Youku Modern Romance C-drama The Early Spring in Discussions with Zhang Wan Yi and Lu Yu Xiao as Leads
A new C-drama in prep popped up on the radar this week and it’s as Youku modern romance titled The Early Spring (早春晴朗 Zhao Chun Qing Lang). The leads in discussion are apparently Zhang Wan Yi and Lu Yu Xiao and I didn’t yet have these two on my work together bingo. The reason being is that he seems to be focused on period dramas and she’s still on the up-and-coming route. He got typecast majorly after doing three very similar vibe period dramas in Are You the One, The Rise of Ning, and Si Jin, and it’s not his fault but goodness his visuals and acting totally blended together. After Lu Yu Xiao’s supporting role breakout in My Journey to You, her next supporting roles were forgettable and her first female lead in Serendipity was really bad all around (acting, chemistry, story, directing) and I wanted so hard to like the drama and her in it. So I’m not sold on paper for these two working together and in a modern drama but will wait and see if this is confirmed.
I like him. Or rather how funny he can be like he was in Are you the one.
She was amazing in Perfect Match though.
Yes, and also that was not her first starring role (although I have to agree that stupid story was a flop). I LOVED her in Time and Him Are Just Right, and also To Ship Someone. So I think she’s actually pretty good in moderns. Unfortunately ZWY doesn’t have as good luck with moderns so far (aside from The Bond, but that was more a period piece). So fingers crossed for them here!
Wang Ziqi is an amazing actor and I think Lu Yu Xiao acted quite well in My Journey to you. However in Serendipity both of them don’t have the chemistry as I anticipated.