Just FYI, Tencent/WeTV also release "A Dream within A Dream" together with iQiyi in June 26, 2025. It's a major costume drama with Liu Yu Ning and Li Yi Tong.
So idk with this 24/25 rumour is true or not. Usually tencent will wait until the other drama is completed first before release another their major dramas. The Princess Gambit is definitely major costume drama.
So, please reply me if Tencent REALLY drop The Princess Gambit in 24/25. There is no official announcement from Tencent until today (June 24).
Have you read my previous reply? Like I said before. There is NO AI involved in Love Never Fails. They RESHOOT all the scenes with Hu Yi Xuan as real actress, face and body. It costs them more money like crazy. But the final product is good and they have good responses from public.
They rehired Liu Xue Yi, Ao Rui Peng, etc and many supporting roles AGAIN to come to their sets. They reflimed everything again for FL scenes. They even hired new extras in some scenes. You should check their BTS, you can clearly see Hu Yi Xuan was in filming location. They refilmed all FL scenes with other actors and actresses.
Yeah. Just look at 2nd ML of Brocade Odyssey. The new actor expression is so stiff like a robot 😅 AI effect. Real person is definitely better than AI.
"Love Never Fails" is the real proof if the producers want it to be refilmed, it can be done nicely. They reshoot all FL scenes with real actress in shooting location, they even rehired the lead actors and supporting actors. They also add new extras in filming locations. But it costs a lot of money like crazy.
I think they should cast another actress at this point. Please NO AI swap or whatever. They can reshoot/refilming all the FL scenes with new actress like "Love Never Fails" did. So the results will be more real and natural. Yeah it costs A LOT of money but the final product will be better than AI swap face.
Sorry but not only this one. MANY other Chinese costume dramas also have various interesting plots, such as Rebirth plots, Game of Throne + Palace Politics plots, Revenge plots, Family conflicts plots, Arranged marriage plots, and etc many more.
So idk with this 24/25 rumour is true or not. Usually tencent will wait until the other drama is completed first before release another their major dramas. The Princess Gambit is definitely major costume drama.
So, please reply me if Tencent REALLY drop The Princess Gambit in 24/25. There is no official announcement from Tencent until today (June 24).
They rehired Liu Xue Yi, Ao Rui Peng, etc and many supporting roles AGAIN to come to their sets. They reflimed everything again for FL scenes. They even hired new extras in some scenes. You should check their BTS, you can clearly see Hu Yi Xuan was in filming location. They refilmed all FL scenes with other actors and actresses.
Except you are Bai Lu haters, no one will say Bai Lu is like in 40's.
"Love Never Fails" is the real proof if the producers want it to be refilmed, it can be done nicely. They reshoot all FL scenes with real actress in shooting location, they even rehired the lead actors and supporting actors. They also add new extras in filming locations. But it costs a lot of money like crazy.
For MLs are around 20 - 28.
China has so many rich cultures and they explored the materials of period costume drama wonderfully.