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His scenes were crudely handled and fans has been raising voice since filming finished how the drama seems to favor FL. At the end of filming, total num of scenes for XK is higher that TXW but when drama is out, you can see that supporting is more on screen than him and it's all centre around FL. The filming certificate registered from ML pov but see the result now. No hard feeling on TXW, her agency doing well to push her and this is what company should do but this is the case when company didn't do work for artists. Jeopardizing plot like this also contributes to low quality of drama and how gradually audience ran to short drama. XK has been used to open the drama but he always been put at the back when drama got money for filming because everyone clamoring to insert highlights so they can secure next project. This has always been case for his dramas because people won't dare to disturb other top stars drama because their agency protected them.

The theme he chose quite niche. Not in line with his image as idol actor but I guess that's his way of breakthrough his comfort zone. If he wants easy way, he would have stayed his comfort zone. Also, I can't really say his dramas' choice was bad because you could see he got no team or company that protected him because his dramas easily got sabotage for editing and there's almost no marketing. This also contributes to low rating. FIYS and ALP teams are very good because they prioritize plot and minimal interference from platform. But FIYS producer is hardly on demand because of this I think. If you want to be booked, you have to bow to platforms and investors demand. That's the cause of decline in cdrama. In the past we could see multiple actors playing lead, now it's too homogenous, it keeps repeating same face. That's the downfall of traffic monopolizing.

That guy literally a snake.

She didn't have conclusive evidence, Xu Kai already reported her. Later she even changed her claim that pictures she posted was from XK friend's moment post. There is too many inconsistency to her claim but the goal achieved which is to disrupt current airing drama from getting viewers.

For real, his skills were supposed to have no problem facing strong demon but he was seriously injured here for jumping of the wall??

Writers should do better at promoting the strength of FL. They always weaken ML in order to highlight FL. Can they get a little bit creative? ML's story and personality only live in the mouth of drama's description and extra actors.

I feel like they only briefly covered his profession scenes while extensively covered FL roles in demon world. We got to watch his side of doing business whenever the FL is around and FL is always around everywhere as if she's the demon hunter doing the investigation. Even the snake demon business was covered better than ML's work.

The chaos during the fire attack scene's editing is so jarring. Mei Zhuyu was there with Wu Zhen releasing the lantern then dragon came, suddenly he's nowhere to be seen and Wu Zhen is saving the whole scenes. Out of nowhere he came back with package in his hand and was clueless of what happen. It's so weird he's out of loop with what's happening when the whole Chang'an being attacked on major scale. I think his scenes here being cut a lot.

He didn't sign with any capital and he's a competitor for resources plus he displayed result despite his projects are not the top but he managed to return profit, sometimes even better than those top one so some will feel threaten with him so spreading hate on him is one way to block him from getting their way. alas...

Actually we can't really say that he got lucky being picked out of crowd by Yuzheng because with his face, other company can also picked him and get him into entertainment world. Yuzheng approached him in 2013 but he rejected him and it was only in 2016 that he decided to take the offer after he tried acting and got interested to explore more. So in the end it's his choice to get into this world not because he got luckily being picked out. He got approached many times by others also. Back then he rejected because he heard from his friend how entertainment world is and he knew the cut-throat competition etc etc.

Yes, industry-backed actress is sure different and able to boast getting those reputed production dramas. The kind of drama like PoB, Created in China and Demon Hunter are not within reach to those who has no one behind them. Your tone above is the kind of tone given to Xu Kai in all the drafts about this drama rumor. Fringe webdrama actor who deserve to be 2nd fiddle to industry-approve actress. You don't have to say SZE didn't step on anyone, you prove the drafts with all the things you said about SZE and what level of drama Xu Kai getting. I didn't say SZE in this case, I'm referring to those behind her. Her tax issue is also because of business-war of those behind her. She's a victim and pawn. Also, you said Xu Kai was backed by Yuzheng and generalizing that everyone under him is protected by him. Up until now, he didn't have any drama that purely from ML point of views not even his male frequency drama like Lingjian Mountain, Snow Eagle Lord, Kunlun Mountain that the scripts were changed midway. Sword and Fairy was changed to female point of view. His average appearance per episode for Court Lady (his agency drama) is 5 minutes. When xukai got attacked, Yuzheng did not backed him. he even has to go personally to police to file for report.

the backstabbing is normal in this industry. it's not just her doing it. you should count those who didn't do it. the reason for fanwars also because this kind of hands playing at the back manipulating public opinion and fans. some did this to maintain popularity, some is to carve way for better resources, some use to grab specific resources. so I won't just say that only SZE did it. everyone has their own way to survive, it depends whether they have bottom-line or not. Xu Kai usually become the target because he's not protected, you could tell by searching his name, how many bad news being attached to him and the public opinion fermented also but he fought back with works and he slowly gained his reputation and recognition. I won't further discuss this "surviving" operation, you'll end up having negative emotion on most. Just enjoy the drama and eat melon cautiously. If you follows Xu Kai's fan post on X, you'll notice they wont simply share any drama melon related to Xu Kai. They will magnify if there's a confirmation.

because she missed out 2 years, she needs to make stronger comeback to compete resources with other uprising actresses of same age group. It's a cutthroat industry. So they will find any possible ways to go upward.

Originally this drama is female-centric but SZE might not be able to attract investors alone so production or tencent might have approach XK to help open the project with negotiation that ML role with have his storyline instead of pendant. Because earliest rumor says script will change to strong ML and FL if XK take this drama. SZE already rumoured that she's confirmed for this project but XK hasn't. I think SZE side is fighting billing with XK since she already confirmed. If XK didn't take it, high possibility this project won't open, so there's no need for XK to bow to SZE side. But her marketing is strong, she already publish everywhere that this is big FL and she is 1st billing, XK 2nd billing. Marketing already mocking XK for going downhill.

XK is considered high coffee position among 95 born, so far none 95 actresses managed to suppress his position when paired together (aside from zls since they haven't paired yet since become popular). So by selling this brainwashing marketing that for this cooperation in big FL drama, she might share same position with XK, she trick public into thinking that her position has risen. Because cousin wanfu ML is at low level, she's facing criticism that her position is not yet risen despite 2 hit dramas. That's why she used XK name in order to lift her status up. She can only use XK because XK got no team to protect him and not so high traffic.

Seeing there's a lot of frying marketing, I don't think this is from Tencent. There are already 2 melon master refuting this drama ML is Xu Kai. The constant marketing might be from SZE side because if production side is frying, they won't focus on billing order. SZE just comeback, her capital already frying her coffee position by stepping on Xu Kai.

Can somebody share the link to the manga?

There are not many fans for Xu Kai at that time to say that they were upset about how his character ended. It's audience who were sad Fu Heng died. Royal Feast was not planned to compensate Xu Kai. In fact, after SOYP, WJY and NY were paired for another 4 dramas to ride on the hype of Emperor-WYL.

Yeah but it still rumour. Rough calculation should be July

Also Snow Eagle Lord