Tang Yan and Mark Chao Cast in Modern C-drama Lady Liberty Adapted From Famed Feminist Writer Yi Shu’s Novel

The chatter around C-actress Tang Yan have a career resurgence after the C-drama Blossoms Shanghai earlier this year is legit real, she’s gotten top magazine spreads and new big brand endorsement deals. She’s also reportedly been fielding lots of scripts many would not have been offered to her prior to BS and she has now picked a next project. She’s going to be the top billed female lead in the C-drama Lady Liberty adapted from the novel Single Woman (独身女人 Du Shen Nu Ren) from the writer Yi Shu. To compare what a casting coup this is for her, Crystal Liu‘s current hit drama The Tale of Rose was also adapted from a Yi Shu novel and viewers are loving the story showing Rose’s evolution in love and professional life. The male lead in Lady Liberty will be Mark Chao who has been working very selectively when picking projects in recent years so his choosing this drama is also a good sign.

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First Look at Mark Chao and Zhang Zi Feng Filming the C-drama Adaptation of K-drama My Ahjusshi

When it was announced early last year that C-ent was remaking the critically acclaimed K-drama My Ahjusshi (My Mister) I was one of the many who asked “why?” since the OG was still relatively recent and also pretty much perfect. … Continue reading

Youku Reveals Teaser Poster for C-drama Loving Strangers with Mark Chao and Zhang Zi Feng Remaking K-drama My Ahjusshi

So it feels like the pendulum has swung back to normalcy in C and K netizen chatter, for awhile the two sides were always against each other and their respective cultures and productions seemingly for the sake of it due … Continue reading

Mark Chao and Deng Lun’s New C-movie Yin Yang Master Criticized for Visual Effects Plagiarism of Dr. Strange and Naruto, May be Pulled From Theaters

The hits keep on coming for Chinese director and screenwriter Guo Jingming, best known for his Tiny Times novels and movie adaptations. Recently he published a formal apology to writer Zhuang Yu for plagiarizing her novel 17 years ago, which … Continue reading