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Fox Spirit Matchmaker Chapter 2 Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long Ends Run with Better Reviews But Lower Viewership and Buzz to Red Moon Pact

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Better quality doesn’t always translate to more viewership but at least the second chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series has concluded with no major hiccups or as a big flop. Love in Pavilion is more like a shrug of the shoulder type of drama run, with the heat index in iQiyi never breaking 9000 (which the first chapter Red … Continue reading →

iQiyi Releases Fox Spirit Matchmaker Second Chapter Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi, Zhang Yun Long, and Big Cast of Famous Stars in Supporting and Guest Roles

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It’s off to the races to end the month as this Monday April 28th saw not one but two releases. Mango TV quietly dropped shelved Love Never Fails and over at iQiyi the platform released Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long, the second chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series. LiP has basically scrubbed all … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long Reportedly to Air Next Week April 13th Premiere on iQiyi

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So the mega flop of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker first chapter the Red Moon Pact delayed and rejiggered the release of the second chapter. Originally Love in Pavilion was supposed to air a few months after Red Moon towards the end of 2024 but the production paused that plan and also retooled the promos to remove all association with the … Continue reading →

Tang Dynasty C-drama Kill My Sins with Liu Shi Shi and Shawn Dou Premieres Today on February 7th

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So earlier this week I already covered the news that xianxia C-drama Love of the Divine Tree with Deng Wei was confirmed to air on February 7th this Friday on iQiyi. A few days later Youku announced that it was airing Tang dynasty C-drama Kill My Sins with Liu Shi Shi, Shawn Dou, and Zheng Ye Cheng also on February … Continue reading →

Three Big C-dramas The Golden Hairpin, Kill My Sins, and Love of the Divine Tree Scheduled to Air in February 2025

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I hope everyone who celebrates had a great lunar new year 2025 this week! Bye to the Year of the Dragon and onward to the Year of the Snake. and also onward to more C-dramas on deck ready to air. February is right around the corner and scheduling industry rumors has three big name dramas to air and compete on … Continue reading →

Liu Shi Shi Poised to Make C-drama Return in Early 2025 with Tang Dynasty Investigation Story in Kill My Sins

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The first two of a slew of female centric Tang dynasty C-dramas arrived and both were just meh. I’m talking about Zhao Lu Si with Story of Pearl Girl and Tan Song Yun in Brocade Odyssey of course. Next to arrive is reportedly Yang Zi in Flourished Peony in January 2025 and now we have scheduling news that Liu Shi … Continue reading →

Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long Changes its Title to Remove the Fox Spirit Matchmaker Portion

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There is no clearer way to indicate that the first drama in a trilogy was a flop than the second chapter changing its name to get as far away from it as possible. With that said, all three chapters of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker stories same a common world building and mythology so I’m not sure how this will work … Continue reading →

Daylight Entertainment Prestige Drama Born to be Alive Now in Talks with Liu Shi Shi as the Female Lead

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So the Chinese title is more memorable if you ask me, it’s called Tree of Life and I’ve written about it before as a drama that was going to Yang Zi as the female lead. But she’s since moved on to Family Business as her next drama and now this drama, which has the English title Born to be Alive, … Continue reading →

Hu Ge Reunites with Two Beloved by Audience Leading Ladies Ariel Lin and Liu Shi Shi in a Blast From the Past

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It’s been a nostalgic week for fans of the beloved Legend of the Condor Heroes 2008 version, which is a few years will be twenty (!!!) years old. Male lead Hu Ge reunited with his two female leads Ariel Lin and Liu Shi Shi in the same week but in different places. Four days ago Hu Ge took home Best … Continue reading →

Chinese and Korean Actresses Smacking Shirts Often in Same Outfits with Different Vibes

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The phenomenon that is smacking shirts (Chinese colloquial slang for wearing the same outfit) has really crossed country and industry lines so much so that it’s a stark reminder that there aren’t that many fashion houses out there. If we take the top ten from France, Italy, and US, chances are there is only so many red carpet, performance, and … Continue reading →

Liu Shi Shi Fans Upset with Her Agency for Editing Her Latest Promo Event Photos to Make Her Look Too Different

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It’s tough being in the public spotlight as each new sighting is room for commentary good or bad. Earlier this month Liu Shi Shi was in NYC attending various New York Fashion Week events and got tons of praise for her hair, makeup, outfits, and overall aura. Now this week she’s getting criticism from C-netizens for a set of new … Continue reading →

Liu Shi Shi Exudes Elegant Confidence Attending 2024 New York Fashion Week Events

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It’s New York Fashion Week time, starting last week and lasting through this one. It’s the American brands more casual cousin to Paris or Milan fashion weeks and this early September weather plus the US Open going on in Flushing makes for a great time to be in Manhattan and the environs. C-actress Liu Shi Shi has been at NYFW … Continue reading →

Fox Spirit Matchmaker Second Chapter Love in Pavilion Test Waters in Advertisers with Eye Towards Year End 2024 Release

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The good thing about the flop that was Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact with Yang Mi and Gong Jun is that it was quick come and quick go. No one is talking about it anymore which is good for the next two chapters on deck, initially after the first chapter tanked the next one Love in Pavilion with Liu … Continue reading →