Period C-drama Xing Zhi Wan Now Likely to Star Zhou Ye as Female Lead with Male Lead Wang Xing Yue in Another Reunion
Their first drama together got only mid reception and reviews but both have since become more popular so this reunion project is a promising possibility. C-ent casting is saying that period C-drama Xing Zhi Wan 行止晚 is now in serious talks with Zhou Ye as the female lead and she has indicated strong likelihood of accepting. The male lead has always been Wang Xing Yue even as the female lead talks for the past year cycled through Zhao Qing to Dai Lu Wa to Yang Chao Yue. Zhou Ye and Wang Xing Yue worked together in Scent of Time the aforementioned mid drama but the drama actually did help their career because the drama didn’t tank at least lol. I like both of them a lot but not enough to watch that drama so a reunion drama sounds great to me!
I like this choice better! She’s not the best actress but I can bear to watch her compared to YCY. Honestly, I alsostill have a soft spot for her/her character from the Word of Honor. I also wouldn’t have minded Dai Luwa. I guess Yu Zheng is still trying to make Zhao Qing happen.
I have watch Zhao Qing in The Double, Scent of Time. She is a good support actress but as lead actress, I am unsure. Yu Zheng is definitely keen to promote her.
I agree with you. At the moment, zhou Qing lacks presence and the “it” thing. But things will turn out well for her if she could get a really good challenging role.
I agree she’s a decent support actress. I wasn’t really even sold on her as second lead in Scent of Time but it seemed like a lower budget production anyway. I didn’t care for her or second male lead. I was actually rooting for Zhou Ye and Wang Xingyue in that one 😅
@Rei, it is based on a novel, but I’m not aware of any translations for this one. I just read it’s the story of a general’s daughter and future emperor, which sounds tragic to me. No good can come from love stories with crown princes or emperors! I might skip now ☹️
I like both WXY and ZY. I think they had good chemistry in the Scent of Time. Certainly better choice than Zhou Qing. So I hope third reunion would spell a good ending. By the way is this drama based on a novel? What s the translated site?
I guess Yu Zheng has to promote ZQ otherwise she will leave to another agency. Speaking of which, he doesn’t have many popular female actresses under him right?
There is a typo: Dai Lu Wa not Dai Lu Wai..am I mistaken here??
I rather Zhou Ye…I hope she will be the final actress chosen.
I like Scent of Time. Recommended.
And of course, i like both of them. Hope this is the final cast. One of my fave cp.
I really liked Scent of Time too. It’s the kind of drama that you’d either hate a lot or love a lot—surprisingly polarizing. I have several good reasons why, if you’re not in it for romance, it’s a must-watch.
Also, it didn’t help that HBO got sole international airing rights for it at the time (I don’t know now). I liked the actors, the script, and the set did not look cheap considering the limited budget. The only thing that bothered me a lot was how cold it was, you can visibly see their breaths in almost every scene. Production money wasn’t spent on warming the poor actors and staff.
Zhou Ye is not bad actress. I just think she little cringe in idol drama. But really good in serious drama and her facial expression on point. She is good in revenge drama and if the story is fl heroine type then I prefer Zhou Ye. She has Heroine type strong aura who can save the world from evil. Wang Xingyue is good actor but he always play in female centric drama so not sure his performance in male centric drama. I like his acting but i don’t like his acting in modern drama. I didn’t like character in Amidst Snowstorm of Love.
Gosh, seems BE. I thought Yu Zheng said he will get them again for HE after Scent of Time.
Zhou Ye is good movie actress. She doesn’t suit cute and weak role typical in idol drama. Like them in Scent of time, so it will be interesting reunion.
I agree. She has a serious aura that is better suited for more mature content than an idol drama or a sweet romcom.
ZY is better than YCY but still not reliable enough for me to root for her as a FL. Her acting was awkward in Word of Honor. I didn’t feel her chemistry with WXY in Scent of Time either. Nonetheless, I’ll check out this drama for WXY’s sake. Hopefully ZY’s acting has improved a lot since then.
I also noticed that she was awkward in Word of Honor in some parts and decent in other parts. But I loved her in Back from the Brink. Yes, there were times when she over acted, but she nailed her character for the most part. As dull as Love Me, Loce My Voice was, I was surprised by how sweet and gentle her Gu Sheng was. I much prefer her in stronger female roles and am totally looking forward to Legend of the Female General. I think YCY is also very beautiful, but she lacks screen presence.