whoissilmoy

how is it "forced?"

If you don't' use your own voice, you get criticized, if you do, you still get criticized. And how is an actor going to get experience, if they don't use their own voice. A full in-house dubbing process is far more involved than simply sitting down and talking into a microphone.

This film called, Raise the Red Lantern, about concubines is genuinely heartbreaking, and it stays with you long after it’s over. The film runs about two hours, and you can find it on YouTube—though some uploads are a bit blurry. I watched it on an international flight, and the quality was much better.
https://mydramalist.com/3647-raise-the-red-lantern

do you like tragic women dramas? I know one that is truly tragic and sad and shocking ending, amazing acting, it's an older drama. It's not ancient China. So tragic, you won't want to watch it again. It's called Raise the Red Lantern.

What about Yang Zi/ Hu Ge drama that recently aired called, 'Born to be Alive,'? It's serious, none of that soap opera, cringey stuff you hate but slow pace, you may need patience. You can watch it for free on You Tube.

I actually think you might like Always on the Move, the acting is really good, and there is romance, and it's not the soap opera cringey stuff. It's got a nice pace, has charm to it, yet serious, and emotional.

or try This Thriving Land with Yang Mi. It was a huge hit last year.

or Mysterious Lotus Casebook, a wuxia.

There is romance, it ends on romance. I detected the romance from the get-go. There's a lot going on in this drama and underneath is a healthy strong love story.

do you want romance or not? or do you want a drama with a love story or none?
what do you mean by not very old? the drama or the setting?
are you okay with historical drama? republican era? or modern setting? sounds like no fantasy elements for you, right?
what kind of ending do you need? does it have to be happy or can it be sad, tragic, or open ended?
does it matter what kind of story it is? love story? crime? war? family? business?
sounds like you prefer no comedy elements, just mainly serious tone like this drama? or can it be super depressing and tragic?

Bai Lu did not use her own voice in TTEOTM.
SOKP was the first time she used her own voice in a costume drama,
followed by MM, and now UJ, her third time for costume dramas.

Source: DramaWiki: In TTEOTM, Bai Lu as Li Susu / Ye Xiwu (voiced by Duan Yi Xuan)
Source: MDL for Feud under voice actor credits Liu Xiao Yu, Voice Actor for Li Qing Yue | Hua Ru Yue (played by Bai Lu)

I think it's great she can use her own voice and should continue to do it. It's always better to use your own voice, if they let you. I also think in studio postproduction dubbing process should sound better, it should offer consistent sound quality.

FL's master totally knows how dark and messed up the court system really is, but he shielded her from it. FL ended up finding out the ugly truth the hard way anyway.

maybe the Douban will be 9.5

I like this director too. He's mainly done xianxia and wuxia. This might be his first historical or period drama.

Auspicious Time Secret. The acting was really good.

"In Unveil: Jadewind, Wang Xingyue (WXY) shows an incredible range by playing the low-key, mild-mannered Xiao Huaijin (XHJ)—a stark contrast to his intense, dominant Duke Su (XH) in The Double. A truly skilled actor doesn't need tons of screen time to make a powerful impact on the story. He was at a clear disadvantage here with this understated, gentle character who has zero fighting ability. Yet the female lead's character relies heavily on his character to create that essential contrast—it highlights her character's strengths while also exposing most of her character's weaknesses in a compelling way."

I still have to wait for last three episodes. To be honest, after reading the spoilers, I can wait. I feel like the story took a different tune. I couldn't even guess anything right.

I totally agree with you. It has to be the same leads for a S2 to work, so like you said, you doubt there will be a S2. If FL lose her martial arts for whatever reason, it's too drastic of a change. I very much doubt BL and WXY want to do these characters again.

didn't she give up on killing for revenge in ep.31?

wow they brought in such an important character at the end with no warning. I only at ep 31. So here I was following along and making my guesses like a fool, only to have this story turned on me. Should I even care anymore how it ended? I feel like I never knew this story. So that means a person could even just watch the last few episodes to see how it all went down.

The drama never even explicitly says who the CP 15 yrs ago was, or did they? Of course, I assumed it was the current emperor. But then what about the former emperor's involvement?

so the novel is not Tang dynasty?

I don't think MDL reflect a drama's overall success

Bai Lu has said she cannot physically do these types of stunts again (unless he wants to risk permanent injuries). The ML character is not a character that an actor would want to do twice. So, if there is a second season, it will have to be different leads.