Tencent Period Drama The Road to Splendor with Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi Gets More Good Reviews than Viewership with Solid 7.1 Douban Ratings
Last month August Tencent air dropped The Road to Splendor, a A-budget period romance and politics C-drama starring Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi. Overall it slid under the radar, getting more strong reviews than bringing in viewership based on how well made it was. This one felt like the quality was there, the acting was validated, and the leads had chemistry, so I think it would have done better if the leads had bigger fandoms and more popularity to bring in casual viewers who check out dramas solely on recognizing a lead or two. It didn’t help that the drama felt more serious and quiet in tone and story, lacking the pizzazz and exciting screen grabs that can create an immediate hook. The drama got a very respectable 7.1 Douban rating which may bolster it having decent longevity on the streaming platforms as more people may end up watching it in one go now that it’s done and folks are looking for quality fare to watch.
I am at episode 23, I love it! It is not Pursuit of Jade, but it is great, the story, the actress that plays the female lead is fantastic, the music, not everything was filmed in a studio. Way better series than Blossoms of Power, that in my opinion is a snoozefest
This is another of his dramas that has good reviews… but I have not warm to him yet.. such a shame. Those artiste I like are just not in great dramas..
The quality is good but it had too many stressful character situations that made my blood boil. I will watch it fully later when I find myself in the mood for it.
Even for Chinese novels, I drop stories with too intense storyline. Mentally tiring.