She was trending on Weibo for a CP with Song Zuer when Prisoner of Beauty was airing. She’s just very boyishly…
yeea i saw that, too and this is where the request for her to play as xie jing xing with song zuer as shen miao for malicious empress went viral i think 🤣😭
I remember being very concerned when I saw Zhou Ye was cast in this role, but I stayed cautiously optimistic because…
kinda tired of explaining at this point, there are multiple discussions below on the character design + i get this is personal impression but factual data says otherwise – zhou ye's he yan continue to dominate in terms of popularity and discussion of this drama based on various data platforms in china. in fact, if you ever stumble in chinese platforms, he yan's casting is the only one accepted by book fans and perhaps the sole reason why this adaptation did not collapsed on the get go. while i like the rest of the cast, it's not tasteful how zhou ye's he yan is being undermined when i'm fully aware that this character has been attracting passersby and basically carrying the show. glad you are giving this a chance for further development as you go along on the next episodes tho.
He Yan in the drama is sooooooooooooooooo different from He Yan in the novel. I don't mind that they changed the…
i don't think she's girly in the drama? maybe you already see them in ambiguous romance and thinks he yan's actions are girly when she is just teasing xiao jue similar to the novel. also, in the novel, isn't he yan's outward image being carefree but underneath she’s still calculating and observant? still the same he yan in the drama. she finally has a chance to savor a life outside the battlefield, the carefree moments aren’t entirely an act — they’re also her way of relishing the things she never got to experience before. i thought novel readers would have more empathy for he yan in this aspect. "From now on, I am simply He Yan."
Ngl, the complaints are getting annoying. Especially because, due to censorship, things are obviously not going…
spot on! and i only see these comments here in mdl so don't blame me for hyping he yan up here. zhou ye's he yan character popularity exceeds 10 million + broke 9 on the v link chart (not all can do it), ranked 3rd for August 8th data + currently ranked 1st with popularity index of 120+ million in douyin. these says a lot!
Same. I feel like the only people that would enjoy watching this adaptation is the novel readers. It just lays…
i wish this is indeed the case in china haha but in the first day, some novel fans posted rants about the drama and the casual viewers were the ones who liked it. thankfully, it aired successfully on the first day and the next days got better through word of mouth from both artists' fans and casual viewers. there are also some novel fans apologising and started watching it 🤣 but there are still those hating, good thing is that they're mostly blaming the screenwriters and not the artists 🥲
How disappointing… whole story reduced to a tool for romance to develop between the leads . Sad because the…
this is what chinese viewers have also been pointing out. that the romance was pushed early on in the series. tho i'm putting my hopes on fans that says that he yan's highlight scenes were retained and even made stronger and this was only done to fit with the limited episodes 🤞 i also like their romance, don't get me wrong, but much more interested in he yan's journey through this second chance. of course, strong female lead can advance in both career and love lol
Maybe a bit of unpopular opinion, but if you have to excuse the way the characters act as "this was the way…
ignore whether or not the fl is written this way. why then do we limit how generals should act? i have watched and read about other male generals who acts carefree outside the battlefield like he yan (which is her part personality and part facade). yet no one questions it.
for physical appearances, isn't jiang jao whiter than her, also kinda pretty like her? even mai is of small stature like her. but why do we only focused on these aspects when it comes to the fl here?
i'm not sure what's the issue with international viewers, the actress was just trending earlier in weibo for being handsome and they have been considering he yan as an effective crossdresser. in fact, there are also request for the actress to play as male lead on several novel adaptations (which of course has minimal chance of happening).
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TV Drama Playback Index @ #1 (86.79)
Drama Character New Media Index:
He Yan @ #3 (9.02)
Xiao Jue @ #12 (8.38)
Chu Zhao @ #15 (8.11)
Song Taotao @ #19 (7.98)
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i keep rewatching the episodes just to focus on their movements and was hoping someone will compile these moments 😭
for physical appearances, isn't jiang jao whiter than her, also kinda pretty like her? even mai is of small stature like her. but why do we only focused on these aspects when it comes to the fl here?
i'm not sure what's the issue with international viewers, the actress was just trending earlier in weibo for being handsome and they have been considering he yan as an effective crossdresser. in fact, there are also request for the actress to play as male lead on several novel adaptations (which of course has minimal chance of happening).