geechoo

those two dramas don't have as much CGI as Fox Spirit. this one is basically entirely filmed with green screen.

there's no way it can be finalized that quick. this only finished filming in November. dramas with a lot of CGI have longer post-production. I think they'll air this during CNY break in 2024.

rumored for August but it depends on tv broadcasting schedule

ok this is getting silly now. he hasn't had a drama air for 11 months and that was only a 3rd ML. if we're counting lead character, he hasn't had a drama (where he's ML) air for over 2 years. the only upcoming drama of his that seems somewhat certain to air is Bright Eyes and he has a cameo in that lool this is why an actor should never put all his eggs in one basket. he pretty much only films iqiyi dramas and they're all getting delayed.

can ONE of ZLH's dramas air lol like any?? I get this one being pushed back because they probably want one of his bigger projects to air first but it's getting ridic now

it's not happening lmaoo his rumored next and next next projects are all costume dramas. I honestly don't know what his company is thinking atp..

the actors are doing dubbing already so this is getting close imo. the drama would be more fitting for a winter release because of all the snow scenes but I reallyyy wanna watch it now lol

saw the preview for that and.. it doesn't look as good as I was expecting :/ actually kind of looks cheap for some reason.

her company needs to get her a xian xia drama asap. those are the best way to gain popularity. so far she mostly does b-grade dramas or comedies. even her upcoming drama with WHD is mostly centered around the male lead and no one even knows how big her part will be.

lol why did they share this? it's just a random post on douban (it's like a discussion board) from a ZLH fan

tbh the visuals will be amazing because this director is known for his eye for visuals. the thing we need to worry about is the script lol I don't think he has a single drama/movie with more than 6/10 rating on douban.

I just saw! comments are saying October is most likely

the plot seems kind of outdated. it's the kind of xian xia story that would've been popular 20 years ago.

the dark tone would suit colder weather.

apparently the YZ drama (Chang Xiang Si) might be in trouble too. there's some melon accounts on weibo that are saying censors have issues with the step siblings love line.. they might need to head back to the editing room. this isn't confirmed yet but we'll see. that drama should be airing after Xiao Zhan's so if it doesn't come out in Aug.. we'll know.

I don't think ZLY or YM's are ready for the summer. Those are Xian Xia dramas that have a lot of CGI.

the modern drama with Ren Jialun? that one completed flopped :X AB just has no market with drama viewers

I know Destined is only A+. As for Love You Seven Times, I'm not sure because I haven't been keeping up with it. The same production company aired Cang Lang Jue last year was only A+ but the Yangmi/Gongjun one is S+.

S+ is related to budget so it's usually large Xian Xia productions that require a lot of CGI or dramas that hire A-list. BL is kind of.. b-list. She's popular but she doesn't really have any hit dramas with her as the first billing. XuKai is a small LL, he has a decent fandom size but his dramas aren't always hits like his recent one with Nazha kind of underperformed.

One of the reasons I think it should be fine is because the 3rd female lead in Cang Lan Jue was also blacklisted for anti-government sentiments but the drama still aired. She just never appeared in any promo material. I think the problem is that SOKP promotions kept including the 3rd ML for some bizarre reason. They should've stayed lowkey and left him out.

honestly I'm surprised they released that one. it's been on the back burner since 2021 at least which is never a good indication for a drama's quality so I thought they would just dump during some less busy month. AB, as pretty as she is, has never carried a drama. Releasing it now against a Xiao Zhan led xian xia and the rumored diliraba drama is.. well, a choice lol

It's not S+ because industry insiders have already said so. Are you Chinese? I am and I am on weibo and read stuff about this. No, the costume is not expensive looking, that's actually been a common criticism about this drama so far. The costume is by the same company that made New Life Begins (another A+ drama). The cast is also not expensive either. Bai Lu has never headlined a big budget drama. She had a hit recently but it was LYX who had the first biling. Her liuliang has actually only increased this year. The rest of the cast are basically nobodies.