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Why is Moonlit Reunion the only project in his directorial portfolio that doesn’t list a screenwriter across any major platforms: not listed on MyDramaList, DramaWiki, Douban, or even Tencent’s own press releases. This drama is uncredited writing.

when he talked about his mom, sounded like she got treatment and got well

In the drama, one is a cat demon who can turn into a cat, the other a demon catcher and they get marry and don't know each other's secrets. He's supposed to be different in the daytime versus nighttime. I'm expecting comedy too. I remember in bts, someone said they trade bodies when she became pregnant. Imagine Xu Kai as her pregnant and she plays him. It's a weird story (which I think fits the creative juice of this director). Maybe that's why Xu Kai said it's a new genre. This drama had an insane schedule working when you should be sleeping and sleeping when you should be working. You do this for a month, then have to switch back to normal schedule. It must have been hard to maintain energy level during time transition. Xu Kai lost the muscles he developed during this filming. Also, after he finished airing, he spoke about his mother's illness in an interview. It sounded serious, to me it sounded like she may have needed surgery or something. I don't know if it was during this filming, but he spoke about it in his interviews after finished filming this. So, I feel like it was stressful time during filming of this drama. He started to talk work life balance if that's even possible in this field.

The novel sounds so boring, it is called 梅夫人宠夫日常 literal translation "Madam Mei’s Daily Life of Spoiling Her Husband." I haven't read it; it didn't hook me. The novel sounds light and sweet. It’s about a playful cat demon woman and a righteous, slightly uptight Taoist man who fall in love, with a lot of playful moments. Their relationship is the heart of the story—full of humor, affection, and mutual growth. While there are occasional encounters with spirits or strange happenings, the focus is on their daily life and emotional connection, not on action or demon-slaying.

But the Chinese drama name is called 子夜歸 sound more serious and mysterious.
子 (zǐ) - midnight, 夜 (yè) - night, 归 (guī) - to return or to go back, together it says returning at the midnight hour. "Midnight follow by night deepens the atmosphere: not just any night, but the stillest, most secretive part of it. It’s like saying “the heart of night” or “night within night.” evokes a sense of quiet return, hidden longing, or a crossing between worlds for a story steeped in fantasy and emotional undercurrents."

Although MDL list this as Wuxia (martial heroes), they're known to be wrong. Xu Kai said this is a new genre for him.

Douban score 6.6

Douban score 7.1

Douban score 6.6

Douban score 7.6

Douban score is 7.5

Ratings for Xu Kai are always underrated.

Hua Ruyue uses a Time Reversal Dial to travel back and create an alternate timeline where, by altering events like preventing Xiao Jingshan’s villainy, she and Bai Jiusi avoid the tragedies that shaped their tumultuous love story across multiple lifetimes, saved their child, and live happily. It means they also lost the experiences that shaped their love in the present timeline. Their love in the parallel timeline will be shaped differently. Returning to her present, the Time Goddess (fairy godmother) says changing the past doesn’t fully fix Ruyue’s original world because time and space is a closed loop (that's why she could only create a parallel timeline for happiness but only magic can change her present). When Ruyue comes back to her present, she used the time dial to find Jiusi “asleep beneath the ice. She still carries the pain of abandonment, losing her child, and betrayal. The Time Goddess doesn’t wipe away this hurt but grant them a miraculous reunion or a fairy tale finish after lifetimes of pain, they get to live happily ever after. The End.

What makes this drama a true masterpiece is that there are so many amazing characters and relationships. Its' about the main characters yet the supporting cast can still have own stories. It's a rich experience.

that's the initial feeling but once you get to know Shanggu you forget that because her presence is so powerful. you could find a conventional beauty to play the part, but it won't be the same feeling because her acting is so powerful and moving. I find that a tall handsome cold true god and spirited petite chief god makes for good chemistry. It's not just romance, their interactions are heartwarming and fun too. I really love their intimate scenes; no other Chinese actress could have created that same feeling with Bai Jue. I esp. love the way she got close to him and that scene where she taught poor clueless Bai Jue the move. Bai Jue grew up isolated and hard life, scary. He never played as a child. Shangu did everything Bai Jue never did. She opened his eyes to what existence is all about, to love and be loved, and he doesn't have to be alone. They really complete each other, I feel she completes him more.

she's young and spoiled (they all spoiled her and didn't even bother to teach her sword skills or let her have any responsibilities, they only show her how to have a good time esp. go to mortal realm, because her powers are blocked so they feel bad for her and try to protect her like any parent would) but she is very kind, good-hearted and means well. In Ep 1 dating event, she tried to help but her powers are too weak, so the spell didn't go right. She's smart, full of life and curiosity like most young people. No one has ever expected her to work hard, learn, grow, put childish things aside, and give her responsibilities and challenges (because her powers were blocked) until Bai Jue showed up and was forced to help her. I love this Shanggu portrayal that her beauty comes from within the person. The actress has won more best actress awards than you can count. She's an exceptional actor.

The Tian Qi and Yue MI in Moonlight Mystique are not the same characters as Tian Qi and Yue Mi in Ancient Love Poetry. The two dramas are unrelated and have nothing in common.

She was very young. It was her first crush. She said she fell for his good looks. In fact, all the girls fell for Bai Jue, but he wants nothing to do with girls, not even a female fly. After his cold treatment, he got under her nerve, and she swore she would destroy him when she gets power. When he realizes he misunderstood her intentions, he changed his attitude toward her that allowed them to get to know each other better. They experienced some intimacy when he tried to unblock her powers with too much force and had to hold her. I believe this was a pivotal moment in their relationship. He became more interested and supportive of her not just as master and student. He may not realize his true feelings right away, but he made a very powerful sword for her. She by now has fallen in love with him. But the evil former Chief God could tell that Bai Jue had fallen for her. I think it wasn't until she got mad at him for not disclosing their plan that he realized how much he cared about her and tried to show he's sorry. At this point, she's got him hooked. He sends her to the demon place to elevate her power and that's when we see the depth of what he is willing to do for her.

Did your Asian parents grow up poor and uneducated in rural China?

You actually think differences in ratings are meaningful. Xu Kai dramas are underrated because they are never artificially boosted to offset haters giving low scores like 1's and 2's.

She did not neglect her son. She couldn't care for him because she had to work. She suffered too.

Both Xu Kai and Wu Yan Shu received awards at the 3/28/25 TV Drama Quality Festival Awards Ceremony.