The drama was initially submitted to the NRTA for approval with 40 episodes, but the final broadcast version was…
@Vince Is there regulatory policy regarding sensitive content such as cannibalism and incest?
I mean the plot about the Sima Jiao's revenge is actually because of these.. The whole Gencheng immortal mansion rose up through other people consuming Sima Clan people and then forcing marriage and childbirth among sima clan family members to maintain bloodline purity.. Later they even wanted to force the ML's mother to have a child with the ML (as they were the last two Simas alive) which drove her crazy and she died refining the Fengshan spiritual fire to give the ML a chance to survive. The ML was disgusted and thought such a rotten sect doesn't need to exist and also for his own freedom so that his power, blood and flesh doesn't fall into their hands, he decided to take revenge and destroy the whole gencheng immortal mansion. He also had mania and bloodlust as a sign of sickness for a child born from incestuous bloodline that has been going on for generations.
So. if they cut this part due to regulations on sensitive content, then Sima Jiao's background, personality like how he became like this, and reason for revenge would not be clear enough.
Xianxia is my favorite genre. There are a few dramas I'm looking forward to: When Destiny Brings the Demon, The…
For me only WDBTD. For others, I have a saint mentality.. There are so many good stories.. Since they have been put into production, they will be released one day anyway.. So, I will just watch whichever airs when.
It doesn't matter if drama have less reservation as long as script is good, various drama with good reservation…
Yeah, As long as it followed the novel properly..it would be a huge hit. I hope production team didn't try to overcomplicate things which are not necessary. C-drama adaptations feel like a gamble, either hit or miss.
I remember royal rumors drama adapted from "The Times Spent in Pretense" was butchered so badly that I had trauma about Cdrama for three whole months. I only liked 3 novels of that author and this one was her best. Even the other one "A girl like me" was butchered very badly. The last one "flying up without disturbing" feels like going to be ruined too. This author's other novels are really not good, but these 3 were really written well in terms of plot and characters. Sad that 2 got butchered really badly.
I created a discussion page on mdl Xianyu. Many new viewers who haven't read the novel might not know what this drama is about. So feel free to check this out. It contains a kind of summary about the novel, lead characters, various plot points just to give you a quick idea to get started with the drama. If you are wondering whether to watch this drama or not.. read the novel summary plot points first and then decide.
And dear novel readers if you have anything to share or add such as favorite plot points, expectations about drama, your analysis etc. you can post on that page too.
And if you find people in other platforms showing interest in this drama you can share the discussion link to let them get familiar about this story.
It doesn't matter if drama have less reservation as long as script is good, various drama with good reservation…
Yeah.. Just like how OG was.. it had huge heat index before release and then just a normal performance because the story didn't hold up and male lead characterization wasn't done very well even in novel and drama didn't improve anything but made it more depressing.
Also the drama blossom didn't have much reservation or heat index, it wasn't even a high budget drama but because the plot is so good and the ML & FL characters were fleshed out really well that it exploded and became more popular than many hyped drama with high budget.
So, in the end no matter what, it depends on whether the plot and characterization of main leads are set properly or not.
[P.S. Of course, I mean no disrespect.. OG drama might appeal to people who prefer bitter sweet youth growing up type of drama]
Reservation is rising 5000 per day.. I am starting countdown.. Hope they announce the official date earlier. I am also hoping for them to appear in hi6 https://www.youku.com/ku/webtv
Yes no misunderstanding, no love triangle ( no one will dare to become sima jiao's love rival 🤣), no love rival…
Yeah Sima Jiao really is the best.. His liking for her has nothing to do with her abilities or beauty or anything.. She just needs to be the regular her and that's it. Honestly, I am worried too about some weird cringe or unc. angst popping up... but lets hope for the best.. You can read the novel.. its really good.
https://x.com/MUAmmfc/status/1949378808152560038Drama Team released a first kiss poster of Shizu and his girl…
Yeah, thanks for sharing the poster. I saw the reservation number on Youku China just now.. Feel so happy. Lets pray 1 million.. https://www.youku.com/ku/webtv
🍉Not just Xianyu, but Moonlight Reunion has also been moved from the summer schedule to late September, although…
Bless you man for this good news. I was so panicked.
But one thing I don't understand why Arthur Chen gets so much hate every time there is a promising project.. I mean looking at c entertainment industry almost at least half of them are from rich and influential families and many 2nd or 3rd gen entertainment industry tycoon families.. like many have parents as actors, directors, producers and owns ent companies, news and media etc.. So why he gets so much haters.. of course others also get some controversy on the eve of release but he gets too much compared to others..
