Hi, welcome to another video from AvenueX
looking at chinese dramaland in the past week.
Today is a crazy day.
We have way too much stuff happening
mostly due to on 15th,
iqiyi released a huge amount of stocked up trailers
for the rest of this year and next year.
So i'll be very minimum in subtitleing on screen and still would have
the cc down there if you click it open so that you can still see
what i'm talking about.
Last week's video, I did conclude with something like,
I hope by 17th planet earth is still here.
well As this video goes out,
that will be 17th.
You can tell me if the world is still here,
but entertainment in china definitely is not doing very well.
We have another gia-nomous house collapsing situation in entertainment.
And i've already talked about that a little bit
thursday live stream I just did.
So if you're curious, you can head over there.
Sorry, I didn't time code it,
cause I just don't wanna make it easy for people to find it.
Also just a reminder that the print,
the art nouveau style painting that I did
is in my shop now of the fairy and devil,
also the new bookmark, tiny one.
Now let's talk about dramas.
First two dramas aired on the same day, on the 15th
one is as I predicted,
they will airdrop the drama this week and they did
Liang Ge Ren de Xiao Sen Lin
A Romance in the Little Forest with Yu Shuxin and Zhang Binbin
And now we have full reason to expect the Hi, Saturday show
of the two male leads fighting for the girl's attention
overall very similar tone as moonlight,
also a YSX drama.
If you've watched that you know
then the other even more air dropping drama is Qing Jun
Thousand years for you.
The min guo setting half fantasy drama led by Ren Jialun and Li Qin
they've been promoting for about a month,
but they air dropped on the same day, literally on the day.
They were like tonight we air, i'm like, okay,
so it's on iqiyi
it also is doing the crazy schedule of 6 episodes released on the first day,
and continuously releasing for the first week.
I think they all find this schedule works
really well due to Can Lan Jue's success.
So they're all copying it.
Then a couple of dramas got scheduled in chronological order on the 19th,
a drama will go on satellite television,
also on web called Di Xian, Draw the line.
It's a contemporary mostly featuring the legal workers.
The people who work for the court,
anti crime anti corruption,
all that type of stuff led by Jin Dong, Cai Wenjing,
also featuring Cheng Yi
also featuring a couple of other very well known actors such as Wang Jinsong
This drama also pretty much didn't promote beforehand
They just announced we're gonna go live on the 19th,
then on the 21st,
there are two dramas that have just been announced will go live.
One is on tencent,
the long waited Kun Lun Shen Gng, Candle in Tomb
series with their current original cast.
Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi, Jiang Chao
I know this show has very die hard fans.
So you have the new one finally coming out
that has been talked about since last year
on the same day on bilibili a drama produced by
bilibili and reusing a lot of the cast member of
Feng Qua Shao Nian de Tian Kong (run for young)
which was also a bilibili drama is gonna go live called
San Yue You Li Xin Gong Zuo
Literally means San yue, This person
has a new job.
But the english title is Song of Life
because it features a young person like after 95.
That's how we call it born after 95.
Female the character who works in the very
unusual profession of mortuary cosmetologist.
Just hearing that you probably remember if you watch a lot of asian dramas,
there was a classic japanese work that's about that.
Anyway this is probably the first I can think of chinese dramas
that would focus on a main character who does this for a living.
The drama is led by Zhou Yiran the lady in recent years
has been in many dramas and then also feature other
actors from Feng Quan Shao Nian, such as Liang Jingkang
These are the dramas that have been scheduled or are airing for sure.
Now a couple of very quick news on other dramas
before we go into the marathon
of talking about 15 trailers coming from iqiyi
one is during this week, it was Yang Mi's birthday,
so the drama that she is filming right now,
the fox spirit matchmaker drama released special
posters and photos on set for celebration of her birthday.
So it gives you an idea more about their styling.
It's definitely been worked on a lot
styling for her particular characters,
super, super looking forward to this drama.
Also during this week, the Liu Shishi drama that has been leaking a lot
of photos online finally did the first round of official poster
showing you what the Yi Nian Guan Shan,
A journey to Love drama will look like
with all the main characters dressed up and posing for the poster
now.
Get ready okay i'm gonna be very quick going through the 15 different dramas.
Number one Fu Tu Yuan
a drama that has just released its first trailer
and got really really noticed due to
the main lead actor is Wang Hedi and he is hot now
Forbidden Love based on an ip novel
featuring a revenge story of a period setting
where he plays a very powerful eunuch,
who's kind of in control of everything which did happen in
chinese dynasties throughout ages a couple of times.
But his character is actually not really eunuch
He's pretending to be because he wants a revenge of his brother's death.
So that's the rough plot line.
The female lead is Chen Yuqi which makes me worried honestly,
but let's just hope it works out the time.
