Liu Yu Ning’s Agency Suggesting Female Leads for His Next Period Drama Other than Yang Chao Yue But Can’t Find Any Takers

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• Just reading the article name, that's so sad!! Find a newbie! Who knows who will strike gold!

• Why do people think he's so powerful that he can steal scenes? Still find this baffling. It seems his 2nd lead roles were stealing ML's thunder before. If he is so powerful, he should be having a smooth sailing in everything.

  Anyhow... I agreed that going with a newbie might just work wonders. Though if the drama becomes a hit, the antifans are going to blame LYN for something else. 😂

  • haha yeah...

    the smoke here is not the gossip about LYN's alleged behind the scenes actions. but that rumors continue to exist despite multiple ppl refuting them. somebody or many bodies don't like him.

• Peng Xiao ran would be a great candidate. If all fails, lui shi shi. I don't mind seeing him again.

  • Peng Xiao Ran will suit this role...

  • Oh yes! I love her and they would make such a gorgeous pair!

• Isn't casting the casting directors job?

• I feel like trying to find a good ML/FL to work with is pretty normal? Who wouldn't want to find a good coworker? I don't really see why he needs to be shamed about this at all. I'm sure this happens behind the scene all the time. Not sure what the intention of this news is.

• Is Yang Chao Yue super connected to get leading roles again and again? Anyway I am not very surprised. I saw lots of short wen dramas (less than 15 mins per episode) often have very mediocre looking leading actresses. So I think YCY has much better visuals….. but seriously there are lots of good actresses out there who look good as well.

  • I would take a Zhong Xi, Wen Mo Yan, Chen Fang Tong, Qi Xia Xia ect... visuals over pouty Yang Chao Yue. Plus actresses in mini dramas tend to have nicer figures (slim but curvy) than the overrated liulangs we see nowadays.

• I love Liu Yuning. I'm also a novel reader. To be honest, I'm surprised that he would take on this role (if he's actually accepted this work). That's because many of the MLs by this author are devastatingly handsome men per the author's descriptions haha. That said, I felt his main outstanding character trait was his loyalty to FL. It's been a long time since I've visited the text though. Frankly, I am more scared of the cnetz.

  Actually, the FL in this novel is extremely beautiful, cunning, and ruthless. She's a tougher character to play because she's not very likable on her own..but is better than many other characters haha. If there's not a suitable actress to play FL, then it's fair game not to take on this project. I also turned down a project because there was no suitable co-principal investigator to share the research load. As that is, this also feels like another attempt to tarnish LYN - as though he's arrogant and powerful enough to pick a co-star. lol.

  That said, I'm unconvinced that this piece of news related to YCY is true. They seem friendly with one another since the stint on Heroes. This rumor is like a divisive wedge tool between the two actors and an additional stab at slandering LYN. Although people say when there's smoke, there's fire, there's such a thing as arson and questionable motives.

  • Ah yes they did work together in the heroes ….. but for her to carry this drama as the lead actress, she needs to really work on her acting. Please share more about the novel…. What other works from the author?

    • This is based off Rebirth of an Ill-fated Consort by Qian Shan Cha Ke. Translations are available on NovelUpdates.

      There are others in the same universe such as the Rebirth of a Malicious Empress (book 1) & Rebirth of a Star General on Novel Updates. I really enjoyed the latter, and it's being adapted into a drama with Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei. I'm not really sure if Zhou Ye can carry off the FL, but I definitely look forward to Cheng Lei. Not a fan of the character styling though.

    • @Supaflip, I enjoy a number of novels by this author. I favourite is Rebirth of a Star General. Such a well written novel.

      As for Rebirth of ill-fated Consort, this heroine's past life is the saddest I ever read...it was gruesome and inhumane......I read such treatment did happen in the past, so awful... Her revenge was unforgiving as it should be. But the female lead should be a very beautiful, womanly lady...not a young girly Yang Chao Yue...

      If the wrong actress is chosen, this drama will flap.

    • @Supaflip. Thank you so much. I didn’t realize this drama is to be adapted from the web novel "The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort" from Qian Shan Cha Ke. Yes I can’t read Chinese so I would need to rely on the English translation.

      I really loved the Rebirth of the Star General and The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage . I think visually, both Zhou Ye and Ryan Cheng would fit the roles in Star General. While I think it’s possible that Zhou Ye might surprise us and perform convincingly, I am less enthusiastic about YCY… I think she is okay in lighter roles but not on the heavy and dramatic part.
      Personally I think YCY would find it hard to carry a complex character.

      I am wondering what is happening with the casting of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage ….

