Big news on big budget period C-drama Flourished Peony with Yang Zi and Li Xian and I’m of mixed thoughts on it. The S+ budget drama is confirmed to have 60 episodes which is rare these days after the ban on dramas longer than 40 episodes to cut down on story filler, Flourished Peony appears to have a lot of story to tell so it will go forth as a longer drama and air in two parts, the first part is 36-episodes and the second part 24-episodes. Now where have I seen this before? Oh yes, Lost You Forever, which actually filmed over 70 episodes originally but after the ban aired part 1 as 39-episodes and part 2 in an absolute clusterfuck of slice and dicing went down to 23-episodes and ruined the entire drama. That, and also the year long break between airing the two parts. Apparently the production of Flourished Peony will not wait a year between parts and intends to air the second part immediately after it gets approval whenever that happens. Alrighty then, let’s see how this one plays out.
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Looking forward to this!!!
I'll give this a shot even I don't have high expectation. But I'm still looking forward to the Double 2.0. LOL. Both Kdrama and Cdrama have been such a drought recently. Nothing fun to watch. I finished almost all the interesting old K dramas from fans' recommendations. Nonetheless, Taiwanese politics has filled the void. LMAO
It a smart move for naming the two part differently so one followed the other in airing when both received their lincenses. By the way, why does yang zi always shoot long period dramas 🙄 because of this I have been able to finish even one of her shows, it never also occurred to me to start her mordern shows either.
Wanted to say not been able to finish her custom dramas.
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I don't know if this will actually work, the condor heroes one tried with different names but they didn't manage to air the other parts, so a bit confusing if doing this in the beginning will make a difference. It's a loophole and CCP will soon try to cover it if they don't already have plans in place. BLs explored loopholes until they got completely banned, the long dramas that were divided in parts also tried, some will get away some will not. I think this will be a race against time before ccp decides if long dramas registered as two should be treated as a second season and therefore aired a year later.
I also share the sentiment that she does too many long dramas, like girl pick a 40 ep drama and go on vacation or something 🤣🤣.
I have not been able to finish any of her dramas, I always lose interest somehow. Even Go Go Squid, became too cheesy quickly... Though I like Li Xian, will still check this out.
me too. she isnt a bad actress for me. but her choice of drama not exactly my type. so i drop after a few ep. but Go Go Squid is a big no for me.
Oh gosh, I thought its only me. She's a good actress and I like Li Xian but probably she always choose the heart-wrenching plot that makes me like naaah I cant continue watching this. And her more light-hearted drama is not my cup of tea either. Li Xian drama that finished were Meet Yourself and the old Dr Qin only. Hopefully this drama has a wonderful script and do not drag down during 2nd part.
Same! I like her as an actress, but could never really finish her dramas. I agree that it's the type of story and/or role that she takes on.
Oh to the opposite, I have not been able to finish any of his dramas. I always lost interest somehow. Go Go Squid is one exception for YZ's sake who saved the drama. I tried to like LX but always failed. LOL.
Nonetheless, I agree YZ has been stuck in the same types of acting for a long while. She has become boring. But the scripts and the directing are something to blame the most.
I hope it’s good enough for people to watch and stick with the second half. If this were back in the day the 60 episodes would have some filler and pointless plot lines and distractions to the actual plot but maybe it could work because they could focus on what is what. Maybe 🙃🙂
I'm curious as to why Lost You Forever had cut the second half down so much when they could have gone up to 40 episodes. The first half had such a good reception, so it doesn't feel like they have to cut their losses.
I hope Flourished Peony will avoid the pitfalls of what happened with LYF part 2
Me too. I loved Part 1 so much. Why rewrite the crucial scenes and thus took away their power? I was and still am so puzzled by the second part’s ruin.
I like LX and YZ, I trust them to produce a good drama. Plus the director is the same as Meet Yourself so I look forward to this.
I trust huace knows what they are doing and it is evident cause they were smart to name the parts separately and get airing permits for both so we won't have to wait for a whole year for the 2nd part
No wonder filming took so long😅, I have high expectations for this one
To break into 2 parts is too long winded. Which means it will be draggy.
Still pissed with LYF with the long wait and massive pathetic cut
So unfair