Return of the Condor Heroes Spawns Real Life Romance Between Leads Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen

This is certainly happy news for some people, who I’ll venture to guess are the sliver of drama fans who liked the latest widely panned adaptation of wuxia novel Return of the Condor Heroes. This drama version was called Romance … Continue reading

Acclaimed C-actor Chen Jian Bin Nets Triple Win at Star-studded 2014 Golden Horse Awards

The 51st Golden Horse Awards took place last night in Taipei to celebrate the best of film in Greater China for 2014. It was an unprecedented triple win for Chinese actor-director Chen Jian Bin (who walked the red carpet in … Continue reading

Yu Zheng Releases Teaser Trailer for Return of the Condor Heroes Amidst Other Plagiarism Allegations

I don’t recall any producer/screenwriter who gets as much hate as Yu Zheng does in China, and frankly it’s all well-deserved. He hasn’t churned out a single watchable drama yet his dramas keep bringing in the ratings. Last week C-ent … Continue reading

Popular Star Couple Nicky Wu and Liu Shi Shi Lead the Pack at the Sina Weibo Awards

Last week was the first ever Sina hosted Weibo Night 2013 to hand out awards to C-celebrities who have lit up China’s most popular online social networking service akin to a combination Facebook and Twitter. Even among a bevy of … Continue reading

C-netizens are Abuzz with the Gorgeous Cameo Appearance of Dong Xuan in Return of the Condor Heroes

Somewhere in an alternate universe, drama producer Yu Zheng is still filming his massacre drama adaptation of the wuxia novel Return of the Condor Heroes. It’s been seven years since the last major remake starring now top C-movie stars Huang … Continue reading