Another Qian Shan Cha Ke Novel Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage to Get C-drama Adaptation with Big Buzz on Potential Leads Possibly Cheng Yi and Zhao Lu Si or Dylan Wang with Yang Chao Yue
So the big name in C-drama adaptations these past two years is write Qian Shan Cha Ke 千山茶客 who has had four big C-dramas aired or on deck adapted from her novels. There is The Double with Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue, and on deck is Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei followed by Noble Lady with Chen Du Ling and Xin Yun Lai, and the most recently filmed was A Dream within a Dream with Li Yi Tong and Liu Yu Ning. Now her fifth C-drama adaptation based on her novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage is being prepared and there is so much chatter about who will be cast. Setting aside impossible names being floated like Zhao Li Ying, Dilraba Dilmurat, and Chen Xiao (I know, ridic right?), the two sets of potential leads being discussed by insider insiders as actually getting contacted by the production during the casting process is Dylan Wang with Yang Chao Yue and more recently Cheng Yi and Zhao Lu Si. These two potential pairings frustrate me because unless it’s Dylan with Lu Si which I would love the other two are just not my jam and also really wrong for the roles. I love Qian Shan Cha Ke novels and this one is no different so PLEASE CAST WELL thanks.
This is her first most popular novel! One of my first few novels…Oh gosh, please pick a good cast. I am been waiting so long for a good adaptation. I really dont see Yang Chao Yue is suitable for the lead role.
I will go back to read the novel again!!!
Its my fav too! Its the novel that got me hooked on rebirth and face-slapping cnovel. Who do you think suits as the MLs? Personally I can imagine Cheng Lei as the ML but since he did the female general drama, I don’t think there’s a chance he will do this. And for the FML I can’t imagine anyone at the moment that suits Shen Miao.
I’ll have to put in a word for my 2 of my fav actors who are both good actors and can play intense- Zhang Wan Yi or Liu Xue Yi. Pair with Ni Ni or Wang Churan.
@HL
Yes I agree with you
Not Yang Chao Yue please….
I think Cheng Yi doesn’t suit this role.
You need someone darker in character
But not cheng lei again too coz it’s enough to have him play one of the heroes in Qian Shan Cha Ke novel.
Please put another guy for Zhao Lu Si!!!!
Or change to another suitable pairing.
Dylan is good but the billing may be an issue.
@Rei @Vuasa, Not my choice but there are afew names from the younger Gen that may be fighting for the male role- Wu Lei, Zhang Linghe, Arthur Chen, Dylan Wang, Liu Xueyi or dark horse Chen Xingxu… just my guess.
If I had a choice…I wish it was Xiao Zhan..but I highly doubt so. He will need to bulk up for the role.
As for female, Zhou Lusi is highly possible, Xu Ruo Han, Lu Yu Xiao, Wang Yu Wen, Xiang Han Zhi, Wang Ying Lu, Yang Xi Zi- these are a new group of actress I feel can be suitable for the role but unfortunately, they are too new and may not draw enough investments. Thus we might see the repeated top actress cast again..
Who knows..may be it will be another Xiao Zhan/Yang Zi combi again…🤔 it is just so unpredictable sometimes. But this will definitely lead to a fanwar.
@HL No way it will be Xiao Zhan. Just look at the level of his recent projects, the topics are either politics (The Legend of Zang Hai) or patriotism (LOCH, De Xian Jin Zhi), and the story revolves around his character. This Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage’s story revolves around the female lead.
My guess is the female lead will be one of the top 95er actresses and male lead will be someone willing to take 2nd billing, maybe Wang Xingyue or Zhang Linghe?
@HL Wu Lei and Dylan unlikely either as both guys are taking 1st billing roles unless they are acting alongside senior actors like Zhu Yilong and Pan Yueming.
@HL Oooo Chen Xingxu and Lu Yu Xiao are great choices and I would love to see this random pairing. @Rei Agree not YCY, nothing against Cheng Yi but he’s too waif looking to be Xie Jing Xing I think and sorry to say YCY has limited acting range at the moment. Reading Shen Miao description again I would like to add Zhang Miao Yi in the FL pool since I think her face suits the FL physical description well. I would also prefer if this drama has less known actors as both MLs so there will be no drama or billing issue but they probably gonna need the famous actors for traffic.
