DistantDream

Yeah it by the same author for both novel !

She also wrote The Eternal Fragrance

It been suprisingly pretty good.... it different enough from other romance xianxia drama

did you start Fate Chooses You ?

That's largely a problem with Rebirth sticking closer to the novel: Chu Qiao in the 80+ chapters of the novel; what she did in the last 80+ chapters was pretty tame compared to what she did in the 190+ chapters of PA.

This could be because they couldn't get the right to PA, only the novel.

But it still kept the fact that she was trained by Zhuge Yue, which PA set up. It didn't happen in the novel; she got her skills and intelligence from being reborn into the world.

Chu Qiao's character arc works in the novel because of the continuity.

At the same time, you see Zhuge Yue and Yan Xun’s character arcs mirror each other, but in reverse. Yan Xun begins as a radiant and warm youth who is gradually consumed by hatred, vengeance, and ambition. Zhuge Yue begins as a cold and distant man, yet through love, loss, and self-understanding, he becomes warmer, no longer an ice block.

Also, Yan Xun barely appears in the novel after Ice Lake, and only mentions a few times until he meets Chu Qiao again in the very last chapter.

It wasnt brought up because those specific thing was exclusive to PA adaptation, we dont know if they couldnt have the right to those specific thing in PA. But Rebirth follow the novel more in that sense.

She never had those power in the novel.

It's not bad for what it is; the lead has great chemistry. It's short enough to just binge it in one go when all the episodes are out. Currently on episode 7

Shameless plug! Even the novel is different than PA, as PA had to adapt certain important narrative points that the novel had. For those who just want to know what happens in the novel, I gave a pretty detailed write-up of what happened and how Rebirth diverges from the novel, for those who do not want to read all the chapters.

https://mydramalist.com/766289-frozen-awakening/discussions/150608-reexamining-the-final-third-through-the-novel-vs-the-drama-spoilers-with-event-in-the-novel

The biggest difference is that Chu Qiao was reborn into the current world. Which PA and Rebirth never touch on

Also, if you do not want to read the entire 279 chapters, the last 13 chapters are a Yan Xun side story.

For the start of Rebirth, you can pick up around chapters 190–193-ish, which covers the events of the Ice Lake. However, if you do not start from the beginning, you do miss certain event which they do call back to most importantly when Zhuge Yue and Chu Qiao reunion after the ice lake.

Funny enough, the humor and romance are pretty much what a PA/Rebirth novel is like.

I mean, it is Xiao Xiang Dong Er who is doing the screenwriting; it is definitely her style of writing

I just want CDL to work in another GJM just to spite those two 🤣

👋 🙂

wait CDL have to come back ! just so we can tease dudu wifey and jelly 🤣

This is her first Main Role in a drama ! she been pretty memorable as a support role.

Happy for her that she is getting more of a spotlight here.

she was great in sword and beloved, where she was a general there. She just give off badass strong female lead !

I hope she get a female general lead role in future project

Watch up to episode 8, pretty interesting so far, different enough from other Xianxia Romance dramas that seem to come out every season.

The cast is pretty solid, seen a lot of familiar faces.

The action scene is definitely what stood out the most so far.

Even if that was true, you are forgetting that it already happen before. As per what JL told LWY in episode 19

Here you go this will explain it to you.

https://mydramalist.com/761731-the-resurrection-painted-skin/discussions/150530-detail-timeline-of-time-loops

“What gets sacrificed, who gets erased, and how memory and identity are everything.”

Now that you have come to this realization, how do you feel?

Does the journey matter more than the destination? Because what really happens at the end is that everything up to that point has literally been a dream or an illusion.

For LWY and WWY, they never went on that journey and only landed at the destination.

Only WSG remembers, and maybe JL as well (we are unsure about this because there is no indication of whether he does or does not).

Yes it did, it definitely open ending to a lot of people

The ending you created in your mind is similar to the ending in the novel.

In the novel, Zhuge Yue made different choices, which truly show his transformation as a character.

That is one reason I did not like Rebirth. Even though I understand it is possible to have the second part of that ending, where ZY and YX are both old, looking as though they are filled with regret.

"they could’ve paid for the rights and continue the original story instead of doing it so loosely without criteria."

What do you mean by this 😅