So this is the drama trolly producer Yu Zheng recently praised as better than Goblin and The Glory, which beyond the hyperbole just seems like so unrelated as this is a xianxia drama and those are just different genres lol. He just wrapped filming for ensemble period C-drama Perfect Match but has already started filming for xianxia C-drama Lin Jiang Xian (临江仙 which was formerly known as There is a Fox in Hengmen). The drama stars Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi, and reportedly she recommended him as male lead and personally asked him to take the offer. I used to find him lacking but he’s grown on me after his big break in Dragon Sabre and Heavenly Sword and I’m way more interested in this drama than Bai Lu’s other xianxia drama on deck Moonlight Mystique due to being allergic to Aou Rui Peng odd face. But unfortunately the first poster for Lin Jiang Xian is visually interesting but goodness are the two leads’ faces photoshopped to the nth degree, like I legit did not recognize either of them and had to stare really hard before their OG faces was recognizable.
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