This billing order shit is getting out of had, but then again it flares up and peters out in waves so I hope it dies down again ASAP. A new drama got cast this week and it’s relatively high profile, it’s the next drama from director and screenwriter Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo) whose most recent drama was the stylish My Journey to You. It’s adapted from the novel Song Dynasty Female Assassin and has the new drama title (after a few changes) Feng Yin Ran Mei Xiang (烽影燃梅香 or Fire Smoke Ignites Plum Incense). It stars Wang Chu Ran and Li Hong Yi and apparently in that billing order which freaked out Li Hong Yi’s fandom who started to bitch and moan left and right how unfair and unacceptable that he’s playing second fiddle to an actress of Wang Chu Ran’s level (i.e. not high level). His fandom was fine when the female lead was reportedly Zhang Jing Yi but not fine now it’s confirmed Wang Chu Ran. He tried to calm his own fandom down by posting on his SNS that as an actor the most lucky thing is getting a good script, playing a good character, and being part of a good production team. He feels very lucky and will do his best to portray every character he plays. That caused his OWN FANS to leave him fandom and stop stanning him. Goodness gracious what’s next C-fans, how low can you go.
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He has no charisma and acting skills in The Blood of Youth. No wonder the production team rather give Wang Churan first billing than him.
Zhang Jingyi and Wang Chu Ran debuted around the same time, if I recall correctly, Wang Chu Ran actually (2017) debuted a little earlier than Zhang Jingyi (2020) and so is the more senior actress. So I don't see how playing second fiddle to her is in any way inferior to Zhang Jingyi. It's just that Wang Chuan currently has a lot of haters due to the controversy with Fireworks in My Heart and so has a lot more haters.
Li Hongyi should just play the silent card and focus on doing well in this project. Second lead or not, Edward Guo has been known to portray stylishly, well-shot, artistic projects that magnify the capabilities of the actors involved and I agree with Li Hongyi, he's lucky to be in a project filmed by that director. He should savor the opportunity and his fans can go to h*ll. He's a good actor, he will always have new fans.
Li Hongyi has the right to make his own choice, I support him to stay firm on his decision. But similarly, his fans also have their choice to leave the fandom so I won't them for leaving either.
Li Hongyi has the right to make his own choice, I support him to stay firm on his decision. But similarly, his fans also have their choice to leave the fandom so I won't chastise them for leaving either.
The old can leave and new will come... I am not keen on both artiste but I am interested in this drama...after Gou Jing Ming's silent short blacklist... he is coming back. I am keen to watch this production. He had work with Wang Chu Ran previously, he must have found her suitable for this project. He is a very visual person thru I may not share his aesthetics...
I'm not sure, GJM's dramas have never really strike my interest. I think his only work which I've completed watching is his movie The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity. Of course, nothing is certain. If this drama's trailer interests me then I may end up watching it.
If they cannot be happy as long as he’s happy with role/script/etc. they weren’t real fans anyway. These cranks sound more like overly ambitious tennis-mums. He will be better off without them.
Like I always say
Fans of anyone are not mentally healthy People at all
Fanwars everywhere for stupid reasons and made by stupid people
I mean he's right, but we'll see how the drama do. I might not tune in cuz I'm not fond of both leads.
Didn’t think much of him before but him stepping up to calm the fans in this insane billing war is commendable. Would have been so easy to stay silent. Will take more notice of him going forward.
Fights for billing won't stop as long as the weird practice of billing order continues in C-ent. This practice only does more harm to the industry than good. Koala doesn't have to worry about lack of drama outside drama to woo readers. LOL
I can never get the visuals of WCR. Besides, her acting is really bad. LHY just looks like another version of Cheng Yi. I mixed them up all the time. LOL. If the blog wasn't about billing nonsense again, I wouldn't even bother to click on and make a comment. These two actors' dramas aren't worth my attention.
@Somebody
I also mixed up LHY and CY often.
XZF, let me give you the trick, if the actor has square shape face obvious jawline, very polished head dress or wigs, that’s Cheng Yi. If the actor is 1 foot taller in height difference to the Female lead, then that’s Li Hong Yi. LHY is around 6’2 feet very tall actor. Dont know about Cheng Yi maybe Cheng Yi is 5’7 feet in height.
Somebody, dont know what is your visual standard but that actress Wang Chu Ran is just the girlfriend of Yang Yang. If you dont find her that beautiful, maybe Yang Yang will be your Top opposition. lol
@Somebody , you dont like her visual? Well thats okay because is subjective.I may also not agree with you preference on your celebrity beauty if you have one cause beauty is subjective right?. But to said wcr acting is bad? LOL obviously you never watch her dramas😮💨 she acting very well and even getting praised by many . Plus, she even getting praised by one of the top hong kong director. So please dont just say nonsense