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It certainly won't be May. No platform has DD on the waiting list yet. It's good that it's not May, because it would be a bit too soon for special effects. DD will definitely go through censorship soon, but it has not happened yet. I am 100% sure. "The Oath of Love", if anyone's interested, just got green light.

You may not know it, because the topic probably does not interest you, but this type of rumors can really be harmful to drama and the actors playing in it. Such rumors can set fans of one actor against another and this is bad for the whole drama.
Just because a lot of people say something doesn't mean it's true. Best example - release date of "The Wolf".
Yes, we will see when we see drama and I'm really curious how it will look. Only we don't know the original script and we don't even know which scenes were changed. I trust the creators of "The Wolf" that during the production and post-production they had the whole drama in mind, not just a single actor.

Don't you think you judge this drama too harshly with nothing at all? Do you enjoy such generalizations?
If you want c-drama faithful to a book and with beautiful costumes - I invite you to watch "The Untamed" Some special effects are weak, but others - excellent. Average is a plus.
You'll see great effects and costumes at "Longest Day in Chng'An". "Novoland: Eagel Flag" and "Tribes and Empires" are beautiful, the visual and special effects are simply great.
I saw a lot of very weak c-drama but I also saw a lot of great ones. "Ever Night", "Joy of Life" are two more examples.
I don't know what DD will be like, it can be a little nightmare but it can be really great. Judging her on the basis of a few photos and a few weak dramas is a bit unfair to her, don't you think?

Recently, if drama is particularly anticipated, people can do their best during post-production. After all, it's just 40 episodes. Technology has also advanced and if the team is experienced and knows what they are doing, it is feasible. Anyway, they don't have to exaggerate with the effects. The costumes show that they went into realism instead of fairy-tale photography and devoted a lot of time to photos, so they can do it. The drama is planned for this year. I am waiting for her the most, but now I am leaning towards November.

Sorry, but you have no evidence of this. I would love to know when did Xz do this reshooting? When he was in Milan, when he was in Abu Dhabi, or maybe when he made "The Oath of Love" during the day, during the night, "Our Song", he found in the meantime five hours a day to suddenly turn into the main character of the drama from before two years
And of course he shot new pictures alone and they were all his monodramas.
Sorry, I don't want to be harsh, but many people repeat this "certain" information, and I didn't hear anything from any official source and I really would like to see what it looked like. Personally, I really can't imagine that someone shortens the finished drama by 10 episodes by adding a lot of extra scenes to one actor. In addition, this actor has changed a lot physically and hardly resembles himself tfrom wo years ago. I really can't believe that the creators of "The Wolf" would be so stupid and I'm waiting for proof of this notoriously rumored rumor. Unfortunately, nobody wants to provide it to me :(

We cannot demand that all people be intelligent. There are a lot of idiots in the world. These times, these idiots have fun at shooting at XZ and they will make a big noise out of nothing. Currently, however, they do not do much harm. They buzz like disruptive flies.
XZ is praised by official media: radio, TV and newspapers.
An idiotic scandal can break out at any time, but personally I don't remember when the last haters really hurt XZ. Two weeks ago it was close, but they failed.
It won't end soon. As a consolation, I can only say that all Chinese top idols have such problems. About XZ is the loudest, but every month I hear that the paparazzi violated someone's privacy, someone hacked someone's account or the actress brought the hater to court. Day like everyday.

In your opinion, "The Wolf" had a green light already in 2018, and yet it was only in the first quarter of 2020 that the number of episodes was updated.
In your opinion, XZ got a whole bunch of extra scenes, and yet the number of episodes decreased by 10, so maybe they cut half the scenes with the main character, huh?
In the trailer there is information that the hero played by Darren Wang: "He is cursed to live alone", so I would not be surprised if he did not get his beloved. I anticipate a tragic ending.
I have a question for you. Is the director, screenwriter or cast member your close friend that you have such accurate information? We can all use the internet and we have various sources. Each of us makes some speculation based on information about "The Wolf" and the film industry in general in China. If you think your sources are the only good ones, please provide a link so that we can all verify them.

First of all, it wasn't three years. Shooting for "The Wolf" was completed in autumn 2017. Production of such a large costume drama takes a minimum of a year, so the realistically anticipated premiere could take place at the turn of 2018/2019. In addition, every drama in China must be approved by the appropriate department (undergo censorship). This process can take several months, because China produces a lot of drama. If the censorship bureau detects unwanted content, the drama goes to be corrected. If she wants to be broadcast on TV, the rules are more stringent and she must wait in queue until airtime appears.
In my opinion, if "The Wolf" cleanly passed the censorship, we could see him in mid-2019. He got green light around January 2020, because then it was announced that all three XZ drama would be broadcast in 2020. Now you only had to sell "The Wolf" for enough money and make last corrections.
In my opinion, including the production, censorship and corrections that are specific to each costume drama, we can talk about a year of delay at most. The real delay is 6 months and is most likely due to censorship problems.

48 ep. - info from iqiu.

