Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran Cast in Period C-drama Adapted From the Novel Empress Chu
So there was a lot of movement around this drama which has been in prep for quite some time but with the recent hits and misses in C-dramas the production is ready to move forward and the leads are all but inked. The drama is titled 翘楚 Qiao Chu and is adapted from the novel 楚后 Chu Hou or Empress Chu by writer Xi Xing. The leads will be Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran, with Chen Du Ling top billed though his side is trying to get equal billing. Can’t believe the day has arrived for Chen Du Ling to be the lead expected to hard carry the drama lol but she really did improve and step up in The Glory even if she’s not fully able to deliver every nuance or scene all the time. This drama is scheduled to start filming soon.
She worked hard by studying and analyzing the characters she played, can’t say the same for some of the popular female actresses.
Agrewd with you.Some of thw artistes got recognitions pretty fast bur sometimrs their acting is off in new projects.
Yesssss looking forward
I mean, do people forget that CDL was given first billing when she debuted but her dramas flopped so badly she had to revert to second billing and is lucky to re-invent herself after her fandom/backing spent $$$ for all those black drafts against the ML and FL in TTEOTM. She still acts the same in every drama, relying heavily on that cringey crying she does all the time.
@kay
Yeah I recall some of CDL shows flopped. I dunno why people are raving so much about her. Nothing against her but I think her acting is pretty much like the rest. Okay but not remarkable.
Is it because CDL is considered less established than other actresses so people are less critical of “new” actresses?
I also think her looks are decent though mediocre, so it’s rather surprising that people are elevating her talents and looks to sky high level, as if she is of the best looking and most talented actress status.
Maybe people just can’t stand other actresses doing well for their extensive CFs so they wanna see CDL replace them?
It’s confirmed to be equal billing though, with CDL’s fans kicking up a big fuss now.
I mean the male lead is not much better either so
. They seem matched well due to this fact. Guess we will see if they can prove everyone wrong. I still say Chen Du Ling was blessed with the Glory due to a good setup all around but still lacking in many ways here and there. Hopefully the setup of this story and costars help her and some more practice on her own gets her there. I see some improvement compared to her start but she still has a ways to go.
She always acted the same way. Lack of nuance, I agreed. She and the ML are the major reasons I dropped the Glory and picked up Kdrama the Glory that has become one of my recent favorite LOL.
Its more like her side is creating a huge fuss by protesting about the male lead getting equal billing. Like someone said before, her team is known for powerful black marketing against her colleagues. She can’t carry a drama yet and the industry knows it, so the script was changed to make the male and female lead equally powerful. She needs one more drama to prove it, because people are saying The Glory is being carried by the production team and not actually her.