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Well after watching Song Zu'Er in Novoland Eagle Flag and her bratty playful acting, I think am ready for someone with more meat and experience for this one. This role certainly fits the bill. I don't think a fresh faced newbie and her cute acting would go well with an imperial court drama where she romances the emperor and his adviser.

Because they'd end up hiring someone from Puerto Rico to dub and then pass it off as Peninsular Spanish. The English accents in Chinese dramas are already bad enough. I cannot imagine them doing other languages any justice at all.

Great chemistry between the main leads. They look like a good match. I hope to see a costume drama from this two in the future. Unfortunately the irritating second female lead and the manager that acts like a scorn woman are annoying as hell.

I think I spoke too soon when I said Arthur Chen has now improved his acting skills. I think it was just him still being in his element the first few episodes. As soon as the drama started to build a crescendo it was pretty clear he was out of his comfort zone. When the scene required him to emote and express more nuanced expressions its an absolute fail. His crying face is tragic to say the least. I was not able to finish Ever Night because of his acting but fortunately for this one I'm going to stick through. I like the story and the acting of his costars makes up for his deficiency. The good news is he seems to be taking classes at Beijing Film Academy where Song Zu'Er and Huang JunJie are also thankfully taking lessons. Let's hope their lessons are a success.

I guess they blew all their budget on the overseas shoot. This reminds me so much of Wait in Beijing who spent their budget on Li Yifeng and shooting in New York and then skimp on everything else. Some cheap webdramas have been better shot than this mess. One of the things that really annoys me is bad dubbing and this drama is the definition of that. Hearing his real voice in Find Yourself and then hearing him with a different badly dubbed voice is jarring to say the least.

She look so mature though and surprisingly a very good actress for her age. Twenty years younger than me. My goodness! I was actually hoping she and Dylan were a couple in this drama. They look like a match. I did not envision a 13 year difference.

His improve by leaps since Ever Night. His acting was absolutely atrocious in that drama. I'm watching this and surprisingly I still haven't pulled my hair out like I did when I watched Ever Night. He is not a naturally gifted actor and he his never going to become a competent one in the next decade or so but he has loads of presence and I think for actors that's also a quality that they aspire.

Don't tell me Dylan's character is going to be with Qin Sang's maid. I was actually expecting him and Su Tang to become a couple until the doctor showed up. They are so not on the same level.

I have actually never seen her act as I haven't had time to watch this drama. These newbies should be given time to settle. Speaking of giving rookies a chance wasn't Arthur Chen also given a chance with a lead role in his first drama. It was a successful attempt not because of top notch acting skills far from it but because he was endearing and charismatic. Well if she is neither charismatic or a good actress then I see a problem. As of now it's too early to tell and as I can tell the show is doing well in China so all this underhanded comments are rather tactless.

Well if I was the jealous type I'd be pissed too at the FL. Imagine having Arthur Chen, Fan Cheng Cheng and Xu Kai as your ML's and your just starting your acting career.

I'm dying to see Peng Xiao Ran in another costume drama. I just hope the Chinese censors will let this air if they managed to airbrush the 2 leads out of this drama. I wanna see Xiao Feng again.

I see the FL was the actress who played Cao Cao's daughter in Secret of the Three Kingdoms. She held her own there and did not look out of place with the tone of the drama. Seeing many comments not liking her character then it must a casting mismatch because she is a pretty capable actress as far as I can recall from that drama. Someone like Song Zu Er who is unfortunately casted on more sombre and serious roles would have been a better fit playing a goofy and cute character. I plan to watch this because this looks like an interesting, light-hearted drama.

I saw the trailer and I thought the FL was Ivy Shao. Great to see 2nd ML from My Youth but it looks like he is going to end up alone again.

This one was actually a proper harem drama with an intelligent, kind and sophisticated FL at the helm. What I particularly like about this drama is it portrays realistic power dynamics and struggles between the characters. You don't have a maid here acting like she's the Grand Empress Dowager. If you like campy, sassy and over the top FL then I direct you that other drama.

As I watching this I was thinking Peng Xiao Ran would have been perfect for the role plus she'd look well match with Ren Jia Lun. Bai Lu would also look good. I think we can agree Seven Tan did not look the part.

God only know how this drama became so popular in China. For such a popular and possibly higher budget offering I was stunned by how amateurish and poorly shot the scenes were. Not much cinematography or beautiful natural scenery to speak of. Need I mention I saw a clear as fake diorama that was pass off as some sort of rock spire filled raven. It was when the 2nd ML fell off a cliff. Tragic! I just had to chuckle at that moment. Ren Jialun was the only saving grace for this drama. He is quite a charismatic actor but I am not sold on his chemistry with Tan Songyun. She is cute but she's a bit too plain for my taste. This looks like it's going to be on my on hold list indefinitely.

I like Leo Wu. I think he is a fairly good actor but I feel he still has that youthful vibe and somewhat lacks the maturity to pull off being general of a warrior tribe. I was hoping to see him in another good drama after watching Fights Break Spheres but since season 2 won't be without him or won't be film at all I am left waiting. He has a drama airing but I won't watch that one because I just finished watching Novoland Eagle Flag and I've had my quota of Lareina Song dramas for this year. I did watch a few bits from this drama and it looks like he's become taller and more buff so maybe he can pull off this part but I still feel someone with a bit more edge and older looking would fit the bill more. Qu Chu Xiao would have been ideal. Someone like Xu Kai who gives the same vibe as QCX would also do well. Also the ML from Goodbye My Princess, Zhang Ruoyun, Ren Jialun etc..

A thoroughly enjoyable drama so far. Really underrated. How come I've never heard of this? The 2 male leads are popular and I really like George Hu ever since Love Now. God knows I was unaware he had a Chinese college drama. One of the best sport's dramas I've seen actually one of the few that's not making me drop it after a few episodes.

It's great to see a rookie ML performing his role well. Good range of emotions, endearing and obviously very handsome. I've just finished watching Dr. Cutie and the acting of the ML was a big disappointment. This is likely a low budget drama but I am liking the fact it does not come off as unnatural looking because they are not relying on cheap special effects and studio sets.

Beautifully shot and production value is top notch. I've yet to see a drama that can match its production value. If you like gorgeous props and sets then this one is for you. The acting is on point but sadly cannot save the atrocious storyline.