but the agency is desperate for money, so it can sell its drams left and right to earn more.
If what Alice Wang says about CCTV is true, if government television has actually turned up, they are now dealing the cards, because no corporation will dare to object.
I just want to note that:
1 No one has ever given a specific release date, so there is no question of postponing. Never, but it was never an official date.
2 Placing "The Wolf" behind "The Oath of Love" means absolutely nothing. This is not the order of the future broadcast of the series.
3 I still think that the drama will appear unannounced.
I don't know why you panic? You inflate your expectations yourself (groundlessly) and then you are disappointed. You rely on rumors from Weibo and marketing tricks on various platforms.
I don't know if I understand the idea of ​​VIP correctly, but if "The Wolf" will be available at the same time on public television, what is the point for people to pay for it on the internet?
If CCTV is true, "The wolf" is a great honor, so even if you have to wait a few days longer, be patient and stop panicking. What are you 13 years old?

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I heard an interesting theory today. It does not concern "The Wolf" literally, but the industry itself and I think it can be used here. Many dramas have huge promotion because it is supposed to attract the interest of viewers and advertisers. If the drama has a very small promotion and is awaited by the viewers (and we know that "The Wolf" is), it can be safely assumed that it already has a set of advertisers and expenditure on its promotion is unnecessary. That is why I think that no one should worry about the lack of explicit promotion.
Let us patiently wait for good news. They will definitely come.

I wonder what Alice will say? In my opinion the situation is stable and getting better. The new work of XZ shows up without any notice and still breaks sales and audience records. His live broadcast of supportive action Hubei almost caused the crash of servers. Everything is carried out with a low profile so as not to provoke madmen, but 227 (in my opinion) does not affect the delay of television broadcasting. If, as Alice Wang says, CCTV wants to broadcast the premiere episode of "The Wolf" first, this is great news for the creators of drama. It is worth waiting for such an opportunity even for years. Television broadcast in CCTV is a huge honor for the production.
Public opinion strongly supports XZ. Same with public media. Haters have recently become very discredited and "China Daily" has used the XZ's song in their spot. The situation is moving slowly but steadily forward.
I know that it's hard for fans to wait for the premiere, I'm dying for impatience myself, but I will last a few days.

I agree with most of what you said except "that its like a shortcut honestly". First of all, I don't know what the competition was for this role, but the best candidate got it, which confirmed the success of the actor and drama. Secondly, the role was almost impossible to play well, but the dedication of XZ made WWX a brilliant character for many (as demonstrated by the success of the actor and drama). Thirdly - it could be a shortcut if an easy role was given to him by his dad being a director and made his son famous through connections and funds. Here we have visible hard work, which resulted in success.
I've seen thousands of hours of c-dram. Thousands. I saw some good actors. I saw only one XZ.
It is not easy to impress me. I only have a few actors I really like. The characters played by XZ are as real as if they were about to leave the screen and pass me by. I saw him in production from 2016, 2017 and 2018. His progress is huge. This is not a shortcut, it is a butt work that has been noticed by the film community and fans. XZ received roles in "Jade Dynasty" and "Douluo Dalu" (both main) before the premiere of "The Untamed". This is not a shortcut. This is an amazing pace of development that is not seen on a daily basis.

I think I'm a masochist. I watch some of the drama to the end, hoping that at some point it will make some sense and eventually I will see something interesting. It was one such drama.
My hopes were in vain

I am not saying that they have received unfair payment, but it saddens me how capitalist this business is. XZ got the role immediately and the production knew that he had a lot more to play, he was also the first name on the list of playing actors (and this indicates importance in the hierarchy), but WYB had an agency that did not put logs under his feet. Objectively looking at the amount of work and airtime XZ should get a few pennies more than his colleague, but because no one cares what he does with himself, it came out, how it came out.
Actually, I have no idea if 5 million is a lot or not. We are not talking about USD or Euro. I only know that the boy got relatively little, and he did just great. I know that some stars can take a huge part of the budget, and they play like a log of wood. No wonder XZ disturbs everyone so much.
It is sad.

Wow, WYB got almost 50% more than XZ although he had a lot less work to do! And someone recently insisted that the actor playing the main role should get the most :) Sure, LWJ was the main role, but let's face it, it was a drama focused on WWX.
I'm afraid to know how much XZ got for "The Wolf", because if I see 3 million, I'll be sad :(

There are various reasons why drama cannot be broadcast right away. Some require a lot of post-production, others have a problem with censorship. Some, however, want to earn as much as possible and drag on negotiations.
When it comes to "The Wolf", I'm sure many people will be disappointed for various reasons. Some people recognize that special effects are outdated. Others say they expected a more interesting story. The longer you wait, the higher your expectations ... and the greater disappointment. I approach the drama from a distance now. I know that I will not like some of its elements, but I hope that a few others will make up for these shortcomings. There is no perfect drama, and I am ready to turn a blind eye to imperfections of "The Wolf" and have fun watching it :)

It is actually a typical article by a hater that suggests that XZ will pull "The Wolf" down. There is no substantive value in it, only the anti XZ campaign.

Although 520 makes sense :)
But this is still just speculation

I am sorry but I have read this article and this is not a reliable source. This is not an official article but a private one, written by anyone important and full of false information.
It's like some of us have written something on a blog.