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 of the Condor Heroes 2014 and starred the perfectly cast C-actor Chen Xiao as the male lead with the near universally derided and panned TW-actress Michelle Chen as the female lead, with audience snarky feedback way more interesting than sitting through the terrible drama itself. The real life excitement continues now in what might be the biggest out-of-left-field romance in C-ent this year as the two have been confirmed to be dating after a tabloid followed them for three months and caught them in various hotel rendezvous.
What? Yang Guo is dating his Gu Gu (Auntie) in real life? Who woulda thunk it. At least not this particular Guo Er and Xiaolongnu pairing, as many previous such drama leads in Condor Heroes adaptations have spawned intense shipping from drama fans. So far Chen Xiao and Michelle are only the second Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu to become a couple – the Singapore drama version aired in 1998 led to leads Christopher Lee and Fann Wong to fall in love and eventually get married. Only time will tell if this latest Condor Heroes couple will go all the way, with Chen Xiao at 28 years old a mere four years younger than Michelle so it also fits the noona-dongsaeng romance factor.
I find Chen Xiao adorable to watch onscreen, he’s got so much charm it oozes from his pores and his acting continues to get better with each project. Michelle I’m lukewarm towards on most any acting project of her, and absolutely unequivocally hated in her casting as Xiaolongnu. With respect to this dating news, I’m happy they’re happy together since star love is so beyond my opinion or business. All I know are some Zhao Li Ying-Chen Xiao shippers from their dramas together are likely shedding tears but it’ll pass like all other reel shipping implisions, and probably pass a whole lot quicker if news broke that pretty Li Ying also found her real life romeo.
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I'm happy for them...especially when viewers wrote so many negative comments on how she looks....which is so mean and shallow...I'm not talking about whether she fitted the role or not...I think in general people wrote demeaning things...which is so sad.
I didn't think looks wise was suitable for the role but I certainly didn't think badly of her or said anything mean about her.
Somehow I like this pairing in real life than in the condor heroes. I hope for the best in the love life and career path. Congrats,
okay she definitely did not match the role. I never thought that looks really matter and even with looks aside, Michelle Chen's Xiaolongnu was weird. In the pictures, she looks naturally pretty.
Well, happy for both.
No!!!!! Forever ship Zhao Li Ying-Chen Xiao!!!
Lawd, Michelle Chen is so plain. Talk about left field.
Dont usually comment on these things, but Michelle Chen was actually offensive to watch onscreen, at least for ROCH. Her acting is so awful, and I wont go into it about her looks... but seriously, she honestly cant compare to any of the past Xiaolongnu's. And really? Chen Xiao went from Zhao Liying to her.... I have no words
LMBO you people are so shallow. Seriously? Going off on her looks like that? She looks perfectly fine. Do you think that just because he's a celebrity he should be dating someone equally beautiful? See, that's the problem. Girls always complain about how guys should like a girl for more than her looks, but then people go and say crap like this. You set your own standards for guys and then stomp your feet when guys follow it. Girls always going off on other girls' looks. Sad.
I think she is a cute, original face type of good looking in her modern look. In ROCH she looked an elven beauty. She is not the typical plastic looking leading lady, traditional good looking leads that people are use too. Those girls all look the same.
Im more troubled by how Chen Xio looks in those pictures above. He looks skinny like a bulimic girl compared to the tall, powerful body he has in Legend of Lu Zhen and ROCH. I dont like even the male stars have to be too skinny to do model,lead romantic roles in Chinese/TW,Korean tv shows....
I have this feeling that it was the constant criticism of her that lead to this romance. I would fall in love with any guy too if he was constantly looking out for me and trying to make me happy at a low point in my life.
And I think she's cute. Regardless of what people say. She was not right for the role and the clothes and script was horrid.
She is quite pretty and cute, just not super beautiful like the fictional Xiao long nu.
In modern pictures I think they look fine for each other and perhsps they connect on many topics and interests. That's more important....
It's double standards for the shallow folks. Obviously he sees something in her that he likes. Not sure why this is so hard for folks to understand. I mean, that's why we like things that some people don't, and vice versa. But hey, I guess for some people, this is rocket science.
It's not her looks that makes it painful to watch her onscreen. Its her acting. And the combo of the two is just. Xiaolongnu in ROCH is an ethereal beauty who is cold, strong, and intelligent. Michelle Chen was a giggling teenager who couldnt stop smiling no matter what was happening. This all brings back nightmarish memories of such a highly anticipated, but deeply disappointing remake of the ROCH
Love her shoes though...
At least something happy came out of this adaptation. And dating news always makes me happy too so congrats to this couple! ^^
Her looks doesn't matter ( she is cute) she proabably a good partner with conversation, he can be himself around her, their personally fits one another and perhaps she is very good in bed! Or.... she is a very good cook and won his heart muahahahaha!!