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Gotcha!

Oh, I see.
But don't other countries already adapt Chinese stories (i.e. Disney's Mulan)? Or were dramas (as opposed to films) off-limits before?
Lastly, do other countries still have to ask for China's permission first? And can China veto the final cut if it doesn't meet their approval?
Again, thanks! I've been looking this up myself, but I'm afraid my Chinese reading apprehension may be insufficient.

Can you recall any (relatively recently) instance in which a single platform released more than two costume dramas in a single month? Off the top my head, I can't think of any.

Also, it's not clear what counts as a "platform." For example, Tencent has multiple affiliates, including WeTV. So do Tencent & WeTV count as one or two platforms?

If one: this could conceivably be an issue, although Tencent in-house lawyers would probably look and find some legal loophole(s). If two: this is a non-issue.

Please clarify what's meant by "any country can adapt stories in drama." Thanks for sharing!

In the meantime, I'll do some research.

Generally, to appreciate something you have to see it for what it is rather than what you wish or expect it to be.

A lot of times I hear (especially new) C-drama viewers watch C-dramas by Hollywood or (more Westernized) K-drama standards. But the Chinese entertainment industry isn't the American & South Korean industries; nor is trying or wanting to be. Its primary target is the Chinese (domestic) audience; its secondary target is the Chinese (& Chinese speaking) diaspora.

For non-Chinese (especially those who don't even know any Chinese language, history, culture, etc.) international viewers to expect Chinese entertainment to cater to them and meet their (usually Westernized) expectations is at best arrogant & presumptuous, at worst ethnocentric & culturally imperialistic.

No offense, but if you expect Chinese entertainment to be like American or South Korean entertainment, just give up C-dramas and stick to Hollywood & K-dramas/K-pop instead.

I know these aren't the kind of expectations you're specifically talking about, But i'm talking more generally about something I see a lot more on MDL (& other online discussion forums such as reddit), so I took this opportunity to get on my soapbox.

Please ignore my comment if this is something that you don't have a problem with or don't particularly care about.

Never said you committed a crime, let alone a "capital" one. Nor did I ever say you deserve "beheading. "

If you're saying this yourself, I for one cannot stop you from doing so (not being a MDL moderator and all).

Buh-bye!!

Ok, hypothetically speaking, let's say I were being "passive aggressive" in every other comment, prove that I was being "passive aggressive" in my response to you.

For the record, I'm not sensitive about this show, tho I'm kinda annoyed (and getting more so) by the the same & unnecessarily repetitive (spam-like) questions about this show. See the difference??

And when you say that you will ignore me, do you mean this as a promise or a threat?

You said verbatim: "But he didn't ask only if the the drama is worth his time," right?

Insofar as the OP asked "would we enjoy this drama if we..." AND "WE" by definition includes "HE," the OP is implying (or at least, strongly suggesting) that "HE" is indeed asking whether or not "HE" would enjoy this drama by referring
to "HIMSELF" as "WE," provided that "WE" by definition includes "HE."

Not really, at least I don't think so. I didn't (explicitly) tell the OP how & what to post. I merely gave an opinion about how what the OP posted "can quite plausibly" come across to readers.

If I were being "contradictory" here & elsewhere (or, for that matter, anywhere that you could've been subjected to my possibly contradictory opinions), I humbly beg for your forgiveness and will try to learn from my possibly contradictory mistakes.

Oh, by the way, why do you think it's safe to ASSUME that the original poster is a "HE," especially when a highly-disproportionate percentage of the C-drama (both domestic & international audience
Is female (or non-
male)?

Doesn't "we" (by definition) include him/her they?

And unless you're a MDL moderator, kindly refrain from telling how & what to post. Even on the off-chance that you are a moderator, it's still "sh1tty" to call other people names (such as "pieces
of sh1t")! Or, maybe you see something "of value" in calling people "pieces of sh1t"!?!?

It has nothing to do with "romance," which I could take or leave.

It has to do with MDLers who feel the need to ask others for their opinions, when they can easily make their own.

These multiple (daily, if not hourly) "is this worth my while" type of inquiries can quite plausibly come across as somewhat annoying & attention-seeking (if not downright trolling & spamming).

Since you apparently appreciate assuming, feel free to keep assuming my (so-called "passive aggressive") intentions. You're only proving my point for me!

Assuming ("biggest") fans of romance don't all think alike & in addition, I cannot read people's minds, I'm afraid I also cannot adequately answer your question.

Either you could wait for a mind-reading MDLer for the answer (which could take a while). Or, you could (immediately) see for yourself.

I know what I would do, but I cannot say for you; mostly because I try not to make general & unwarranted assumptions about people whose minds I cannot read.

If you feel that Viki K-dramas are "losing their soul" by trying too much to appeal to Western audiences, then the fact that you have neither Netflix nor Disney+ is a blessing in disguise because Netflix & Disney+'s audience is much more Western (& Westernized) than Viki's, which is primarily Asian.

"What could possibly happen to have such high ratings," huh?

Ok, I'll take a wild guess. Possibly some MDLers gave it such high ratings.

Both (good/ bad/everything in between) quality and ratings are subjective, so how exactly do you determine whether or not a drama is as good (or not as good) as the ratings show without interjecting your own subjective opinions based upon your own personal, inherent biases?

Basically, you cannot say that a rating is unreliable due to the favoritisms of others when you have your very own favoritisms. In other words, your judgment of the unreliability of the MDL rating system is itself just as unreliable.

The timing of the rating is mostly a "red herring." If "favoritism" is going to be your bone to pick, then you cannot pick on "prerating" too. Because fans are going to play favoritism no matter when they vote. You cannot go double-dipping, in food or...logic.

Of course, you can argue that your opinion carries more weight than the collective opinions of hundreds, if not thousands of other MDLers. Or, you could say that your standard for rating dramas is the gold standard by which others measure theirs. Good luck with that!

Oh, I see!

Actually, I find your comment more interesting!

But why the "spoiler" tag?

So? C-dramas have very low budgets compared to Hollywood blockbusters. Still, a decent number of people (including Americans) prefer the former over the latter.

Add excuses to your repertoire!

Physics isn't science? Ever hear of MEDICAL physics??