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Y'all... this is just a rumour that's been picking up a load of traction, so I thought it'd be fun to share here. I hope it's not true, but whatever.

This is the full quote that is fuelling all of this:

“我本来来的时候，打算拍完整部的，结果现在只准备拍一本半（小说有三本），就觉得有些遗憾！但是有遗憾也是完美的，因为我只演了一部半（原著），还差一本（没演）！”

"Originally when I came, (I) had planned to film an entire (drama), but in the end (we) only prepared to film a volume and a half (the novel has 3 volumes), and (I) just feel a bit of regret! But this regret is also perfect, I only acted a volume and a half, still missing one volume!"

You can interpret those words how you want. I have no idea where Angelababy came from, but ZLY and LGX both have projects lined up, and just look at the mess that's happening with Qing Yun Zhi 3.

Ugh right... I watched the first 2 eps for Jin Dong but I'm so wary. But as they say, beggars (and people who wanna watch Jin Dong) can't be choosers :P

Lmao what.

@krystalsoojungs I tried reading that, but I don't like reading translations because so many nuances are lost and the language isn't as beautiful T___T Maybe I'll read the beginning in English, then switch to Chinese when everything picks up.

Yeah! I just found it. She said, for those who can't read Chinese, "I originally wanted to film all of it, but in the end we only prepared to film one and a half volumes (there are 3 volumes in total), and I feel a little regretful."

@krystalsoojungs: Omg, a 巅峰之作 is it? My Chinese reading speed is too slow to read books because I'm too impatient hahaha. It's so long but maybe I'll start, I just finished my last c-novel so needa find something else to listen to uAu

@GrnGrnTmt I don't remember who (maybe krystalsoojungs?) but someone was saying that word is they only filmed part of the book or something. Whoever it is, please provide a source. If you have a source that they filmed the entire book, provide that too ig?

Either way, it's all speculation but with the shit that's going on with Qing Yun Zhi 3, I wouldn't bet on anything.

EDIT: I found a source. Zhao Liying said that they didn't finish filming the entire book: 我本来来的时候，打算拍完整部的，结果现在只准备拍一本半(小说有三本)，就觉得有些遗憾。"

As we said, they're just rumours that are circulating. If you can read Chinese, you should be able to find them. If not, just google the Chinese name 楚乔传 and you should see Angelababy's name/picture on headlines.

I'm just... Angelababy of all people... :( Did you see the comments like, "what if Angelababy is CQ and Huang Xiaoming is YWY" HAHA

Do you rec the book though? I tried listening to the audiobook, but the production quality wasn't very good.

Omg... there's rumors that Zhao Liying won't film season 2, and Angelababy will replace her as Chu Qiao...

Omg I know right!!! He reminds me of Changmin from TVXQ. I went on this huge Google search to find out who he was ;-;

Omg are you talking about the cute tall guy with the steel fan? His character name is Yin Xin.

The actor's name is Zhao Xuanqi, but I think this is his first drama role so there's not much about him.

Yan Xun's theme song is so lovely and sad ;-; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw48pCRlIPU

I did a quick translation of the lyrics:

For the sake of one person, I gave up a city,
I think I did it to find the balance of love.

For the sake of one person, I pursued for a lifetime,
Still it's like I never left.

This city had trapped lonely souls,
The scars all over the ground are the proof of bloodshed.

That person opened the imprisoning city gates,
Melting the ice, rushing headlong into the world with me.

For the sake of one person, I gave up a city,
I think I did it to keep your gaze.

For the sake of a city, I lost a person,
At the end of love, no one wins.

I remember YWY telling Xing'er that there were three top spy organisations-- Wei, Liang, and the jianghu one. The jianghu spies answer to the Fen Yun Ling (Wind and Cloud Decree), and the master of the Feng Yun Ling was Luo He.

I could be wrong, but it the language makes it sound like it might be a physical plaque or something that gives the owner the power to command the spies, which is why everyone is so desperate for it.

I haven't watched today's episodes yet :P I'm waiting until the weekend and then just binging watching it in one.

Oh god, this is the pseudo-incest mafia one.

Really? I think Yan Xun has more defined features and longer face (emphasised by the wig pulling back all his hair), and Yuan Song has a more heart-shaped face (but that could just be the wig). Also Niu Junfeng has aegyo sal (little bags under his eyes) which make his eyes look rounder!

It basically means "the angst/tragedy is about to start." It's kinda slang so hard to translate.

I always expect the 虐 to start just before the 50% mark in all my c-dramas now haha.

Omg, I'm laughing at all the Chinese comments on YouTube that are like "要开始虐了"

The trailer looks pretty good! And from what I've read of the novel, it seems to stick pretty closely to it.

HQ trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwj6y3B953E