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I recall Wu Jinyan said she took some martial arts training during her time off and I know she has a professional ballerina background before acting. It really shows in her figure, form, and agility that is suitable for an assassin.

Xu Kai said this is a new genre for him. It would be for Tian Xiwei too.

it seems he makes two dramas a year which is typical, and last year three aired, so it evens out two a year

According to Linmon post: "Fall in love and kill each other" and "fall into fateful sadomasochism." Sounds like a complex intense love-hate relationship that could lead to bittersweet or tragic ending.

I'm only on ep, 2. I don't know a thing about this story but already I wonder if Jinghe was framed for setting the fires. Even the very first scene of the crown prince, I got villain vibes. He must be the bad guy.

I enjoy seeing familiar veteran actors from other dramas. They're good actors. The emperor's right-hand man must be Yang Hua's father, then there's Gen. Cui, and the Hongxi Emperor but they killed him off right away.

I just started to watch ep. 1 and so far, it gripped me right away, just like The Double did. I like both the female and male lead and I just know, they will be awesome.

I came across this news on X. In 2024, Royal Feast will be broadcast on Russian TV across all 13 TV stations simultaneously, Oct 19 to 20. Royal Feast broke the record as the first Chinese TV series to be broadcast on 15 television stations in Europe. Yu Zheng keeps making money on Royal Feast since he is the main producer.

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I was responding to the person's comment in the spoiler "between ABAY vs OFL, I'd prefer OFL. Comparing these two worst office dramas for me, I'd say this one (OFL) is better script line wise." - or did I misunderstand?

I said wonderful things about Wu Jinyan and Wang Xing Yue over on The Double and never got criticized. It's only on Xu Kai MDL drama pages.

If someone wants to come here to say OFL is better than ABAY, others have the right to express why they don’t think so. OFL is super popular and a huge success - maybe even bigger than ABAY, but people keep using it to criticize ABAY because of the same screenwriter. It’s okay if someone doesn’t like ABAY or thinks the script is bad—that’s their prerogative—but why does it need to be compared to OFL? OFL and ABAY are different works.

I didn't watch OFL except for some clips, I have no opinion of it, but merely stated some facts (which I've removed) why I don't like the comparison to ABAY. The person says, "I've been watching a lot of k/c/jdramas way back 20 years ago lol", says these two office dramas (OFL, ABAY) are the worst, and ABAY is the worst of these two. Even if this person is an expert, even if this person is right, I voice my opinion why I don't think so.

Xu Kai and Tan Songyun’s embrace is the perfect fit, like two puzzle pieces coming together, creating a sense of completeness and harmony. The director, quite the romantic, had the vision to capture their chemistry perfectly.

This director likes bright and bold colors. He also enjoys supernatural (sinister and chilling) and sadistic themes that mesmerize the viewer.

Xu Kai hardly has any makeup or am I looking at it right.

This rating is a prime example of how disillusioned MDL ratings are. On China Douban it is a 9.6 with overwhelming 82.5% perfect scores from 2.3M user ratings.

It wrapped in May 2024. since it takes at least a year, earliest is May 2025, most likely summer or even fall 2025, depending on what else is airing.

It would be better if Xu Kai could use his own voice because, in my opinion, he outshines any voice actor. While a voice actor might do an adequate job, they can't elevate the drama the way Xu Kai's performance does. They can't match his unique character interpretation or the genuine emotion and nuances he brings to the lines. His portrayal is more authentic and compelling than any voice actor could achieve. If they need to use a voice actor, it won't enhance the drama's success. It's a common practice and mostly ensures consistency. Using voice actors isn't a big deal to me as it is common in costume dramas, even great dramas. I do think it’s a disadvantage when you have an actor like Xu Kai who has such an expressive voice. Xu Kai is still relatively newcomer to voice dubbing. ABAY was his first experience in studio full dubbing, and he did an amazing work. If not this costume drama, I do believe that soon, Xu Kai will use his own voice only in all his dramas. His tone and expression can overshadow any slight accents, and his timbre is exceptional and rare.

Xu Kai participated in China's National Treasure Season 4 in May 2024, on stage ancient costume performance using his own voice and he was praised for his performance. Hs voice and delivery was strong and expressive.

Xu Kai mentioned the challenges of filming this drama during their normal sleep hours for 28 straight days and they had to find ways to stay awake during filming. That must have been really tough on both their work and personal schedules.

Even before ABAY aired, people were prematurely connecting ABAY to OFL in a negative light. But now that it has aired, I see no comparisons other than it is the same screenwriter. OFL is a love drama with a business setting as backdrop, while ABAY is a business drama focused on the ruthless and corrupt business corporate world intertwined with romance. The title is You are more beautiful than the stars or You are beautiful in Beijing, because in Han Ting's eyes, JX is a star who will shine. JX said gold will always shine, but HT said there is gold everywhere in Beijing, but he soon realizes she is the star who shines the brightest. He loves her for her tenacity, intelligence, capabilities, and personal qualities. He sees her as the one most suitable to accompany him in life and that their love can grow old together.

I recall in an interview, Xu Kai mentioned that he collaborated with the directors to eliminate any cringe-worthy ('oily') lines he felt the audience would dislike. This shows he understands his audience and his dedication to quality. Xu Kai’s involvement in shaping his character and lines, bring his own perspective to a role, to make it more authentic and relatable, shows he understand his role as an actor and his audience, and has grown in his profession.

In episode 6, just before the family meeting between MCH and her bf's rich family (excl. the absent father) was about to get more heated, the waiter brought out a dish and announced loudly, "Squid on Fire," torched it and left. MCH turned her head and watch as he torched it. After her bf made some remarks, she didn't take kindly to", MCH finally got angry and let her bf's family have it. That was some foreshadowing.