There are a lot of nepo babies in entertainment industry in any country so C-ent is no different and some are okay while most are unskilled but trying hard. C-actor Fan Cheng Cheng, the much younger brother of former top actress Fan Bing Bing, has been pursuing his actor career since he came of age and through his own sister getting cancelled with her tax scandal. The problem remains that he’s been criticized for not being about to act properly since his debut and it appears not to have improved through to his most recent drama Romance in the Alley. He played the third male lead but it’s a serious work and not idol fare and he’s surrounded by veterans who act circles around him so it looks even more glaring. The criticism of him in Alley has been widespread and he actually addressed it openly in a live stream recently, saying he sees the complaints as positive because he will work towards improving. Industry insiders are saying his team has actually hired an acting coach and he will be going through intensive classes in the coming months.
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This may be an April Fool’s joke but C-ent insiders are saying that the deepest buried BL-novel adapted C-drama may get an air drop this month in April. The drama is a modern story titled Chasing the Light starring Wang … Continue reading
So I first heard this drama adaptation of the novel Cherry Amber two years ago when it was rumored to star Zhao Lu Si with either Wu Lei or Chen Zhe Yuan as the male lead. Since then it’s more … Continue reading
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So while I love Yang Zi this is not one of her C-dramas that I am all that interested in watching. The drama is called Love Endures (Stories of Love and Youth) and filmed last year with Yang Zi and … Continue reading
This pairing is so out of left field in both the level and also suitability with the characters. A new C-drama started filming this week called Stories of Our Youth (Chinese title 199 Love) adapted from the same name novel. … Continue reading