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As far as I know, the actors cannot predict in advance how good the whole script will turn out to be, because at the stage of signing the contract they can only know some parts of the script and the general idea. There is a practice when actors are not given complete information about the script at the very beginning, as a result, the actors may think that they are signing up for one thing, and then during the filming process everything can change a lot. And just to repeat, actors are people who simply portray what is written in the script/dictated by the director. They cannot be responsible for other people's work, their task is to portray their character well . It doesn't matter if critics rate the plot itself poorly or well, if the project is watched by a lot of viewers, they will still recognize the actors. And normal people may well evaluate the acting and the script itself separately. An actor can act superbly even in a bad drama, raising its watchability in the eyes of the audience, and in a good drama, completely wooden actors can act, who are dragged by the script itself and the director. And not always a hit means a masterpiece from the point of view of art. Very dubious projects can easily become hits, just if they please the majority of their viewers. And not all masterpieces become hits. Even really good artists may not be known by the majority of the audience, since they do not act in hyped projects.

Personally, I like this drama, but who has a problem with this drama, what does Zhou Ye have to do with it? Most of the dissatisfied people's questions are about the script, and she is an actress, not a screenwriter. What claims can there be against her in this regard? I don't see any criticism of her acting. She plays out perfectly what the script gives her. In relation to her, it should be considered how she personally plays the character, and the character was written by the screenwriter. That's all the questions for him and also to the director. .

I'm just glad she's finally booked. I really hope that "legend of the female general" will bring her the recognition she deserves.

"Love between fairy and devil" is still her best role, her second good role is in "Moonlight" (2021), I also like her in "I've Fallen for You " (the story itself is simple, the drama is not high-budget, but quite enjoyable).

Another revenge drama? Aren't there a lot of them coming out lately? No, for Esther, as an actress, it will be an interesting new experience. But from the point of view of the plot, as a viewer, I'm in doubt.

The scariest thing about this situation is that they don't consider pairing an adult actor with a minor actress in a drama as risky as a couple of newbies. The scariest thing is that there are enough viewers here who either agree with this idea, or those who ignore such disturbing things and are still ready to watch such projects, thereby ensuring their popularity and bringing money to their creators. Which, accordingly, only encourages the adoption of similar casting decisions in the future. I'm sure if the audience had created an impressive backlash reaction to this, they would have had to abandon this practice. Personally, even though I have favorites among actors and actresses, I don't watch all dramas with them, because I'm no less selective in terms of the plot of dramas.

Well, I would argue here, in my opinion, talent does not always depend on age, sometimes young actors are able to play more convincingly than more experienced ones. That's the first thing. And secondly, I personally haven't watched any dramas with Ai Mi, but many here say that she is extraordinarily talented for her age, and that's why they chose her for this drama. But if they could find an actress so young and at the same time so talented for her age, then wouldn't they be able to find an equally young and talented actor? It sounds like a double standard. Do we know many examples where 30-year-old actresses were paired with 16-17-year-old guys because they are extremely talented? And if we accept the fact that such young actors and actresses may not be able to play as well as their older сolleagues, then in any case, why pair an adult actor with a minor actress? She's too young, which means she can't play better than the older one. There will be no drama in this case either, if the level of play of one actor does not reach the level of the other's play.

For me personally, this looks like a very worrying trend. I don't mind the big age difference between the actors (as long as it's less than 30 years), if that's what the plot requires, but I'm categorically against a minor actress/actor in a romantic relationship with an adult actor/actress on screen, whether with or without kisses. For me, even if the actress just recently turned 18, I would also not like to see her with an adult actor. Yes, she's officially an adult now, but there's not much mental difference between 17-18. In my opinion, it is possible to make a match for adult actors (but only for those who are under 30 years old) from the age of 19 and older, but in no case younger. Such things are especially important because they relate to dramas that can be watched by very young viewers. If they want to make a very young actor/actress popular as soon as possible, they can also choose a couple of about the same age, with a difference of 1-2 years. If the plot is really high-quality, and the actors turn out to be really talented, they will become popular quickly. But writing a really good plot and characters is, of course, more difficult. It's much easier to take a ready-made star (who's already under 30) with big fandom and pair him with a minor (

Wow) that sounds like a very interesting pairing, I hope it turns out to be true.

