HeadInTheClouds:
Would they be successful though given the current ban on BL's adaptation? I Wonder if they can sell it to overseas distributors?
I don't think if it was made in China with a Chinese company, that they can sell it overseas, unless they have a license to broadcast. It's for all broadcasting.
I don't know if it's automatic upon application, like my income tax extension. Like, it has already passed, so would they have to review it again? There have been so older shows that have been airing recently, but I don't know how they handled their broadcast licenses.
I honestly don't know why Tencent didn't air the show after they got the license. I think they got it before the ban came down. I just have to wonder how long the production companies are just going to suck the costs for these banned shows. At least if it was cancelled because of an actor, they can try to recoup some of the cost from them, but not with these bans. Not to mention, the companies could actually make money with the BL shows.