yup i recently strted the novel and i have diffent actors in my mind too
i noticed that the female beauty in the author's novels are usually the girl next door/fair/cute/dainty/petite (when they clean up or take up a more noble lady aura) in terms of beauty standards and the male is like strikingly hot/handsome/clever/brainy...which makes the casting a challenge.
when the casting was just announced i honestly was not excited but after all these months of watching the filmming…
both characters' stories are the main epic point of the novel...so hopefully the drama encase that! i think dylan wang could pull off ML. For the guys list, there are endless options b/c hot guy actors are endless in the entertainment industry...however, not sure about MZY. I love her as an actress but i do not see her as a Shen Miao.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggcyQyfPMxQ&list=PL4FYBrxKjuic9lDtf3vNq_OI0oahSFFCt here the link to the audio book (mandarin) if anyone wants to start on the novel. this audio book is highly recommended and if you are practicing your chinese, could read along w/ the novel. audio book is directly from the novel with a lot of other effects and add ons to make it realistic. overall, very entertaining to listen to!
just finished blossoms of power and here's hoping MZY would be able to pull a different acting for the FL...the time period is similar so it will be quite identical or like others say 'playing' the same genre FL all the time...
WHY WAS THERE A FUNERAL IF HIS BODY WASNT IN THE COFFIN? And I don’t care whats in the novel. If they were gonna…
there's not much flashback on what or how his body was retrieved before being buried in the royal masoleum. wish they would be more thorough showing what and how he came about to be poison free.
I'm curious to see how they will adapt it from the novel because it is LONG. Since this will only be 40 episodes,…
i would say she just have the advantage of her tragic first life to guide her to change her fate the second time around. i would say she's adaptive and schemes well.
can somebody help me with explaining the family structure like who is who in the novel am getting confused
Back then, brothers and their families stay together under one household. it's optional if they split and go their own way after the parents died. this is call 'fen gia' dividing the house/family by branch (each sibling is considered a branch). for the ren family, they only divide branches, but not family/property/business/money) which is why there's a east wing and west wing. the property is divided by a wall with a door connecting both sides.
if they live together, the kids are numbered or go in the order of how old they are in the family. kids from the men's family are seen as tang brothers/sisters since they share the same family name, just different branches. kids from the mother's family (aunts or uncles) are consider cousins.
oldest ren - residing in the east wing at ren residence old master and madam (ren yaoqi's paternal grandparents) Son #1 and wife (ren yaoqi's uncle and auntie in law) kids: son (1), son (3), daughter (2: first to marry out, to another city), daughter (ren yaoyin) Son #3 and wife (ren yaoqi's parents) kids: Daughter (3), ren yaoqi (5) with concubine kang kids: twins: son (forgot his place in the family) and daughter (9) Son #5 (youngest son and favorite of madam ren) and wife (surname Lin) (these are cousins and grew up together, daughter in law is madam ren's niece) kids: daughter (8), son (forgot his place in the family) Daughter (who married madame ren's sister; the lin family; second branch son) - Ren yaoqi's paternal aunt/her dad's sister
this makes up ren yaoqi's family branch. her grandfather is the leader and the main executioner in the family when it comes to business and family decisions. her grandmother oversees the household but ultimately, the bigger/political like marriage alliance gets decided by the grandfather. her uncle #1 is groom to take over as the next household leader. her auntie (uncle #1's wife) runs the household and reports to madam ren.
2nd master and madam - residing in the west wing at ren residence, ren yaoqi's grand uncle and grand aunt in law. Son #2 and wife Sone #4 and wife ***don't remember the kids from this branch b/c they are not as important. (ren yaoqi's grand uncle and aunt)
First half of the novel is mainly focused on family affairs of FL. The second half is more for big scale politics…
i concur...the father is supposed to be what the men in the old society supposed to act in terms of husband, father and family obligations. he is the only father character that follows Confusius teachings.
he doesn't treat his son better, more like he has expectations for his son since he's the only male to succeed him. he doesn't spoil or have preferential treatment towards the son. if it wasn't for his mother arranging a concubine for him, he would be fine with his wife and daughters.
I finished the novel recently and i loved it so much. they are always stuck in my head and i am soo excited for…
i think it's best to not hold the drama dear to the novel haha...i love the novel and i don't want to have the anticipation of the drama unfolding in another direction, which seems to be the case with adaptations.
definitely not from the novel, so the drama plot may have change.
it's optional if they split and go their own way after the parents died. this is call 'fen gia' dividing the house/family by branch (each sibling is considered a branch).
for the ren family, they only divide branches, but not family/property/business/money) which is why there's a east wing and west wing. the property is divided by a wall with a door connecting both sides.
if they live together, the kids are numbered or go in the order of how old they are in the family. kids from the men's family are seen as tang brothers/sisters since they share the same family name, just different branches.
kids from the mother's family (aunts or uncles) are consider cousins.
oldest ren - residing in the east wing at ren residence
old master and madam (ren yaoqi's paternal grandparents)
Son #1 and wife (ren yaoqi's uncle and auntie in law)
kids: son (1), son (3), daughter (2: first to marry out, to another city), daughter (ren yaoyin)
Son #3 and wife (ren yaoqi's parents)
kids: Daughter (3), ren yaoqi (5)
with concubine kang
kids: twins: son (forgot his place in the family) and daughter (9)
Son #5 (youngest son and favorite of madam ren) and wife (surname Lin) (these are cousins and grew up together, daughter in law is madam ren's niece)
kids: daughter (8), son (forgot his place in the family)
Daughter (who married madame ren's sister; the lin family; second branch son) - Ren yaoqi's paternal aunt/her dad's sister
this makes up ren yaoqi's family branch.
her grandfather is the leader and the main executioner in the family when it comes to business and family decisions. her grandmother oversees the household but ultimately, the bigger/political like marriage alliance gets decided by the grandfather. her uncle #1 is groom to take over as the next household leader. her auntie (uncle #1's wife) runs the household and reports to madam ren.
2nd master and madam - residing in the west wing at ren residence, ren yaoqi's grand uncle and grand aunt in law.
Son #2 and wife
Sone #4 and wife
***don't remember the kids from this branch b/c they are not as important.
(ren yaoqi's grand uncle and aunt)
he doesn't treat his son better, more like he has expectations for his son since he's the only male to succeed him. he doesn't spoil or have preferential treatment towards the son. if it wasn't for his mother arranging a concubine for him, he would be fine with his wife and daughters.