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Yeah no way the drama would fly through censorship if it followed the novel, let alone convinced the viewers to watch it

Well they only keep the characters and the main overall story, everything else is changed or heavily modified, especially the ML and his relationships with people around him. Fans who know the script have been telling people that they don’t need to refer to the novel because the changes are too significant

If you mean changing from the original novel then yes, huge changes.

Then I think you can only read them from the links above. I haven’t seen anyone who has pdf. But the drama has entirely rewritten the story, only keeping the characters’ names and settings. Plots and story lines are almost completely different

If you mean pdf for the script I haven’t seen anyone has one with translation. But if you want a bit of spoilers this Tiktoker post some of the script of the leads’ relationship plot line. You just gotta scroll through to look for those posts. They’ve posted quite a few
https://www.tiktok.com/@ngocdiemthu_tloa?_r=1&_t=ZT-99GI81RwzUL

The Lament of Autumn has passed censorship and granted broadcast license. We get the full length of 40 episodes as scripted!!!!!!

https://weibo.com/2136166244/5336902752536105

The crew filmed 2 different endings and kept it out of any leaked script so basically no one knows which ending the director would choose for the final draft. We just have to be on the ride to find out.

The drama only follows the overall vibe and storyline. Characters and events are heavily rewritten. There’s no need to refer back toe the original novel. As for the ending, it was said the crew filmed 2 separated endings. So basically no one knows any spoilers of which one would be chosen. We just have to be on the ride until the end to find out

This drama is a bit different because they were doing post-production simultaneously as the filming going, that was why it took a whopping 5 months to shoot and there were multiple days of reshoots. They filmed, they edited overnight and scheduled reshoots if necessary. Actors also did partial dubbing on set. That’s why this drama is able to rush through faster. But I agree about the licensing. Nothing moves until the news of submission and nothing is set until approval. Good things take time. Let’s cross our finger the drama can go through each step smoothly.

It’s been announced that ML Cheng Lei’s character’s name will be changed from Diao Zhuo to Cheng Zhuo (程琢)
Not only Cheng （程 ）is homophone with Cheng Lei’s Cheng (丞）， Cheng Zhuo can be a wordplay with chenzhuo (沉着 ) in “ Chénzhuó lěngjìng” (沉着冷静)= Calm and composed

Confirmed Location: DunHuang, Gansu

According to Cheng Lei’s team, the drama’s camera opening ceremony will be on May 26th in Dunhuang, Gansu (located near Mongolia’s border, out in the Northwest desert)

“Dunhuang is a historic oasis city in China's Gansu Province, famous as a crucial junction on the ancient Silk Road where trade, culture, and religion converged. It is renowned for the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring thousands of Buddhist murals and sculptures, and is surrounded by desert landscapes like the Mingsha Sand Dunes and Crescent Lake. Historically, it was a vital military and trade outpost, serving as a gateway between East and West.”

Cheng Lei’s new drama’s filming will hold open ceremony on May 26th, 2026 🎉 and fan’s support event will be allowed (location not yet confirmed), it’s expected to be drama 许你星河千里/The Leading Star

Cheng Lei’s team confirms he will join a new drama crew this month.

🍉 Director: Chen ZhouFei (Shine On Me (2025), Whisper of Fate (2025), The Forbidden Flower (2023)…)

The head producer of this project visited Cheng Lei on his last drama’s filming set last January and real insiders only mention Cheng Lei and Shen YuJie. This latest 🍉 has high possibility to be true (Other 🍉 were from marketing bloggers and April 1st pranks)

https://weibo.com/6432345565/5288405741080247

2026/03/19
ChengLei is filming his last scene at midnight and will finally wrap up his filming today! 🎉
It seems that the drama team also wrap up their filming together today! 🎉
5 months of hard works has come to an end! Congratulations to TLOA drama team 🎉

2026/03/18
Actor Liu Dong Qin will wrap up his filming today in ShangHai! 🎉
Actress Guo Yu Xin also wrapped up her filming 🎉

2026/03/17
- Xu RuoHan will wrap up her filming today in ShangHai. Congratulations! She has worked so hard! Let’s reunite when the show airs 🩵
- The crew will stay in ShangHai as they have booked the ShangHai Film Park from the 16th to the 22nd (not sure which cast will be included for the rest of the schedule. It seems like each actor/actress will wrap up on their own time)
- On the 19th, ChengLei will be traveling back to HengDian to join his fans for his wrap-up party (Mostly because the ShangHai venue doesn’t accommodate the event, he might still be filming after that)

I don’t think so.