The Fox Spirit Matchmaker series is a big IP for streaming platform iQiyi and it’s almost done filming the third and final chapter and the first one finished two years ago isn’t even out yet. It will be soon though, as iQiyi initially slated Red Moon Pact (Yue Hong chapter) with Yang Mi and Gong Jun for next month in … Continue reading →
Well this is a dumbass lawsuit, in both legal standing and public perception. C-actor Cheng Yi‘s old agency has sued him for compensation for using his stage name. His birth name is Fu Shi Qi and Cheng Yi is obviously the name he’s used as an actor. Even if his old agency has someone who helped pick his stage name … Continue reading →
This may be one of the most inadvertently apropos drama titles ever. The period spy thriller C-drama Deep Lurk was filmed in 20219 which is so far pre-COVID it was like a different lifetime ago. The drama stars Cheng Yi and Ying Er and if it’s Cheng Yi pre-Love and Redemption he hadn’t broken out yet. The drama is set … Continue reading →
I’m just relieved that the three Fox Spirit Matchmaker dramas are all produced by the same company, otherwise it runs the risk of airing against each other as recently seen with the Chinese Paladin drama adaptations Sword and Fairy. The first one the Yue Hong chapter has been done filming since 2022 and is ready for release any time, and … Continue reading →
The first Fox Spirit Matchmaker C-drama adaptation the Yue Hong chapter hasn’t even aired yet and the third one has started filming. Reportedly the production team wanted to air the first chapter and recoup some money from investing through to the third chapter but due to permit and timing it’s banking that all three will be a hit so went … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch this drama but it was definitely a big hit for this summer of 2023. I’m talking about wuxia drama Mysterious Lotus Casebook, which takes Cheng Yi out of his suffering xianxia god string of dramas and into a more subdued but still interesting period setting. He’s fielding a lot of project offers right now and also up … Continue reading →
So this beef goes back to earlier this year during the filming of period C-drama Hero Legends starring Cheng Yi. Apparently the production started filming before getting the first approval from the authorities which is a big no no and reportedly the production was shut down and fined after being reported to the authorities. Cheng Yi fans claim it’s Dylan … Continue reading →
Year end is here so unless there is another big drama premiering in December then 2023 will now be looking back at the successes and failures. Of the current crop of C-drama male leads, there are three are are currently in close competition due to similar height, build, vibes, and projects in recent years. It’s Dylan Wang, Cheng Yi, and … Continue reading →
So this casting news is as funny as watching the Kentucky Derby and the top three neck in neck horses suddenly get beat by one horse that didn’t even make the front of the pack after a last turn breakneck gallop. The leads are confirmed for the third chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker drama series the Wang Quan chapter … Continue reading →
So there’s a big melon about C-actor Cheng Yi this week and his side has brushed it off as he flew to Paris for fashion shows and issued a denial. A well-known C-gossiper claimed that a two named popular actor, who has cheated before and has plenty of dirt, is the kept man of a rich older woman who was … Continue reading →
Now that the summer 2023 season is done it’s time to take a look at the biggest male actor wins of the season. I mean a performance in a drama that elevated an actor to yet another level. The biggest liuliang Xiao Zhan did well with The Longest Promise, the drama was meh to start but ended okay and the … Continue reading →
C-actor Cheng Yi had one of the big summer 2022 C-drama hits with Immortal Samsara with Yang Zi so it’s only fitting he’s likely going to join this summer’s airing block party as well. Rumors are that iQiyi will premiere period drama Mysterious Lotus Casebook with three male leads Cheng Yi along with Zeng Shun Xi, and Xiao Shun Yao. … Continue reading →
C-actor Cheng Yi just had this delicate male lead aura, which suits him playing gods in xianxia drama male leads and has in my mind pegged him in a certain mold. He’s tried breaking out obviously with modern dramas and now with an upcoming straight wuxia drama and still he looks like a xianxia god in the mortal realm doing … Continue reading →
