Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Tencent and IQiyi’s Upcoming Republic Era Romance C-drama Overdo with Wang Chu Ran and Zhang Ling He Increase Buzz After Foundation General Scandal

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The recent brouhaha over “Foundation General Gate” with Zhang Ling He may end up being great for his career. I could be wrong but it’s not actually tanked it. So far he’s been the face of the criticism against period dramas prioritizing visuals aesthetics over proper period realism stemming from Pursuit of Jade, but the SARFT blame is on the … Continue reading →

Park Bo Gum and Shin Ye Eun in Talks for K-drama Adaptation of Chinese Time Traveling Novel Night Wanderer

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So if the K-drama version does get made this it may fill in some of the disappointment still lingering over the inability to air the completed C-drama Night Wanderer. This week K-ent is reporting that Park Bo Gum and Shin Ye Eun are in talks for the K-drama adaptation of the source C-novel, which was adapted back in 2021 into … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Yun Long’s iQiyi Period C-drama Yunchu’s Vengeance Wraps Filming and Releases New Posters

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So the first teaser trailer and new posters are out for iQiyi period C-drama Yun Chu’s Vengeance (Yun Chu Ling 云初令 or Cloud’s First Command) and it doesn’t look bad at all. Female lead Yu Shu Xin has turned away from her usual cutesy or bubbling character and doing the one I loved the most, the kickass methodical and cold … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He’s Pursuit of Jade Foundation General Gate Ends with SARFT Holding Meeting and Issuing Four New Directives on Drama Production Standards

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So I think this will cap off a weeks-long worth of C-ent chatter, memes, and discussion over what is now officially called “Foundation General Gate” stemming from Zhang Ling He looking too pretty boy as a general in Pursuit of Jade. This week SARFT The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television held a discussion and issued four new standards/directives/aspirations … Continue reading →

Xiao Zhan and Vanda Margraf Start Filming Fantasy Survival C-drama Ten Days to End

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I never believe Xiao Zhan is doing any project until he’s actually arrived at the production site lol, he’s rumored for so many dramas and movies that it’s best to wait until he’s there and filming has commenced. That has now happened as he’s arrived on set of fantasy survival thriller C-drama Ten Days to End (Chinese title 十日终焉 Shi … Continue reading →

Yang Mi and Liu Xue Yi Confirmed for Serious Period C-drama The Reign of Northern Wei

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After a bit of back and forth with the male lead selection, the main leads are done for the upcoming period C-drama The Reign of Northern Wei (Jiang Shan Da Tong). It’s a big budget serious historical period C-drama produced by China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and will have Yang Mi starring as Dowager Empress Feng from her … Continue reading →

First Look at Dylan Wang as a General and Meng Zi Yi as a Reborn Empress in C-drama The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

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The brouhaha over Zhang Ling He looking too pretty and made up as the General in C-drama Pursuit of Jade reminded me that another pretty boy is currently filming as a General as well for his upcoming period C-drama. So I went to check in on my homie Dylan Wang in the production of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si Considering Youku S+ Budget Xianxia C-drama The Adventures of Jian Chou

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Those waiting for a legit rumor about C-actress Zhao Lu Si finally picking her next acting project has something to talk about this week. She is reportedly deep in conversations with Youku for its S+ budget period drama The Adventures of Jian Chou (Chinese title 朝花不见愁 Chao Hua Bu Jian Chou). It’s a xianxia drama adapted from a novel about … Continue reading →

China’s Government Newspaper Comes Out to Criticize the Pretty Boy Version of a General in the Way Zhang Ling He was Portrayed in C-drama Pursuit of Jade

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The controversy over Zhang Ling He looking too pretty as the General in C-drama Pursuit of Jade is unfortunately for him not dying down. Beyond fellow actor Peter Ho getting unexpected good popularity in comparison, the mocking of Zhang Ling He as the “General Who Wears Foundation” is getting bigger in C-ent social media with memes proliferating. The government newspaper … Continue reading →

Period C-drama A Journey to Glow with Male Lead Wang An Yu Continues Looking for Female Lead with Zhao Jin Mai Courted

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Reportedly iQiyi is set on starting filming for period C-drama A Journey to Glow this coming June, after it’s been delayed now close to a year. This was a female lead centric drama at the beginning with Yu Shu Xin in the lead, then the drama found Wang An Yu for the male lead. But she left the production after … Continue reading →

TW-actor Peter Ho Gets Unexpected Popularity Spike After His 2012 Turn as a Gritty General in The Legend of Chu and Han is Compared to Pretty Boy Zhang Ling He in Pursuit of Jade

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There is a Chinese phrase about being on the sideline and getting harmed without having anything to do with what is happened. Now the opposite needs a phrase lol because that’s what just happened to TW-actor Peter Ho. The star has seen his social media account follows increase exponentially as he’s been posted about on Chinese entertainment social media sites … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin and He Yu Basically Confirmed for Reunion in Xianxia C-drama Fairy Meat Adapted From Novel

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So the two downsides to this project as far as I’m concerned is the terrible title and the choice for the female lead. Xianxia C-drama Fairy Meat adapted from the novel One Persistent Thought is reportedly confirmed for leads Yu Shu Xin and He Yu. This will mark a reunion after last year’s Speed and Love which was bipolar for … Continue reading →

Pursuit of Jade Wraps with Douban Ratings of 6.8, Accusations of Watering the Viewership, and Inverse Buzz to Screentime Ratio for Leads Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei

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So what was a great start for March 2026 iQiyi period C-drama Pursuit of Jade will see it suffer the same high to low trajectory as most dramas these days. With a hot start and strong reviews, the drama starring Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei looked poised to deliver a much needed win for C-drama land after a … Continue reading →