  • If the FL is harder to play, it makes sense to cast a stronger actress，and make do for the ML

  • By your description actresses with a fierce type of beauty like Wang Ruo Shan (FL in Ancient Detective), Xuan Lu, Xu JiaQi (see her character in Legend of) etc ... or the Xin Zi Lei type of beauty would be a perfect pick. None of the overhyped plain jane luilang fits the bill.

    • Yes, a gorgeous and sultry type. FL has an evil sister that has a more quiet beauty - or plain jane type as you say. They were often compared to each other in the novel.

  • That's why I've been always very scathing about the casting of MLs in many C costume dramas. Since ALMOST ALL the C novels of the same genre I read had ethereal level of extremely (if not the most) handsome heroes, I can't really take those whose visuals are subpar seriously even ppl praise their acting. Visuals are part of the features in costume dramas (usually with a lot of fantasy elements) from which readers and drama viewers can get gratification in their imagination. But a subpar-looking actor just ruins that gratification. If an actor truly understands the characters they're offered to play, he/she shouldn't take roles their visuals just don't fit. That's called professional. But I see many C actors lack self assessment and failed to grasp what's entailed for their roles.

  • I really like the last line, “there’s no smoke without fire, but there’s such a thing as arson and questionable motives”. These famous quote always got better when continued, “blood of covenant is thicker than water of womb”

• Cast Lu Yu Xiao!! She is still climbing and definitely “second billing” or whatever these stupid terms are 😵‍💫

• I agree with you!

  LYN is being dragged through the mud and linked with many dramas and actresses since he's a hot topic right now. But he's said on livestream he's also signed for a variety this year and plans to take it slower. He's also pretty realistic and calculated about choosing his work and scripts.

  Based on the NovelUpdates' summary and reviews for this novel (Rebirth of an-ill fated consort) this drama has a stronger case for big FL-led adaptation because this novel IS female centric. It would be absurd and risky for Linmon to flip this into a male lead top billing drama.

  I'm guessing LYN is not denying this like he refuted Ya She because he's received and actually reviewing the script. LYN seems to prefer and is more suited to complex roles. If Peng Lai Ke's Spring River Flowers and Moon gets adapted into a drama he would be pretty epic as Li Mu. Additionally, if the rumors are true about him considering male-led dramas then it is unlikely he will take this on.

  Meanwhile I'll wait for The Prisoner of Beauty to air, yesterday a supporting actor just updated on weibo he did additional dubbing for it. Looks like it may have went another round of editing/censorship, and likely to air. *dances*

  • **meant to reply to nonewfriends

  • LYN does like the complex characters haha. As a man of substance himself, it makes sense. I'm also waiting for TPOB! Peng Lai Ke's MC/ML's are complex and the relationships are intense. If this gets to air, I'll probably faint from excitement lol.

    I'd love to see this drama we're discussing- Rebirth of the Ill Fated Consort (novel) - produced. But only with a strong cast because of the complex characters and storylines.

  • I'm not sure why my original post didn't go through and I don't remember what I wrote lol...but I hope LYN continues to be shrewd about scripts - in whatever capacity he has anyway. I'm looking forward to future variety show he's considering! Meanwhile am watching The Truth lol.

    I won't hold my breath for TPOB but if we do get to see it - I hope it's good because a fictional red flag like Wei Shao is sexy lol. And LYN can carry the tall, majestic warrior with an ant waist and scowling face.

    • My replies was there earlier then disappeared too.

  • You made my day! I am also waiting for POB. The leads have so much chemistry! LYN as WS is my guilty pleasure!!
    I hope one day he becomes an excellent actor and works with directors like Zhang Yimou and Wong Kar Wai in a an epic wuxia. I wish they would remake Bride with White hair and Swordsmen 2, the Hong Kong classics or even A touch of Zen. I can only dream. Till now nobody comes close to the GOAT Leslie Cheung and the inimitable Bridget Lin in Wuxia and Xianxia dramas. . No nobody like Bridget Lin, East or West. She was so amazing in androgynous characters.

• It’s good to see that someone is finally putting his foot down and refuses to star opposite such a mediocre actress. I can only hope that other actors/actresses will follow his example and we could get some better dramas as a result. It really is a bad habit of Cdramas to pair seasoned actors with newbie starlets who are rarely up to level.
  There is no way of knowing, but I don’t really believe the scene-stealer accusation. It is normal for any actor to try and get as much exposure as they can, but it’s up to the director to let them or not. Just looking at Legend of Anle shows that the scene stealer with undue exposure wasn’t Liu Yuning, but some bathing beauty who the director liked.

  • I choked at the bathing beauty 🤣