@Vuasa, I do wish it is a lesser known cast too… but that will be hard since big investors will support bigger names.
@Lilith, 🤣🤣 I know it wont be Xiao Zhan, he has moved on from such roles. Just a tiny wish..
LYT and LYN is original script. Your sources are outdated.
The rumored pairing is ludicrous. Dylan with YCY and CY with Lusi? LOL. Agreed with Koala about the casting. Dylan with Lusi perhaps is infeasible due to billing.
Cheng Yi with Zhao Lusi is also infeasible lol. Honestly more people should learn from Yang Yang and Dilraba and settle on equal billing so we can see more powerhouse pairings.
agree with that, and the result was good when the two of them agreed on the equal billing
ITA with this. There are so many top actors I’d love to see work together but because of billing issues, the pairings probably won’t happen. I’d love to see an actor so secure in their status that they honestly don’t make a fuss over it. If the drama is male centric, give top billing to the lead male actor. If the drama is female centric give top billing to the lead female actor. If the story centers around both leads then they should share top billing.
Among the top liuliangs its prob only Dilraba. I’ve always heard she has an easygoing personality (I think someone said she even agreed to be equally billed with Chen Zheyuan? But the producers said no) and it seems like its true.
Honestly the rumor sounds fake af. Melon accs say the drama won’t be filmed until late next year. Prob released by either Zhao Lusi or Cheng Yi’s team; prob the former since her drama is underperforming and there are many negative articles on her acting.
#eyeroll
If any dramas performing badly it’s Cheng Yi’s new drama. Story of Pearl is doing really good actually.
Both are doing badly in different ways.
CY’s drama is flopping, but quietly since its a old drama. His team bought a “Cheng Yi can carry a drama” hot search and thats about it.
ZLS’s drama is getting criticism for being a fake female-centric drama, over-the-top styling (perming her hair before going into prison, really?); and also criticism over her prison clothing. On top of the embarassment of losing to Love Game in the Eastern Fantasy.
I’d say ZLS paid for 65% of the hot search, since her fans are screaming at her to take a big IP after the flop. CY probably 35% or less. But ofc ZLS fans will say Pearl Girl is doing veeeery well in China and its black marketing by Tencent or Yu Shuxin’s team.
@Kiara
Actually his team did the promo for this by saying Cheng Yi is going to save iQiyi.
That didn’t work out well. Netizens are having fun.
Chen Yi new drama was filmed so long ago.. they just released it with no promotion. In fact, I heard it is doing okay in China..better then expectation since they had not much expectations anyway. But this is not for International viewers.. rating are low.
Drama is 5 years old, that’s not like they were expecting a lot from it tbh…no promo, last minute airdrop and still managed to get a 7000 heat index on iQiyi…that’s far from being a bad start in my book.
iQiyi was found to have reported fake numbers for the heat index. It reported 7100+ heat index, but the actual number was found to be only 6000+. Anyway these numbers are still abysmal for a supposed liuliang even if it was filmed 4 years back. This guy claimed to be the second top in liuliang (tried once to orchestrate an “overtaking” of the top position too), but his fans can’t even guarantee 7k heat index when other liuliangs who’s supposedly lower in position can.
@Kiara
Hmmm…I don’t think it’s an embarrassment for Pearl Girl to lose to LGIEF. It’s a fun watch. And not only does YSX know how to pick her scripts, she is also very popular.
But I do agree ZLS fans shouldn’t be putting blame on somewhere else when the drama is simply just not connecting with audiences. I just think ZLS needs to take a break (she’s been working nonstop these past few years) and needs to be more selective on the scripts she chooses.
@kiara, which article have been posted on chinese media that is negative on ZL acting 🙄 or are u talking about article based on opinions by fans who have their favourite actress that not her on their blogs or site such as c reddit etc. Those are subjective based on fans who could be baised or not depending on how u look at it not the opinions in c ent industry, if so, u can put a link here were we can all view. Am not saying ZL is a great actress but she is good so far.
TSOTPG has flaws and I will not say it has hit or flop but considering everything is doing well n we will know which category it falls on, once the data comes out after it finishes airing.
@Kiara, I equally rolled my eyes as @Gennita at 65% vs 35% you quoted. As statistics is a thingy in my profession, the questionable numbers you quoted can’t been unseen. How did you get that estimate? You must be an AI. LMAO.
