What’s with the low ratings ? Is it just bad or people just hating like usual
This drama is one of those that shows the different tastes with mainland China and international viewers. It’s well received mainland with great reviews and rating. Only 23 dramas have reached a 10k heat index on iQIYI, the douban rating even few from the initial 8.1 to 8.2, and it’s ranked at 6th for satellite tv for the first half of 2026. There is a film now in the works lol
I feel like a lot of actors have their comfort zone and excel in those areas but try something different and you realize if they are a great actor or just great at certain things. I’ve seen that talk with Zendaya recently about her acting being limited
I don’t watch Republican dramas (so I got no comparison) but I’ve seen ppl complaining or just poking fun at the directors directing. Is there a chance this all done by choice stylistically and all other Republican drama has a similar style? I’ve seen ppl say Republican drama are melodramas and are usually over the top. Or is this on par with the directors previous works? I think I saw someone say he’s the director of Churan’s current drama she filming (which relies heavily on cgi bc it’s a fantasy drama) and is gonna be Linghe’s next drama director. UPDATE: I did look at some of his other works and it’s not his usual… so maybe it’s just a stylistic choice, which of course didn’t seem to translate well. Either way it’s not the first drama that has some questionable directing and cinematography but are crowd favorites lol
The premise doesn't look very strong, and the pairing doesn't seem to work for me. I was actually waiting for…
Depends on what you are expecting out of this drama. It’s a youth drama so it’s more of an ensemble cast coming with age type with her character showing loneliness and seeking connection and you see a group of kids grow up together
okay but everything aside, I might be in the very, very small minority who believes zlh is just NOT cut for the…
It’s bc he has soft facial features and not really any edge to them. Makeup I think could help but for this drama I don’t know if it’s the filter or the lighting/color editing that is a bit too bright that lost some of the dimensions on everyone’s face. Which I think he needs more of to give contrast… it needs some shadows on his face when he’s shown at certain angles and facial expressions.
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Synopsis: “ The life of Lin Qing, a girl from a small town in difficult circumstances, is ruined. After a twist of fate, she unexpectedly swaps identities with the daughter of the wealthy Liang family and is forced into a crisis-ridden elite household. The Liang family members each harbor their own selfish motives, watching her like tigers ready to pounce. Especially the adopted eldest son, Zhao Jia'an, whose stance as friend or foe is hard to discern. Thus, surrounded by wolves in the Liang family, she carries an earth-shattering secret, treading carefully and vowing to reclaim her own life; while he secretly observes, plotting every step, patiently waiting for the right moment in the vortex of the wealthy family. A covert power struggle within the elite family, stirred up by the outsider from the bottom rung, Lin Qing, officially begins. The weak overcoming the strong to ultimately become the winner.” https://weibo.com/6566905425/5313025466698075
Did you mean to say "Fan Chang Yu" - her name in POJ? Thanks.
I did! It was a popular youth drama at the time and it really introduced her to the mainstream audience in China that ppl still fondly remember the character
It just finished filming two month ago. It still needs to go through post production, review, license, etc
I think what’s great about her is how multifaceted she is in looks and personality. Her whole feature screams sweet but something about it leans sweet but strong. When she has her resting face she leans into a cool and aloof kind of look. Even her personality ppl she worked with describe as sweet bright and lively but she’s not the type to take things lying down and will speak up when needed.
Did you mean to say "Fan Chang Yu" - her name in POJ? Thanks.
No. I meant Huang Chengzi it’s the role that really brought her to a mainstream audience in China and I still see ppl fondly remembering her character. I’ve seen a lot of ppl refer her to that even after PoJ or even during PoJ I see ppl asking if that’s Huang Chengzi. Huang Chengzi, Li Wei and now Fan Changyu are like the the three most character I’ve seen ppl refer her to
She graced the cover of a magazine and in the interview this piece stuck out bc I’ll always see ppl referring her to her characters name especially Huang Chengzi so a lot really still see her as that bright character another one I see ppl refer her to is Li Wei ❤️ It really shows how much the drama resonated and how impactful the characters are and the way she portrayed them 👏🏼
“ A few days ago, I was walking on the street when the auntie at the convenience store suddenly shouted: 'Hey, aren't you that pig slaughterer?' When she repeated this sentence, her tone was full of mischief. 'People might not know my name, but they know the name of my character, and that feeling is amazing, it's the greatest affirmation for an actor!'”
