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Apr 10, a couple of semiformal events

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miscellaneous late night scenes
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a melon before said it's one of the writers of A Little Reunion but no confirmation yet from the production team.

Apr 8, ❄️🎸

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from scene rehearsal to take
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💋
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Apr 7, shooting a rescue scene up on the mountains

http://xhslink.com/o/17VCFq6sJz
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I think because c-ent fandoms are so focused on the idea of traffic and the best way to get that is through idol dramas (or a boy band.) this new rumored drama might be a prestigious one but it's likely not going to be a "hit." anyway, personally as long as the creative team is good, I don't care if it's an idol drama or a serious one. the previous melons had so-so teams so obviously I'm hoping this is the one that's true lol.

yes, this would be a great get if it's true. some cfans are complaining it's another detective drama though lol (didn't get that from the synopsis but maybe google translate is failing me.)

as for movies, well, traffic actors are all failing in the box office recently so it's really hard to "carry" than a film compared to a drama. maybe he can do smaller roles or low budget movies but that might not pay as well and Yu Zheng might want to prioritize $$$.

oh you might like the new project melon, it's a serious political/historical drama about the building of the forbidden city: https://mydramalist.com/people/51889-wang-xing-yue#comment-25702806

iQiyi announced that as of March 2026, Shadow Detective earned 6.57 million in profit so far. Congratulations to the team!

🍉 new project melon:

Tian Gong Zhi Cheng/City of Craftsmanship (天工之城) - Youku political/historical drama about building the Forbidden City, directed by Zheng Xiaolong (Legend of Zang Hai) and written by Liu Heng (The Flowers of War.) an accurate melon owner teased a drama with a twin collaboration between 85+02 a few weeks ago so this might have some truth. (Huang Xuan is the other rumored lead actor, born in March 1985.) but there hasn't been any confirmation from other melon owners yet so might also be fake.

also, the rumor on x/twitter about a Lu Yuxiao drama reunion is most likely false as that was started by an infamous user in douban who likes to make up fake casting melons.

she's a good actress and has chemisty with wxy based off the trailer/reuters. wait for the actual drama, in adaptations some actors may seem unsuitable at casting but are great when the final result is seen.

Apr 6, getting carried away by ZJZ (blurry version)

http://xhslink.com/o/3I9Ve74wIxy
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wxy costume reuters
http://xhslink.com/o/1l1D6dGqXbC
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http://xhslink.com/o/9k4QDo40zLy
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dex with lin wenshen + liu chang
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Apr 5, 2nd leads' proposal

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🚘
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more hospital scenes
http://xhslink.com/o/8slufKkd8Rn
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filming timeline is approximately 100 days so late April/early May

Apr 4, another ZJZ vlog

https://weibo.com/7707462078/5283994906395692

wxy costume changes
http://xhslink.com/o/5FPgMbZ9XAh
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doctor xu is in
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bus stop cuties
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Apr 3, hospital scenes again

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night shoot

http://xhslink.com/o/9sORSOwiCUk
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Apr 1, costume reuters

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💔 angst incoming
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DEX weibo post with some pics with the cast
https://weibo.com/6106249012/5282879839933250

are those guys villains? lol violence can exist in cdramas but a main lead harming a child, even temporarily, could lead to backlash that no actor would want, much more a female one who is more prone to judgment (recently, I can only think of the ML of Feud getting his son killed, but that was indirect consequence of his actions.)

April Schedule:

Apr 2 - 2026 Centennial Lilac Poetry Festival
Apr 19 - Business Livestream (Haidilao)

the rest of the time will be spent filming A Love Confession.

Mar 31, only one shot of them together

http://xhslink.com/o/9efkqNjQyYs

DEX solo
http://xhslink.com/o/6qgd0S5JK3C
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WXY solo
http://xhslink.com/o/97nXENTskyQ
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it's hard to know unless the script leaks but based on reuters so far: they've kept the part of him being beaten by his dad, and the fight with his stepbrother in front of XS. the disgraced pilot plot is still there. they've also kept the breakup scenes and XS making ZJZ jealous after they reunite. the director also said in a livestream that it won't be a "pure, innocent love" but of course to what level they can show stuff is unknown.

yes, ZJZ is not a smoker and it's rumored his dating other girls/her college roommate has been changed to just being chased by them. the big question is if they're keeping the tattoo since "Heliotrope&ZJZ" is in all the materials. maybe they'll just change the location so it's not so spicy.