I wrote last week that the drama adaptation of period romance and revenge C-novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage was still going to star rumored most recent leads Dylan Wang and Meng Zi Yi. Despite both their fandoms disliking the other star cast, the production isn’t swayed and still wants them. But one of the sticking points that caused the friction was the billing order, this is a female lead centric story but between the two leads Dylan is by far the bigger star right now. The billing order has reportedly been ironed out now and both will be co-top billed, i.e. joint billing where the production specifically writes “no billing order” next to their names lol. This will drive Dylan’s fans more apeshit haha but if he’s fine with that’s all that matters. There was also concern that the production had to start filming by year end this month in order to not pay additional license fees but that has been resolved as the filming is now slated to start in Q1 2026 so in the next three months or so. Get ready for a much older Shen Miao than in the novel and a more boyish playful version of Xie Jing Xing