Deirdre19

Yes, I think he is indeed not too good (or willing) to sell and promote himself to build up sufficient momentum to get the high-profile shows. It reminds me very much of my professional experience, there are people who are good at doing things and there are those whose greatest talent lies in promoting themselves and playing company politics.
From what I see in the stuff they post on Weibo, his fans in China just applaud all and anything. I cringe every time I see them wax about the drama that shall remained unnamed. Also, there are probably not enough of them to build up real pressure comparable to what a Yang Mi could mobilize and we international fans don’t count at all.
I find it very sad to see all this and not be able to do anything about it.

I think a lot of his international fans feel that way and some of us keep saying so every time we see him paired with yet another trainee actress. His talents are totally wasted in these trophy romantic roles.

There are many decent actresses that would make a good pair with him. Yang Mi, or Li Shi Shi, absolutely!
I wouldn’t be too keen on the likes of Ester Yu or Yang Zi because I find them too babyish, he needs someone with a bit more spunk.

Which poisoning do you mean?
In his dream or during the enquiry?

Yeah, me too. If you ever find out, let me know…

Not all of his fans are in denial (I agree that a lot of them are, tough…) but other than supporting whatever he is in there isn’t much a fan can do.
I absolutely want to see him in grown-up roles instead of babysitting an endless line of starlets or playing second fiddle to far less talented actors/actresses, but somehow he doesn’t seem to hear me when I cry and scream at the screen.

A new attempt at a live broadcast, tomorrow 04/03/2024, 16:30
https://v.qq.com/live/p/newtopic/4309478164_1709273993/index_h5.html?openIpadTip=1

It looks like nobody has mentioned this so far, but Lu Yan’s attendant, Yang Zong, is absolutely unbeatable in the comical scenes. He doesn’t even need to speak, just the way he looks is already enough to get me laughing out loud.
Kudos to the actor!

Shen Zhen’s younger brother - deleted
Fu Man’s younger brother - now a younger sister
Even when it comes to sleuthing, all the crucial conclusions seem to come from the amateur women instead of the two professional guys.
I’m all for empowering women but this feels a bit over the top 😂

The writers seem to have a problem with guys in this drama…

It shouldn’t be too hard, the novel is pretty good. If just for once they could resist the urge to replace any novel idea with the same old tropes as usual.

Yes, in Lu Yan’s dreams of the previous life she leaves him and gets married to her childhood sweetheart (according to the novel). This character hasn’t appeared yet, because he is a general currently off winning some battles, but he will appear later in the drama (I’ve seen the name in the list of characters). We’ll probably will get to enjoy the ML going on a crazy jealousy trip, because in the novel he gets worked up every time he just hears the guy’s name. He has lost her once so in this life he wants to make sure this doesn’t happen again, think insecurity multiplied by a hundred 😠

Hehe, he seems to have a “must take his shirt off in every drama” clause in his contract, so he has to keep those abs in shape.
And yes, we are all praying for Jeremy to finally get to act with an actress of his calibre.

So that the ML can rescue her 🤣🤣🤣

I tried to add some, but I guess it’s still pending in review. Maybe others have done the same…

It’s a slow burn, so for the moment no kissing. I’ve never heard that he had a problem with acting kisses. However, it could be because recently all his acting partners have been little girls that he tries to tread carefully.
Otherwise, the drama is very entertaining. Some suspense, a bit of humour, quite decent acting.

Yeah, I feel that they exaggerated a bit with the crying/heart clutching and fainting. In the novel he wood just feel an aching pain when she teared up but of course that would not have the same visual effect in the televised version. He also strictly forbade her to cry early on (without telling her why).

Yeah, that actor seems to be the go-to man for shady, conflicted characters. I still remember him from Tale of Two Cities.

Bits of the live broadcast yesterday… that theme music is so loud!
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5007495307919444?from=old_pc_videoshow

More BTS fun…
https://v.qq.com/x/cover/mzc002001ow3dlb/g3541f0p33o.html

I think we all would, but very likely he doesn’t get a say in this.