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in this story, he's really after her

The Early Spring (modern workplace romance) and Spring of the Blade (historical revenge) are completely different genre, so I could see Youku airing them the same time. TES could premier on Aug 26 and SOTB could still premier Sep 5.

Wu Jin Yan was a professional ballerina before she became an actress. She was with the National Ballet of China.

they have to find a slot that fits Youku too, wont' that take longer

with Spring of the Blade coming in Sep, I guess I'm okay if this comes in late Dec or first week in Jan, as long as they don't shelve it, all that hard work.

Spring of the blade will also be on Youku.

really like Ancy Deng's acting, only 21. If you look into her background, she's indeed a quality actress. She's achieved a lot already.

it sounds like she's becoming more and more a businesswoman, now producing micro or short dramas, she's trying out different ways to make money using her name. It's always better to work for yourself, if you can. She doesn't seem to be in any hurry to act.

It all comes down to money. They have to find the optimal slot to air it. This is dual platform iQIYi and Youku, I have to think it would be a bit more challenging to schedule. But if investment is done, or money is tied up, they have to release it soon. They have to look at traffic window and schedule accordingly to their priorities.

Xu Kai wasn't sure he could do acting. His parents told him not to sweat it, "if you can do it, do it, if you can't, then don't do it." He felt he could take the part, make some money, then go home. I wonder if this was Zhao Ge part he was talking about. He said that even after he became a male lead, he would worry that the role might be taken from him. It's remarkable what he has achieved with his humble background. I looked at many actors background, even if they didn't have professional background, imo, they still had more coming into acting than Xu Kai from skills/training standpoint and financial support and they aspired to be an actor. That's why I think Xu Kai is talented. Everything is self-learned. His first male lead role in The Legends wasn't just handed to him, he still had to audition for it; earn it himself; Steven Cheng was so impressed by him, he didn't even bother to ask him to act for him, he just talk to Xu Kai and casted him. That kind of detail tells me a lot about him. I looked at Steve Cheng's past works, and I think when he saw Xu Kai, he knew instinctively, he had something special, he never had an actor this kind of aura before. At around that time, I think he was pivoting into xianxia.
Xu Kai got the part in Eight Hundred because again a director like him.

You seem caught in an endless loop of “he should” and “he shouldn’t,” all driven by rumors and speculation.

He probably already chose one. Just because nothing is announced doesn't mean nothing is happening behind the scenes.

Song Weilong signed with Huanyu in Oct 2015 when he was just 16 years old.
Xu Kai signed in August 2016 when he was 21 years old.

SWL's issues with Huanyu are specific to his case going back to UL.

Xu Kai basically learned the craft on set. He watched veterans during Yanxi Palace, and even in his interview for The Eight Hundred with Ding Yongdai, he said he’d watch him to see how he works. But Xu Kai doesn’t just copy verbatim — he takes ideas and turns them into his own style. Veterans have commented that about him that he prefers to do it his way.

He’s also said that professionally trained actors do have an advantage because they’ve learned certain techniques, but since he didn’t have that background, he has to experiment and find what works for him.

When you teach yourself, you don’t just learn skills; you learn how to think in your own way, and it makes you more creative.

I'm only watching to see how he portrays Shen Run. I think he had to do this drama to fulfil Yu Zheng’s obligation to Hesong dating back to 2021.

POJ was listed as #6 among Douban’s most anticipated dramas of 2026. When I see a label like that, it usually means the show had a big marketing push early, so it already had a popularity head start before it even aired. But it really did grab the audience’s attention, and it managed to keep feed off the hype and keep it going. And I'm sure once they saw its popularity caught on, they spend even more money to keep pushing it.

isn't he allergic to fish?

I would hope they do some promotion before it is release

how can they possibly know that she lied about her age? unless there is proof. At least she has petite figure and frame.

Ancy Deng has a mature presence. Not sure if she's like this in all her roles. She's a very good actress.