Such is the charm of "true love" :(

This is one of the few dramas that I can't assess. It's beautiful, but ... I don't like melodramas, and this one is tragic like "Love Story".

It's the best comedy I've seen in my entire life. Each episode made me laugh to tears.

He is the first Asian actor to ignite my heart. My first Asian love. He showed me the world of j-dram and Chinese costume movies. His Zhuge Liang has become my beloved hero today, and it's been so many years!
Kaneshiro Takeshi is one of my three favorite actors ever.

If someone has heard about the actor XZ and wonders if it is worth watching something with his participation - it's worth it. There are a lot of good and interesting actors in the world, but XZ has one unique talent - his unconscious microexpressions make every character he plays real. This is not just my opinion. All the directors he worked with have this opinion. The director of "Family Rules" and "Buying Ears" was full of admiration for his professionalism and talent, which honestly surprised her. There is a scene where the shoe hits the car. XZ wiped the car instinctively and it looked so great and natural that they left this shot.
Contrary to some opinions, XZ is also versatile and is equally excellent in tragedy, adventure and comedy. He can be charmingly flirting and be cold as a block of ice, full of passion and completely devoid of emotion. Maybe XZ won't appeal to everyone, but it's definitely worth giving it a try. As for "The Untamed", most people fall in love with XZ within five or seven minutes.

Until May is over, there is hope that the drama will be in May.
I have no idea who decides about the release date. If the situation of XZ had an impact on the premiere, then the waters are clean. The XZ lawyers got to work the haters are afraid to speak.
I suspect technical problems with drama. This is my private opinion, but "The wolf" has been reworked many times and in the final version some error could be detected, which still needs to be corrected, for example the sound in some episode. It occurred to me because XZ had recently dubbed something and it could have - though it didn't have to be - a fix for "The Wolf".
I know it's hard to wait, I can't stand waiting anymore, but there's no way out. In my opinion, "The Wolf" will appear in 99% in the near future. This 1% is an unexpected disaster.
Seriously, for me the only explanation why it is not yet on the screens is the detection of a minor technical defect. Alternatively, the official start of the holiday (I do not know if there are exams in China now) so as not to distract the studying youth, because the premiere of "The Wolf" will be crazy.

This is still not official information. Nobody in their right mind expects that "Legend of Fey" will appear this summer because they have just finished shooting, and yet it is mentioned as a candidate for display this summer. Oh well.

I have already mentioned that the agency for which XZ works and produced "The Wolf" has a multi-million bet against Tencent. Bet covers three years and the agency must earn the amount specified in the bet during this time, otherwise it goes under Tencent's management. In 2018 the agency lost shamefully, in 2019 thanks to the success of XZ lost less shamefully and thanks to three dramas from XZ, including "The Wolf", in 2020 she hoped to win. I don't know exactly what the bet conditions are, what freedom the production of "The Wolf" has, but the agency is desperate for money, so it can sell its drams left and right to earn more.
If what Alice Wang says about CCTV is true, if government television has actually turned up, they are now dealing the cards, because no corporation will dare to object.
I just want to note that:
1 No one has ever given a specific release date, so there is no question of postponing. Never, but it was never an official date.
2 Placing "The Wolf" behind "The Oath of Love" means absolutely nothing. This is not the order of the future broadcast of the series.
3 I still think that the drama will appear unannounced.
I don't know why you panic? You inflate your expectations yourself (groundlessly) and then you are disappointed. You rely on rumors from Weibo and marketing tricks on various platforms.
I don't know if I understand the idea of ​​VIP correctly, but if "The Wolf" will be available at the same time on public television, what is the point for people to pay for it on the internet?
If CCTV is true, "The wolf" is a great honor, so even if you have to wait a few days longer, be patient and stop panicking. What are you 13 years old?

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I heard an interesting theory today. It does not concern "The Wolf" literally, but the industry itself and I think it can be used here. Many dramas have huge promotion because it is supposed to attract the interest of viewers and advertisers. If the drama has a very small promotion and is awaited by the viewers (and we know that "The Wolf" is), it can be safely assumed that it already has a set of advertisers and expenditure on its promotion is unnecessary. That is why I think that no one should worry about the lack of explicit promotion.
Let us patiently wait for good news. They will definitely come.

I wonder what Alice will say? In my opinion the situation is stable and getting better. The new work of XZ shows up without any notice and still breaks sales and audience records. His live broadcast of supportive action Hubei almost caused the crash of servers. Everything is carried out with a low profile so as not to provoke madmen, but 227 (in my opinion) does not affect the delay of television broadcasting. If, as Alice Wang says, CCTV wants to broadcast the premiere episode of "The Wolf" first, this is great news for the creators of drama. It is worth waiting for such an opportunity even for years. Television broadcast in CCTV is a huge honor for the production.
Public opinion strongly supports XZ. Same with public media. Haters have recently become very discredited and "China Daily" has used the XZ's song in their spot. The situation is moving slowly but steadily forward.
I know that it's hard for fans to wait for the premiere, I'm dying for impatience myself, but I will last a few days.