PeachBlossomGoddess

Yes I recognized her too. I like her a lot but she is not well known and I think you and I may be the only people here that watched that drama...😅

I don’t have age targets. I am good with any casting that fits the role and the character. I think the rising generation of young actors is a lot better than the generation that is currently aging out (Yang Mi, ZLY etc). Lead roles get paid a lot more than supporting roles so I am sure it’s intensely competitive to land them. But there are young actors that are backed by strong backers that get them pretty early. Usually the ones that start out as child actors have a head start.

I tried 2 times to change it. I give up.

It has to be the same as what iqiyi is using on their China site.

There is a better one that shows them as a team. I think it conveys the character setup better. But according to MDL rules, there is no way it will be used.

He's either going to be famous or killed dead.

Yeah China's beauty standard is absurd. But as you point out there are good roles for all kinds of body types.

I also care more about talent than looks but I do think a character has to fit the part. Like I would never cast Guo Qilin in an action oriented role unless it were a spoof.

Ni Ni's look is iconic. She is a true Chinese beauty. And she can really act too. Its too bad she mostly does movies.

They continue to address each other as sect brother and sect sister because they are both not yet ready to take the next step in their relationship. In other words, the marriage is still on hold for the time being.

Sure - she is his little apple.🍎

I guess she was the true test of his conviction to become an immortal. The price was only someone who is capable of loving such an inherently selfish character so selflessly and unconditionally. I am not sure I would have made the same choices but it is what it is.

I have dinner out tonight cannot watch yet.

Sure - Luoyang, Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 1 and 2. And Empress of China is all about her.

I saw online a theory that all the Haiya orphans have names that refer to black 黑 in their names.

I think expectations may be too high. But I won't start it till later so its just based on what I saw online.

Which one? You mean Female General?

Now I am confused bc above you posted "It honestly doesn’t make sense that he was poisoned. "
In any case, we are saying the same thing then.

We won't know whether it makes sense or not until it is revealed why. As I said, not a romance. So its more likely there not to make us cry but for a reason.

Thanks for sharing. I think the drama did a really good job portraying Han Li's feelings for her. To me from their first encounter, everything you described came across palpably even though I didn't read the book or the donghua. Maybe the translation doesn't capture the nuances but I never saw any sister-zone or guilt or pity but temptation and regret.

I already shared my thoughts on TS above. If I am right, he works against Yesha. I think all of the main characters are collateral damage from Haiya massacre years ago and many of them have personal agendas to be revealed. It doesn't have to be one or the other or even necessarily a mole. As for the poison, I was never that concerned about it. This is a detective story not a romance so its there for a reason not to set up a romantic tragedy. I more interested in why Beiming was poisoned than when, where and how he gets cured.

Yes of course and in an ensemble story, everyone has a role to play. This is just to clarify people shouldn't look for another CD here.