Tian Xiwei just starred on a cover magazine and mentioned the drama!
“ Jun Dai and Wei Rao, one is "pure evil" and the other is scheming kindness. Constantly jumping between two characters, it is necessary to change the shape, change the voice, and change the way of thinking. Sometimes it's really confusing. I may be playing Wei Rao, or I may be playing Jun Dai. Sometimes I play Jun Dai playing Wei Rao, and sometimes I play Wei Rao playing Jun Dai. The number of lines is two to three times that of ordinary modern dramas, and it needs to restore the ancient language tone of the Han Dynasty.”
I can imagine double the workload of playing two characters and remembering all those line and being able to convey the characters and the characters pretending to be the other characters is definitely exhausting.
The trailer has got me so excited! I hated the novel so I welcome the change. The novel the FL & ML were wrought with miscommunication and the ML wronging her at every turn bc of his prejudice of her for majority of the novel. There was no good romance between them. The changes looks like they fleshed out the palace intrigue that we got a little glimpse of and a bit of the ML two sister in law that didn’t like her. Also the change looks to give a better reason for ML to not like the marriage to FL
The synopsis says a look-a-like and in the teaser trailer mentioned “Are there really two people this alike in the world?” So no relation… at least from what we know so far
In the book,who of the twins is the prince's wife?And whom does he like?Like do people know they are twins or…
In the book there isn’t a look-a-like. There is another girl betrothed to him but since he was in a coma her family tried to get out of the marriage and fortunately that girls grandfather passed so she had to go into mourning. So his mom sought out someone else with an auspicious birthdate to hopefully help the coma and it was Wei Rao. So when he does wake up he knows that this wasn’t his original bride. In the drama this girl doesn’t exist and to get out of the marriage they found a look-a-like to take her place. The original bride is not a good person. Since the bride was switched with a look-a-like he was suspicious and guarded against her bc he still think it’s his original bride and not a switch.
I did not like the trailer of this drama at all, meaning in the entire 1 minute trailer, only Xi is there, I assumed…
This drama is not for you if you are solely here for him. It’s a female centric drama where Tian Xiwei plays two characters so double the screen time. He will have his own moments but even the romance… cp isn’t just him. There are other leads who are obsessed with the FL characters. Since it’s female heavy it’s appropriate to show at the conference. If they’d done more on the romance/couple to attract ppl like you and then when the drama comes you you’d be saying you got tricked lol
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Synopsis:
“ The life of Lin Qing, a girl from a small town in difficult circumstances, is ruined.
After a twist of fate, she unexpectedly swaps identities with the daughter of the wealthy Liang family and is forced into a crisis-ridden elite household.
The Liang family members each harbor their own selfish motives, watching her like tigers ready to pounce.
Especially the adopted eldest son, Zhao Jia'an, whose stance as friend or foe is hard to discern. Thus, surrounded by wolves in the Liang family, she carries an earth-shattering secret, treading carefully and vowing to reclaim her own life; while he secretly observes, plotting every step, patiently waiting for the right moment in the vortex of the wealthy family.
A covert power struggle within the elite family, stirred up by the outsider from the bottom rung, Lin Qing, officially begins. The weak overcoming the strong to ultimately become the winner.”
https://weibo.com/6566905425/5313025466698075
“ A few days ago, I was walking on the street when the auntie at the convenience store suddenly shouted:
'Hey, aren't you that pig slaughterer?' When she repeated this sentence, her tone was full of mischief.
'People might not know my name, but they know the name of my character, and that feeling is amazing, it's the greatest affirmation for an actor!'”
“ Jun Dai and Wei Rao, one is "pure evil" and the other is scheming kindness. Constantly jumping between two characters, it is necessary to change the shape, change the voice, and change the way of thinking.
Sometimes it's really confusing. I may be playing Wei Rao, or I may be playing Jun Dai. Sometimes I play Jun Dai playing Wei Rao, and sometimes I play Wei Rao playing Jun Dai.
The number of lines is two to three times that of ordinary modern dramas, and it needs to restore the ancient language tone of the Han Dynasty.”
I can imagine double the workload of playing two characters and remembering all those line and being able to convey the characters and the characters pretending to be the other characters is definitely exhausting.
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