After waiting for nearly five years, the drama has now (Feb 2026) passed the review and received its broadcasting license. It has been approved for 38 episodes.
In the novel, does the FL have smaller role than 2nd ML hence the 4th billing or did they change it to give bigger…
The version that I heard was that there will be a “bromance” (which is the maximum currently possible to pass the review) between the 2nd and the 3rd lead. Given the general hype around such storylines it would grant the two of them instant popularity, regardless of acting skills. The FL’s sole purpose is to get the drama to pass the review (presumably with some romance between her a one of the other guys). She was downgraded from a female general to a physician and her makeup looked like it was done by some trainee. The ML’s purpose is to give the drama a big name for the investors.
What's the use of waiting for this n that when we r not going to get to see anything rn😭🤣 just wait n wait…
My observation is that for high profile dramas, there usually are fewer leaks. It also depends on where they are filming. Some outdoors scenes seem difficult to shield against paparazzi. That being said, I’m sure we will get some good leaks later on.
Well, I hope whoever cobbled together the production team’s statement isn’t in charge of the script, because there are serious problems with their logic reasoning skills. IF, as they claim, the script and makeup/styling are just preliminary versions, wouldn’t Yang Yang be the first to know? However, he posted a rather angry sounding statement earlier the same day saying that these issues had been raised with the production team, but he hadn’t received a response. It was most likely only his threat to withhold promotional support for the drama that triggered the reaction from the production team. Also, didn’t Tencent publish new guidelines last year that stipulate that the script for all big budget productions have to finalized before filming commences? The fact that the supposed female lead, Zhou Jieqiong, received 4th billing behind two relatively unknown youngsters further shows that the 2nd and 3rd male leads are given undue weight in the whole setting. I’m by no means a fan of Yang Yang, but the bait and switch manoeuvre enacted by the production team is a nasty industry trick that could hit anyone. It is only right for all fandoms to unite to call out these underhand tactics.
What's the use of waiting for this n that when we r not going to get to see anything rn😭🤣 just wait n wait…
Hahaha, you are too greedy 😂 Leaked photos and tidbits are all we are going to get for at least a year. Her styling looked different from the usual, that’s enough to keep me happy.
The cast was announced on the Mango Weibo page.https://m.weibo.cn/status/5259100109932101There are the leads and…
Well, they can’t seem to get it right. Before everyone except the leads was listed under support/guest role (as the comment above suggested) which is completely wrong. There are quite a few “special starring”, “friendly starring”, etc. descriptions in the official announcement and it is hard to understand what they actually mean. In some cases we will have to see the end result to know.
On the official Weibo page the only main actors are Tan Jianci and Lu Yuxiao, the rest of the cast are supporting…
The cast was announced on the Mango Weibo page. https://m.weibo.cn/status/5259100109932101 There are the leads and four actors listed under 领衔主演 which translates as “leading role”, ergo these are main roles, not supporting roles.
The subtitles will only be changed (“translated” from Mango gibberish) if the drama gets picked up either…
Me too. I really don’t understand why they don’t do anything to improve. Their software for the machine translation must be very old as by now you can get a better translation on any machine translation website. They clearly have an ambition for overseas distribution of their dramas (currently the only growth area for C-dramas) so letting the audience actually understand what’s going on should be the first step…
The subtitles will only be changed (“translated” from Mango gibberish) if the drama gets picked up either by Viki (you can make a request on their website) or by another platform.
I mean...naturally that's expected bc out of Wang Hedi and Meng Ziyi the one with significantly more influence…
That’s an explanation (even though the “significantly more influence” is debatable) but I don’t think that it is right. It’s a female-centric IP and if those big male egos cannot deal with equal or second billing, then they should move on to some male-lead IPs.
It has been approved for 38 episodes.
The director has changed to Yi Zheng.
The FL’s sole purpose is to get the drama to pass the review (presumably with some romance between her a one of the other guys). She was downgraded from a female general to a physician and her makeup looked like it was done by some trainee.
The ML’s purpose is to give the drama a big name for the investors.
That being said, I’m sure we will get some good leaks later on.
IF, as they claim, the script and makeup/styling are just preliminary versions, wouldn’t Yang Yang be the first to know? However, he posted a rather angry sounding statement earlier the same day saying that these issues had been raised with the production team, but he hadn’t received a response. It was most likely only his threat to withhold promotional support for the drama that triggered the reaction from the production team.
Also, didn’t Tencent publish new guidelines last year that stipulate that the script for all big budget productions have to finalized before filming commences?
The fact that the supposed female lead, Zhou Jieqiong, received 4th billing behind two relatively unknown youngsters further shows that the 2nd and 3rd male leads are given undue weight in the whole setting.
I’m by no means a fan of Yang Yang, but the bait and switch manoeuvre enacted by the production team is a nasty industry trick that could hit anyone. It is only right for all fandoms to unite to call out these underhand tactics.
Leaked photos and tidbits are all we are going to get for at least a year.
Her styling looked different from the usual, that’s enough to keep me happy.
There are quite a few “special starring”, “friendly starring”, etc. descriptions in the official announcement and it is hard to understand what they actually mean. In some cases we will have to see the end result to know.
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5269191260045333?from=old_pc_videoshow
Usually we get this level of daring hotness (by C-drama standards) only in short dramas.😍
https://m.weibo.cn/status/5259100109932101
There are the leads and four actors listed under 领衔主演 which translates as “leading role”, ergo these are main roles, not supporting roles.
It’s a female-centric IP and if those big male egos cannot deal with equal or second billing, then they should move on to some male-lead IPs.