And then one of the major female role major supporting role is Zeng Li
She's gonna playing a queen dowager type of role,
and they have this power struggle thing between the eunuch,
the future emperor,
the future emperor's mother,
the trailer looks okay and he definitely
gets dubbed again by a different dubber
So you wouldn't mix that with Dong Fang Qing Cang
and let's hope when the drama comes out,
it's a good one.
Number two, Tian QI Yi Wen Lu
a drama hasn't released a trailer but has announced it's
gonna come out in 2023
a period drama directed by lu yang,
a very well known director who did brotherhood a blades film
and it's also a ming dynasty setting drama
because it said Tian Qi yi wen Lu
which is a period of time in ming dynasty
and the english title is The Mutations,
not quite sure what that is.
When you look at the synopsis, it's clear that there's a weird
disease going on infecting people and people go to in investigate.
And the leading characters are the embroidered uniform guards.
Jin Yi Wei played by Huang Xuan.
He is the definitive male lead.
I have no worry about Huang Xuan's acting
or even his fighting scenes in any way
totally just depends on if the script is good.
Then third one Chen Feng Shi San Zai,
a contemporary drama supposed to come out next year,
13 years of dust that's led by Chen Jianbin and Chen Xiao
and it is to do with a murder case investigation that crosses the time of 13 years.
something happened before, something repeated later
and then people go investigate
very classic crime story set up
the thing really that excites me is it's Chen Jianbin and Chen Xiao
okay definitely will check it out when it airs
number four a period drama that's likely to come out.
This year I just feel there's no way why they don't do it. NOW
XIn Chuan Ri Chang, I've talked about this too many times.
New life begins.
Bai Jingting, Tian Xiwei
It has already released its first trailer this week and it
looks like a very sort of domestic comedy heavy drama.
A lot of brothers marry a lot of different girls and all
the girls in the inner part of their house,
all kinds of domestic drama you can imagine
big family, rich family, funny
the trailer gives you that feeling,
but it also looks quite rough in terms of production quality,
props, sets, costumes
doesn't look very refined,
imagine Song of youth,
but less tasteful in looks,
although I don't like Song of The Youth's look,
let's hope the drama actually turns out to be
better than the trailer appears to be
5th one.
QI Shi JI Xiang, Heng Xing Yin Li's next year,
one of the big hopes of theirs , love you 7 times.
Ding Yuxi, Yang Chaoyue
this drama has been promoting recently due to its
intertexual interactions with a fairy and devil
This is also within that universe produced by the same company
and they're definitely intending to build this universe.
It's also gonna include the fox spirits,
series of dramas and many different actors, actresses,
roles that are gonna jump into each other's storyline.
This week has released a new trailer which looks really good
original voice from the two leads, which is also good.
also the props, styling, costumes.
We've already seen that previous
high hopes for this drama,
Sixth one
Xian Wei Jing Xia Kan Da Ming
Da Ming under microscope.
This one i've talked about multiple times,
Ma boyong's novel
Ming dynasty setting about a mathematics genius,
trying to figure out some weird things going on in the tax
rules and started a huge political scandal of Ming dynasty
based on real thing that did happen
released its first trailer.
and it's very Zhang Ruoyun drama-ish
That's how I would put it.
If you've watched joy of life, Snow Sword Stride in recent years,
it's the same vibe type of drama
also like (longest day in Chang'an) and
Luo Yang, right
If you've watched those or Long Xi (Wind blows from)
it's in that style very much
and this drama is gonna be led by him.
Wang yang, Qi Wei, Wu Gang
many famous people and this drama is short.
I think it's only 14 episodes,
so let's hope because it's short it's exciting.
Number seven, Long Cheng, Take Us Home
based on a contemporary novel,
contemporary drama.
Led by Bai Yu, Ma Yili, Li Tingting
has released this first official trailer,
looking like one of those focused on tightly bond family members,
contemporary story.
That's not gonna be very lighthearted.
That's how I would put it.
And I haven't read the novel,
but I have a rough idea about the story is.
Ma Yili and Bai Yu can definitely pull off.
However sad and tragic a story is
They can do that.
I just don't want them to get constantly tortured on screen.
Anyway that drama's released this first trailer
and not sure when it's gonna come out,
then probably coming out next year is a drama.
Or maybe this year who knows Kuang Biao
I've talked about this drama recently, english title, The Knockout,
it's an anti crime drama,
pretty much like crime crackdown and punishment right now airing
it's led by a crazy ensemble of people who are
way too
good at acting and to put together.
Let's hope the script deserves them.
Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen, Zhang Zhijian, Wu Gang
Wang Xiao, Gao Ye, Li Yitong
Just hear those names,
you get an idea about how intense this casting is
As long as the script is right and the direction is good,
these people will be fine doing their jobs and probably
another very exciting anti crime drama
number nine,
Man Ying Xun Zong, Back for You
A Minguo Setting drama that's to do with
manga and cartoon and whatever comic drawing
three different words.
