So this whole situation makes me appreciate how professional and positive Dilraba Dilmurat is, I don’t find her a really good actress but she’s got a reputation for being a beloved star in C-ent for a reason. Her currently filming C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land was supposed to star Chen Zhe Yuan and it was a done deal. Then his team went and demanded equal billing and the production of the drama balked. During this time Dilraba reportedly did not object or refuse, she stayed silent, as it doesn’t bother her if there was equal billing, but the production refused because Dilraba is much bigger star and being used to fund raise the budget with investors so doing equal billing would upset the investors and CF brands. Plus the production already signed a contract with her as top billed. I think Chen Zhe Yuan’s team asking is not wrong, if you don’t ask you can’t get more, but once the production emphatically said no and his team kept pushing, that was the misstep. After a month of being insistent it was equal billing or nothing, Dilraba finally stepped in to solve the impasse and changed out the male lead to Chen Xing Xu, which is being taken by Chen Zhe Yuan’s team very badly because this was a great role and drama for his rising status. This is totally a FAFO self-created problem for Chen Zhe Yuan’s team and I hope he surrounds himself with savvier people. But for us viewers, this may be case of unexpected better results with the drama.
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After more behind-the-scenes drama before it even started filming than needed to be, the C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land kicked off production this week with leads Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu. Everyone involved seem happy with this, her … Continue reading
So if this drama is a success it will be a big missed opportunity for original male lead Chen Zhe Yuan for letting billing demands lead to a swap out of him with new male lead Chen Xing Xu. The … Continue reading
Well this is what happens when a person in the boat rocks it so hard it flips. Filming was supposed to start next week in early March 2024 for the C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land with Dilraba Dilmurat and … Continue reading
So y’all want more melon on this one? So the production of C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land is happy to have confirmed Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Zhe Yuan for the leads and both stars like the script and their … Continue reading
So my goodwill towards C-actor Chen Zhe Yuan after his breakout last summer with Hidden Love is rapidly evaporating. Recently he got some negative feedback over his flap with his Sword and Fairy 4 costar Ju Jing Yi over top … Continue reading
So the brief hiatus Dilraba Dilmurat took in 2022 is long over as she’s going full steam in 2024. Last year she filmed one C-drama Sword Rose and then did the super popular variety show Divas Hit the Road. This … Continue reading