You talked more like a fan of other actresses than ZLS. The signals are so obvious. LOL.
YCY should not be allowed to ruin anymore beloved IPs. I love her real life personality and think she’s adorable, but she was dreadful in LYST. Stick to variety shows, do supporting roles for a while, and really hone your craft before attempting to lead again, please.
I agree…
the fandoms are gonna kill each other for billings.
Agreeing with you, Koala! My Christmas wish! I loved this novel.
Wu Jin Yan would really do this role well. I’ve read the novel before and seeing her in The Double I think she’d be a perfect fit.
Rosy is a good choice as well.
My ideal pairing would be either Rosy and Ryan or Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue.
Regardless though, one can only hope they don’t f up the casting. That’s the 1st step you have to get right when doing a drama adaptation.
Ding Yuxi is unlikely to work with Zhao Lusi again. Things didn’t end well between their teams after Romance of Tiger and Rose.
It didn’t? Oh..
Wuuuut! That’s news to me. I thought they’re filming ROTAR 2 – or at least, I thought I heard this.
Lu Yuxiao or He Landou might be good as Shen Miao. Not too famous either. This would allow for immersion in the story.
He Landou is an interesting choice! I was thinking she’d be cutesier than how Shen Miao actually is in the second arc (pretty fitting for the first, maybe), but she played her role in the intense parts in A Journey To Love pretty well.
They are my two choices too. I just hope they don’t bring one of those top actors for XJX. This is a FL-centric novel (meaning, the ML barely appears in the 1st half of the story and his own plotline gets at most 10% of the second half) so choosing big male stars with huge and loud fandoms equals rewriting the whole plot to suit the ML.
Maybe a reunion for He Landou and Chang Huasen would work? Ding Yuxi isn’t bad either and would look good with Lu Yuxiao.
And hopefully, they will not select one of those actors who are pushing 40. The characters are 14 and 18 at the start of the novel and barely in their mid-20s by the end. There are plenty of young actors with talent to choose from.
Another one? Good for her, I hope she’s rolling in money from all the royalties/licensing fees.
This is one of her weaker novels but I do have a soft spot for it, and it should be even easier to adapt than The Double. It’s kind of trashy lol but 复仇爽文 are always golden for drama scripts. But there’s 90% chance for the adaptation to suck.
Would love zhao liying in darker role. I think she can be believable. Not zhao lusi. Her voice alone is a no.
A Dream Within a Dream is an original script and was not adapted from any novel.
I dont know why but why it makes me laugh to imagine Cheng Yi with LuSi? XD
IF he casts as lead I would need totally different actress for him or should I say his screen energy…
I would be fine with both pairings of girls with Dylan tho.
Ha ha I haven’t read the novel and you guys are giving me whiplash with your suggestions of actors that range between early 20s and late 30s. What is the characters’ age in the actual novel? If the FL is supposed to be something like 16 and the ML in his early 20s, as is often the case, let’s just say that around 25 is the max the casting directors should go. Though I personally hope the characters will be a little more mature for a change!
14 and 18 at the start of the novel and around mid-20s in the final chapter so yes, suggesting actors in their late 30s is ridiculous.
Jiang Li in original novel for The Double was supposed to be like 16-17, and they casted Wu Jinyan, who is 34. They can change the age a little bit for the drama adaptation and still have it work.
This is female centric guys. Go get someone for ML who is willing to accept 2nd billing and also very difficult role play (enough talented), Ding Yuxi is first one came to my mind for this. or Cheng Xingxu second one. Both are underrated in my opinion. Go get one of them for this.
Chen Xing Xu is good. I feel like he has been playing the same type of character for awhile now which doesnt showcase his talent much.
Tian xiwei as FL, dengwei as ml
Li Landi would be nice. I like the spunk and intelligence that Li Landi seems to bring to her characters while hiding behind meek and I think she would portray this heroine well.
I agree. I want to see Li Landi and Ding Yuxi for these roles now. It would be a fresh pairing.
Love love the novel. Either Dylan wang or Xiao Zhan with Zhao Lusi.
If they choose either of those two as ML then get ready for a whole new story. It’s going to be nothing like the novel bcs they’ll have to put all the focus on the ML.