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First Look at Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling in Director Guo Jing Ming’s Next Fantasy Period Drama Veil of Shadows

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The casting of two female leads of the same vibe and competitiveness could be a masterstroke by director Guo Jing Ming. The doubling of two strong visual actresses and the potential for behind-the-scenes jostling makes for great water buzz for recently started filming fantasy period C-drama Veil of Shadows. It’s based on the Painted Skin scary stories about a female … Continue reading →

Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, and Tian Jia Rui to End as a Disappointment in Viewership and CFs

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I don’t think xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune would have done better or worse in a different time slot. It premiered and then a week later the two-headed beast that was The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy arrived to suck all the attention into their top drama actress battle. But there is and always will … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy with Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Confirms November 1st Premiere on Tencent

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Get ready for a very cutesy voice and an equally cutesy looking drama. I’m talking about Love Game in Eastern Fantasy adapted from the novel The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus, which confirmed a premiere date this coming weekend on November 1st. Leads Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi are part of a demon slaying monster fighting squad … Continue reading →

Fangs of Fortune Premieres to the Same Complaints on Director Guo Jing Ming Doing Style Over Substance

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So Fangs of Fortune is here and the reviews and commentary on the premiere episodes are per usual quite on point depending on whether director Guo Jing Ming‘s visual style is your jam or not. The criticism is that it’s very posed, the video filter and makeup is excessive and distracting, flowing hair but empty eyes, gorgeous side profiles but … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling Air Drops Today

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I’ve been hearing that director Guo Jing Ming and his next stylish drama Fangs of Fortune was airing sometime in October but it was nearing the end and still no set date. But here it comes as an air drop as the drama is premiering today on iQiyi. Starring Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, Tian Jia Rui, and Cheng … Continue reading →

Director Guo Jing Ming’s Next Drama Painted Skin Can’t Start Filming as One of the Dual Female Leads Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling Insisting on Top Billing

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Oh pass me the popcorn lol! Of course this was going to happen when director Guo Jing Ming prepped his C-drama version of Painted Skin and it was revealed that Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling would be playing dual (or co-) female leads. You just know one or both was going to pitch a fit and be top … 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 →

Conflict Already in Pre-planning Stages of C-drama Painted Skin as Director Guo Jing Ming Prohibits Ju Jing Yi’s Makeup Team and Male Lead Zeng Shun Xi’s Fans Upset with Billing

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This is the kind of popcorn I love since I don’t care about any of the leads and if this turns out a great drama it’ll be nice to watch and if it’s a hot mess it will be a different kind of fun to watch. The C-drama version of demon romance drama Painted Skin is in the casting and … Continue reading →

Director Guo Jing Ming’s Planning C-drama Version of Painted Skin with Female Leads Ju Jing Yi, Chen Du Ling, and Peng Xiao Ran

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So director Guo Jing Ming is famous for his works focusing more on visuals and aesthetics over all else. If he’s lucky and has a compelling story and good actors then it works like My Journey to You, but most of his stuff just comes off as empty but pretty. He’s planning to make the C-drama version of Painted Skin, … Continue reading →

Xianxia Mystery C-drama Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling Releases Cheesy and Inexplicably Charming Idol-inspired Song MV

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Gotta give it to director Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo) for bringing something fresh and different to the period drama genre in terms of promos. His next drama is the xianxia and mystery period drama Fangs of Fortune (formerly titled The Story of Mystics) starring Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling along with what appears to be half the … Continue reading →

Filming Kicks Off for Period C-drama Noble Lady with Chen Du Ling and Xin Yun Lai

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Well this is certainly a different lead casting than the usual circuit of names and I’m going to keep my mind open especially with the female lead. Production has kicked off for the period C-drama Noble Lady (Gui Nu) starring Chen Du Ling and Xin Yun Lai. She’s leveling up after multiple guest starring and second female lead roles and … Continue reading →

C-actress Chen Du Ling as Top Billed Lead in Upcoming C-drama Noble Lady Finally Gets Male Lead in Actor Xin Yun Lai

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When I heard the male lead names for the upcoming C-drama Noble Lady (Gui Nu 贵女) I was like “who’s that?” so don’t feel bad not knowing him. C-actor Xin Yun Lai, who looks like K-actor Woo Do Hwan IMO, will be the male lead opposite top billed Chen Du Ling for the drama which in recent months was best … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling Release First Batch of Official Character Posters

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So this drama got on my radar not because of the cast but because it was filming at the time another drama I was super into was filming, and it’s from the same director Guo Jing Ming. It was initially called The Story of Mystics but now has the title Fangs of Fortune and like can we go back to … Continue reading →