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Seoul Drama Awards Releases Statement that Nominations are Not Out Yet Contradicting that Zhang Ling He was Nominated for Best Actor for Pursuit of Jade

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Oh what a difference a day makes lol! Yesterday C-ent was buzzing that Zhang Ling He was now elevated to international level with a nomination for Best Actor at the 2026 Seoul International Drama Awards for his role in Pursuit of Jade. Now the official awards organization has come out in a released statement that the nominations for any award … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He and Pursuit of Jade Get Nominations at International Based Television Awards as Drama Remains Very Popular Overseas

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When things are happening it certainly feels one way but time and distance can show a different or changed outcome. C-drama Pursuit of Jade aired in March 2026 to a solid premiere for the story, visuals, and acting/chemistry of leads Zhang Ling He and Tian Xi Wei. But maybe popularity made it a target but soon after came the backlash … Continue reading →

Tencent Period C-drama The Road to Glory with Zhang Ling He and Lin Yun Release Filming Wrap Teaser Trailer with Viewers Calling it Pursuit of Jade 2

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The success and then later criticism of period C-drama Pursuit of Jade is one of this odd happenings. The drama did well domestically and even better internationally and the critique of the foundation general visuals towards the end didn’t seem to have that much impact when all is said and done. That means any reference to PoJ can still be … Continue reading →

Zhang Ling He to Follow Up Pursuit of Jade Criticized General Character with Another Warrior and General Role in Next Drama The Road to Glory

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So I’m not one to jump on the Zhang Ling He criticism bandwagon for looking too pretty boy and clean as a general in C-drama Pursuit of Jade. There were plenty such flower boy actors in similar visuals for such roles in recent years so it’s not like he’s an outlier, he was just sitting at the wrong place wrong … Continue reading →

Song Wei Long’s Agency Sues Two Zhang Ling He Fans After Fandom Fight Over Similar Gucci Brand Endorsement Campaigns

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So I think Gucci did this intentionally, and probably to create more buzz through conflict. Song Wei Long and Zhang Ling He have very similar acting and visual images in C-ent and both are brand ambassadors for Gucci in China. Last week Song Wei Long had a new campaign released for Gucci that immediately caused Zhang Ling He’s fandom to … Continue reading →

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 →