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Tencent and IQiyi’s Upcoming Republic Era Romance C-drama Overdo with Wang Chu Ran and Zhang Ling He Increase Buzz After Foundation General Scandal

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The recent brouhaha over “Foundation General Gate” with Zhang Ling He may end up being great for his career. I could be wrong but it’s not actually tanked it. So far he’s been the face of the criticism against period dramas prioritizing visuals aesthetics over proper period realism stemming from Pursuit of Jade, but the SARFT blame is on the … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He’s Pursuit of Jade Foundation General Gate Ends with SARFT Holding Meeting and Issuing Four New Directives on Drama Production Standards

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So I think this will cap off a weeks-long worth of C-ent chatter, memes, and discussion over what is now officially called “Foundation General Gate” stemming from Zhang Ling He looking too pretty boy as a general in Pursuit of Jade. This week SARFT The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television held a discussion and issued four new standards/directives/aspirations … Continue reading →

China’s Government Newspaper Comes Out to Criticize the Pretty Boy Version of a General in the Way Zhang Ling He was Portrayed in C-drama Pursuit of Jade

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The controversy over Zhang Ling He looking too pretty as the General in C-drama Pursuit of Jade is unfortunately for him not dying down. Beyond fellow actor Peter Ho getting unexpected good popularity in comparison, the mocking of Zhang Ling He as the “General Who Wears Foundation” is getting bigger in C-ent social media with memes proliferating. The government newspaper … Continue reading →

TW-actor Peter Ho Gets Unexpected Popularity Spike After His 2012 Turn as a Gritty General in The Legend of Chu and Han is Compared to Pretty Boy Zhang Ling He in Pursuit of Jade

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There is a Chinese phrase about being on the sideline and getting harmed without having anything to do with what is happened. Now the opposite needs a phrase lol because that’s what just happened to TW-actor Peter Ho. The star has seen his social media account follows increase exponentially as he’s been posted about on Chinese entertainment social media sites … Continue reading →

Pursuit of Jade Wraps with Douban Ratings of 6.8, Accusations of Watering the Viewership, and Inverse Buzz to Screentime Ratio for Leads Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei

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So what was a great start for March 2026 iQiyi period C-drama Pursuit of Jade will see it suffer the same high to low trajectory as most dramas these days. With a hot start and strong reviews, the drama starring Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei looked poised to deliver a much needed win for C-drama land after a … Continue reading →

C-drama Pursuit of Jade with Tian Xi Wei and Zhang Ling He has Final Ten Episodes Leaked a Week Prior to Finale

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So Pursuit of Jade (Chasing Jade) with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei has been the hot drama of March 2026, and to date has just surpassed Love Between Devil and Fairy to sit at #4 in Tencent’s most popular dramas. But on the cusp of the final arc and last ten episodes releasing this week, the drama over … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He and Wang Yu Wen to Pair Up for Period Revenge and Romance C-drama

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The C-drama Ci Tang 刺棠 (Thorny Flower) adapted from the same name novel went on a casting binge this week. Word on the casting circles is that the male lead is definitely Zhang Ling He, and the female lead will be Wang Yu Wen. Reportedly Li Qin was also in talks for the female lead, but between the two in … Continue reading →

Wu Lei’s Agency Refutes Rumor that Zhang Ling He Will be Replacing Him in the Upcoming Nirvana in Fire 3 Production

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So this is like rumor on top of the original casting rumor, but strangely the production and folks involved actually responded to it. Normally with rumors it’s just silence and letting it fall by the wayside. This week there was a big rumor in C-ent that Zhang Ling He, thanks to doing well with recently premiered Chasing Jade, would be … Continue reading →

iQiyi Confirms Premiere of Period Romance Chasing Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei for March 6th

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Woo hoo, new drama alert and just in time when I’ve been needing a new fix. iQiyi has announced the March 6th premiere of period C-drama Chasing Jade with Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei, the two are jointly top billed on this one after a fandom fight resulted in detente. The drama has her being the hearty butcher’s … Continue reading →

Tencent Releases First Poster of Period Romance C-drama The Road to Glory with Zhang Ling He and Lin Yun

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I think this drama just started filming a few weeks ago but with Valentine’s Day last week everyone and their mother’s released a couple’s poster so we get an early first look at Tencent period romance The Road to Glory. Starring Zhang Ling He and Lin Yun, I love him and am so allergic to her and wish I can … Continue reading →

C-netizens Sad that Zhao Jin Mai Will Not Attend Event that Would Reunite Her with Both Top Visual Male Leads Zhang Ling He and Song Wei Long for a Fanfic Love Triangle

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So C-actress Zhao Jin Mai has become the latest “collector of flower boys” so to speak, whenever an actress does successive dramas with a bunch of hottie actors she becomes the lucky one so to speak. She recently did Shine on Me with Song Wei Long but also did back-to-back dramas The Princess Royal and Our Generation with Zhang Ling … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He and Lin Yun Start Filming Tencent Period C-drama The Road to Glory

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This new year 2026 is off to new C-dramas kicking off filming that I am looking forward to. This one is a mixed bag from the casting alone but I will hope for the best. Tencent period C-drama The Road to Glory (Chinese title 归鸾 Gui Luan) will star Zhang Ling He and Lin Yun (Jelly Lin) as the leads … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He and Zhang Miao Yi Cast in Period C-drama Gui Luan

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A new C-drama has recently been cast and is slated to start filming in December 2025 so two months from now. It’s titled Gui Luan (歸鸞) where Gui means returning and Luan is a fictional mythical bird related to the phoenix. The drama has cast Zhang Ling He and Zhang Miao Yi as the leads but the early feedback has … Continue reading →