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Douban Drama Forum Crowns Yang Mi and Gong Jun Along with Their Drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact as the Top Flops of 2024

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After Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact aired in May to terrible reviews and mid viewership, it’s like everyone associated just disassociated from it and never mentions it again. Unfortunately it’s year end reviews and awards time around the drama realm and the Douban drama forum decided rightly to vote it as the top flop C-drama of 2024 – 年度仆街劇冠軍: … Continue reading →

The Story of Pearl Girl Drops to 5.8 on Douban a Week After Ending as Industry Views Puts this Flop on Zhao Lu Si as the Top Billed Female Lead

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I actually think Zhao Lu Si acted decently in The Story of Pearl Girl, her performance was not even in my top 10 of complaints with the drama. But the drama is a flop for sure now, with the amount of money put in and advertising dollars vis-a-vis the reception, reviews, and viewership. A week after the drama finished its … Continue reading →

Tencent Produced Xianxia C-drama Wrong World Back in Talks with Zhao Lu Si as the Female Lead

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This drama was initially announced in 2023 by Tencent but didn’t coalesce into filming stage at that time. The female lead Tencent was interested in was Zhao Lu Si but we all know she’s been filming nonstop for three years now in dramas so her scheduled is packed. Tencent is reportedly ready to film the drama titled Wrong World (错世 … Continue reading →

Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si Offered Leads in Period C-drama Romance Why Not Cross by Boat

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There is a new C-drama casting that is making waves and aptly the drama title is about a boat and a crossing. C-ent industry insiders are saying that Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si are in talks for period C-drama Why Not Cross By Boat (何不同舟渡 He Bu Tong Zhou Du). This casting is legit and not a melon, but … Continue reading →

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning One Ups a Lackluster Run with a Terrible and Dumb Ending

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If I were a professor I would absolutely be an easy grader. If you try hard sincerely and the output shows that effort I would acknowledge it, in that sense I’m not very black/white in life or in entertainment offerings. I’ve liked plenty of objectively bad movies and dramas because I enjoyed certain elements of it enough to overlook the … Continue reading →

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Opens with 6.3 Douban Ratings as It Heads into Finale Episodes

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At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story, it has to grip the viewers to give it tens of episodes to unfold and take us on a journey. The Story of Pearl Girl even has story in the title but sadly it had a very uninteresting story. Coupled with choppy directing it just … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Bring the CP Feels in Modern Photoshoot Promoting Their Currently Airing Drama The Story of Pearl Girl

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Hot damn why did the drama gods have to reunite Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning for their second go-around and this time both as first leads rather than their second lead romance and then NOT give them a great story. Ugh, I’m so frustrated with The Story of Pearl Girl but with zero complaints about these two in … Continue reading →

Both The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Hit 200 Million Views in 5 Days as C-ent Gets the Much Needed Drama Hits

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Oh this is just good news all around and one that needn’t be a competition with each other. There is way too much room for everyone to succeed then to try to nitpick. Maoyan data congratulated both The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy for each surpassing 200 million views as of November 5th, making it … Continue reading →

C-netizens Loved Seeing Bai Lu, Zhao Lu Si, and Dylan Wang Chatting and Hanging Out at this Week’s 2024 Weibo TV & Internet Summit

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So many of my loves together not just at the same event but sitting next to each other and interacting is just adorbs. This week’s big Weibo TV & Internet Summit 2024 saw a ton of C-stars in attendance and one combo got fans super excited. Top drama actresses Bai Lu and Zhao Lu Si were sitting next to each other … Continue reading →

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning’s Tang Dynasty Drama The Story of Pearl Girl Delivers Solid Production But Focus on the Trade Element Undermines the Audience Friendly Romantic Rizz

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So I finally started watching The Story of Pearl Girl after much expectation and hype and my takeaway is fairly mixed. Solid production values (aside from some dubbing not matching lip movement well), a methodical story about merchants and trade and jewelry and female empowerment, and a nice cast that are all doing well so far. But it lacks excitement … Continue reading →

Xiao Zhan Leads Large C-star Contingent Posting Support of and Urging Viewers to Watch Zhao Lu Si’s New Drama The Story of Pearl Girl

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Wow, I don’t think I’ve seen so many C-stars supporting and posting about another star’s new drama in such fast and short period of time from the premiere. The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning was released on November 1 and almost immediately other C-stars went on their own social media to either post … Continue reading →

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Slightly Tops The Story of Pearl Girl in First Reception Numbers After Opening Weekend

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So the big November C-drama premiere actually had two high profile dramas arrive on the same first day of the month. Female empowerment Tang dynasty drama The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning and game play fantasy xianxia drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus) with Yu Shu … Continue reading →

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Confirms November 1st Premiere on Youku and Drops New Posters and Trailer

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This Friday is this day, the start of November and the arrival of big budget C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl. Youku will hold a press conference with the leads in the days prior to the premiere and drum up more interest, but it’s been spending loads of ad money with giant billboards in cities and buying up searches to … Continue reading →