Period C-drama Are You the One with Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran Air to Average Ratings But Praise for the Lead Couple’s Acting and Chemistry

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• I'm not seeing this show but WCR is a serviceable actress. That show with YY dragged her down but she was never bad. She's also gorgeous and had her team taken the right decisions, she should've already been among the top actresses of her age range. I think she lost First frost because of her bad reputation at that time. That show would've been a game changer for her given Hidden Love was so big.

  • Speaking of that, I don’t think First Frost will be as big as Hidden Love. It will probably do very well in China because Bai Jingting is very popular there. But internationally, I could see it doing fine like When I fly Towards You and Amidst a Snowstorm of Love. If it stuck with its original cast, it would be very hyped since both Zhang Linghe and Wang Churan have big international fandoms.

    • Original cast what? First Frost producer waiting for Bai Jingting since the beginning. Zhang Linghe, Song Weilong or some actors is just rumor by YXH, the producer choose BJT to play as Sang Yan in the first place.

      Doing good in China is every producer dream. They don't really care about international market, it's just bonus.

• I think they are both showing their limitations as actors in this show. Both look overly self-conscious to me in most scenes, as if they are constantly aware that they are acting and making me the viewer constantly remember too that they are acting instead of letting me get immersed in the show and their characters.

  I thought there were some scenes in Lost You Forever where I could see potential in Zhang Wan Yi, so maybe he needs more experience or stronger leading actresses?

  This is the first drama with Wang Chu Ran I have really watched and somebow I really dislikes scenes in which she is supposed to be the sweet angelic beauty, she somehow always looks pretentious to me in those scenes, but I like the newer episodes with her as the tough "Bandit Queen". If she does less sweet or weak girl roles and more tough woman roles I think I could come to like her as a lead actress.

  • You may want to check Serenade of Peace Joy, where she plays an antagonist role. It's slow, but the cast acting is top notch.

  • I disagree with your part where you say she acting cute seem like pretending. For me and i think many people can agree she potray the character Liu Miantang very well. Every move is delicate and sweet opposite to her character Lu Wen which is rough.I think it just your preference to like more badass girl instead of sweet girl type. She has done several villain characters before. You can check her work as supporting role in these drama 1) The longest promise 2) Serenade of peaceful joy 3)Royal feast

• I'm actually really enjoying this! Wang Churan is stunningly beautiful and a pretty decent actress! I don't mind the pace but I do wish she would find out the truth sooner.

• I love this couple and tune in new episodes for the sake of my OTP.

• I love everything about this drama, it has high production value, even though it has a limited budget (you can tell that there are no real palace scenes) but the productions care about the details and quality of the film speaks for itself.

  I have always believed that Zhang Wang Yi is an above average actor in terms of his acting abilities and this drama proves my belief. He's well matched by Wang Churan who is holding her own in this drama. They are brilliantly matched, their scenes are electric and captivating, and the plot is compelling enough for me to be impatient for the next episodes.

  I particularly love ZWY's voice and diction, even though I'm not a Mandarin speaker, I know that he speaks much better than many other C-drama actors, and this is due to his years in Theatre where there is more emphasis on speaking and diction, and less on looking pretty. I've become a huge fan of his after watching him in Lost You Forever season 1, however, not all his projects have been to my taste, so I'm glad I can watch him in this one.

  • Agreed with ZWY's voice! He has such a unique expressive voice. In a way it almost sounds like he pronounces mandarin with the tiniest hint of English speakers accent!

    • Yes, his voice and cadence is unique and beautiful. He uses his voice as an adjunct to his acting, expressing things that his face doesn’t , like the third person in the room. In my opinion, it adds texture to his acting.

• She almost looks so much like liu yifei in this. Like slightly skinnier but dang I almost thought it was her. The drama started quirky but I’m waiting till it finishes to watch it. Still I wonder how long they can keep the female lead in the dark cause the drama has 40 some odd episodes.

• He was mocked to hell and back for his lack of expressions so I am not sure who supposedly praised him

  • Yeah he's getting the bulk of the criticism for his acting skills in this drama. Ever since LYF part 2 aired the audience in China have been liking his acting less and less.

    • Honestly, any one who have watched ZWY in his previous roles knows, his acting here is off, he could do so much better imo. I know from the videos have seen the leads are going for nuace acting but they come off has being dull and bland in most scenes.

  • I think that's one of the things I noticed when I watched LYF part 1. He was kinda stiff, but intense. I don't know how much of that was related to the role vs his acting, but he just looked constipated to me. Granted I didn't finish the entire part 1 let alone watch part 2, but that's the impression he gave me initially.

    • He was so much better in LYF 2, Which when u compare with this show, he comes off has being way to dull. With LYF 1, even with his stiffness, it goes with his character narrative in the story so it didn't feel off like here and he his acting was better too.

    • @Coralie

      He is absolutely terrible.

      Fangirls don't like it but if you want a few good laughs you can find something many edits on Weibo where he is supposed to be happy, scared, shocked and his fave is an unmoving frozen one, exactly the same. Disaster.

      She was much better.

    • I don't know why by looking at some of the pics of his scenes already screams he has stiff acting :/

• I like the show. First show thus year I am eagerly waiting for the new episodes to drop. I am currently on ep 18 and I hope it stays good.

  As for the leads, I have really watched them in anything before, but now I am a fan!

• Zhang Wanyi needs to get out of the idol historical drama route and go back to more serious dramas to hone his acting.

  • I also think the Idol field of the industry does not fit him at all.

• I love the show and the actors in general are portraying and enjoyable time to us. I can’t wait for the next episodes. Could be slow but it’s lovely since they are interacting and falling with each other through knowing each others hearts. Stop been haters, if not to your liking watch something else. Beautiful actress and strong male lead as supporting by many talented playing their role accordingly to the writing. ❤️