I have this weird problem in that I’m severely allergic to Roy Qiu‘s C-dramas but I love the man to pieces. It’s like loving chocolate but eating it makes one break out in hives. Ottoke? It was fine and dandy when he was back in Taiwan these past two years doing TW-dramas. I loved Office Girls despite its slowdown towards the end, and Miss Rose I can live with if I lop off the entire second half and revisit only the lovely low key laughs of the first half. His C-dramas, on the other hand, leave me frustrated with the surfeit of overacting, ridiculous plot lines, and lackluster production values. So it’s to my everlasting pain that he’s currently in China filming the modern C-drama Red Wine My Fair Lady with C-actress Li Sheng (best known as the next generation Xiao Yan Zi from the new Princess Returning Pearl remake 2 years ago). This week comes the first official stills from the set showing Roy in a red suit (how apropos for the title and the fact that Lunar New Year is coming up) and his two co-stars Li Sheng and HK-actress Myolie Wu. I have a little bit of hope since it’s helmed by the TW-director who directed one of my old-school fave period dramas Princess Huai Yu.
Roy plays the lead singer of a rock band and he’ll be returning to his singing roots and performing both the opening and ending theme songs for this drama. The story revolves around Li Sheng’s earnest part-timer character who travels to Shenzhen to find her ex-boyfriend played by Miao Zi Jun. Too bad he’s shacked up with the heiress to a red wine importing company played by Myolie. Li Sheng finds herself embroiled in the success battle between Myolie and her step-mother in the drama. Roy’s character is the younger cousin to Myolie and finds himself constantly butting heads with Li Sheng. He’s a kindhearted guy and helps Li Sheng stay in Shenzhen and lands her a job at the wine company. Li Sheng finally becomes a top-notch sommelier and in the process the two leads fall in love. Does this not sound like every other C-drama with work place success battles and bickering OTPs and family woes but everything all works out in the end. Li Sheng annoyed the bejesus out of me in the Princess Returning Pearl remake but hopefully she’s got her mugging under control here. I’m loving Roy’s look for the drama, the short red-do makes him look more energetic and is a nice change. The drama is scheduled to film until March with no air date scheduled yet.
“surfeit of overacting, ridiculous plot lines, and lackluster production values”… this is true of TW dramas as well, particularly the production values bit. This looks somewhat interesting and Li Sheng looks nice for a change.
Will they dub him?
I don’t know if I would like that.
(BTW Listening to office girls OST)
Aww w… Look at Roy, he is well rested. His shorter hair trim looks good, better than in MR. I concur with Cap K., that I like to see him TW dramas than C-Dramas. I don’t really like watching C-drama. They are many times are very dragging. Even if I were to watch, I watched them with fast forward mode.
I agree Roy should do more t-dramas but the real money is in c-drama so well.. still, anything with with Roy is watchable. Worse come to worse, i just watch all his parts only, that’s how i survived My Daughters and Wake Up Love. 🙂
Haha…me too. But the series of My Daughter is dawn dragging and is super annoying.
That’s what i’m doing as well ….
Myolie Wu is glowing. That’s another good looking in the drama!
I do have a soft spot for Myolie despite her occasional overacting. Too bad Roy Chiu is playing her cousin, because I would be shipping those two like mad, being my two personal favorites and all.
I LOVE MYOLIE! Damn I’m going to be forced to at least watch the highlight clips for her.
I hope be get some cousin bonding time too!
Totally forgot to add:
Roy is freaking irresistably handsomely cute and adorable in these photos.
I miss his face and quirky humor.
I don’t really like Li Sheng, like you said, she annoyed the bejesus out of you and my gawd, she annoyed me too.
Her acting was just way over the top, I couldn’t stand her from the very first episode of the remake of HZGG. I love Roy tho, I might give Li Sheng a chance just cos Roy is in it.
It’s unfortunate that they have to pair Roy with Li Sheng. I kind of find her utterly annoying. it’s her look and mannerism.. spare me, yuks!
I’m sure he deserve a better co-star. Let’s hope it gets some rave reviews despite the mis-match…
I will try not to pay too much attention to her for Roy’s sake LOL…
I love Roy!! I loved his character in Easy Fortune Happy Life… so hot!!!
does anyone know where to watch “my daughter” with eng sub ??plzzzzzz