MareAzurre

I could clearly see the shortcomings, and it was hard going from ep 30 onward, but rating a series is personal. For me a series that entertain me and moved me deserve a 10, as imperfect as it could be. There are other Chinese series that are rated very high and I fell sleep in the first episode. So I left no rating, because it would be unfair for those who decided to watch.

Y ha sido criticada en China por ello. Lo del final feliz...SE Bajan a Una series de un dia a otro de 10 a 7 por qué no Les gusto el final. Qué patetico. Imaginate lo edulcorada qué esta serie es y no Les gusto Como termino porqué no fue Una escena romantica. Mas absurdos.

For me, there is a dreamy quality about it, particularly in the first part of the series. Such a sweet interactions between ZLH character and TXW (and her family!). I was not so convinced when Yu Qian Qian appeared in scene I thought it could create a triangle that I detest in fiction too, but no, on the contrary it "brought" Qi Min character with his overwhelming stage presence.

Yu Qian Qian origins - for those interesting on this theme, this Insta blogger tries to explain it:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DW0ERvAAevm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

@SNAZ I am so glad you came forward with all your intelligent comments. When I wrote something similar I received so much hate, and this has happened with every single person who has dared to say they feel moved by the storyline of QM and QQ. QM, as I always wrote, does not have any redeemable qualities but in this fictional world his affection for QQ leaves, as you say, a big impression. And yes, some of us like our stories edgy and sensual. Deng Kai performance is outstanding. A lot of people agree with you but they don't come forward because who want to be bullied for interacting in a forum. This suppose to be a fun experience. we are discussing fiction after all.

Los votos aqui son personas que se obsesionan con los actores or las parejas. No hay nada que refleje un balance. Yo le puse un 10 porque yo evaluo todo en terminos de entretenimiento y emocion. A mi me gusto la series y me encanto la segunda pareja, el super malo con cabello plateado creo que es un actor increible y me encanta sus escenas con su pareja. Has escrito en castellano y te contesto en el mismo idioma pues si escribieras esto en ingles te acribillan. Hay gente horrible a intolerante en estos forums te lo aseguro. A mi me parece que todo el mundo tiene derecho a opinar. Yo por decir que me gustaba la segunda pareja (y no dije que no me gustara la primera) me han echado un odio que de verdad me he asustado.

I wouldn't say staged but there is the inhabiting of the character. It is a creation process that is recorded for the fans delight 😊 I never complaint about all those extras that we see. It gives the audience extra joy!

Deng Kai really deserved that recognition. He managed to deliver a multilayer moving performance for a character that has no redeemable qualities. He has all my admiration and I am very happy to see that he is finally getting both the commercial and acting sucess that he deserved.

Deng Kai - mesmerising first magazine cover - Madame Figaro. I wish I could buy the magazine, he deserves all the support. He is such a multilayer interesting actor. The original link is in Weibo (Figaro)
https://x.com/DKAI95/status/2041409790325543201?s=20

So well said. He is an amazing professional trained actor that after 8 year of secondary roles, hopefully he will be a lead in top tier productions (he has been lead in short dramas). He is certainly getting the attention that he deserved with brand endorsement and cover of magazines. You may would like to have a look at the teaser for his cover in Madame Figaro https://x.com/DKAI95/status/2041409790325543201?s=20

Wang Anyu is fabulous, have you seen any of his series? He is a great actor, one of the really good one from this generation.

Bless TXW I don't recall her having to do steamy scenes like in PoJ before. So your observation may be correct! She is better know for comedy. I'm glad she dared because she can be offered more roles. She is so much fun with her MLs. Even with Xu Kai they did this game and everybody was laughing. Such nice energy.

I totally agree with you, but there is a lot of haters of the 2CP here, some are so fanatic of the main CP that cannot tolerate that people actually find more attractive the 2CP - I like both. They were portraying different stories, different emotions. Others are or pretend to be the "moral police" that appears in every single MDL forum that feel offended when we praise a dark story, edgy and interesting where there is eroticism and explosive chemistry. I like this in the fantasy realm and I am not ashamed to admit it like others. Deng Kai was super as QiMin what a great actor. He has in Snow Kong an excellent partner. Maybe not at Deng Kai level of acting as he is a trained professional actor, but close enough.

Probably. Personally I'm not into Arthur Chen at all.

Have you try Love beyond the grave? I don't but that CP is #1 atm in Weibo

I have started with Veil of Shadows and I'm so enjoying it ☺️

Agree with you!

I am totally agree with @IkariFuwa commenting before. It is simply a marketing strategy. It has happened before. Even in Europe and US series, there is the final cut - that follows regulations about timing and others and is show in Cinemas, and the Director cut, the second one has more scenes and is normally streamed.

Actors are aware that they are recorded at every second. They know that the bts will serve to promote the series. Nobody can be recorded against their knowledge in China, and even less to disseminate the content. They are criminal laws to punish this. As my Chinese friends who live in China say: if there is a camera, is fan service. They call it candies, so actors are committed in providing candies to keep the interest of the audience in the new series.

I think it is very personal why we rated it high. I rated 10 and like you found it so hard going the last 10 episodes. Maybe I am not that exigent. For me the balance of my experience was very good. The series moved me very much, ZLH and TXW did a fab job, and I discovered new actors and characters that are in my list of favorite now like Deng Kai as QM. Excellent performance by the secondary cast.