So Yang Zi and Li Xian are hard at work currently filming the Tang dynasty period drama Flourished Peony (国色芳华 or The Legend of Fragrance) and the production is also hard at work. The team reportedly went to Cannes and has secured a French production company for overseas distribution, believing the drama’s top shelf production values and story about the expansion of the peony trade in the Tang dynasty will further highlight the beauty of Chinese culture and history. This drama has already finished filming its portion at mega studio Hendian and for the last few weeks has been more expensively filming domestic location shoots in the city and environs of Liaoling in Shandong province. It’s then going to move the shoot to Heze for additional filming, reportedly the production is sparing no expense to showcase the splendor and grandeur of the Tang dynasty. The drama is being marketed not as an idol period drama but a serious traditional period drama.