Guys, there has been a few arguments in the weibo about Xianyu release. Some are saying Xianyu will be pushed out of the summer schedule.. some are defending that it would be released on 14th. I browsed the weibo by searching xianyu and found these posts after scrolling down If anyone come across some definite news from reliable source. Please do share. I am super anxious.
Yes no misunderstanding, no love triangle ( no one will dare to become sima jiao's love rival 🤣), no love rival…
@D aka diyu
Yeah and the scene where she found the heart scribble with their names..oh so sweet..
You know, there is another thing which is quite interesting in the novel.. and one of the main reasons for me liking this novel is that despite Sima Jiao's backstory he didn't become an yandere with extreme possessiveness. His love for her is actually quite healthy. In the scene when he passes the fengshan spiritual fire to her at the end of second arc he says "I only love you" which doesn't feel like an romantic love declaration but something more deeper like you are the only one I have or the only bond I have left in this world so if not you so who should I give it to.
Generally, according to how novels go, normally this kind of feeling for MLs of other stories with "tragic loner background being surrounded by enemies and FL being the only sunshine" MLs feel overly jealous even of their female friends and sometimes goes on yandere mode to restrict their choice and freedom and also shows complex dark feelings like "she can get along with / is fine interacting with everyone but I only need her..blah blah blah" . Honestly speaking these things are far from being anything close to romance.
But here our ML Sima Jiao is such a conceited confident man that while passing the spiritual fire when LYT said that if he is gone, then she will forget him and find someone new. Sima Jiao said in a proud badass tone that "you will never be able to forget me".
Also, when they reunited in the 2nd arc and found that LYT forgot him, he never tried to forecfully recover her memory or put pressure on her because he was damn confident that even without memory she will still be in love with him. This is how manliness and confidence should be showed in MLs rather than "restricting the FL and manipulating her with MLs superior power position and wealth that flaunts how amazing a man he is and the FL is a great herione to be able to move the heart of this kind man".
Another thing is that he never minded her interacting with other people and having normal social interactions like her friend Hong Luo and people of the farming sect and her pervious master and senior brothers. He even made arrangements to make sure after he is gone, she is surrounded in a safe and happy environment with people she can get along with. So, totally avoiding the "cringy jealousy towards female friends and restricting her choice and freedom". What a healthy mindset Sima Jiao has toward relationship despite being a morally grey person. This contrast makes it even better. This novel really made me feel the saying that "loving someone is like growing a flower". How much they cherish each other is reflected not in some gorgeous passionate heart stopping tense scenes but in the subtle details of their daily life.
After reading the novel several times, I realized that I love their nature and style of relationship in their…
Dear, you just spoke my mind. For me too, the first gencheng immortal mansion arc is the best one. And the way their natural relationship develop like an old married couple and all their dynamics feel like a simple and plain daily life flow but extremely precious and touching....Everytime, the little deer in LYT's heart starts to jump but then becomes normal bcz Sima Jiao acts like this is how it should be which feels so like "we are already together, whats the fuss about" damn sweet with a hint of pride from Sima Jiao... I don't know how to explain it..Anyway, every time I read the first arc, my heart feels bubbled up with so many emotions that I lose sleep...
I hope they kept the fist arc intact even the fillers because all the scenes show how their relationship develops in subtle ways and the beckground fillers' scenes actually shows us why and how they can be together, how much their encounter actually mean to each other every small detail shows us things such as how Sima Jiao became who he is today, how the FL and ML became closer bit by bit and how their relationship dynamic was formed. Its different from other novels because both the FL and ML aren't shown as straightforward passionate or burning romance; its more about subtle details. Its so precious.
I mean the plot about the Sima Jiao's revenge is actually because of these.. The whole Gencheng immortal mansion rose up through other people consuming Sima Clan people and then forcing marriage and childbirth among sima clan family members to maintain bloodline purity.. Later they even wanted to force the ML's mother to have a child with the ML (as they were the last two Simas alive) which drove her crazy and she died refining the Fengshan spiritual fire to give the ML a chance to survive. The ML was disgusted and thought such a rotten sect doesn't need to exist and also for his own freedom so that his power, blood and flesh doesn't fall into their hands, he decided to take revenge and destroy the whole gencheng immortal mansion. He also had mania and bloodlust as a sign of sickness for a child born from incestuous bloodline that has been going on for generations.
So. if they cut this part due to regulations on sensitive content, then Sima Jiao's background, personality like how he became like this, and reason for revenge would not be clear enough.
