C-actress Song Zu Er‘s comeback with two back-to-back strong dramas in The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty was one of the positive stories in C-ent this year. But those dramas were filmed over two years prior to release and it wasn’t guaranteed that she would be as strong in her future dramas after taking a year and … Continue reading →
This will likely not derail Song Zu Er‘s resurrected career again but it is clear that the person targeting her has a beef that’s not going away. C-ent is reporting that the same tipster who reported her for tax evasion two years ago is back and reporting her again for continuing tax evasion. During the first investigation, her side did … Continue reading →
So this metric isn’t about buzz, search rankings, viewership, or ratings, but the age old “did it make money in the end” assessment. Usually it’s tied together, a popular drama will make money because the high viewership will lead to more CF sold and tail with streaming, but lately it’s not always the case due to the increasing cost of … Continue reading →
This was a great summer for C-actor Yang Yang, redeeming his last lackluster drama outing of Fireworks of the Heart with a resounding hit in The Immortal Ascension. So it’s no surprise that lots of drama male lead roles are headed his way and there will likely be melons aplenty until he picks the next one. This week there is … Continue reading →
There’s a very fun casting melon that came up this week and I for one would love to see this pairing. Song Zu Er has been in talks for the Tencent Republic era period C-drama Ah Zhi Ah Zhi adapted from the same name novel and now the platform wants Dylan Wang as the male lead. If he joins the … Continue reading →
A new period politics and romance C-drama is being prepped and cast for Tencent and it’s going to be a big project custom fit for female lead Song Zu Er. Tencent is super into her comeback and this will be the big budget drama to really cement her return to the top of her rung of Flowers. The drama is … Continue reading →
C-actress Song Zu Er, by a masterstroke of having two good dramas in the bank to air, has staged one of the best C-ent comebacks from scandal in recent memory. It also helps that she was a top flower of her generation before her scandal. She’s currently filming the period romance Biao Me Wan Fu but is looking at signing … Continue reading →
Production has officially started on Tencent produced romance C-drama Biao Mei Wan Fu (表妹万福) adapted from the same name novel with the translated English title of Wishing You Eternal Happiness by writer Peng Lai Ke. The leads are Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai, as rumored from the last few weeks. And the vibe is very demure and sweet … Continue reading →
If you thought last month May had a ton of C-dramas it’s got nothing on this month of June 2025. So far xianxia revenge drama Feud is the biggest premiere of the month arriving last week on June 6th, and now we are getting four consecutive-day drama releases next week to get the party really started. June 17th sees the … Continue reading →
The successful return of C-actress Song Zu Er can be a case study for future soft banned stars, but really it’s that all the elements lined up for her. She was deemed not to have committed any tax evasion and her return was paved by having two well made C-dramas ready to airdrop. She’s now back to her first filming … Continue reading →
The period romance C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty ended its a few days ago and caps a successful month of May for Tencent. The drama was airdropped after female lead Song Zu Er was given the okay to resume her entertainment career and her other shelved drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance was airdropped into being a near solid hit for … Continue reading →
Only 25 C-dramas on Tencent have hit 30,000 heat index ever and now add another one with The Prisoner of Beauty. I hope this drama has the same legs as two of my favorites of all time Lost You Forever (Part 1) and Love Like the Galaxy both of which hit 32,000 at its peak but I’m not sure of … Continue reading →
This period C-drama has been casting around for the past year and earlier this year was nearly ready to start filming with leads in place. Then nothing happened and now is back in the casting news cycle with word that it will star Song Zu Er as her first post-return casting. The drama is titled Biao Mei Wan Fu (表妹万福) … Continue reading →
