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Four Consecutive Day C-drama Premieres Starting June 17th with Created in China with Zhang Xin Cheng and Song Zu Er and Ending with The Princess’s Gambit with Liu Xue Yi and Meng Zi Yi on June 20th

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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 →

C-actress Song Zu Er Films First Drama Since Return From Two Year Soft Ban in Tax Investigation with Guest Starring Appearance in Supernatural Period Drama Liao Zhai

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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 Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Wraps Run as Hit Drama on Tencent with 6.4 Douban Ratings and Strong Word of Mouth

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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 →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Fastest Tencent Drama in 2025 to Hit 30,000 Heat Index Cementing it as a Likely Major Hit C-drama

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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 →

C-actress Song Zu Er Reportedly Gets Offer for New Period C-drama Biao Me Wan Fu on Heels of Successful Return with The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty

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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 (č”Ø妹äø‡ē¦) … Continue reading →

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Breaks 28,000 on Tencent Shortly After Premiere as Drama Tops Search Buzz and Receives Strong Reviews

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IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! Omg, I cannot believe just released period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty is even better than I expected and could have hoped for. It changes, swaps around, and condenses the novel substantially but stands on its own so it’s like the novel is amazing and the drama is amazing (so far) but in its own … Continue reading →

Tencent Airdrops The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Today May 13th 2025

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Hot diggity it’s here! I’ve posted over half a dozen posts about rumors that Tencent will airdrop or release The Prisoner of Beauty in the last two years but this one isn’t a rumor – the drama got dropped today May 13th at noon. The soft ban on female lead Song Zu Er lifted two months ago and her other … Continue reading →

Supernatural Investigative Period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Ends Run with Decent 7.3 Douban Ratings

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iQiyi is surely breathing a sigh of relief with the reception for it’s fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. The shelved for nearly two years drama airdropped in early April once the ban on female lead Song Zu Er was lifted and the result was better than expected. The drama got stronger than expected reviews especially for male … Continue reading →

Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Reunite for Weibo Promotion of Currently Airing C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance

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So it’s now all but confirmed that C-actress Song Zu Er can and will be returning to C-ent after about a year and a half on hibernation due to her tax evasion scandal. Last week Youku airdropped her C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance but that didn’t mean she could fully come back, it could be a soft lifting on airing … Continue reading →

Tencent Reportedly Will Not Airdrop The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning and Plans to Properly Promote it After the Positive Reception of The Demon Hunter’s Romance

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C-ent has the reputation of being fast and quick to make decisions on scheduling and it shows the industry is keeping a close ear to feedback. Case in point, with iQiyi airdropping The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er after it got the soft green light, initially Tencent was planning to also airdrop Song Zu Er … Continue reading →

Tencent Produced Period C-drama Wishing You Eternal Happiness Reportedly in Talks with Newly Returned Song Zu Er as Female Lead

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The release of The Demon Hunter’s Romance is now on day 4 and hasn’t been yanked yet so consider that confirmation of the tacit allowance that C-actress Song Zu Er is allowed back on television. Her other drama The Prisoner of Beauty is reportedly about to be airdropped as well and now there is industry casting news that Tencent is … Continue reading →

Supernatural Investigative C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Breaks 9000 Heat Index in iQiyi within Days of Premiere Trending Towards Being a Hit

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The reception so far for recently premiere iQiyi fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance is like just praying for a C on a test and coming home with an A. The drama had been shelved for the past 18-months during Song Zu Er‘s tax scandal and all iQiyi wanted was to air it and recoup some cost, no … Continue reading →

The Demon Hunter’s Romance Airs with The Prisoner of Beauty on Deck as C-actress Song Zu Er Gets the Soft Green Light to Return to Entertainment Industry

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So the Song Zu Er getting maybe cancelled for tax evasion scandal is now a year and a half in and probably has as much traction as it does because she has two big fully filmed dramas on deck with The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty with lots of money on the line. Similarly Yuan Bing Yan … Continue reading →