I know they mean different things
led by Angelababy Yang Ying, and Wang Anyu
Previously.
I only know that it has something to do with time travel
and then comic books.
And now in the trailer first released trailer,
it seems that this is actually restricted
only to min guo period between 1926 and 1946.
Those two decades,
the two characters are situated at the end of two decades.
And then one of them travels to the other time to solve a crime,
something like that.
So it has crime investigation, time traveling
good looking guy and girl,
and because it has Wang Anyu and looking nice
with that whole Min Guo yellowish,
vibe film style filte and visual.
I definitely will check it out whenever that comes out
Ten, Yun Xiang Zhuan
How many times have we talked about that
The Ingenious One, Ming dynasty setting,
Jiang Hu drama with a male lead who cannot fight,
but who is super clever like Mei Changsu level
led by Chen Xiao, Mao Xiaotong, Tang Xiaotian
also featuring old actors such as Wang Jinsong
released yet another trailer.
This one is more focused on the story
instead previously more like style of things.
cannot quite place it until it airs.
Let's hope it's a good drama cause I would love to see Chen Xiao
playing the super clever guy in Ming dynasty costume
number 11 , Lao Jia Huo
This one i've also talked about multiple times
Golden Trio,
a contemporary drama of three retired men starting their
new adventure in the elderly care home business,
Wang Gang, Zhang Guoli, Zhang TIelin, what else do you need
At least you don't need to look at subtitles and you'll be able to hear
every word clearly because these three people
are masters of line delivery.
and they've been around for way too long like my parents' age level.
Whenever that drama comes out,
it's likely to also go on satellite television.
I just don't see this as a web drama.
This definitely is gonna go on satellite television.
My parents will watch it.
For sure, I totally don't see they not watching it
then 12tj
Wo Yao Ni Feng Qu, also a drama we've talked about a lot
Rising with the Wind
has released its first proper trailer also belonging to the company
Heng Xing Yin Li
They're very ambitious,
they are touching all categories.
Contemporary ones, fantasy ones,
period drama ones going at the same time.
So this is in their Du Shi (city) line
contemporary drama led by Gong Jun and Zhong Chuxi
talking about the story of an investment company,
venture capital company investing into a
chinese national sort of owned fashion brand,
shoe brand that's like done by the female lead character.
Given the recent couple of years,
a very well known news in china of a couple of china's
own shoe companies and their designs and their products.
And the things that happened,
this drama is very in time, i'd say,
looking at the trailer, it looks all very very good,
no problem at all
Definitely looking forward to it.
Number 13, Ning An Ru Meng
We've talked about this so many times recently.
Kunning palace drama with Zhang Linghe and Bai Lu
visually looking interesting,
at least in this trailer,
because I think they're trying to give you
the atmosphere of this revengeful story.
Therefore most of the shots are slow- mo.
Intentionally designed camera angle and movement and stuff
when the drama actually is probably will be different.
And then in the trailer,
it's BL and ZLH's own voice,
which on one hand is worthy encouragement.
On the other hand, it does show that
they both need work on that a lot
so that drama only just wrapped not gonna show up this year.
Usually you cannot finish post production that fast
of a period drama
number 14.
Hu He Yao Shi Lu
tiger and crane
demon catcher and the animal fairy demons story period setting
again featuring Zhang Linghe as the demon catcher, I think.
And then Jiang Long.
The very talented has been playing many golden
supporting and even like extra roles in recent years actor
who's also a very good comedian playing the tiger demon,
they've released their first trailer and looking very rough
and they hardly really tell you much about what the story is.
So that's the first trailer they put out
we can look forward to more stuff in the future,
not sure when it's gonna air,
then the 15th one,
the last one on my list today, Da Kao
The big exam,
a contemporary drama,
as the title suggests,
feature the big exam for all the high school students
getting into college in China,
the national college entrance examination NCEE
I think that's the official English title.
You're gonna see a full on drama about the struggles of students
and parents and teachers of the last year of our main characters.
Let by very well known actors, Chen Baoguo, Wang Qianyuan
two kings of acting.
Then the younger kids will also feature very
good actors such as Li Gengxi, Hu Xianxu, Rong Zishan
because it's them
When it airs I will check it out okay
among the dramas
that are trailers released 15 ones from iqiyi
what's your most anticipated drama?
There are way too many and pretty much like 80% of the dramas
on the list are like
I want to check that one out .
I want to check that one out
that one looks interesting,
definitely.
iqiyi has a lot of good stuff
in comparison to the other couple of platforms.
I think this year due to their strategic change
layoff of yeah people who work there and then tightening
the rules about what projects goes in green light and all that.
They've actually started to make more money than before.
So maybe iqiyi is not gonna go anytime soon.
that should wrap up today's video.
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Okay, that's it.
Take care i'll see you in my next video.
Meanwhile live long and happy drama watching.