And that's another question, if they wanted as young-looking actresses as possible, why didn't they consider 21-22-year-old actresses, well, 20 at least. I doubt that the difference would be very big. They also chose the one who just turned 17 just a few days ago. We have Zhao Jin Mai, who is 22 and could easily pass for a 17-year-old. And I'm sure the choice would be from those under the age of 25. I have vague doubts that it's only about the talent of the chosen actress. They could easily have found an older one with no less talent. And it's true, if they can easily get away with pairing a 17-year-old actress with a 27-year-old actor, next time they can choose a 15-year-old actress to pair a 30-year-old actor, and again there will be people who will say that "it's okay, they just won't kiss."

That's exactly how I feel. I can't become a fan of Bai Lu, no matter how hard I try, for some reason her play doesn't catch my attention, she seems to play well, but I still don't get an emotional response. The only role she played that I really liked and I wanted to empathize with her character in "Till the end of the Moon". While Li Yi Tong was hooked with a very small role in LBFAD, I immediately found her acting likeable, and after "Dream in a Dream" I definitely really liked her as an actress. I think Bai Lu has more of a Femme Fatale type. And I personally am not a fan of this type.

And although many people are annoyed by CGH, I personally am even pleased with this development. And after episode 28, I can say that Wang You Shuo is excellent at his acting. I usually only saw him in the role of good guys, and his appearance encourages him to play overly idealized characters. But here he plays his character in such a way that you forget his previous roles and you already want to hate his character, but still, even if a little, but feel sorry for him (not to confuse with sympathy). I think this role is much more interesting to play than another boring unrequited person in love.

To be honest, watching the development of CGH's character now, I wouldn't be surprised that even when the whole truth is really revealed, his brain will simply not be able to accept such a truth and he will simply fixate on denying that he was always right and others are lying. It already seems to me that this is not just his character, his mental state is already beginning to shake before our eyes.

So that's exactly the difference between a ML and a FL as characters right now, their current character development is about the same, but we know a lot more about the ML's backstory than the FL. They literally try to show and tell us in detail about his life from childhood to the present day, reveal his family ties, who he was friends with, who he was an enemy of, why he grew up the way he is now. Therefore, his character seems to be more deeply worked out. Whereas, for the most part, we only know about the FL's life that she is an actress. And I think this could also be one of the reasons why the audience feels more for the ML than the FL. Without a proper background, it is more difficult for the viewer to understand and sympathize with the hero.

I don't quite agree about the development of the FL. A certain development of her character is still given over the course of the story, but she lacks the background of what kind of person she was before getting into the script, what exactly her life was like. We were given a bit of her backstory in episode 1 and that's it for now. I personally hope that they will tell us more about her real life in future episodes.

And why did they have to get rid of a single trope, if the script was originally supposed to be like this, full of cliches from other dramas? This is the reason why the FL was so skeptical about this scenario in the first place. Because it was full of these same cliches and tropes that she knew from other dramas. In fact, it is supposed to be a parody of all these dramas, this script is a generalized image of all these dramas. Therefore, the maximum number of all these cliches is initially used here. The plot of this drama is how a human from reality "breaks the fourth wall" in a typical "historical" romantic drama, just like all other dramas like it. This is the whole point of what is happening.

There is nuance , in this case, the FL did not fall into a real specific historical period, but into a scenario with a near-historical background and some fantasy elements. So a certain discrepancy with the reality of a real historical era is not such a terrible thing here. The environment surrounding the FL is already supposed to be initially fiction.

The audience forgives not just a man, the audience forgives a handsome man. The way I explain this double standard in dramas is that the majority of viewers of such dramas are women. Therefore, falling in love with the actor's handsome face, they are ready to forgive many of the sins of his character. And the heroines, respectively, they subconsciously perceive as rivals. Therefore, they are more critical of their actions. As for the immaculate Mary Sue's great popularity as the main character, the audience just likes to put themselves in their shoes, a kind of escapism. I'm not saying that all female viewers are like that, but I can assume that many are. They don't see drama as a story with its own development of different characters. They look at drama as the embodiment of their own fantasies.

Not only that, but the FL will also eventually fall in love in the drama with the antihero who was supposed to kill her in the original plot of the story. And they were also supposed to be married at the time of the heroine's murder.

The more I watch it, the more I like it and Li Yi Tong is such a charismatic actress) It's a real pleasure to watch her) I also like watching how Riley Wang plays) His characters are always so charismatic and cute with a bit of devilry. I hope in future episodes this drama will not slip in terms of plot quality and the intensity and seriousness of the story will only increase.