I’m seeing this drama as a late in the year 2024 release and could slip into 2025. For both leads it’s yet another opportunity to level up as their most recent dramas fared from bad-to-mid in terms of reception. The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus (C-drama title Yong He Xing He) released new stills this week and continue to make both leads Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi look really really good together which is a feat and also a boon. Netizens are notoriously picky and at least on visuals alone this drama’s early promos are not generating any negative feedback.