I remember royal rumors drama adapted from "The Times Spent in Pretense" was butchered so badly that I had trauma about Cdrama for three whole months. I only liked 3 novels of that author and this one was her best. Even the other one "A girl like me" was butchered very badly. The last one "flying up without disturbing" feels like going to be ruined too. This author's other novels are really not good, but these 3 were really written well in terms of plot and characters. Sad that 2 got butchered really badly.
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/693413-xian-yu/143708-novel-plot-characterization-why-its-unique-from-other-xiania-discussion?page=last&p=3359954#p3359954
I created a discussion page on mdl Xianyu. Many new viewers who haven't read the novel might not know what this drama is about. So feel free to check this out. It contains a kind of summary about the novel, lead characters, various plot points just to give you a quick idea to get started with the drama. If you are wondering whether to watch this drama or not.. read the novel summary plot points first and then decide.
And dear novel readers if you have anything to share or add such as favorite plot points, expectations about drama, your analysis etc. you can post on that page too.
And if you find people in other platforms showing interest in this drama you can share the discussion link to let them get familiar about this story.
https://www.youku.com/ku/webtv
Also the drama blossom didn't have much reservation or heat index, it wasn't even a high budget drama but because the plot is so good and the ML & FL characters were fleshed out really well that it exploded and became more popular than many hyped drama with high budget.
So, in the end no matter what, it depends on whether the plot and characterization of main leads are set properly or not.
[P.S. Of course, I mean no disrespect.. OG drama might appeal to people who prefer bitter sweet youth growing up type of drama]
https://www.youku.com/ku/webtv
Honestly, I am worried too about some weird cringe or unc. angst popping up... but lets hope for the best..
You can read the novel.. its really good.
https://www.youku.com/ku/webtv
But one thing I don't understand why Arthur Chen gets so much hate every time there is a promising project.. I mean looking at c entertainment industry almost at least half of them are from rich and influential families and many 2nd or 3rd gen entertainment industry tycoon families.. like many have parents as actors, directors, producers and owns ent companies, news and media etc.. So why he gets so much haters.. of course others also get some controversy on the eve of release but he gets too much compared to others..
https://m.weibo.cn/search?containerid=100103type%3D1%26q%3D%E7%8D%BB%E9%AD%9A
Yeah and the scene where she found the heart scribble with their names..oh so sweet..
You know, there is another thing which is quite interesting in the novel.. and one of the main reasons for me liking this novel is that despite Sima Jiao's backstory he didn't become an yandere with extreme possessiveness. His love for her is actually quite healthy. In the scene when he passes the fengshan spiritual fire to her at the end of second arc he says "I only love you" which doesn't feel like an romantic love declaration but something more deeper like you are the only one I have or the only bond I have left in this world so if not you so who should I give it to.
Generally, according to how novels go, normally this kind of feeling for MLs of other stories with "tragic loner background being surrounded by enemies and FL being the only sunshine" MLs feel overly jealous even of their female friends and sometimes goes on yandere mode to restrict their choice and freedom and also shows complex dark feelings like "she can get along with / is fine interacting with everyone but I only need her..blah blah blah" . Honestly speaking these things are far from being anything close to romance.
But here our ML Sima Jiao is such a conceited confident man that while passing the spiritual fire when LYT said that if he is gone, then she will forget him and find someone new. Sima Jiao said in a proud badass tone that "you will never be able to forget me".
Also, when they reunited in the 2nd arc and found that LYT forgot him, he never tried to forecfully recover her memory or put pressure on her because he was damn confident that even without memory she will still be in love with him. This is how manliness and confidence should be showed in MLs rather than "restricting the FL and manipulating her with MLs superior power position and wealth that flaunts how amazing a man he is and the FL is a great herione to be able to move the heart of this kind man".
Another thing is that he never minded her interacting with other people and having normal social interactions like her friend Hong Luo and people of the farming sect and her pervious master and senior brothers. He even made arrangements to make sure after he is gone, she is surrounded in a safe and happy environment with people she can get along with. So, totally avoiding the "cringy jealousy towards female friends and restricting her choice and freedom". What a healthy mindset Sima Jiao has toward relationship despite being a morally grey person. This contrast makes it even better. This novel really made me feel the saying that "loving someone is like growing a flower". How much they cherish each other is reflected not in some gorgeous passionate heart stopping tense scenes but in the subtle details of their daily life.
I hope they kept the fist arc intact even the fillers because all the scenes show how their relationship develops in subtle ways and the beckground fillers' scenes actually shows us why and how they can be together, how much their encounter actually mean to each other every small detail shows us things such as how Sima Jiao became who he is today, how the FL and ML became closer bit by bit and how their relationship dynamic was formed. Its different from other novels because both the FL and ML aren't shown as straightforward passionate or burning romance; its more about subtle details. Its so precious.