Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Modern Romance C-drama You Are My Lover Friend with Zhang Xin Cheng and Wang Yu Wen Wraps Run with Decent 6.7 Douban Ratings and Strong Word of Mouth

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C-actress Wang Yu Wen is turning into a modern light drama hitmakers, and worth it for production companies as she’s not A-list so her salary isn’t astronomical and she takes mid-budget projects and delivers financial wins for the investors thanks to good viewership. Her recent modern drama You Are My Lover Friend (舍不得星星) with Zhang Xin Cheng just ended this … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Threatens Legal Action Against Netizens Falsely Defaming His New Actress Zhang Shi Tou as a Former Mistress

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Lol, when drama follows a person ALL THE TIME, maybe it’s not just luck but the person himself in this case producer Yu Zheng just can’t stop creating and receiving drama. A day after he proudly introduced his new actress signing to his agency a former social media star named Zhang Shi Tou, he’s had to pivot and turn into … Continue reading →

Youku Rumored to Premiere Revenge Period C-drama Kill Me Love Me with Wu Jin Yan and Liu Xue Yi in Mid-October

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Hhhhmmm, I’ll believe this when I see it, or at least when I see more promos drop in the coming days. New rumor this week has it that Youku will air Kill Me Love Me sometime next week in mid-October. Starring Wu Jin Yan and Liu Xue Yi, it’s as good a time to air it since both had small … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Fawningly Introduces His New Actress Signing But All Netizens Can Talk About is Her Hilarious Name

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So a bit of levity and curiosity for this week courtesy of C-ent producer Yu Zheng. He posted a fawning SNS update this week introducing a new actress he signed to his agency, gushing over her beauty and how he wasn’t planning to sign anyone else since he added four rookies this year already but couldn’t pass her up because … Continue reading →

C-actress Sun Li on Strike in New Drama with Chris Wu and May Get Replaced by Another Actress

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So this is like a High Noon standoff and I’m fascinated on the eventual outcome. Top C-actress Sun Li started filming a new thriller modern C-drama with award winning TW-actor Chris Wu (Wu Kang Ren) in his first foray into C-ent. She’s filmed for over two weeks but then went on strike (did not officially drop out of the drama) … Continue reading →

Wuxia Romance C-drama Snowy Night: Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi Scheduled for October 9th Premiere in iQiyi

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I think snow might be a major character in the upcoming wuxia C-drama Snowy Night: Timeless Love (Seven Nights Snow) since the whole backdrop of the snowy valley and cold nights is so prominently featured in all the promos for this drama. iQiyi has scheduled Snowy Night: Timeless Love for next week October 9th premiere so it’s nice to have … Continue reading →

Yu Zheng on a Soft Pressure Campaign to Make His Top Actress Bai Lu Extend Her Contract with His Agency

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So this is NO SURPRISE whatsoever for anyone following the exploits of C-ent troll producer Yu Zheng, master of his own universe and deliverer of actual hits and stars from time to time. Recently his top actor Xu Kai re-upped his contract with his agency, mainly due to inertia and a lack of ambition but also an awareness that Yu … Continue reading →

Chris Wu Signs with Mainland Chinese Agency and Starts Filming Thriller Drama with Reports that Leading Lady Sun Li is Dropping Out

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TW-actor Chris Wu (Wu Kang Ren) has been a fave of mind since he debuted nearly two decades ago and he’s become so established and award winning I would compare him to the TW-ent version of K-ent’s Namgoong Min. In those years he’s worked only in Taiwan but that’s changed now as he signed with a Mainland Chinese agency last … Continue reading →

C-netizens Liking Gong Jun and Peng Xiao Ran’s Visuals in New BTS Filming Stills from C-drama Tales of Dark River

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After a few weeks of the costuming atrocity coming out of the xianxia C-drama set of Love Beyond the Grave, this is a bit of eye bleach to cleanse the fugly. New filming stills are out from the set of wuxia C-drama Tales of Dark River and show leads Gong Jun and Peng Xiao Ran filming a scene together when … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He’s Fanclub Protests His Casting in Period C-drama Chasing Jade in Fight with His Agency

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Dang, pass the popcorn here with this deja vu, another instance of C-stars strong fandom turning against him/her. C-actor Zhang Ling He was recently confirmed for period drama Chasing Jade with Tian Xi Wei, the billing order hasn’t been confirmed but he’s most likely top billed. His fandom has lodged a public and loud protest with his agency demanding that … Continue reading →

First Look at Posters and Previews for Xianxia C-drama Love of the Divine Tree with Deng Wei and Xiang Han Zhi

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Now this drama isn’t on deck yet or rumored to be airing soon but it’s still interesting to see how much male lead Deng Wei‘s situation has changed in the year since it was filmed. Xianxia C-drama Love of the Divine Tree got Deng Wei his first big top billed male lead role right after he broke out with Lost … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune Scheduled for End of October Premiere While Fans Upset with the Huge Discrepancy of Second Male Lead Scenes in the Trailer Alone

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The schedule is set for Fangs of Fortune to arrive end of this month October on iQiyi. There is already so much promo for it for months so it’s definitely director Guo Jing Ming‘s fave child for sure, with an ending song dance MV and now an opening credits song MV and also additional trailers and Weibo vids interspersed. Starring … Continue reading →

Tencent to Premiere Period C-drama The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min on October 10th

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It’s rare to see an actor or actress have three lead role dramas airing in such short proximity and it’s happening for Zhang Wan Yi. He was male lead in Lost You Forever Part 2 which actually should have really accentuated his character based on the story line in the second half of the LYF novel but the drama editing … Continue reading →