Yu Zheng lied in 2024 when "on 7/12/2024, Yu Zheng published a long article. He said that all the actors whose contracts had expired had their contracts extended for two years ahead," That would take them to 2028. Since his artists are leaving him, it's obvious he lied. You can't believe anything he says.
Unless their contracts were 8 yrs and extended two more years to 2026. But I doubt it. I read that agencies try to extend their top artists two years in advance. They want leverage by knowing two years in advance, and you see what a miserable 2025 it was. It makes sense an agency like Huanyu would lock in these young actors for an entire decade with the same unfavorable contract terms.
A few of Xu Kai's past projects he got because people approached him about it, the latest example is Eight Hundred the director personally sent him updated scripts to read. She and Her Perfect Husband was all Yang Mi who handpicked him for the role. Best Choice Ever, I read the producers approached him too. I would not be surprised if Wonderland of Love, director approached Xu Kai since he worked with him in The Legends. Xu Kai has never received the best resources from his agency getting big name directors or hyped-up projects. His success is already proven he didn't' need that.
yu zheng not beating the allegations of favoritism. so many actors and actresses have left eg Wu Jia Yi this one…
If Xu Kai has everything prepared behind the scenes to create his studio, it will still take 1 to 3 mos. to get approvals. I would think the earliest he can film is October.
Yu Zheng’s old-photo posts weren’t related to Xu Kai. He was simply feeling nostalgic after his favorite artist (his "daughter") finally departed, which he knew about months in advance.
A whirlwind pace, almost giving you whiplash as they jump from action to action and scene to scene. It hits quickly, keeps you on your toes, and sometimes even feels like they’re just going through the motions. When they want something dramatic, you can feel how deliberately it’s being made dramatic — there’s no subtlety or emotional depth yet. This has to be an intentional style. I wonder if this is a trend.
there is not one example, it's just how it comes across to my ears. It may be what the production wants. The drama is funny, so the fast, perfect voice acting fits. It’s not how people really talk, but that style makes the comedy work. I guess I didn't' realized this drama was funny.
I know voice actor have done good job. But If they let him rest properly before dubbing he's the best choice today…
I think too good a job that it is a bit jarring to me, like I really notice it to the point, it's like when I watch animation or narration, I know it's a voice actor. I think his own voice would have been better, more natural. I prefer the actor's voices even if it is not perfect Mandarin accents or perfect delivery as long as it's acceptable. I have no problem either way but for some reason in this drama, the voice acting is too perfect. People don't talk like that.
However, Peter Ho, I thought he was using his voice because it sounded more natural and matched his acting, but to my surprise, a veteran like him is dubbed too. So I do like that voice acting, it' seems more natural to my ears, not as theatrical.
I like that actor who plays her father. I've seen him before in some other drama. Something about him, certain roles, he's good at, like comedy. I think overall it's because he can act. Comedy is not easy.
I just watched the first five minutes of Episode 1 and it's already really gripping. That said, I wonder if dramas are heading toward the micro-drama style. It grabs your attention very quickly, moving from scene to scene rather quickly as if trying to keep you hooked. I also noticed it’s heavily dubbed with polished, strong voices.
this drama is doing exceptionally well on Douban with an exceptional 8.2 score and #1 on the recent popular mainland drama rankings, #1 since its debut, that's a long time.
I guess this was not popular and not generally well received. everywhere I look the ratings are low. MDL 7.1 (11k users). IMDb 5.5 (29 users). Douban 3.8, (10k users)
the director of The Double and Moonlit Reunion, let's see how his talent will work here. Wu Jin Yan is a strong actress. I don't know anything about the male lead so can't comment on him.
With a drop rating of just 3.3, this drama wasn't just a bit boring to those who quit it—it was actively targeted. Because typical drop users tend to rate shows a fair 4 to 6 stars, dragging the average down to a 3.3 requires a massive wave of bottom-tier scores. Assuming a standard baseline average of 5.0 for regular viewers, roughly 43% of everyone who dropped this show—about 25 out of 58 users—were 'haters' leaving 1-star.
MDL calculates the Overall Score displayed at the very top of a show's page, its algorithm pools together the valid ratings from every single watch status—meaning Completed, Watching, On-Hold, and Dropped users are all mixed into one grand total.
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Unless their contracts were 8 yrs and extended two more years to 2026. But I doubt it. I read that agencies try to extend their top artists two years in advance. They want leverage by knowing two years in advance, and you see what a miserable 2025 it was. It makes sense an agency like Huanyu would lock in these young actors for an entire decade with the same unfavorable contract terms.
However, Peter Ho, I thought he was using his voice because it sounded more natural and matched his acting, but to my surprise, a veteran like him is dubbed too. So I do like that voice acting, it' seems more natural to my ears, not as theatrical.
MDL calculates the Overall Score displayed at the very top of a show's page, its algorithm pools together the valid ratings from every single watch status—meaning Completed, Watching, On-Hold, and Dropped users are all mixed into one grand total.