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Period C-drama Revenge with Zhang Ling He Continues its Casting Scrutiny as the Supporting Cast is Round Out with Liang Jie Taking a Second Female Lead Role

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I don’t think the the casting and production issues around period romance C-drama Revenge (刺棠 Ci Tang) with Zhang Ling He and Lu Yu Xiao are all that unusual or even more than the usual shenanigans that befall a lot of other C-dramas before it. But due to the noticeable decrease of new C-dramas heading into production this year, there … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He’s Next Project Period C-drama Revenge Reportedly Changing Female Lead Lu Yu Xiao to Yang Chao Yue

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Lol, talk about fandom complaining themselves into a downgrade. C-actor Zhang Ling He‘s leveling up this year thanks to hit drama Pursuit of Jade has made his fandom even more vocal and demanding about his projects and costars. His next drama is slated to be period drama Revenge (Ci Tang 刺棠) and the female lead has been mostly confirmed to … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He’s Fandom Openly Voices Complaint About His New Drama Revenge Casting Same Agency Lu Yu Xiao as Female Lead

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This certainly takes fandom posturing to a new level lol. This week Zhang Ling He‘s fandom posted an official statement titled “Public Notice of Protecting Rights” where it lit into the recent casting rumor that Lu Yu Xiao would be his female led in the period romance drama Revenge. The statement did not name her openly but everyone knows its … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He’s Next C-drama the Period Romance Revenge Reportedly Having Final Actress Casting Tussle Between Lu Yu Xiao and Yang Chao Yue

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So period romance C-drama Revenge (Chinese title 刺棠 Ci Tang) is all but confirmed to star Zhang Ling He as the male lead and is his next drama with filming slated for this summer to start. The female lead has moved all over the place and the current two finalists are Lu Yu Xiao or Yang Chao Yue. Earlier rumored … Continue reading →

Hunan TV Releases First Preview and Posters for Period Romance and Politics C-drama Dancing with the Tides with Tan Jian Ci and Lu Yu Xiao

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With June right around the corner it means we can survey the landscape of the first half of 2026 in terms of drama output. But as always, for every drama that arrived and didn’t work there are plenty more waiting to air or getting filmed. One that is perplexing me is Hunan TV’s upcoming Dancing with the Tide starring Tan … Continue reading →

Tan Jian Ci and Lu Yu Xiao Bring the Chemistry in First Look at Hunan TV Period C-drama Dancing with the Tide

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I wasn’t super interested in Hunan TV period C-drama Dancing with the Tides (何不同舟渡 He Bu Tong Zhou Du) but now seeing pictures and posters from the set it’s looking way more promising. Starring Tan Jian Ci and Lu Yu Xiao, the drama was in development for years with so many rumored leads that I was pretty meh with the … Continue reading →

First Look at Tan Jian Ci and Lu Yu Xiao in Hunan TV Period C-drama Dancing with the Tide

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The speed at which C-dramas start filming and then churn out promos is astonishing, I swear this drama just started filming like maybe a week go and now the first look is here. Hunan TV period romance C-drama Dancing with the Tide (何不同舟渡 He Bu Tong Zhou Du or Why Not Cross by Ferry) released the first poster of leads … Continue reading →

Hunan TV Period C-drama Dancing with the Tide Kicks Off Filming with Leads Tan Jian Ci and Lu Yu Xiao

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A new period C-drama has started filming this week and it’s titled Dancing with the Tide (何不同舟渡 He Bu Tong Zhou Du). Airing on Hunan TV and streaming on Mango, the drama title is so familiar to me because this project has been in development for probably three years and has had so many familiar names attached or courted for … Continue reading →

Tan Jian Ci and Lu Yu Xiao Cast in Period Romance C-drama He Bu Tong Zhou Du Which Moves From a Tencent Production Over to Mango TV

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There is genuine movement now on a C-drama that has been either trying to cast or get off the ground to shoot for close to three years. Nothing wrong with it, some projects just get batted around looking for the right leads, investment, and shooting schedule. The period romance C-drama He Bu Tong Zhou Du (Why No Cross By Boat … Continue reading →

Xianxia Romance and Plotting C-drama Love in the Clouds with Hou Ming Hao and Lu Yu Xiao Confirmed for October 8th Premiere on Youku

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It’s going to be a busy next week, the first full week of October 2025 with the C-dramas available. Love’s Ambition should be wrapping up, Fated Hearts will be on the full airing swing of things, Yummy Yummy Yummy will drop October 9th, and now we have another confirmed addition with xianxia C-drama Love in the Clouds arriving on October … Continue reading →

Period Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow Reportedly Jettisoning Original Leads and Recasting From Scratch with Lu Yu Xiao and Zhou Yi Ran

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So the online negative commentary around C-actress Yu Shu Xin earlier this month will indeed impact her next C-drama. She was confirmed for the wuxia period drama A Journey to Glow, the companion next project to C-drama A Journey to Love. The male lead was not yet confirmed but by all accounts it was going to be Wang An Yu … Continue reading →

Romance Period C-drama Love in the Clouds with Hou Ming Hao and Lu Yu Xiao Reportedly Scheduled for End of September 2025 Premiere on Youku

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With the spate of August 2025 C-dramas ending/ended such as Moonlit Reunion, When Destiny Brings the Demon, and Shadow Love, and we’re now in early September hopefully this month will have one or two good offerings. The first to get a reported airing date (not yet confirmed) is Love in the Clouds streaming on Youku. It stars Hou Ming Hao … Continue reading →

Youku Modern Romance C-drama The Early Spring in Discussions with Zhang Wan Yi and Lu Yu Xiao as Leads

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A new C-drama in prep popped up on the radar this week and it’s as Youku modern romance titled The Early Spring (早春晴朗 Zhao Chun Qing Lang). The leads in discussion are apparently Zhang Wan Yi and Lu Yu Xiao and I didn’t yet have these two on my work together bingo. The reason being is that he seems to … Continue reading →