Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He Bring Their Visual Cuteness from Period Drama The Princess Royal to Modern Pictorial

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• ZJM doesn't have FL looks for me, but at least from episode 1 I can tell she has the heart to do well in her role. For that, I support her and hope she continues to do great.

  It's too soon for me to say if I feel her chemistry with ZLH, since they're antagonistic with each other and he feels older than her, too. But we'll see. I'm intrigued enough to catch up.

  • A good looking ML with a pretty enough likable relatable FL has been a formula that has always worked if there is chemistry and the writing is good.

    • I love Zhao Jin Mai’s talents and looks. She may not be a tall and sexy supermodel but she has next-door sweet girl charm which resonates well with general viewers. I watched her in The Blessed Girl. So I appreciate how versatile she is in carrying a totally different vibe, expressions and mannerism in The Royal Princess role as compared to The Blessed Girl.

    • @Jana

      It's better and more believable when the leads are matched in looks - otherwise just reeks of wish fulfillment for the viewers.

      That being said, I think Zhao Jin Mai is really pretty and has Han Ga In vibes.

  • I find her average-looking and it's funny to me when my friends say she looks like a female version of Sean Xiao lol. Except for Reset, I'm not familiar with her acting. But as I recall, she was good in it.

    • Now that you mention it, I do see a resemblance to Xiao Zhan.

• I enjoy this drama a lot. The leads's chemistry just right and they managed to bring out this old married couple vibes at the same time their young youthful vibes. ZJM is a good actress, she has more than 10 years of acting experiences under her belt. PWX's role suits ZLH very well. He looks great with facial hair too..haha

• miss the double and its face pace..

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  • Tho I thought the FL was awesome , it’s WXY’s Duke Su I am missing. I am missing his falling in love with a married woman from the rooftop of his fav tea house and meeting her again dressed as a nun.

    • Yes. And the double entendres....

• I don't like shipping, but these two are so adorable that my heart fluttered whenever they bicker in the drama.

• This is ZJM second costume drama after the one with Lin Yi. I agree she fits more contemporary drama. Not feeling her chemistry with ZLH and drama lacks the addictive vibe its predecessor "The Double" had.

• Its inenvitable it gets compared to The Double since that one just done airing. But I find the plot, the vibe is just so different. I enjoyed it for what it is. And its buoyed by good acting of ZJM and ZLH. I actually find ZJM really lovely to look at and is improving in romantic scenes. This is a good ML character for ZLH. The SML is annoying though.

• ZLH said in a recent interview that he actually 190m tall and 42kg , is that even possible for a man that tall to be that skinny, any weight site will show that "dangerously underweight"

  • That was obviously a mistake in translation.

• I would normally rather do my own dental surgery (without anaesthetic) than watch an historical Drama, but Zhao Jin Mai impressed me in Snowstorm of Love, so I might have to check this one out

• He can't act.

  It doesn't matter she is really cute and that his visual is nice when he can't act at all. He should invest in some classes to at least somewhat learn to manage his expressions.

  • Yes, he can't act and his line delivery is terrible. Not sure why he keeps getting ML roles when he can't emote.

• I have a soft spot for ZLH - I think this role suits him too. The recent episodes have my brain cringe but my very shallow body says ah yes hahahaha