So the best way to make money or at lease recoup is always going to be the way forward. C-ent insiders this week are once again saying the government has not banned The Prisoner of Beauty from airing, likely due to Song Zu Er‘s tax evasion case still under investigation and perhaps not going to result in a formal ban … Continue reading →
So I marathoned the C-novel adapted into the C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty (also called The Marquis is Innocent) during a long flight to Asia this week and good lord I need this drama to air RIGHT NOW. It’s the perfect combo of enemies to lovers like Story of Kunning Palace but with a lot more sex. Haha, there will … Continue reading →
Take this with a grain of salt but I also think it’s more likely than not. A new development in finished period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty is that the production company is thinking of changing the title along with earlier rumors that it’s prepping for a sudden air drop release. I don’t think it’s a wild possibility as for … Continue reading →
So the latest news on period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning is that it may still air. After Song Zu Er’s tax scandal, the government authorities have not banned her either outright or softly, but it’s the entertainment platforms and production companies that don’t want to touch her right now. The Prisoner … Continue reading →
The recent resolution of C-actress Yuan Bing Yan‘s tax scandal last week after over a year since news broke that she was under investigation goes to show that there is a lot going on behind the scenes. Yuan Bing Yan has since been ordered to pay back taxes and is all but completely cancelled in C-ent. Recently under tax investigation … Continue reading →
So the fallout from Song Zu Er‘s tax evasion and fraud scandal is still in the early stages, I mean her agency has not even made an official statement yet three days in. But the rumors and inside scoop is coming out and one of the comparison points is Yuan Bing Yan‘s tax scandal last year and now she’s making … Continue reading →
So in less than 24-hours C-actress Song Zu Er is being erased from the traces of her entertainment career. Since news broke that she had been reported for tax evasion and fraud, The allegations were that an agency employee reported her, under her real name and not her stage name, to the tax authorities for tax evasion and fraud to … Continue reading →
So there is an unexpected late summer bombshell on what has been a relatively scandal free few months in C-ent with more dramas than usual all airing to provide a glut of entertainment for consumption. Today C-ent reported that actress Song Zu Er has been reported to the tax authorities for tax evasion and tax fraud, reportedly by an employee … Continue reading →
Today on August 22nd is also lunar date July 7th which means Chinese Valentine’s Day, which remains a celebrated date but so does Western Valentine’s Day on February 14th so it’s like getting two V-days heh. Many of the upcoming C-dramas released cute couple featured dramas or BTS pics to promote their drama on this day and most are just … Continue reading →
I can totally understand why C-dramas already filmed would want to just air as soon as possible these days, so many random and impacting airing requirements come down willy nilly not to mention the risk of someone in the cast suddenly doing something offensive or cancelable and it’s a no brainer to just air and get your money back. Supernatural … Continue reading →
There are first posters and stills out for period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty, with the Chinese title Zhe Yao which means to bow in obeisance or literally folding at the waist. Starring Liu Yu Ning and Song Zu Er adapted from the same name novel, it’s not a xianxia and seems more like slow burn court and family politics … Continue reading →
This summer of 2022 was really a two-horse race of Love Between Fairy and Devil and Love Like the Galaxy, and it wasn’t for television ratings are both are web dramas but for buzz and cache. My two cents says both dramas are male lead dominant, i.e. it benefitted Dylan Wang and Wu Lei respectively more than the female leads. … Continue reading →
Alrighty, a ton of currently filming C-dramas wrapped filming over the weekend so it’s time for goodies. The first is the fantasy supernatural drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance (Chinese title 無憂渡 which means Worry Free Ferry or to transport someone over the water without worry). It’s clearly referring to the afterlife where souls are ferried across the River of Forgetfulness … Continue reading →
