Divine Aria

Interesting read. Thank you for sharing!

Director Fei speaks truths about LeiLei's versatility, and they work so well together. I love watching them laughing around one another. I've always been impressed with watching Wu Lei transform himself from character to character, and his versatility was one of the very first things I noticed about his acting. I'm a huge fan of now natural he can be, but also with his intensity when it's needed. He always comes off differently each time he plays a new role.

While Leyan is not a character all that important to the main plot, I wouldn't say that her part of the story is pointless filler. The point of her getting lost is all about character development and growth for her. What I love about TLB is the amount of character development that happens, not just to the two leads, but also to many of the supporting cast.

Ashile Sun falls for Changge quite early on...basically as soon as he realized that she's female and not male(EP5)...though, I think he already respected her and admired her from their very first meeting.

Changge, on the other hand, falls for Sun a lot more slowly(due to her tomboyish mentality and not recognizing her feelings, but also due to her prioritizing her desire for revenge and helping her countrymen). However, I think it's apparent that during one of their encounters earlier on, he already intrigued her without her truly being conscious of it(EP3, maybe).

The two are from enemy nations(Tang and Ashile Tribe of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate), but as others have already said, while there are indeed moments of conflict and secrecy, their relationship isn't filled with toxic tension, hate, or dragged out misunderstandings. They have this partnership that's built more on their similarities, mutual respect, and understanding. They are enemies with a pretty healthy relationship, if that makes sense. You'll understand if you watch it.

Interesting that you like Hao Du's backstory more. I always thought his backstory was essentially a copycat backstory of Ashile Sun, especially in the drama version(even all the way down to making him fight She'er to save his beloved). Only difference is, he follows his foster father's orders like a puppet with no questions while A'Sun can think for himself.

It's just a phrase referring to popular or successful actresses born in 1995 or later. I was confused too when I first started hearing these phrases, haha.

For the past two years, he has been taking a break from dramas and, instead, he's been filming movies for the cinema. He filmed "Decent Things", "Donji Island"(being released in August), and a sci-fi film called "The Decisive Moment". He wants to do serious acting for the big screen in various genres and to be more than just an idol actor. There is rumor, however, that he'll do at least one drama this year. As in the discussions below, we're all just waiting for a confirmation of the drama he'll be picking up.

Thank you for explaining. Really appreciate it!

Sorry, but I'm trying to understand what you mean by saying that they fear they will not be able to lock Wu Lei time for a long time. What does that mean? And it sounds like there's a lot of chaos going on right now in the production team.

Why can't they release this somewhere? Like, I'd be willing to pull out some cash for it. Let me see LeiLei!

No, he does not. The thing about this drama is that it's not really the typical story about revenge. The desire for revenge is what sets Changge off on her journey, but it's really about learning to love one's people and sacrificing personal feelings for the greater good of one's country. Like, I don't think Li Shimin is supposed to be completely innocent or completely evil. He didn't kill her mother, but he did kill the rest of her family and his actions are indeed something of a personal betrayal that traumatized Changge and made her wary of trusting people. He was like a father to her, and his actions basically destroyed her life. She lost her loved ones, became an exile on the run(since Li Shimin had people who wanted her dead), and lost her home due to his coup. It showcases Changge's struggles with her emotions between her personal desire for revenge and helping her people which, in several instances, also meant that she had to help Li Shimin and those who slaughtered her family/destroyed her life. Taking revenge on Li Shimin, though, meant harming her own people and her country...so that's the dilemma for Changge.

Let's see. There's 49 episodes, and there were two spots where the past between Changge's parents and her uncle were brought up. I think somewhere around EP40 and then closer to the end...maybe around Ep46 or 47?

Starting from the beginning...so, Changge's uncle(Li Shimin) and her father(Li Jiancheng) do not like each other. They don't get along politically, and they have a complicated family relationship because of Changge's mother. Their story is that her mother is actually the love of Li Shimin's life. He went to war at some point and found/rescued her mother, bringing her to live at the palace. However, when he was called away to war again, his brother/Changge's father(Li Jiancheng) got drunk and raped her. She became pregnant with Changge, and so, Li Jiancheng married her. It's because Changge's uncle loves her mother that he cares for Changge as if she were his own daughter. That's their complicated past history, which, Changge knows nothing about. Changge's father, who was the Crown Prince in line for emperor, felt that his own brother was betraying him because they could not get along politically, therefore, he was attempting to hatch a plan to kill Li Shimin. Changge's mother, when she was listening by the door and found out about the plan, wrote a secret letter to Li Shimin to tell him about her husband's plans. After finding out, Li Shimin initiated a coup and killed off Changge's father and the rest of Changge's family. Changge's mother ended up committing suicide because while she helped Li Shimin, she also felt that she had betrayed her husband. She said that although he was not in love with her, he'd been kind to her during all their years of marriage, and so she couldn't live with the guilt. So, to answer your questions, by EP6, Changge's father is dead(as is the rest of her family). And although Li Shimin did kill pretty much all those in her family, he did not actually kill her mother. Much of this doesn't actually get revealed until towards the end of the drama.

Wait, can I ask for the source of this news? I just want to clarify because I'm a Wu Lei fan, and if you're talking about his sci fi film "The Decisive Moment", then I haven't heard about her playing that role. I would love for them to reunite in an actual drama, but if it's true about her role in his movie, that would be cute too!

Well, he does those things to balance out life, but he's def also filming. He has been doing theatrical films for the past two years because he's interested in being a serious actor and working on big budget films with all kinds of serious subjects. He doesn't want to be just one of the idol stars who will only be popular when still young with their good looks.

Awww. Well, whatever happens will happen. He said earlier this year(either in Jan or Feb) that he's thinking he'll be working on a drama and a film for this year, correct? If it's not this project, then I hope it'll be another one. I'll support whichever projects he chooses. Did the rumor mention why he suddenly isn't going? I mean, it's already on his schedule, right? And if the rumors are true, does that mean that it's possible he was going to be on a project but, for some reason, has changed his mind?

Truth is, Leyan's character isn't that important to the plot at all, the main reason being that she's a made-up character only for the drama version. This drama was based on the Changge Xing manhua by Xia Da, and in that original story, Leyan's character didn't exist. She's truly more like a support character, not meant to be compared/contrasted to the FL character and all her actions/achievements.

Yes, I remember that you did...which makes it practically certain that he indeed did agree to work on this project. I mean, what are the chances that the June 23 tencent video conference is on his schedule, the same day that the drama is set to be announced? But, yeah, just waiting for them to make it official. Also, if it's Liu Hao Cun, I would be happy to see LeiLei with her.

Thank you for sharing.
And that June 23: Tencent Video Conference...hmmm....

It's kind of either your cup of tea, or it isn't. Some people really liked it and some just hated it(you either understood it and were a little mind-blown, or you didn't see the point at all). This was a drama that was more like a student project from these actors and actresses at Beijing Film Academy, without too much budget behind them. The story is really unique...but the script is slow, and the way the story is told will just keep you guessing forever. I would say that it requires a lot of patience to watch, but I enjoyed the relationships and conflicts between the characters and their two countries. I also liked the OST and some of the cinematography. I did find Wu Lei and Song Zuer super cute though, so I'm hoping for them to reunite in the future for another project where they'll play a more mature CP.