Over the weekend saw the premiere of new iQiyi period romance and revenge C-drama Spring of the Blade (一瓯春 Yi Ou Chun) adapted from the same name web novel. Starring Xu Kai and Zhou Ye, the drama is so far off to an average start. The highest it has hit is 8000 within the streaming portal so far and probably … Continue reading →
So nothing about this drama is confirmed yet but as always the casting rumors are close to the final selections. Modern romance C-drama As Beautiful as You Want (要多美丽就多美丽) adapted from a Yi Shu novel has been softly inked for Zhao Lu Si since the spring. Production has firmed up a filming start date which is usually due to financing … Continue reading →
This isn’t my typical C-drama genre that interests me but it’s still positive news to share and may even tempt me to watch. Tencent modern thriller investigation and police C-drama Eight Hundred (方圆八百米 Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi) with Xu Kai paired with veteran Ding Yong Dai and young actress Deng En Xi premiered end of last month on April … Continue reading →
No matter how much changes in C-drama production many things remain the same. Recently the upcoming period C-drama Spring of the Blade (一瓯春 Yi Ou Chun) finished filming last year and is on deck for release in the second half of this year. Starring Xu Kai and Zhou Ye, the drama recently got its maybe dirty laundry aired by upset … Continue reading →
The return of C-actress Song Zu Er is definitely one of the big stories out of C-ent this year in 2025 and one of the positive ones with so many negative things that happened in the industry. Her two aired drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty were both hits and her performance garnered solid reviews for … Continue reading →
In a double bout of good timing for him and the allegations being overall not as serious to the government authorities as C-actor Xu Kai dodging the biggest negative press in his career. Last month in September an ex-girlfriend alleged that he cheated on her with same agency actress Zhao Qing, and then later it was alleged that he ran … Continue reading →
There is a Chinese saying called “Good Dog Shit Luck” which just means overcoming something negative by an out-of-nowhere good thing that happens. That applies to C-actor Xu Kai who was facing maybe cancellation just two to three weeks ago but now seems poised to slide into continuing his career with no further blip. He was revealed by an ex-girlfriend … Continue reading →
One person’s lost opportunity is another person’s gain, and with news that the production of period investigation C-drama Ting Feng Ling is not casting currently embroiled in scandal Xu Kai as the male lead there is an open role for another actor. That actor may be Deng Wei, as news is circulating he’s taking over and will work with the … Continue reading →
The fallout from C-actor Xu Kai and his string of recent scandalous allegations has started. Today a C-ent producer reportedly confirmed that Xu Kai has been removed from the cast of the upcoming detective investigation period drama Ting Feng Ling. He was supposed to be the top billed male lead with a co-male lead in Wei Zhe Ming, but the … Continue reading →
I….don’t quite know how this will shake out but things just went from not good to really bad for C-actor Xu Kai. This week there are new reveals that allege he operated a private gambling club/ring/group out of his home during the filming periods he was at Hendian Studios. It’s basically a card game with real money stakes but when … Continue reading →
So it’s clear the recent scandal with Xu Kai and his ex-girlfriend has no immediate impact on his career. It didn’t hurt Moonlit Reunion, which didn’t do very well but continued to track okay through the entire run even after the scandal arose. Now he’s heading into production for a new C-drama titled Ting Feng Ling (听风令 Listening Wind Orders) … Continue reading →
August 2025 wasn’t as strong a month in C-dramas as July was the prior month, but the August dramas have all ended or are ending so time to check in on one that I haven’t started yet but still plan to. Tencent fantasy romance C-drama Moonlit Reunion with Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei will end its run this week … Continue reading →
The scandal with Xu Kai‘s love life has turned into a clown car of different players and tangents sprouting left and right. It’s entertaining in a trainwreck way but also rather impressive that so far there doesn’t seem to be any tarring and feathering of him. The same may not be true for his alleged cheating other actress Zhao Qing, … Continue reading →
