Will this project able to see the light? I genuinely want to watch this so bad.
It will definitely come. The question is, however, in what shape and quality? After the drama was stalled last year, the resources for this project seemed to have been seriously cut, with filming planned in Hengdian instead of Huangshan. It was even rumoured that episodes had been reduced from 40 to 24! Iqiyi are chronically short of money, so no shortcut in production quality would surprise me. It is only recently that I have seen some indications that the production budget has been upgraded and the latest rumours again mention Huangshan as the shooting location. Let’s wait and see what happens on 21st July…
I am not even sure if Inferno of Wings is still being produced. I haven't heard any news about it anymore. Has…
I am sorry, there has been no news on this drama recently. I haven’t seen any serious casting rumours for a new drama either. She just wrapped her latest drama a few weeks ago…
I really want to see a post wrap trailer and stills, but I fear it will set the haters and antis off again. :(…
The haters will come, no matter what they do. Certain fandoms seem to spend more time hating everyone else that admiring their own idol and in the current economic climate, black marketing is becoming a real problem. So might as well give us something nice to watch and rewatch during the long wait.
Official wrap up tomorrow, 17th June after 144 days of filming. Happy wrap, everyone! After that comes the crucial part for the director/editor to turn all the material into a coherent and hopefully engaging drama. For the rest of us, it will be a long wait.
Nobody knows, just do the math: they will wrap up in a few days + min. 9 mths post production + review process + the platform finding a convenient moment to air it.
According to the new billing order rules, LYX should be listed first.
The new rules take effect on 10th July and will apply to the broadcast information and all promotional material issued. Technically, MDL doesn’t fall into any of those categories, so there is absolutely no need to start fussing about this here. We all know who the leads are and it really doesn’t matter in which order they are listed.
Because in most cases the actual screen time is unknown at the time of casting or even at drama startup because…
Actually, I can. Chinese characters may appear random to our Western eyes, but the way they are written follows a fixed pattern, so the number of strokes it takes will be the same for everyone writing the character. You can see examples of it on this website https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=%E7%94%B5%E8%A7%86%E5%89%A7 Just copy-paste a character into the search field and after you get the translation choose “show strokes”. It will show you the exact steps to write the character.
This all sounds to me like the script wasn’t as “finalised” as it was said to be when they started filming.…
I see…another victim of Hofstadter’s Law 😂 Going on a European tour? That’s rough right after wrapping the drama. Sleep deprived + jet lagged isn’t a good combination! I hope he will pay attention to his health.
While rules that abolish the hacking order among actors in a drama and the related fan hysterics are certainly a positive measure, I find the mandatory use of real names problematic. Firstly, ,it will impact the actors’ privacy if their real name (which is used for their private activities) will get known among the wider public. Many of them already struggle with harassment by overzealous “fans”. Secondly, the cast list will become rather unreadable as it is filled with names that nobody recognises and artist names in brackets. That means double the text there was before! I understand that it was done this way probably to prevent actors from changing their names to “Yi” or “Ding”, but I doubt that any established actors would go that far to ensure they are at the top of the list.
Because in most cases the actual screen time is unknown at the time of casting or even at drama startup because the scripts are rarely finished and directors may decide on modifications once the filming is on-going. It has also been known for investors to meddle and demand more screen time for their protégés (curbing this practice would be beneficial to any drama). Also, during the review process, scenes may be cut or changed which will further affect the screen time calculation. Overall, it would be a rather complicated and intransparant approach, unless you want to watch your dramas with a stopwatch in hand.
https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5315519885017094
After the drama was stalled last year, the resources for this project seemed to have been seriously cut, with filming planned in Hengdian instead of Huangshan. It was even rumoured that episodes had been reduced from 40 to 24! Iqiyi are chronically short of money, so no shortcut in production quality would surprise me.
It is only recently that I have seen some indications that the production budget has been upgraded and the latest rumours again mention Huangshan as the shooting location.
Let’s wait and see what happens on 21st July…
Start up in early August
Leads: Zhang Yuxi and Bi Wenjun
https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5313411295412254
https://weibo.com/ttarticle/x/m/show/id/2309405310912251953165?_wb_client_=1
Good actors will shine, no matter how big or small the role.
So might as well give us something nice to watch and rewatch during the long wait.
Happy wrap, everyone!
After that comes the crucial part for the director/editor to turn all the material into a coherent and hopefully engaging drama.
For the rest of us, it will be a long wait.
We all know who the leads are and it really doesn’t matter in which order they are listed.
Startup in late July
You can see examples of it on this website https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=%E7%94%B5%E8%A7%86%E5%89%A7
Just copy-paste a character into the search field and after you get the translation choose “show strokes”.
It will show you the exact steps to write the character.
Going on a European tour? That’s rough right after wrapping the drama. Sleep deprived + jet lagged isn’t a good combination! I hope he will pay attention to his health.
Firstly, ,it will impact the actors’ privacy if their real name (which is used for their private activities) will get known among the wider public. Many of them already struggle with harassment by overzealous “fans”.
Secondly, the cast list will become rather unreadable as it is filled with names that nobody recognises and artist names in brackets. That means double the text there was before!
I understand that it was done this way probably to prevent actors from changing their names to “Yi” or “Ding”, but I doubt that any established actors would go that far to ensure they are at the top of the list.
Also, during the review process, scenes may be cut or changed which will further affect the screen time calculation.
Overall, it would be a rather complicated and intransparant approach, unless you want to watch your dramas with a stopwatch in hand.