antiherodiaries

It's an antihero story--everyone is a little dispicable and little loveable.

I don't know about LYX fans...but TJC fans tend to steer clear of paparazzi videos because it's an invasion of his privacy. I do recommend following his official YouTube & IG accounts. You can also follow the official fan club on Instagram.

Oh look at this f**king l0$er just spraying 💩 out of her mouth like it’s a talent. Imagine being this loud, this d*mb, and this confidently full of bull💩. If it’s “just a period drama,” why are you riding his 🍆 this hard? Must s**k having nothing going on upstairs except two brain cells fighting for third place. Sit the f**k down.

Omgad! Tan is just gorgeous. I can't wait.

Not trying to stir conflict hahaha… but this is exactly why people keep asking you to step back. You’re doubling down on “personal opinion” while treating unresolved allegations as fact, and that’s where it stops being concern and starts being rumor-driven speculation—especially when black-market manipulation has already been raised before with both LYX and TJC.
And honestly—when exactly has TJC been “problematic”? The real issue here is how easily people latch onto rumors. Same energy as that woman claiming to be TJC’s girlfriend. Delusional.
Wu Lei choosing to sue is his way of doing business. TJC choosing to focus on his craft is his. Different approaches, same right. Silence isn’t guilt.
As for “they should have begged Yang Yang to take the script”—be serious. Do you think directors and producers have no dignity? That they grovel to fans who think they know better? Have you ever worked in filmmaking or casting? Do you have insider info?
And real question—how old are you? Because this take sounds like it came straight out of fandom Twitter, not an adult conversation.
Otherwise, shut it.

Apologies for the belated reply—I had to step away and actually read Shi Ri, since you’re so eager to defend a work you never mentioned whether you’d read yourself. Thankfully it was a fast read (web novel perks). Unfortunately, my knee-jerk reaction held up. Aside from the Sinicization of the survival genre through Taoist elements and zodiac symbolism, the framework mirrors Alice in Borderland almost beat for beat and offers nothing particularly new or meaningful. The story lacks depth; violence and gore function more like salad dressing, and the female characters largely exist to make the men look tougher and more heroic. Unless a screenwriter is given real creative agency to rethink the material, I’ll pass. I’m just not interested in plot-driven stories that have nothing substantive to say.

Pullllllllleese. I rate based on how good the story is and how compelling the characters are—then production execution. If you actually looked at my list, you’d see I don’t rate based on the actors. 😒

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Haha… yes, I came in negative with my expectations, lmao. Please don’t be embarrassed for me—I’m shameless by choice, especially since the book is already on my list to read.

Yeah, there are two things about C-drama adaptations that always frustrate me: watered-down themes, and budget issues—either too much or too little. Watered-down themes destroy the compelling nature of the original source. On the other hand, dramas with excessive budgets tend to overdo things because teams feel pressured to spend the money before they lose it, and high budgets also come with strings attached from various stakeholders. On the opposite end of the spectrum, trying to adapt a story that requires a high budget on a shoestring budget is just as disastrous. I just finished The Unclouded Soul, and despite having the right level of production value, it was obvious the script had been compromised by investors. The second lead’s storyline added absolutely nothing to the main themes of the story—lmao. It felt like a mini script with its own separate melodrama awkwardly embedded into the main plot. Obviously, XZ’s team is going to move mountains to make sure he doesn’t get screwed over like this. So we won’t have investor-meddling shenanigans.

What part of “low expectations lead to better surprises” are you struggling with? 🤣

The Untamed is probably his best work. Douluo felt miscast to me—I finished it, but god, the writing was atrocious. Jade Dynasty was basically a throwback to ’90s wuxia filmmaking (very Tsui Hark-coded), so its success wasn’t just XZ—but sure, whatever helps his fans sleep. Legend of Zeng Hai I’ll probably skip for now; I’m not in the mood for historical court shenanigans.

Don’t feel bad for HMH—he’s doing just fine. Hong Ye is my obsession today; tomorrow it’ll probably be someone else. If anything, I feel worse for XZ for having to deal with a toxic fandom. My skepticism applies to all C-dramas, lmao. Low expectations = better surprises. 🤣 Plus, rumors are still rumors. Don’t hand them to me like peer-reviewed sources, especially when they’re from X.

I’m not an anti 🤣. I liked XZ’s Wei Wuxian. I’m just a skeptic, not an optimist—lmao. Since when did having an opinion become a personal attack? I care more about good writing than idol worship. I’ll have favorites, but I’m not stupidly loyal.

Yeah pretty much. I don't have great expectations. I've been disappointed more often than I need to be with Chinese dramas esp adaptations.

My praises are reserved for those rare gems that surprises me.

Mind you, I am not trashing the book 🤣. Books are sacred. I'm trashing the adaption.

The more beloved, the more criticism from book lovers.

I haven’t read it yet—it’s on my looooooong list of books to get through, since I try to read the source material before watching adaptations. I’m currently trying to finish The Three-Body Problem and Love Beyond the Grave before watching those dramas.
From the summary, though, this sounds like a survivorship, last-man-standing type of plot. I’m a bigger fan of this kind of IP (Battle Royale, The Hunger Games, Squid Game, and of course Alice in Borderland), which is exactly why I’m skeptical about how this could be adapted. These stories are rooted in heavy themes—the human condition, violence, and the consequences that come with it—often expressed through brutality and gore.
Given how strict censorship is in China, I’m not convinced they’d be able to handle the gravity of those themes. It may simply be too mature for Chinese televised audience.
In my years of watching Chinese dramas, higher budgets—coupled with investor interests and censorship—almost always end in disappointment.

Three paragraphs of filler and still no substance. The receipts aren’t receipting, and calling someone the “only choice” doesn’t say anything about the quality of the project. I read most of the commotion—insults only started after shots were taken at TJC.

Why are y’all going feral over rumors like they’re confirmed facts? An X post or a Weibo whisper is not a press release. This is basic marketing literacy—studios float names to test hype, not announce reality. And even if XZ did take the role, casting won’t save a weak script. No actor, no matter how good, can carry a poorly written adaptation. Please learn how media works before posting. Y’all are embarrassing the XZ fandom at this point. Log off and learn some media literacy.