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Yes, that leaked ages ago. It's buried somewhere below 😂

I was there when the first leak of him as Wei Wuxian happened. That was a game changer for CQL at the time. Of course now XZ is top but the atmosphere is somehow even more heated. It really exploded!

And Zhang Jingyi looks beautiful too so there is a lot of anticipation among passers by - even if they just started filming 😂

Weibo and the rest of it went crazy for that video today. Have mercy (not) 😂

LMH? Really? Pity, guess I pass.

There will be romance, we actually do know this but it's not the focus of the drama. The focus is on his revenge.

Still there be some and I am glad it's her because she is so good at it (she should also have a smaller but still independent plot line). This drama is such a good opportunity for her.

Because the deadline is very tight. Considering when this was wrapped and when the SF starts, as I said below, Tsui Hark is in a race against time. Patience, he still has about ten days.

None. Considering the date of the spring festival Tsui Hark still has about ten days. It's not the first time he is chasing a very tight deadline.

The amount of text in the book about the first defence of Xiangyang is pitiful. So everything about it is something Tsui Hark is going to have to invent. Obviously what comes prior to it will go by the book.

Of course it could be that the leaks aren't correct either and the Xiangyang isn't such a big part of the movie but that's what we have so far. Maybe we will know soon, maybe we will know in a few months. Nobody really knows when this is getting released considering we are already in the middle of January and there is nothing about it.

Please be careful what you are posting in the photo section. Some of these reveal plot points and the drama has been trying to crack down on these leaks spreading.

If you see anything that resembles a scene, please do not upload or spread.

It's possible there are still traces of character set up at least, so this was the best option to avoid any issues and they simply bought the copyright.

Of course, there could be more in the plot but for that we have to wait to see.

We know, it's just MDL being MDL, it is not the first time it is inaccurate. SBMS still has the wrong synopsis and the drama has long finished broadcasting. According to the producer this drama is an independent and original work so technically it shouldn't even have those related works listed because they aren't.

The English version is Mystery of the Sea (currently, it may change because dramas sometimes do this) because the official Weibo had that up for a while.

The main character is now Zang Hai, where Zang is his assumed surname.

Don't get too attached. It's the conversation we have been having below. It's actually unknown to what extent this will be connected to the books and if it will even be connected at all considering the last interview by the producer says it is a completely original, independent script. We have to wait.

Give it a read, looks like a lot has changed. It seems like they want an independent, original story.

https://card.weibo.com/article/m/show/id/2309404984755274776588?id=2309404984755274776588

There is lots of talk right now. Personally, I have always thought there would be some connectivity there, that is certainly what the leaks we had implied.

But then when you look at things like this

https://card.weibo.com/article/m/show/id/2309404984755274776588?id=2309404984755274776588

It says, loosely, - as one of the producers of the show, Chunyu Film and Television has been involved in this project for more than two years. In the early stages of script creation, Chunyu Film and Television reached a consensus with Quantum Entertainment - that LOZH will be an independent original story, and we will strive to create a brand new series.

So I think that maybe we may actually end up getting very little in common. Hopefully we will find out more soon 🤞

I thought we were discussing Xu Lei as still potentially viable?

As for the lore, that's indeed up in the air. They did change the name of the ML, it is not Wang Zanghai anymore but Zang Hai, where Zang is a surname. So no more Wangs. He takes that name when he decided on revenge. I don't know if this means more distancing from the lore but it might.

It's a different beast from writing books and being great at one doesn't mean they have a good sense of the other. It's why this whole issue whether he is involved or not was such a hot topic in China. I think this is a good solution.

I know that but that doesn't mean there will be the same type of input that there would be if Xu Lei himself was involved. He has nothing to do with it personally as was denied before. Not with the script, not with the promotion.

Nobody who means well to this show wants a repeat of 2018 which is why him not having any input is a good thing.

I told you so.
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4984574362780278

Youku stated it a long time ago. The main character has also been renamed.

As I said before, no Xu Lei. The screenwriter is Zhao Liuyi

The main character is just Zang Hai, not Wang Zanghai.

Yes, really! I am happy as well, as she is a young actress this is such a great coup for her. Especially considering the director.