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Ahhh... I remember Djimon Honsou from the movie Blood Diamond! How do they describe his character in this drama, a Moor or something?

Yes! Just saw the trailer and I'm stoked! Zhou Yiwei looks intense and I couldn't be happier. But there seems to be an African in the trailer. Do you know what his character is?

Me too! The first 3 episodes are pretty good and cinematography is good.

Lol, yeah. It's a happy ending, but what a weird one!

Now, that's called dedication, hahaha!

Yay! 1000th comment!

My theory is: in the beginning Wan Mei developed a crush on Chang An. Chang An probably was quite impressed with her survival sense, her intelligence, and later on was touched when she went all out her way to get his medication. Then their feelings grew, confirmed at the first swinging moment, and got stronger with the trials and tribulations. In my opinion, it's one of the best romance development in a C-drama.

Haaaa... I missed that! (Because I skim watched Ru Yi with excessive FF). No wonder his appearance in the beginning of ep 70 looks rather abrupt, apparently there's another scene presiding it.

Thanks! Just saw the page of the drama -- it was completed in 2016 but scheduled to air in 2020?? I assume the delay was also due to the previous ban on shows starring Korean actors, no?

Doesn't Wang Duo have an upcoming modern drama with Deng Lun?

Great minds think alike! ;-)

Rewatching this on Viki :)))

Better, he already appears in ep 70 because I just saw him!

Wow, I thought they've got really cute chemistry starting from ep 8. Enjoying the show so far.

Those of you waiting for him in Ru Yi, I read elsewhere he might appear starting ep 73.

I can't have enough of Chang An-Wan Mei either. The poor babies have been separated a lot, they deserve more time together! :)

Thank you, Erudite! Will wait patiently for the translation :)

Ah, thank you for the information. Like I said, it could be an interesting plot with that part of history (although I'm not really liking it at the moment).

Since there's no review yet for the series, can anyone who has watched the series share their views/opinions? I don't really care about happy/sad ending, or whether there is romance or not, as long as it's enjoyable. It's got pretty good Douban rating (7.6) so I'm curious about international audience's opinions.

Haaaa... I love that we're even discussing the spin off chapters, although they are not official! :)))

I tend to agree with you about the Ruan Niang fake suicide, it's not too convincing. It never occurred to me the writer will make Chang An informing Gongzi about his whereabout, but I kinda like the idea, because it shows a very confident Chang An. Still, a lot of plotholes, but this is only a short spin off. Should they finally decide (and have the money!) to produce the sequel, those should be addressed. I want a tight script like this one, but with a much, much better editing.

Wow, thank you very much, Erudite! I love both spin-offs (although I like my own fan fiction a tad bit more, hahahhaha!). I'm glad that the spin off, esp the first chapter, gives justice to Chang An's strategic capability & his intellectual capacity, as it should've been. The poor editing of the drama has greatly reduced his characterization, although thanks to Qu Chuxiao fantastic performance, Chang An still manages to stand out on his own & not necessarily for being merely Wan Mei's love interest.

The pact between Gongzi & Chang An in Chapter 1 seems to refer to the historical record that when Li Siyuan became the emperor, according to Wiki "his reign was markedly more peaceful than the half-century preceding it."

I rather dislike the Ninjitsu arc in Chapter 2, although it can be a pretty interesting concept. I mean, aside from the Republican era dramas, C period dramas very rarely includes any foreign/non-Chinese elements in the story (some Jin Yong novels, particularly HSDS, and a Persian sect in the Journey of Flower).

Also, Chang An who had to be forced to drink when he was Wan Mei's shadow -- now become a wine producer and trader. Tongue in cheek? ;-)

I figure in the last scene of Chang An and Wan Mei together under the moon light, Wan Mei is no longer the Chief of Gui Hua city?