He just played a gangster in a mafia drama Contenders. I just watched a couple of episodes coz the genre is not…
He had just wrapped Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty season 1 when he started filming Eternal Brotherhood. It's like one day he was Lu Ling Feng and the next day he was Zichuan Xiu. Stark difference between 2 characters. talking about a smooth transition.
I felt some scenes have been severely edited, line the lotus absorbing scene, one minute he is behind Bai Chuan…
I'm not sure if you remember in season 1, once Zichuan Can Xing called Xiu "Lin He". That's his real name when he was adopted by Ning's dad, they gave him a new name Zichuan Xiu. Xiu could be the last descendant of the Lin family (who vanished or completely wiped out I can't remember). In the cave Xiu told Bai Chuan that Jianming was the protector of the Lin family. Perhaps in season 2 we will learn more about Xiu's real family.
Totally agree 🙌👏❤️ I feel the editing was a rush to change a few scenes and get it out there. I guess…
I think the drama should have deserved big budget considering the scale of the story but maybe since it's heavy on politics and not romance, they had difficulty getting an investor or investors on board to produce the drama. Just my assumption.
They barely appear on screen together they’re always somewhere else.
Yeah. Season 1 focuses on Zi Chuan and the political intrigue within the clan. After all the drama's original title is 紫川 (Zi Chuan) so it's only natural that it introduces Zi Chuan first as the central of the story.. but yeah too much Ning in there lol.
Totally agree 🙌👏❤️ I feel the editing was a rush to change a few scenes and get it out there. I guess…
You're right. So probably budget issue. I read it in some thread. 2 or 3 production companies producing it which could mean that the cost of production was shared equally among them (including iQiyi).
Even with some choppy editing 🎞️. This is still one of the better dramas I’ve watched this year. 👍
The drama had 2 or 3 directors working at the same time in different locations with different actors, I believe. That's why we see some choppy editing.
Swung back around to this drama with some serious caution. Fear of re-occurring Ning PTSD kept me away for a moment.…
I haven't read the novel but I have watched the animation. The animation goes by the same title as the novel "Purple River". The animation also consists of 2 seasons. Season 1 aired in 2021 or something but I'm not sure if season 2 has. As far as faithfulness is concerned, the characters portrayed in the drama are pretty consistent with those portrayed in the animation. There's definitely some deviation but not much and in some areas the drama improves what the animation lacks and vice versa. e.g. - Ka Dan in the animation is portrayed as a babe. In the animation, Si Yilin falls instantly in love with her at first sight because of her looks. In the drama, their love takes more time to grow, which I like and doesn't seem as shallow as in the animation. - Di Lin is slightly more colder and ruthless in the animation than in the drama. - Si Yi Lin is warmer in the animation. - Ning is.. well annoying in the drama LOL, but not that much in the animation. As for other characters such as Zichuan Xiu and his gang (Bai Chuan, Luo Jie and Ming Yu), they're quite consistent in the drama and animation.
In my opinion, what distinguish the drama from the animation is that the drama focuses more on the characters' growth and the relationship among them and between them and heavy political intrigue whereas the animation focuses on the plot and action.
Yang Xuwen was the best Guo Jing since Wong Yat-wah. That's a very hard role to get right.
I understand. Since they have a lot of HK actors, they should have had a Cantonese version. I also watched only a couple of episodes just to see how YXW did in the drama. The genre is not my cup of tea. But I think it was really good of him to play alongside these actors so that he could learn and improve his acting skills. These recent years, he seems to have costarred with veteran actors than actors/actresses of the same age. I'm not sure if that's something he consciously chose or just coincidence.
Does anyone remember who was Ma Wei from S1? Looks like he is going to be Zichuan Xiu's love rival for Ning. I…
Zichuan Xiu will meet Liu Feng Shuang, the princess from House of Liufeng. https://kisskh.at/photos/yWXNjN_3 I'm not sure though if he will end up with her or not in the drama adaptation.
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As far as faithfulness is concerned, the characters portrayed in the drama are pretty consistent with those portrayed in the animation. There's definitely some deviation but not much and in some areas the drama improves what the animation lacks and vice versa.
e.g.
- Ka Dan in the animation is portrayed as a babe. In the animation, Si Yilin falls instantly in love with her at first sight because of her looks. In the drama, their love takes more time to grow, which I like and doesn't seem as shallow as in the animation.
- Di Lin is slightly more colder and ruthless in the animation than in the drama.
- Si Yi Lin is warmer in the animation.
- Ning is.. well annoying in the drama LOL, but not that much in the animation.
As for other characters such as Zichuan Xiu and his gang (Bai Chuan, Luo Jie and Ming Yu), they're quite consistent in the drama and animation.
In my opinion, what distinguish the drama from the animation is that the drama focuses more on the characters' growth and the relationship among them and between them and heavy political intrigue whereas the animation focuses on the plot and action.
https://kisskh.at/photos/yWXNjN_3
I'm not sure though if he will end up with her or not in the drama adaptation.