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yes. it's not even their face but their bodies are too muscular

I think Liu Min is so much prettier in modern drama than in costume dramas. Her natural face is actually more youthful looking than with all that makeup in costume dramas.

in ep4, the mother / daughter seems like a real mother/ daughter, just the way they act, their mannerisms too.. like mother, like daughter

OK, I think Bai Lu has impersonated the mother pretty good

the production value is high. I think it will get a 7 +

those who protect themselves from the sun don't have to wear makeup or get cataract surgery when they get older, and they look younger than their real age

Actors are no different than anyone else. We all like to be challenged and learn new and interesting things, etc.

I watched a few scenes. It does draw me into the story. I like real-life inspirational stories like this. Kudos to Bai Lu for taking on these kinds of roles.

I guess they spray paint their faces so it's tan looking?

This Hu Jun actor has garnered the most prestigious film and TV nominations and awards. This drama has high expectations, thanks to its casting (both young and old), award-winning novel, and award-winning director. Along with Bai Lu's popularity, it is sure to attract a broad and diverse audience. Add to it, an interesting newcomer, Vanda Margraf.

JT was in Wonderland of Love

Oh you're right, it woudl have been 2021 when they filmed it so he would have been 26? It was female lead who was early 20's. Time flies. Xu Kai will be turning that magic number 30 in a week.

he was early 20's then so he was not the CEO yet; I guess 2024 is right year to play a CEO since he's late 20's. The drama focused on the gamers living together, training, competitions, balancing personal struggles with being a world class gamer. From what I read, FIYS is still popular overseas.

In 2024, Xu Kai took on his first CEO role after seven years in the industry. By chance, he landed back-to-back CEO roles in the same year, though it seems he doesn’t plan on pursuing another CEO role anytime soon. To me, Xu Kai's portrayal of a CEO stands out from the crowd. Each role he has undertaken in his career is unique, and even his two consecutive CEO roles in 2024, where he transitioned from one set (ABAY) to another (BCE) within a week of wrapping up, are remarkably distinct, showcasing vastly different personality traits and background story. He did first ever in-studio dubbing for ABAY four months later, after he wrapped BCE. The common thread is that he plays good characters, but in his latest project that he just wrapped up, I think he plays a character with morally ambiguous or villainous traits. They make his face dark, and he mostly wears plain attire, but he still will be handsome on-screen.

Source: X
"The role of Yao Zhiming in Best Choice Ever won the honor of the most popular male character of the year! #AsBeautifulAsYou WON the TV Series of the Year award (Hunan Satellite). Hunan Satellite TV annual crown with highest ratings 0.633% and average rating per episode 0.534%"

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In MM, he was resurrected in an instant, while in ALP, it took hundreds of years to come back. The MM ending is still waiting for others to return, while the ALP ending is conclusive. Not everyone dies in ALP. In ALP, the viewer has no idea how it will end until the very end of the drama, and they agonize along with Shanggu. But you just knew he wouldn't be Bai Jue if he couldn't find a way because that was how powerful, smart, determined, persevering, enduring, and resourceful he was throughout the story. The same can be said of Shanggu which is why they were able to overcome the insurmountable even though they were True Gods. I recall when Bai Jue had been nurturing Shanggu's essence for tens of thousands of years and when he finally used the reincarnation spell and Gu Jun said this is it, if it doesn't work the spell will expired and all your efforts wasted, but Bai Jue said, if she can't make it, she wouldn't be Shanggu and in the last second before the spell expired, the baby was born - but it would still be another 100 yrs before Shanggu fully awakens. So, the ending is like that too, the long struggles, overcoming the impossible, uncertainty and reward, like the saying if there is a will, there is a way and love can overcome everything. Even Jing Jian, they said it was impossible for him to reincarnate, achieved the impossible by reincarnating and it is implied will ultimately reunite his love story with Feng Ran.
However, the tragedy of Tian Qi and Yue Mi was left as a tragedy indefinitely. ALP was both happy and bittersweet. Qing Mu and Hoichi situation is different. they simply cannot continue to exist otherwise Bai Jue and Shanggu could not return; but they never really disappear, their essence is merged back with Bai Jue and Shanggu so they are complete.

they should remove it in my opinion

This drama marks the debut of Vanda Margraf, a young actress and dancer who is half German and grew up carefree in the rain forests of China.

I read the girl starts out bad then turns good.

I'd have to go back to look for Marcus Here! episode where he mentioned Xu Kai said in an interview his character is really tragic and pitiful, but I don't get that from these trailers. It even says it's a happy ending in the special. Why did the give that away already! Well, everyone always wants that anyway. I like heavy themes. That's why one has to just wait to watch the drama. I was really hoping for a bad villain from Xu Kai, but then I recall Xu Kai says he wants to play a different kind of villain that you can hate and still appreciate the character - something like that, I'd have to go dig up that interview for refresh, not sure if this character fits that.

From the special, I learn that Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi is a story about a small-town mystery, the pandora's box is open when a dead body is discovered in a coal mine - that's what it looks like to me. The town is only 800-meter radius. The father is a policeman. It looks to be a very emotionally charged father son conflict, also involving a girl. Is the father protecting the son or the son protecting the father? I thought Chen Hui is an evil villain, but I don't get that from the special, since they said there are "no bad guy or bad things" or maybe translation is misleading. The special mentions things like, "plot is a roller coaster of extreme emotions," "all the characters are complex," "happy ending,", "staff members all put in 200% effort," "background of the script is particularly good," "not a typical suspense drama as it actually focuses more on the fate of the characters," and "hope it can gain recognition from broad audience," The female lead is like a "weed,", "tough girl," and "tenacious." It sounds like a suspense drama about people, conflicts, relationships, fate, and destiny all contained in this small community. The male lead and female lead appear to be a couple to me. There seems to be quite a lot of dramatic action scenes, fighting, stabbing, choking, yelling, motorcycle, etc. and even a person (stunt) actually on fire while Chen Hui tries to put fire out on his body. There are scenes of him riding motorcycle, shooting pool, ice skating, etc.

Here is the special on YT too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd1SrO3e7YA

I read on X someone said Xu Kai was very excited about this role.