Ok, I am in for now. In this drama LYN had me at 'come here'.Not usually a fan of LYN. He has his talents to be…
I hear what you are saying I have not been a fan of his acting either. It’s not the worst but it has clearly been a work in progress with his facial expressions sometimes out of place or his mouth just agape or the lethargic slouch. But he seems to have fixed most of those issues in this drama so far and the role suits him. So he has clearly made good progress.
I feel like her acting is really good here and its my first SZE drama too. As for the line delivery, are you Chinese?…
No she has one of the clearest line deliveries among Chinese actresses. Even when she is breathy or sobs or puts other emotions into her lines , I can hear exactly what she is saying. Even Yang Zi who is already really good occasionally mispronounces her words. While I respect your opinion on her acting though I don’t agree with it, I just roll my eyes and shake my head when non native speakers start commenting on line delivery as if they know what they are talking about.
Oh I do hope she is super manipulative, scheming and political! She married Wei Shao to save her family and by…
Hello!!! No guileless, delicate and weepy flower is going to survive! Wei Shao character design was based on Cao Cao, the most scary general of 3 Kingdoms! 😅😄
Does anyone else think Song Zu Er reminds them of Zhao Lu Si? I may be wrong but their features are alike to my…
They look completely different to me. Song Zuér aura is very feisty and she has very strong screen presence and carrying vocals. Lusi's aura is softer and gentler and her facial angles are rounder and she is more soft spoken.
After reading some comments that they don't like FL because she comes off as manipulative, I don't know why I…
Oh I do hope she is super manipulative, scheming and political! She married Wei Shao to save her family and by hook or by crook she has to sway him to her POV. Otherwise, he is literally planning to have all Qiao clan drawn and quartered. Beauty alone is not going to sway him to drop their blood feud. She has to make him see that it would be better to let bygones be bygones and build a strong alliance.
Is the FL using her own voice here? I’m hearing one of Rosy Zhao’s dubber. Someone please confirm my hearing!
I can't remember watching any dramas where Song Zuér is dubbed. Her voice acting is very good she is a graduate of the prestigious Beijing Film Academy. Lusi only started to do her own voicework recently and its not bad but IMHO its just nowhere near the same level in terms of articulation and clarity.
Try streaming it from your phone to your TV then. But look again for the app - its either Tencent Video or WeTV depending on your region. It should be on most SmartTVs.
My first Song Zu Er drama and she has the cutest cry.
I first noticed her in Novoland Eagle Flag. She was very young and her styling was stunning bc that was a super high budget drama. She got a lot of hate on MDL bc she played a bratty character but I liked her a lot anyway and I usually hate bratty characters.
you could've watch it free on Bilibili or Telegram. Hahaha
Long form dramas are best case break even or loss making. iQiyi's financials are such dire straits that they are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Tencent tried to buy them a few years ago but were blocked by regulators. While Tencent doesn't disclose their digital media segment's financials Youku does and they have been losing a few hundred million RMB every quarter, So I can't imagine Tencent is doing that well either. This is all public information. You can just pull up their quarterly financial reports to see what they are saying about the current state of the industry. Tencent just reported last night and Alibaba/Youku is reporting tonight.
It is true that the regulators put a 40 episode cap on dramas a few years ago but in recent months, most platforms are cutting episodes below 40 on their own due to the cut in advertising budgets. They just can't sell enough ads to support 40 episodes so they cut the episode count. Chinese dramas make half their revenue from ads and when the ad market is bad, the episode count has to fall. Subscriptions can only cover half the cost of the dramas. Most Chinese viewers don't subscribe or at best only subscribe to one platform bc they work very long hours - the average is 9am to 9pm 6 days a week. So they don't care that much about advance viewing and most of the ones that subscribe just do it to avoid ads.
Right. Qiao Fan had him sleeping outside like the gentlemen he is lol she's one of the Lord's strongest soldiers…
And the fool is actually making her one!🤦🏻♀️ They are destroying my vision of ancient times being where couples had no internet no nothing to do except make babies to pass the time...
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It is true that the regulators put a 40 episode cap on dramas a few years ago but in recent months, most platforms are cutting episodes below 40 on their own due to the cut in advertising budgets. They just can't sell enough ads to support 40 episodes so they cut the episode count. Chinese dramas make half their revenue from ads and when the ad market is bad, the episode count has to fall. Subscriptions can only cover half the cost of the dramas. Most Chinese viewers don't subscribe or at best only subscribe to one platform bc they work very long hours - the average is 9am to 9pm 6 days a week. So they don't care that much about advance viewing and most of the ones that subscribe just do it to avoid ads.
They are destroying my vision of ancient times being where couples had no internet no nothing to do except make babies to pass the time...